Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-06-10

trusted, as We do, the purity of Millions
is only necessary for us to
say, that these zealots were taught that
they were not bound by human laws;
that it was allowable to deceive the weak
with lies, to intimidate the fearful by
threats, to entice the ambitious by prom
ises, and seduce the vain by fattery.
And these We're the tenets Of this man
pro pudor!
Cromwell might have been a republ-
can, but he was a republican of kind
far different from that understood by
citizen of Lacedamon, ancient Rome, Or
even of our own modern times. The re-
public of Cromwell has been fully exem-
plified in the republic Of 1913 (Napoleon)
which lasted just long enough to prove
its uncertainty. In fact, like Cromwell's.
it gathered like tempest, and exploded
with the other elements. That was not
a republic Or a democracy. 1t was, in
fact, a mere interregnum, in order to give
the people time to find out what despot
they would rather choose. Next, the
" Commonwealth of England, or rather
the "CromreU Of Englaad" only waited,
In fact, we should say, sighed, for the
opportunity to come back to the leading
strings of the Stuarts. The people locked
upon republic as an absurd speculative
chimera. They looked upon Cromwell
as little tyrant risen from themselves.
inferior to king-they tlared, but did
not love him-they obeyed, but did not
respect him. A superstitious people are
liable to be governed when both awe and
religion are brought to bear and used
with unrelenting fury and implacable ha-
tred-when the flower Of the army is in
the hands of one man. II would then,
indeed, be melancholy madness in man to
attack it. Now such was tie republic of
Cromwell. What was the republic of
France! An experimental confusion IN
order to get rid Of one tyrant that they
might put another On the throne. These
We're not republics! Oar people would
blush at the thoughts Of such systems of
government. And were q President of
our republic to be so foolish as to deviate
from the strict line Of democratic rotary
motion, we would not go so far as to say
that the outraged people would drag him
from his judicial position by the strong
arm of force, yet they would at least pur-
sue him to death, and even the grave
could not save his name from obloquy.-
The gathered curses Of the people would
continue to make immortal the last per
ishable flame Of his infan1y. But there
was one thing for which Cromwell was to
be much admired, and that is, his faithful
adherence to his friends and followers.
Every one that served his party, was in
turn served; and amongst the long list
of puritans and regicdes, there was not
a man known to have gone unrewarded:
and hence the fidelity and fi,mness to the
master, notwithstanding he was dtspot.
lie did not seek to purchase the hypo-
critics, the common deserters Of all parties,
whom he could not have trusted out of
his sight, but he depended upon the main
line Of his advance guard, his own party
men: and whilst he lived these men were
good and true, and when he died, he left no
man behind to equal his profound hypoc-
rlsy and tactics; and hence they scat
tered III the elements, and Joined all
parties and crecds, and became chaos
Of confusion.
But the party was whole, because he
had made it so by patronizing those who
had secured it. Nothing can he so de-
grading or leyeliing to the human mind
for it to find a man Of State-a President,
if you please-purchasiag thought, rea-
son, body and soul too, CT other parties
Can they be trusted! Who ever knew
such men to hold fast ? What sagacious
or profound politician ever tried such an
experiment Is it in our time? We
hope not! Sense should teach men that
you may purchase his exertions, but that
you cannot his Unborn feeling: for mark,
he will betray you. In fact, such men
live by the rays Of the sun, and shun the
night with disgust and horror. Words
nowadays are more potent than actions.
Be common descrter-go upon your
knees-drop Il few tears, and the lartv
having less confidence in themselves or
their own strength than in you-consider
your kneeling, piety, and your tears, relig-
ion. But let it be remembercd-Haer
cateri iethalis arundo!
But to return to the author Of Milton.
we think it heavy subject for either:
materjam superabat opus. Now, how far
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