The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1857-05-14
Gbs 8m:tagf Sentinel
BY nART = sorERvILLE
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Thursday. May IA, 1851.
.Newspaper OrgnuIs.
IsrHoxso HART.

The very moment poiitiealpaper claims
to be the organ of any man or set Of mer,
that moment II acknowledges surrender
Of its independence and integrity. It often
-hshpens that some wealthy and ambitious
parsonage, for the purpose Of promoting his
'bwh. aggrandizement, furnishes a printing
establishtkens, snd empioysuh editor to con.
hdct joufnaL 'Pfintefs, ,sss ateneral rule,
are poor, and any opefffg 'tf the Eihd dbdve
named, is regarded as a'IconsdhithutiSh de-
v1o6iiy to be wished. I" They enter upon the
feutics ofthe position, without dreaming that
they at once become a sort of'c:hattel' In the
hands Of the,ptoprttor, ,sbdhnd ih all cases
to echo his sentiments, advocate his claims
Ito the Exclusion ofievefythiHg else, defend
his conflict and APPROVE all Eis iineasurec
A mon Of sterling uprighthesscanndt Do flris.
It would lower his self respect. Upon a
simiiar principle does the organ of en- ad-
4 ministration feel bound to defend it In oil
its policy whether right or wrong. The will
Of ";he powers that be" is the law Of its
being. This occasions sort of editorial
vassalugc, inconsistent with the true aims
and interests Of newspapers and parties.-
There are imperfections in every political
organization, and errors in every admins
tration. The men of the Democratic party
should look to the Democratic press as the
noble,aBd fearless advocate of PRINCIPLES,
and not as the ssusssrvient tool Of party
leaders. H~1I' ra' -ea1 5t. Ht
From some articles that have appeared in
the Washington Union, one would infer
that it desired 10 be looked upon as the or.
gan and mSath piece Of President Buchan.
an. Tkie fs'ho enviable position. Mr. Blu.
chauan is 'bHe of the wisest statesmen of
the URi0h and the world. Full Of years aud
Aonots, he now stands. at the summit OF
| horTdiy ambition and greatness. His efec.
ton was the deliverance Of the natioh from
fearful peril-the peril of domestic war ana
Of the foulest treason agaiust freedom tnd
the Union. We love and honor Rim. As
the hclmsman Of the great national ship in
which the interests ara hopes Of millions
are freighted, he has shown steSay nerve
and proved hithselffo be skiilful mariner.
In his hands the refns Of government are
safe. God bfess him, and through him the
noble and growing empire whose honor, III.
tegrity and prosperity dre fntrusted to his
care. But Mr.. Buchanan wants no organ.
He needs no hired aEtolheys to ivindcate bis
policy. His acts have, in time past, and
will in future, speak for themselves. Know
ing his devoted patriotism, his Superior
statesmanship, his great caution end PRO.
dcnce, we believe his measures of ndmiIfs-
trqtion will be an h,nor to himself and a
blessing to the Government. So long as
this is the case, he will require no specially
appointed herald to speak forth his praises.
[ The noble army Of Democratic editors, from
the North, South, East and West will pro.
nouncc their appreciation Of his coarse, and
the trYae and generons Rented millions oi
| DIS COunIfyNoG WIFI IcHuct tHS VcTulCt VI
"welI done, good and faithful servant" If,
however, through the inirmity of human
nature or an error OF judgment, a line of
bciicS should be adopted inconsistent with
tile tus!ic welfare, and in violation OF Dem.
ocratic principles, then it is the duty of the
Deriocfstc ttess to point out the evil, and
II possible 70 sdssest remedy. We want
no "Orgaus" ,ABSse basinsss it is to cover
Up wickedness or defend corruption under
penhlts of Losing pats9Rage and sustenance.
II sELoKss TO -HE DEaocRRTrilG PPSEss TO
KEEP the DEmocRArIc PARTY PURE. fkiS
can never be accomplished by men whose
editorials are moulded under sense of sla.
wish fear. II should be the pride tfsd koRothf
Of our profession, that we publish to the
world high and independent thoughts, that
our sentiments are uttered without reference
to fear or favor, and that in the columns of
asDcmocrotic newspaper, the RIGHT will be
always defended, and wrong aud corruption
be Febuked. s.s 2a taa. -aens ya
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