The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1849-08-31
Frsm the National Police Gazette
The NIerai Press.

Frsm the National Police Gazette
The Neral Press.
/ AS in socluI lie there are certain men,
go ia the pubiic press OF thls cUuatry there
are certain papers, WhAch, according 10
their own accouBt; are tho sole absorb
ers and depssiteries OF all the morality
and respectabillty which is shast in the
eemmualty. BY their dictienary, their
resPeCt ability and merahty is fouad 10 be
simply ia the not bringing before their
respective readers, for fear that their
nsryes would DO sAoeke aos the equilib.
rum of their taste dslurbed thereby &C,
dolly perpetratsd in the land. Their plea
is that IT is demoralizlng 10 10 SO, fer TO
slook upon the satbseme and herrd lace
Of crime and wee is aut, by fam liaIity
to breed love for it; in other words, a
hateioI deiormiiy, by beng seen, become,
loyeaae beauty. BY sucu reasoning IS
loses tho breed pf noble blood Vet,
at the same time, these papers contain
about as much virtue and morality az can
be blown through hun'mlngsbird' quill
lnto mu,qultu's eye and not raise a
wink.
The whole press sf Tie Union, with but
few exceptions, Will unite in shielding a
respectable villain to the very lasti aye,
will aid to smother his guilt in the very
outset; Aile ON all great movements fer
the fur.herance Of human Justice, it is Ell
Their silent, or d dess osly in abstract re-
malks which amount 10 nething. 1t
seems To be the sole aim of this moral
press, and the aim is remarkably well
earned sut, TO tread on 40 respectable
tees in pArucular, and 10 tread slightly
ealy cn The great foot of the respec,asle
! wsrld In generaI, wuich produces about
the same Impression as TO tread slightly
on the great rock Of Gibraltar. Daes a
Bishop OF church forgetting his respoH-
ilkle station, descend to become worlds
jl hnaheler, Aud MreSk thereby his char
/ aCter as a Christian aud honest mani
hush it up, cover it up excIalms this
uotal press, leave it to the church, il is
viltain enter tue dUmestIc circle, seAucs,
violate, or attempt to violate one OF its
brightest ornaments! Hush it up gain
says lie moroi press, Il IS demoralizlng TO
bring the obscene account before the
public; leave hlm to the law we will pnb-
| hsh the result He is LETT TO the law,
hand Of authority, and public Voice, puts
: the gold into his pocket asd the vlliaiay
ints the grave of obllyieu by quick psis
son known only TO the Initiated, while The
villain walks forth again in the face Of
days alive aad unhurt, ready again to des
strey. Does the robber, the sw indler, or
the pickpockst make large levies en- the
wealth Of the citIzenst we cannot, says
again ths neral press, talk about such
characters, except TO record their arrest,
Acqmttal, or punishmenlj we cannot ia
QhlIC lbto W nv
or swindlersj it weuld be rendering our
readers familiar " it'll such wretehss. their
mos OF life and action, and wsuid there's
fore be demorslizlug.' The robber picks
pocket, aud swladler, consequently prey
upon tbs cenmunIty undisturbed, for the
osmRunity is nBwarnsd az ainst The Psint
If a
Aeen, ese Of The paironizers OF this
moral press wakesnp. lilo wakes up be
cause The financial Blshep, Id his rsnnds
has walked into his poeket; or The villain
has seduced or violated his dsaghtsr; OF
because the r.bbers swiuSIer, or pick
pc cket has laksn withaut htss leave, his
monies. The sin eihis id.l press, which
by his counleaanee, he hs= -eaceursgrd Il
10 commit, Las sSw csme home ts him.
aad being new the sufferer, be new cries
cut. Hs alss 10 the law, the church, or
Ais moral press, sad gets the sane salts,