American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-11-13
The Temptations Of Prosperity.

There is o tendency on the part Of some edi-
tors, who grow rich in their pursuits in this
country, to become grave, dignifed, and very
conservative also; and not few Of them cease
to urge the rights Of labor and the welfare o.
the masses, and talk pompously Of the perma.
nent welfare Of society as being dependant
upon the prudence and foresight Of men Of
respectable position and deep interests in the
stability Of it's institutions" Prosperity, how
ever, is not always essential to lead to this way
OF thinking, as there are toadies as well as
lordlings to be found in every clime-apes al
well as ions 1t is by such persons that every
advancing step of republicanism is ridiculed
and every popular demonstration sneered at as
the indiscreet and excitable proclivity of the
rabblel
In observing these things, we have often wit
messed, with pleasure and admiration, the man
ly, republican, and straightforward course of
one Of the most able, intelligent, and elevated
journals in the land-and one, too, that is sur
rounded by every influence calculated to tempt
it from its high career. We allude to the Bal
timore american Wealthy and prosperous in
the highest degree-the preferred medium Of
the mercantile classes-the especial favorite
Of the most wealthy and intelligent people
Of the community, it appears never to forget
the duty it owes to the people, but ever to sym.
pathise with them and their cause.
We could cite many instances in illustration
of these remarks, but the following eloquent
passage from the columns Of the american of this
morning will, for the present, suffice:
KossUTH.-The exploded calumnies which
were sent to this country to the disparagement
Of .Kossuth, for the purpose of chilling the cor
dial welcome that rises to greet him from
the hearts and voices Of the American people,
may serve as warning in advance against a
too ready credulity Of such SANDER in future.
The ease with which falsehoods may be put
upon paper, or circulated in other ways, by
those who are wicked enough to forge them,
might occur to the public mind, and induce
distrust rather of the calumny than of the ca
Illuminated.
No one, surely, can suppose that man like
Kossuth, who has gone through such struggles
and trials as those that have marked his career,
could live at this day without enemies. To this
consideration let it be added, that he who con
fronted the hosts Of despotism on the field, now
raises his voice so that all the world can hear il
in words of terrible invective against despotism
on its throne-so that wherever Kossuth goes,
or wherever the echo of his utterance reaches,
there in the eyes Of civilization, the ferocity of
Russia and the perfdy Of Austria stand con-
dcmned The imbecile tyrant of the House Of
Hapsburg comes covering before the tribunal
Of mankind, to which he is dragged by the
strong hand Of the Hungarian hero, and there
is made to know the sentence Of ignominy that
awaits him.
What wonder, then, il Kossuth is beset by
spies, followed everywhere and preceded every
where by slanderous revilings? The wonder
would be that he should escape such infections
for his good name is libel upon his oppressors,
and the cause he so gloriously advocates is the
object Of their chief adherence and dread