The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-12-06
Con.eEdiEg Systems.

alike instructive to the statesman and
the philosopher. Ordinarily speak
ing, political communities are never
satisfied with their condition. They
have always grievances to be remov'
ed, or some great good to be achiev-
ed, and if no real causes of complaint
exist, they coin imaginary ones. In
Europe the political tendency is to-
ward republicanism. T h e masses
are there uniting and combining
against their rulers. They demand
release from
"Those twin jailers of the daring heart
Low birth and iron fortune
and in eilecting that object care lit
tie what becomes of thrones and
powers and principalities. I h "
Chartist, the acrarian and Commn-
mist are I'm Imagination all compact. "
They wish to break down the estab-
lished temples of privilege and pre-
rogative; to exchange their long list
of wrongs for still longer list of
rights, and their privations for patri-
monies, which they claim by virtue
of their descent from the grand old
gardener and his wife who studied
hor,icull ure in Eden.
Byron, about half century ago,
said in one of his poetical utteran-
ces:
But never mind God save the King and
Kings,
Fur ii he don't; l doubt if men will
longer;
! | think hear a little bird that sings
That 10y and by the people will be
stronger.
That predicted "by and by If fast
approaching. Everywhere through
on, Europe the people exhibits signs
of increasing strength, and with
their masters in the past, might de-
termine right. Some of them have
visited the great republic of the
West; all have heard of it; as dis
lance lends enchantment to the view,
they became enamored Of their ideal
of government, in which every
man is not only his own master, but
his own sovereign, and every woman
Il peerless of the realm.
In recognition of popular demands,
concession after concession has beer,
granted, till now, the international
Society is preparing to press to. its
EXTREMIST limits bill of rights, con-
ceiyed in popular selfishness, and
only to be enforced through popular
iniqai,y. IN their slngan--''Every-
where for the many"-they so be-
yond all claims of natural right, and
in their contempt for that which is
venerable in law, and approved by
the past grand masters in political
science, they give their voices and
their votes for the multitudinous ut
. terances of popular caprice.
, The rights which man can prop
erly demand of bis associates and
peers in political community are
few and simple. They are the right
of personal liberty, the right of per
sonal security, and the right of pro.
; lection and security as to property
These rights are sacred and should
be inalienable; but in the aggressive
. demands now taking voice through
, out Europe they are not.respected
, Shonld the Internationals ever be
come triumphant, disorganizatior
and decentralization must ensue anc
chaos come again, for by their sys
tenn real rights, would be supplantei
by imaginary ones.
Turning from the political tone o
, pnbfc sentiment IN Europe TO tina
which exists in our own country, WI
; fud the two essentially different. a.
a people, it may be said of IFS tina
we have lost all practical respect fo
: the virtue and simplicity of republi
; cansim: w e know that universe
suffrage is a delusion and popnla
sovereignty ii snare. The brig1i
ideal we once worshiped is ut,erl
), oversize dowed by corruption, extrav
: agance and fraud, and instead of ad
# vancing in the paths of equity ant
: justice, we are receding from then
: with most rapid stride. SO ia
y from simplifying our statues, we ar
$ constantly making them more nun
erons and intricate, thus bringin
y upon ourselves the reproach of Re
publican Rome: Claws multiply j
proportion to the advance of tie r,
, public in corruption" Just now Re
publican America contributes NOR
Is for the support of her Governmei
: than any other nation under Heave1
Il One third of her annual products, dc
y rived from all sources-agricultura
d manufacturing, and commercial