Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1861-09-11
The Difference.

Ihere seems TO De vast amount OF diner
ence, at present, between the rights which
belong to Republican newspapers on. the
one hand, aud Democratic newspapers on
the other. Our Republican contemporaries
can. as in the good old days, publish just
what they please. They can with impunity
assail the National administration and call
upon every man con nected with it, from
Abraham Lincoln down to the scullion ip
the White House, to resign But let Dem
ocratic editor Care to do this, let him in the
mildest possible manner comment unfaVora-
bly, on the general policy pursued by Mr..
Lincoln and his cabinet, and conde mn in an
equally mild manner, any of their acts, and
he is instantly denounced as a secessionist,
his office is in great danger of being assailed
and rid out by abolition mobs; or as has oc-
Cured IN some instances. an order is issued
for the SUPPRESSION of his paper, by the pow
ers that be at Washington. 1t Is not enough
that he proclaims his devotion and love for
the Union and the Constitution, that he con-
demns the secession movement, and IN the
strongest language he can command. calls up
on the people to be unit in sustaining the
Government in its efforts to put down the
Southern rebellion. Unless he will 90 fur'h
er than this-unless he win crouch aud cring
like base and coward ly slave at the foot
stool of power-uuless he will consent to be-
come the lick splttle of the Ma tional Admin
istration, by endorsing all its corruption and
all it's unconstitutional acts, he is told that
the pains, penalties and forfeitures of the law
await him, while as we have already said,
Republican newspapers every day and every
week assaIl the administration with impu-
nifty. Now where We ask is the equity and
justice of all this. If it is reasonable for
a Democratic paper to oppose and denounce
the policy, or certain acts and measures of
the President or his cabinet, is it not equally
reasonable for a Republican newspaper to do
so?-if Democratic papers for doing so are
mobbed and " rid out" or suppressed by the
Government. does not even handed justice, de-
mand.. that Republican papers equally guilty
shall be dealt with, with equal severity p
Why this distinction between the organs of
the two parties? We have heard it said that,
what is one mans meat is another man s
poison" but we think no honest OF candid
man will contend, that what is treason in a
Democrat is patriotism in Republican-that
the liberty of the press should be allowed to
the Republicans and denied to the Democracy.
We do not believe Mr. Lincoln and his cabi-
net, or their most ardent supporters, are ready
to promulgate and advocate such a monstrous
and anti republican doctrine as this.
The fercest assailsnts of the National and
State Administrations since the commence
meut of this war. have been Republican
newspapers Did not the New York Tribune
edited by that cowardly fanatic, Horace Gree
ly, assail Lincoln and his Cabinet, aud call
on them to resign? Did it not question the
loyalty Of the old ueteran, General Scott, and
call upon him to resign7 Did it not raise the
cry of Forward to Richmond" and did not
every broad -mouthed abolitionist in the land
join in the cry? Did not that cry compel
General Scott to order battle when he was
not prepared for it, aud did not the battle
thus forced by Greely & Co.. result in dis
staceful defeat of ou- army? We know the