Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-11-29
SPIRIT OF THE MORNING PRESS

SPIRIT OF THE MORNING PRESS.
The Latelligeneer, in republishing an
article from the New York Statesman
highly laudatory orthe late administration,
introduces it with many kind comments,
shOwering we'll deserved compliments
upon the nprightness of the late Execu-
tive of the United States. The same pa
per also contains elaborate Paris and Lon
don letters, with "notes on new books
and continuation of Mr.. c. III. Heap 5
journal of his recent expedition over the
central route to the Pacific.
The Union continues its discussion
with the Infelagencer) of the Cuban ques-
ton, expressing its views, to-day, through
the pens of brace of able correspond
ents.
The Sentinel treats the Administration
TO more of its peculiar g Independent sup
port in an article in reply to recent
paragraph in the Detroit Free Press, 1.-THE
organ of General Cass) Saying that
He who simply, on the distribution of Of
fee ranges himself with the enemies Of the
Administration. is scarcely removed from a
moral traitor
In the course of this article our neigh
Dor supports" the Administration after
the following fashion, viz:
eff the miserable creatures Of executiya
patronage, mean to carry on the New York
war, let them come out from their ambush
Let them abandon the hedge-rows and for
sake the nighttime. Let them come in the
open day. and at least mimic the action of
honest men. -
From the beginning. we have deprecated
the idea that the policy of the President OF
the policy OF the administration, should be
tested only By distribution Of spoils From
tie beginning we have protested against such
u test. rs one which would degrade the chief
Magistraey and degrade the great democratic
Cnion as mere buccaneer alliance. But the
Detroit Free Press, aud other presses nearer
than Detroit, asserted and swore Justify that
the manner in which the Offices were distri-
buted was 1.-The Presidents policy and then
again, that 1t was 1.-The policy of the admins
tration." Not content with that they de-
nounced those who would not subscribe to the
corrupt and corrupting announc einent rs bolt
ers, factionists and traitors-as disorganizers
unworthy of trust or fellowship.
Eve denounced the infamous doctrine We
protested against it in The strongest language
we could command. We ssseverated that the
democrats bond OF honest fellowship should
not be assimilated to a buccaneer league for
the spoils. We urged with our utmost earn
estness that the fate Of the administration
should not be bound to the fortunes of spoils-
seeking faction. .,t
But our voice was unheeded Our denun-
Citations, our protests, our asseyerations were
disregarded The Detroit Free Press. with
It's affiliated presses. reaching even to Wash
lngton, insisted On an implicit obedience
The Detroit Free Press, with its affiliated
presses not only insisted that the manner In
which the spoils had been distributed was q
principle but they ,dignifed it with the
title of the Presidents policy u and sought
to make the distribution of the spoils test
QUESTION, and denounced as boilers, factionists
and traitors all who had the manliness and
Independence to spurn such q degradation
= But now, when the national democracy il
triuTpbant-now when freeseilism and its
soft she'll mercenaries are beaten down-the
Detroit Free Press and its sympa.hizing assoc
ciates, come forward with. the unbiusbing
front Of hardened iniquity, and mimieking,
the accents OF virtue, say that he who opposes
the administration on the score of office, is
scarcely removed from moral traitor. -.
Who made ofici al patronage a grave mat.
ter Of political consideration Who demand
Cd the loayes and fishes under the general am
nesty2 Who sought to buy up factions with
the spoifs of victory? Who insisted that par
~ fidelity should DO attested by sanction of
the Distribute The national, democracy
have done none of these things; the sympa-
rtizers Of the Free Press here and elsewhere
are guilty Of all -< 'hii ..'@ji la 30
But now when they are defeated and over
thrown, they try 20 east their filthy NANTES
on those who beat them down; and to change
on others the mean and miserable motives
which actuated their own conduct We are
patient, ana We can safer long ey en- under in
justice; but when injustice assumes q hector,
ing tone, patience Is no longer virtue. We,
therefore, huri back the implied charge Of the
Free Press and its eadOrsers telling them
plainly that, if this war is to be kept up, we
are prepared for it. Ii it is to be forced upon
us, we will act on thu defensive no longer
We viii beat back our advcrsaries, and attack
in turn, with the resolve to carry the var in
La Africa. 8 Call OF your dogs or they will be
burt. "a -,.s4 Le.1s "a teo = taf5 esosj
1t is refreshing, indeed, thus to find our
patriotic neighbOr of the lScafmel de-
noaneing "bash-fighting," and calling on
his opponents to come out from behTlih
Their .reastFworks. It is positively re-
ffeshing toAhese who know howite has
been lighting from the first Of September
last TO this day. He asks, TOO, q1awrho
made official patronage grave matter Of
political consideration 60 Had be bad
lookng-glass at hand, when penninasg' this
question, . peep in il would have caused
him to faint, at the sight of that very in.
diYidual Eve ppine. The same paper con.