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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: 28. What, then, is the relation between liberty and law? The perfection of law would secure the perfection of liberty. CHAPTER III. DESPOTISM. ? FREE GOVERNMENT. ? EIGHT AND DUTY OP SELF-GOVERNMENT. 1. What is a despotic government f A government in which the rulers exercise irresponsible power. 2. May a republican government be despotic f Those intrusted with power by the people may, for a time, use that power in a despotic manner. 3. What is the remedy in such a case f The remedy is found in the ballot-box. Other men must be elected to wield the powers of government. 4. What is a military despotism ? Government by a military despot whose will is the sole law. 5. What is a free government ? A government of laws securing liberty. 6. May not an absolute despot make wise and just laws f He may. 7. Would not such laws secure liberty? They would for the time being; but there would be no security for their continuance. 8. Why would there be no security ? Because they would depend upon the will of one man, whose will might change at any moment. 9. Is government by the people necessarily a free government ? Not necessarily; for the people, or a majority of them, may construct a government which will not secure liberty. 10. Save the people a right to govern themselves? It is both their right and duty to govern themselves wisely and righteously. 11. How have governments often originated? In fraud and force, and not in the consent of the people governed. 12. May such governments become legitimate f They may. 13. How may they become legitimate ? Only by becoming good governments, and receiving either the express or the tacit consent of the people. 14. What do you mean by a legitimate government ? A lawful gov...

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This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1860. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... APPENDIX. A. Page 15. That we did not take up arms until necessary to protect our lives, as well as our liberties, I will here cite a few cases which exhibit the character of the reign of terror then imposed upon Kansas. In February, 1856, E. P. Brown, a true lover of liberty, was actually hewed in pieces, with a hatchet, by a ProSlavery mob at Easton, in consequence of which his poor wife became a maniac, and is now the inmate of an asylum, leaving their three children orphaned. In June, Mr. Cantrell, who, though from Missouri, was a Free-State man, was taken prisoner with his wife and family; was offered his freedom if he would join the invaders, and, on his refusal, was shot down and pinned to the ground with a bayonet; his wife and family vainly pleading for his life. Mr. Hopps, from Massachusetts, a brother-in-law of Eev. Mr. Nute, of Lawrence, was shot and scalped on the highway by a Southern man named Fugitt, who had bet a pair of boots at Leavenworth that he would bring in a Yankee scalp within two hours, and thus won his bet, carrying in the bleeding scalp in triumph on the end of his gun. Mr. Bailey, the only man in Kansas that I know of who has purchased his land with a warrant actually received APPENDIX A. It? by himself from the Government, for personal service in the navy, was robbed of a fine pair of horses, wagon, a load of provisions, etc., by Southern men, under Col. Buford, tied to a tree, and shot at as a target. Eeceiving four balls in his body, he fell as dead and was so left, but the U. S. mailcoach passing shortly after, the passengers, on seeing the body, insisted on stopping, and finding that he still breathed, took him with them. He lay in bed nine months, and now carries the bullet marks on him, while he cultivates his farm t...

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1872 Excerpt: ... Oh, trip and skip, Elvire! Link arm in arm with me; Like husband and like wife, together let us see The tumbling-troop arrayed, the strollers on their stage Drawn up and under arms, and ready to engage. ii. Now, who supposed the night would play us such a prank?--That what was raw and brown, rough pole and shaven plank, Mere bit of hoarding, half by trestle propped, half tub, Would flaunt it forth as brisk as butterfly from grub? This comes of sun and air, of autumn afternoon, And Pornic and Saint Gille, whose feast affords the boon, --' This scaffold turned parterre, this flower-bed in full blow, Bateleurs, baladines! We shall not miss the show! They pace and promenade; they presently will dance; What good were else i' the drum and fife? O pleasant land of France! in. Who saw them make their entry? At wink of eve, be sure, They love to steal a march, nor lightly risk the lure. They keep their treasure hid, nor stale (improvident) Before the time is ripe, each wonder of their tent, --Yon six-legged sheep, to wit, and he who beats a gong, Lifts cap, and waves salute, exhilarates the throng, --Their ape of many years and much adventure, grim And gray with pitying fools who find a joke in him. Or, best, the human beauty, Mimi, Toinette, Fifine, Tricot fines down if fat, padding plumps up if lean, Ere, shedding petticoat, modesty, and such toys, They bounce forth, squalid girls transformed to gamesome boys. iv. No, no, thrice, Pornic, no! Perpend the authentic tale! 'Twas not for every Gawain to gaze upon the Grail! But whoso went his rounds when flew bat, flitted midge, Might hear across the dusk---where both roads join the bridge, Hard by the little port--creak a slow caravan, A chimneyed house on wheels; so shyly-sheathed, began To broaden out the bud, which, ...