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; :t ry, to the stripping of our brethren of'
\bair inheritance, 1 oo(iM wisb thst the
ffirA:~ were not so strong?
^ "It is excellent
' To have a giaot'? strength, but it is
* To use it like a giant."
Justice is^better^than strength, ?^d
1 will venture the assertion, is stronger
than strength; and I would warn the
" Republican" and Free Soil party, at
the outset of their career, that, if having
he mrjority even, they undertake to
*' , do that which is unjust?by which I
njean, that if thoy undertake to exclude
the South from tho 'Territories of the
2 V United States, they will fail in their attempt,
and their'strength will be shat,
tared. The lovers of justice will be
against them in the North; and tho
South, united by a common sentiment,
by oommon dangers, and a common no
eessity, will remain and be the largost,
the most solid, and the most powerful
fragment of the Union. Pennsylvania
and New York will not join with Massachusetts
in any such orusadc against
th* Bouth. Speaking for the City of I
New York, with its population, sml its
/> ) wealth, she would, in case of such a pro
A-. / i jected crusade, join with the South a\t
gainst Massachusetts; and speaking for
njacIC I solemnly declare, that I also
ia such a case should join with the
/ South* Born in Massachusetts I love
j * the place of my hirth ; but I love justice
. and honor more,
f? s.. It is painful to contemplate even in
!v imagination the catastrophe of adissc'
lution of this Union, compared with the
vila of which, all the evils partaining to
T or alleged against slavery, arc hut as
: dust in the balance; but if that calami* {
ty is to come, let not the Free Soil party
imagine that the North will remain
a unit for tho purposo of making war
upon the South New relative poaitiona,
and few interests connected with
them, or even the already existing
diverse, if not hoe tile interests released
from existing bonds and obligations, will
' ead to new political combinations. Is
it likely that New York, deeply interested
as she ia in tho establishment of
free trade, will then oG&ssat to the imposition
ef a high tariff -or the benefit
;/ of the manufacturers of New Kng]a.-ii?
IsitliWy!
A dissolution of the Union1 Aonihi?
ja*?n of the political hopes of the whole
'jll* humeri race ! Extinguishment of the
\* greatlight of liberty, shining with cheer
Tm 105 rays,. like a beacon light across the
. dark and dreary waetw of the wa? f
tera of depotism 1 Let us ibt descend'to
calculate the pecuniary value of the 1
Union, to compute the sura total of the 1
losses anu sacrifices thai wouid attend !
its uiit- ?Cmuu' ?cf? b'seed ?jf ice j
^ / individual mar tyre who miglit die iu the
defense of justice and honor, however '
' precious,becomes as nothing in oontern- '
jL plation of that vast calamity. This Un- '
ton dissolved! It would he as though j
the sun were blotted from the firmament 7
darkness and despair would cover the
earth; political darkness and despair im. '
mutable, hopeless, final:
" Put out the light ??nd then put ont the
:-x Hfht. |
If I quench thee, thou darning minister)
Lean again thj former light rest***.
If I repeat me but once put out thine, 1
X knew not when U the Promethean heat '
, vVy That can thy light relume." 1
WooM that my voice could reach to ,
the Penobscot, and beyond the Penob- j
* scot; to the Mlsmssippi, and beyond the <
Mtssiseppi! I would say to the inhabi-1,
ftantsof this wide region, this now uni- j
ted domain,?Men of the North i strong i
in number!, you h??e yet the power to ]
-i control the destinies of the countryj
Use this greet edrsotnge wisely, w?d ,
you will preserve it; a bus* it, sad it will
? be lout to you tor ever. DojU gently with j
' ' your brethera of the South: push tbcin
I jsW*V net to n dsngorons extreme- Abjure n t
{' platform which prompts yon to despoil f
your brother of his inheritance; follow j
o loader who would conduct you to' t
I ' xT dieanion, perhaps to civil wsr 1 gaeri r
| S^fiooeomothnig^ren of your rights on the 1
I " > M nHsir of patriotism? >'Con*de some
I K? ; Uwng oven to Wt supposed corapara*.;
Ks?s.Wue:
h1
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with hotter grace and more salutary effect
from superior power?it reconciles
superiority of powor with the feeliuge
of men, and establishes solid ooufidence
on the foundations of affection and gratitude.''
