The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1858-03-05
a SOUTHERN MONARCHY.
,IFrom The Atlanta American.l

\lFrom the Atlanta Americana
In the course of an article on our "Sick
Sister, Mexico" the Richmond "South" in
dulges in the following strain:
awe began to write in spirit Of ridcule
at the hopeless anarchy, pastebeard battalia
and sham combats Of Mexico. But graver
thoughts come over US as we describe the
double Governments and party combinations,
whose sole object is 10 seize upon the treas
ure or sceptre of that beautiful but devoted
land. In what do these things differ from
our own! Have we not in Kansas Topeka
and Lecompton Government? In Nebras-
ka, two organized administrations, with two
| distinct seats of Government! In Utah, rev.
olulionary resistance to the Federal law! In
Massachusetts, notification enacted into a
statute and guarded by the military force of
the State? In Congress, two sectional SEN
timents divided by an aisle, across which ad-
venturous champions may 60 upon foray,
and return to boast Of kicks which they have
inflicted or the insults which they may have
given? Have we not Douglas and Seward
and--alas! might we not add the names Of
| prominent men in our own section--each
publlcans or Doughfaces to skirmish in the
Halls of Federal Legislation, and ultimately
to divide amongst themselves the honors and
patronage of this Government"
Here we have picture of a country under
Democratic rue--the picture drawn by true
blue Democratic. How true to life!
Now, how does it happen that any paper in
this country feels constrained to publish such
a confession, involving such fears! The
Democrats have ruled for years past--the
laws have been made by them, and it was by
them they should have been executed. The
party with which the "Sou,h" tries to act, and
the very portion of il of which il is the organ
and mouth. piece, are responsible for all of
our perplexities. One wing of the so.called
Democracy is busy, continually, with getting
up a Union.splitting agitation, that it may
have the honor Of saving the Union every
four years-while the other wing is honestly
bent on Disunion, if it can be accomplished.
Between the two, the Nation is kept in
condition almost as feverish and uncertain as
that of the unhappy country which so largely
shares our sympath!es. But Mexico herself
is no more or worse demagogue-ridden to.
day than we are.
But here is n sentence, Immediately fol-
lowing that above quoted, not quite so pal
atable. Says the "South:"
"Verily, we may place our hand upon our
mouth, and our mouth in the dust" and ac-
knowledge that a Republican form of Gov
eminent is not an infallible guarantee either
of order or liberty"
We should not attach 40 much Importance
to this, if it were not that we saw in an arti-
Gle in "DeBow's Review" on the "Progress
of Federal Disorganization," sentiments as
equally suspicious. The "South" and the
Editor of "DeBow's Review" belong to the
same school. Each arc admirers of General
VIM. Walker, and warmly espouse his cause.
Each almost openly avows "Disunion" to be
the great cure for all the real and imaginary
ills the South is made to believe she suffers.
Each of them speaks distrustfully of the Ca
pability of Democratic form of Government
to maintain its authority and guarantee sta
bility.
If there be any cause TO doubt the power
of our form of government to accomplish the
objects of government, the party with which
these journals act-but with which they evil
dently differ in sentiment-has crented the
doubt. OF our Country, under Democratic
msrule, we might say
"The Past a blank, the Future black
With gimpses of dreary track,
Like lightning on the desert path,
When midnight storms are mastering wrath"
The articles in "DeBow's Review" to
which we have referred, contains the follow
ing significant passages:
"The nature of our Government is such as
to render il short.lived."
"Again our form of Government invests no
individual or line with permanent RESPONSE
bility. = We have no hereditary
monarchy in which the fidelity of the ruler is
guaranteed by his regard for his chldren's
throne. A universally di6uSed
responsibility is irresponsibilty" 50 ***
"History shows our form of government, as
compared with those in which power is most
concentrated, and resides 10 family or class,
to be unstable and transtory.
How resistess to time and change have been
monarchical and arstocratic civil institutions |
when prudence has dictated counsels, and |
has softened the sway or in
vigorated the arm of governments"
"The better portion Of the citizens of New
York city would gladly exchange their pres
ent corrupt and debased city government for
wisely adjusted constitutional monarchy"
Now, whence comes these fearful forbod-
ngs? With whom do these ill-omned writers
net! What party is in power, that the gov
ernment should have gotten into such con-
iition us to cause this deep distrust Of our
form of government on one hand, and lauda-
lion Of monarchy on the other! The party
IN power whose acts thus tend, is Democratic.
'The corrupt and debased city government"
Of New York is Democratic And these
journals are edited by Democrats! They
ire not only Democrats, but .fre-eating De-
piocrats!
In .heir estimation, Monarchy is prefcrn-
bic to our present form Of government. And
IS they are avowcd Disunionisis, we think It
,lear that they desire severance Of the Union
hat n constitutional Monarchy may be found