The native American., 1838-03-24

We publish from the Westminster Review, supple
ment TO article the genius of Armand Carrel, th
republican editor of France, man whose honor ability
and private worth would weigh down all those Congress
siona traduces, those indiscrmnate abusers and Sian
derers of the public journalists of their country We
may be allowed few remarks this personal subject
which hope may be of avail not in rescuing The
editorial class from the hatred of the Hon. Messrs Dun
can and Bynum but to merely express opinion of our
brethren.
What is member Of Congress of the nineteenth GEN.
tury? What he was in the early stage Of our country?
Oh no, far from it, He is who receives his eight
dollars day as the reward of some merit and much
trashhe is the made of the public press-an edi-
tors bantlng hatched in the nest of printing
Office, and adorned BY the power of editors brain:
decked off 10 his party as its chief may order.
There highly honorable exceptions to this but the
cap is thrown among many, confident that only those
whose heads small enough, will put it OH. Ii was
necessary that should speak plainly of many men
who called by their constituents, Honorabe-a title
too easily won to be precious Now for editor He
is the head of powerful engne-the leader the asher
and the sentinel He has to beup early and down late
to be badly paid and richly pronisedo be loved above
all others, and hated beyond all other public men, He
is the immediate friend of the people, whom he does
NOT out WnOm he cHaSllSeS lie not
I'm his compliments the members of Congress- He
does not make speeches for bunkum but for the public
benefit. He is exposed to danger, which he meets
without finching; he cheers the patriot when every
other voice is hushed and lifts the man of genius before
the -admring eye of the people He is the means by
which thousands instructed and many made vruous
He is the ''banner bearer in the midst of battle and
though ne may not be strong enough to bear it through
the bullet hail. he seldom fears to die beneath its shadow
He is assailed as vena but yet is ever poor-as cor
rup yet independent enough TO scourge the powerful
as false, yet honest enough TO tell the people when they
are deceived-as cowardy yet he dips his pen in the
stream OF danger and speaks under his proper name He
is treated as thing of impotence, and yet an article
from his pen can crush villain or reward a martyr.
When he walks along the street lie is marked man,
operation He is feared by the guilty. and respected by
the nnocen he is the first to urge the separation of
himself from the reward of oIice-and, badly recon.
pensed, he devotes himself with zeal and enthusiasm
(whch fthey prove title honesty at least are guar
antees of his dsinteresedness to the cause Of truth
and regardless of threats and menaces can tell the god
Of seconceit poor member Of Congress- that he his
superior-as has been told him by the New York Star
the Alexandria Gazette, the Atlas the Louisville Jour
nal, the New Orleans American, and many other Jour-
nas whose editors would die freely for their own honor
or their country's good
We beg kind reader to turn to Armand
Carrel, tile republican editor of France.