The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1866-11-22
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". B. MITCHELL. EDITOR.
Thursday, Nov. "a, 1865.
4 MONARCHY IN AMERICA-POLIT
Cal. PROPHE. les.

40 il in the city dai'ies in the form Of
local horrors-of murders, arson, anu
the outrages that never cease to shock
humanity BY reason Of frequent repe'i-
ton. Nothing is more eagerly sought
81 newspaper conductors than that
which will tend to excite comment,
either from the novelty Of its character
OF the circumstances which surround it,
because it is this which will but crafty
che public taste. In other words, 1t
pays.
In no less material light can We
look upon = recent article which ap-
pe.rsd in the Round Tube, a New
York weekly journal which deals in the
literary and profound. Local tragedies
lie beyond it's sphere; Or, rather, be
meath that elevated standard Of discus
s,oa to which it restraints its columns
Hence something OF a different order,
but With \ view to attaining the same
results, must be produced; and we
therefore 6nd long article pc nting out
the tendency Of the United States
toward . monarchy, with a prophecy
for the future. England, the writer
says, under the influences brought SO
fsarlessly to bear upon the aristocratic
foundations Of that country by John
Bright and his radical co-workers, is
proceeding toward . democratic form Of
government m.re rapidly than English
men. are willing to see or admit. So,
far, we'll enough. The whole world IS
progressing.
THE mills Of God grind slowly,
But they grind exceeding small"
Everywhere are oppression, wrong
and ignorance being crushed beneath
the resistless advance Of new ideas and
. more Elevated monhovd At one
comprehensive glance this progress MAY
seem, and it is, slow, but it is as sure u
the DEGREES Of an All-wsse Ruler ot
Nations. On this continent We have
astouished the people Of the world by
the rapidity and magnitude Of our
stride. toward the highest standard OF
political and Intellectual elevation.-
England follows nobly il the race.
RusBis Is advancing in manner CON-
nepsurate with the magnitude Of her
power; while in imperial France are
seen the glimme-ings which presage u
new light tor fere thought and free &C
tions among her people
What, then, but the spirit Of sensa
tiopalism would read prominent jour
nal to prophecy monarchy fur our re-
publc-the freest and noblest natio"
o. earth! And upon what is this
prophecy founded! The article j"
question says:
The pendulum swings backwards and
forwards, and cannot by any rossibilit,
ssaai.as always TO swing Only one way.
W bsvs gone t, very nearly the extren,'
~ possible oscillation toward democracy
BsseIs reaching the very fur,hess verge
sfsv thisgs aud only . few can b. dec
e eur experience. Negro suffer"ee will
GENE without question. Female suffrage
viii surely follow; its order in rotation
beiDg due not 10 it's being the most objec
lieaabls Of Ill other 90 called reforms, bu
70 Tie fact Of its ,raversing the creates
.uhber Of preju',ees. The process b,
Wish The representation Of The people i
gradually sinking into the hands Of tn
lowest, the mesnest, and the most degrad
Cd soos9 their number, will Of course g.
% unlil The lowest rung Of the hdder-th'
1ufthest sweep Of the pendulum-bas bee,
1ooehed. Il win then, We my suppose
begin 70 swing back again. 49,.
To follow up the highly 6surativ'
ida Of the writer, this nation-and, q:
IN isevitablo result, all nations Of tn
glebs-is 70 be kept oscillat;ns between
. monarchy or = des!,otism aud the ex
sssne verge Of democracy, ,ouchi 10;
either ~ once in century, or perhal
. half dozen centuries. The very con
tenphtion Of the repeated svingingso
this might, pendulum tends 70 rende
dissy the heads Of people less profoun
thsn the writer Of the article iu que.
tioo. :. 49,. ...'. ...
W. have no fear. Of monarchy j
The United States The pendulum" Gu
eestinus to swing 10 the direction
u sow moving for time untold befor
~ will have attained the summit {
psre democracy. So long as. iatell
sseee i 70 b spread, perfect freedo'
secured, prejudices uIrooted, and SC
e.es advanced there will yet renal
latitude for the swinging Of the "pet d,
lam" When we shall have reache
that extreme where democracy is /.
iatsosi6ed - to become dangerou
thsa il will be time enough to ooutcn
p'sss = monarchy and also the. mi
)esium. Until there are SOME eviden
ss,.of "a. spproach to that crisis, sue
sstislss - that from the Roun,le 7oL
viii ree:ive but slight crejeuee fro,,
md excite no: uoeasiness among, Il
)e9ple q the United States; ..a 5,e>' l.
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