The true Democrat., 1856-02-26

more enthusiastic expressed a regret that the tioggng or canng was not more severe. The great Fourierite, abolition, pseudo-reformer has few friends in this city.
 Ambitious of Martyrdom.
 Mr. Greeley. in giving an account of his re- cent Rust-igation in Washington, says:
 "I came here with clear understanding that it was about an even chance whether should or should not be allowed to go home alive; for my business here is to unmask hypocrisy, de- feat treachery and rebuke meanness, and these are not dainty employments even ill smoother times than ours.''
 As Luther went to Worms resolved to meet his enemies, "though he should encounter as many devils as tiles upon the houses;;" and as Paul went to Jerusalem, "not knowing the things that should befall him there;" so Gree ley goes to Washington to offer himself mp as willing sacrifice upon the altar of abolition ism! His business there is to unmask hypo- crisy, defeat treachery and rebuke meanness!" In other words, the immaculate and infallable Pharisee of the Tribune is determined to pull out the notes from all the eyes in Congress, even at the risk of falling victim to the philanthro- phic purpose of his mission.
 r Heroic Horace Who can fail to admire the saintly ambition that aspires to the martyrs con- 1 fict and the martyrs crown! To die for ones country is tie sweet privilege of the patriot to risk ones life in rescuing human being from peril or death is an act of the highest magma nimity; to perish at the stake or on the rack in attestation of ones religious convictions evinces herois1n the most exalted. But to invite the deadly attack of some cxasperated political op- ponent by an habitual system of pen and ink irritation-by daily application of the " corro- sive sublmate" of newspaper abuse; and die a martyr to theoretical love of niggers, seems, 1 in Mr. Greeley's estimation, to eclipse all the glores of Saintdom.
 1 As we have before stated, we do not justify Mir. Rust in his savage attack upon such limp, "non elastic body' as the editor of the Tri- bune. The second onslaught was inexcusably fcrocious. But MT. Greeley indulges altogether too freely in the use of an abusive pen. If a man differs from him on any of his favorite hobbies, he blurts at him shower of the most insulting epthets. Liar, fool, scoundrel, vil- lain, etc., etc, are the fshmonger explosives he is in the habit of bestowing upon his political adversaries Here at the north we regret to say that such insults are too common, and too tamely submitted to. In the south, neither the pen nor the tongue is allowed any such inde- cent license. There Is such thing as code of honor existing among gentlemen, to preserve the decorum of gentlemen. Mir. Greeley can sit in his sanctum here in New York, and write in reply to brother editor, (the Poet Bryant of the Post,) "you lie, villain," and run nc risk of having his nose pulled. But when he attacks in this gross manner the more sensitive gentlemen of the south he must look out fo1 Il personal chaStisement
 We are sticklers for the largest liberty of the press; but criticism of an opponents principles or acts, need not degenerate into personal abuse of the man. Mir. Greeley could have strongl, condemned MT. Rust's resolution in the House without being offensive in his remarks. H. had no excuse for characterzing it as beyond all his knowledge of "human meanness anC degradation" Personally, we have no acquan tance with the pugnacious member from Ar kansas; and editorially, as one of the fraterni ty we are disposed to take the part of MT Greeley. And yet, in this case, we regard tn, editor who committed an assault on the cha racter of the member as the aggressor; and tha the battering of the body was but natural re joinder. The effect of the chastisement vii be, that we shall see less personal abuse of mem bers of Congress over the signature of II. G. We can credit any honest man with willing ness to die for principe; but none but fool would court martyrdom by the use of vulga and degrading epithets--N '. Mirror.