New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-25
L1cEHT1ousaEss OF THE PRESS

| and sciences. and the vast condition Of
the age to guide US, icentiousness seems
to have taken strong root among the peo'
pie and the press of this country. Weo
ster-the great NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
RIGHTEOUSNESS to be excessive indulgence
of liberty; contempt of the just restraints
of law, morality and decorum. THIS
has reference to the acts OF
persons in public and private
life-yet bears with double force upon
persons who are clothed with public au-
thority, or those who have undertaken the
censorship of a press. The press IS a
great power for good or evil, under all
forms Of government, and. therefore, IN
monarchies, where the power OF the SOW
ereign is absolute, he often exercises
supervision over the press. This IS the
case in France at the present time, wnere
the government may be said to be under
going changes, fixing by constitutional
limit the power Of the sovereign. In
France the very peace Of society is de-
pendent on this censorship OF the govern
ment over the press, SO violent is its
political teachings when unrestrained.
In the early history of this gov
eminent, SO violent had become the
the denunciations OF party press against
the President and members Of Congress,
that a sedition law was passed, which
provided that the authors and publishers
Of false and malicious accusations against
hem should be prosecuted and crimina!ly
1t was never enforced to any
xtent, however, from the fact, that such
law was deemed unbecoming free |
ountry. 1t was, nevertheless, admitted |
hat the press, in many instances, had e1-
eeded its moral and lawful limits as a
rec press, and several persons, and those
f considerable notoriety on the political
rena, were arrested and imprisoned
nder the law. This was under the
ADMINISTRATION of John Adams. After the
ection of Thomas Jefferson political
alters became quite tranquil within the
,rders of the Republic, and the necessity
r the sedition law disappearing, it became
obsolete statute.
But the people of this country are not so
It to be swayed by the press and oratory
political matters as the people of France
d other European countries, where in
slity the masses being yoked to the most
;olerable tyrannies, and cursed with
peless poverty and ignorance, are iusti-
in listening to those who would point
the mode of their redemption from &C
i slavery. 1t is true they may ,
deceived, but it is but natural ,
It they should listen to and be governed }
the men who promise them something ,
ter. But, in this country, the tenden- =
is at this time to abuse liberty by =
wing contempt for law, morality and O
Drum. Public confidence is frequently y
sed, and public trust often outraged q
men who have gone through the .
mn forms of an oath, pledging them
es to an honest discharge of public q
y. Men and women forget their mar .
% vows and rush into course of q
ntiousness that shocks the moral sensi- n
lies of society, and causes virtue, mod 8
and decency to blush for their fall. 81
nd the press, STOPPING from its high ct
e, is often found pandering to the fl
raved and corrupt; is often made the
Gle of SANDER and loathsome abuse;
advocate of the greatest criminals,
the advertiser of the most infamous st
obscene personal notices wherein men OIL
women are enabled to consummate OF
. amorous designations and infict la.
BILE crimes upon society. Looking lie
a recent Boston paper-yes, moral in
on, the Athens Of America, the home bu
arning and civilization-the following on
es were found under the head of 60
NAL: rel
respectable lady wishes the acQuaint- pc
Oh a geuGlcudu WuO 10 ~ elSSiIS tht
Address Miss G.. D., Boston Post
wo gentlemen wish to open 6 corre- ses
lence with two young ladies. Address :, .
W., Boston Postofice." Uni
nice little accomplished widow would pri
to form the acquaintance 81 q middle !.
gentleman of means, Address s. D. A., wv
u Postofice." all,
young lady, aged twenty, stranger, To
8 the Acquaintance Of gentleman. Az
ess II. p. Station A., Boston, up
room for quiet lady; pri
End; parties not inquisltlVe: Write n
;ulars. Dixie Herald office"
e New York Herald is also a favorlte sor
I'm for notices of this kind. The wo
wing are taken from that paper: int
rs. Il. II. S-y-Can you come to ord
t's' restaurant Monday, at two TIL
k2 IF not, please send note to me at -
Hotel" tre'
.uline-Am l to see you any more? Re- Coz
/ your letter a month since, bnt you oft,
ct keep your appointment. Write and
in" oP'
,se notices plainly Indicate the OBJ enc
of those advertising. They are I
" invitations to lovers to meet them, the
uuceueutS AoA o'neA' W. Wv ~ New
bo,,a q foolish curiosity To UratIfV. Ore:
naFo =" io 2h
n gratifying it, becomes the victim sh1ld,
ne hardened ibertine or heartless HOY
nblushing harlot-for the. men and New New
n who thus rush into public prints Mer
e purpose of consummating crima of C cew
nature can not be regarded in any Ije
Eli AID tba ;dao that any Ban
llSut. Anu 'AAo ~ - | Lou