Washington sentinel., 1854-01-01
COMMENDATION AND ABUSE.

We have always been doubtful whether the
commendation Of good men, or the abuse of
bad men was the most acceptable to us. When
we have been praised by true, upright, and
honest men, our judgment leaned in one direc-
tion when we have beer denounced by mean,
miserable and corrupt men, our judgment has
leaned in the opposite direction.
But of late we have not been puzzled much
on this score. We have been fortunate enough
to accomplish double qualification, for we
have received, from all quarters of the country,
the friendly congratulations of the men whom
we respect, whilst we have received the execra-
tions of the low reptiles whom we contemn and
despise-whom we look upon with feelings of
scorn and adherence, which language will not
permit us to express.
These remarks were not suggested to us by
the Albany Erening Atlas; but recent edi-
torial in that journal induced US to give utter
ance to them at the present moment. The Al
bany Ereninq Atlas is well known as the organ
and mouth-piece of the Van Burens and of the
Buffalo platform men of ls4s. tits consist
ent and Thoroughbred freesoilabolition sheet;
and it raves even more furiously than the
Washington Union itself, because the Senate
of the United States saw fit to elect the Pub
Usher of the Washington Sentinel, instead of
the Publisher of the Washington Union, to ex-
ecute the printing Of that body for the next
two years.
In perfect frankness we congratulate the
Union on the support which its abolition ally
gives it--and we will congratulate it not only
with frankness but with respect and gratifca-
ton when it can muster up the courage to set
forth the mode and the manner in which the
Albany atlas has assailed us.
We were about to say that coming events
cast their shadows before. But after consid-
Grafton we doubt whether the sentiment of the
poet should not be reversed. Yet the hour is
late-too late for critical analysis and scien-
tiic dissection. However, we cannot omit to
say, for the edifcation and enlightment ofthose
journals which have attacked US with SO much
spleen and bitterness, and for the enlighten
pers and politicians which have made bitter
and violent war upon us, that the chief leading
and most prominent charge which the abolition
organ at Albany prefers against us is, that zee
sustain and uphold the Stare Institutions Of the |
south.
We plead guilty! We admit that we always
sustain and uphold the slave institutions of the
South. We repeat that we plead guilty! We |
repeat that we do sustain the slave institutions
of the south. Those institutions are recog-
and the rights of the STAKEHOLDER are reeog-
nized by the Constitution Of the United States,
and by the democratic platform adopted at
Baltimore. Without such recognition, the Con. |
stitution of the United States could not have
been framed. Without such recognition, Che
Constitution Of the United States could never
have been adopted Without such recognition,
there would have been no democratic party
no democratic convention at Baltimore, and
no Baltimore platform to be construed dishon.
estly by dishonest men, or to be construed
fairly by fair men.
But we do not hide our heads under the letter
Of the Constitution, nor under the adoption of
the Constituton-nor under the Baltimore plat
form. On the contrary, we say to the whole
world that as an original matter we would
perish in our tracks sooner than we would yield
one inch to abolition fanaticism. II that be
treason, let the Albany Atlas and Washington
Usion make the most Of it.
UJ-Governor Powell, ofKentucky has pardoned