Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-12-19
SPIRIT OF THE MORNING PRESS.

~" Pi"PiiN VI ilS uSc ny
Legislative bodies. The editor explains
at length the history of the circumstan-
ces originally superinducing a resort to
1t, IN the 18th century. Thus, it was to
guard for the citizen his right to vote his
sentiments, when that right was menaced
by an armed soldiery standing ready to
carry out the behests of (practically)
irresponsible power. He insists that it
never was designed to facilitate combina-
tons among representatives of States or
the people, TO defeat the ueH knoun uiN of
fher constituents. Or to enable individual
public men to crafty their personal am
bltlons or hates, and to escape the respon-
slbility for 10 doing. The Union also
duly plasters those members of both
Houses who delivered eulogies on the
late Vice President King.
The Sentinel gives the Union a share of
it's independent support" In the course
Of this article, the editor makes woeful
mistakes concerning the positions of va
Ilous papers. After this fashion he rep
rssents the New York Tribune as COM
mending the Union. This is all wrong.
The Tribune folks arc too busy counting
their profits to result from the Sentiners
favor with the Senate, to bcstow thought
upon the Union just now. We have rare
1y seen them chucklc more satisfactorily
over any event, than over the result of
the late election of Senate printer.
As for the Albany Atlas, which the Sen
tinel persists in writing down An Abo-
lition sheet, that journal ever since the
presidential election has faithfully and
zealously carried out the acquicscencc"
pledge of its friends. 1t has emphatical-
ly sustained the compromise intact, and
frowned down every symptom of dis
position on the part OF any of the late
barnburners, to do otherwise. The Sem
tnet also persists in ranking the New
York Ercnmg Post as "soft" paper.
Surely, its editor must know that the
Post has for years past proclaimed itself
cut of any political organization. 1t sup
ported Polk only as choice of what it
believed to be evils. refusing even for a
large sum offered. to place his name at
the head Of its columns. 1t also supper
ted Pierce, after the same fashion, pro-
claiming at the time that it did not hold
10 his views on slavery questions. and
meant at all times to maintain its posi-
ton of hostility to them. The Post is as
much of an Abolition journal as the M
t,on0l Era or the Boston Commonwealth.
As the last mentioned journal leans to
the general policy of the Wing party, 50
the Post leans TO that of the Democratic
party. No sane man, however. dreams
of holding the Wing party responsible for
the sentiments of the Commonwealth.
Any effort to make capital against the
I''on by accusing it cfreceiving the SYM
pathy of the Post, is evidence that he who
does it, is put to the desperate shift of
substituting cheek" wholly, for argu-
ment-and of thus admitting the impos-
sibility of making fair defence of his
case.
The Sentinel further gives the Admins
tration independent support" also, of
course. The editor, if we translate his
position correctly, protests with great
carnestness that it is no part of the design
of the Very Hards to make new party.
That is TO say, that if the mass of the
Democracy-th nine-tenths of the party
IN the United States who do not approve
their position-st stand out against them,
they, the majority, not the minority, will
be the wing who make the new party.
Cool, is mt it?
The InteHigeneer rejoices over the tone
of the press of the country concerning
the very last rumor of disposition on
the part of United States Fillibusters
te make another attempt on Cuba. The
editor also briefly reviews the history of
Congressional efforts to induce the choice
of Presidential electors by districts, of
which plan he declares himself to be now
In favor.
\ Paris correspondent of the InteHi-
gencef dlscourses very agrecably of mu-
steal debutantes, &c. Among them, he
mentions our talented young townswo-
man. Miss Juliana May, the eldest
daughter of the late DIR. George May, of
this city, who, after two years study in
the best schools of Italy, is about to APP
pear In opera at Paris, under the most
hattcring auspices. The writer, who
seems to be m fnt in such matters, pre-
diets for Miss May greater success and
reputation, than has vet fallen to the lot
OF an American vocalist.
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