New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1865-05-05
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now TO CHANGE A LINzTED RE
PUBLICAN GOvMRNMEsT INTO Az
1900 UNLIMITED NEREDl TARY
ONE.

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A cotemporary reproduees some par
agraphs from an article which was
Published as long ago as 1892. il, the
National Gazette, but which seems a.,
the present day almost oraeular. It
entitled, Rules for changing a Limited
Republican Government into an Un I'm
tied Hereditary One" and the follow
ing passages appear most curious and
striking at the present time:
"But the grand nostrun, will be
| public debt. provided enough Of i. can
he get, and it can be medicated with
the prope, ingredients. If by good for
tune debt he ready at hand, the most
is to be made Of it. Stretch it and
swell it to the utmost the items will
bear. Allow as many claims as dsceu-
cy will permit. Assume the debts of
your neighbors; in a word get as much
dehtas may DO raked and scraped. TO-
gether; and when you have got all, " u
can advertise for more, and have the
debt made as big as possible, and mex,
to th.t get it into few hands as pos
sible. The more effectualy to bring
this about, complicate it, divide it sub
divide it substract it, postpone it; let
there be one third of two thirds and
two-thirds of one-third; let Sa,ere three
per cents, and four per cents and future
six per cents. To be brief let the
whole be such mystery that q few
only'cau understand it; and let all pos
sible opportunities and information fall
in the way of these few to clinch their
advantages over the many. "lt mus t
not be forgotten that members Of the
legislative body are to have = deep
stake in the game. A sufficient num-
Der, properly disposed, can alternately
legislate and speculate and speculate
aud legislate. buy aud sell, sell and buy,
until due proportion OF the money Of
their constituents has passed into their
hands, to give them an in terest against
their constituents, and to, ensure the
part they are to act. as-e s.
The ways in which ., great debt, SO
constituted and applied, will con-
tribute to the ultimate end in view, arc
both numerous snd obvious: l The fa-
voritc few thus possessed Of it, whether
within or without the government, will
feel the staunchest fealty to it, and will
60 through thick and thin to support it
in all its operations and usurpasions.
2. Their money will give them conse-
quence and influence, even among those
who have been blcksred out Of it. 3.
They will be tho readiest material that
can be found, for . hereditary sristoc-
ratio order, whenever matters are rip.
FIR one. "a great debt will require
great taxes many tax gathsrsrs and
other officers; and all Office RS are auxil-
isries cfpower. 5. Heavy taxes may
produce discontsn:s, these may threst-
en- resistance, and in proportion to this
danger will be the pretenco- for a
standing army, to repcl it. 6. a stand
ing army, in its turn will increase tho
moral force ofthe government, by means
Of its appointments, and give
it physical force by means Of the sword
thus doubiy forwarding the main
object" aa4Erss s:ss a52..5ss I'd
''The management Of a great funded
and an extensive system Of taxes
will afford a plea; for establishing a
great Incorporated bank. 80
As soon as sufficient progress in the
intended change shalt have been made
and the public mind duly prepared, it
wiu be proper to venture on another
step toward renewal Of hcr constitu-
tional landmarks. It will DO Of special
moment to give the most plausible and
popular name that can be found to the
power TO be usurped. 1t may be call
for example, q power for the common
safety, Or the public good, or the gen-
sral welfare. Il the people should not
be TOO much enlightened, the name will
have the most imposing effect. It will