Democratic banner., 1847-02-01

to their nnpatriotic, if not ire asonablc Of
forts. The patriotism Of the countr,
stamped the mark of its wrath upon tIri
foreheads. and even yet they wear t,'
brand! But in their day they invoked il
their defence, just as you nov invoke, ''th,
freedom of speech" and "thc freedom Of
the press" And how, :hcr, did ycn-you
tie National lntclligencer-you, Tie then
official organ OF Mr.. MadiSon's admins
'rAtion--how did you then treat tI.m witt
.'hrir pea? You overwhelmed item with
Recommendations. Without WEAKNESS and
without pity You beat them down with the
triple made of reasoning, inycctive, and
.redicule. You babe them .'Silcncc.' in
the name of all the sacred obligations of
patriotic duty! And concentrating into one
fierce phrase all the fercest elements of a
ratriot's righteous indignation, you stigma
tizcd the men as ORATORS in thought
and purpose" ard You branded their guilt
as "MORAL TREASON" Side by side
with you in this work, good though stern,
stood then, among other fellow-laborers on
the same great republican platform, the
Aurora at Philadelphia and the Enquirer at
Richmond. Since that day more than thir-
ty years have passed. The pen of the ell
der Duane, which then breathed its ratri-
otto fire into the columns of the Aurora,
has been lostt to the country. But the cause
vet remains. 1t is the cause of the coun-
try against the foreign foe. And the Gun
ion" yet stands up-even as the Enquirer,
-c"en rs nc an stood mp Of yorc-to de-
aouncr the mattricel spirit of those who
~ ,"l,I cry down that cause of their corin-
try in her hour f. trial and Of war. The
.spirit of the Intelligenccr alone has wax"d
feeble with Years, or faint or fAlsc of heart!
Md now, like those upon whom You were
then ~ forcmosttn heap a crushing weight
.of .!.'alny. You shrink for shelter behind
what yau cpll Tie "Frccdom Of the Prcss''
II is ,ar Freedom Of the Country's Press,
c,in>t thr country.
What Mrn. in 1871, to your adversarics
awaited their plea, mar becomes yonr plea
Of srlrl. ..Frerdom Of the Press" At Tie
I~rarislr Of BygcId, i'll Massachusetts, a min.
lister Of the gospel stood up in his pulpit I.
ldcnouncc the val with England, rs yot
nav dcnounce the war with Mexico. Anc
l,ou ST the mau's sermon and his name il
your columns, as upon a pillory, to be ;
mock, and a butt, and a by-word Of re-
iproach to the whole nation! No calling, III
function, however high and however sacred
could then be a shield from your denuncia'
l~tion<. And do you now turn round, an'
demand exemption for yourself, and fot
yorr friends, from that measure Of justice
yLici yau then metcd out to others? Sue
= Icmand cannot avail. Such 4 deman'
YOU have no right to make. Ont Of you
own mouth, and according TO your own act
YOU are Judged. And it lies not with go
to deny that the judgment is righteous!
Something rery odd.-A strange occur
renee took place in one Of the French prov
~inccs a short time since. A FrenchmaI
who in 1912 had gone with Napoleon I
Russia, and was long since believed deaf
suddenly returned. His wife had meantIm
been married to three other husbands, an
had Just buried the last of them, when he
first returned from Russia, and she bega
married life once more anew, and undo
, happy auspices.
e sr in Maine, oif;s:fsaspterprisine r nS19 ssE
: a pound for gentIemcn's whiSkers and 60
tees, to be used in making ma',raSSeS'
l. Here's a chance for some Of our nice YOU
II men to make a raise.
i'd There is a volume contained IN a 1t
ly words of sLakespeare, when he says'"Dr
ey kcnness is an egg from which all vice n
s-bc hatched."
-. ADJEU.-There is something beautlf'