The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1855-11-14
For the Spirit of Democracy.


which might lead to human happiness is
obstructed in some, form or other In
large Cities where wealth is abundant,
afistocracies grow up, and personal worth
is. dlsregarded--money supplies the place
of good character. Distinctions are made
accordingly in society; one claiming supe-
riority over another, in proportion to the
greater number of his dollars; thereby
creating heart-burnings, jealousy, strife
and envy, which give rise to most of the
evils which ,affliet society This aristoc-
racy is aped by villages, and thus it runs
through all the circles of society. This
principle checks the growth of morals,
because it, gives wealth fcticious superb
ority over real personal worth, and makes
money the incentive of ambition.
Religion itself, divides our foolish race
into countless madened factions Aud
religionists in place of initiating the lamb
like example of their great Master and
patron, on account of a difference Of opin-
ion on some abstraction in theology, rush
wildly on each other with torch and sword
and murder millions of their brothers.
The political divisions among men, are
most likely now to shock the world, and
open a new the food gat,s of human
blood. The progressive spirit of repub-
hcaniSm, has long since alarmed the crown
ed heads of earth. And of course, it is
their interest to check its rapid progress
Argument cannot do it; because reason
condemns them. Consequently force must
be resorted to. Diplomacy and trickery
will be the prelude to the arguments which
tyrants use through the iron-tongued can
Mons mouth. Look back through history,
when Napoleon proposed simply to change
the currents of favored blood, from royal
to plebeian veins, and make new chan
mel for the bark of State; every monarch
in tie world, not intimidated by the gran
deur of his prowess, drove their armies
into the field, to check the encroacliments
of the daring corporal of Corsica. To
check this encroachment, Lodi Arcola
and Marengo echoed back the stern reply
to the thunder Of battle; Kings rale .jasre
aSt'iao. And the last argument, which
was made on the bloody rostrum at Water
loo, sustained the preposterous rretensions
of royalty AT Fleurus Friedland, Eylau,
Austerlitz and the gloomy forest Of jena,
the foolish soldiery from the common walks
of life shed their blood to prove that
peculiar virtue dwelt in the veins of here
ditary monarchs, and gave them divine
right to rule and opprcss mankind. When
Cromwell laughed at the idea Of royal
blood and "made jest Of the dignity which
doth hedge King" handed Charles down
from the throne to the enraged people,
and usurped his place, the crowns of Eu-
rope seemed to rust, and the heads that
filled them, were put together to crush the
usurper and restore royalty.
When Poland began to dream of lib
erty, and assert that "man was man and
nothing mere nor less" she was divided
by writ of partition and made extinct.
Her heroes fell and "liberty shrieked."
Hungary met worse fate.
Our country is young, powerful and
prosperous. Let US not initiate the follies
of the old world in its dotage Let US
not become Intoxicated with success, aud
in fit of political delirium tremeus, i'm
agine our best friends our worst enemies,
and our worst enemies our best friends.
And in our madness, commit all act of
suicide which will forever blast the hope
of the world, of free government.
/ shall not enumerate the thousands of
instances of royal diplomacies, intrigues
and cruelties to crush the growing spirit
of free government. A hint TO the intel
ligent reader, is enough to make him
think. You may believe it or not, the
jealousy of every civilized monarch on
earth is now directed against our own
free, happy, prosperous country. And to
defeat our united strength, would be i'm
possible. Hence, years ago, a fre-brand
was thrown into the great magazine of
liberty in this country, for the purpose of
blowing asunder the unity of feeling
among the people, which must exist in
any country to make it formidable.
Abolitionism was introduced by British
influence. And it is well known that
Mr. Thomson an infamatorv orator, was
sent to this country, to get up abolition
societies, to create divisions between the
North and the South. However, the
of Garrison, and his associ-
ates, (some in this country rendered this
project odious to the people, and the real
object apparent. That England was in
sincere in her pretended efforts to relieve
the eolored man, is too apparent to re-
quire argument If she was sincere, why
did she not prevent the introduction of
slavery in this country, when she had the
power? And why did she not abolish it,
when she had the power? Why has she
resisted the burning appeals of Ireland,
step by step in her efforts to throw off
her yoke and approach the standard of
freemen? Can we not see that her pre-
tensions are false, and her pretended sym
pathy with the slave of this country only
intended to divide our people by sectional
lines. In our "body politic," the North
is our strong right arm. Strike it off, by
alternating the affections Of the North from
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