The Home advocate. (Farmerville, La.) 1885-1???, 1885-12-04
[Fu: TIE HOME ADVOCATE.
E't.CiIsXs!IEDN.
By VINDICATDR.

and ,Ev pursuit Of happiness. Gov
ernmcatS are diversified in form
and variable according to tie
times. r;icnans.;''."cs, knowledge
and genius OF a people. In mon-
arci,y the Sovereignty rc>l'!t>
above. and the absolute sometimes
the qu.!ilied) will OF the sovereign
is tn. supreme law. The hing
can do no wrong" Is a fav"rIl" max
i'm in royal p,rlance. But IN lc'
pubIic: dixie TIE u. s. the people
are the fountain of sovereignty.
Laws cminatc from them amt
should always be the r,t'cX OF their
en|irhtrneH viii. H. republics
power asccnd>; from The people, ana
here the divinity OF tie classic
maxim: (Vox pnr::li. vo> Den
shines forth with rcS;,lcn!cnt ."s
ter.
For security Of life, orr le@'S.a
lures have passed VHri"H3 S'''H'
gent laws against murdcr. "SSaSS'-
nation, assault, etc. f"r the pro
lection of property. robbery, arson.
theft. etc, are severely 1eronnced'
and the guilty threatened with
cond;gn punishment. For the pro
lection of personal liberty, amt
private character. it is so'cmlI'y
decreed that no person shall be put
in jeopardy without due process OF
law. And to further promote the
welfare Of society, and generally
conserve the happiness and tran
quillity thereof, divers laws, from
time to time, have been enacted,
such-f,r cxamp'e-as guarantee
reli .i,us iIh-.,y: acts for III" MAIN
tenance of public free schools; FOR
the snppor' Of ''a"rrrS and ih' ~
sane; to prevent the ln'''"'ncf''n
of contagious Ills. asses. smuggling,
pirac::. etc.
No s.ine Individual will for mo
ment doubt the wisdO.n and fitness
of such conservatory laws. NJ"
enli.btened nation can exist with
out them. And by no criterion is
pure civilization made more mani.
fest. Laws are prescribed by the
supreme power in Il State, ana
should command only what is tight
and salutary and prohibit what
socver reason aud experience de.
clare to be wrong and pernicious
70 the best interest Of the entire
body polite. Not the few; but the
;,,anv. Not for the benefit OF the
strong anil opu'ent, as in despo''c
countries: but for the good and
protection of the poor, the weak, |
he innocent and the dependent.
No government IS complete iii its
,rganic structure, or sound lii It's
vital furc' IONS ti'at does not, IN
he detail, Il It's police equipments.
wrap t'ir inld- of its guardian
wings arot nd every class, without
regard ;n"ge, rank, sex, Academia
onditions, private relations, ETC.
Laws are repealed by the same
powers that make them, and when
, novel measure for relief, or to
meet an acknowledged want is
the only points to he
are:-in my humble
it reformatOry. or
is it wise, or foolish
leaSure; feasible, or impracticable;
or detrimental to tie
eneral good; and if national in its
haracter (as the present temper
nee reform movement) is it in
armony with the laws OF nature
nd of nations? At this point let
re put few questions tor the con.
of the rejecting reader:
'oes our model Republic come up
, the above requirements? Has
ever in it's eventful history been.
lily, what it boasts-"The land Of
re free, and the home of the braver
Oes it, by the provisions of its
VS., provide adequate means, pu-
tive and remedial, for all Of its
liabitants against all species of