The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-01-16

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A Monthly Repier Of he Political Pres.

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FIS0 APPROACH that most august tribunal, The
Public before which the most sngy pride must conceal an
deep Bat when the OF emo
former confidence in the Latter and thus Increase
In oar common country there are among men more eou
neeed "a t politics numerous class who icsl dssie ior those
"a ~ ,y ~, mai IN. y, IognrabIe ~
tempaed empb them Who deferred from active support o.
sound principles Of government by dislike Of the prevailing means
their but feeby reelected by the popular
and who aPprched as consequence serious ~
cal principles and private virtue Il Is for such that ih pubhea
assnnnp attempt the performance of it, That publication c
needed public probably little doubt
better thar ts bse q ,his sage q ihs eSensn' could deter
novelty what called politics But not perceived upon whas
principle dneesed could condemn the project long suffer
Il be singular The following opinions are held upon general con
That the poicy parties politicians according
principles ghtand that tho great q the country
M aesceuce pursuit The paramount evl Of t
day maj there T. te PUBLIC mind dangerous complication Of
lodged depsey have bceo conanced By the and press Of
Gus men obseuy public loss would called by
people their service there practicable method Of select
them that attempt to this cod IN the nature Of organized
reform parties has failed and must continue fail through the same
canscs that produce the evil &c
ndvocsc with abilities YET unred but with an arle5s aud rcso
dence
Tue virtue Of tho people the only source Of order opinion
them measuraby In poles The evils above II unchecked viii
surely until general dgraaatn o pubho
endanger institutions political social That
chiefly the principles Of morality
semacay ignored practical political questions, irrelevant aud
likewise ignored OF morals The object viii
examples every they
question that sound politics practical morality that undor
popular governments political obligation
politics private virtue
pubic those who forth public service
party ground persons who put
price virtues hold profit be the proper condition
o. duty that believed be seeking Office should be jealousy
excluded tccfo that politicians should excused for
public that 'polt-
ea secrets and condolences are treason against the people that the
political has the OF reforming the foregoing evils that
editors generally candid and just In matters Of fact and
opinion that is their general practice make politics exception
they they Justly chargeable wi the consequent
deterioration Of public morals
win be supported by reasoning solely admitted
and principles aud by selcctngehcfy from the newspaper
element Of personal apaagetnent Of special condcm
nation appropriate examples each representative cas and
illustrative Of prevalent evil principle and then applying 10 such
instances with simplicity The plain rules Of justice aud
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political faith consist Of those doctrines usually corpo
rated by the democrats IN their party Platforms which Catholic
principles shall command shall such other doctrines
this progress OF mankind may develop. 900
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