And I would add?Men of the
Middle states! You hold the contra)
position, and should not extreme opinisms:
in your hands rests the balance
of power. It is your natural and proper
prerogative to be the mediator be
tvrcen the North and tho South. lixerciso
your prerogative! Arrest the
tide of advancing fanaticism, and say,
" Thus far, aud no farther !" Rebuke
the troubled waters and to the J furious
waves pay, Peace ! be still!"
HOUSTON AND RUSK IN DEBATE.
We lay before our resdors the following
sketch of a discussion which took place be
tweon (Jen's. Houston and Husk, at Nacogdoches,
on *ho 16th September last.
The avent which we long ago anticipated,
has at labt transpired. Our Senators
hare come to a joinder of issuo upon the
political policy of the government. We
are glad to hear that Geu. Husk Maintained
the cause cf the Democratic party with
irrcsistahlo arguments, end that ho oroved >
folly and clearly the unsoundness of Mr.
Fillmore on the Southern qnestiou. Ilia
meeting with^ Houston, is a source of high
congratulation, on tho part of the Domocracy
here, and we well anticipate, over the
whole State. We feci that ho is bound up
with the destinies of tho s Democracy, by
those inseperablo ties of principle which
no time or circumstances con destroy : 1
We call the attention of the Know Nothing
party of Texas to the declaration of
Sam Houston?that the South should acqucsoc
if Fremont is elected ! We ask our
ootemporary of the State Timed, if this is
to be regarded as the sentiment, of his
party f s%
It will also be seen that Gen. Husk takes
the stand that if the rule of a fanatical
majority in to usurp the plaoe of the Constitution
that he,would strike back, though
annihilation should bo the oouse^uence!
Thia is our stand. Gen. Rusk ex pressor
most emphatically the sentiments of the
Democracy of Texas, and the party honor
hiao for it on an occasion when ruch igno.
miniouaand abject eubmissiun to the enemies
of the boutb is openly avowed by one
of our own U. 8. Senator's ; he deaeorates
the office he holds .
From the 5faco^?looJ?ca Chronicle
OKN. HOUSTON AND GKN. RUSK.
These distinguished geutlcmon met in de
bate on tho political qcstionsof the day, at
this piaoe, on Tuesday evening lart. where
npou Houston led off iu a defence 01 the
Miasouri Compromise, and sn attack on the
Nebraska and Kuum hill tn which h* *t_
bibsUd wv ptanoi excitement on the
ilarery question He also severely criticised
the aetion of the present adminiatrm
tion and the present Democratic party, repudiating
their platform himself and charging
that the nar&v hud aln.i ronudiated it.
by their endorsement of the Kansas Pacification
bill, *.nd the Internal Improvement
bill. He was singularly mild towards Mr.
Buchanan, and gave him credit for great
integrity and patriotism, and seemed
to think hie great private fault wtte being
a bachelor, but held him responsible for
the actions and the platform of the party
which nominated him?both of which ho
uferiy repudiated. He gave aa his reasons
for supporting Mr. Fillmore, tliat be
bed been tried and not found wanting,that
only wanted n ehanoe of successfully com
acting with Mr. Fremont, and that he represent
tedbe principles which he (Qett.H.)
cherished. Ho too* strong grounds for
he Union and advocated acquiescence on
the part of the Booth in case Fremont was
elected ?? V
Oen. Rusk to reply, spoke In n very
celing and eloquent manner of the feelings
thiols had etisted between him and hie
k>1 league for thr pass twouty years, end
rhile ho diffr^d widely with hit* in bl*
>resent political position, he ye* accorded
o hire patrierisai aud integrity, pro
reded to defend the Nobtaskh^ llifl;
^proved that Sg itation had existed on the I
lavtut* ever rinoe the passage of
he ordinance of 1^97 ; that it hm| never
^ mlnnend; Out the Mis^uri Comwains
was net? eompegt sud gnv? farts
o prove it, W edteiemoed tt boss** it
hifiX* t.
