Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-05-20
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Thursday Evening. May 20, 1859.
Democratic Tick ct
THE DAILY KENTUCKIAN BE.
FOGGED.

THE DAILY KENTUCKIAN BE.
FOGGED.
The Daily KentuckiGn, live little
sheet, published in Paducah, is badly be.
logged in the controversy between the
Avalanche and LEDGER. The sympa-
thetic tones, in favor of its friend of the
Avalanche, which was heard few days
since were quite heartrending. The
Paducah Herald, having espoused the
side of the LEDGER in opposition to negro
suffrage. condemned in an able manner
the Avalanche for its heresy in principle.
The Kenfuckian knowing the unten-
able position occupied by the advocates
of this doctrine of negro equality, says
that i. is a shame to squelsh 30 good q
man as its friend of the Avalanche
Will our Kentucky friend cease to be
troubled and turn his attention to con-
vertiug back to the true light this apos-
tate Of what be calls Democracy And
when we speak of Democracy we do so
az in contradistinction to Radicalism.
This is the language of the daily Ken
suckian, of Monday the Is h instant, in
reply to the Herald: s.w
Now we fnd it ,ining in with an I'm
perialist trying to destroy the Araldnche.
ghase editor has always been as true to
democracy as the needle to the pole. But
Won say it cant be tue; the Herald is
TOO OLD a Democrat-was born and
raised one; we can only answer so was
Colonel DuBoGe. But the Herald is
able and honorable; so is ColoRel Du-
Bose, and il il be true, as the circum-
stances justify US in believing, that the
Paducah Herald has gone over to the I'm
perial party, it simply shows what 1t
showed in the case Of Colonel DuBose,
that the Herald believes democratic gov
erument failure, and that it thinks it
best to take all power away from the
people, aud set one man up as emperor.
Now, our friend Of the Kentuckidn
rather runs ahead of his horse to market
when he supposes we favor the taking
away the power of the people and placing
it 10 the hands of an emperor. That 10
not what the friends Of the empire wish,
nor is that an imperial form Of govern
ment. The emperor Of country is not
necessarily compelled to be an absolute
monarch, but may have limitations and
conditions placed upon his authority, as
seems best by those who place him in
power. The people, who will ere long be
forced to accept such form of govern
ment, can say how much authority they
will yield up into the hands Of this exec
utive, ss the guardian Of every individual
in the community.
If tho head Of the Government should
abuse the power intrusted to the office,
then revolution is the remedy. But
one says we would prefer not to aid
in establishing government that ia
liable to become oppressive and de-
slructive Of the ends for which it
was created. We reply TO that in q
single thought, comprehensive 70 Pill,
that human nature can construct no
form Of government but what is liable to
decay and to fall in pieces Of it's own rot
tenness. Our duty is as men who de
serve the name to build M again our
fallen structure, and. if possible, upon
more enduring principles.
We know, having just tried it, that a
democracy cannot stand the shocks tina,
of necessity must shake it from time to
time. An example of what we state can
be found 10 our time and with the reput'
lie of this country. Look You for q mo-
meut at the condition Of the United
States when large portion Of the people
Of the South seeded and proposed to sci
up an independent government. There
was no power 10 the Constitution to com
pei these States to return again to The
Union, and President Lincoln usurped the
authority to force them back, and welded
il more ESPECIALLY than any tyrAnt o.
Europe ever did in subjecting refractory
Subjects of an imperial government o.
The very seed sovn in the Declaration
Of Independence sprOuled in the minds
Of our people, and produced exactly the
result which broaght about our late war.
The idea set forth in that much honored
chart of American liberty was-thai
s.beaever a people. 10 their Judgment,
regarded q form Of government oppres.
sive and destructive to liberty that they