New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-26
characterisiic and in.rinsic mechanism Of ou. -

Characteristic and intrinsic mechanism of on, ct;
system. The dangerous tendency to excess vii, my
most inevitably be with us as in the late Union ani
! all Tree governments toward detoocracv Th
danger OF THE tendency may not be apprecjsbl. ss
many years. Disgraced by the crimes Of her vo W.
RES 10 the Northern States, bunbled nv no, s'
initiating defeats in the destruction Of her i ua'
empire the late Union and abashat by the n,"sa
tiunphs OF constitutional liberty IN The sueei,.
he WONG Confeder.cy, Democracy nav val ~
features Of her prof. het and seek in humility and .a
tIrement from tine theater Of active conflict 90 ef.
tie bl0od-stained record OF her crimes. Wi;teso'
ourselves OF lbe en0rmiies and excesses Of VIA
IN uuh ridled democracy IL capable, We feel tbat ~
he the ess danger which threatens US.
BIT neither posterity nor ourselves in few ye,,.
viii reailze in their terrible prominence tie ips,a
tive events Of the present. Let II be our frat du
then, in tho infancy OF our Republic. Willie n !.
yet carGble Of receiving beuefceut nDr,s.
siOns 10 impress upon it those feal urea wl;sh
Will protect its durability from those pers wkA
all history teaches will constitute The creates, Oh.
sfacles TO success. No enlightened man will DEW
mat those dangers proceed from extreme Demo.
cratic and pOpuar characteristics, which are nov 4
stamped upon every feature OF our national and sol
organization. That spirit of leDedng agraIiansn.
which succeeded in degrading everything benssss
the heel or an ignorant and vicious Gemoaaey
which sought TO remove every barrier OF dainc.
ton between virtue aud vice, between enlighlen.
mept and ignorance, which sought 10 tQaQdy, an
Nv entlilng all alike the fullest enjoyment of cit
zsnshp INCH not only invited to oar rbOre, thers
10 reGnac, the crimes which had oondennsd them
TO punishrlen. at hope, the refuceos from Inc a.
and peniteniaiies OF Europe bat declared EN- EN-.
titled to voice 10 all the councils OF The nation az
migaty Of that OF the purest aud most enliphtensd
Dstiye Of The eol.-which not only placed tie hiVh
Offices OF the land in the bands VI tie vicious DEM
agcguee, who would pander, to the folly and cor.
ruVton of the pOpuace, and preclude the u.t aad
cab, EteGed from seekiDg political elevation from
Consciousness that success could only be attained By
Surrender OF selt-respect and their lest cOuyic-
lions OF night, but was guilty OF the lrofsnaion u
5edTagg.ing the hitherto ansullied emblem OF us-
Ice and reason, the Judicial ermine in tie cesspool
q. party politics. this was the genias Of evil, which,
perlet1aly lowering about the GestiIes Of the late
ULon, eventually triumphed In ia downfall.
Tie writer docs not believe successful Repub.
lie mpossbe, but airms that has yet been pre-.
.euted he mas no Especial objection to royalty"
and cites the glorious career Of freedom in Fog.
land" ~ proof that royalty and liberty are not in.
compatible; Re prefers to be subject of the Gar q
Russia 20 citizen Of a Democratic Government
though il be in name L" The finest and best Govern.
ment the world has ever seen." He coutipues-
Republican liberty contemplates neither the esIsb.
shment Ofnbe0luteI nor absolutc freedom from
r-straiui, absolute social equality with no pro-
ference for virtue, merit and the graces which ad0rn
the mind and character, over ignorance, crime ad
yalgar,'y. II does not seek TO not in the oorupdGa
Of unresirictea license, but Acknowledges obligation
authority as necessary to Restrain the evil passions
# human nature. II yields obedience to law as the
couserv3tor OF liberty.
Such is the form IN which Republic presents II.
.elt 10 our mind. Toward it, as an ark OF safety.
We world fam hope TO see the tendency in our
Young Confederacy. Confederate in form, may or
Government be Confederate In fact. Republican in
uame, To- 10 not be democratic IN reality. First 81
all we should ever keep before US, as the essential
feature in the image OF perfect government, the
States Right theory. Thai, rsidly adhered TO- will
avert tie danger Of GENERALIZATION OF power. Sec
onGy let I'D seek at once 10 eradicate every yestge
Of radical democracy, every feature tend to make
olI5 a popular Government, making It SUBJECT only
u the intelligent and vrtuous, and thoss who are
interes,ed III its successful administration.
One among the moet Important subjects claiming
our attention viii be tie standard Of citizenship.
When the struggle for independence Is finished, tao
door Of our Janus closed in token Of the termination
Of tho bloody STRIFE and the aurels Of victory en-.
twino the brow of the youthful Con!oderscy, We
csnnot forget the duty OF gratitude, AID deny ihe
illest privilege Of citizenship 10 eny Of the noble
heroes who nave rescGed from the CHAINS
OF servitude. The gallant foreigners WHO
have sustained US In this piOas s'ruggls
Grc oil entitled 10 the common boon Of liberty. Bus
no foreigner who comes among us after the struggle
IS over should ever enjoy the elective franchise.
we cannot check the spread over our territory OF tht
pawn Of Ignorance aud crime which flows 10 end.
less issue from the prisons ADD dens Of corruption in
tie mGrts Of Europe, We can at ieas, shut out is
canker NJ effects f ON the vital. OF our body polite.
We sadiy need, too, a property qualification Tor
,aive as well az foreigner. IL is hardly necessary
70 repeat tie trite argument Of the greater INTEREST
edaess Of the property holder in tie successful &C.
81 Government, than Of BIN who has
nothing at stake We saoch have,
TOO additional qualifications of character for oilce.
Offices are too easilv obtained. There ia TO much
roon for demagoguIsIu, fraud and corrupuSh Ex'
rems,s IN poiiics sboald be shunnsd ~ tue origin
atoTs Of partisan rancor and sectional strife. Finally,
He should eGrtall the number Of officers ELECTIVE BY
he people. FDese, aud we might suggest others,
ire some OF tie features 10 our social organism which
ave occurred 10 ne ss sadly needing alteration.
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