The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-01-22
PROSPECTUS
THE CENSOR,
4 Monthly Reuieu of tie Political Press.
"BE Jusr AND FRAR non. /"


ITO APPROACH that most august tribunal, The
Public before which the most kingy pride must conceal an
anxious ave. or more nooH p eos h ~ ,h @ Of
and the motive one Of deep The very ddence
ofte former must impair confidence III me aer ana thus increase
M country there are among men more or less
need politics class who feel distaso for those
action and expression In partisan cones 50 INDUCED
tempted TO enploy them active support
sound principles by dislike Of the prevailing means
their sentiments but ehy reflected by the popular press
apprcend serious decentralization Of 20
eal principles and private virtue 1t for such that this pu5ea-
The negiec, duty high the
shs needed public has probably little doubt the
protector Whether he shall be capable Of supplying the want he no
this the experiment could deter
acknowledged with regret that political magazine Of
fered the public az exempr absolute cndo would oe
novelty in politics. perceived upon wlat
principle dneresed men could condemn inc project or long suer
cessicn
political maintains the system by action and by
day in the public mind dangerous complication Of
established political az0ms that IN some instances men q nssnow
POLITICAL party that the abounds with wise and vu
Gus obsrity public loss who would be called by the
people there practicable method Of select
Ing them thai every attempt 70 this end IN ne nature o.
tina, produce the evil,' &c
me ,onow VAN ,i,a ue untrisa hn y,b an ae opJ eso
candor which i hoped win nos altogether dsappon conf
dence: ,,,
sl intolerant Of hypocrisy and dupS IN general but toeas
surely this indulgence until general degradation Of public
sentiment enanger Institutions political and social That
these evils exist chiefly principles Of morality
remarkably ignored practical political questions irrelevant and
these kewse ignored questions The main object will
current examples that in every Instance they
are question sound politics practical morality that under
popular governments political obligation
paraion and politics must tend TO corrupt private virtue
public that those who set forth public service in
party ground for reward should be treated persons who put
price who hold profit be the condition
duty believed 70 be seeking office shond be leaouy
excluded that politicians should not be excused for
motives they justify public confession that poi
ca condolences against the people that Tue
political prsss reforming the foregoing evils that
editors are geseray candid and matters OF fact and
opaon that general practice make politics exception
but they justly chargeable with the consequent
deterioration of public norals
These views supported by reasoning solely upon admitted
facts principles BY esngchieny from the newspaper
without any personal dparagement OF special eondem
nation appropriate examples each Representatives or class and
prevalent evil principle and then applying 70 such
instances simplicity the plain rules Of justice and
Our political those great doctrines usually incopo
rated by party platforms which Catholic
PRINCIPLES shall support shall such other doctrines
as the progress mankind may develop,
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