New-York tribune., 1841-04-26
:. ,xnrprSpEyr PRESS ASp PARTY PRESS

=. INDEPENDENT PRESS AND PARTY ri'f'9o
,c .,o in independence Through our 'ie thus lar We
~ ma, hesi,ated to speak TIE truth as II lrese'e" '
ofcc il upon the attention OF Others without regard 10
,obc influence Of such course upon our interests OF
,,.,o, On most points of Political or Religious cen'Fo
~, have usually been in minority among those around
,.o,en in an inconsdcrabc and hopeless enc But 'ln
made no difference manly independence
and an open assertion Of all important trui-no matter
novel or odou at the momcrt-w at frst SUBJECT you -
niscoacepon and opprobrium; friends will be cod ""'
tsn and enemies bitter and lnalevolen;-but 1t WI" I'll
night in the end No suffered permanently io' ~
yocating unpopular truth with good motiFes ana IN
en;r;t There is that in The spectacle OF man o'ns ~
fog suffering evil for opinions sake which must unerriHg
COMMAND the ultimate respect II all honest heafts.
a., co. .ry precious gem there Is count0r!ct-and ior
Indcpendcncc with the rest There are men VINO MAN.
cx, fer alsaining from any good and perS'St'hs III %
, Man, refuse TO aid unite in any religious mora oi
rbanthropic undertaking the plea OF Inoepcnde"'e
ob HAS, your tehodism, your Temperance, your orphan
Auos saws John Smith; g don't go In tor an! oil 'e'
r;eos I's, an Independent sort OF fellow ana nave my
o,yn noons' And John excuses hn'scll 10 Ills "s
b md his conscience for doing nothing useful ana ''s
m mere cyhcf ard cunbcrer OF the ground Ana nun
dred, like him wuy neglect the discharge OF their fo'
cal tuties-impor;ant and Imperative though they peo
the precx Independence when the real reason Il soi
selfshncss fear of giving offence or mean cupdi
And vel there is one counterfeit of Independence which is
., verse than this 1t is the Independence of the spy IN
nes,'s surplice--of the pirate with w.c flag flying Most
Of our readers will be able call mind examples OF TINS
sor-of men who protesting independence indifference
arc vet the most slaves party They come lawn
ing round you with plausible story Grand vet all the
thcir
cover under which they seek steal upon and warp to
their ends In such case however their ohect
YOU arc oven more indignant the hypocrisy with which
,bev seek TO disguise them Their open advocacy might not
have suced to objections; but TINS oanns'
sealtby underand moves your sternest indis
nation.
Ever, reader will have already felt that the portrait above
skccbcd that of The Sun newspaper drawn to the iie
Eternay patng of its independence is the most bisocd
bitter and rancorous advscaeof LocoFo Daily cant
ing of its mpartiahty os opportunity to nure the
Wing Cause or blackcn the character Of its defenders here
in has it even decent prccx for its claim OF neutrality
Has it ever advocated Wing ask but one
or condemned an act of the LocoFsco party Has eve
given the Wing. particle of credit for the great Reform
which they have effected State Government ,k
abolition of the monopoly of Banking and of the Auction
business their great OF the fees of Clerks and otc
officers their Reform of the of Legal proceedings I'M
repeal making Judges coordinate with Supervisor
in choosing County officers &c. All these measures wer
strictly and radically Dcmocratic-hcy corrections
fragrant political abuses which had grown up under Fa
Buren, domination The Sun could oppose the measure
without committing suicide but it could withhold all credl
from their authors, and it has done
On all questions of open party collision has thrown al
the weight circulation and its jesrcal home
into the scale of LocoFocosm. 1t has justified the Spec
Circular advocated the Sub Treasury condemned Sinai
Bills, (iough its office is vomtory of Ono Dollar Rec
Dog notes. bitterly dccrea Internal Improvement steadily
denounced the Registry Law and impusncd the motives Q
its advocates while has been habituay TN
subjects of National Bank and the Land Distribution
is hostile to Protective Tariff. 1t has for years assalc,
the course of the State Administration and lis friend
with respect 10 Abolition While the corpse of lat
Patriot President lay unburied attempted blacken hi
fame by asserting the midst OF crocodile tina
his Administration would have been bur revival OF the
principles and policy of old John Albums In short. there
has arisen no public question within the last years
which ii has not tsrned its masked battery against the
Wings and in favor OF Locot oco>n Is not tins perfectly
notorious
Arcgard the relative independence OF uvowcd party and
honestl, neutral papers know from much experience
tina, the Advantage is decidedly with ha An opcn
party paper wi nine times OF speak GU, its honest
thought; neutral paper seldom never can If it does
will lose subscribers every I;s only safe course
is to avoid political discussion altogether and thus leave Re
NEST mportan, topics wholly untouched. But the true
honest course an individual would be
attempt Edi,orshp unit, he has studied the public
questions the day, and formed his opinions upon them
then, coming before the public he should frankly can
didy what these opinion. Having done this ne
prepared to with freedom, and independence, and to
give his arguments the weight his known convictions.
Is not this right!
% We heartily the suggestions of Fifty Dol
lars, that the raising of large money political
purposes three year and by halt dit
rcn, organizations cNcspionable and subec, to grea;
abuses We hope the time VIII when the raising
Of nnl;;cs t,,