The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1854-06-12
American Newspapers.

Whatever differences Of opinion Niay exist
IN our country on the great political measures
oi the day, there Gun bc no doubt tIint the pop
uiar Press IL about ~ free, faithful, and fall IN
their discussion ns 10 well Gun be. The recent
struggle to which opinions have been subject
cd IN our midst, hus brought out the whole
strength OF tho Press on both sides, and Inns
served to define, Ia sluirp. severe otitlinc, the
growing characteristics of It's power and i'm.
poriance. Certain IL II, that Congress has Ut
tery lost oil prctcilson to leadership of pub.
lie opinion. Once II had this proud disiinc-
don, but 1t II gonc---uttcrly gone. Any nHu.
cntial paper, Ia the Uhitcd States, docs more
at This day to direct public thought and settle
public sentiment than half dozen statesmen.
1t discusses oil great questions far better
with more fatge-wtli deeper subtlciy-witi,
Much moro eShaiisiivchess. Let any man com.
pare the debates Ia Congress with The debates
among Editors. ahd lo viii soon SGT where the
intellectual forces Of the world are iiiatslialinu
themselves. The fact IL, the Parliament of ouii,
deer ephilon Ia now the authoritative body Of
this country, aDd its decisions have supreme
sway.
The reasons for thla state Of things .-ra pho.
nometoh even IA our couhtrys#are manifold
Dut ~ passing W. n,ny absurvt That IN Con.
gress there II reall but little genuine discus.
slon' ~ y anything else but debating. Each
man F'es ilit0 u ,llHc0fsn more IN tho style OI
lecture ut College llmn anything elHc There
~ CLOSE eo,luct-llO igIt hand 10 land 81.
1,'l indeed, Ialr Or moro Of luae tongrcAAIoI,.
n! speeches arr devoted 10 Tho private nlhIra
o. ule speakers consistency AMI particular po.
s'uo'i, put E'll'OIs iirp pressed ~ tho start
INTO Tho l'enrt Of things. They have 10 write
too hucl ~ write my wipoIuI words. n
ul'y expect ~ bc heard NJ In lhclr ,iMinI Iol,
~ me roar Or Onllllb IN thu confusion NJ
Dus''iea' or when children nre crying after s,Il,.
wr, tn'y lst speak ~ i,a tO l,',aa',aa Tho oar.
S,ausiil"'la''lP ms bHlililg Ia 10 except ~ ~.
pam lts subject blii ElIl ors hive 10 pniDrcu
aiM apply Moreover IN Tho lclitor h OIle NJ
lne people, he not ,Iillrequehlly llas ~ repre-.
sen! we people hiil put the Senator Or ltuire.
sentative . tlslit There hre many Editors IN
me Dnl,eo States, VINO represent their districts
~ LHnefess vast tlenl better than The hon.
oraDle gentlemen who have been sent Ia WASH.
lhEion Tor that express puruOsa' y ~ ~ V "'"'
Ten or twenty years hence jajjtopsj,ib viii
be TIE profession Ia The United Eialps TIWi
IA y eefialDty, And the cause ID DIajD eDo,lul,
the people are resolved tO have iLu IDpsl juj.
cit of the land u minister Ia llIujp daily snr.
Wee IN the ae~slaler, The want of oIir M.
i,ohal mind y jus lere alM Just here iLe
choicest Intellect NJ the country will fjoaligi
II rapidly becoming ~ absolutely necessary
" wy energy al!l enterprise NJ hllmai, Iib, (ps
lHeln'ly elty anu commercial Iilu,) IN bp sun.
Piled every morning with u map Ut lhe world
MN commentary M Ia Gurreut facts, IN Il ID
70 nave ule divisions VI day ayd night, 0r Inc
wws " appetite al'd assimilation - n. Y.