The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-01-21
PROSPECTUS
THE CENSOR,
A Monthly Repiete of fhe Political Press.
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ITO APPROACH that most august tribunal, The
Il Public, before which the most kngy pride must conceal
anxous nOb confess an humble reverence ever an
Of deep when the
ssranos earnestacs the very denee
no former mus, impair confidence In the latter aud thus Increase
in country there less
insneeres Of action and expression in partisan contest 50 INDUCED
tempted 70 employ them who are deferred from acye support
sound principles Of government by dislike Of the prevailing means
and who apprehend consequence Decentralization Of 20
la principles and private virtue is for such that this puhlca
general duty however high authorizes
his character is NEEDED the public probably
protector Whether be shall be capable q supplying the want be ne
mime acknowledged with regret thai political magazine Of
novelty What called politics But ! not perceived upon what
principle dsin,eresed men could condemn the project or long suffer
oession
..pohcy parties politicians according
principles right that the great Of the country
ainos, exclusively political maintains the system by action and by
day that there in the public mind dangerous complication Of
established political that in instances Of acknow
lodged depravy the
their political THAI The country abounds with wise and viru
Gus men whose obsour public loss who would be called by the
people to their there practicable method select
ing them that every this end the Of organized
reform parties has failed and must continue to fail through the same
causes that produce the evil &c,
advocacy, yet untrisd with aud
lutte candcF which hoped will not altogether dappont conf
The virtue Of the people the only source opinion
Is still nioleran q hypocrisy and dup general but orates
messurably politics The evils above z unchecked VIII
surely this indulgence degradation Of public
Institutions political
these evils principles Of morality
tmatcay practical political questions irrelevant and
these likewise ignored questions Of morals The main object VIII
be to demonstrate by examples tina, every instance they
question that sound politics practical morally that under
popular governments, political moral obligation
morals and politics tend private virtue
public that who ot forth public
party ground persons who put
price on Their virtues and who hold profit 10 be the proper condition
Of duty that believed be seeking Office should be ealousy
excluded herefrot that politicians should not be excused Tor
motives that they cannot justify public confession that po
CALI secrets and condolences against tue people that the
political press hs the power reforming the foregoing evils that
editors generally candid and just matters Of fact and
opinion that Is their general practice make politics exception
but they continue they Justly chargeable with the
deieroratnn OF public morals.
These viii by reasoning solely admitted
facts principles seleengcey the newspaper
without personal az special cundem
nation appropriate examples each representative class and
illustrative Of prevalent principle and then applying such
instances, with simplicity the plain rules Of justice and
Our por faith consists OF those great doctrines usually icoo
rated by tie democrats their party Patterns which Catholic
principles shall command support shall such other doctrines
this progress Of mankind develop
proposed ensuing
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