The Feliciana Democrat. (Clinton, La.) 1855-186?, 1857-05-16
THE CRISIS.

tour wears. IL must meet oUT yte slH
pic system. conccdng to and demanding from tho
people the right TO rule themselves like many other
If the great inprovcmcntsin every SCIENCE contains
within itself the elements of its own destruction,
which IL improperly understood and employed, will
result in disasters commensurate with the immeasur
rablc advantages arising from them, il appropriated
and regulated n they were intended by the authors
of our institutions. Republics are safe only rs long AS
puhlic sentiment Is sound unaffected by ignorance,
nnhoiy ambition and rccklessncss of restraint upon
partv nrclcrmcnt To be fit for liberty, in the scnic
which the American people attach to that term, men
must be guided by reason and not actuatcd in every
impulse by prejudice and passion. The founders of
our government anticipated of course that their
defendants would not dctcroratc, If they did not
improve upon experience. in those qualities and at
taiumcnts, which induced them to declare in favor
or freedom in the new world Conscious of the i'm
PROJECTIONS Of human nature the trainers of the Con-
sltution Of the United States. saw the necessity Of
such system rs would allow all the cujovmcnts and
advantage. Of sclf government without snbicctng
Il ID hc carcious control Of an evil day Or hour, in
which thr means devised ior the benefit Of the poo
PIE morally, socially. politically and rcligIously.
hi tt rcadilyb r abused a. place them IN state
DC -ocicy even more drrorahlc than that under
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proudrst merogutivr. N il N the strongest security
nr lrcomcn. without II, tyranny takes the place Of
Justice and equality man u+rrpe authority over his
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"t'noheh' o ihe Constitution Of inc lhliea States
u y ilnpoSiee 10 effect Without slcil siltlhR anu
analysis OF IL morris rs viii subject ! to m ordeal
too severe Tor to endure i contains more OF evil
Han aood' unless. l1dend IRE conceived and pre-
determined ~ public corruption Asyct, there Is
conservatism enough IN ilie south 70 defend from vio-
cnce the restrictions upon license in the name Of lib.
criy, ~ which our government is protected and
maintained. But IN the North there are desperate
demagoguea, who If they ever have tie power the
numerical majority in Tie councils Of the nation
largo enough will either disregard the Constitution
altogether A. i piece OF pnrchment devoid of au-
thory or will 20 remodel il rs TO render our govern