Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1857-07-21

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ting With The sword, first, from the Pope
religious freedom, next from the king
Magma Cahsrtsr- The hberiiss Of En-.
gland, the Constitution of England were
the handy work Of the s~laveocracy o.
ruling cast In England, since moulded
and formed into Che dtIed aristocraey d
England, standing between the Execu-
tive power and the people, checking the
one and projecting the IotherAthat arts.
tocraey similar to that baroniaI power
which e-1torted Magma Charter from
he king; religious independence non
he Pope. How much greater innoya'
ion England can stand. remains to By
seen.
Hence we perceive that constitutions
liberty. wherever found in Europe, IN
ancient or modern times, sprung from
and originated with the ls~layeopcracy q
the sta.e44Aelords ofthe soil and ruling
eqst and We further perceive that con-
stitutional liberty has appeared in no
State where here was no slayeocracy,
simply because i is a Plant thaat cannot
grow In anyother soil.
There are three powers in every State,
d rather three departments Of power
the laborings many, the property owners
and intellectual, and the official Or exec
utiSe. Power In the hands ofthe multi
tude, unchecked by constitutional barri-
ers, ii anarchy in the hands of the
properfty-holders, uncontrolled, y aris-
tocraccy !; in the hands Of the official or
executive, uncontrolled by constitutional
guarantees, j. despotism, priestcraft, civil
death, commingled into n aappauling
thing called absolute monarchy
No State, the history Of the world CON.
sidered, has developed a constitutional
government, save where the social or
g~anization MAS master and slave, lord and
~yaHsal, or what is the same thing, castss
1t ID. eesident from this that the co4nserya-
tive power in a State, the power stand
ing between the excuses and folly Of the
multitude and the tyranny and. tendency
TO absolutism Of the official or execu-
tive power, is the pro perty owning and
intellectual class a nd it would seem.
further, that this class has be nsuficient-
intelligent, moral a md maggnanimous to
secure. to the State a constitutional gov
eminent, only where the class has been q
slaveocracy ~ feudal power The rea-
son is that higher moral and mental de-
velopments, those d eyeloplnents which.
constitute individuality, are found alone
iin the ruling cast Of that community
social organization is master and
1t l.. f HI I
The history Of the political struggles
i'd the United States shows, beyond all
question, that our Constitution origina-
y It'll and sprung from the slaveeoctcrracy.
No great constitutional idea has yet orig
mated at the North. The s~layeoeracy oil
lie South framed the Constitute on Of the
States, and framed. moulded into
he form Of constitutional liberty the laws
lnder which the q nion new exists, with
hose io checks and balances 50 entirely els-
otis repose: In the begginning
here was strong slaveocratic class atl
be North. Asst has grown weaker, the
Constitutional obligations have become
binding upon that people until now
hey have lost Their power. and interest
nd fear are left The on ~ barriers to their
gggressions. No s~layeocraecy, no ruling
ast-all has become a tumble of dis
ordant and conflicting masses. and hence
lere Is wanting that repoge- and good
iu - ~ eectYlf az phce ttne
gainst innovation and change, and thef
against the ex ce,ssess Of thu null
tude On the one hand the tendency to
rlestcraft and absolutism Oh the other.
nd thus it is the people Of ths free
can never understand cpnstitu-
onal liberty. and hence the war val between !,
g sections. They are daily less and
SO ccapacitated to understand the Con-
tuition Of the fathers Of the Republic.
, heir prevailinggsid is becoming|to be,
now majority and the majority /
GO IS recognized no where in. the Con
save as controlled BY the instru-
le Mt itself. The Constitution offers to
ZEN no barriers, becau use to unde rstand
rs inconsistent with their social organ
'ation and consequent habits and direc-
on.oi Thought. Hence the war between
y seettons ~WllEfontilue to grow ferce
20 more herce, .as the breech between I
leir moral, social ideas, and y;e ~ IN /,
overnment becomes wider. Hence the
tendency at the North I'd anar-
by and aggression on the constitutional
omnpaet !; the end Of v hich must BE- ab. !,