Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1882-04-14
CAN WE DO TT?

Hss not our Govern ment undertaken &c
do too much ? Is not the preamble 10 the
constitution and the declaration of inde
pendence IA glittering generality?" /,
| Robert Burns dreamer when he says ga
man is man for a. that and a. that" Are
these truths self-evident, "that all men are
born free and equal, endowed by their
Creator with certain inalienable rights
among which are life, liberty and the pur.
suit of happiness?" Tyrants the world
over say "no." "The Pope and high priests
say "no." The great mass of mankind
need Pope in church matters and a
monarch in matters of State TO rule over
Them and keep them in slavery" And
every man who has lost his self respect
and self government, every ignorant
man, every man whose reason is
destroyed by his passions and vicious in.
dulgences, barbarions and savages who
have long since lost all sense OF Justice by
their conduct say, "That is so.h We do
need both Pope and Monarch to keep
us from either injuring ourselves or other
men," "As a matter Of fact some men
never had any rights or they have lost
what they once had" Can our Govern.
ment be maintained il we permit such
classes to swarm in our country? The
negative Of this question il too evident 10
need argument. Such glasses of men
would ruin the best Of Governments. What
then can we do? While this tide OF fimmi.
grafton rises higher and higher every year
can we save our Government? Will not
this foreign element food and overwhelm
our country? Can we reform these swarms
OF native.born and foreign people or must
we cast them out and shut up our ports
and maintain a continental blockadef Be-
lore we can give lair answer to these in
quIrles we must return to the previous
question-"Are all men born free and
equal Z" As this is somewhat personal
question 1t may be best to treat II ma an
argumentum adliominem. The Irislimen
says TO the Chinaman, "go home you
heathen-you are too pig headed to make
q freeman y John retorts by saying to
Pat, "go home yourself, you barbarian, you
are too mean by birth to live with snakes
and frogs. That's why ST. Patrick drove
them out OF old Ireland" At this stage
Of the argument Pat hits John with his
hst and also with the toe of his brogans.
Before The argument goes any farther in
ms direction The high priest OF the Pope
interiors and qniels Pat by reminding him
that the priest under the Pspe who il Gods
vicegerant ON earth, was born TO rule over
the people. But this sort of argument en-.
RACES John, who says, "by birth belong
to the Celestial Empire, and will never. no
never submit 10 you, Pope or priest a low
sel oil barbarlans. Asa clincher to tlese
nigh sounding nsseraliUns, both priest and
Pat beat John with might aud main and
would have produced ON his mind some
sort al "cOnyiction," had not n police,nan
put stop TO this kind OF argument by
shutting np all three Of them in a lock.un
The next day Green Mountain Yankee
sees M his newspaper a piece headed. "a
disgracelnl row." and shrewdly remarks
that between John, Pat aud the pri.st lle
policeman, he hi X lad the best of lie
argument. For he has brought these men
OF high birth 10 order by the force OF arms.
and In ON this account for sooth born ~
rule. Under the impression thar she was
born TO rule, England forced the East In.
dies to eat opium and compelled China To
chew the same cud. But when she tried
10 make America take a cup Of tea. nolens
voiens, she learned that nm Ame ici was
equai toa Brition, at least In son,e re.
specls. Brain and muscle ARE worth some.
Thing In world like ours. But then we
do not suppose the fathers who framed The
constitution designed that the o,,estinn
Mhe'her 'n'l men were born free and equal
anouiu depend upon the quantity ofihe
one or the strength OF the other.
THOMAS.