New-York tribune., 1841-10-12

earlier, would have been productive OF the happi-
est results. As i. was, the Judge, commencing al
the wrong end, only wrought himself into TT OF
passion, ant, in soon after denying to Nj Hawley
the privilege 81 explaining language which had been
held si.respectfu to the bench, committed an error
torwhioh he aftereard a.oued by proper apology.
We may speak of his matter again.
EDITORIAL HeSEsrr.-The AIbeay Argus l..
the leading journal Of its party il tn, STATE. 1t
enisys deserved standing throughout the Coaa-
Try a. dex:ersas, cautious, e;:scen, party organ.
Equally well deserved ! IL reputation for hollow
ness, trick. and that disposition peculiar The low
el order of politicians which regards parry
as the great end Of political eior, and any means
cot obnoxious TO en- Indictment, perfectly proper
70 ensure it, For this spirit it aa. been often re-
1uked BY journalist. Of higher order teuporari-
Is embarked in the same cause withit-fer instance.
bv WILLIAM LEGGrTr, man never sustained or
reeded y his party While he lived, but whom since
hi, death that party hss csaoniz-d. OF late the
Argus has been laboriag with perseverance, and
skill 10 exhib. or create jiscordaHce among the
Wing journals with regard TO the causes o; ourdii-
ticul,e.. How fairly ,hi. design pursued may
oe seen b. the following instance. After quoting
on Saturday from the Express, al article a;iribuiing
OUT defeat in Maryland to the Manifesto q the
Wing Members of Congress, !, adds.
And the Tribune, { H Greeley still more en-
pha,ically says:
SAYS VIA, Would any ore believe that lead
ing Journal would go on to q.ote not an thing
tina, the person whose name it thu. bla7on- had
ever said or thought, bu; an extract Of letter
from Baltimore, written to give US the result OF
the Election there, reaching U, after midnight and
hurried into the next mornings paper without Z
minute. delib-r.tiOn, at = time t7ten. the Ar
gus mus, have known very well, the Editor Of IN,
paper pbsse name IS e,g.,. By i. as au:dor. 'rG'
gVest Of ABasy And not OILY must ii have
positively known that H. Greeley never wrote or
endorsed any ,hirg OF the kind but that whatever
ne had written or said on tho suaject had been Of
exactly opposite tenor.
We are aware tina, among politician, Of the grade
OF the Argus Editor. thi- trick will excite smile Of
admiration rather than sentiment Of manly Ioath-
ing But il the Editors, finding the name they thu.
use on blank sheet OF paper had slil;ully written
over j, note Of hand Tor 900 and passed j; of
As genuine, the moral character of the act would
not have been essentially different In neither case
would their conduct come within an honest mans
idea Of - fair business transaction.
If this were singular instance. it nigh; be ex
planned or excused. But i; simply illustrates an
inyeterate habi; of the Argus. It's very next ar'.
Gle commcncss--" The Journal OF Commerce
Wing says" Now the journal of Commerce,
stepped it is in hypocrisy, neeer pretsnds to be
JTitg; nothing Of the sort. 1t is just much
Wing paper as the Globe or the Argus itsef-a
little less vociierous in its hostility, a iule more
,ly in its malignity but entertaining substantially
he came views, and equally resisting and decrying
Wing measures. Why. then, does the Argus call
his paper, the Herald, Whig1 Because the
most Of its own readers never sea either Vi these
papers, and will be induced by the unhesi,ating
'ertion ts believe that Wig journals actually do
speak of Wing measures and statesmen as they
,poken OF by those papers. Thus on impression
iufav 10 rcause i, made On them, but d.
-ecty in the face of truth and honesty.
1t cannot hardly be necessary that we should
farther repudate the sentiments imputed to II. By
l. 49, 900 49,, i;,i.,,1,, 3,.;,,o ,,,. ,,,:,;,,,
The facts that we have permitted Wings Of differ
ng sentiments TO speak freely through our Co
umns-that we have counseled moderation and
concord wherever the latter was practicable-that
Ne have RETAINED from personal denunciation, or
he inscription OF evil motive.--cannot have eiiaced
rom our reader mind the consciousness that We
leeply deplored the las, Veto, and tina, We have
'oncurred heartily in Tie views OF the Wing Con-
,rcssiona Manifesto in regard the abuse Of the
etc Power. and OF the State Declaration with
,arl to the principles of the Wings and the duty
If the Government to the country in respect To
he Exchanges and Currency These view. are
and will be inaexibly maintained, but
se shall not feel constrained 10 suppress all incui
,aiions OF contrary opinion, even though We in
;ar the risk OF chperversons tina; effected by
the Argus. Y
- The priacipal Editor of tbs paper wa- 81
syracuse during the Session Of The late Wing Con
.en,ion at that place AND must have had Il favorable
opportunity of a.certaining from the Delegates in
attendance the OF public feeling on the yariou-
opics embraced IN the Address OF that Convention.
On his return to the city, our esteemed Cares
pendent, "CASDoR," will receive an answer 10
MS intsrrogatory. In the moan while. however,
Ne would susges; thai; to Us ., lsas, no very great
necessity exists Tor " Review OF this " Address,