St. Mary's beacon., 1861-06-13


. haal down Lesson q coonsa scesa
psneec4iaa seainse similar delnsioas. In
ssssd q iassTsesiag hana.ity Aes and b
- 1850. Ebssty b 70 be saf1y ka.sd
e. they u,rerly vail cut IKE Pytho
-, On Liberty! what criases are cum
lad u .Ahy nams." 7.
When the eosrae a thnsght and tht
hivAor;eal fsGe of sseh minds aud a tn
institutions vhisA they noald. are FOL
lsved .sss. il will be tas,.d thsa theil
l.s.l defsct has b~en m ign0sance q
hunan nature. Their theories of gov
sSsussat vosld suit. . r.ee al angels. 4
Il = noe . .oleeism TO Say that such IA
lures require any govesnment ut oil.
The truth is that the necessity Of govern
s,enl sdmiis human depr.yity and prone
sess to abuse aud pervesso0--no one
has ever doubted-it i a axiom in poll.
ties-th.t perfectly pure upright. intel.
hgens and just dcsPotism i the bes'
4oyernn,ent--the cheapest and happiest.
dat could possibly be ffsmed-it Is The
aoyerument of God-such . governmen,
cannot DO TOO stroug-virtue furnishes
every necessary limitation.
: A distinct order of minds whose pre-
vsiling feature Is practical s.g.city and
. wise observation, both Of men Is en-
trusted With power and as its subjects.
have forever differed with the enthusiasts
and pridefnl aristocrats; they. REVERSING
the course Of history. prefer . Stoves
developmest Of communities and plaines
ssercise e. powsr-e far scanties trust Of
4 to COseraors. aud . studious. seservs-
ton to the subjects Of elective means Of
correcting and resisting abuses and per-
versions.
1t is this common sense diversity oil
opiuion which makes the one class law
dowL A. principle THAT the less society
can be possibly governed. 1.-The better"
the other. the principle that Government
should be . parent-not an agent-and
Ave the incapa5se nass from error, aid
guide it in the way it should 20. Accor-
DINGHY. one wishes the Government to
have sole command Of the Army and Navy
with power to disarm the population.
when It Is likely to prove unwisely refrac-
tory-to imprison citizens when they are
suspected BY the Governors-to search
their houses and inspect their papcrs-and
every other necessary power to see that
the Republic suffers no detriment. OF
course, such prcrogatives will be wisely
used. and only exerted as . good parent
his child. This class establish
es Tariffs. Banks. aud Internal Improve
n'ents. BY Governmental policy to devel-
ope the industry. foster the credit. and
proM0te the commerce and intercourse
Of the vide territory over which it reigns.
The scheme is brnignant and wise IN
rapes;;-for . while, even in f.ct, it works
like charm.
But alas-for poor human nature which
has not been duly considered-iu the end
the tariff is used to enrich one Glass
small elass-at IN extortionate cost to the
many; the Bank becomes an engiae Of cor
ruption and elestioneering. AID the sys.
tem Of internal improvements ends in
works which cost ten times their value,
and becomes . mere mode Of public plum.
der and political patronage. This is bad
enough. But against such evils. society
could right itself by the corrective Of suit.
frage. But then. comes . Strong Gov
ernment! Il disarms the people--super-
sedes the suspcnds the Hsleas
(SrPxs-impris0ns without warrant
packs juries-waves . Flag over the Ne.
eessity, aud calls on al goud people u
cheer Justify over the liberty Of self.gov-
ernment. At such times. the enthusiast.
grow alarmed. demonstrate with those whu
are abusing powers, and are astonixhed
that their approximations are UNDECIDED
Pshav! Did not Esop write the fable Of
the Man. the Horse and the Stsg3 The
Horse suffered himself to be bridle1 that
his ally. the Man, should pursue and
take vengeance on bis enemy. the Stag
ever after be wore the bride. -.Soxsh.