Woodville Republican., 1867-05-18

olicer--i Il Is 90 different from the simple
habits Of his tribe that ho Is known al
once 10 have stolen Il.
There are many ways Of viewing the
iineries Of lie. but however we view them
they are no more what they seem than are
the beings, fairies. aud disconsolaie lovers
the diamonds, gold aud glitter Of the
stage, what theJ appear 10 be; and as il |
takes frequent vista. and good deal Of
ennui 10 appreciate the really good acting.
as well as the hnmhng and tinsel Of the
latter, 20 il does with ths former.
Don't you recollect your nrst visit 10
the circus in the old field behind ths bank,
when you were xlittle boyi How strange
aad glorioas Il was The atars had lost
their luatnNuad tss moon was Shnrn nj
hall her hesms when at the close, VOC got |
fairly out u She crowd u the tent door,
II was but step home. There was not
much sleep for you that night. and TIE
next day, and for 9 month afterwards
your mother aud sisters, and ever the scr
wants wern bored half 10 death because
You had been 70 the circus. You tried 10
recollsct and tell the clowns Jokes, but
somehow couldn't gettke funny part right,
and his actions entered into your actions
till you were half a clown yourself.
60 TO circus now AND how Is it,
Don't they have so large tents for cir
cnsses nowa.daysi Do they use tallow
candles now, and have they diminish.
ed the number Of them 7 The knights and
queens have substituted red cambric and
tiasel for their velvet and gold, aud the
horses look jaded, do they mott Where
is the Hebe who stole your hearth Spre.
ly this POOR. sorrowful little creature In
scotch plaid and scarf, Is not she What
fiat jokes the daubed up clown jerks out
with a cracked voice ! A thousand cares
and sorrows are bubbling up to check their
uttcrance.
j But the stars are fright, and the moor
shines on, and the works Of God are glo
4 rions and true Though the circus 10 stil
| the circus, from the grand triumphAl entres
cyan down to Billy Baton" we are nc
longer children. Experience and observa
ton have changed our opinions ant
feellnga.
i As man views with contempt The ad
mirablc and wonderful things Of his child
hood, so should tie fres2nt ago viev
those pursuits, l,asurcs, ostentations, an,
assumptions Of superiority which so cap
tivated and en.hainod past ages. w
boast that common sense has estab 'ishe
the reign, and that we know The true dig
, nifty Of human nature aud the true ends 3
!, life. The lit representative Of the presen
age should see the hollow hcar.rdness an
wretchedn 81 under the fiji Sri
rates saw the pride throus II
Ais Isa yIsnla e IxF ay j uelsp!S sgss "A
E cal arena, Sutting fantastic cspers bcfol
high heaven jugglers are found on ever
) street transferring things by some hocu
@ pocuS from the pockets OF Others to thei
own. Dancing, dashing Hebes and sar
+ culinary Indian chiefs may be seen ever
day and he has only to look around, an
/ find those who, like tie melancholy clowI
, in the circus,make pleasure an every da
/ business those who, like the horses, max
| business the task Of their lives, and thos
who, like the doorkeepcr receiving th
dimes, make business pleasure. All {
them arc actors, some have miserable paitI
some play the best parts miserubly, an
each thinks that if be bad the others par
he could play 1t better than he. And vi
fortunately even now there Is, too, an Ia
norant, inexperienced crowd OF spectators
who wonder and laugh, and shozt, an
think II Is all real and great
Having now taken cursory view OF th
progress Of society, there are certain grca
lessons.in government taught us by histor
to which i would call your attention.
The past Of the people has been no hor
rid delirium. The changes which hay,
taken place have not been parts Of an in
tangible and fieeting phsntasmagoria.- -
The past is 10 book uusealed and uper
before us in which we are TO read grea
! moral laws Of nature, and how the viola
ton OF them has brought its certain pun
| ishmcnt.
II teaches as that the first great prin
ciple Of human nature,- ovtrpowering jus
ticc and truth and honor, goodness and
mercy, is te'fishness-- samo principle
which leads the laborcr TO do as little
work for as much wages, fni the capitalist
to give ns little money for as much labor
as possible; that same principle which
shows itself with more or less intensity 10
almest every act and thought OF man from
Infancy 10 old age which makes uncheck.
ed, universal or impartial suffrage the
most certain Of all disastrous failures !;
which Is implanted, as the principle Of de-
cav as we'll of enterprise, In every form OF
government whether the governing pow
er be the will Of majority Of the people,
on Of one, or number Of men. who by
their power represent the majority.
II teaches us, too, that as ri,hfs and
case increase, every people Is inclined TO
abandon tho cares OF government to the
will Of those whose wealth, or ambitious
projects, may be Immediately promoted By
the government; and that even as the
troubles aud pcrplexities Of the govorn-
ment increase, every man Is inclined to
look out for his own selfish interests, In TO-
tai disregard Of the public veal.
We had q Government founded in the
nature Of men, and wrought ont by this
bitter experience Of ages. II was an as
sociation Of soyereif Is, but under wise
Constitution which established the form
OF government, and limited the power OF
the majority.
A majority needs no protection i pro
tee ts self, and, unless 1t be firmly check
ed, actuated by its sel6shness, It has al
ways tssu, and always will be, the most
horrible Of tyrants. A king may. through
week ess or through good principle, be
mild governor--but a majority y never
weak. and has no conscience. A small
aggregate corporation will cheat and lie,
and oppress, aud do what no one Of its
individual members would dare do alone.
Mech wor.c Is Il with the majority Of