Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-06-18
Spirit Of the Morning Press.


original article on this lightning age
headed Rights and Duties" in which it
says:
We have the rights of women, the
rights of sons and daughters, the rights
OF citizens, of sailors, of soldiers, and now
OF erales; not immigrants, who come to
live and die among us, to form in due time
citizens of our land; but those who fly
hlther for refuge, or some special temper
ary purpose. But for any mention of the
duties of children towards parents, of cit
liens toward communities, of sailors and
soldiers toward superiors, ofexiles toward
protectors and entertainers, or of men to-
ward law, the day seems passing away.
The present generation is rapidly becom-
ing too fast to admit the existence of d.
ties; unless it be duty for one to obey
hls own inclnations, to the total deroea-
ton of the rights of others, and in scorn
OF law and the public good"
"There were in very early ages, accord
ing to the inspired writer's, many evils
under the sun, common among men,
Whether those meddlers who traverse the
world to give their unasked advice or
dictation to people whose languages they
can neither speak nor read, existed as far
back IN the recesseS of time as the age of
Solomon, we cannot decide; but that
they now exist and traverse sea and land,
and vex nations with their intrusive pro-
selytism. is an evil of the present day,
and one which is becoming very mis-
chievous in our country. We are getting
to be too often favored with these exotics,
who come to claim the interference of our
power. And for what7 Why, to tram
pie our established policy under our own
feet, and embroil us with European ma
tons; and to cap the climax, to Join our
own to the denunciations of itinerant
preachers, against, to them, an offensive
branch of Christianity, professed or cher
lshed with the deepest devotion by hun
dreds of thousands of our people. %
What a pity it is that our neighbor
suffers his graphic pen to remain so long
in idleness.
The Republic contains qAte pungent
article in reply to the New York Tribune
on the Mesilla Valley question, which it
closes in the following patriotic language
eve believe that the American title
to the Mesllia is valid. We deem it best
to show an united front to Mexico upon
that subject.
alt has been alleged that party divi-
slOns ofthe United States have ENCOURAGED
Mexico in the delusive belief that She
would find party to sustain her. Such
fatal and fallacious idea NAV again en-
courage her, which may perhaps close
with the loss of her remaining territory.
In kindness to her, therefore, let there be
no party divisions upon this question.
Let her now understand that Americans
have no party upon questions which in
volve the honor of their country, and that
the national motto is, Our country al
ways right; but our country, right or
wrong.''
The Republic also gives some excellent
advice to our new Postmaster General,
and says:
'Why will not the Postmaster General
een0 I'LL" ildlIcI llltO serious cOnSIuCra-
ton, and improve on his Wing predeces-
sors In this regard He does as we'll in
the premises as those who have gone
before him, but let him do better and en-
title himself to the grateful recollection
Of the Washington press"
The Union discusses the present conli-
ton of the Swiss Republic, and the de-
signs of the Austrians to subiugate and
annex it to Austria, which God forbid.
The Union tells us:
1.-The Swiss cantons are the only repub-
lie in Europe. They form one of the
freest and one of the best-govcrned coun-
tries in the world. Their condition in all
the elements of good government is
broadly and glaringly contrasted with
the state of that portion of Italy over
which Austria bears sway. Their policy
towards all their neighbor States has long
been, from natural and obvious causes.
the policy of peace. No act of aggression,
SO lar as we know, is charged against
them. Their only offence seems to be
that they are republic, and that they
nave not refused asylum to the victims of
tyranny and oppression flying from Hun
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