The morning comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-1856, 1856-11-28

1t has been said by modern specula-
tors, AS well as the sages of old shat
the foundation Of the republican form
Of government, must have for its basis
The intelligence Of the people to rest
upon that there is nothing 10 fear
from The tyranny Of The mob, Oh one
hand, or the despotisln Of rulers on The
other, as long as there is intelligence
at the fountain head from which ell
power in The republic flows. Step by
step since the inauguration Of lie Re
public Of the United States Of Ameri.
ca, can we trace q parallel to our his
tory in the past, and have but to
turp to the Seven Killed city Of the
Tiber, to read there, Our own chroni-
cles.
There is vail Of darkness az black
as Hades itself, spreading its wings
over Us The nation commands such
an extent Of territory, that the agri-
culturalist In whose sturdy arms is
supposed to lie The virtues Of The ma
tion has no power of intelligence to
resist The efTeninate and degrading
vices of the city. Should the Repub.
lie at this moment, be threatened with
dangers from abroad combined with
the dangers Of intestine strife at home,
where is the Ciueinnatus or Washing
ton, in whose hands the destiny Of the
Republic could be entrustedl Alas,
we look about in vain, among the het-
erogenious mass Of the hugely great
men Of all nations aud ca1 see no
hand directed by virtue and patriot
ism to trust with this aod-like office.
The country is an easy prey TO the
demagogueism Of the city, which grows
rank with the weeds Of ''licenoe.s The
moral atmosphere is tainted and cor
rupted diseordant aud incompatible
elements come together and produce
an unnatural fusion that must result in
q terrible eruption Of The social ele.
ments, dashing out the light, the life
and hope of the world The forefa-
Tiers of the Republic noulder in the
dust !, their words of counsel and adj
vice are forgotten the cap Of the
Goddess is torn from her very head by
the mob with shouts of Ltberte, Egul-
ste, Fraternite, and banners emblason.
ed with the word Democracy, spread
ruin as II goes The church, the Pill
ant ally Of despotism then comes in,
to riyet the chains of slavery on the
people. To check the growing evils
OF the time and fungi on the body
polite, came into existence the Amer.
lean party-designed say vein spite
Of all derision 10 the contrary, to oper-
ate as a check and restraint upon the
downward tendency.
The position assumed by the Amer
lean Party, towards the adopted citi-
zen, may be summed up in few words.
yet without hope on our part, that it
will ever have a fair Interpretation
from tho time serving demagogues Of
the day, or be correctly understood by
the body OF the people. To close the
door to the tide Of ills and evils flow
ing in upon us from abroad; the
American Party, thought to present a
clear front--composed Of native hearts
and native hands 10 do the work. It
has never wanted to interfere with ac-
quired rights of adopted citizens fur
ther than TO say ''none but natives for
Office. until the object Of a repeal of
the naturalization laws shall be attain
ed" Indeed, this was aud still is
thought to be The only way to attain
the end. AT the very time the cry of
prescription was raisea--the parties
making it we're prescribing and damn
ing as traitors, thieves and assas-
sins the body of our fellow-citizeps en-