The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1867-11-07
"PURkTANESM.', ,,

The AReghaaian finds fault with the
Democrats for applying the term "Pu-
+ ritanism" in an obnoxious sense to the
party which it sustains Whether or not
they are right in the use of the term de-
pends upon the history of parties in the
mother country.
* PuritaniSm as now understood. first be-
5lcame power in the State during the reign
sapf Charles l. of England, and ruled the
5lSritish Isles after his decapitation, which
n heFcomplished by them. While under
n 'hqpnarchy they profcssed Democracy,
III 20 sooner was the King beheaded than
F'2Jt in turn became tyrants, So tired
Z were the people of their sway, that their
/ idol, Oliver Cromwell, though he died
natural death, had no sooner passed from
Ihe stage than they welcomed as King the
son Of The decapitated monarch.
The personslle of the Puritans was
marked and peculiar. They shaved their
hair close, whence they were denominated
..Found- heads, eschcwed all appearance of
INelsgancc in dress, made long public pray
hers before any undertaking of Importance,
.FRnd adopted a nasal, canting whine, in
lieu of their ordinary tone, even in familiar
iconVersafions- As a ruling power they
were not only arbitrary and tyrannicaI in
what usually pertains to the science Of
ItgoverDment, but carried government far
beyond It's ordinary functions. They took
!: heed TO what the people ate and drank,
ana ''wherewithal they should be clothed"
lA-comPelled the people by legal enact
ments TO attend a particular church, and
.fundertook to control all social actions and
7 relations in every particular.
n Democrats, as contra-distinguished from
q fiPmItans, on the contrary, hold the doc
FtIlne that the 'world is governed too
much, that the duty of the government
TO the citizen is to protect him in his 'sper-
sonal liberty, personal security and private
/ property" leaving him full liberty to spur
sue his own happiness in that manner
4 most in accordance with his own wishes.
!. We do not believe that even Christian
was made by Act of Assembly.
The distinction between a Democrat
and Puritan is so well given in the an
nexel quotation of speech made by Gov.
Seymour, of New Y ork, that we insert it
TSprnFUL PARALLELs.-Ata late meeting
/ Of The New York Democracy. Governor Sey-
1 rnout made the following good points :"
I The world once saw mighty monarch.
one of the greatest whom history tells, who,
after a career of triumph, ut length laid down
the cares of state, went to a convent and
amused himself by making watches. He
bad been one cf those men who had attempt
! cd 10 force his own ideas upon other men,
I somewhat like one of our moGern b::%Tnts,
} who being troubled with dyspepsia, and hav-
j il : lost his appetite, wants all other men 10
4 fast. Laughter The monarch attempted
F. % make two watches alike, but finally Civ
ing up in despair, he said, 'How have
wasted this lie of mine! l, who cannot
make two pieces Of machinery that will run
alike. have spent my life in trying to make
9 piece Of Gods wonderful machinery work
and act alike Our Republican friends be-
lieve IN the power of government to do that
W hich we believe is best done by every mans
own honest convictions of right. But, as
sert in the language of Milton, who was not
only a great poet but great statesman,
that you can have no great civilization in
any land where men are coerced in every
action of their lives. l once asked a gen>
tlernan if he believed in this system of coer
I. cion so completely that Is a man would not
drink ipr tea years because the law would
4 NOT let him. he would be a temperance man
thereafter. He said he did. | said, Sup
pose you make law SC perfect that he
would not be guilty of any miSdemeanor
whatever. would you not consider that bet>
ter s.ir2 He said lie would. Isald, Sup
pose You make law so perfect That he shall
rise. retire, and labor regularly. read his
Bible every Gay in his bedroom, and go u
church twice day every Sunday, engage in
no immoral conversation, and be subjected
/ TO no ptalions--would not that be the
perfection of your system he admitted
that it would. "Weil, my friend said (,
IF you 90 down to Sing Sing you will find
g thousand men living under your system,
and if one OF them escaped tomorrow and
your house was burned, he would be the
First man you wonldarrest.' Loud laugh-
ter and applause. Governor Seymour Closed
-.-ees;aes- Lis confidence in the certainty