The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1858-09-16

PooslUly uo.
independent VS.. Partizan Journalism.
s Inc euphonous motto Independen
:, IN all thlngs-neutral in nothing is ON
= that frequently greets the eyes of news
f paper readers, and which is intended t,
Y convey the idea that in that paper is tn,
a very essence of freedom of thought and
liberty of speech" dealt out Sucb
faniaronade about independence is simply
ridiculous. A man who has not indepen-
dence OF spirit enough to write what he
thinks, ought not to edit newspaper ::
likewise, any one who is so bound bv
party ties as to be afraid to condemn any,
thing which party says is right, though
from every conviction of his own con.
science he knows is wrong, does not pos
sess most essential characteristic to fit
him for mans position. Of all things
in the world we do most despise cring-
ing parasite, clinging around the feet of
his party god-heads without the spirit to
cry aught else than hurrah An organ
grinding editor is about as pitiful and
miserable an object as his Gipsey name
sake, who wanders through the country
grinding music for whoeverswill shell ont |
dime, and the two should be chained
and made to perform their missions TO-
gether. The majority of men are so con-
stltuted they cannot view even the most
ordinary transactions of life without TAX
ing one side or the other, and indepen-
denee OF action and speech consists in
dong and speaking what they think to be
right. More especially is this the case
with very decided natures, and it NAV
be possible that a man may become so ,
'feJudiced against any and every thing, I
from source FORMULATING q
primarily opposed to his own r
node of thinking, as to believe that moth ,
ng can be right coming from such q
ource. When this is the case it is ex. r.
usable to degree, but when an editor &
erves cliques and wears the collar Of
'artlzan servitude, his contemplate posi- T. T.
Ion is far beyond excuse or palliation p
We like bold, fearless journals, which t.
pare neither friends nor foes when there 9
cause for condemnation, which can be o.
either bullied nor bought, which defv =.
ne malice, despise the hate and scorn Of
le friendship of mushroom milksops, and sa
ire pulling demagogues. But man b
an edit an independent, free thinkino m
ZEE spoken journal, without prating 50 Fl,
'erlastlngly about being independent or
i 'hlngs-neutral in nothing His tn
aders can soon judge whether he is an tn
dependent man or fawning partizan S Sl
FILING ON AGoNy.-A few weeks ago be
e Editor of the Memphis Eagle made th'
me severe structures on the conduct Of ce'
Capt. Joseph Lenow, a bank officer Of ,h.
me kind, for which Lenow sneaked IN er
ID knocked him in the head with bind are
on. The redoubtable Captain was an tn
lcer during the Mexican war, but left luz; iuo
fore any fighting took place. The ser
'gle has been scorching the brave Can tri,
IN, and piles it on as follows: car
" A friend writing to us from Favette wit
lnty says he will send us "Lenow,s his
treat from the Rio Grande" if we will tina
Fe 1t set to in music. That would he tric
or lost, the "Rogue's March, is the con
9 to which the valiant Captain keeps Chi
D.. trici
A lady sends us word that the sex 20
dlshonored by the award of a petti. ms
to Capt. Lenow, by bis company in p
.lco; and protests against such desc. tvs -
Ion of their garments. We assure ''es
we had had nothing to do with il: If n,
an honor we would never have tbo't =
'nferring on him." Ca
ne can imagine small grease snot t gl,e /
that is left of Capt. Joseph Lenow. II
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