The Trinity journal., 1856-09-13
Independent Journals.

There has never been period in the his
tory of the United States, so omnous for
good or for evil as at the present time, and
certainly there has never been period in
our political history, when the bold, honest,
Independent and truthful conservatism, Of
the independent Journals of the country was
so much wanted. The great mass of people
only want the truthful record of passing
events, the faithful analysis of doctrines and
theories, principles and policies, true state
ments Of things as they are, not the mere
ex-party perverted lucubrations of little one
idea trimers, that is at this time, flooding the
country with every nonsence. The inteli-
gent mass Of people, cannot respect news
paper of this class, because that which can
not be impartial cannot be truthful. Men
who even believe in the principles which
those class Of papers profess to advocate,
become in a short time perfectly disguSted,
and place no further confidence in their
statements or sincerity. Their business is
to bow obsequiousy with slavish obedience,
to the will and work of the party, clique or
faction, who commands their services. To
rant and tare, to blubber and defame, the
character and intelligence of the men who
dare to differ from their opinions and expo
sitions of principle TO run mad in eulo-
gizing some obscure and iIliterate individual,
who may be painting for Office. To advo-
cate their pet schemes, by wild and ill-garb-
aged assertion. To misrepresent the princi-
pies Of those opposed to them-to assail
great and important measures, which their
shallowness cannot comprehend, and which
their dishonesty would not allow them to
endorse if they did-to pluck the laurel from
the brow Of the worthy and place the sages
cap upon the head Of the political ass, is
amongst the most honorable of their many
and meritorious duties
The Independent journal on the other
hand rejects the scum Of SANDER -stoops
not to the will or demands of party, clique
or faction-vindicate the rights of the
eountry-fears not to speak the truth-re-
fleets to the public mind the true and cor
rect feature of everything that comes before
it-has no sycophantc schemes to foster
under the name of principle-wins its way
to support and to public confidence by a
faithful and impartial course. The one-sided
politician and rabid partizan, reads and APP
ITeclales all IuuepenuchI JouIHai He Soee W
it as the mariner goes to his quadrant and
compass to determine and find out his
course, latitude and longitude in the storm
of political confusion, he reads it a first and
second time and he feels that its statements
are reliable-he feels that it can have no
interest in perverting the truth, or any doc
trine, principle or policy he feels that 1t
can never be neutral upon, or suppress intel
igence that is important and useful he feels
that its only object can be to attain high
position and merited consideration, by truth
and consstcncy-unlike the red-hot partzan
newspaper that is always foaming and raging
boiling and staggering under the burden o.
their own incon sstency and at last, wher
encircled by the torturing conflict that must
ever gather round them, they die like tht
scorpion, by the poison of their own sting.