Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-09-24
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He, w. NJ. Stewart, assumes to be q
great statesman. No n else COM
menced the suggesting: in his re-
citations he began to tell the world that
he was a great man in general, and par
t~icularly a heightened legislator. Let
us take a look at the statesman, whom
he talks large, and see if he reveals him.
self, really, to the common sense OF cit
liens as anything above a parrot rscitsr
of other mems historical reviews,-fal
ing off invariably from his copy
whenever he attempts to launch out on
his own account.
In his late speech, William says that
the Government under which we live
was not born of q ~momentary impulse,
it was not conceived in a day, but was
the result of the aspirations and strug-
glesof men in Europe, toward civil and
religious liberty, for years. There is
certainly nothing new in this statement.
1t has been remarked before, and in
such feeble and inelegant phrase as the
=" Federalist" writer's, and as Hillard,
Marshall, Bancroft aud others could
command for expression in historical
essay. But the inference which Will
liam would have US draw to-day,
from the retrospect over the record
Of Caucasian endeavor for freedom,
is that all men in this country
should have the ballot. We gather that
he bridges down to this conclusion from
the premises recited, by offered reason
ing on the progress of mankind to more
and more liberal Government. Where
is the reason for calling that reasoning,
which William puts forward as argu-
ment. in favor of Universal Suffrage.
That degree and character Of prepara-
ton which produced the form Of gov.
eminent under which we live would seem
to require a relative degree of instruc-
ton on the part of these accepted as
competent to sustain such a Govern
ment? Do not the forms Of naturaliza'
ton indicate this? Does the applicau,
understand Implied in questioning and
is he attached, devoted to our system Of
| Government. The mere desire to be
free is not the full requisite for Ameri'
can citizenship. Ours is not a Democ'
racy; it is an Institutional self
government. And in such a rule
the ballot is at one and the
same time more or less i'm.
portant than the Democracy; but in the
balance much more important. Imme'
diately, for to-day and to-day it is not q
power as in Democracy; tomorrow il
decides questions for years, or installs
Judges for years. "For centuries the
struggle for freedom was going on in
the old world" Not for a "Democra.
Cyl" for Democracy had been tried and
proved a failure centuries before. In.
stituional sslf.governmeut would soon
degenerate into q forum-call for voting
on every new political question, if the
people were not kept in educated com
%prehension Of the value of the checks
and balances of the system as essential
to the administration Of justice in o
great country. This we know and con.
TESS, is form talk; but it refutes William
and shows that his craftsmanship" re.
citals do o apply to his conclusion
that all men should vote in this Repub.
lie.
No, William must retire to his "ex'
pediency" doctrine, or fall back upon
the Humanitarian. doctrine of broad
church politicians of his organ. Moth.
ing short Of the progressive school,
the order of political f%rse-lovists will
meet the case. William touched bot
tom on that plane, when on Tuesday
night Of last week, he administed a Sc
we're reprimaud to our forefathers fol
making this n "white mans govern
ment." o, may their spirits have
strength sufficient to bear the reproba'
ton, if it must reach their sensssl