Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1857-05-16
Our Government.

lation of the material things OF earth, had
no prototype for his guidance, no example
to initiate, no chef.d'@uvye to exemplify
perfection. And yet, the world with all
its mysteries, its millions upon millions Of
component parts, its arcana of coordinate
complication, its wondrous workings, its
mighty machinery, and its more than ten
thousand delicate confJrmations and intri-
cate alliances Of antagonistic elements, still
revolycs on its axis, without varying from
its sphere, and preserves the equilibrium
of each proportion, and every part of its
inozplicable organism. Tile great FIRST
lars qoere right, and Aey are maintained
intact.
And as the origin and object of the
Universe so sublimely accord with the
laws of God-so with the science of Go.
vcrnment, in its obedience to the wisdom
of man. When nature acts upon nature,
in conformity to the cardinal canons Of
the code of the Creator, there is no conflict
of prerogatives and provinces, no discord
or disturbance of harmony; when man
obeys the behests of man, rs they are ex-
pressed and embodied in organic laws for
the maintenance of society, there is no
disorder, no violence, no turmoil or trouble
to the body polite, Whether the system
of government be right or wrong, an auto
cracy or republic, so long as its laws are
enforced and observed, there is comparative
peace and quiet among the people, and
security to the State. If the government
is founded in fallacy, in hereditary right,
in individual usurpatiou, injustice or ine-
quality, it is safe, as long as the subjects
believe and obey. But it is contradictory
to truth, and must ultimately be over
thrown, as inadequate to the inherent as
pirations aud innate impulses Of the human,
heart. The laws of nature may be misap-
pretended. But the result of the expert
ment will attest the truth. And SO with
the laws of man, if founded upon false
basis, they will sooner or later prove their
own wrong.
The government of the United States
emanated from the purcst precepts of
human virtue, the strongest reflections of
human wisdom.
The regulations of the Universe flowed
from the fountain head Of truth, purity
and omniscience. Aud as the latter are
immaculate, unalterable, and inseparable
from. The economy of nature-ordinances
of the Deity for the prosecution and per-
fection Of the plans of Providence in all
things pertaining to the matter; so are the
former an approximation to them-as
near as the the creature can approach his
Creator-for the guidance Of the mind Of
man.
. As the one is the result of the greatness
and goodness of God, so is the other in
origin and in object, attributable to the
honesty and wisdom of man.
We need no analysis of the science of
government, no delicate and difficult COM
parison between the claims of one set Of
men and another, to establish the theory
that our government is the elect of all
based upon the proper principles of social
organization-advancing the interests, and
developing the capacity of man collectively,
without infringing upon his inalicn BILE
rights individually. Under absolute Co.
vernment, men are mere mechanical i'm.
plements in the hands of the despot. In
milder monarchies, the subjects rise higher
In tho scale of humanity, exer' Using intel
loct in some degree towards the conduct,
ss we'll as physical and numerical strength
for the support and preservation of the
country. But in Republics alone, are all
the elements of manhood allowed free
exercise, and melted into full action.
The variety of character forming the
features of human nature, and the opposing
opinions and conflicting claims Of even a
icw individuals, would seem to argue the
impracticability of controlling millions by
lde same system of laws. But wherever
reason is cultivated, and the understanding
developed, there is a pervading principle
ofpatriotism and an innate acknowledgment
Of ri ght, that are paramount to the passion;
which make men little less than brutes, il
o sewage state.
Our own country exhibits completeness
Of governmental mechanism as admirable
in construction as it is unparalleled in th'