The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1869-03-11
THE SOUTHERN PRESS.

:; Tho Mobile Tribune Of tho 2lst, in
reviewing Convention Of tho South
eru Press Association. held in that city,
INDUCES in tho following piece Of hifa-
lutin:
"The freedom of tho Press ia the
only freedom that the ravishcrs of the
constitution have seen proper to sicavo
to US. They cannot deprive US Of that
without stripping tho remnant Of their
conscience bare and leaving it exposed
to the jibes and Kisses Of nations living
and yet to 1.-Two, as tho dead body Of the
fslon, slung 10 chains, is exposed to the
heartless winds aud rains Of heaven
miscalled Of heaven, but really Of earth
aud its atmosphere.
"Thc ship that bore our liberties is
wrecked on the black rocks that grid
the coast Of Tyranny, and out Of our
treasures tho freedom Of tho Press is
all that has been rescued from tho wreck.
"Shall Ne not cling to it, Shall We
not tre: Ire it," -, ..
In order to demonstrate how CON-
pletc was this freedom, Is we'll Is to
show its appreciation Of the liberty Of
utterance enjoyed, the same paper in
its issue of the 2sd, in the course Of =
long article entitled 1.-THE Twenty.Scc-
oud Of February" says:
Gas We begin this article We hear
the booming Of cannon, aud We have
ascertaincd that they are fired in honor
OF George Washington, Virginia gen.
,leman born Que hundred aud thirty
seven years ago.
"The name of the man whose birth
day has just been celebrated has for a
century past occupied among Ameri-
cans the first rank in the list Of fame.
"The most prominent aud successful
rebel that ever appeared in the history
Of the world would, could he come ia
life again, be astounded at the entire
change Of political complexion that bis
most ardent worshippers have under
gone.
"The birthday of Washington, the
rebel, celebrated With the firing Of
cannon and tho braying Of brass bande
by the very people who lately elected 4
man to the highest Office in their gif,
solely tor his services in crushing q
rebellion! Verify, this world is one
Of changes!
"The memory of Washington, 4
Southern gentleman, stakeholder, and
. rebel, Ought to be loft wholly to the
Southern people, lately slaveholder.
aud later engagsd in rebellion
"The error committed by tho Wash
instons, Lees, Jeffersons, Randolphs
Madisons, etc., of the South, was il
forming Union with New England al
q member. They admitted hcr ~ .
wolf into tho fold, and, as consequence
tho bones Of slaughtered men white,
their native soil from the Potomac t,
the Rio Grande.
Tho memory Of Washington, tn
Virginia gentleman, the STAKEHOLDER
the rebel, is the property Of Southern
people. Let the North take as its ow,
the living Grant, and leave the deat
Washington to his Southern compatri
OTIS.
"Grant accomplished at Appomatto,
what CORVALLIS tailed to do at York
town. He thlottlcd the freedom 70
whose maintenance WASHINGTON con
tended aud thought he haa secured
Let Grant accordingly build up u gov
ernmcnt suitable to the real condition 0
things. He cannot restore the DID,"
! "a government suitable to the rea
condition Of things is what is mos
needed, and its want is demonstrate,
very clearly bv just such utterances a
these made by the Tribune, in common
with other rebel papers Of tho South
A lax hand will not effect this moth
ing but the stern execution of the Law
Will bring these haIf-Whipped traitor
to realizing sense Of the favors, tn
security, the protection they are enjoy
ing under government which the!
are every day engaged in deuouncins
It is quite probable that the end Of tn
coming four years will End more indus
try, prosperity aud patriotism in tn
South, and fewer rebellious denuncia
tons, and less vagabopdism and disor
del. than there were at the close of tn
last administration. Then perhaps th
press of that section will show NOR
proper appreciation Of its freedom.