The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-08-13
From the Dakota Union.
THE FALSE POPULARITY OF PUB
Lie MEN.

Perhaps there is no truth in history so
and infallibly established, as
the one of modern times, that true manhood
Is unpopular.
Especially do we find this to be The case
in our own Republican Government. Men
are here made by circumstance, such as
wealth, position, favoritism, and strategy, |
instead of being obliged to attain to prop |
err 8egree of knowledge and qualification for
tue duties to which they are assigned.
In the old countries, man is required to /
school and educate his head and heart, as
the only publication that will recommend
him to the favorable consideration of the
kings and emperors. for the performance OF
important trusts. In our own country, the
people are the rulers, and in consequence
thereof, the fawning politician too often
ueg1ects the vacant chambers of his own
brain, and devotes his time to the planning
of some scheme or play, by which he can
please the people and attract their attention
to his surprising wit and shreWdness, or the
remarkable ease and rapidity with which
he can turn a political somersault, eyade
his enemies, aud always land on ''the side
of the people,
It is a great question of the age, wheth
er or not the moral and religious culture of
the people, and the enlightened understand
ing of our statesmen, are yet fully prepared
to weigh and realize the TACT that, to US,
is confded the experimental duty of test
| ing and proving the purity and stability
of Republican form of government. The
world is looking in upon Us from its am
phitheatre of surrounding nations, while
we, in the arena, are lighting out the
bloody drama of Republican Rebellion.
Our fate will decide the political destiny
of many a foreign people for centuries to
come. The leaders in this contest must
become our pillars of strength. The peo-
sword in behalf of their country; but they
desire TO know that those who direct and
govern them, are men of adequate knowl-
edge and ability, as we'll as integrity and
honor. 1t is very humiliating to highly
civilized and intelligent people, to be gov
erned by men who have been hastily raised
from the obscure and uncultured walks of
life, scarcely known for a worthy or public
deed, and placed in position to rule them
with a selfish will and naughty arrogance.
Such men are very apt to become danger
Gus with success, and from their new
height their narrow vision becomes bewlld-
cred and crazed at the first view of the
great world before them, and they conse-
quently behold nothing but the little throne
on which they are exalted, towering above
the common people at their feet.
The noblest and purest men in the land,
seldom ask for power or position but the
swarming multitude of political minions
who infest the country; are ever bold and
persistent in their demands upon every
President, for situations Of profit and hon.
or under the Federal Government. These
they often obtain through the silence ant
reserve of more worthy men and in CON
sequence thereof, many Of the most enlight
ened statesmen of the land are obliged tC
bow in obedience to the ruling hand Of self
ish, ignorant and reckless politicians
; These wicked men will move heaven anC
earth, dissolve the Union, and destroy tn
Government, merely for the purpose of out
t whiting their political opponents, and Sc
curing to themselves salaried positions du
t ring the incoming Administration.
10 fact, We live in an age Of deceptiv
and tickle popularity. Everywhere il
community, both in social and political cir
cles, we find that clustering, brasen, hol
low headed men are generally the one
who make themselves the popular lights o
the people. The true worth ola great ma
is seldom realized by the populace. unit
his voice becomes silenced In the grave
Is The noisy babbling of the mountain broo
will attract the attention of the passin
multitude, while the great river whic
floats the commerce of nations as it sweep
s oceanward in its majestic course, scarcel
elicits an admiring thought from the thous
ands who live upon its shores, or ride uT
on its waters. So it is among men. TIL
S garrulous and excited politician will carr
the shouts of the people, while the clea
dispassionate, eternal voice of the gres
statesmen, will be only heard rising aboy
Is the tumult of the people, when the thur
ders of Rebellion are heard, aud the VIZ
of civil discord burst over the land. TIL
is political system of quick growth POPULAR
ty, is the hidden hand which, for the la:
Is thirty years, has been under mining th
foundation of American morals aud polit ic
The present war is working out a revc
luton in Republican politics, which will re
suit in placing higher order of men N th
pit departments of Government. We nee
less of the spirit which ''pulls an angl
down to raise devil up" and more of II
pit noble conduct of true men and statesmen
To-day. the nation weeps uuder the I'M i
ries sic has received at the hands of IN
ot grateful corruptionists in the department
of Government. The present Rebellion
Of becoming war of purifcation-a war
D sword and fire, which is uprooting an
er burning out the political cancers of the ag'
as establishing the Government in the put
r principles of freedom and enlightene
knowledge.
~ Let not the sword be sheathed until Il
81 cloudiof war is rolled back to the Gulf. an
!. The supremaev of the Republie estsblishel