The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1872-03-06
DO GREAT MEN EVER
RINyDEGg

the qsestion, DO q eat men ever Jiuu.
der Is answered in their very ongaui-
zation, when presented as q detective,
blurred, incomplete piece Of machin-
cry, which came from its maker per-
feet 10 a'l its parts, GJd-like in attri.
butes as well rs 10 image. The Lluuders
of the great, and by these we mean of
men in high station, are far more mark
ed than those OF the humble and unas
piriog American history is full Of
facts whi,h sustain this declaration.
John Adams blundered in mistaking
the purity of tho Republic no contrib.
utcd SO largely in creating, because he
was 40 aristocrst at heart. Ho sought
separation from England as much on
personal feelings ofpique as for any po-
iitical arguments Of genoral wrong.
cccretly hoping that 10 an independent
government he would be able to attain
what would never be accorle him as
colopist-aristoerAt distinction. or
course ho failed, but not until ho was
completely humiliatod, and for years
his name possessed an olium 10 politics
which attached itself to no other char.
ac,er Of ihe Revelation. Most of our
Southern statesmen, lurcd by the phap
ta'y Of su aristoracy in republic, "a
combination altogether inconsistent and
incapable CT existing failed and blum
dcrod, until the school which they cre-
ated was reared a class Of the biiteres,
enemies which freed mcco ever had
CaIhoun's entire career was q gigantic
blunder-a blnnder fraught with as
many evils rs flblo ascribes to Pandoras
box. Like tho elder Adams, tho states
men OF the south mistoos tho true mis-.
sion Of the Republic. They treated i, as
a baublc with which 10 dazzle then de-
grade the mass Of meu. There never
was more arrogant AMI overbeariog
ari, .oetat 10 the Old World, than were
the men who resolved to destroy the
American Union in order to secure
the perNansnay anl political power Of
the institution of slavery. But where
in history do We find tn. record of a
;rsa.sr bluuder, than that Of tho slave.
holders rebellion? 1t not only failed
10 achieving what it rsvolted to attain
but it lost its own life. Every Asn
who onsagel in it,. blundercd. Its
s,atosmanship was composed of scri.
es of ridiculous misconceptions Of pop.
ular rights aud its only merit was
coataiusd 10 the mad valor with which
its iuiantuatod alnorents fought TO
give it consis tency aul permanancy
Not one Of those claiming to be states,
ucn, who cogasod in the cause Of trea'
son, will reeeivo the Same credit il
hia,ory Tint will b, recorded ia the
humb!est soliier who fought beneath
the bars aud stars. The comm On
mass who engaged in treason, made
no mistakes and wero guilty of no
b'uniers. Theirs were all manly Sac
rlii'es for what they erringy beloved
TO be just aud dslensible. From the
contest with rebellion, the loyal portion
Of the North emerged victorious, but
theft triamphs are scarcely settled, be-.
fore We havO what arc called our
statesmen blundering-some in the mad
persuit of their own rash aspirations
aa1 others in thoir fapatical support
Of their nall.formoi c,aviction OF
what is right. And strange to say, in
the meantime the peoalo are guilty of
no bluadcrins, anl are making few
mistakes. Tho hearts Of tn, Ameri-
can masses aio always right, anl their
minds well balanced, Congress may
rage anl roar with tho most frantic
passion --cabols may be formed for
tho overthrow Of ADMINISTRATORS, aud
countsrplo's run into each other like
the filthy sewage ofa vast, and ye.
tho people calmly pursue their busi.
ness. We dolbt il any Republican
club, or amoos the humblest Rcpub.
licans 10 any township in Peunsylva-
MIA, you can fad three man who could
be led into blunders ike those ir
which Sumner, Schurz and Trumbull
are now laundering, These three
eminent statesmen-or rather let US
write scholars, for he is no statesmen
who docs not moro thoroughly under.
stand men than Sumner evinces he
ioes-hayo boen guilty withiu tho last
year Of bllnders, which will mar The
fame it required thom a life times Ia.
Dor to gather and we doubt if ever
again the nation will trust them.
| Certain it is, that Sshurz and Trum-
ball will cot be reelected to the Sea-
ate when their present terms ex-
mir