The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-12-31


TTO APPROACH that most august tribunal, The
Il Public, before which the kngy pride conceal
ANXIOUS ave- Or more noa so an humble : ever an
and The motive Of deep the dencs
former mus, impair confidence in the latter and thus increase
IN common country among
innees action and expression partisan contest INDUCED
tmnd y smDoy them Who sr deferred from active uport II
sound principles Of BY dislike OF the prevailing
aud apprehend As consequence pO
lc principles and private virtue for such that this pubhea
The neglect Of duty however high authorizes the
hs character is needed the public has probably as little the
protector Whether he shall be capable supplying the want he
Acknowledged regret that political magazine
red e The pubic q an sSsmpT q aeou.e candor would @
principle dniereed could condemn the project long suffer
u be singular The following opinions are held upon general con
poy Of parties politicians according
almost exclusively political system action and BY
MAI ne pursuit. o once u ,he paramount sE q The
established political axos that in instances men aekno
their political party country and
oas men whose obscu public loss who would be called BY the
ing them that attempt this end in the nature q organized
reform parties has failed and must continue to fail through the same
The following convictions among others been adopted for
advocacy with Aeez yet uned bur with an aress and reo
lus cAndor which hoped will NOT altogether dssappon conf
people ouy opinion
sill noeran Of hypocrisy aud dupcy IN general but toleras
IN
surely extend this indulgence until general degradation OF public
sentneut viii cndsnser Institutions political and social That
these evils exist chiefly because The principles Of morality are sys
teracy gnorcl practical political questions irrelevant and
these likewise ignored questions Of morals The main object will
be 10 demonstrate by examples that in instance they
question that sound politics practical morality that under
popular political action moral obligation thar
raraon Of morals and politics tend private virtue
and subye public order who forth public
party ground for reward should be treated who
price their who hold profit be the condition
Of duty that believed should eaIonsy
excluded theefrom politicians should be excused
motives that they eaEpo JUSTIFY N public confession that "pOu
political has the reforming foregoing evils thai
editors gencray candid and Of fact
opinion that Is their general practice tomake politics exception
but they continue they justly chargeabe with the
deterioration Of pubic morals.
These viii be supported by reasoning solely upon admitted
facts and pncpIes and selecnhey FROM the
without any element personal diparagen special
nztoa appropriate each class and
illustrative e prevalent principle then applying
instances with simplicity The plain rules Of justice and
Our political faith consists Of those doctrines usually noorpo
rated BY the democrats in their party platforms which Catholic
principles shall command support as shall such other doctrines
as the progress of mankind may develop.
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