The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-09-17
The Presidency and the Press.

The Presidency and The Press.
IL nilsbe matter al graduation Ia ever
rejecting mind Nhen tie prcsidrnlial eoi,
test shall br -cided. IL has gwen fi-e I,
- much acrinnpy aud bitterness OF spltli
converting friends into enemies, aud max
ing enemies more in,ettrale ~ Their hoslil
y ii las been thu cause of such and "
many ontrages on dreencs and good feel
Ing, ininghng NTH all the charities of life,
ithu ininsinf pnis"ff intoryery stream - that
We shall hail it4 termination WITH as sincere
Joy as did The Isra.Iilcs the end Of Their
journey thru the " il,ierucss a. the Land Of
Prom ir.--The unjust & uninaunerly abuse
which the presidential candidates have heen
subjected IL, Is II cogrni reason why We shall
filoics when The conflict IS over. What
act So base, that they have not been charg
ed withal, by the kennel presses !" Have
not the Billing gate aud fishmarkct ,0ca-
bulatlrs been ransackrd for cpllhels ek-
Ircss,e enoneh To convey an idea of their
ir"annrssf Have they not been several,
called nppstafes, tHrderc,s, igrdnts, coua-
teJtderS, demggogatS, cheats ! II, indeed
IA mali Z these charges, TnUru had been
ndheied tos-n The most Disgusting lih;td.
~ had not bern employed Ia garHisA the
most d-tss',ble fslschuuds -lamrntahle M
e fact might have been that unr country
cpntalIed within its buspm such villains
who were alone deemed qualified 10 fIlits
highest Office, yet still some consolation
wnuid have been found ia the Argus.cyed
Vigilance HEB detected their ,iIlainy and
the tpldoess which exposed il, MS we'll as
the spartan justice, WINCH would dpom il,
perpetrators 10 perpetual ostaei-m from
ttf.. h.t Ill 4
"heo we'are told, aud with truth toe, that
'he 'nen "le nave been thus lhellrd and
tf"uocev arc ii'e most eminent el our Gill
hs'aitAe f"nsNcuons Tor tl1rir talents aud
ta''F 'lrtues-and itat no man can with
p'"Preiy say th"t tbey are unworthy uf
.'e e"hhof nee 81 ih'1f i"iio" mem The
h"'lest mana sludd'rs 1T The basrn.ss
19a' can mus m'sfepfrs'n' III" characters
= ,"'"'"'' hs" ""nu'u m"h "na lh'
'F'',e "'"'' 'eeons Nun horror hoh lhr
t'Pl''ea WI" can spout WIN Tie Characters
A'oy nave thls "anlph'y lnangled. Act
s"'" "'n are Were ~ ms country --men,
t""' WAC nave Tue guidance oG the public
correspondence cnnscr' alors oI the gen
efdi Wal WHO siahu 90 the house tops,
aud arrogate' IL themselves III, igh sound
1pe tillrs oi sentlneis OF the peoples rights,
" - 'F l'"''' W. ; VI flIlus iuuil
lame! Tie Lord deliver It's from such
sdai dlansihp aad such prUtectisn! Some
Oh lnese men TOO, pretend Ia he k1RoidJle, !
ana embtizph Their cscuirheuns With sig
hlhcant mnttrs, which, lor any practical
purpose nae rs well be at The button OF
Inc I'D Sea!
FAC press has In err measure ceased
I" DE "etnaled by Principle. The main
onJeet winch DOW 'tmpris IT, sscins 10 be
sne prescription and downfall of man, thai
o'hefs may te elevated on theiI ruin. A
case mas taken the place of argumcnt. and
n'HetS Has eahlshea reason. Editors have
geneIa'y becomc Tools ard sycu ,hnnts
ana, ~ that vocation, labor Ia elevate their
'd'"f'ies'; or, else, ln'rf"nitc .urs hunting
ent the pScadllloes of those whom they
dislike and, converting their very ,irters
into wees, never cease their ISLANDERS unti
thcir victims are hunted Into obscurlty NJ
find refuge in the tomb. Is such n course
't"leraelc! or ought it 10 be- liberated =
sfe think thatit.is rot; and We hose tha,
d VIII h"tbe' Let the people, Who are the
support vi THESE yhagi on the body p"iilic,
d'seonnienanee such acourss, andwc shall
'sre THESE 'channcls OF intelligence restored
I" that state OF purity IN which'comists
Sieir Chief value, aud Without Which they
are worse than useless. Instead Of hring
Is now, the hRrh'ibsers at discard, and the
feeders oil the 'eehlrosrr-ini eaucs which
CIR own Ihielnper"nee &lndlrs, thty viii
come Ia the ualion whit the arteries are
10 the human sy'ien the organs of health