The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-04-15
Government.
"For forms of government let fools contest
That which is best 40 miniatered Is beat.n


That which is best administered is best"
Such the opinion OF great poet; and it Jefer
son who said that are best governed VINO are
verned least" SO, too is ii opinion hat all the hue
and about the nrcaces and mysteries OF COVER
and diplomacy, are Machiavesn sham concocted ara
kept to the posts honors and pros OF govern
meni and diplomacy to sereotypet red tape class This
is character which hes been given to government by
the lawyers and politicians who have heretofore ped
and directed Honest government in truth. accord
ing to republican democratic principles, very simple
affair Il but Justly considering the ans ana interests
internal aud external of people, In so Ear govern
mepi should be concerned aud then making and atmns
,eting laws, in the simplest possible, to
those wants and interests. As to diplomacy that which
gees beyond good common ought 10 be kicked out
of republican system The statesman who counses and
secures tbe greatest good OF the greatest number the
best statesman, though he never saw university or law
Office.
While Justinian was pompously ssung his pan5ecs and
playing the pedant law msker, toe huG5y born Belss
rus-the nobiest specimen OF warrior negotiaor ana
governor that we remember in all history-and the So
considered degraded eunuch Narses recovered to
Byzsntium the Roman EMPIRE conquered from Goth aud
Vanda aud far than conquered by 10 the wise
reconstruction OF It's governmental reconstructon of
which the Imperial Law giver could not practically
ceve though his unpretendng eutepsnts could conceive
and execute n. And SO has been that empires have
been saved recovered and founded not by theoretical
warriors stesmeo, by routinsts but by mon, de-
veloped by emergencymen of humble origin called,
chiefly the Cromwells Napoeons Tells, oiers B9vars,
and oven Washington Tor he had no leather patent OF
nobility, diplomas from universities or governmental
bureaus
But the consunmate folly OF the doctrine thai only
specially educated lawyer class do the ruling and d
piomacy most papabe 10 our country, where many OF
best educated men, and most shining lights have
been self tangh-where all the people read and think,
and have opinions where standing outside OF the
maladmnatering circle Of governors, mea OF practical
and Information soonest what defective In our
government and wopld II entrusted best correct the
defects. Is broad libel the American people, whose
Franklns and shermsns spring unsded from the ranks
10 suppose all their administrative talents bound mp IN so
many lawyers and politicians skins. We repel the idea
opposed 70 the history, institutions and genius OF our
country.
WGod forbid that we should imbibe the doctrine that
the Talleyrsnds, Mctternchs, Wooseys, and Rcheleus
though sagacous and accomplshedare better fitted to
rule and preserve government N its simplicity,
than humber OF honest natures practical good sense
and patriotic impulse. may be specially educated
into good statesman but nation ever yet existed that
did not down under system Of universal routine in
oce To finally establish such system in our country,
only necessary TO keep this deferesce To pont
canshs impression that lawyers the best and only
safe makers and executors Of law Certain "a that they
have as law makers statesmen, tpomalsts kept the
world in a state of armed or civil litigation, They
thrive most when men nations wrsnge most AMI
but they should struggle TO keep up che order
Of thngs under which they have managed 10 rule and
plunder mank .--NeW Fork Iedgsr.