The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-04-28


ent in their DEATHS" They knew from the ex.
anples furnished by Greece and Italy, that It
is impossible, 10 pure democracy. to remove
the causes or control the effects Of faction.
that an absolute majority is ofterer swayed
BY passion than BY reason; that its voice is
oltener that Of demon than OF god; that il |
is the most cruel, Fapacious, intolerant, and
intolersble Of all tyranis. They knew that
i. is wholly irresponsible power; acknowl-
edging no superior. for it is itself supreme
owing no obedience, for tits its own master
respecting no authority, for il is law unto
itself; subject to no control or restraint. ex-
cept the still small voice Of conscience. which
is too often drowned in the tumultuous waves
Of party or Of faction. Itmight sacrifice pub
lie good or private rights to any ruling pas
sion or interest Of the hour, with IMMUNITY. Il
had robbed the rich to relieve the poor, and OPP
pressed the poor to aggrandize the rich, with
equal ardor or indifference. lthad voted hem-
lock to-day and statues tomorrow, to its best
citizens. They suffered no man to be judge
in his own case, lest he should be biased by
pasisn or by interest and could find no better
reason why large body of men. although q
majority, should be the supreme and tlnal arbi-
ter OF its cause. On the contrary, they knew
that large body of men is more liable to he
controlled by passion or by interest than a
single individual, and is more apt to sacrifice
the rights Of the minority, because II can be
done with more impunlty. Hence they
endeaSored to impose restraints upon them.
selves. Hence they committed the making
of all their laws. organic or municipal, to
their delegates or representatives, whose
crimes they could punish, whose errors the y
could correct, and whose powers they could
reclaim.
1.-The great security Of our rights Of Lille,
liberty. and property, is in the responsibility
Of those who make. and Of those who execute
the law. Establish as a principle that q
give sanction TO law il must be approved BY
the majority at the ballot box, and ynu take
away this security and surrender tt,ose rights
i to the most caprieious, raparious. and cruel
n of tyrants. regretto see the sruwins spirit
in Congress, and throughout tae country, to
democratize our Government. 10 submit
every question, whether pertaining 10 organic
or municipal laws, to the vote OF the people
This is sheer radlcalism. III. the Red Re
publicanism of revolutionary France, whirt
appealed to the sections on all occasions, and
not the American Repubiranism OF our ia
Tiers. Their Republicanism was stable AM
conservative; this is mutable and revolution.
ary. Theirs afforded shield for the min ori,
Is; this gives sword to the majority. Their,
|. defended the rights Of the weak /; this surren
|. ,ers them to the pnwer Of the strong Cos
fnlbid that the demagogueism Of the daS
should prevail over the philanthropic am
philosophir craftsmanship of our fathers"
The term " Democrat 10 the politics o
this country. was originally apple. as re
preach. When Mr. jefferson came bacl
, Tram France, dangerously imbued with th'
. radical and nnosaiury ideas Of the Prencl
, Revolution, he organized and headed th'
. Republican party" the opponents 81 which
|. alarmed by what they considered its disOr
: ganizing aud mobneratic tendencies, stigma
r TIED it as the Democratic party. Ther
/ were demagngues then a now. and they fore
seeing the potency af such name, uader
/: government that left the masses to be swaye'
by the arts aud appeals Of their leaders. &C
copied the srornful appeIlation, and enrere'
the field % PARTY cnntest against thpsr wh
| maintained the conservative character Of tn
) government.
II was sad day for the country uhei
r DEsncRAcY became The watehwofi nf party
. That word, like the sln. that. shining npo
the ooIe and nire Of the Nile. hatrhes al
manner of nncouth monsters and senomnn
, reptiles, has bred, frum the fnnl depths 81 lie
J magogueism and ignorance. all the monster
uI nisruie, III the balcIul isms aud pcstilcn
] heresis thar have since disturbed the peacs
! and INV threaten the perpetuity Of the gov
, efnment One dogma NJ Democracy - thai
tall men are bpfn free and eqnal." II 81
then there are. rlghtially. no slaves. reason
Ell tie dpmagogur---sd 20 We will abniis
slavery! U,ie tie AbnlItIunists. BIT. ID
! iecletl another murs ihongliilal. tie right ,
. the MASTER is guaranteed by law! What :
! t,at, say, the lie pasugpr Dematracy DC
elares that the "mjariiy mist rule. az,
10 We will override Tie Law And -, DsmJ
. crnry commenced IL work ~ destruction.
. Remember, We are speaking ~ the peru
/ elous ELECTS uf the name. We knns theT
are men Of conservative principles WIN G,
themselves Democrats, hut Il isa msnnme
!. and they are doing iTeparable wrong 10 y
! Constitution, to IL checks and balances.
sound public morality. - all that Is mo-
). wurthy of respect and preservation 10 OF
/ system, by encouraging the idea that th
Y i. Democratic 90, rrnment--and that ~
n people are omnipntrnt ani their savereigni
!. my not be put unler any restraint. Abul
I'll i,uni.ni, Anti .rentism. Pourierisn. Free low
4 Dnrrism. Jim Laneism, are all exfoliatioi
2 from the Upas tee Of Democracy. The ter
II excludes the ideA Of master and slave. q
!. idea that the minority may be project,
e against the majority. the itle, that the Ia
4 shall be enforced against the will u the ma.
e the idea that property forms political el
d mpnt, the idea that Judges should be indepe
' dent ofthe people. anil III other IDEAS tina, a
ie the bonds and breast works Of well order,
W society.
N Tie party calling itself ]" Democratic