Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-06-19
Republican Tyranny.


Republican Tyranny.
Upon the causes that give birth to
Republic, depends the future pros
perity and stability of its government
and people. Republics that are pro-
'Iuced out Of previous monarchy, are
the most unstable Of all free govern
mcnts, owing to the habits of thought
and customs engcndcred in social and
political life under a monarchial sys-
tenn. TO this, in measure, may DE
attributed, the seethllg cauldrons of
Spanish American Republics, which
first began their Independent existence
under Monarchial systems, similar to
that of CASTLE and Leon, and subse-
qucntly made the effort of initiating
the glorious system of the great North
American Republic, and in doing so
plunged society into the utmost antag-
onism and confusion from which it can
only be cxtricated by surrendering its
affairs, into the keeping Of the United
States.
These States grew ont of free COM
munities without theperillous expert
mcnt Of changing either their forms Of
government or the thoughts and habits
Of the people From the infancy of
pioneer planting, and the vigor Of col
onial youth, the States had but one
great fundamental law Of government,
and but one aspiration in government
al policy, and this was to secure for the
people the most enlarged liberty I'M
der the most simple forms-and there
fore the act Of assuming Independent
sovereignty produced no sudden shock
to established social systems. The
transition, if transition it may be call
cd, from colonial dependence to ma
tonal independence, was only effected
by struggle of forces which, by the
sacrifices necessarily made, only con-
solidated the States into a more COM
pact Union, under general govern
ment securing the largest liberty.
Thus have we grown into great
ness never cqualled by ancient Rome,
without any peril to the general liberty
of the citizens.
But of late another clement of dan
ger begins to show signs of accumula-
ting vigor, perilous to the liberties Of
the people. A portion of the people,
become restless at the laws delay in
suppressing crime and furnishing Of
tenders and assume the right Of organ
ization for the purpose Of bestowing
upon criminals that speedy punishment
which is not secured through legal
forms. In large cities and IN sparsely
populated towns, the same spirit of IN
subordination to law, exhibits itself, re-
CARELESS Of the consequences, aud utter
ly unmindful of the dcmoralizing inhu-
ences thus exerted upon society at
large. Vigilance Committees in Cali
fornia, in New Orleans, and through.
out all portions of the Union, are or
gained, people summarily arrested
shot and hung without trial by jury
and in defiance Of law, under the film.
sy pretext, that the Courts are so slow
and the law SO uncertain, that crimi
mails may escape punishment unless
murdered outright by a gang of ire
sponsible citizens, who act as botf
Judges and executioners. All over thu
country, these symptoms of the people
rebelling against their own laws, pre-
sents danger that may well cause the
patriot to enquire auxiously TO what
+ this tends. When a people governed
, by the laws of their own enacting, re-
fuse submission to those laws, it is s
proof Of that disorganizing and reyolu
tionary spirit, which in all republic,
, has ultimately proved the executionel
of Liberty, and the precursor of mil
itary despotism. A majority Of thu
people among civilized nations, Low,
. order, and security Of life and property
and if these cannot be obtained in ,
republic they viii asospt u any gov
ssunsat which WiM secure then. Hi