H * - /. ^ S- ' .j.+ " ASt T&vj^jLY&'
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repudiated, lis pwffld the Nebraska bill j
to be nothing wore than the establishing
of equal rights to all tha Slates, which hadf
oooo boon destrojrod by the passage of the
Missouri Compromise. That the North had
uaver regarded that enactment a* of binding
force, and ik waa roookery for tht Couth any
i longer to attempt to sustain It. He defsn- ^
ded the Democratic party ; severely hand- ,
led the auteoedenta of Mr. Fiilniora, prior
to hiis election as President and also many
of his actions white President, Spoke of d
his course toward Texas ns being arbitrary
and tyrannical in respect to the Santa
Fo question, also in rogard to bis endorse
mcnt of Mr. Bartlett'a giving awsy the
Meailla Valley,In order to defeat tho South
l era Padfio Kail road; also spoke of his timid
rction upon the Compromise measures and
bis mild enforcement of tho Fugitive Slave
, Law. lie charged hina with being one of
the prime instigators of the excitement
which was disorganising the oountry when
he became President, and denied him any
great credit for his regard of his oath of t
ofiicc, when such powerful circumstances
impelled its action. He sprite of the merits
of Mr. Buchanan. lie had been the
vann friend ?nrl dnf???l?? '"r ,T- I *
? ?"V- uva?*uva<?x VI A t'AM< U6 j VS
had boon a conservative patriotic Statesman }
and bin record furnished no proof of a desire i n
to deprive the South of ber Constitutional 14
T*
rights. lie ((Jen. Kusk) was also it
for the Union. He would make sac- 0
it.
rificcs to preserve it; hot if a state of things it
should ensue in which that equality which ^
is guaranteed to the South by the Constitutiou
will be destroyed, and the rale of a tt
fanatical majority usurp its place, he would &
strike back, though annihilation should bo , u
the consequence.
Gen. Houston^ in his rejoinder enter* t)
cd into the history of the Missouri Com. b
promise, and claimed for it the sacredness ?
of a compact, and that it should not have ' 41
been disturbod by after agitation. He i j1
said Gen. Taylor and not Mr. Filltnore was {
responsible for the arbitrary actioo towards ! ?
Texas, and proceeded to indict Mr. Buch- o
ansn on aeveral counts. He then entered *
into adefence of the principles of the Ameri. f
can party, paid a high compliment to thr ^
ladies and concluded. e
The speeches of both gentlemen were iu h
excellent temper, and void of any unkind i )'
personal allusions. _We reported them with fl
an intention to publiah|and may do bo in
another iaaue. Their length may prevent *
ns from carrying out our purpose.
[J utlin State Gat*tte] 0
INFLUENCE OF A NEWSPAPER. ^
A school teacher and who has been en- p
gaged a long time in his profession, wit* a
nessed the influence of good news papers
upon the minds of a family of children, p
writes to the editor of the Ogdensburg n
Setiuel as follows: o
Ihave round it to be a ani ?**?! with- i c
on* iiobjiiinn, that those sebcisn of both c
sexes, and of all ages, who have acoees to t
newspapers at home, when compared to a
those who hare not are? i
] Better readers, excelling in pronunciation
and emphasis, and oonsequcntlly b
read more understanding]/. c
2. They are better apellere, and define o
_? _
worad wiiii more accuracy.
8. Thej obtain a practical knowledge of t!
geography, and in almost half the time it a
require* others, as the newpaptr has made C
them familiar with the looatioo of the im- b
portent placet, nations, their governments
and doings on the globe. a
4. Thoy are better grammarians, for hav. o
ing become ao familiar with every variety ?
of style in the newspaper, fri>m the com- e
mon plaee edtertieameut to the finished
ad efsamea! oration of the statesman, the u
more readily comprehend the meaning of ti
the text, and consequently analyse its con- it
stmotioe with aeewraoy. *, ?
6. They write better erne positions, ore- rt
iog better language, eonta?rir>g more eienrly
and oorrectly ezpreaeed idem.
There young men who here for teats <*
been readers of aewaaapera, are always k
taking the lead in the .rebating society, ex- at
bibiting a mora extf narre knowledge njpon n<
a greater variety ef subjects, and expense, b
ing theb views with greater fluency and m
clearoeue in their use ef language. ' j
" Johit, how's your me T' Feeble enough; J
I've got so that 7 oan Hob her now, aed ?i
hate my own w^y. You don't res me go- 11
iog errand# and doing eboreaaa I used W u
.. Dwcumeir era. Paxtt or Pisuatm*
?We waat out eUem?we cam* hom?S9
dirty : We want out sober?we earn* heck <U
drunk; wc want cut well?we oarne haws
siek; we wont oat laughing?We enme *
ban. o.yiagi <N> ..rt * wW> e?V--w? "
esmeftottf* molttylere; w* want mit for ^
1
TVr spire em PttefaiMJmife Cbnreb ?
