Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-07-30

tention' of Argus from the contemplation of
beauty, but no power, human or divine, can
divert the eyes Of democracy from the pur-
suit of Office ard plumber. Eternal vigilance
is the password. Tens of thousands of So
cial parasites, too lazy to work, too proud to
beg, accustomed to spend five hours day,
except holidays, on cushioned chairs at 3d.
500 a year-$5 day-will not relinquish
such places without q struggle desperate,
deathlike struggle. The flaming sword re-
wolves increasingly to protect these precious
nests, q signal that the rencontre to dispos-
sess the occupants will be war to the knife.
and knife to the hilt.
Money corruption fund! What is $50
or 500 to each of these 100000? Here is
fund of three millions. To this Fanaticism
will add three millions more for the blessing
of an abundance of stump speeches, songs,
music and plenty Of whisky. At the bottom
of this lies the doctrine of perpetual success
sion in Office. The place man loans to the
party portion Of his salary to-day, to have
it replaced by increase of salary tomorrow
This has been done-done in l856-and what
has been can be Public treasury pays ALL
What matters how great the tax, so that the
places are secured law of Congress re.
funds the expense.
Some may consider, or pretend to consid-
er, these charges as wild and cratic. Pooh
nonsense! Has not the mobocracy of the
country committed acts thousandfold more
violent and outrageous Hitherto the party,
when hard pressed, sought refuge, when pos
sible SO to do, in war. The war of 1912, as
everybody now knows, was, in the manner
It's declaration, purely party war. By let
ting loose the whole pressure of the British
navy against the commerce Of New England,
democracy was revenged for the opposition it
there met. War! Does not Thos. H. Ben
| ton demonstrate to the world that the Mexi-
can war, by which the country lost 100000
lives, was nothing but party trick to engross
the attention of the country, while democra-
cy secured new lease to the Offices. Demo-
cracy now wants war. Tried to hatch one
in Central America Couldn't. In South
America. Couldn't. Tried in Cuba. Could
mt. And will no doubt try again, and may
succeed so far as to get the appropriation Of
$50, 600, 900, the corruption fund Buchanan
wants. War, bribery, corruption and every
other reasonable crime for which, in our
country, nobody is punished, will be resorted
to-
All this is done, too, lin the name of the
Republic. The people, the pressure of their
demands is always the plea. Party swind-
ling and even trlckery takes the name Of pa
triotism; steals the livery of heaven to cloak
the blacklist crimes, and when exposed,
charges them back upon the people. Judas
sold his Savior; the Romans sold their coun-
try at public auction, and gold is rapidly &C.
compl;shing its fatal mission in the United
States.
How shall we check this thing2 Aye,
there's the rub How can we check it? In
peach the rascals? Can't. Accumulate
positive testimony against them until itwould
stink without sunshine, and they have the
security of a partisan judiciary and even
were the courts as pure as the tribunals Of
Heaven, they haven't strength sufficient to
convict and punish party here. This has
been tried time and again, and failed.
What then? Are oEr liberties like the Ro-
man, after the advent of Caesar, wholly gone?
This depends upon the moral status of the
people. 1t is, and ever has been, the fatal
work of democracy to destroy Republics. -
FIRST, corrupt, denoralize, confuse all things
then comes military hero-then militia
ry despotism. This is no idle vision, except
to the ignorant. Our old men have seen it
worked out repeatedly. In France a mon
archy-a democracy An empire-a monar-
-republic-empire, all in few years.
Democracy desolated the Kingdom, and led
to the destruction of two millions of lives
We see it in Mexico, in Central America, in
South America, everywhere democracy pros
trates republics. Has done it, and will do it,
so long as the people indulge in party dvi-
sions, bigotry. foolery, prejudice, blind party
rancor, and sacrifice life and property to car
ny some political bully to eminence, wealth
and power.
| ga thousand years scarce serves to form State,
A single day may lay it in the dust"
Have we not all seen worthy men fairly
elected to high and responsible offices by the
people, defrauded out of the Office by des-
perate and dangerous opposition. By men
who had sworn on the altar of anarchy to
rule or ruin? Do We not all fully appreciate
the farce of contested elections before a
partisan tribunal. We have seen the highest
tribunal in the country, the United States
Senate, so debauched by party spirit as to
admit men to seats in that body, not only in
violation Of law, but against the solemn pro-
test of the Legislature of sovereign State.
In view of these facts-facts patent to the
experiences and observation of every one-is
it not plain that faction ruies the country p
Is it not equally plain that the rewards b.
slowed upon this ruinous faction is so many
premiums offered to vice?
How long will the people submit to this par
ty tyranny which has reduced elections 10
deceitful farce, and oppose no efficient reSis-
tance2 Time and again has the majority
bowed the head in submission to the raven
Gus fury Of mobocracy, rather than push the
defense of their rights to the last extreme, and
wisely abandoning the agency of tribunals in
pursuit ofjustice, where party spirit made a
mockery esi+v.
Unless this evil is checked, and checked
speedily. it will kindle spirit that has never
yet been awakened in our country. The
country is not yet 20 degenerate as to have
lost all spirit Of opposition to these weuld-be
dictations; and Woe to t ose who are pre-
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