Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-06-13

\ o'Hrtss uCCoPs0h w % uHat'o"ui P'"S
form. bps .hs plAnks snd timbsrs in il
| yste rotten and incapable ef wsnthcrine
! stotm ofpoPular opinion. II was on
y sustained for brief period, becsuss
the whispsry had constructed one JUST
like Il; ard they have both gone down
together.
This administration hos made new
tests Of Democracy, snd vioIo,ed old
snes. In the words Of It's moulhpiece.
the Washington Union. fidelity to the
Nebraska Bill was declared 10 be the
"isst Of Democratic orthodoxy" That
paper backed by the Executive, has in.
suited and bullied all such Democrats,
as .aw proper to stand by the integrity
Of the Missouri restriction. The faith.
iul band in tho Senate, led BY Chase and
Sam Houston; are deneminated "Abo.
litioni.ls." The same epithe,is applied
10 Col. Benton, who for the last quarter
ola century has been the gracchus Of
Democracy in this country.
The resolutions Of "os' formed a part
of,hc national democratic platform, and
yet this administration has outraged tie
FIRST principles Of f"State rights" by in.
terfcring with elections in Mussachus.
etts and New York.
Our love Of Democratic principle is
TOO sincere and unboundeI TO permit
su. h outragcs in public men, for whose
conduct, we in common with our demo.
cratic fellow citizens Of the Republic
are responsible, to 80 unrebuked. 1t is
the democratic masses that have to bear
the responsibility in part, Of the miscon.
duct Of their public men.
The demo cratic principle is the only
principle that promises equal freedom
and prosperity to mankind. Therefore
it is, that VIC would rescue il from the
parricides that are making it the agent
Of tyranny. Unlimited tyranny an be
as well exercised by an unscrupulous
majority, as by single despot. On this
Nebraska question there has boon a full
display oflhe despotism and intolerance
which msjoriiy can exercise; and c.
gainst which Jefferson warned his coun.
,rymen. but for the honor OF consti,u.
,ional democracy, we hope it has now
attained its eliminating point.
Docs not our newspaper press show
marks Of The iron rule Of despotic ma.
jo,itiesl Whence comes its degrading
subserviency! Why does it always ap.
prove what the party approves, and con.
demn what it condemns, whether men
or measures! Why is it that no journ.
alist dares, in the exercise Of true indie.
pendence, TO act with his party, in what
is conformable'to its tenets, and censurc
its course when il varies from them?The
system Of organs, as it is called. has in
our judgment, done more than any other
single cause, TO destroy the independ.
ence Of the press in this country. Al
Washington the party in power. must
have its organ, which is simply news.
paper supported by the public treasury.
1t becomes the duty Of this press to sus.
tain the measures Of the administration,
either right or wrong. The presses at
the seat Of each State government, take
their views from the central press al
Washington. and all being in public
pay. must Of cours, sustain the views OIL
those that support them. The country
press is very ap, to be Influenced by
those in more central and commenting
positions. |, is by such means that pub.
4 lie opinion is often forestalled, and the
press made subservient 10 the schemes
Of corrupt cabals.
There are still some bold spirits in the
land, who are determined to battle a.
gains; the spirit Of despotism, under
whatever guise it may appear, and to de.
fend their rights to equal freedom, lc,
the struggle cost what it may. They
will speak with voice that the roar Of
tumult cannot drown, and maintain lheil
ground, with frmuess that opposition
cannot move; and il any Of the leader.
should be slain ia the conflict, III,
grand procession will close the gap ant
move on. in its mission equal freedom
for the race.
II PopuLAn SOVEREIGNTY, alias SeuAr
TER SovEREIGKrY.-This has been th
burden Of the cry Of the party that ha
forced upon the country tho repeal O
the Missouri Compromise. In our sys
! tenn Of governme Mt we have but two SO
vsreigniies known to the Constitute
+: oflhe country, one State, the other F.
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