The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1869-01-13
The Satanic Press.

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things go by railway and telegraph, The
moral world shares the intense devotion of
the intellectual and the physical Philan-
thropy, Charity, Religion impel their vota-
ries to unwonted action so do Lechery, Self
ishness and Impiety. And foremost among
the agencies of these last stands the Satanic
Press And though this foul apostolate
exulted amid the butcheries of Revolu-
tionary France, yet it is to all intents and
purposes a thing of modern creation, the
product OF a diseased civilization,
wherein debauched and prurient appetites
gloat upon the unripe and poisonous fruits
ofthe Tree of knowledge. Marat's Jaurnal
and La Psre Duchesne had doubtless some
Satanic qualities, but these were mingled
and relieved with nobler emotions hatred
of entailed oppression and an earnest,
though misguided sympathy with the toiling
millions. But the Satanic Press of to-day
has only one aspiration-to achieve notorie-
ty by pandering to the bestial prejudices Of
few corrupt and sensual wretches. To this
end it talks of reform, declaims against cor
ruption, covers with the slime of SANDER the
fair fame of honest men, charges them with
being bought, and by liberal use of high
sounding words, beguiles fools into the belief
that vice and misery are universal. This
Press enters into the sacred privacy of home,
drags forth the most confidential secrets,
examines a mans private papers, hunts up
the record of his grandfather, catches the
feeblest whisper against character and then
seduously amplifies and gloats over what is
calculated to degrade and blacken hui
man nature. 1t rakes the cutters far and
wide for stories of revolving and abhorrent
crimes. In pursuit of this foul business, the
| agents of such scandalous press are always
waiting for the latest sensation, either in
morals or in politics. A disgraced Christian
| is Godsend to them. The reporters and
Editors of this villainous journalism, in or
der to supply their columns with intelli-
gence suited to the depraved tastes of a por-
ton of their readers, will make extensive
| pilgrimages on steamboats,, or railways, or
by stage, to every portion of the State
They announce their coming in flaming
handbills, probably lecturing or Constitu-
tions. negro domination and Yankee carpet
baggers.
We have in our own North Carolina such
a press and such editors. Their motive,
their mode of action, their spring ofimpulse,
the source Of their pecuniary succor-these
and more than these, are sufficiently known
to us to authorize marking and branding
them The exposure of their naked and
hideous deformity, however painful, shall be
unshrinkingly performed. Though Josiah
Turner flaunts his name in the Sentinel as
| its editor, we shall endeavor to strike
blow at the lions skin, satisfied if we hit
the ass who is crouched beneath it, no fault
will be imputable either to US or to him, but
solely to the covering in which he has en-
veloped himself The editors of the Seati-
mel seem to care little for logic, less for truth
and nothing at all for common sense. A
more contemplate piece of SANDER, more
culpable outrage, more impious humbug
has not been obtruded on civilized society
during the present century than this
sheet. Among christian men such a
newspaper and its editors merit loath-
ing and execration. The inevitable
object of their fluctuations is pestifer-
Gus, for it is nothing less than to shake con-
fidence, to excite suspicion, to SOW dissen-
sion, to retard progress to fan rebellion and
to destroy the peace of the State. The
lying assaults of the Sentinel on the charac-
ter of the Republican members of the Legis-
lature have never been surpassed in false
hood, meanness, cowardice and blackguard-
ism. This earnest and patriotic body en-
deavoring to emancipate the State from beg
gary and make her proud and happy, are
daily assailed by the vulgar tongues and
poisoned pens of the pl"tters against the
peace and happiness of North Carolina. The
Republican members of the Legislature,
many of whom fought for the government,
have an ineffable adherence and contempt
for all such editorial asses, whose past asso.
Citations were those of treachery, perjury and
murder of Union men. The cowardly and
infamous filings at Messrs. Ashley, Lassitcr,
Holden, Henderson and other Republican
gentlemen are the unsupported assertions of
wicked men. Mr.. Ashley has won laures
by the hatred which his conduct has excited
among these wicked rebels. The monstrous
calumnies which in their exasperated malice
they have invented against him are his high
est praise So it is also with Mr.. Lasssiter.
the courteous and accomplished Senator
from Granville, with Lieut.. Gov Caldwell,
and with every leading State official, whose
fearless devotion to the cause of good gov
eminent has provoked the hostility of the
Sentinel editors. The Legislature challenges
scrutiny, defies the misrepresentation fit
tie men who are wholly destitute of all
claims, mental or moral, personal or official
to the slightest consideration. We ask the
forgiveness of our readers for so long no
tice ola newspaper whose chief characters
tics are perversion, distortion, exaggeration
and falsehood.
REWARD FOR OUTLAws.-By reference to
our advertising columns this morning it will
be seen that His Honor Judge Tourgcc, has
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