Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1864-11-02
MonarchYs


of. the United States, lest it DO converted into
monarchy, aud then swullew us up. The great
danger therefore that We haveio aprrehend from
this war is that tho republic, north Of the Po-
tOnac willbecomc monarchy. But why would
our danger be greater from our neighborS ncrh
Of The Potomac if they were living under mon
arohy.than under republican form:of Govern
mentY There Gun be but one reason for this
opinion i. O., that monarchy possesses more
power, energy, and perseverance, than republic
in carrying on war. This max be Mr.. BorcE's
theory, but wo appeal to Jaef;, facts known TO
every man, to show that his theory is false. We
appeal tn the. cpmmoV sepse.-axsyery.E.an -zyha
ia familiar with the history Of this war, to know
whether The twenty million OF barbarians living
north of the Potomac and Ohio, could have con-
duc'ed the contest with morerowcr, energy, rer-
scverence and brutality than they have done, if
they had lived under monarchy instead Of
republic We challenge the history Of the world
to produce an instance Of nation putting forth
all its resources Hilh more energy than the Re-
pubic Of the United States has done i2rh issssar.
With q opulatiop of but twenty million, they
have in four years put. three million 81 men an
the feid, aud expondoa three MouSand miiiion
dollars. They have put their entire military
force, all that could be spared from agriculture
and M manufacture, in the field; and they have
spent moro money than they are worth in the
prcteeution of The war. What more we ask,
could monarchy do? When scountry has ex-
hausttd its men md its money, we think Mr..
Borcs himself would be puzzled TO tell what
more it could do-though it had monarch at
its head.
Where is the sense then, of talking about the
danger to US arising from monnrchical3 Govern
ment on cur bordersf 1t hardly .uppOsable
oaso that such monster in human form rs
Abru ham Lincoln could he born heir to athrcne;
it is impossible that fuch marmoset could be
bred in 4 kings palace or descend from royal
rein,.
Eut wc have shown that under no form of
Government could the population Of the United
States have carried on this war With more power
md energy than they have 5ohc under fepub-
lie; and hence We have no moro to fear from
them under monarchy than under q republic.
1t is matter of the most perfect indifference to-
US then whnt form of Government they may
choose for themselves. We are disposed to think
'howevor that our prospect of peace would be
better with monarchy than with the present
fanatical mubocracy that rnlcs the United States.
Du says Mr.. BorcE, if tie enemy should ts-
iablish monarchy, we must adopt tho snmo
Gcvernmeptsto protect ourselves. And yet, with
strange Inconsistency, be tells us i'll the same
brtath-t that our Gopsr,imentis is exercising nlldhe
p"wer and energy that as derpotism could: If
Mr.. BoYcE;s o,en statement be true, that our
President is exercising the power off, .despot
under cur rei,pJlicon Government, then We are
at a loss to comprehend how Mr.. DorcE proposes
making our Government strongcr1y converting
it into a.monarchy. When he makes it mon
nrchy, sill be mako the monarch anything more
than an absolute dcspoti II not, then what
strength will Lo gain, since he tells us that the
President is already dcspot Under our present
form Of Goyernment2 1t seoms then, according
TO, Mr, BIS. owu admission, that republic in.
timegof war is quite as powerful as monarchy;
thersfefe weshoud guin nothing in strength by
becoming o monarchy.
And now if anything is plain and manifest, it;
is that all this argument about monarchy is
nothing huean IDLE eonceitof Mr., BaYQr's brain.
Aod if this, his major proposition, be falfe,sthen
tho entire argument, clever GOphiStry as 1t ir,
falls to tho ground. 8 ;..s - (. !.
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