The southern press., 1851-08-13
Correspondence Of the MsD York Express.
WASHINGTON, July II.


Correspondence Of the Nsp York Express.
WAsmreToS, July II.
The editor and proprietor of the @Souther
Press" the organ of national disunion, has mad
application for the printing of the advertisement
of the general government, under the law Q
Congress giving such printing to newspaper
having the largest circulation. The proprieto
states the circulation Of his weekly issue to b
over four thousand, and his daily between thre
and four hundred. A becoming answer, hope
has been given to this application by the head
of Departments. II is bold stroke for a ma
avowedly hostile to the government under whic
he lives, to the Congress through which all lazy
are passed, and to the Constitution which unite
the government to make such an application 70
favor, or even of right, If it is put upon ths
ground The organ Of disunion has been literal
ly begging at the doors of the national treasur.
for the crumbs falling therefrom in the shape o
official advertisements! The money of the gov
ernment is asked to aid in the work of destroy
ing the government! Was ever anything NOR,
preposterOus or impudent!
The hntelligencer, Republic, and Union. the
organs of the Democratic and Wing parties here
all deny the pretensions of the "SoulAera Press
as to the 3greater circulation;" but il it is ap
proximate to five thousand, as claimed, after &c
short an existence, what a sad commentary il
affords as to the general disafection at the South
towards the country
The above letter is no better than an impndeni
misrepresentation Of the facts.
The wrlter makes an incorrect statement oi
the circulation Of our paper; and then, jumping
from one misstatement 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 ve-
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
any other paper in Washington. He according
ly, in compliance with the la,o respecting the
printing Of official advertisements for thegouern-
mem, 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 money
of the government should g aid in the work Of
destroying the government Such accusations
can be made against those who attack the rights
of States with infinitely greater truth than
against the Press" We stand mp for the
hw-for the rights of all, and for those of every
State Our opponents, on the contrary, think it
heir duty to meddle 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
impious term. When fanstiei.m or jealousy
would do = mischief on a neighbor, or ruin
friend, they have never failed to find their
duty" happy expedient; and We never knew
such charity forgetful Of its own interests.
We don't want to prevent any man expressing
his own views and convictions but we won't
permit, as far as 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 10
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 forbidding the carrying of arms, and. for
other measures Of like tendency, proving that
the disorganized North ia barely able to govern
herself without change in social polity
As for the EuieRigencer, Republic, and Union,
denying the @pretensions Of the Southern Press,
all we have 10 say is, that the surest denial
would be the production Of authentic proof tha,
any one Of them has larger circulation.