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r . ?*euU<i ?e tfc* k., >* < > U?te m
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}CTOBEft 28, 1866.
CIJARACTER OF THE STATE
The (Raleigh N. C.) "Spirit of the agd"
rawi from a letter of Rev. i>. Eichclbcrger
Inch appeared in the US. C. Temperance Ad
ocnte" thu conclusion that S. Carolina ia afic<e<l
in n remarkable decree -with the lepro- !
r of drunkeness. Hear what It baa to say j
bout ua ;
HWe take the following from the'Sc utb Caro- '
in Temperance Standard, which shows that ,
ic leprosy has fallen upon the Palmetto State, j
nd Rum is doing its worat there, M 1" rc.~
till men slumber and crj peace?Ob, Godl j
here arc the faithful ones ? Where are thy !
outs to buckle on the armor to do battle for |
rgraded, down troddeu humanity ? Where ,
re the bolts that slumber in thy quiver, while i
is tons of Belial f it with a high band,
nd cry aha, aha? Where are thv arrows !
hicli were wont to be sharp in the hearts of
)? King's onoinio<> ? Speak, oh. Lord, to thy '
umbering children and say, " Who will come
p to the help of the Lord against the mighty?,'
The following extract, from tho private cor spondeuce
of Re*. I). Eichelberger, will be
tad with interest. Everywhere the Rum fiend
i the same, and truly the curse does r.nt cau- i
lets come. Sack a state of affairs arc- sad j
> contemplate ; hat if the contemplation does '
ot strengthen our hearts and hands to buttle
gninst the common foe, we are traitors to our
*ce and recreant to the benevolent instincts
planted by the groat Creator of man. If
ufy a President were to he made we could
teet the same, but Representatives must be
iftde, too?and such material to make theut
nt off South Carolina already stinks with ,
hiskey ft.-, well as with political corruption* |
Now we do not know what unusual oppor- j
milieu were afforded) this German divine to i
rtn n very correct judgemont as to this matr |
sr, hut it is somewhat singular that atrangcra
re ths first to make the astounding discovery, j
nd declaim against the existence of a state of 1
aingd here, srith which w*- ought ourselves to 1
c most familiar. And it is somewhat remark* |
hie too that the olfactories of our own keen 1
rented " Sons " were not dist irbed with this i
orrid stenck before it was wafted all the way
> Raleigh to offend the nostrils of " the Age.'1
We are among those who heartily desire to
pc this hvtiions in of drnnkeness blotted out :
f existe iee, and admit that in South Carolina
re have mora of it than comports with the j
ood of the people and the glory of the state* j
at that we are in so deplorable a condition j
s to require the apacial sympathies and pray. |
ra of our neighbors we do not admit All
nnest efforts to aid ns in throwing off the
oke we would cheerfully welcome, no matter
mm what quarter they come, but care not to
>e hold up to the world as greater linnet s than j
re, realty are, to gratify thu Pharisaical self
ighteousitcss of oilier*.
Not long since we were attacked throughur
venerated college as a community ot
runkards, and now that cruel thru.*; ha* been
cpelted, we are met by a charge of moral and
olitical corruption, based upon the authority
f a minister of the gospel.
IVo are not aware that ministers of the ges
lei are gifted with any wore knowledge in
setters of this kind than falls to tha lot of orFiaory
men, nor, is fact, that oat of th? ir n?.
slitr sptar.." tun ??>* ? ? ?*ore lean they
usrht to." At aft events they have no right
o insinuate a charge of this kind against a
rholc people, from what they may have seen
n one small community,
(Injustice to Mr. Kiohleherger we must say,
owerer, that we do not construe that portion
>fhis letter which tb^" Age" quotes as far"
is In eg authority for so nc?*pi*g a charge)
For ourselves, we are thoroughly or nvinend
bat the caese of temperance has been retard
d bj the too xcalous efforts of its iijudidout
riends, in a much greater degree than it has
een advanced by its more prudent advocates
tTi# a reform which must be effeotod by eper.
ting upon the popular mind, the moral sense
t'ths people, and therefore no avenue by
rbich they may be approached should be doe
rl t>? vinlont snuiilu annn itntr r luLrftrtpr
Nor is it politic (to soy no more) to attempt
> throw over a voluntary, human agert;t dr.'
igned simply to aid the resolve* of-fey lie
wbriatcs striving to oast off the yoke of views
h*biu, the seared garb of Religion. Xr.
rtvreaoa will surety not conduce to the. sueMS
of any human plans.
