M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1865-03-02

ton which is felt against him here,
not only by Democrats, but by all
koness and practical men in his own
party. SPECTACLE.
Advice 20 tho Opposition.
Mill, in his WORK "On Liberty"
expresses the opinson that parties in
the State, which are in the minority,
and whose members have not only to
look out for their principles but Tor
their persons, should confue them
selves to argument, and avoid un
truth in statement and coarseness in
expression. He seems to think that
parties in power may sometimes real
ize advantage from the use of false
hood, sophistry, denunciation and
invective; but while he does not re-
commend to sach the employment OF
these weapons, he is clear in advising
minorities and their organs to resist
tbeatemptation to use them, or any OF
them, however strong The inducement,
which the circumstances may present.
Absolute freedom Of speech and oil
tue press never did, aud never will
exist among a people so wrought up.
ON by passion and bigotry as the
people OF the United States at this
time. Phylanthropic hate is the most
cruel and inexorable Of all; and since
the religious wars in Europe it has
not probably existed anywhere in
Christendom, as it now exists in
America. In such times, while men,
under the influence OF loug establish.
ed habit, repeat tho commonplace
formula Of freedom, and profess all
their ancient devotion to its princi.
pies, they trample upon the fact
with, to all outward appearances,
entire unconsciousness OF their incon
sistency; and in the name Of liberty
do deeds whose atrocity is not ex
,ceeded by the scts Of the most ire
sponsible despotism.
ID fact there is no despotism &C
heartless and unconscionable as tn
despotism Of a fanatical majority.
The individual tyrant may, now and
then, admit ateeling OF pity for bis
victim or of remorse for the misery
which he has oCcasioned; but when
the oppressOr is a multitude, !here is
such a division Of responsibility that,
while the tyrany is more intense and
unrelenting, no feeling OF sympathy
or sorrow reaches the individuals
whose combined force make up the
linfictiou. There 10 that in men
which makes them willing to endure
loss s-even the loss OF liberty 80 that
they can be the means Of inficting an
equal loss upon others whom they
hate; and it is this quality which
makes oligarchies, monarchies, and
autocracies possible, and which has
thus far rendered the long continu
ance of republican States inpossi-
Bile. ...,
The people of the Northern States
of America are, at this time, collect
lively, a conquered people. To con-
quer a psople, it is not nece ssary
that aconqueror should come from
abroad. as one did TO England, in the
time of William Of Normandy; nor
that he should overrun the country
and kill a part Of tue inhabitants, By
the aid of any army, foreign or do.
lnestic. Ii the people are willing to
lay aside their liberties and become
subjects, they can dispense with all
these, otherwise proper formalities.
The difference between classes OF the
people of the North is simply this:
ons class Is willing to be conquered,
glad to be conquered. invites and
sustaips the conqueror and gloriei
in the conquest; the other, otherwise
The loss to those on both sides is
precisely the same; all have got rid ol
their civil rights and Il liberties; but
there is THE broad distinction: one
has bartered them off fora c9nsidera,
tion--a temporary party suptsma q
with it's despicable material advan7
tages; the other has hadshem violent
| lv taken vawaV.ff gJoo, t,..i rr-.
The party out Of power in the Uni
ted States is dumb. Its members are
subject to rules of whose existapce o.
terms they can obtain no knowledge;
which lie in the bosoms OF men i'm,
parting nothing; which nre enacted
after the fact, and the first intimation
Of whose existence may be in the ar
rest, trial, imprisonment, and punish
ment Of some individual who, up to
the time of his seizure, was unaware