Democratic banner., 1848-04-03

! from the New York Tfue Sdn,. an indepen
+ dent paper. We commend it to the peru
,Isal Of all candid men: - 3
"TREASON IN AND AGAINST OUR
u COUNTRY. -' >'@,'t
We have heretofore on more than one 90.
casion adverted to the seditions and trea.
sonable tone which has characterized .
very influential portion of the whig journal.
Throughout the country, and more. espe.
cially in our city. This tone it was des.
tperately endcavored for some time to con.
ceal, from motives of present policy and q
very natural desire to avoid that sort of
scathing and ever fresh odium which has
continued tn attach to tile pursuit of simi-
lar course during our last war with Great
Britain. But proved impossible long to
stitie the inclinations of .rerverse. and
reckless nature, and before many weeks
had elapsed after the recognized assump-
tion Of hostilities on our part, not few of
these journals were plunged ear deep in a
sink of the veriest moral (if not technically
legal treason against the land in whose
midst they were lourshing. In the general
excitement of the times, and the conflict of
Iopinianshn hnaToidably incident to discuss
ion of the new position in which we found
ourselves placed, many things were hastily
said which few moments of leisurely re-
reflection often served to condemn and dis
grace; and although in the circumstances
no reasonable person would hold to strict
account all temporary laxities of SEN
timent which became SO conspicuous, it,
was surely to be expected that no men
could be found so utterly regardless of the
highest duties owned by them to their coun-
try and their fellow citizens, as to persist
in regular course of constant censure of
our government, and, whenever opportu-
nifty occurred, Of venting the most undis-
guised lamentations over the waste of life
and treasure which was perpetually staring
them in the face, and blotting out every
consideration Of patriotism aid necessary
national policy. When intelligence Of some
great victory arrived, how common has it'll
been for two or three prints in our: city to
strive to bury its memory in the grave Of
those who died so willingly and gioriousiy
to obtain it! and to create feeling Of sympa-
thy-yes, of positive sympathy--for our
mortal enemies, and Of horror against the
President of the United States and all his
advisers.
owe feel that our remarks are by mol
means out of place by reason Of the prob
ability of the conclusion of a permanent
peace are long. And we feel SO for twoI
reasons; because the same black spirit is
still defiling those papers, as the above
probability is strengthened apace. and
bsca,sse even il sat- were not the case, mo-
time can ever be snappr.Prrate for the
condemnation Of domestic treason. We
may perhaps be mes with Reputation, il
behalf ofthe large body Of the wings. of
the sentiments We are charging upon por-
tion of them. And We must in candor and
common justice say that we do not mean to
include all in the same category; nor do
we mean to assert that on the whole this
error, Ito use a palatable epithet, has
been the distinguishing characteristic Of
that party for the time tue war has exis-
ted. But we do mean to say, that it can
be urged against no section ofthe real dem
ocracy Of our country; and that it has ap-
lpeared among and been countenanced by
the exceedingly inprominent measures Of
the national administration We intend. as
we before ssid, 70 avoid all unnecessary and
foundstionleSs allegations. But whenever
we witness such acts Of moral treason a.
gainst our common country as have been
committed by those Hight in the confidence
and esteem of the whig party, we must GER
tainly be excused for regarding it our duty
to cry out against them as rank abomina-
tions in the sight. of God and man.
The Governor Of Massachusetts,, with
the advice and consent of the Council, has
appointed Thursday, the sixth of April next,
to be observed as a day Of public fasting,
humiliation and prayer.
UNMARnTINa.-Fifty couples were legal
Ily divorced during tire late session of the
Alabama Legislature. Thirty couples were
divorced by one bill on the last day of the
session of the Kentucky Legislature. In
Come ctcut there is large business done
at each session of the Legislature in the
way of unmarrying.
A rich merchant, named Hogg, once re-
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