The Empire County argus., 1855-02-10
The State Tribune discourses about the Times 8.

The State Tribune discourses about the Times g.
Transcript in the following manner:
The TINES & TRANSCRIPT ON FAcTIoNIsM.-The
devil was undoubtedly in desperate frame of
mind when he called the kettle black; but the re-
proach did not come very appropriately from such
a source. Looking glasses, however, probably had
not been invented in those days. 1t may be his
Satanic Highness was fully aware how unpopular
that particular color was and hence, albeit very
black himself made of this particular epithet
to express his contempt for the poor kettle AS it
was with the devil in the above case, so it is with
the lanes y Transcript now. Itself the very erbo-
dment Of factionsm horns hoofs and ali: it vet
has the uncxamped audacity to express its cha
grin by accusing others of this political crime
See the issue of Saturday morning.
The devil quotes scripture for his purpose and
it is not the first time we have seen sinners don
sable garments and assume the Establishments of
high morality The Times s. Transcript would
blind the people to its own enormites by putting
on the air of innocence and audacously accusing
others of the sin for which it is principally respon-
sible This is dodge that guilty men frequent
y try. But the dodge" won't win. The people are
beginning to understand the true position of the
public press. They see that the Times 8 Transcript
has become the organ Of mere faction they with
alarm, find that it, and its kindred presses, have
hurried ths democratic party to the verge of ruin.
The unrestricted abuse which the Gwin paper
last year heaped upon MIR. Broderick, and many of
the best democrats in the State, did its fatal work.
but too wel-the party efectually disorganiz-
ed, and the scenes we witnessed at the meeting Of
the State Convention last year, were the prints of
its insane policy. To another prominent democrat
the Times y TRANSCRIPT turns its attention,
and without cause justification, threatens James
A. McDougall and his friends with ostracism
What was serious in some cases, is absurd and
silly in the last case We are not the defenders or
advocates of Mr.. McDougalls cause in relation to
this Senatorial question but we must be permitted
to saw that this fresh attack upon him is foul play
and will be resented by the democracy. The Times
4 Transcript nsinuates that the withdrawal of Nc
Dougal from the Senatorial contest not hon.
est, and that the movement was not made with the
intention of settling the common difficulty Now
that paper has no right to go behind the record,
and on the strength of mere supposition, attack
the character Of NcDouGalls friends. The record
shows that the friends Of McDougall are desrous
to harmonic the party Since that gentleman's
name was withdrawn, thirty-eight ballots have
been taken, by any one of which Senator might
have been elected Then again, the circular by
which it was proposed to pledge all the democrat
ic members not to vote for any of the candidates
who have been named, avas signed The friends of
McDougdH. t..
The plain truth of the matter appears to be, we
fear that the Times g. transcript has been attemp
ting to build up a Gwin party, as opposed to the
democratic party proper in this State and this fac
ton now grasps for the possession of government,
and aims at monopoly Of the public Offices There
is vauting ambition that oerleaps its saddle, and
the proverb will prove applicable in this case. The
doctrine laid down is, that every man who will not
bow the knee to Gwiu, is not democrat
Dr. Gwin has as much right to hold office as any
other democrat, and we should be satisfied if he
were elected Senator but his organ has no right
to advocate his cause by abusing the cause of an
other democrat The Times g. Ttunsc, ipt may be
Dr. Gwins gasometer, instead of being Democrat
c Journal but it should at least be silent in regard
to Dr. Gwn's rivals Ne feceris alteri Quod nonris
feri tibi: