Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-05-17
Knavery.

The editorial Paternity, from some iuscrta
ble dispensation, are cursed with the exis-
tance in their midst of little-souled, narrow
minded, upstairs, who without sufficient
ability to secure decent self-respect, the
dupes of their own knavery and as =
themselves the fools of those they fool" de-
pend entirely for support upon morbid appeals
to bigot zeal and seetarian fanaticism, where
fruitful soil is found alone in congenial shall
low hearts and empty heads.
A specimen of infnitesimal puerility, who
presumes to the editorial control of the Can
Melton Reporter, has taken upon himself the
defense of the Western Christian AdUocate,
and at the same time, by way of aatitlesiS
probably, the villifcation of some of his Dem
ocratic cotemporaries, ourselves among the
number This individual thinks the Gin
cinnati Enquirer and the New Albany Ledger
intolerable, "but," says he, "as regards the
Sentinel, nothing but Misrepresentation can
be expected from such source. The Seati-
ael" he continues ''under its new manage
ment, is but little improvement on its charac-
ter under the management of that most pure
aud distinguished patriot WILLIAM j. BRowN.
If there is any difference at all, it may be said
the SeRfinef now utters falsehoods IN rmore
Ifstssrrvf style When its editors take it upon
themselves to traduce and SANDER, they en-
pioy more graceful verbiage with which to
send forth false statements"
The cause of the Reporters editors wonder
full manifestations, our readers will be sur
prised to learn, are the charges made by sons
newspapers against the Christian AdoOcate, as
being the ajologist" /" for Know Nothingism
and the exeesses TO which that organization
are supposed to lead. The Le,ige,'s exhorta-
ton to the Democracy to discontinue paper
which, with the colOrs of religion at its mast
head seeks the propagation bipartisan designs,
is attributed TO the Sentinel, after which the
following language is held forth by our "aa-
gust aocuser:
"HOld on, Mr.. Sentinel. When Methodism
is no longer dearer to the hearts of Methodists
than Locofoceism, then you may expect your
exhOrtatatiOn to be listened to. When men
love to hear their church denounced by infidel
editors, and when they love to listen TO the
teachings of the Cincinnati Enquirer and In
diana STATE Sentinel, better than the lessons OF
the Bible, you may effect something by your
vile ISLANDERS. Harp on, for you are gnawing
file"
We make this quotation to exhibit the
mingled pusillanimity and rascality of Mr..
BEATTY He k7,e0 that the sentiment he at
tributed to the Sentinel was never uttered by
u.s. The knave that is in him prompts the
injury of the central Democratic paper, by
the Inference of falsehood, whilst, in the
effort the fool predominates, and in spite OF
the livery of the lion, stolen for the occasion,
the ears Of the Ass protrude themselves
The "beaaty'' of jaekanapes consits in his
conueytiHe qualities. Hold him in youy
arms and he'll bite me-place him i'll nag
arms and he'll bite you" There are but few
blind enough to become his victims-none
whose vision is so poor as not to penetrate
the IrdUSluctul Will lHtOWH Ocipfc the cS Z III
the extract last quoted from the Reporter.
One word now for the AdUocate. From
some cause or other, the number of that paper
containing the article 10 which exceptions
have been made by many Democratic jour
mails, escaped an examination at our hands
As a consequence, the article itself passed
aha
We have no reason, however to doubt the
Justice of the structures made upon it by the
Cincinnati Enquirer, and New Albany Led
qes. The time has been when it was thought
the Pope could do no sin" that the
priesthood were immaculate. There may
have been time in our own country, when, to
raise the voice in criticism of the acts of &
minister of the Gospel, was regarded as fla
grant sacrilege If such time ever existed
it is now passed--if intelligent men ever per
mitted the intrusion of such a superstition.
/ influence, they ale now ashamed to acknowl
edge it.
1t is the duty of the press to scrutinizC
the public acts designed to effect the polti-
cal or social interest of the people, and with
out faltering to censure or commend, as the
case may deserve, no matter how exhalted o
degraded the source. The fact that a pdpel
is ostensibly religious-that man is ostensi
bly, preacher of the gospel, is no reason fo
placing them beyond the pale of criticism
The lilliputian demagogue who claims sucl
exclusive privileges for any class of men, vii
only bring upon himself the contempt of tn
very persons whose favor he wishes tc propi
late