Excerpt from Political Affairs of the Country, Vol. 3: A Series of Communications on Various Public Topics to the "Hudson Gazette" And "Daily Register," During the Years 1882-3 The bulk Of the wealth Of the people never becomes concentra ted in the hands of the few, as at present existing in this country, except by force or fraud. Then in abject humility the people are liable to put on the yoke Of knaves and tyrants and become tools for oppressing others. Knavery debases and power cor rupts. When Rome was on a rapid decline to her fall, as described by Gibbon, a Nero who could dance while Rome was burning, and who was one of the meanest knaves and tyrants that ever disgraced humanity, had his worshipers, and his grave was strewn with flowers and his death was signalized by a mock ery of woe. Both force and fraud have been the instruments in reducing o the people of this country to that of the Romans in the days of Nero. Our Government, created solely to give us distinction in the commercial and diplomatic world, has brought ruin upon the one interest and disgrace upon the other, while for the pur pose Of plunder it has usurped the prerogatives Of the States and condescended in the meanest way to interfere with the social and domestic relations Of the people. A recent occurrence illustrates this fact: On the 3oth of last September, at Chattanooga, Ten nessee, Maggy Harding, a colored woman, after having been provided one of the best seats in one Of the best cars on the rail road, attempted to force her way into another car, and being resisted, has brought an action against the conductor for assault and battery, and another action against the company for damages. As the laws of the State had been complied with in the case, of course it must be tried in the United States Court, and then we shall have the spectacle of a court created by the constitution to try national cases of commerce and diplomacy. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.