Owyhee semi-weekly tidal wave. [volume] (Silver City, Owyhee County, Idaho Territory) 1868-1869, 1869-05-14
imperialism.

upon receiving copy q journal called the
ImpcriaIist, which has recently been started
IN New York II appears that this new bug
bear would have lis readers believe Repub-
licanism a failure, and thereupon advocates
the establishment Of Imperialism In the |
United states. Although We consider this
treason, which should be suppressed, yet II is
nothing new. The Imperialst but reiterates
the assertions Of Copperhead journals OF
every grade during the last decade OF our
national history And, although we are
pleased to note the change Of opinion, be It
read or feigned. manifested by our ne'ghbor,
the World, vet Il would soem 10 come with
bad grace from those who used their most
tntent efforts 20 build up an aristocratic En-
pire in the Southern States, with slavery for
its chief corner stone. Asa matter OF course
the Imperialst is a fair sample OF modern
Democracy; therefore, how ungrateful that
It's coppery colaborcrs should denounce 1t
and attempt 10 throttle is reasonable exist
ence Verify, Democracy is wonderfully and
fearfully made Those who now advise the
incarceration OF the proprietors Of the I'm
prrialist or talk about dumping the institu-
ton. body and breechcs . into Long Island
Sound, are the same who held up their hands
in holy horror, during the war for the pre-
servati0n OF the Union, when vile, assas
sinating, treason breathing sheet was sup
pressed, or a traitor sent to Dry Tortugas.
The Whittier arc we dnfting?" style of
Journals cndeavor 10 prove from the history
OF ancient Republics that the American I'm
ION is failure and will soon merge into des
potlsm. Reasoncrs OF this description omit
important particulars in the premises, which
accounts for the ialsity OF the Inference.
philosophical examination of history Will
show the causes which operated in the down
fall Of the ancient Republics and prove the
stability Of our own government II is true
there was danger Of dissolution while slavery
disgraccd the Union, but that barbarous
institution has been swept away by the great
tidal wave Of progress, and no fears need
now he entertained Imperialist croakers
who strive 10 make out parallel case be-
tween Grccian and Roman and American
Icpublicanism, are extremely careful not to
mention slavery, while IL is wellknown
TACT that the institution existed throughout
the various changes Of the former govern
ments. producing scrvile wars and internal
d,ssenslons which greatly aided in their des-
trnction The hest authority informs us that
after the line Of descent of the Greek Chief
tains of the heroic age came 10 an end, the
government fell into the hands OF a few
prominent families. This was called an oil
rsrrhy, aud gradually BECAME what was
termed an Aristocracy; literally govern
ment OF the hest, or OF the highborn and
wealthy. After the practice OF putting pris-
less cruel fashion OF making them slaves was
inaugurated Al length the Aristocracy ad-
mi,ted all free citizens to share in the adj
msnisirtion. II was then Democracy. or
Rcpubiic-but, Let croakers observe, that il
differed much from the Swiss and American
Republics
At the present day We would regard the
Grccian Democracy only as select aristoc
rsry. excluding slaves twhite ones At thatl
freedmen who had been slaves, and Other
dcnizens who often comprised fouriifihs 0
tho entire population. Now for the down
fall oongomemtion OF guarding aris
torlcy. democracy freedmen and slaves
At such time, il is not wonderful that soin'
individual possessed Of wealth, militar,
rkin, sagarity aud vioquence, would take ad
vantage " the situation and get the Govern
mont into his own hands. The circle va
then complcte--a restoration Of monarchy
designated as tyranny, ON account OF us eN
trcme violence and usurpaton. such wer
the Governments Of Sparta, Athens, SYM
cuse and other Grccian states. Revolutio
followed revolution, and death, eonhscatlo
and ostmcism prevailed The history
Pane furnishes similar examples 10 those I
the Csrccian Commonwealths In the time
those Governments there was m eleneI
most generally overlooked by those WI
would institute comparison between al
cient and modern Republics, namely, my
ticaI ideas. under three distinct forms, as 81
perstition, bigotry and fanaticism, which o.
ar1el more influence among the ancients tha
all other elements of power combined; AM
when harmonius firm supporter OF the Co
ment--otherwise one Of the most treme'
dams agents OF revolution What folly the
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