The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-06-18
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! Lie AEeilcan peup.e have listened to
the phillipics of Fourth o. July orators
against military despotisms. and have been
led to suppose that their advent was not
unlike:the career of an earthquake, scatter.
ing ruin and destruction in its pathway.
and covering the heavens with dismal
biackncss-that material prosperity, social
life and business relations were all affected
by this great change in government
Hence 1t is, when such despoism is up
on them, as now in the West, they won-
der that there is no greater change, and
thousands, who love Incidence and hate
manly exartion. cowardIy succomb or ut
erly refuse to act, declaring as they lie
supinely upon their backs, that they see
no change-tnat the sun rises and set, the
grass grows. the crops rpen-that people
can buy and sell as usual. and get gain:
and that if this be despotism. it does no,
seem to be SO terrible thing after all.
But what is despotism? There never
was greater delusion than to suppose
tina: de~potism desires any interference
with the happiness or enjoyment of PEG
File. Louis Napoleon and the Gar of
Russia would rejoice and be exceedingly
glad to have their people enjoy themselves
so well, and be constantly in such state
of heavenly beatitude. that they never
would think Of their rulers. So far from
desiring to make their people discortent-
ed, the greatest anxiety Of their lives is to
make them contcnted. In what, then.
consists their despoiism? In This, and
naught else: no man must utter word or
th:ak thought against their right to rule.
This is the sacred shrine which no man
can touch. Tbs is the tender spot of all
deSpotis ms. Any means, amy measures
to make this secure. must be resor,ed o
for sell preservation. Despots can not per
NIT their policy to be challenged or called
in question. They must crush the first
symptom Of dissatisfaction, Just .s person
would put out the spark of fire that falls
upon the carpet of his dwelling, lest it ex-
Pand into general contlagralion. Upon
all subjects, except political affairs, they
are wiling To allow the widest LATITUDE and
the utmost freedom, but upon that domain
no one mus. Be So presumptious as TO en-
croach. In order 10 carry out their poll
cy, they are compelled To resort TO in!or-
mcrs. and hence i, developed, that most
hsieJ of all p.op.e in any community, the
secret, paid spies. who rermca;e every
avenue Of society, Government thus sets
price upon lying. for those yermin pl,
their trade solely b. d~cvr,;o" mi it,
hood Such government appeals to the
craven. the ayaricious, the cinning ANA The
rlalevoent. 1t naturally surrounds i;s-li
with the most dabaSed and vena.-.ho:e 10
whom honor is mockery. and who mcii-
ton pablo virtue only wiki sneer, Bui
where IcspeIisn if submitted to. tells
most severely, is in It's utter crushing ont
II that spirit Of liberty which di tuln-
cuisines white men from the inferior races.
The great truths of human pro ress-th.
earnest convictions OF euquring minds,
must all be smothereL The tyraut canno!
brook the lightning flash OF enchsined
hought--ihe electric current OF human
hopes and human aspirations must be bro
ken--that indefinite ycarning OF the soul
for the unat,ained must die ere it is borr.
or the heel of the d spot treads the daring
wretch, who presuneS to think for his Tel
low men, into the dust. Oh course When
the leaders CT opinion are crushed, Or li..e
lheaaIlan, Y allandisham exiled, X mass
es soon fall prey to the wiles and decep
tons of the cunning aud unscrupulous ~
rants who seeks to destroy their liberties.
lie pleases them with the tlattery that
this surrender is only temporary, that he
is forced 20 do it to maintain the govern
ment, Just az Tibelius took the crowa Of
Augustus But know we not that the yer '
means which men take to secure their
power they will also be compelled 10 uec
IN order TO preserve 1t? Hence, despo-
tisms feed upon that which call them !.
into existence. History records no in
stance where peoples lberies once sur
rendered, have never been restored, ex
cep, by the force Of THEN own right arms
Ours are now trembling in the oaiance.--
Let us remember what despo!iSm really Is,
aud be not beguied by its syren song. The
era, en- may yield. the avaricious tawn.
and the sycophant crawl around the throne
of authorit, for the crumbs that tall from
the despot's table; but no man, not mean
enou Oh to be slave, would sell his birth
,igh. of freedom for mess of potIsSe.--
Let US remember that despotlsm consists,
at first, at least, not 50 much in loss OF
material prosperity as in that bondage OF
The mind which destroyes manhood. chllls
enterprise, binds down immortal thought.