The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1847-01-13
THE GAZETTE.


the Gazette of the 90h ult Astounding in that misepre-
Senation, which, next to its stupidity is the leading char
acter of that paper 1t was passed by at the time with
out particular notice. and probably would have gone
with "the things that lost EARTH" but for It's
republication the last Emancipator. In speaking of
the article in the Spy relating TO J. g. Carter Esq,
il says
"The Editor virtually admits that no argument touch
ing the principles issue between the Wing and Lin6!-
" parties, could sufficiently avail the wings III theI
desperate circumstances in that District lie says-H
is rule much possible, 10 avoid any dIsparage
of the private character of those who may be can
ddaes for office YET there are cases i0hen dgerem
course IS clearfg juifdble grounds Of pablac JuSce
and erpediency. He thus clearly acknowledges mat
on grounds of public Justice and e1pediency. which
language is evidently synonymous with IN order 10 ala
in the electio OF the wing candidate is IN his esta
ton impossible to avoid belng and abusing the cam
didate of opposite party The Editors rule works
not only both ways but any way and every way as his
ideas OF public Justice expediency dictate BY con
settling files OF his paper will be seen mat mas al
ways been not only possible but his nvarabe practice
speak reproachiuly of the private character OF the
candidates Of opposing party, wheneter such
was but seemingly necessary TO assist the Wings
in the election of their candidate"
Now we leave 1t 10 the public TO Judge whether
such a paragraph could be written by any person.
without deliberate intention TO msrepresent, unless
his moral perceptions were entirely blunted or per-
verted. What was the obvious purport of our Ian
guage? Was it not, that there cases. when candi-
dates are offered whose characters such as to unfit
them for Office and then "pubic justice and expedi-
ency' makes departure from rule clearly iusti-
fable. We venture the assertion, that there was not
an honest minded person among all our readers, who
did not understand it, or who thought of its being
susceptible of any other constructions The baseness
Of this perversIon betrays not only the moral oblqui-
~ of the writer, but the rottenness of his own poi-
cal principles for he never would have thought of
putting the construction he did upon our language, if
he we're in the habit of acting himself upon such
principles as that pervcrsion unfolds.
As to the assertion, that is invarable practice
to speak reproachfuy of the private character of the
candidates Of an opposing party" we brand it as
fasehood and it back upon its fabricator He can
find proof in files, Of any such thing, for they do
not contain it,
The Gazette next undertakes 10 impute " malice" 10
us, in making the publication. And what, think you, is
the evidence which this charge founded 1t is on
this that when informed that of the char
ges was incorrect, we, at once, published the information
as extensively as could without waiting TO consult
those who had made the charge and thus gave the ac
cused all the benefit of it. Persons accustomed TO the
ordinary process Of reasoning would infer any thing but
malice from such this especially when it
proves that the deny the correctness Of the IN
formation and reiteate the charge, bringing at The
time, strong prima tdcie evidence in support of it. We
do undertake to say that the evidence is conclusive
but do say that il appears TO sustain the charge
of the accusers unless be controlled by other evil
deuce, and until that is done it is sufficient reply
all the Gazette has said upon the subject
But, the Gazette says admitted" the charge to
be lie" This is another Of its Misrepresentation
iect, and gave the accused the benefit of il That in
formation, even if correct, by means proved the
charge to be ga ie" 1t would only show that it went
further than facts would justify, thing which might
from misappehension, mistake, transformation, and
therefore, not lie" in the proper of that term.
But we made no admission, DstGteuer the subject
We merely gave the information had received that
the charge was not correct, The form in which
stated without undertaking to say how far that nforma
ton. if correct, would control the charge itself
We could shew up sill further, the misrepresenta-
tons of the Gazette But is not necessary. One thing
we NAV always set down cerain that the misrepre.
sentaons of that paper regulated in extent and num
be only by the supposed necessities of the case. If 1t
feels any qualms of conscience the case, they east
" quieed by the of sanctimonous preensions
to pety which it is always able to throw into the OPP
posing side of the balance