New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-04-06
providing the requisite consideration were only
duly paid. Pursuing this confession. they say;

duly paid Pursuing this confession. they say
ave actually me. poor Governor Marcy, spav-
med, wind blown, strained, ring boned, ana WIZ
huge gray spot sui sore on ms nsnk, los .as -,
bis family and his friends, We advised hin 20 50
hons to rural pasture, 10 preserve his equies AMI
Sef-snd he very good hunoreoy did 30 Tor
sou but only TO deceive us. Just fancy Governor
Marcy presenting to thrust himself forward as Ma
tional Democratic candidate. Governor MARCY
whose antecedents are so pure, and so unQuesrona-
Me and 90 siraishs- foS wafo-Governor Marcy, who
having accepted the Office OF Mexican Com missioner
under the Tyler administrator, admitted the mo"
Questionable and ridiculous claims, and suose-
SuentIy, under the last commission, expended the
year 1851 at Warrington, acting as chief adviser,
attorney and wire puer Ia the prosecution OF tn use
Marcy, Who forced himself BY intrigue, into the Polk
Cabinet for the pre- deter mined purpose OF driving
slas Wright and his friends so far north as to break
them down nationally, and thereby secure the Prest
Dental nomination IN lSiS, to Gen. Cas- and who,
after absolutely killing the great man OF New-fork
and after the defeat of Gen Cass, goes over to the
BarLbrruers, and attempts TO form a coalition Win
also At the DE- moon of his rivals Dickinson and DIX
There is not Democrat in the State 50 stupid as
not to be conscious that the intrgucs OIL marcy ot
the last two years hsve prevented cordiai feua
of the party. But for him the party might no" acs
unit, and as long as he Is IN the way the parry
viii not unite. Having cheated both wiogs, ~ 10
macness TO suppose that either VIII again uust Nm
a Delegate to the Baltimore Conversion, declare
tina! he would greatly prefer yohs Van buren, ana
90 say we. few old fogy Barnourners are now
hard n work at the pullies, hosting his Governor
ship-but with devilish look, meaning taat tney
will get him Just high enough TO be certain oil break
ise hrs neck In the fall. Governor Marcy with sucn
numerous undarned rents IN his poticsl castsc.ei,
and but one everlasting ard horribly enduring patch
upon his person. paid for rot even out OF soe pro-
ceeds of the Mexican claims he admitted and prose-
eutee bu. sal; BY the sssn sTy re say ,s.
able anteeedonts on the country and on the BALL
more Convention We prevented, indeed, his ad.
mission BY this Review and nicsed him Jest AZ the
right time. But with regard 70 the incapaoles al
ready admitted by our predecessors, we csuld not
adopt the same course
- The Maine Law OF course encounters the
Editors severest reprehensions-they contend
ing that light wines are wholesome and CON-
mendable. On the abstract principle involved,
they thus boldly speculate:
"And what is freedom The only definition
which does not define away oil meaning IT, that is
the absence Of restraint. The right to make laws
suits solely from necessity. The best Government
Is that which governs least And. since even the
most arbitrary rulers usually permit all such actions
they conceive TO be right, we aver that the only
criterion for knowing how far government Is Free
is the extent to which bad actions are allowed, and
10 do Urong. What is the freedom Of the press but
the power TO publish wicked and pernicious doc
trnes Tor the freedom Of speech but the power to
opws, ta follow a Saiss xor.sio-freedom Of ocomo.
tion but the power to 90 to the wrong places-free
dom of occupation, but the power to choose the
wrong trade And yet the proposition remains true,
that the right to do wrong in all these, and as many
other respects possible, IS the ESSENTIAL condition
Of all true Development real haPpssss and healthfw
progress"
This is what we call taking the bull by the
horns The right to do wrong is the real
issue involved, and those who wish persistently
and habitually to do wrong, and make their liv-
ing thereby, ought to oppose the Maine Law.
We only object that single class Of wrong doors
are allowed the benefit of this liberal doctrine
While seducers, keepers of gambling houses.
dens of infamy sc. &c. are denied it, II the
Anti Maine. Law men will make the broad issue
plainly required by their principles, and demand
the repeal of all legal penalties denounced
against pandering to popular vices, we shall
have fight worth engaging in. Why not
We close our extracts with the following
spicy Editorial correspondence
CLARKsvILLE, March Is, 1859.
DEAR SIR: am so much dissatisfied with the
course taken in the January and February numbers
OF The Democratic Review, that am unwilling longer
sSs Us S discontinue it, SHOULD there BE- any BAL
in your books against me, you will please for
ward the account for pay. l presume, however,
there is none. l am, respectfully,
Your ob'dt servt, c. JOHNSON.
To D. w. Holly, Publisher Democratic Rsuisc, N. Y.
Hon. CAVE JoHNsoN-Sr: Your letter Of 18th inst.
is received.
l am directed tosay that The Review recognizes no
one its 'pafron" II ia conducted on the princi-
pies and to suit the tastes and requirements Of the
Democratic patty Of the nation; It decidedly
opposes general "restorafion," therefore We are
not surprised at your being displsassd.
We 6nd that The Rsriei0 has been pSfronising you
for years your bill is eS which will be glad to
receive by retarn mail
Yours respectfully.
ID. w. HOLLY. Publisher.