The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-01-18
PROSPECTUS
A Monthly Repiew Of he Political Pres.
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FTNO APPROACH that most august tribunal The
Public before the kngly pride conceal an
noby confess humble reverence k ever an
STRANGE and the motive one deep eanesness very dence
former must impair confidence in the er and thus increase
Ia our common country among
with its politics class who feel dase for those
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by and transparent hy use that tho most honorable are
sound principles government by dislike of the prevailing
who hnd her sentiments feeby BY popular press
and apprehend consequence decentralization Of
ca principles and private virtue IT for such that this pu6ca
the general neglect Of duty high authorizes the
unassumng 70 attempt the performance Of 4 That publication Of
character Is needed the public has probably o doubt the
protector Whether he shall be capable Of supplying the want he
better public the experiment could deter
mine II acknowledged regret political magazine Of
the public cxempar Of absolute candor would be
R6cpe dneested the project long suffer
il be singular The following opinions are held upon general con
Thai the polc Of parties and politicians not according tho
almost exclusively political the system by action and BY
aequeeepcs hst e pursuit Of Office y a., paramount ey q de
political axios that In instances men Of acnow
political party that country abounds with wise and yrtu
whose obscuny public os who would be called BY the
ing them every attempt this cad In the nature Of organized
reform parties has failed and must continue TO f through Che same
Tho following CONVICTIONS among others have been adopted for
advocacy With abilities unred but with aTtess and
lutte candor which hoped viii not altogether ds'aPrt conf
The vrtuo of the people only Public opinion
still ntoierau Of hypocrisy and duply general but toerates
extend tins indals until general degradation q public
will institutions, political and social That
these evils exis, chiefly because The principles Of morality are s
emaay ignored practical political questions irrelevant and
these likewise ignored in questions q morals The main object viii
examples that in instance they
question that sound politics practical morality mat under
popular governments political action moral obligation that
paaon aud politics tend corrupt private virtue
public order that those who set forth public service
for reward should be treated who put
who hold profit be the condition
believed be seeking Office should be jealousy
that politicians should moi DO excused for
they justify public confession that pon
condolences against tho people that the
political press Of reforming the foregoing evils that
generally candid and just matters Of fact and
opinion their general practice make politics exception
they they justly argeabe w the consequent
deterioration Of public morals
will supported by reasoning solely upon admitted
principles by from the
any element of dparagementof special conde
appropriate examples each representative class and
prevalent evil principle aud then applying such
Instances, with simplicity the plain rules Of justice and com
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party Platforms which Catholic
shall such other doctrines
the progress Of mankind may develop. -.
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