Georgetown weekly news., 1855-03-22
D0g We are again before our readers


them with "leader," with readable mat
ter. or at least with an apology by way OF
substitute. for readable article. In CIV
ing this. the difficulty. does not exist so
much in a lack of subjects to write about,
as in the selection of those subjects. The
GREAT world is full of matter, full of inter-
est. The press is pregnant with occurren-
ces of deep and lasting moment. Our ears
have become familiar with war; and polit-
ical and social revolutions are as common
as are the alternative changes of night and
day. There is nothing new under the
SUM- and yet all things old are passing
away. Nations have followed nations in
the rapidly revolving panorama of the
worlds eventful history. Powerful have been
their struggles with time for strength and
dominion, but the deadly seeds of discord
and destruction were mingled with the very
elements Of their prosperity, which, like
loathsome canker, gnawed upon them until
the vitality of their existence was gone
New nations have sprung up, and among
the most glorious of the present day is our
own proud Republic of America F! Her
sails whiten every sea, and the stars Of her
recognized freedom are seen sparkling be-
meath the skies of every country upon the
known earth But even America is not
exempt from the curses of the destroyer"
Selfshness, discord and disunion are already
making fearful ravages upon her prosperity
and permanency as nation. Politicians
are arrayed in bitter enmity against each
other. Men in power seem more desirous
of establishing their own superiority, than
they do of maintaining the honor and in
tegrity of the country which has honored
them with offices of position and trust
There are doubtless many politicians who
cherish a kind of love or pride for their
country, but unfortunately, their love of
self is still stronger, for by their actions
they show that rather than sacrifice an i'm
agined interest in their own private affairs,
they will even sacrifice the interests and
honor of their country. More than this,
they in many instances go into Office with
the object and intent of swindling in every
way possible. Who is there among our
readers that will not recognize the truth of
this statement.
With such evidences Of corruption among
those whom circumstances have favored
with positions of influence, what are we to
expect from Government? In what shall
we place our hope for future prosperity
Grecian and Roman fathers were ready to
sacrifice their property, the quiet bliss of
their homes. and even life itself, if found nee
essary to protect the honor of their nation,
or the interests of their people. But even
they became corrupt, and as an unavoida-
BILE result, they sacrificed those nations upon
the loathsome affairs of crime and degenera-
cy. Athens was once the prOudest and
most enlightened city of her time, and while
still towering upon the nights of her own
fame and magnificence, is it not probable
that she would have scorned the idea of her
impending doom? Reform was doubtless
thing talked of among her honest citizens,
but scorned as is now the case among us,
by her unprincipled partizans and leaders.
America has had her WASHINGTON, with all
his glorious followers of the Revolution
She has had her JEFFERSON, her ADAMS,
her JACKSON, her CLAY and WEBSTER
She still has her patriots who would die
rather than raise one finger against their be-
loved country. But it cannot be denied that
we have had an ARNOLD, and that we have
a DOUGLASS, a Gw1N, and host of unprin-
cipled demagogues among US, who hesitate
not to hazard the good of the public in
eftecting their own ambitious schemes
Such men will Of course find their support
ers and satellites; men who are sometimes
honest, but often as unprincipled as their
more illustrious leaders.
Let the people beware of such men, for
they are the leeches of society, the moths of
all social and political institutions, and if
not destroyed, will damn any nation or peo-
pie among whom they exist. A more glo-
rious country or nation than that of the
United States, has never existed; and con-
sequently her citizens cannot be too Jealous
in guarding against the encroachments of
treacherous and ambitious men. Watch
YOUR public officers, and if found unworthy
of your confidence and support, come out
Like freemen, to the rescue.
ROBINSON FAMLY.-This popular Com
pany are to appear this evening at War