Nevada national., 1859-02-12
PARTY ORGANS.
correspondent Of the Marysville Express
trnihinllv save concerning Party Organs:

A correspondent Of the Marysville Express
truthfully says concerning Party Organs:
In view Of the permanent and large
Democratic majority in this State, II has
often been matter OF surprise that all at
tempts to establish leading organ OF the
partv. either at the caDital or the CONNER
cial metropolis. upon basis to command
the support and confidence of the entire De-
mocrary. have most signally failed. But
the reason is obvious all Of the affected
leading organs " have been essentially
one-ideaed-lird fast to n clique or man
sacrificing the interests Of the party for The
Lentfii Of individuals instead OF sacrificing.
If need be, individuals for the good OF The
party.
No organ conducted upon such principle,
from the great central. the Washington
Union down to the automatOn ech" oi the
he esis of county cl'ques, ever has or ever
can command the rp,prct of the people WELD
the influence Of an Independent party Jour
nal that ignores all subserviency to men
and is guided alone by the polar star Of
principlr. The editors Of such Journals. no
matter how talented. utterly fail TO exercise
anv influence with the party because they
fail IN maintain a unity Of opinion. They
dare not advance an original opinion or es-
ponse an original principle. for fear that
subsequently their pstron saint may by " ord
or deed advocate the contrary ; thus impose
upon them the necessity OF stultifying ih.r-
selves hy eating their own words Their
columns are filled with ridicnlons personal
puff which resemble the ohsequious formu'
las of imperial courts. rather than the honest
uiterancps Of independent frpemen.
A tralv honest or great man needs not
this continual adnlstion. II mortifrs his
friends and evicites the snpers of his enemies:
IL creates an imnression with those whn nei-
ther care for adulaiion nor assault that there
is something dark and damning in the charc-
ter of the praise hespatte' cd. which requires
constant stream OF flattery TO counter.
balance.
The correspondent Of the Express might
have added another very great reason why
some NJ the Democratic organs have so sig
rally failed in the cities. They devote az
: much space to the abuse OF those they dis.
like in the same party. as they do TO the he.
,pattering with praise whom they worship.
The reader grows sick and tired over abuse
constant and unneS ce.sary. and take. the
first opportunity to rid himself OF the trou-
ble Of reading it. The space occupied could
always be filled more acceptably with news
items or even a joke which will produce a
laugh and not single thought. Ill natured,
pilug up glittering expletive,. may show a
fine writer, but never good editor Against
opponents such expletives fall to the ground
as they deserve-not strengthening a single
principle IN the mind of single party man,
and surely never convincing the mind OF one
in the opposition. Candid argument. stated
fairly and followed logically, and refuta
tion. or attempted refutation. met with firm,
ns''. without malicousness, aud always ino
dorous OF burnt gunpowder, is what should
characterize an organ Of party among free
people. who have right to form parties a.
their opinions dictate.