The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1869-06-21
LETTERS FROM srLtGTE.
SrMpgg TWO,
The Issues os To-day-Democracy vs..
RadiCalism -E.aburvs. Monopoly,

observation-disclosures Monopoly.
EDlroRs DgMocRAr:-ln my last tier
| asserted that "our Constitution is read,
bnt moi historically nor tradilionuly sind.
led" ! then made u miSinke, frr VIZ have
now no Constitution, no tangible form oi
government, bnt are drifting OF sen Of
speculative doubt and experimcnralin ,cer-
tainty. Everything that once belonged to
all the people is now mortgnged To = fec,
and tlry-,hc few, hold in Their. hand. the
power and sole control Of what VIC now
call Government. And all this wi,huu,
tie consent Of the people! Why has all
this occurred in country that bonsicd
proudly Of its granl constitutional gov
crumcnt. with state rights watching
federal authority in the exercise Of il,
functions, and the Federal Government
ftalously guarding tho States she repre-.
srntcd [! Was it because we are migrate.
full to tie noble mclf Of the past: Was
it that experience taught US our system
was fallacious, an'l that AIacauly w,. right
in declaring our Republic failure! Did
wc condemn Jefferson US fool to laud
Wendell Phillips Us prophet, . and con-
slider Washington only do,i the py.o-
technical aurclia, this ubolitjouistr huns
round the marching tune Of John Brown
And the past is but splendid phan'omn
after Its glory, liberty, hcroism aud
patient watching self dcuinl-all, all, a
mcrc dream. The charter Of our liberty
| is gone. aud our great duty is now to find
cut where it is, and restore it LAX to the
Tabernacle Of our toiirrug temple. We,
the people, once Sovereign. arc now mere
cyphrrs, the mere serfs Of the n,onied oil
garcls. To regain our lost Inheritance, 10
restore to every niche its sacred statue, and
rebuild the ruined tame is the duty Of tie
duty Of the day. To cnoLlc man, to crust,
all degrading influences, to suite down
oppression wherever it may rise these
require curSgrea'cst strength and virtue.
Self denial and self reliance will gain all.
10 do these things We must never consider
truth out Of season, nor pay sickly obci-
sauce TO power. however exalted it msy be
when standing in our way e.5W
To-day sits in Washington an Ilsurpcr,
ignorant. ignorant Of civil law. WHO rcuds
the canon's Of mans rights. OIL y through
field glass. and makes his signature to
an cdlc! with the red point Of bandits
s'ileto. The tool ofWall Street, fc ig-
norcs the people. aud wi'l' Tecun'sch
commanding general. Grant S master every
way. and lnonarchist at that. the people
are spat in.
You will hardly believe that the Gcncr-
als held q convention before Grant al
lowed his name to be placed il, nomination.
II is so, and they are now ready, cash in
hand, to Lei loose tlvir war dogs. How
contracted after all arc d"viscs? The con.
ditions made to'l.ee. and broken, exoner.
ntes tie South from allegiance. III tli.
they were Leaten at their own game. Tic
South aud the taxpayer hold tho feet Of
our masters, and hence it is We are unable
to meet England, unable to meet even
Canada. 70 be sure, we bully about
Cuba. because Spain is weak just now. but
an opthalmic disease prevents US looking
over the line at the Dominion. The
Monroe doctriuc is good il orc direction.
but not all applicable ID another. And
thus We find verified The words Of Beau.
mont, ."Rcvcngc, tho sweet at first, yet
bitter ere long, back upon itself rccoils. y
The people, though tramplcd on are
still Sovereign-bullets aud bayoncts
never touch principles, and they are or.
ganizing quietly aud surely. "'l'hc people
against Oligarclls!" TIE cry comes from,
God, ",rhou shalt not Cypress thy
brother, And the day is coming on
when another "Nlarsellies hym' will be
heard, and the Oligarch will be paid his
bond in full, and tho national debt will be
Aoated out OIL the red tide Of revengeful
Reputation. '
The American people are not degraded
enough to accept every term proposed.
Give Grant a fair trial" excluini some
sickly cflcminatcs. lie will have no trial
he insist on the oln game, on, on, even
though every thing sacred to respect aud