Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1846-11-10
Am Independent Press.

lion. 81 MEMO.
An Independent Press.
Much is said about the independence
of the press, by persons who show, in
their practice, but little evidence of dis.
position to allow it to be independents
The like it to be Just independent enough
to reflect their own views, and promote
their own interest. Let it cross their
path--and they at once attempt to coerce
it into subseryency. Every description
of literature is more or less subject to
this petty tyrant; but none so much as
newspapers.-"Stop my paper" is the
order commonly given to publisher who
forgets, in his innocence, that he is requir.
ed to advocate and express the views Of
every individual subscriber, and not his
own. To take news paper of opposite
politics to their own is deemed by soma
men, ifnot an offence, at least a very ex.
travagant and foolish act of liberalty.
The evidence Of the real Independence
ofthe press is its frmness In withstanding
the influence ofthe too common attempt TO
control it by means of Withdrawing pat,
ronage. But it too often happens that
the support which newspaper can get,
whose income is confined to what it de,
rives from those who in all respects COIN.
eide in opinion with it, is so small that
the withdrawal of a trifing proportion Of
its receipts will not not only embarass but
destroy it. In such cases the effort 20
control it is pertinacious, and it must be
confessed. often successful. After having
succeeded in prostrating press in this
way, men will denounce the yeneality of
their victim-eyen as a rake will con,
tenn and deride the object of his lust.
On this subject the community atlarge
has interests of which it appears to rs
that it is too unmindful. What obserya,
lions we have made Of the press convince
US that it is property, and not avarice, that
leads it to degradation. We know few
publishers who would not glory in con-
Quoting their establishments in the most
independent manner, and scorn all trim
ming to demands of those who have pat
ronage to bestow, if their position ena.
b!ed them to do so.-Codrier and Pilot,
A DESCRIPTION OF OUR SAvIoUR.--A
description ofthe person of Jesus Christ.
as it was found in ancient manuscript,
sent by Publius Latilus, President, OF the
Senate of Rome.
There lives at this time in Judea q
man of singular character, whose name
is Jesus Christ. Barbarians esteem him
as prophet and bis followers adore him
as the immediate offspring OF the immor.
tai God. He is endowed with such un-s
paralleled virtue as to call back the dead
from their graves, and to heal every kind
Of disease with a w1rI or touch.
His person is tall and elegantly shaped,
his aspect amiable and reverend. his hair
flows in those beautious shades which no,
colors can match, falling in graceful eurts-
below his ears, agreeably COUGHING upon
his shoulders and parting upon the crowA
of his head. His dress is Of the sect or
the Nazarites. His forehead is smooth
and large, his cheeks without either spot
save that of lovely red, his nose and
mouth are formed with exquisite SYM
metrey, bis beard is thick and suitable 10
the hair of his head, reaching little be-
low his chin and parting in the mldala
like a fold. His eyes are brlgnt, Clear
and serene. He rebukes with mlldness,
and invites with the most tender and per-
suasive language. His whole address,
whether in word or deed, being elegant,
grave, and strictly Characteristic ofso e4.
allied being. No man has seen him
laugh, but the whole world has seen him
weep frequently, and so persuasive arc his
tears that the whole multitude cannot
Withhold their tears from joining in sympa-
thy with him. He is very modest, Tempe
rate and wise. In short, whatever tnls
phenomenon may turn out to be IN the
end, he seems at present, to be man Of
excellent beauty and divine Perfsction'
every way SURPRISING the children Of men.
tits said that a girl in Pitts6eld Mass,
was struck dumb by the firing Of can
non. Since then; number Of married
men, it is said have invited the artillery
companies to discharge their pieces on
their premises.
GTS Such as have virtue always In their
mouth and NEGLECTED. practice i. are like
a harp which emits soand pleasing %
others while itself is inseusibls 70 he