Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-01-18
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AEaE GE6a 9 l1ssH \ o. g.
2 R'ga5lie, Sscfionllly Dipifs5 D ImB5r-
t1at -fiisrss Enferesis, fts Ssctioz L1rrslg
1He lHcraatiiigly Prs2oHiaauf, uiH .zre6ig-
1iiy Gaia ana Erercise .frbtr1Ty Cintrol,
9i7rsssius of fis Rights and LibsA.es Of
t5s Hiaor Stcfioa.
Human nature, as regards the exsrcita OF
power, is alike in al ages and an nations. To
whom political control exists, BY hem sii it
5s exercised
In = government -lsrein a cls,s-for e.
ample, IN Rome at one period the psiricians
in England sBd France at one tize, The knEIg
and at aa0hsr, the nobility ia Russia and
Turkey, as row, the desnoti soyereigE-.
wherever tie power of lontrol liss, in whom
soevsr O. e1p.s, there, aud By them, win it
Be- ussd foT that Hud their advantsge and
benefit We accordingly see that in Rome,
whils The power was with The patri-
clans. it wss ased by them For their sd-
vantage to the detrimsn. Of TIE plebsisszto
strengthen their own power and position, while
weakening sni oppressing the people, and, al
the sams time, ssPping thsir liberties and un-
dsrniniag ths Foundations Of the Slate IN
England and Franes The power of tas knely
olies became 50 expressive and eEsciing IN
earyiag out tbs principle, that psTsr uiu
exert Itself for its own bsaefs at the sxpsuse
OF others, that calling into active life TIE lat-
en- principle q arssistanee to oppTsssloB,s
deep seated in tbs soul Of every Intelligent
being, IT reused The mobility, the class thsn
most affected By that oppression, to ovsribrow
kingIy power Since thea We have seen in
France, lkst ,o5ility which, as against arbl.
trary hnglF power, WIS HeH conservatives Of
liberty, carried by The same principle Of power
u'ing i.ssf for izs own benefit oppressiye'y =
others, to excessive oppression over Tie pes
PIE Subsequently cast down from its "pride
Of pisce,o and its poxsr passing IN another
shape, info other hands, that is ikclF also TO
get "drunk with rower'' and thns add another
illuztreJon u THIS princpie. ln England We
see ne 'priaciple as wyik, actively ana en-
phsiically, bu. wi.h difference Ia the result;
for experience of .he past hath made their
= stegnen wise 20 make concessions when
their close legislation renders power so 0nprss-
sive tast ihe people threaten its overthrow.
The Hsurping principle Of power is the same
ia England az elsewhere, snl IS only prevented
from accomplishing its oEn destruction hv
yielding somewhat rather than "resist 10 the
dsathw IN Turkey wesse dtsaotiBn run rnsd
IN its lust OF power, partly from the supineness
Of its7eorle, 50 that 'rssisiance 70 oppres-
siun is sluggish and hard 10 rouse 70 action,
rErtiT from the infsiuatioa of power unop-
p1sed, SO that The whole government is trem-
bling to dissolution. fIn Rassis, slough power
sKhibits the same principle, We see wonder
ful difference 10 is workings aBd results.
TIE aut0crat, soyrrsisn - -a2s .I,ife sr--s-a-
ing 20 the theory u bis government, over al
be vast empire, with wise sagacitF aud fore
thoueht idenfifgiug himself with his people
In I'D sections Of that empire, iegisisting for
then. a. for hinsea; dscreting iibarties, beas-
fts. adVaatagss sad Tights 70 them, tbai they
bad hardly sFhspsred 70 heir o1n thoughts,
and gAus disseminating power and haDniness
10 fhom, ss a father might TO bis children. that
ir NAV return 10 BIN sgain aud suginsat his
own power and grandusr-his interetls their
interests, thoi. prosperity bis gain-aa rival,
40 ciashing OF authority, no JEALOUSY OF Sec
tious-'he au.ocrst is the empire, sa5 The
empire tie antocrat-poWer exerts issslf here
ss elsewhere Cor its oWn benefit, Cor to bene-
6 Of one s the benef Il al, FIR all srs one.
Such is ihe pregsli Of Russia wbat the futlrs
may briug f9rtl {. Is not ours % surmiss
Takre teen The positi01. 20 lightly tutchsd
or hafe, bit 50 fully couobersted, con 1rmed
and exempliicd in he hisiory Of nations That
q0irsT uiH Be- ersrcissi ~ iis benefit Of bose
81 uihom 05uer exisf5," lft g5 examine ahat
w50id s. he condition of power, and WAsrs
it aouid exist. ID governnent eonseitutea o.
the basis Of q free representative rcruhlic.
allowing, IN this case, perfect froe5o1sin
the exercise of ihs elective fran blse by TIE
people efefg citilan voting kHoWinlv and n-
dsrstsndingiT for bis representative accord tg
to bis own isdgnfnt and Interest, and cta-
lcieucs, hsse we not a rielt 20 assume tht
each voter oHid bsbissed by ihase in9lenets
that most aaediateiv and directly fsF5ras
bis oHn yiees ss d bis local, persona aue
pseuniHry inasrests, and bis moral sensr that
his sreiti3nsf feHliHgs, judgment Wsrld Be
a. tf.Weeu tFo certain iines j pcefr, ifs
favor II thzt which premissd, slia proma
appzssnfiy, tie most adyasiage ta9
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