The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-05-03
mornIng, May 4. 1850

ana ulSappolnteo aoP""''' ""b ~
papers throu ghout the country, appear
10 be at this time the instruments by
which the Opposition intend to carry on
their operations against the present Ad-
ministration; and we are sorry 10 state
that some journals, which have hitherto
maintained character for respectability
and influence, lend their columns to these
attacks on the ground that their Editors
do not wish to curtail the independence
of their correspondents. This excuse
may answer whenever opinions or argu-
ments afford matter for letter, but when
these anonymous scribblers choose To
make attacks upon public or private
character the themes of their contribu
tions the excuse is in no wise sufficient.
The attempt to evade responsibility in
this way, only shows that the Editors
themselves slike their correspondents have
failed to have their aspirations gratiied
upon the advent of new Administra.
ton.
Members of Congress. men who ought
to have character for integrity and la
telligence, to carry on warfare against
the President and his Cabinet, seize up
on these anonymous letters with avidity
and make their contents the foundation
of attacks upon the honesty and purity
Of the Administration and weave them
in the form of resolutions as if they real
ly had a desire TO investigate into the
truth of the rumors, but without any ex
pectstion that report will ever be made,
or it made that it will ever be published.
However, the purposes of their reso
lutions have been accomplished. Young
men of little sense or little character,
who take no pains to inform themselves
of the true state of the case, and who
have desire to make their papers ap-
pear interesting because they contain
something startling, greedily take hold
of all such miserable stuff and gravely
send it forth to their readers under their
own endorsement, little thinking or care
ing less that they have committed gross
injustice, pandered to depraved aPpe'
ttes and made of themselves tools Ia
blacken reputation that the aspirations
OF some arrant demagogue may be graf
fled They forget that men who live
by becoming vullures upon reputation
are no better than others wac prey upoI
the property of their neighbors--..in fac
worse. They act with less circumspec
ton than the common news-carrier. fo
they retail anonymous SANDERS, attacks
made over anonymous signatures, ant
give circulation TO rumors of the ruth o
which they have not a particle of evi
dence. And what end will they accom-
plish at lasll
This system will not be tolerated by
ust and discerning people. They ar,
not to be convinced.by this plan of op
, position, that they have been guilty of al
E egrogious blunder in rewarding brave
patriotic and good man by bestowiul
upon him the highest reward in thei
power. They will not believe, from ;hes
vile and unfouuded charges against pri
vate character, that they have not SeleC
ted wise and good men to administe
public affairs. Charges ofimbeciIity, {
J, want of integrity. of diplomatic blur
i ders, will not be believed unaccompt
= MED by proof The people of the Un
ted States are not such arrant knaves {
}. such consummate asses that they wi
!. condemn men upon the evidence of anoI
ymous scribblers.
Is it not curious fact that these sam
~ individuals, who 30 frequently have sue
honeyed phrases and sugared sentenc'
IL for the dear people, are now trying
10 convince them that they showed so gre
u want Of discernment aud intelligence
m choosing, Gen. Taylor as the Preside
n. of the United States! And yet it is er
m phatically true. They are told that tn,
H. allowed themselves to be deceived, GU
- ed, cheated and betrayed. Look at Il
picture. Any man of any intelligen,
10 will perceive at glance that men, pr
70 Tossing to he political leaders, men
less sound sense and good judgme
;" " than two.thirds Of the masses, are tryiI
,r TO convince the latter of their utter wa
OF capacity for selfgovernment Ho'
y ever startling the announcement m
D appear, we trust our Democratic frien
will look it in the face.
;" HATS & CAps.-R. Fielding Il s.
y. have just received an addition to the
II Stock of Hats and Caps, of the late
r aud most approved styles. As usualth
y y will be found to sell cheap. See adve
:. tisement aud give them call.
; WHEAT DRILLs--Messrs Wright