, 1862-06-11
4 MILITARY DESpDTJSm,

4 MILITARY DESPOTISM.
The great excellence Of a popular form |
Of government is, that it provides way |
in which the people can protect themselves |
against injustice or oppression, without tho
violence and hlosdshcd Of revolution. It
enables public opinion to control public
measures, and take the place Of armed
power and despotic will In endowing all
the citizens with the right Of suffrage,
method is found by which the wishes
and needs, and interests Of all may be made
to set in harmony with Law. Scdition and
revolt can have no just place in popular
governments, because all human rights
can be enforced, and all human wrongs,
perfectly and always redresscd, BY the no:-
NAL and legitimate action Of the constituted
autho1it1es- For any class, or party, under
the shadow Of republican Institutions, to
revolt and take up arms against tie chosen
government, and attempt to resist and
overthrow by force and violence the power
that they cannot control through the
methods and means provided in the consh-
tuition expressly for that purpose; is, i'll
Eject, to announce with clsarest emphasis,
by actions, speaking louder than words,
that such class or party do lot believe in
popular institutions: and arc determined
to replace the polls and the ballot-bo1 with
The military post and the file Of bayonets.
Because the majority is against them in
votes, they have resolved to make the mi
nority rule through the army. II The few
cannot make the many submit freely to
their plans, and adopt their policy by
choice, they shall be male to submit by
force, and do their bidding against their
Will. Now It is not necessary to say that
this is the very essence of military
despotism; neither can any man who is
familiar with the history Of this rebellion
fai1 10 know, that this military dcspo:1snl is
the very form Of government which ii
fact the secession leaders have established
at the South. We all know what broad
claims they assert Of the greater freedom
and more ample privileges secured by the
new-fangled provisions Of the Confederate
government; yet, no people, or State, mol
only Of orr own. but IN any other land
have had accorded to them in scantier meas
u1e the right to regulate their own ;,iGtirs
and determine ON their own policy, thai
the people and States who have been let
astray from the Union by tlleir blind guides
With but one or two exceptions, no Stats
has had chance to make q FREQ choic.
whether she would stay III the Union o.
60 out; while the papers have tceme.
with frightful accounts Of threats, torturc
and atrocities; the ortrages, persecution
and horrors with which every Tnion 111a1
at Tie South las been driven or dragsc,
into revolt and treason, or into exile al
death.
It is plain to any man who considers
moment, that tho leaders Of this rcbellio
never relied 1T all en- the present constitr
ton Of their mushroom government Il
safety Or power The keen and praf
ticcd plosters aud schemers in politics, wh
put together The present 1lnlsv and loos
jointed structure, knew that It was rieic
1ous and preposteros:s to suppose thej
could either strength OF soliiity he secure
by such crazy contriyancc. But til.
knew that it would serve as al cxcellel
blind to their real plans; they had dress:
it up in suc1, brilliant colnrs, and it lle
out such sweet PROMISES Of largest Ibcr
and domination and was so hidden IL
screened bchiud the faircst professions
undying devotion 10 Southern rights. Al
relentless hate Of the North, as to furnish
plost admirable and perfect covered II
to The completion Of their ambitious a
trcacherous designs.
The traitor cfiicfs having thrown off
mild and hcn1isent authority Of the e
eral government, because they could
longer bend or prostitute i! to their wick
purposes; and determined to l,lve in th
hands 8 power which they could WELD
their own advantage, unftttered by
miserable hin1ranccs Of tile ballot u
and with none Of the delays and obstac
found III tho working Of free institutio
have made bold and desperate cGor!
erect 4 military dcspotisrn. But this ki
u poHNA talA oa4t SA4S1 AA4oAS q Ds1 ptel'
or ba'fcivjlized people; and can cont
none Of tl,c. elements Of strength or cu
rance which fit it to cope with the bou
less resources and amazing aud resist
power Of a free people. If such lcspoti
were established in the South, it would
down with [. crash in the first cnflict u
the mighty yigor Of 1ile free North: bt
cannot DC maintained in the South, fir
hind the age, as tho S.tu.h is i'll Ill devc]
mcnt AID civilization, without subj
ing her to the pcstilentil influences
slavery for many future generations;
e2hausting through the longer exislcnc
The peculiar institution, still more of
physical strength and moral vigrr Of
people,
British Troops for Canada.
The Toronto Globe, under the head OF ~
like Rumors,' says that reports ate curre'
many quarters in the Provinces that 1:
more troops are to be sent from Great Br
to Canada. The GIobc thinks tl.at i; thi