Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-04-27

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"a Limited Republican Cow
ernInent Into an UnIImtted
Hereditary One.
a contemporary reproduces some para.
graphs from an article which was published
rs long as 1892, in the National Gazette, but
which seems at the present day almost oraen-
lar, IL il entitled, Rules for Changing
Limited Republican Government into an Ur.
limited Hereditary 0ne," and tho following
passage appear most curious aud striking at
the present time A-E
But the grand HOsfrum will be o public
debt, provided enough Of It can be got, aud
Il be medicsted with the proper ingredients
1f by good fortune de1t be ready at hand,
the most is TO be made Of IT, StrAtch il aud
swell it 10 the utmost the items wi bear. Al
low ~ many claims rs deeency will permit.
Assume all the debls Of your neig bors 10 q
word, get q much debt as may be raked and
scraped together !; and when you have got 81,
yon eau advertise for more, and have
thedsbt made as big ss possible and the next
20 that to getto get it into as few hands
as possible. The more efeciually to bring
this about, complicAte it, divide it, sub-divide
il, subtract it, postpone i. let there be one.
third Of two-thirds and tw6-thirds OF one third
let there-be three per cents, and four per
cents and fatpre six per cents. To be brief
lst the whole be such a mystery that q few
only can understand il and LET all possible
Opportunities, and iniormatiohs fall in the
way of these fsRrto elinch their advantages
over the many.
1T must not be forgotten that the members
OF the Legislative body are to hdge q deep
stake in the game, A Sufficient number,
properly disposed, can alternately legislate
and Speculate, and speculate and legislate, and
buy and sell, and sell and buy, until due
proportion Of the monsyof their constituents
has passed into their banae, to give them az.
interest against their constituents, and TO ib.
sure the part they are 10 act s
"Ihe ways in which great debt, so con
sttuted and applied, will contribute to the Of.
innate eOd in view, are both numerous and
obvious: l. The favorite few thus possessed
Of it, whether within or without the govern.
ment, will feel the staunohest fealty to it, and
will ga-through thick and thin TO uppert il in
all its operations and usurpations. g Their
money will give them consequence and inAu-
encs, even among those who have been trick.
ed out Of it. 3. They win be the readiest
material that can be found, for hereditary
aristoeratic order whenever matters are ripe
Tor one. 4. great debt will require great
taxes; great taxes many tax.gRtherers and
other officers; and ull officers are auxiliarios
OF power. o. Heavy taxes may pro luce dis
contentsi these may threaten resistance, and
in proportion TO this danger will be the pre-
tenee for standing army to repel Il G. A
standing army, in its turn will increase the
murel force OF the Government by means Of
its appointments, aud give it physical force
by means OF the sword thus doubly forward.
ing the main object"
"The management OF great funded debt
and an extensive system OF taxas, will afford
plea for establishing great incorporated
| bank. ~ "
AS soon as sufficient progress in the intended
change shall have been made. and the public
mind duly prepared, IL will bs proper TO ven.
lnre on another and bolder step toward re.
moval Of the constitutional landmarks. Il
will be Of special moment TO give the most
plausible and popular name that,can be found
TO the power that isto be usurped. 1t may be
called, for example, power for the common
safety, or the public good, or the general
welfare II the people should not be too
much enlightened, the name will have a most
effect It will escape attention that
It means 10 fact the same thing, with power
TO do anything the government pleases in all
cases whatsoever. To oppose the power may,
consequently, seem to be ignorant and
be called BY the arlful opposing the general
welfare, and may be cried down under that
description. i u rre