The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-07-19
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.

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The Detroit Post says: aft the South
ern Democrats, rebelling a second time,
should resstablish slavery, the Northern
Democratic doctrine has been that the ma
ton would have no right to declare the
slaves free, or to NEEDLE with them in any
way" s
The Pittsburg Post says of the appoint
ment Of commissioner of agriculture /:
"While it would be exceedingly funny to
see our national farming carried on accord
ing to Greeley's idea, there is too much
danger of famine to encourage his APP
pointment." I'll
The Montgomery (Ala.) State Journal
says: sReason and justice are gradually
returning to our people; their love for the
Union Of our forefathers is being rekindled,
and soon the day will come when the hearts
of our young men will leap with joy at the
sight Of the old flag kissing the gentle
breezes of heaven" aiIslhs ~
The Boston Journal says: "The bloody
riot in New York was Tammany's own
work. 1t is absurd to charge it to religious
feeling, for who supposes that the ADAM
doned wretches who broke the peace We're
capable of rising to the dignity of having
even religious prejudice? Besides, the
authoritative voice of the Catholic Church
was raised in warning against the disturb
ance. The Irish Society deprecated it. It
broke forth as the legitimate result of
years of training and fostering on the part
of the Tammany leaders," ,
The Boston Post says of the Commu-
nists: IF they are settled in Arizona they
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and whether they go to pick lichens in Low
er California pan out washings from the
cations of Colorado, they stand chance of
finding better use for their superfluous
enthusiasm than they can discover in Paris.
It IS rather unfortunate that so many of
the female Communists were packed off to
the. cannibals before this proposition was
made, for the scarcity of women in our
Western Territories would have put them
at premium there" ~
The Chicago Times says: "What living
thing is all this rumpus about? 'Hurrah
for the Ribbonmen!' cry the demagogues
of Tammany. 'Hurrah for the Orange
men I? cry the demagogues of Mr.. Grant.
This, then, is what it is all about. 1t is a
squabble between rival demagogues who
are urging on fools and fanatics to cut each
others threats for dead issue, in the hope
to kindle living hate by which one set of
demagogues may chance to gain some parti-
san advantage over another set of dema-
gogues. In. this demagogues' battle
Orangcmen and Ribbonmen are nothing
but the tools that demagogues are striving
to use against each other" fas
The Charleston Republican says: ssThe
punishment of crime, to have that full,
wholesome effect upon society which shall
In some measure restrain from further
crime, must be as certain to fall as the sun
is certain to set with the ending of his days
work. But hanging is so fearful thing,
with the likelihood that often the innocent
are made to suffer, that men hesitate to in
fiict it, SO that the worst of criminals have
large chances Of escape. Make that pun
ishment lighter, SO that none would have
the slightest hesitancy in enforcing it, and
the people will no longer be forced to study
the chances of escape for man stained
with so foul crime as this murderer Fos-
ter" n ifeflffs'
The Chicago Tribune says of the Irish
mob: These men profess to be exiles
from political oppression, yet where have
there been more intolerant despots than
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that has suffered martyrdom for opinions
sake for centuries, yet the. mob that de-
manded that Pontius PLATE should deliver
Christ to be crucified, were models of
Christian benevolence compared with these
bowling, bigoted, cruel and lawless villains.
They claim to rule New York city, and
ruling New York city, to rule the State
and the Union. They propose to set aside
law and constitution, peace and order, and
to make their chiefs dictators. Their
will-the will of the drunken, lazy, idle,
cowardly, brutal mob, the denizens of the
slums, and the denizens of the drinking
shops-the will of these men, arrogantly
expressed, murderously enforced, is sought
to be made the supreme law of the great
metropolis of the United States.o