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t!lo cause Of that corruption {lcniod). II
.oa III" e:r.e x,* . egss G,oSs,'p1 x ,,,,, VI
huarsEe without Mt fcast eIuai corruption. Nor,
spaiu IL n finn example Of tho bcneiicent results
OF e!aas.fnlo nd tho abssnco Of liberty. 70
s's1a,. rspeat i1a ; extend The trie figure r A.
AMERICAN ship Of stale, CARRYING un!vorHat suf-
gn!serHal Tstanny. Tho Austrian aid
e .n5 S'Ffss' Ftansa under te he do.ee RfSssGs
sway Of Napoleon ILL.,, "corrIpt and rotten to
| tho last degree Of decomposition" demonstrate
what political iategns7 and pnto government
y Mo msy G}xteet } without tao dSxeaerating, r,ln-
publican England, wflcro tho "e1penscs Of An
election to Parliament arc from 5000 to
s20, 0oo-wiieEe million Of paupors arc sup
ported ~ tho saate,-.wl.cre nearly tho who1o
| land OF tho Kingdom ib moho)1o1tzcd by few
| Glass. Government has fower uyifs tAan FREQ
! Government. All nations at,ont ,s, ~ we1l ~
tho*n hcfote sls. have ariod what Mr. shufaldt
/ proposes. and have npt escaped greater snsfor.
| !ilnca tlan our own. II tho worlds bloody paat
! llaa been mostly ma1c up Of caAs.r,3le, e,-If tue
facts Of tho care arc tint every arc Of Dospotstn
las been m age Of decline, and that every ago OF
postston 81 Mr. shafetds, shas t. a theoretical
iy right, bt practically wrong," that every man
rnay participate iii making tllo iawa, cannot 10
h,lstalneed Theoretically right and practically
HtbHE hH N}]jllEA ~ Hil3k}lIHE, III 4 bthtE1ucHE
that hfr. sAnfeldt must explain. II tl,e theory Is
hound. tho factB that sustain it lauat be. atr.
y. admits tho tilcorY ; wo must conclude tlc1,,
ho has not carefully e2atnined itse facss.
Government Of somo kind wo mutt
hayo: thia is too often forgotten in our
critlcIams, Our oniy cllolco H. Shall It bo form
! Of "Ltnpirc." OF 'lro Republic And. in
| considering Uniyorsal Suffrage, tho foundation
| sclses. not II Suffrage accompanied bY abuses
but, Docs FREQ Government, on tho whole. uoa-
sesB the 1eweAt evils 7-}s 1t. taking everything
INTO consideration, tho beat Government And.
sarera e. as'efsns a , upon not eans n,ason o Or
aoryations 70 tue present moment. aud
to tho fancied improvement ia our politics Of 10.
day. II certain classes did not posscsa certain
Esilgs'a but Tue H1opsr 1ay to re" tho qu9s.
permanent rcsnlts Of Class. Government
md, ~ on I'll tic wlolc. s dosss not ~ mankini z
reatzo moro Justice and happinoeB under
kind Of Claae-G e-Gosesnsnont To prove that
tho struggles Of mankind towards universal Lib
erty from tho caste-syttcm atll bondage Of Old
Egypt 1000 yuass ago. to tho cnfranchfHemcnt Of
more ts.an tho logic of NJ. shuiel:i.. Corrur-
tipn In Inherent In human nature. aud conar-
Quonsiy ln cYory form Of Government. Tho hIA-
tosy Of England aud that Of every nation. u,un-
atchcal or free is tho history Of alternate eraB
Of political corruption aud reaction from that cor
rnrtiou. IN tho wake ofsloeesaful war. where tho
Stata handles and disbutacs large sums ofmoney,
corruption is always seen. lntlc euddon increato
Of nRuonai ueAltll-ih tho fByuea Of large
! command capital.--in timea Of great cuEumer-
cial prosperity and consequent prndsality,
fuptton is sure 70 lurk nndcr any form OF oov-
i ernnene. Aud these casisca enter largely into
wllas is called the political dogeueracy Of our
| time.
Dut the remedy fnr onr Ills lieA not in any atcn
backwards, lllo The carsailmens Of tho
Is1 Issr Of sass.g' ssgE toni nat 81 i ssrty ss N AT. @
honesty In al! clnsaes It lies especially III aTous-
ing tho Intelligent and honest To pay moro attcn-
tfon to politics, and not to begru1ga MI hour OF
two. esen otco year. that fs ta!ennp in voting.
our scry; highest duties. (put ty some nations
before all otlicrs) III duty to tho State; 1t lies
IN htsring fy every fneana to ehli9liton and raiso
the ignorant. and not leave politics "to be rou
| by tlLem. or to ran themselves. Criminal
Indifference to- mud neglect Of, tho ordinary ,it-
tics OF citizenship might mora appropriately
abe labeled" on the sinking ship (when It
cpmes to sink, which fall to see tho signs of in
too great nh extension at Liberty or too full an
acknowledgment Of tho rights Of man. x.
cFf,tE WITHOUT spoNss
70 The Kditor IT 1'ha Caitayo Ttfbaa4:
CHICAGO. Feb 1T.-Yout correspondent.
George A. shufellt IT.. is evidently n dangerous
mau. lie Should DO secured ut opce and put in
irons, tried By court.martial Of TseodB Of the
"appropriating otder," and executed like Gall.
leo OF Bruno, Tor sucl, horetica1 uttbranccs; for
II Ito should b.iccccl in prevailing on thu people
to bc!ovn sucl, doetrincs, tutnpun second only
I'd the "Tea Overheard" might occur. What i
perlcus condition oiir country would be lii II CTR
oficsa,s should rprplt throw down their Irsignia
and resign! Whatl OtIlco without Bpoi!s ?
! Non6 buca. TITO tue victor belong tho B,,ois, il
ilas be6h s1e cry Btco lilo d0ya Of !" Martin tie
First ard now 70 back down from tint
| wonll bo utter ruin TO the land, Where would
10 your patfiotB,-ssiio wol,1d take tic stslnp
snd Rpond long an,hnadr-cantpalgns et1ogi2lng
| the Declaration OF Independence and John Ia,l.
| cock, we're 1t not for tho apos 7 What pitts
bio Bpettaeic It qpuld I'D to SOC your Congress-
men returning lo1nt, carpottbag in hhtid YOUR
sehenclA roturniny from foreign lanaaa b1 asas
steamers. aud throwing up their hand; your
Generals fos!gning and coming humo from for
olen triph etc,
| Suroly., tie hest nay would 10 to bribe this
| maMiacally y.inclucd Shufeidt by giving him
| good fat ohicd. For instance. rrchitlcnt Grant
could mako him monbor OF tho C0tnmiktee to
examine candidates for promotion 1t Washing
| ton. /. L. q.
~ Hustled Com iiiunlty.s,
tront lh< Hdn frane1ato Chrentcis.
Thta rhrRBe may very properly express the
| condition Of Affairs in CatA0n and Virginia Ctr
| cn 1utF ,1na