Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-05-19
OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.

of the press, as ~ ougne W oe "p
preciated. It certainly cannotr reach
a lower depth Of degradation than
Il now has, until the very bottom
Of things shall fall out. The ques-
,iou is asked. "What is the opin'
inn of the Press I" This is not
more difficult of solution than the
kindred question. what is Pub
lie Opinion 7" It may not be seen,
and we do not feel it. Doubtless,
Il is the quiet unobtrusive spirit OF
the age. 1t does not goto the TN
ternational Dog fight"-it does not
dispute at the street corners, and
has nothing TO do with the meeting
of democrats II is not the voice of
the majority. II is not the spirit Of
war and tumult, and has little to
do with change" and the stock
market. If the spirit were shad-
owed forth on canvass the artist,
would, perhaps represent her, as
sister of the chaste Diana, with an
olive-brance in her hand al ever
lasting tinge of youth on her cheek,
and the sweet spirit of an honest
religion pressed upon her lip Tie
would place her far above the po-
luting touch of growing humanity,
and throw a halo of glory over
her. in rainbow colors-to form a
barrier of light impenetrable to by
pocracy. Just now this sweet spir-
It seems to have quit the earth, un'
able to find place high OF low
inside or outside of the Church OF
State. where, she may hold hei
court. Stealing is the order of the
day. Not petit larceny. but grand
back'd by stupendous defalcations
Where shall IL end I When viii
hidden crime, and secret iniquit,
break forth to purify the air, by ex
terminating the speciesf Verify
If there il great spirit, who
loves purity and truth, end IT mat
Ia free to violate His written laws
the time must come, when satisfied
that the experiment of "Iree agen
cyr is q failure He may change
the nature of the air we feed on, an'
clean off the fair surface of cart
with another deluge. Where shsl
we go TO find workmen engaged L
/ earnest on the great temple
3 truth /; where shall we look to fin
: moral heroes, engaged in the hor
orable warfare against degradin
a crimei The Press-so competer
' 20 take the lead; brings up th
q rear-is the disgusting reflex
! what is found in society, magniiie
and distorted, TO feed the morbi
e appetite of the low and .obscen'
!. upon which II lives. What is I'll
e opinion Of the Press II is, an.
thing that mercinary motives d
mand. There il no cause 80 bat
70 no juggler in politicts SO lo'
y that cannot have its best talent f
?, money. We are sick with the vel
- sight of newspapers. They ha'
: an earthly smell--the very paste
r. which they are made grows putri
'e Here we have a string Of extract
u from papers, headed Opinions
q. the Press"--manufactured to ord
t. and strung together for the base
e. purpose. Here is the opinion q
e erample) of Mississippi newsr
70 per. on the late meeting Of the CT
w zens of New Orleans, adverse
Oh breaking the Union at this parti'
|" lar time. =.
v. The grand indignation meeting held
New Orleans and Memphis, by the sym
thisers with Douglas, proved TO be an
rant failure. SO they ought to have do
n and such, we predict, will be the fate
re every similar effort In the south 70
C..sl.s, ,.a. for THAR intiuxi