Let temperance societies go on in their labor
f lovs, seeking by all means ve lift up the faln,
sad sustain the tempted in (half effbrta to
and nprlgfct again, claiming for themselves
9 sanctity bet thai which covers aH good and
inert deeds among men, and a wide field of
Mftdseot lies spread out before them not an.
i la South Carolina, but wherever mankind
lay be found ?but let them dnro to stretch
arth sn impiotie hand to pluck from the bear,
i appointed ordinance* of Cud, ike tubes wbieh
iey alone may yvear and they are blightsd;
sated, end die.
t?pt- ' . ?#/? S 'UK vw' V < .'IT
/; a. 'KjfUiT %
tbii old mspeetrd ritiano died at his rest.
>Sn in *Ms District em' the IS1 Ha una am eS
WIw.4 *1*4 cfcirjnah) ont
mfenKitr, Hie !<m Mil to 4?f)y fcU by Jl
gartHUy wtonthcwtaaftm friaad.
K - ^ifcat Sow*, fcfca Jj4 .MhC; Jjjft '1
*-? ba . u??b C^?^,rTitu]laT^ F*lr
THE ELW.TloN.
r? in another week we will be passing throng
one of those political re volutions which on)
' this Government can endure without cor
j vulsiou. A change of rulers in Tfcny oth?
[ nation under the luil, Is always exacted t
be accotnpaiaed with nv?re of less (lunger t
the commonwealth, but hem 'tit bu? a bri<
moment of excitement nnU thu *rkeels t
' government roll on as smoothly, and th
' populace sleep as securely as before. Th
I coming election ho wet er ban within it tnor
| of those elements which naturally arous
apprehensions of danger, than any We bat
i over yet gone through, but from the receti
demonstration:* on the part of the Democracy
even these have lost much of their terroi
It is now almost certain that Buchanan and
Breckonridge will bo borne triumphant!
over the heads of Mr. Fillmore and the a<
tonished Fremont to the highest seats in on
political rtanctnary. Thin result howove
still depends upon the untiring and xealoui
effort* of their friends in each State. Twouh
be folly?madness, oo their part to relax thei
efforti now that the victory ta almost theirs
because of the seeming certainty ofsucces
No one oan tell what changes may occui
what machinery may be applied to move tin
masses iu a contrary direction. At nil event
it is not thu mark of a good soldier to throt
down his arms before the battle is won ant
the enemy have surrendered.
But one word more. While we believe thn
the election of Mr. Buchanan will give poac<
to the country and justice to the South foi
awhile, we do not agree that wo ought mere
fore to gi*c uuricWw up to sleep iw long ai
tho enemy are active. Wc may feel secure
but we need not hope to remain so forever
Let us therefore be ever on oar guard, am
ever rea<1y for the conflict come when am
how it may- If abolition ts'ros ad\untage o
the armistice to recruit and drill its forcet
let us strengthen out fortifications by a mor
thorough union among ourselves.
o
MONKY.
Wo uo uot remember ever to have underts
ken to write upon n subject with which we bnv
so little ftrmiiiarity, as this. Not that wehnv
not striven hard to acquire such s Knowledg
of it as would mak' as perfect masters of ou
theme but simply because it is beyond th
0fccr abilities?
Money 1 Money ! It strikes ut we hav
fieard of it before but it realy seems like a drear
almost forgotten, a' least there are but fee
pleasant associations connected with it. Somi
times we imagine wo have beard of it iu cor
section with somo fond aspirations we hav
cherished in the pursuit? of life, but generall
it associates itself with our reccolections <
argent creditors, aod long dingy looking snl
acription paper*. Right certain are we thi
our acquaintance with it has only been a pti
ting one, seldom renewed, and not at all pro
| table.
