The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-12-18

EYNO APPROACH that most august tribunal The
j. Public before which the knsy pride must conceal
noby confess hnmho
STRANGE deep very
Of no former must impair confidence in tho latter aud thus increase
common country among
nsncces of action and partisan nuged
by custom and 50 by use That the most honorable are
aound principles Of BY dislike Of the prevailing means
apprehend consequence po
ical principles and private virtue 1t for such that this pubca
general neglect duty high
needed public probably
protector Whether he shall be capable supplying the want he
mine is acknowledged with regret that political magazine Of
novelty ia what called pos but 4 not perceived upon what
principle dnerested could condemn the project long suffer
u singular following opinions held upon general
poicy- parties politicians according
principles Of right and that tho great Of the country
almost exclusively political maintains the by action and by
day that there in the public complication
established political axioms that instances Of acknow
,he. political thai the country abounds with wise and virtu
whose ostury public loss who would DO called by the
people TO h service IL there practicable method Of select
ing the that attempt this end the Of organized
reform has failed and fail through the
eausv that produce the evil,n &c
FAC following among others have been adopted for
te cando which hoped VIII altogether dsaFpoint conf
dencc.
The tho people tho only order Public opinion
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surely extend this indulgence until general degradation q public
sentiment win endangor institutions political social That
these evils chiefly principles Of morality sy
temnteay ignored practical political questions irrelevant and
thec Nkcwe ignored questions Of morals The object viii
be % demonstrate By qorrcn that In Instance they
arc ono question that sound politics is practical morality that under
popular governments political action moral obligation tha
pa'o Of morals and politics must tend 10 corrupt private virtue
and subve public order Who public
aPy ground for reward should be treated who put
price their virtues and who hold profit be the condition
OF duty that mon beeVed 70 be seeking office should be eousy
excluded herero that politicians should be excused
motives that they cannot Justify public confession that po
ca and condolences against this that
political has the foregoing evils that
editors generally candid and OF fact
oppbn that their make politics exception
h they they ohargeabe with the
deterioration Of public morals
These viii be supported by reasoning solely aaed
facts and principles and by scocgcby the
without element dparagemons special
nnon appropriate examples, each representative
illustrative prevalent evil prncpe apply ing
instances, with simplicity the plain rules Of Justice
political faith great usually
rated by tho icmocats their party platforms, which
as the progress OF mankind may develop.
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