Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1855-06-14
FAYETTEVILLE, TENN: THURSDAY, JUNE a. Bs'


be carried out in Legislation by any
body or set of men in republic II
my opinion, ought to be openly
avowed and proclaimed. Truth nov
er shuns the light or shrinks from
Iiuvestigation-or at least at oHgh
ncger to do it. Hiding places, or Sc
cret covers, are natural resorts fol
error. 1t is, therefore, a clrcum
stance quite sufficient to excite sns
picion against truth to see it pursu
ing such course. And in repub'
lies, where free discussion and inl
investigation by sirtuous and
intelligent people is allowed, there
never Can be any just grounds to
fear any danger even from the great
est errors either in religion or poll
ties. All questions therefore rela-
ting to the government Of Tree
people, ought to be made KNOWN clear
ly understood, fully discussed, and
understandingly acted upon. In,
deed, / do not believe that Repub-
lican Government Can last long,
where this is not the case. In my
opinion, no man is fit to represent a
free people who has any private or
secret objects, or aims, that he does
not openly avow, or who is not ready
ard willing, at all times, when re-
quired or asked, canaidly and TRUTH
fulzg to proclaim to the assembled mui-
titude not only his principles. but his
views and sentiments upon all ques-
tions that may come before him in
his representative capacity. 1t was
on this basis that Representative
Government was founded, and on this
alone can it be maintained in purity
and safety. And if any secret party
shall ever be so far successful in this
country as to bring the Government
in all its departments and functions
under the baneful influence Of its
control and power, political ruin will
inevitably ensue. No truth in poll
tics can be more easily and firmly es
tablished, either by reason or from
history, upon principle or authority,
than this. These are my opinions,
candidly expressed.
know that many good and true
men in Georgia differ with me in this
parsicular-thousands Of them, l
doubt not. have joined this secret
order with good intentions. Some
of them have told me SO, and l DO
not question their motives. And
thousands more will, perhaps, do it
with the same intentions and mo-
tives. Should it be a short lived
affair, no harm will, or may come Of
it. But let it succeed-let it carry
all the elections, State and Federal
let the natural and inevitable laws OF
its own organism be once fully devel-
oped-and the country Will 60 by
the board. 1t will go as France did.
The first Jacobin Club was organized
in Paris on the 9th Nov, 1889, un-
der the alluring name of "the friends
of the Constitution, quite as spe-
cious as that we now hear Of "Amerl-
leans shall.rule America" Many OF
the best men and truest patriots in
Paris Joined it-and thousands OF
the same sort of men Joined the al
6lliated clubs afterwards--little
dreaming Of the deadly fangs Of that
viper they were purturing in their
bosoms. Many Of these very men
afterwards went to the Guillotine, by
orders passed secretly in these very
clubs. All legislation was settled In
the clubs--members of the National
Assembly and Convention all o.
them, or most of them, were mem
bers of the clubs, for they could not
otherwise be elected. And after the
question was settled in the clubs, the
members next day went to the nomi.
nal Hall of Legislation nothing but
trembling automatons, to register the
edicts of the 'Order," though 1t were
to be to behead Monarch, OF to
cause tho blood Of the best Of thell
own number to flow beneath the stroke
Of the axe? Is history of no use'
| Or do our people vainly imagine tna'
Americans would not DO as tne
French did under like circumstances
"Is thy servanta dog that he shou,e ,e
dothis thing" said the naughty, sell,
Icop6dont Hazel. Yet, ne did al
that he had been told that ne woule
do. aLet him that thinketh he stand
eth take heed lest he fall lunar
nature is the same compound oil "eaf
Ifrailties and erring passions every
iL Of thoca chbs in france, al