St. Mary's gazette., 1863-12-10
PRESIDENT LINCOLN TIE AMER
ICAN i!ESUP.

From tee FichmOad f.rdn.iner, Nos. Il
:;nu,e one has d,.Gtled the Fre,.ch moa-
arch, to have breu dospotstn ten pere.i
by epigra.rs. Ii Is Hnfnrtunnie ,lIs, "a
liuuh cx,I;,ot be said for the arbitrary
power whirh arrays iti.lf co.nplacen;ly in
the relies oi rrpubilcat.>,n upon the oia,r
side uf the Potomac Occasionally. j, -
true. covert sarcasm or serious diagrit3e
Is sh,niged ia ty opposition journals: in,,
the sat:ie lacks the taeipess only to br
drswn tfO,D 81 atmosphere untaintea br
the dread ct Punishment. and iha irvec-
tive generally sa.acks Of that yassi"a which
Is born of personal disappointment The
sharp edge Of nocking riiicnl.. aud the
poinr of scorm!ul w:. snd the eIoqn-uce nf
Intellectual Indignation. arc waning. -
| / he country IL Not yet sufficiently habit
Lated io wiling slavery to have acquired
,as, .toi,al philosophy peculiar to absolute
govornn,ents. ia which prudent submission
Is t!"ndea with dexierous rai!e.y and tn.
! s'iIg At oppression riti;satcd bY the paliia-
] ,:se 1f ~ suppressed. We: visible cnn,e,ry,
wLiyn ''elo: = to Iii sht philosophy"
HID TO, the seIss of The ridiculous
yieli.d III that people 10 the iuperious
voice oe self-interest. or been stiacd BY ;ke
tea: ~ their rulers, W. cannot ima giaS that
ihcy won.d gravely chronicle ths resat of
The recent lscliols in Maryland, and in
t"n+ the s"ng of triumph upon that
! "Un'o"" victory. Cicero saii he nrycr
could understand how two soothsaycrs
cuuid lock upon each other Ui,tout laugh
ir2. Is it possible ts understand how Lin
coin, Stward. Bralfc1d and their allies can
c"n.ra,u!atc each otEer on the victory in
: Maryia,.'i mthou: quiet gr:n? There
lnust certainly be- rfguish twinkle Of the
eye. an expression OF that placid happiness
! with which Fagin vi'ncseel the sI:illful
; pci fnrmance of ,he Artful I'oager. and
haii,rl the improvement Of Oliver in the
ncbie mt of picking pockets
! The election is heraided theroushont the
land ~ a triumph of the glorious cause "f
the Iiuinn. Ent s4nls is observed upon
the face ST the press. aud superficial OBJ
server rs puzzled. Tie thinks, perhaps,
, the peopl. hive 40 appreciation of q joke.
This i. an entire mistake They possess
that highest lyle Of aumor which delights
ia the uost grotesqae ideas with redoubt-
. I'd gravity Of c"nntenance Even n"w they
cLuckle at the astoLishnent of the outer
I world while ehscrvipg the great change Of
.ehtiu.Au in Maryland. Sr else they scream
with private laughter when ia" old fogi,.s ef
Enrope. taking it srrouslv. descari upon
the tyranny which f3rccs III expression Of
pralar will.
The Yankees may enjoy this triumph q,
the rzp-p>c "f Europe. but they Nee. not
fattcr ihemsclvt. that tho p~ople ~ the
South are {" be hood wihkcd III th.t way.
We can sp1r.ciatS joke cvcs il we de- no,
! :l"ire shr >pi,i; that gives i, birth. Prac-
teal jes;s. according ts Macaulcy, ar" ia
Gic.'i"n. rf bad heart. We are irciinr,!
. to hat epi',on; and even If W lauyi. at the
nbs,lr,liry of mock eleciion IL i h."ause
W. are di.gusted Il, The ,yranty which re-
gnirt. il. The assurdisy of an e!eciia:. In
"A State where the ahoie Legislature was
i,npriscn.,, % the suspici"n that i, VIA GO
my t" "pso-e the government. strikes forci-
bly On tee attention
|. The exquisite huiurr of prcciaimiag uni
versal su5liag~ and guaranteeing freedom
If "p:.;on by the us.4 nf ,,e huiint. and at
the sahc ti,pe imposing preliminary test
! oath Of loyalty. !. ihnr"ugi,'y spPreriated.
set Ee think of shose whn are ui,fcI, nuate-
iI dnoa,ed t" lsok upon the reverse cf the
medal, and wc cannot folly virid oufsclyes
~ laughter. shakiac bc,.i hi. sides -
I: Lincoln. the Anericsn dEsop- might sure
/! ir concect story. with mnral to il. o.
, this reeulisr exhibition of American .iber-
~ For the present.. however. political
/. r..asors VII restrict lis circulation 10 f.w
! chosen fi:-mds. The world in general .,,,,ss
ifai' for It's pos.hua.sus nI.u,oits is order
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