American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-09-17
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AMERICANS SHOULD RCLE THE A\L'lCA%
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It may not Ire rs generally known, WITH what
aVjGty. Ia some Instances. Il, least, they sUIl'
upon the press, that they may rule this engine
Of mora. power ana influence with io!C-U
heart. We invite attention TO this subject. Il.
IT he indeed tree, that to- who cJmposCs q m
TONS poetry rU!e- Il na,iou's destiny, with how
much more trUth may il be said, that be who
ptcs.dca over TIE press Of the country and con.
troIs is columns, docs by this means sway the
national mind and direct it for good or evil
We need net now be told, that u free press Is
the palladium oC liberty; that the custody Of
such press is the custody OF liberty Itself;
that when the press is perverted, all the
streams OF its influence are poisonous and
huftful to the dearest and most sacred interests
Of freedom.
We need not now to be told Of this; f.. we
know full well, THAT through the medium of
this sure and rapid transmission of thought, to
every corner of the land, the voice of our
statessaen is made to resopnd in the remotcst
hamicts' The policy of our own and OF for
eign governments, in relation to this country
is made bare to the inspection of every honest
citizen in the okortest time. All the acts o.
our public men arc brought under the scrul.-
nizlng review Of the peoples Judgment. The
intrgucs and corruptionS of foreign courts, rs
wei! as a base and trucking party spirit, are
exposed TO the open and indignant scoru Of IN.
dependent ireomen. Daspots have writhcd IN
der the sunlight which las been thus poured
0pon their Gens Of lmqpj;y. 4 brazau-iUcod
0,CuJncl! has been made 10 apologize 10: sem
Ilul2nts uttered across the WGtofs.
t.very enemy Of itcc government has been
made to fear end tgembie before the thunder
neals OF trutA-belorc the deep impass oaed
tones OF bright, free and glorious thought
bursting from thousand presses, and bnrue
Ike the song Of angels, by IN" 5reeZGs OF Hea-
ven oyer The land. All this VIC know; and we
know 1t iull we'll 1t IS our pride and our boast.
shall, then, such power a. tbs, !Cr good or
tor evil, be trltled with or lightly disposed Of :
Shall II be tamely surrendered Ov tree Aner.-
c0ns--by .NGtire Americans, shall il be fool
ishly given into the hands Of foreign aspirans,
who have net cast oft their partahties is tavor
Of the old world, or their preiudIces agains. the
new.
Yet when we place such men in charge OF
Zhe American press, do we not plainly say to
them as we do to the world--"Be ye the guar
dians OF our principles, and of our litera:Qre
Yours are the thoughts and sentiments most
precious to our bearts,-aad which we are
most anxious that our sons and daughters
should peruse? Our plain, honest, straight
forward, American manner Of thinking and
writing. needs "a fresh Infusion, of tore;qn
oi'rlley' IL A'i'eficah aft'Sls are competent
can statcsmen,are equal to the task Of Amer
can legislation-why should not American
writers control the American press; we have
w.'nesso, '' u'Isoo.tily Sp!i'' WIN "'.- d TO-
the editorial chair, and the clumsy aud unpa-
trlotic manner in which he enters upon the
discussion OF great American interests. And
Mi,@' NV I'o" ",'' '''ui '''oo-o;. al" -.
l,ndl Are we indeed Jorruar,teT Isro, the
best blood of tie Revolution still flowing in
the VEINS OF our conutrymen' Look abroad
and enquire Of the paat-AmericAn intellect
has never yet been 'a"" weak, ata scn'r. or
deficient, when taS='" -" '1c hcncG. o' '0."~
KIND we DoIdy c.~,'y"-@ o"Wp"Us0" ".'!
'Ie nc. t"lc"" LINZ "a ,"' G.' "o''"' W.
cheefiI4'y Sthu OUT .." '''' 90 90 o"''i-
WIN 'Ae oo"""> 81 any Az" every Cesr'"-
government On earl VIC nave gained " ms ms
terry over theW, ana "3 can 90 }" tE''"' way
then, si!ce we nav tia mora ana 1h.2''''''"!
power, 90 we not use IL Freely Ley every pa
trlot III A'S appropriate sphere nave an eye 20
tbs matter, ana 10 Inc changes "AicH are TAX
ing place IA Tue county henieAoer tha'
eternal vigilance l" the pEec OIL Liberty
NJ. ro,,,- p f,n,.c,, Mr. C;o,oh do,,n
N'"' > o"N DE- 0V'''' w. O"@,' (,'''"
to Sunday evening says 'he journal Oh Com
mercc, remained in an exceedingly excited
state, and had neither ate nor SLEPT. His ner-
,'...:,..o., ,,;h;.od al tho doror,,,d am
'o"s o"C''''''o"' =" 80
gulsh which he has himself SO o'oquoh'y oo-
scribcd. At his most lucid intervals, he is en-
tirelv overwhelmed at rctiectinr upon what he
hos Jo,o Ia has A,,uroood relro, and
''aS 'o''e-S"y' nc i"S 0'Ss '"'0O '''s -" ",'N
disgraced the temperance cause, and must he
accommodated from the church, and his tears
flow so nrofnselv that his Garments are abund-
antly wet with Them His contrition seems of
the deepest and most thorounh character: but
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