New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-12-13
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When We think of this mysterious, strange,
Censor, we find our magma
ton as uncomfortable as wild horse OF the
Pampas. Sometimes we imagine him, like
IIindoo god sitting in state on his throne OF
green cups and copper-colored jars, with gal
yanic eye and spasmodic nostril, watching the
sly reporters with O vigilance that only gods
possess. Again, he appears to US like warlock
or a boyle starting up at odd times, and IN the
most fantastic shapes, dancing around the re-
porters' note books, finding treason in the small
est Photographic hook and diSloyalty in every
curve and word.sign, controlling the wires by
some supernatural power, and preventing any
Outrageous thoughts from communicating the
pelucd loyalty of the North. At other times
he has the appearance of some stern and rigidly
impartial human being, whose ways have not
been pleasant, whom woman never loved, ana
not even tayern-kecpers smiled uponi minister
of the gospel, perhaps, whose stern theology
terrified the young men into staying away, ana,
thus driving off the young women, de-
stroycd his usefulness. Or he is some Tmon
who contemns the world and finds bis cave in
the back room Of Mr.. Snyder'S Office. Woo 10
the correspondent who comes within reach OF
his cane Or he may be spy of England, pur-
chased by British gold, keeping watch upon the
Tenians. for il is Of course well known to the
tvrants who rule in Downing-st that every
Washington espoudent belongs to the Fenian
Brotherhood.
Then, what q world Of patience he must
have lie surely is Timon who has induced
Mr.. Stanton to give him the means of making
himself wretched. Think Of being condemned
10 ccnsorize all that comes from Washington
Imagine tho terror The Herald dispatch must
produce-the shock to his finer fcelings-the
amazcmcnt which its reckless disregard OF
truth must cause. Then, TO be compelled to
read The Times twaddle-the constant p" as
surances from high authority" that France Will
DO this, whereupon Mexico must do that-and
that Juarez has fed from his Republic. As Tia
Uoyld dispatches are written in New.York, nnC
as III, Ncrs dispatches are furnished by The
elecmosynary Southerners at tho New-lorI
| Hotel, and are only predictions OF instruction
that never take place, these dreadful iniiietioh
are spared him. How much he must know
In our curious moments We have some
times enyicd the priest who hears IN
brclihings Of a congregations scandal; bu
no priest has half tho information OF TIN
Wonderful Being. When Susan il coming on
and WHOM Jane. may be at the depot; bow
little Johnny is getting through his measles
and whether Jane has received that elegant new
dress; whether Timothy may rely upon gettini
The seed, and If there is O chance of pg-iroI
becoming heavier; whether Amanda has for
gotten tho existence OF her Adolphus, aud !
further sacrifices are necessary 10 prove he il he
slave; if there Is any chance of stormy weather
and II Adele truly thinks her Pierre untrue
then farewell tickle one; and If the next steamer
that goes to Europe has asparc berth, secure
accommodations for lady and two children
All this sweet little ,itte-,attle our Censor en-
Joys alone. lie knows il all-loye, business
care health. sickness, marriage, sin, aud death
he sits Ike Asmodeus, with his legs crossed Owe
his two sticks, aud all the world beneath him
How happy We should be to know that we liz,
under such Government, that We have tn
Constitution and the Declaration Of lndepen
dencc. and that over all sits this sublime
silent, watchiul, imperturbable sphinx Vi
Censor.