The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-08-13
Correspondence Of the .Nsse York Express.
WASHINGTON. July N.

WASHINGTON, July II.
The editor and proprietor of the "iSouftern
Press" the organ of national disunion, has made
application for the printing of the advertisements
of the general government under the law OF
Congress- giving such printing to newspapers
having the largest circulation. The proprietor
states the circulation of his weekly issue to BE-
over four thousand, and his daily between three
and four hundred. A becoming answer, hope
has been given to this application by the heads
of Departments. 1t is bold stroke for a man
avowedly hostile to the government under which
he lives, to the Congress through which all laws
are passed, and to the Constitution which unites
the government, 10 make such an application for
favor, or even of right, il 1t is put upon that
ground. The organ of disunion has been literal
ly begging at the doors of the national treasury
for the crumbs falling therefrom in the shape of
official advertisements The money Of the gov
eminent is asked to aid in the work of destroy
ing the government! Was ever anything more
preposterous or impudent!
The Intslligencer, Republic, and Union, the
organs of the Democratic and Wing parties here,
all deny the pretensons of the "Southern Press"
as to the "greater circulation" but if it is APP
proximate to five thousand, as claimed, after 30
short an. existence, what sad commentary it
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towards the country?
The above letter is no better than an impudent
Misrepresentation Of the facts
The writer makes an incorrect statement of
the circulation of our paper; and then, jumping
from one msstatement TO another, represents
the proprietor Of the Southern Press" as
" literally begging at the doors of the national
treasury for the crumbs falling therefrom, in the
shape of official advertisements
Thus this scribbler of his own dreams, would
impose them upon the Northern public, as We
racious statement of point Of law now in dis
cussion before the government.
The proprietor Of the Southern Press finds
the circulation Of his paper greater than that Of
amy other paper in Washington. He according
ly, in compliance wiM the lao respecting the
printing Of official advertisements for thegopern-
ment, demands in virtue of his large circulation,
to have that printing.
Here is the simple statement Of the case
There is nothing very strange, or very out
rageous in it The law is clear, and (the fact
of circulation being duly authenticated and es-
tablished) the right becomes manifest
The writer is in terrible fear lest the amoney
of the government" should aid in the work of
destroying the government Such accusations
of States with infinitely greater truth than
against the Press" We stand up for the
law-for the rights of all, and for those'of every
State. Our opponents, on the contrary, think it
their duty to NEEDLE with questions which they.
do not practically understand, and deliberately,
openly, and unblushingly attack the Union, in
attacking the acknowledged rights of one or
more of its members.
There never was a case of usurpation or des-
potism that was not excused under the wretched
cant of duty" There never was an attack
made on the rights and prosperity of an indi-
vidual that has not been excused by some such
would do mischief on a neighbor, or ruin a
friend they have never failed to find I" their
duty" happy expedient; and We never knew
such charity forgetful of its own interests.
his own views and convictions but we won't
permit, as far az we are able, deliberate attack
to be made on the rights of others, against their
convictions and experience.
The North has more than enough to DO to
mind its own affairs. The South is tranquil and
happy, and almost without crime. The North,
on the contrary, so abounds in riot and violence
that we cannot take up Northern paper with
out reading list of horrors that makes our
blood turn cold. And ere long, we foresee,
there will be general demand for stringent
law forbiddng the carrying of arms, and for
other measures of like tendency, proving that
the disorganized North is barely able to govern
herself without change in social polity.
As for the InfeAigencer, Republic, and Union,
denying the "pretensions of the Southern Press"
all we have TO say is, that the surest denial
would be the production of authentic proof that
any one Of them has larger circulation.
HUNGARIAN AND POLISH REFUGEES OF A