The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1860-02-04

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| The Founaera s,sss slae Philosophy Of En-
~riref-cKuEss Of the Change fn Popular
ruIstiea.
fhs debates ia The Senate hare recently
turtfed upon the ditare,ti, views taken Of slavery
and social class relations now aud in the ear
iier years Of The republic; aud Mir. Mason, the
Senator iFem TirgiHia, frankly confessed that
ilhe opinion of that State il different from the
opinion entertained BY our earlier statesmen.
They held 20 tie belief that siiayery WAS q con.
dlticn more 10 beSdslsiosed than fosterea. while
the lapse Of time has shown that it II . strong
aud living form Of society, and . blessing to
buth races, where they iBhsbii Ii common.
II ie well known that the founders Of our
empire sy~r,apathixed largely wish Tie philoso-
phlc element that grew Up in France under The
reign a Louis Nv. aud tafat both drew from
the political fountains e1pened iii the papcedius,
~ceiitury bS the Engiish Revolution. In reso.
%lationSsea France philosophy spoa ran into
I~Jacobsnisfsl. and the connections between The
two countries, formed during unr own Revoia.
ton, led % much sympathy between the lead.
ing actors Of the two great life dramas. Ii
poitllcal actltii car own took precedence 81
time Of The French popular leaders, aid rs
They we're practical men they framed q praetig
[cal political constitution upun lie iprfns which
wesalseafy possessed as scelniiies. But their
writings are fnterstsefsed with views Of social
iphiiossa3hy mt,eu more iD accordance than
their ~psaciieD with the theories that prevailed
IN France during tue close of HE last century,
and which, N tbe practical construction III stn
itp,lrat they held IN obeyaIsce III the necessity OF
EharHsonixing great nsateriiai interests.
1n France The reaction agniilsi Jacobiniktn
It4n wild brought the empire, aid political aud
|social philosophy WAS driven back tosdweil
EAnlia q isw distractions. P0fisriinr CONSTANTLY
Eopsthese, French philosophy has 4 advanced ID
tlhs mort absurd detetupeineiit III social ti,eol
tTis and imaginary plans w political organiza.
Etl1n, based npsli the idea Or human sseefecti.
fbdfistN On the other baud. we hare followed
Hue pAlb ut unfrnmnletied dsveIopement. aid
Hlf4ctitahae nut only sasgrnwn theory, but Hin Hin
24nenstsAssea how nntenable are many If ihose
held Nv NE statesmen Of former days. Wash.
Einngton, Adams, Monroe, Madison JAy, aud
EENNaany, II NOS III, af their fellow workers he.
EtStsed aiiat the institution OF negro ydavery. was
4 decayingy Institution, ti,at walld soon disap.
pear from the land. They fell liz existence as
! grit material Interest, which should not be
ssuIh cd by present political xctiyn but they
Ebeiiesed tftst II wonld, from causes inherent
within it'll, decNg and disappear. So i'm
pressed we're The r,sen Of Virginia with lhese
ideas. ehat ID 1853. when the Nprthwest Ter.
rit0ry EAs 3ceded by thai State@fo the Union,
they AAred that the fertile bottom lands If Tie
|Qhin.s u opened to slave emigration, would add
anether element Of decay ID The institution Id
Virginia, and hy too rapidly drawing Off the
Esiayes. befUre d cninpeissatiisR element could
grew up. diminish Tic value II lard and pro
Eperty III TN Old Dominion. II was, therefore.
stipulated nj setting III HE great Northwest.
that no slave States sheaild b made north .f
the Ohin river. S
The growth Of tinssand fhe deseiopement al
material interest hsve produced i change il
this. NJ weiIaA Id MANY uther o. lie prevail.
Ing opinieni III t~hSpopular mind. While The
grAst Interest ff New England WA nayiga.
ton, tths ptopl8 there were. ali believers ii fres
trade. Datlkei Mfebster's earlier speeches are
ia ID anu ii that policy. When ihey 81.
acAase naasufacltiriHg States they clanmared fur
sprosec31ooaNov that they are becoming
lsrs1S1 ebasfasrci61l. they I'M hue traders acain.
81, 4, IN Middle states were ior I Ioor lime
convinced of the necessity Of q national bank !;
'busStheif Interests having fsf ontgrown The
cApecities n one institution, The idea sof d.
sn4tsnnal bank Y IN obsolete one. IA similar
resnlt hss attended the growth OF the South.
institution At slavsfy. instead Of decayiHs,
IA Hdyanced with gigantic stfides. Iii nt,In-i
kess Y bas increased from INC, 600 Id 100000,
skhise III The ralaa ~ its contributions ID lhe5
safHatyy of the neeessiiieslef tie civilized world,
||it I'll aalfpasses the contributions of any siiHii.
Ilas number sof population On the face IL he
sG541hes
Il ii Tim prasical d~eselopement, this unan,i..
Iclpated ard prodigions vitality and Rro.lhs
that tn produced The great change ID The
ESpntl,ern sentiment III regard III slavery. md
which n now working even greater changes 10
the opinions held BIZ ether Communities regard
Ing ii Had the founders of our empire lived
~ wi,nsss the present state III fhings, the same
cause would have worked q cllaIige iii their
llhilosophic views. They were pratical men.
'Ihsys knew. aud acknowledged inseyery act.
sthAt permanent government ca, not ia founded
I'm principles which sciipely pialate The great
|sxlstlng interests Of men. They ac.ed c~nliil-
llaAlty IN the conviction Tint political and So
clAi forms naast b moulded and ADAPTED 10.
living interesta of the Community, aud hence
IA conftitntieu guaranteed Ira,tsction Ii, ,hp
slAye institutions nj I'LL the States. Under
they formed tho constitution IN
aees9aAnceswith The practical necessities u thes
5os1nntfy ~ that time, and not In accerIance
awith ~ philnsefshic theories which they n.
sfertssped. same motives would. rnl3e
Mere they alive tasday, and they shpnld
guide min c0ntinsiia HE construction 81 aibe
great eaapilrIet they founded. Political theories
gmnkt HdAIt themselves 10 The interasta 81 lie
oonlnunitys Alor here eafi never III successfully
shNled md moulded hy forms Of government.
MS ths atteinpt II made, the growth, II there il
6rssth AZ All. will be cramped and nnnafural.
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