Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1824-05-11
IRRESPECTIVE
For Publishing Weekly Newspaper
IN THE TOWN OF BELLEvILLE, ILL.
BY FoRQUER & FORD,
TO be entitled, the
mdependent Political Censor.

FNROM the title ofthis paper, something new
IL will be expected. If the editors intend
ed to trudgc in the track which the generality
ofthelr brethren Of the type find it convenient
to pursue. hint of their course would be I'M
pertinent, as that would have already been as
certained. But as the present time requires
lin the opinion of the editors) material
change in the friendly and docile habits OF the
Press, and as they anticipate for themselves
course as widely variant from that which gene
rally prevails, as the necessity which creates
it, is, from common and tranquil occasions,
they feel justified in formally exposing their
views and intentions to the public.
The editors, therefore, with sincerity de-
clare that, the grand objects of their labors
will be to disseminate useful information--to
encourage, prop, and assist industry, talents,
and virtue, generally, whether exered in
private life or in public, in agriculture, manu-
lectures, commerce, the arts and sciences, or
in any sphere where they may be found use
fully employed, to publish and deprecate the
feats of vice in every shape, coming under
newspaper cognizance for this purpose the
editors will extend their inquisitorial and GEN.
serial offices into all the relations Of public
life. Governors in the chair of state--Judges
on the bench Ministers in the sacred stand,
and all the public tunctionares Of The nation,
however elevated will be considered as law
tul subjects of Just anmadverslon.
II is the peculiar felicity of our country Tx n.
that in this land OF liberty, topic OF public
moment is too sacred TO grace the columns of
a newspaper. The Press is, or at least ought
to be, the constant and vigiIant guardian Of
the peoples rights and in fact it has ever
been considered by the Americans, as the pre-
| server OF their institutions, a trumpet OF alarm
when those institutions are attacked, arouslng
the unsuspecting victims of political intrigue
to a vigorous vndication Of their invaded
| rights.
With much concern the editors contemplate
the necessity of personal illusions and fire.
quent structures ON individual conduct.--Ihey
have no pleasure in the writings and distor
tons of wounded mind and lament that the
conduct Of men is so blended with the prnspe-
rity or adversely OF the public by the operation
! u government, that an abuse of the peoples
rights and confidence, cannot happen without
a deriiection otdaty on the part oftheir agents,
who make or administer the laws: yet, not
withstanding the unpleasant sensations they
must experience from this source, they can
never CONCEIVE themselves justified in pur-
posely tolerating misplaced benevolence
however congenial to their feelings, when
would withhold the lash of censure from the
untaltht,ll and the abettors Of corruption. In a
government of th.' people the Importance, of
thetlifiusion OF correct information, and upon
appropriate animatlversions On the conduct of
public servants, creates in the editors a high
responsibility, paramount to all prudential con-
siderations or particular attachments If any
exist, and they take pleasure in dissvowing
every attachment. either to parties or to men,
which may contravene the accomplishment Of
| their trust
! The novelty of the present undertaking is
perhaps manifested in this, as conspicuousy
as in any other circumstance, that The editors
build upon their own foundation OF upon
none. They have sought no influential
! friend to puff their merits, and bIazon
their wa, before them, to whom they might
be under obligations of reciprocal iavor-On
the contrary, they expect "A host of enemies al
the very commencement, and thase too among
the most influential characters, being those
| most Interested in the prescription of a paper,
the avowed object of which is to expose the
| multitude of their receptions and ntrigues
Most papers grow up under the fostering hand
OF some powerful patron, whose interest il is
bound TO advocate. The editors of this paper
solicit the patronage of none but the soye-
reign people, and that without the Interference
of any such mercenary engines. Theme
stty OF paper Of this character, is appa. enl to
every man who is not inveigied in thc cntan-
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