“How different is power when derived from its only just source, viz., THE PEOPLE,” proclaimed The Federal Gazette. “The first magistrates of the nations of Europe assume the titles of Gods and treat their subjects like an inferior race of animals. Our beloved magistrate delights to show, upon all occasions, that he is a man—and instead of assuming the pomp of master, acts as if he considered himself the father, the friend, and the servant of the people.”
