Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1856-10-24
ew;surr ChroncIe & West Branch Farmer-Oct "a, 1885,

itself. That paper is now extensively cir
culated, however unwelcome the news may
be to you, and any man who does not take
it himself, has only to ask one of his
neighbors if what you say of it is true. 1t
would not be wicked for him even to look
at the paper himselfjust enough to become
satisfied whether it is the mad dog which
It is cried up to be. 1t is probably perused
regularly by nearly million of readers,
for some time past, and | confidently ask
whether one of all these has found its
editors Advocating 'infdclity,' 'free love-,
or any of the bug bears which you associate
with it. To call it the ''organ" of such
men as Garrison and W. Phillips, (whose
organ, then, is the Li5erator p is to throw
out assertions with more than the reckless
ness of pot-house declaimer. | have
seen it almost constantly since its origin.
| have found it more than any other paper
a mirror of the actual, living world, in all
its aspects; and if | have thus been shown
many things to grieve Or shock me, have
been led the more to strive and pray for
their removal from the earth. 1t has
itself emincntly furnished, through the
latitude it has given to replies,the antidote
to its own errors aud when | have been
troubled by opinions promul gated in it, l
have generally felt that the spirit with
which they were put forth, and the freedom
with which they were criticised, rendered
their discussion rather an advantage than
an injury to the truth Most Of the mischief
imputed to it by its enemies, i. was nerer
guilty of, and the rest it has | think long
since discontinued. 1t did, indeed, 10 its
earlier days, advocate an extensive read
justment of our social relations, Gas james
Buchanan did the doctrines of Federalism
of which the hint was given by Fourier;
but never simple Fourierism. This advo-
cacy having accomplished most import
ant object, in awakening attention to crying
evils IN our social system, has been for
years abandoned. That the Tribune has
ever advocated Stree love- is so utterly
untrue, that the practices thus designated
have been in no quarter more strongly
rebuked, and the sanctity Of marriage has
had no more strenuous defender. That it
has countenancei the delusions Of spirtu-
alism is, according to my belief, equally
without foundation. 1t has, on the other
hand, nobiy fought the battles of Tempe
rance. 1t has plead the cause of the
laboring man, land preached the obligations
which accompany wealth. 1t has taught
society the duty of instructing the ignor
ance and cultivatipg the morality Of her
more sunken classes, as well as Furnishing
their crimes |. has extended friendly
hand to humanity struggling for its rights,
on either continent. 1t has not spared
usurpers, tyrants, and oppressors in the
old world, nor demagoguos, misrepresent-
a,iye and oligarchs at home. 1t has
pointed out the evils Of slavery as manif2s-
ted whore the system has been tried, and
reused the minds of men to the danger of
its impudent encroachments Therefore !
do not wonder that you give 1t your
r1prJbation. Its religious creed, if obtyu-
ded, might not satisfy me, and would
doustlcss fall far below the orthodoxy OF
the JarRdi Of Commerce or the PsaHsvt-
yoHiIa, but the character Of its "fruits'
!, III danger Of raising the question in
simple minds, whether, in his political
relations, an E!itor or a Senator may not
q. .ilr4bly exchange some jots and TITLES
ri theological strictne,s for decent prac-
tiel of good common morality. have no
doubt it Is more widely taken by clergy
men than any other secular paper in the
land, and while the upholders of ancient
aud profitable abuses will always have
I occasion to hate and fear it, the friends of
social and political improvement will more
aud more welcome champion so vigiiant,
50 faithful, so earnest so fearless,so strong.
! Yet what right have you to call the
! Triiaac, the organ of Fremont? None at
all 1t does indeed support him, ably and
well but no more ably or earnestly than
the Courier, and Times, and the good Old
Democratic Eecniag IoSt-excellent paper:
all, which even your sensitive scrupulosi;y
would hardly put below the rabid partizan
ship of the Pmnsylcauian, or the cold
Jesuitical Heutraiity of the PnJlic Le3ger,
As for the New York Uer0ld, | willingly
resign ii TO your apprehension. can only
account for its having partially broker
away from It's old alliance with the guas
democracy, by its proverbial shrewduess il
taking the winning side. Should Fremon
be beaten, (Which may Heaven avert y i
will fall back as promptly to your supper
as water runs down hill. Indeed, in it
issue of the 2lth Sept, | casually noticed
long and elaborate argument for SLAYER,
and Buchanan. Meanwhile, if it utter
lies iu behalf cf Republicauism, let then