, 1873-08-09

from lilo carpotLnggers md negroes. Tho B',''-
Bltutson Of military government In place OF
tho proaont wrotcIlea Institutions would 10 vel
ootnol in nearly ovory Southern state, and las
boon Officially asked for iu Louiafana. Nor
would tho blacks ho opposcl to Cmsarism II tile
"0oyornmcnt" wa,,tod 1t. 10 tl.on1, tho Govorn-
mont at Washington is q Providence, a fotisl.,
tho fountain Of power md wealth. Thcy arc
indebted To tho Government for nil thoy
liavo. And for all they expect or desire they
look to tho Government Thoy aro already tho
Children Of ratcrnat government and they
caro- not what it may 10 cal1oi or how it nay DO
constituted, i'll promises tEom forty acros Of
land amulo. CnHarism, therefore, would hnyo
no serious opposition, but mitch effective RuT-
port, from tho whole South, unless Virginia may
10 MI exception.
Among tho people Of tile North, Cmsarlsm
would bo popular with tho monopolstp. Thoy
havo nothing to gain but everything to foar
from popular government, and llavo everything
to gain and nothing to fcar from an arfstocratto
government They would be tho drant1ooa Of
tho Empire. They would provide tho
activo capital, receiving in return grants Of
lands, governments Of provinces, subsidies, priv
ilogos, titlcs, aud honors, and bccomo tho ruling
class. CnBar'a first net WIS to create now
Senate Of 900 mombers. Tho two Napoloons
creatod Senators of the Empire at tllcir pleaa-
ure; tho country eventually footed tho bill; j;
bnt, while tho thing lnstod, tho capitalists of
tho milton had a grand time. Evcry spccioH OF
monopoly would hail Cnaariam with JOY. Pro-
tocted by absolute powor from cncroaohmonts
by tho pooplo, It would DO all-powerful in
government where ono man or few mon held
exclusive authority, 1t would concentrate in
support Of On American despotisna, just as tho
wenlth and capital Of Europe upholda monarchy
in proportion ns tho lattor koops down tho COM
monalty.
No nun who has given careful attention to tho
PRACTICES Of tho Federal ofico-holdors since tho
close Of tho War Las faile to notice that personal
ACKNOWLEDGMENT and foalty to tho appointing
power has boon tho ruling spirit Of tho class.
The revelations In tho cases Of Loot d Stock
ing, Caaoy aud Packard, Tom Murphy, and othor
largo ponsionors on tho Treasury, created no
other feolng in tho average of1lco-holdof or
ofico-scekor than onyy at thoir good luck.
Undor patornal government, froo from i'll
vestigating conn1itteoH, with an obaoqutous
press, with no popular clamor, tho placcmen
would enjoy an elysium not possible unlor
tho preBont form Of government. Cmsarism
would therefore be strong with this Glass; oil OF
whom would Shout Justify for a permanent
government.
Ono Of tho moans by which Napoleon III
siloncod discomfort was tho lavish hand ho on-
ployod in public works. 1Io "gayo employment
to lnbor" by loyylng taxes to construct public
works. Thoro arc at thia time applications
botoro Congvoss for n national expenditure
Of nearly ono thousand millions to dig canals,
struct mud operate railroads, aud various othol
projects. This sum could eaaily bo doubled il
auy prospect Of success wRs furnished. Thu
eutiro brood of Credit Mobiliors and spoculators
who itch for the handling Of this money woult
favor CtczariBm, m,-that being tho best form oi
| government for them.
But Cnsarlsm would find sturdy opponents ir
tho great mass OF tho Northern people who art
not monopoliate, nre NOT oillco-holders or Office
seekers, and who ase not Interested in HcllemoE
against tho Public Treasury. AL tho traditions
Of these people, their religious and Bocular odu
cation, thoir industrial lnbitD, their political
| aocnl homes and ambitions aro entirely hostil
to it; and these pooplo will DO likely to unit
against any proposition In TINT direction, whoth
or it como n the form Of u third election to tn
Presidency or in any other ahapo.