The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1863-07-01

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Intensity Of Political Literatupe..
From the editorial columns Of the Spirif
Of the Vest, the new literary paper recent
ly established in Chicago, We clip the tol-
lowing well timed article on the 'tiptsnsitE
Of political lterature:"
"The two great political pasticS Of the.
North are essentially loyal, and so ars most
of their organs. They differ, however, a
to the method Of exhibiting their loyalty,
and believe in different means to Sc sure the
same ends. The discrepancy ia method,
while there is unani,ny in motive, should
be no occasion for mutual defamation, but
so it is.
Political harrangues are apt to trench up
on the scurrilous, although there are no,
good reasons for it.
We have before US loyal and ably con-
Quoted paper, which, speaking of the demo-
cratic party, characterizes it as "that filthy
refuse If coppesheadis,n aud black hearted,
ingrates."
Leaving the justice or injustice cf the
| accusation out OF the question, the sentence
is merely the brawl OF man whose prcju.
dice is stronger than his good sense.
cogrition of the formation Of an Union
League in its town:
"These dark lantern rascals and timc
serving lckspi;tals ofa corrupt government,
have organized themselves into plotting
| cabal in our midst" &c.
Such farrago induces only smile out.
side Of the circle in which it falls, and is
properly enough looked upon as the most
intense nonsense. H."
We have in our mind at this moment
several politicians who are men Of some
pretensons to refinement and crudtion.
and who, in private life, display proper
moderation in all they express conce rsaRg
those who differ with them in political faith,
but when they are called upon to address .
crowd, invariably aIlude to the Chief Magis.
trate Of the nation as that "pe,iured deS.
pot" or the ''plant tool of unscrupulous
knaves." Did we not know that these
men have called upon the President per.
sonallv, and treated him with the respect
they were honest in this hate and really
evil
Our political literature has preponder.
ance of the a ,sh element in it. Scurrlity,
~ 'h'SI SiScS ~ ofiiy dliDtucT HatIlc lOT ia.
sincerity, and the man who defames is de.
void of argument to aid his cause.
It BIinks, who is your personal friend,
knows you to be a moral man and a good
fellow generally, gets nominated for the
>a'nc Office you do. and Immediately tells
the people that you are a dastardly traitor
and rapscallion seeking to plunder the
people and ruin the government, it may DO
safely set down on general principles that
Binks has very little moral strength or
courage, and is unworthy the attention Of
gentlemen. Ard yet there is strange
tendency on the part CT all nominees to be.
come Blinkses, and we are sorry for it,
Blinks would not be apt to carry his con.
Sistency so far as to tell you on the street
that you are political prostitute and liar;
not because Of certain wei! established
law which would compel you to knock him,
down, but simply because, in his private
dealings with you, he, in obedience to
another law, feels it Incumbent to be
honest aRd gentleman. But before the
mixed political crowd be is another being
Wherefore?
Our political literature is full Of fanaticism
and epprobrum; vehemencc is mistaken
for Zeal, and vituperatinn is called cim,
while mere d ference of opinion is denounc.
ed as dishonesty. That able writer who
called late President a gray haired old
harot. recking with fratricida blood" to
our knowledge ate dinner with the dis.
tinguished villain not long after and utter
ly disrrgarded the ensanguined hands that
dealt cut hospitality. And so we sec tho
Inconsistency Of the vehrmence and the
immenslty OF the verbal sham. Our polit.
| 'calAspeakers are not Burkes, nor do they
WELD the bitter pen Of Jusius They ut
tcrly destroy the force Of their own words
BY their unscrupulousness. They win the
applause of the gaping crowd, eve, ready
to take bitterness for ability; but they lose
caste with honest men, and destroy theis
own manhood.