Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-07-20

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light Of literature, science, tho arts, and cs-
pccially Of commercc,-the great engine in
the advancement of civilization. which de-
ponds entirely on individual rights and free
competition, and is therefore from the outset
at war with it. We do not care to argue from
the rights Of man, that it ought to disap-
pear 1t is enough to say that it does, and
must, disappear. So soon as anything sug-
gcsts, whether truly or falsely, TO thc subor-
dinate members Of society, that they arc de-
privcd by law Of anything to which they have
a right by nature the result follows which VIC
have skctched aboyc,-lndiyidua interest be-
gins to bo consulted, the dependent members
become uneasy, aud the rulers despotic. Sell
dom has a government at this crisis the wis
dom to yield with good grace what must be
sooner or later lost. The Roman government
was no exception.
The force which undermined, and at last
shook down tho patriarchal structure in Rome
was the growing feeling of the clients that
they no longer needed the protection Of the
patricians, and no longer owed them allegi-
ance. The struggle cnsucd which is familiar
90 ALL, and the details of which do not imme-
diately concern our subject From the mo-
ment the first blow was struck, the patriarch
al system was doomed but two centuries
were required for It's final overthrow. During
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iand that was held IN large estates anu u was
only bv the c-nnlovucut of slaves that tho
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large cst1tcs could be rendered prOhlaulc.
"LqtiJuu4id pcr9i9ere Urliqu LARGE es
tatos ruined Italy. This is PRnys Judgment
and its truth is generally accepted. Let u.
illustrate the process.
Tho Senators. having the exclusive disposa
of the public Lands. had been accustomed from
carly times to ocrupy them themselves for
nominal rent We can hardly wonder that
as no ADEQUATE control was placed over then
by the Iicinian law, they should disregard il
requirements, and continue the old abuse
The law soon became dead letter. and moth
ing now could have prevented the dreaded
results but @ correc. public opinion. a clcal
apprehension of the future needs of the ma
ton. or a healthy social tendency. Probabl,
an these united would have been needed, bu
all eventually failed slavery undermined
the social structure, and was the chief sup
port of the system of large estates. For th
present, TO be sure, its influence was slight
and the government was wise enough to coun
tcract IL by numerous colonies, planted il
various parts of Italy. But this statesman
ike policy did not last long.
"Whcrc,cr." says Momrnsau "a hxed numbcr Of oil
iaileI II established wealth and nherlgd power con
iicst as mcomraraty an unsWor,iuq consistency CsaI
fogolshtgheQ aud heroic selfsacraee as iu iime o
si1htedncss. sels.Spess and indolcnce Vol II p 81
nj. 49, I'll. A 49, -1...- l...1-...l
by the government of Rome.-tho first in In,
stru,-ple with Carthage tho second when thai
strngglo wa. over ami ,bere was no lonrei
anv enemy In fear II the social tepdoncie.
and nolicv of the ,ovsrnment cl.d tn ercc
anv barrier AGAINST the now evil still less did
publie oninion after the second punic war
tbe time at which if became plarinplv annar.
ent Rome was at this time almost who'll,
surrendered Ia the 1--we of Gain She sill
lovcd mower b,,t money roro pplIic snir;t
official fidelity individual honcstv once lead.
inc features of tho Roman cb,rocter were :,
no Inner The senate il j. truo sin CHM,
IN i,s r,l;t;onaI nolicv and would r,ke III,
Garth bopI heforo il bnt c.,v concrals n,
,rocors,Is could Withstand the corrnntion.
If tho ,ir,es AMI tho tcnn,ations or otice
I,,ro,,;,ions ,roa,ios oc 800 s,1l ,,,oro 3is.
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"Pl'VHs"Hs M'tnout o""'"' "ilv" '"v' Ool'
icts Rome was as much hated as feared