Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-05-02
EVENING ST Ar.
SASHINGTON CITY:
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. Nay
spIhIT OF THE x0R2Ina PRESS.

sPIhII OF THE HOR2IgG PRESS.
The Union rspublishes its exposition (ori'
nally made some months ago. of the biz
place Of the persons in the service of tbe
Government in all branches of its business
This republication is induced by the fac. tn a
false account to the contrary Is now being
circulated In North Carolina for polite Il
effect. The Union also replies to the Int.u,.
geneer', "cork tree joke, which the edito,
does not appear to relish Pc takes occasion
to say with much vins IN this connesticn-
However dop.estic 'organship' may excite
the indigna attn of the IMtsittgencer, there il
something In carrying the burden of a cham
pioHsEIp Of monsrchical ideas, despotic wrongs,
ara the intrigues Of absolute governments,
which, no matter how we'll paid for, and how
gratefully remembered, IL too sure to pail
upon the appetite 1t is heavy burden at
best; burden Of shame; q very Atlas, even
upon shoulders so ready to bear it, but not
able to bear it all the time. Happy, indeed
for the aristocrstic few in the Old World who
can boast OF two such allies of despotism as
Che intetItgeneer and the 'Cronfca' in tho
United States-hsppy they IN these eopscien-
nous advocates Of tyranny, scheu. in the
.choIs range Of zsonarehicaL nations thsrs
IS NOT one paper or one man that Gorss 10
GsfeHa the principles of the american peopls.
We repeat, to the debauched despots, the dis.
soiuts Princes, the profigate princesses of the
rotteE royalties of Europe-you are happy and
isrtunate In these your defenders But We
cannot reciprocste the compliment to the
Inteltisencsr ,ts part of the pageant is not
so felicitous or 80 citing. We confess that We
would much rather be the quandam organ of
democratic administration here, than the
submissive echo of the Duke of Victory }
and his royal mistress II is to change this
relation, however, no matter how transientIy
that the IntelLtgsHcer seeks to refresh itself
IN the employment of lighter themes, Weare
not inhuman, and are glad TO see our ve-era.
Ole neighbor briefly relaxing from his severe
and exacting tolls"
The lnteitigene~r denounc.s the removal Of
Judge Lorings, by the dominant party in the
MessacnuSetts Legislature, in unmeasured
Terms We regret tb at want of space to-day
prevents us from transferring the whole of its
able article on the subject to the Stars col
umns. It's drift, however, may be understood
from Its opening clause, as follows:
HE NIcrINIZED JUDGE-The more wa 70.
nee upon the proceedings of the Mas,acbu
set's Legislature In she case of judge Lorin0
me more does II surprise rs that a people who
nave always heretofore been characterized as
lovers OF isv and order should all az ON. have
thrown away this envieble DISTINCTION. and
proc AIMED themselves the sbettors of state
OK things little better than mobocracy. NV,
understand ii, the case is a verv .;fnple and
PLAIN enc, not at ali requiring legislative in
reference. Judge Lorins, being wbet Is
calIed IN Massachusetts, a - Judge Of Probate ,,
and known to be Fan Of integrity frmness
ana independence was selected by the Presi
dont Oh ,ne ohi ed States as Commissioner.
upon Hho.n devOlyed the duty of inuuiring
mo az: deciding question occurring under
me fugitive slave law, in the case of Burns
LIE just expounder Of the law and an hon.
est servant of the Uni ed States disregardino
the threats CT The AeOlitiOnists by whom he
was surrounded, he did inquire into tn. case
ana decided that the claimant of the sIav.
had legal right to him as such under the law
OF the United States According &c this deci
slon, and according to the terra, of the law
me slave was delivered to his master. who rs
turned with him to Virginia This is the
whole offence Of Judge LOring, who. instead
Oh receiving The thanks Of the Community in
when ne had thus nobly INDICATED the su.
Premacy ana the sanctity of a national law,
mas peer ever since the victim of a psrsecu
uon which has been steadily seeking not only
70 tear from his shoulders the errnine which
ne has SO long worn without SPOT or stain but
10 deprive him Of other honor of the profes
non to which bis life has been devoted