The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-01-13

THE CENSOR,
A Monthly RspieW of The Political Press.
o'BE yrsr AND FEAR Sor

ITO APPROACH that most august tribunal, The
H. Public, before which tho kngB pride conceal
occasion o deep concern But when the purpose Is one Of
and the c,ve Of canesues the very ddenee
In our country there are among men more or less con
lnsnceres Of action aud partisan ndud
by custom and SO transparent by that the most honorable
tempted employ them who deferred from support
sonad sn Sr s dislike q pre-
and who apprehend Consequence Generalization Of
ioa principles and private virtue for such That this pubcn
general neglect duty s authorizes
sh character needed the pabhc probably little doubt the
s assd Nc aa % % s soSS
mine y acknowledged with that political magazine Of
novelty In what called pcles Bu, upon what
neps men could condemn the project long suffer
70 be singular The following opinions held general
poy parties politicians not according the
almost exclusively political SYSTEM by action and By
day thai there Is tho public mind dangerous complication
political that some % men Of
their political that the cunry abounds with wise and vu
obscnrty public loss by
people any practicable select
ing them that attempt this end the nature Of organized
reform parties has failed and continue 10 fail through the
causes that produce the evf,D &c.
viii, abue vet anrd bu, Win aB % ags r s
lutte candor which is hoped viii altogether dsappot coma
The virtue Of this people the Of or Public opinion
,ss s o. nypsSTsy and up snsre but osra
surely extend this indulgence until general degradation Of public
sentiment will endanger institutions, political
these evils chiefly becaue principles morality
dramatically ignored In practical political questions
these likewise ignored questions object
bel demonstrate BY curen, examples every they
are one question that sound politics practical morality that under
popular gov ernments political action moral obligation that
paraon o. morals aud politics tend private virtue
ana subve public order forth public
party ~ ground for rsad should be treated persons who pull
price on their Writes and who hold profit be the proper cvndn
dny ,na' nen believed 70 be seeking Office should be aoosy
excluded tdtrefrom that politicians should
motives that they cannot justify in public confession that po
car secrets and condolences against the
political press has the reforming the foregoing evils that
editors generally candid
opinion that Is their general make politics
but they continue they justly cargeabe with the
deterioration Of public morals
These views will BIO supported by reasoning solely upon
facts and principles by secncheny the
without any element OF personal dparagemen Of special conde
natio appropriate examples each representative class and
illustrative OF prevalent evil principle and then applying such
Instances with severe simplicity the plain rules Of justice and
Our political h consists Of those usually ncorpo
rated ny the democrats their party platforms which
prinopes shall support
as Mo progress Of mankind may develop.
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