Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-12-12
ering of the public tone. But / no more blame

ering of the public tone. But no more blame
royalty in the abstract for the retention of the
sineeures thanIt blame the present Queen. We
have no one to blame for these abuses but our
selves, for we possess already, under the ex-
listing Constitution, the power to reform them !;
but it strengthens our position, and it weak
ems the position of those who are for keeping
everything as it is when we, having pointed
out the abuses that at present cling to royalty
in this country, are met, not by proposal to
advise the relinquishing of any one abuse, but
by idle denunciation as Revolutionists.
To do nothing but cry out Loyalty and
abuse those who demand reform, is a sorry
way of defending the institution. Some of
the defenses that have been made are weaker
still than this. 'What," said The Court
| Journal the other day. ''what is more odous
than the Republic of the United States?" 1t
is terrorism, msrule, and peculation, aided
| by an autocratic power worse than that which
any Sovereign of the most despotic tendency
dare dream Of in modern times. The law,
| both ancient and modern, is against the con-
tinued harmonious existence of Republican
institutions. Their birth contains the germ of
death, and it seems only calculation of
very short scope now to reckon upon the
breaking up altogether of the United States"
For my part think it not unlikely that Re-
publicanism in the United States will outlive
Monarchy in this country, and not unnatural
that it should do so; and as for the assertion
that the law, ancient and modern, is opposed
tn the existence of Renpblican institutions. |
think that il MIGHT far more eosiIv he main.
tanned that the Contrary was the case. When
one of the old Purirans-Huuh Pet9rs-was
nut mon his trial IN the wear Of the Restora-
ton, and was asked by the clerk of the court
how he would be tried, he said, ~ will be
tried bv the Word of God: J, and I am bound
TO saw that think if ne had been so tried
tried Inv the hook If which be snoke--tbe
probability is that he would have been adiudg-
"a NO. ,n;l,r I,;s foolish 20 MAJ, ,boso ,,ho
nn;n. o1t ,b,, a., tho h,ass;nas IN tha ,.orI1
Do No, ao,. en- n,nraroh;,aI ;rs,;,n,;ors b.,
uo "os Observation-Disclosures .iJ -, re- a,.,;a ~
~ y; =. ] :n.;,. as ~, 'ns''
any'hipe !, H'ea. ms minority oi .he people
imposing 'uei. II. upon '''e 'Ji"! W 'o'
anu !. means l',a' nv que e1u,a oe more DE-
un;nan or nha hat VI e 'nsn me-
= -, -. ~. V!
1" ,',' eo""'y "o"iu oo ma. ~ 10 "ai "ies''
and that 1t exists; and 1t might perhaps be
| commended, with some show of argument that
Il savas ne from, . cer,.;n amonnt ~ norsonaI
political Intrigue. lam inclined to adost the
View of Bentham. who. in the preface IN hi,
Unconstitutional Gods y sneaLs Of raform in
England as can effectiug of melioration nv
Gradual changes. which. in So far az thew 70
conducive 10 the nrofessed end. will he an
many anproacbes toward Renph,icanism y
Now. it il often said that we practically have
attained this end. and that the Const;tntional
Monarchy under which we live is the hest NJ
all Republics. Well. Ram aware that we mo
longer live in a despotic or kinp-stricken
country: but we are lord-stricken. We are
slaves to fIupkeyism and TO the worship of
gold. and of caste. and of success We have
before us no sufficiently bivh ideal. and If wa
are to be Judged bv the writings of MANY of
our papers. we are no longer the Enplishman
of Millions England. bnt only the accidental
} OCCUPANTS of the richest snot mon the snr.
face of the globe. The form of the Monarchy
might doubtless in this country long exist.
but that of which complain is not mere mat
ter of form or name, and those men are the
worst enemies of Monarchy who are the up.
holders of the corruptions that have gathered
under the shelter of its wing. 1t is not so
much of Monarchy that complain, as of
.Thcse honors without honor.
| These ghost.like gods Of gold
ms Earth that wears upon her,
|