Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-05-26
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OUR PUBLIC ZEN ARE CoRRUPTRRs OF SOCIETY.
MEssRs. EDITORS: Permit say how much | am
pleased to see in the Wing Of the 9Th May you have spo
ken of the corrupt OF the P-ess The savage warfare
Of shooting from behind tree at an opponent If seen *
wrong. Such conduct be justified by pous honest
men. When writer disguises himself being the assn
ant, then improperly the defendant meeting him
upon his own grounds but attack OPEN honest man in
dguise the character Of have no acquain
lance with Mr. Bolts, but from his OPEN frank course he
leads believe he honest man worthy of the con
hdence Of good men, His exposure Of the aru intriguing
for office, though his language like this deceyer was
prOane and cannot be justified proved.the honesty of
Mr.. Bolts in pennng that which he have known re-
igous community would condemn in him and all other
have heard Mr. Tyler Is held up as a devout Eps
copalian. Surely this cannot be so. A PRESIDENT in
friguing for Office and using The name NJ God in rain
thereby violating positive law Of God :! He stands con
demned before Heaven and EARTH # he has done So All
the sacrifices, the blood Of the Son OF God will not
avail TO remit the penalty without repentance and roforma-
uon-No, nor God, the Awise, infinite, merciiu Being
cannot him without H. would say the same Of Mr.
Bolts and a other ansgess0rs Of pOsifire law The man
who wrote the misrepresentation about his speech some
Editor in Come ccuis also vOlatOr OF the 9th command
mcnt, and perish without repentance and reformation
towards God and Jcsus Christ Lord Excuse my pre-
face. TO THE PRESS: Every attentive observer Of
must admit the influence Of the press. II powerful
lever for veal or for This know from painful oxpe
renee Aone-sidsd party press ninctonths are
now ~ the T. States the greatest scougc and TO
ciey mat can be inflicted upon them as moral, awovng
people.
sheridan has sad-"Giyo me but the liberty Of the press
and will give the minister ycna House of Pccrs-I
viii give him a corrupt and serve House Of Commons
will give him full swing u the patronage Of his Office
will give him the whole host Of ministerial influence
will give him u the power that place confer upon him
10 purchase up submission and rosance and yet
armed with the liberty Of the press will forth to meet
him undsmaycd; will attack, with thut mighucr engine,
the mighty fabric he has rascd shall shake down from its
height corruption and bury beneath the ruins Of the nbu.
scs u meant 90 shelter"
When Press has time serving tool, and the tool Of
times FORTS Editor becomes every honest immediate.
y 20 wiihdrnw his patronage from such p1asitcal pan
der Alas! alas am constrained 10 say few but very
few, Of The pofosody Religious Presses bot what are con-
Quoted above True. there good independent
writer's and then found in them, but they appear
ancedIe IN hay stack" To I'LL up their sheet, every
sandofc under fictitious signature, when he seeks in.
duge his inveerae pejudices against opponent whom
he dare meet ~ open, manly and friendly discussion
Of points issue, Is allowed by these tools Of party "a
say what he poascs u good and no living shall
know rough their columns, the grOss injustice done
to an innocent This Is the popular Religion and po
hos Of this generation. As proof positive Of this fact
open the Religious Herald" Of the 9th April and reac
under the caption u "Obserper," talking me ShseJ
and G0ats" Then look the Editors remarks cndors
ing this ousion Of Of HE Ministers Of Rshri0nr
Now this "Obserue and EDITOR profess be acquainted
with the writings q the man they SANDER Thou shalt moi
raise false report pot thine hand (or ypes) with ih
| wicked Ia be unnghteous witness" "a false wtne
shall be unpunshod md he speaketh lies shall no
nscape"scc Exodus xiii, and Proverbs XIX, s. There
nem 10 be found 20 vols have evorread land
have read them all that justify the caption single charr
Of inCo sency hen he sunderstood, against hm whom
they seek prejudice the minds Of their readers What an
jury n moral religious community, TO paronizo sue
an Editor, and "Obseruer.r
q FRIEND TO TRUTH.