The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1855-08-17
From the Ra! a!timore Sun.
Attacking. the Government.

PEcFdteut o>poSl. 10 attack Inc uunniSlT TauOn
OF The government Oi The UnIled States. No mat.
Ter what party Is IN po"cr.I there is always party
out Of pOtcef, ready tu magnify the slightest er.
ror OH the par OF the former, and to mpule there.
10 ~. Efficiency and even crIme upon the tuIIh OF
public runner. without p using 10 inquire how 1t
originated. Bat II Is n" only party out OF pow
er " ho will do this; It irt quently the
terlal OF u paragraph Tor secular and even reIi-
GIous papers, not professionally partisan. fling
at The Unned States government, reckless Inucn-
do leStlled ut The Integrity Of particular officer,
or discharged unfortunately against the whole
o them, Is u feature OF currents sport with many
"ho, whether prominent 10 Connection with The
press, or in any other way, should set better
example before their readers and observers.
The government Ot the United States has lnvar.
IIaby embodied la lhe personnel OF IT'S admlnIslra
uon Infinitely more talent, honesty, efficlency and
general excellence o character than that ot any
oIber nation. II is constantly exposed TO the un-
restricted scrutiny OF a powerful opposition, the
free Criticism OF the press, and the most searching
demands oi Cougtess. II cannot secree vilaIny
it disposed. Aud the most thorough in
vesligalion has tailed at any time to detec. and
expose systematic fraud, under the direction or
c"nnvance OF the government OF the U Unted States.
IhlS can be SAID vi no other country In the world
Indeed II Is notorious iact that whenever lnVes-
llgation and exposure have been pracucahe with
respect TO European governments. system OF
wrong dong, extravaganza and vIllainy in some
shape or olhtr has teen sufficiently exhibited TO
convince the most sceptIcal that worse remained
behind.
Besides this, government is free from the
reproach OF arStocrallc routine and convenlanall.
ty peculiarly obn2Xious in foreign affairs. That
marked and honorable distinction is ours, which
holds the highest offices III the gIlt of The people
open to the faithful pubic service and honorable
ambition OF The man of humb!ust origin amongst
US. This is enough to endure to US our system OF
government, and should be sufficient TO make us
exceedingly cauuops how we utter a word OF un-
lust reproach or careless delraction against The
men chosen by The voice of the people for its ad
ministralion. But we find the reverse Of all this
The very HberuIny OF he system seems TO be es-
tecmed by some only The smplesl license for the
most unrestraned abuse. Even that press which
sometimes aft; Cts nominal responsibility unat-
tainaLIe by any other earthly thing, does not hesi-
tare to fling lis vulgar opprObiam, hardly candid
by the common drceDc!es OF language, against
the reputation and conduct Of faithful public off.
GERS. 1t presumes TO utter things in type which
it would courteousIy forget in PERSONAL intercourse ;
and if ncrIogaed, would ascrbe to political icel-
ing the magniiy of The pen.
We have brlorc US an article from New York
paper upon .docatrd politicians, III which some
good things are said, though general principle is
misappIird. And The article closes with the broad
and unGu Iif'd assertion thrt I" the country has
,cd educated politicians Tor tho three or four last
administrations last past, and had most wretched,
lmbecile, pIunder,ng, retrogrn.sIVe governments,
as the 1--WE think.) natural cons quences."
The purpurt OF The article is delract from the
services Of =. educated polIticInns"-men accLs.
toned to political life, and especially lawyers, and
by way OF bostrring The argument. The above as
scrton most recklessIy rut forth. Now, we
venture to say that each Of hc adlecIlves applied
to ''the three four administrations last past" is
a wholesale libel upon the Republic, the republi.
can system, the people Of III" Country, as we'll as
the several administrations referred TO. II would
be disgrace to tins great nation If tho assertion
were true, consequently to a>srrI so foul libel Is
little less than treason TO the republic.
The foreign and domestic policy Of the country
have equally proSp"rrd under the successive ad-
mnstra.lons of Polk. Tay I"r Fillmore, ond
Pierce. Mistakes may have been made by ALL or
either Of Them. We do not assert "inlalIiblIny"
for an Amirlcan President or his Cabinet, what
party may happen to supply the White House
for :he time being. But maintain that each OF
The administrators named would compare favor
ably with uaost OF those which have preceded them.
While The probability is. that the ''uneSucatea poll
itcian." G"nerAI Taylor. NJ d The most serious
mistake Of any. And that III hls the
public policy Of the adniStr lions warranted the
assertions III 1t they were imb cIle, guilty OF plum
dering the pubic treasury, "r rerogressIVe IN
;h-ir influence upon the nation. In this ease facts
speaks louder than words, end vlndlcae the nation
against the calumny. And Ihcrc IS not man "a
,nong>t Us who would bear i"rcigner-a fore gn
rr in the read oG lEc t..rm-a royalIst Of
L ,rnpc-assert so foul libel this against the
OF the United Stnc<, without at once
challenging The proof boldly, "pi being confident
as TO the result.