The Placer herald., 1859-03-05
The Anti-American Proclivities Of For
news Press.

neys Press.
The New Orleans Daily Delta, which is
not partial to Mr.. Buchanan or his Admins
tration, lays the lash on the Press in the
following unmercful manner for its personal
war upon the President, to crafty which
that sheet does not scruple to promulg gate
known untruths, violate the sanctity of private
correspondence and even express open SYM
pathy with the enemies of the country
The Delta says:
The Philadel phia Press, in its bitter per-
sonal war against the President, exceeds all
bounds Of decency and propriety. With all
its professions of devotion to popular rights
and democratic principles, the Press has not
succeeded in drawing even thin veil over
the real motives of the war it has waged
against the former friend and patron of its
conductor. These are transparent in the
whole tone of the paper its editorials, it's
correspondence, and even its local reports
Without mentioning others, we shall stick
pin in one of these manifesto ions of this
blind and reckless enmity and malice, which
appears to be unusually gross and reprehen-
sible. One of the confidential correspon
dents of the Press-its notorious "Occasion-
al" of Washington--thus closes one of his
letters with this reference to an expedition,
in which the honor of the nation is seriously
invoved:
"'The only war that may grow out of the
policy of the President will be that on Para
quay, the history of which is shortly to be
written in the discontinue of the expedition
which has been sent out there"
Mo cfrna c,oh laO t1;u
into any other but traitorous and dishonest
intent and desire. The man who thus wrote
of an expedition sent forth under the au-
thority of the Government, to punish an
insolent foe, who has gross y nsuted our
flag and destroyed the life and property of
citizen, is already in alliance with the enc
my. The expedition having sailed, there
could be no honorable motive in suggesting
its probable failure. Such suggestions are
strong stimulants and encouragements to the
enemy.
lie is duly informed Of the weakness of
tie preparations, of the alleged unftness of
the ships, and the teebleness of the arma-
ment sent forth to punish him. The pre-
sumptuous and insolent Lopez is the very
man to benefit 10y such suggestions. He will
make an effort to fulfill the prophecies of
his allies in this country. If he does, and
officers and seamen of our gallant navy fall
in the execution of the orders of our Gov
ernment their blood will stain the garments
of the boding prophets of evil, who, to
CRAFTY a political motive, do not shrink
from virtual coalition with the enemies of
the Republic.
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antagon SIN should be frowned down by all
good citizens. They should, at least, be
carefully excluded from all subjects that in
vove the national honor, and relate to con
troversies with foreign States. On these all
good citizens should stand together. Con-
tend as much and AS violently as we may
among ourselves upon all the subjects of
political division and domestic policy, even
as husband and wife may sometimes dispute
upon subjects of household government
but, against all external foes, and in all
foreign disputes, in which our Republic is a
party, let us present solid, united, harmo-
nious front.
l: has been the complaint of the people,
sometimes we'll founded, that some of our
Administrations have not been prompt and
energetic enough in resisting wrong and
furnishing insult offered to our nation and
citizens abroad. A more trenchant and de-
cisve policy in the settlement Of our disputes
with foreign States has long been demanded
by all parties and classes of people in this
country And now, when in the first case
that arises the Executive displays little of
this Jackson energy in the punishment of
one Of the most fragrant wrongs ever offered
to our flag, there are those calling themselves
Americans, who refer in sighting terms to
the measures so promptly taken to punish
the wrong, and who predict with an JUNCTION
and confidence that betray "a wish that is a
father to the thought" its dsgraceful rout
and failure The most skiful casuist will
find it difficult to reconcile such course as
this, with the manly and patriotic bearing
becoming the citizens of this republic.