Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1855-05-19
Which is Right.

| The London Times approves of the purposes
| of the American party. At this the Washing
ton Union wakes exceedingly rate; but adroitly
enough makes use of the fact as an argument
against the order. How is it possible, asks that
journal, that honest and patriotic American can
cling to society which is panegyrized by such
| an organ of despotism as the London Times.
The encomiums bestowed upon it by that
journal ought to satisfy every American, that
the objects and aim of the party must be hos
tile to freedom of opinion, liberty of conscience
and popular rights.
We do not attach much importance to the
reasoning of the Union. It is shallow per Sc,
but when contrasted with the course Of that
sheet three years ago, it becomes absolutely
worthless. In 1852, MIR. PIERCE was a can
didate for the Presidency. This same London
Times-this terrible exponent of toryism, and
advocate of tyranny-was the warm supporter
of the election of the Democratic nominee, and
put forth several vigorous articles in his behalf
The sleek and sly editor of the Washington
Union, SO far from denouncng British friend
ship for democracy, was careful to copy every
one of these articles, and to give them prominent
place in his columns. The London Times, it
seems, was an astute, sagacious, profound,
discriminating, liberal and sensible paper then !;
it is now crafty, time serving, servile, liberty
hating print. The old story Of the OK and the
bull will recur to every one, and carry its moral
with it.
But after all, the influence of British senti-
ment on the American party will, we fancy,
prove little more than o nullty, for the praises
of the Times, so fercely commented on by the
Union, have been quickly followed by the CEN
sure of the Examiner. The latter journal is
fully as decided in its disapprobation, as is the
Times in its eulogy. The Examiner indeed
talks as glibly of religious persecution and Of
the evils Of secrecy, as if the article had been
penned with file of the Washington Union
before the writer, from which occasionally
new argument, or q more truculent style of an
athena might have been culled. We are bound
in candor to acknowledge that the objections Of
the Examiner are far feebler, than the common
! dations of the Times.
We believe in all sincerity that the American
party are profoundly Indifferent to the objurga-
ton or praise of the British press. They have
principles to assert, and duties to fulfill which
are paramount to the ephemeral opinion of for
eign sheets, and which are not to be affected by
such verdcts. But the Union, which addresses
its arguments to the Democratic party. precisely
rs if that political organization were composed
| exclusively of aliens-and therein, by the way,
makes famous bunder, and hurts, instead Of
helping its cause, the Union, we say, must be
somewhat embarrassed between the Times and
the Examiner. If the former be thoroughly
Anglican, and therefore not particularly popular
amongst our Hibernian friends so is the latter
If the Times be the organ of tyranny, the Ex-
aminer occupies precisely the same position. If
| the Times is to be devoted to the internal Gods
for thinking favorably of the American party,
not because the American party are wrong, but
because the Times is the orgon of tyranny, &C.,
why the Examiner must be sent incontinently to
| Hades for abusing the Know Nothings. not be-
cause they are right, but because the Examiner
hates Ireland, and defends despotic authority
just as much as the Times. The Washington
Union is clearly in dilemma, or rather would
be, if that journal sought candor, justice and
fairness; but as its aim is simply to pick up
every stray waif that can be tortured into plea
against the American party, it will consult
policy and not frankness in discussing the ques-
ton: it viii harp till doomsday on the iniquity
of the American party as demonstrated by the
panegyries Of the London Times, but will re-
member to forget that the London Examiner
reviles that party in good round terms.
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