Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1862-09-25
4 Monarchy Advocated by Forney'

A Monarchy AdVooe''o
TIE following extracti is from Wash
;reton letter to the Philadelphia Press
written by the editor, Col. Forney
Another principle must certainly a pc e
9ovarnment The men who shape the
LEGISLATION Of this country, when the war
i mast must remember that what we
want v 9 IS power and strength. The prob
lem viii besfogcornbine the forms of a
republican gosernmentWith. the pc powers 5
Of Of a monarchial government. What l
mean to say is this that the repuDnc
,nlIst he SO organized and protected that
+ can defend Itself as we'll from foes
within, as from foes without.
! oTbe life of our nation will not always
be a pleasant Summers day. | think l
can trace great part of this rebellion to
the weakness and timidity with which
| it was first treated land it is nottoo much
to saw, that our weakness and tlmlldlty
we're in some, degree occasioned by the
irresponsibility Of the Executive power.
We must concentrate and centrallze our
national forces. When this is done we
shall have liberty and law we shall be
free, and possess the power Of preserv-
inc our freedom; we shall be the model
Republic of the world Mighty and
respected, like Rome in her greatest
DAYS, we shall be free from the errors rs
and vices which corroded the heart OF
the Roman Republic, and ended IN It's
decay and death.
Magofins resignation is a reluctant
concession to the principle. lie was an
apostle Of State Rights, and, as such he
has been banished from his Gubernato-
rial chair, and sent him into obscurity
With him we have everything that
looks to a state antagonizing the Adj
ministration. With him we have the
end of an old, an inefficient, and false
policy. Experience teaches that the
ueao one is the true one, and the sooner
we adopt it the better for ourselves"
Is 1t possible that leading editors
and leading journals are Noting the
idea of monarchy ?-can it be that a
government Of the people is not the gov
ernment to give permaency and stability
to a nation ?-and that the leading edit
ors of this nation are turning their at
tention to the old and much hated pol
icy of Kingism as a safer method of
government than that much applauded
governing scheme inaugurated by the
wisdom Of some Of the most earn est men
that the world has seen in many ages
This, we should judge, is a step to-
wards the dark ages-a step we think
that the American people will not, as
we hope, be in any hurry to take. Tt
may be necessary to have Il stro & CEN
trail government, head that can man
age the tail so as to make it wiggle as
it should do, but whittier a monarchy is
the best kind Of head to do that under
all circumstances is one Of the questions
that should be well considered before
this nation makes up its mind to adopt
it. True, King government might be
strong, in some places it is too strong
50 strong that the governed are mere
clphers in It's hands, to be bounced
about according to its royal caprice, not
allowed the privilege Of asking why
or offering remonstrance. We rather
think that such system would not be
the most agreeable thing to a people
who have acquired the habit of think
ing Tor themselves, and claim the right
OF calling in question the doings of their
governors, and reprove them when they
mismanage.
No, no, the insolence Of Royalty
would not be palatable, we guess, to peo
pie who have inhaled the atmosphere
Of Republic.