It would scorn strange then tbat we should see
a better acquaintance, but so it is, some rac
i havo jiu unconquerable propensity to kno
all about any subject tboy undertako to kno
at all, and we claim & small share of this )au<
able ambition. This thing of editing a new
paper does'nt look like the proper channel i
which to persae our researches for such vat
able knowledge; 'Tie more properly the eo??
which would be prescribed for the care ofthi
[desolatingepedetnicthe aurifume*.
Yet we wish to know something abcsit gg
; stj?hew Hfeds-ktnr it locks- hor it scas3
. how it yrwuiM fvr mrwswrninr w pug* debt
THE BARBECUE.
1 Next Thursday (30th) is the appointed di
i for the Barbecue at mineral Spring Can
! Ground, W* have no doubt but .bat the untc
I rifted and conquering Democracy of Ante
: and Union will send a about back u> the Hills <
of the Kej stona State that will echo from tl
crei-glades of Florida to the Plains of Indiar
and inspire the party in M old Rip" with ne
| vigor, and will rauae them to walk with
prouder step, to the tiunc that will usher Jatm
[ Buchanan into the Whit* Houac.
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! DE ATH OF HXBAH HUT<?HISON, ESQ
V/e are pained to learn the death of Ilirai
| Hutchison, K*q? lata President of the Ban
j of Hamburg, He died at New York on the a
i eniag of the 22d ia?U, after p lingering iDaea
--x.4 kti fcmnal' wi ,liMi mnrn omAmui) i
Calvary torch, in that oity, an the morn in
of the 34tb. Mr. Hutchison v?fft native <
York District* and engaging ft rat in merchai
tilt pursuits, and afterwards in banking, acci
mulatad a vary large fortune. Fan men <
> of this State have boon more extensively eon
cented in iU monetary operations, add Hfe at
i amoved an extensive acquaintance among li
public and commercial ro?n.
:' Mr. Hutchison war fortnol? a mideert in th
place, and was the first cash for of the Me
cbaate Bank, ho afterward* filled the office <
: wahlerto th# Oommercial Bank aft ColumhL
' and moving to Bamberg he was at first appo
nted Caehier and then elected President <
, the Beak of Hamburg, Mr. Hutchison trna on
of the first fiancien h> the State.
j . THE WKATH1JB, OBOP8 fte>
( r The weather for the paet faw dart has bee
qaite worm, bat on Monday It rained and w
now have have every prospect for a firoet Tt
Hirer hoe rteon a little aad la aow hi boatin
older; ;/
Grope nf Oarn have turned pat much both
than anticipated by the planters, soma, eliu
pnlHag- eom have found that their Grope has
pepdoeed ttaob hotter than laet years, and a
tkis^diil the cotton crop, will prove U> be
LWwgeijb* tiinnfapppeod, this bpartly canas
j by the fctl* froete? umrtcet has bona pw
fly ?*?, a* tb* ft* bcw oomir
j WUk. u?f r?y fo?4 prk
BliET^ KTlrfoS
The HI?ntio? rftke BtM# Hodtfitt Is tfa
' to tb? <?<* wbi?
BL, . . ,
MU8ZLIN0 THE PRESS.
h ' W? renew the subject which cima be*.
-v ' fore us in our last issue. ,
'"I It has perhepe been owing to the high
r position occupied by the press iu our o?u
? State that our publio men hare been moro
'j. honest, more consistent and more free from
the corruptions of fcffioe than elsewhere.
} Wherever the Preea has proven itself mure
venal and corrupt, there public bodies
e have cant aside, even an outward obscrvc
anco of the rules of publio morality. It
e would be invidious to particularise, but
0 whoever has been an observer of public
'* events for the last few years, will be able
'' to call to mind many acts of glaring deliu?
r ijuonoy in publio men, which could :jo?
' have occurred had the Press maintained ita
y dignity and beet' true to itatlf.
r T" our own State a far more favorr-bltf
condition of things exists than elnewbcro,
f save perhaps in one or two other States
[ whore the pros* has not descended to the
level of ihe mob, but oven here there xnay
f bo danger that we may suffer ourselves to
" lose sight of the relations which the Press
^ ? r a rt nr ?fil O r. n\\l I ?? mail r? rwl
3U9MIUB w??i * ? iwwii ?uu J'UUIIC
t. bodies.
x The recent occurences in Charleston trat
ches us it is high time for us to proclaim
i the liberty of the Press, with which alone
consists the value of our republican iustit
lions.
