Essay On the Character And Influence of Washington in the Revolution of the United States of America
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The social principles were democratic, but the position of in- dividuals was very little so. Instruments were wanting to give effect to the princi- ples. Influence still dwelt with rank. And on the other hand, the number did not press heavily enough to make the greater weight in the balance. But the Revolution, hastening the pro- gress of events, gave to American society a general and rapid movement in the di- rection of democracy. In those States where the aristocratic principle was still stro...ng, as in Virginia, it was immediately assailed and subdued. Entails disappear- ed. The church lost not only its privi- leges, but its official rank in the State. The elective principle prevailed through- out the whole government. The right of suffrage was greatly extended. Civil legislation, without undergoing a radical 110 CHARACTER AND INFLUENCE change, inclined more and more towards equality. The progress of democracy was still more marked in events than in laws. In the towns, the population increased rapidly, and, with it, the populace also.
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