Independent Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1843-12-30

Genial use Oft word ''prOtecI" was al
that different cans rIcii n nl his me an
irg was bnih up IN; and even TINS frau
foundation is demolished by tie anneAe
expiInatpry leIler a dressed recent, h,
Mr.. Ga houn, 10 III. Editor of the Rich
mond ERqnircr. As we put li,heI III,
lp:eviols letter # Mr.. Cath mn, al h, ugh
IN our paper the Unjust ce OF whirh h,
COMPLAIN" was not tone him, We think il
MY light TO pla"e this ex la ali and
correction before our reaueis."
We are Wall aware hat there are some
persons 50 devoted to The doctrines Of tn, ir
eect, or 10 The Advancement of some par
ilcular party lie der, that tor The fur her,
ance OF ether, tn y are reldy 70 sacrifice
everything that is com4 euda.le in pin :
pie, or ga red in truth Pers ms b ring
under this ID Ilat'ous d on are certain
) worthy Of some degree IF ON niserl-
ton. There is some hing admirable in
the devotednesS of 81 IN ,lic faith" although
.eaIty may lie pad to "spme dear falls.
hood" There is snneIhing T. admire in
the fidelity with viii h a 50 der lull rvs
h.s general through scenes of bl nd aid
conquest, although the law Of nations may
condemn The war he wages; there is some
thing to admire in the unshakcn Faith
which Iawless briglnd may preserve t.
wards his ruthless captain; an ! even mrre
than these there Is mslhing TO admire in
the devoted attachment IL Cog boa his
master, so is there "a tally omtthlng nd-
mlrable in the blind uncal ura'ing en- h.
siasIn with which an uninform4d snIor
dnate struggles on through false hood AID
delusi N after the interests Of his party lea.
der. In hi, md devotion he tor gets the
allegiance due to trth, he persun des him.
sci that The end he has IN view will jus.
fifty the Vi lAtiun Of all its pre- reprs, aud he
goes on, sltndering his one, mi.reprt sen.
ling that one. diStorlng o ne tact and sup.
pressing an olherln,r al anaht he o>es al
distinction between the true and he lse.
and finally ends in the habitat ir,brc,-
lion of open and palpable tal>eho d., dis
gushing and l'albes me t, all but their de.
lnded progenilor. Spme such h, pcna
ton perh ps oy r'logdes the inie CT u
the wight VIM prcsides over The des,inies
Ufthe So .thron.
We are slow TO attrilu' bnd-or tie
worst motives TO any one, and it may bc
that the individual ubwe alluded to,
reasons with him,e,f tus: al am little
editor Of a newspaper, have no Weight
of character. or reputation for ability, no
thing tina, | can say can dctract fom tie
unrivellcd intellect OF Mr. Calao IN, or his
exalted views Of statesmln>h p, his poli,.
cal integrity is be ond the rea II # UGH as
| mn, wha, say then having no s1rt Of
influence any way, it en- matter hut little
to the comm nifty whe her it he true or
not, AMI as | nm frequently in want Of a
paragraph tor nv paper, this sort of rhiD E
is much more eislly Zone up than an ar
gumen,-a thing b. ihs way to whIrh |
have an invincib'o dislike, will thoref IRE
draw a lite upon the resources of my
f'ncy, md trust to the cred lity and f,r-
bearance of nv readers" Now we free
Iy admit all this, and yet arc ofopirnirn
that the justification is insufficient. The
circumstances must certainly be OF a rare
and extraordinary character to justify or
excuse violation Of our proverb. 1t per-
haps may be safely said that no crcumstan-
ces of whatever urgency will ever war
rant it. A man may sometimes unhapply
delude himself into the belief that he can
avoid the tedium Of a long and Iaborous
process. and cut the gordIan knot of ffi-
ton; point may be so much more easily
arrived at, an end may be gained, an ad-
vantage attained, result secured which
might otherwise have been lost. These
temptations Of the devil are often thrown
in the way Of those "who say in their
hearts, their is no God" Let all who are
seduced by such aIluremens ne assured,
in spirit of kindness, that things gained
in this way will never prosper. Like
Dead Sea fruits" they'll "turn 10 ashes OIL
the lips" Let man, however humble
his intellect, never despair of arriving at
legitimate results by fair and honorable
means A man is grossly wanting in self
respect who takes it for granted, that his