5 W ith tho personal issues connected with
r that unfortunate affair we bare nothing to
do. We pronounce no decision on tho
, | merits of the controversy out of which it
f originated, nor do we consider that the
. principle for which we contend, depends
] . upon the truth of the charges which may
1 ; he preferrod in a newspaper against pnbl?
f! men.
i, The issue which was made with the
# 1 Editor* of tbe M'rcvry, can only bo based
! npon the two assumptions, that the Con*
doctor of a Newspaper is personalty responsible
for all articles in relation to pub^
j lie men, which may appear in the ooluiuns
e of bia paper, and secondly, that an editor
e has no right to publish unpleasant stricte
urea upon tbe public acta and the political
r course of public men.
e If an individual suffers himself to be
brought before the peopio, and offered to
p them as a fit and proper man and posscss"
ing all the qualities necessary to one who
would represent tbem, is not the question
r of his "fitness" and of bis qualifications
u fairly biought into issue by himself and
6 hia ^ends? Is the whole question which
J he has made to be granted without in
> quiry and discussion by those to *boui
J' he is offered? We appreheud that no
lt Kentucky speculator oould dispose of a
*" i mule or the meanest hack in his drove
i on such terms, much less will tbey suffice
where tbe liberties, the honor, the
independence and the ontire interests
n of a people?and a great people?arc at
" stake
jr %
j. Such discussion* may bring with tbem
irritation, heart burnings, and perhaps
n bitter humiliation to one who is trie.! iu
x tbe balance of official worth, and found
wanting. It may reduoe the self conceit
^ ed to his proper proportion am) exhibit
to the shallow and tbe arrogant, bis
I littlenows and KU r?nitv> i| njgy wound
| self OOiiipi*i??iic?. by stripping away ail
i iuiiti aiiu ui?vuiiras iiuiu iuc uuiiu, i??
time serving and the corrupt, but tlisv
violate no decencies, they invade no
ty fights, they add dignity to pnblic bodies,
ip and honor to public offioe by holding the
r- unworthy in check alii teetiug by severe
>u scrutiny all who aspire to offioml station,
of It is the right of a people to coodoct
>e such dUcusaioDJ, but that which is simply
is tbe right of Jobber, is the solemn and
w imperative duty of tbe political journalist,
A who stands as a warder and watchman
is hpon -the walls.
Such being our views we ean but
consider the call upon tbe Editors of the
ar._ ? i- c: l it..
intnur^r au nnnuj{?uicui iijwu i? nwi?j
'? of the Pram and the (rootlum of discussion, A
v> W? protest against U before Cod and ??
t, man. As the eitixon of a free KepubHo W|
si ?--the interests of which sre aafe only ^
X whoa freedom of discussion it permitted
j as a member of the Church, a christian,
and aa a man, wo protest.
jf Against both of those assumptions wa en.
^ tsar our unqualified protest. If an editor i~
k to made personally responsible at a)* for
dec^tly written oommanieations which ho
" may publish, it can only he whan the an*
? thorn of ireeh coinmuaioatioM art fereipon.
siblo and unworthy man. As an editor
4! eannot, in the majority of eases, bo asquint,
rf sd with the truth of the allegation made
10 by hie correspondents?fn^editoni are not
oonisciant being?she fully disobnrgee his
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auwj co mi peruer u ac coimnn muu^l iu
n th# publication rf tuoh article* are written
by me of rarponsibilttj. If troth ban
'* bat boon yiola'od, tbe remedy of ike part y
claiming to be aggrieved i* obrlou* and
mp aaay. II eonAti io a d?ln<* baJLa the
* HOC public, before which ha has been ac.
r* owed The ftditor ia ia oo way a party in
* tha oQai>?*, unleee be Hae rieleted aalf rv?
* eject, and the decencies at Ufa by pcruitt^
4 ing the publication of voJgar ibataa aed of
1 facta which belong rdaly la tha private life
f end aeletloas of the party wheea aoorae fl?y
f be the aatyeot of OMnment. Ifheamaftnaa
' . kMpfif' wa have )
i* Uid dovro, the aggriwved ^ertv can leak to
Jb tkegvuwcd author uf tha. etrictntoa alooa
to for took repavatiao * be auy ao* ft*
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