Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-07-13
The New Departure.

Taeies as recreant 10 theIr proiessed
principles, in having accepted
what is called the "new depart
ure." Such course is wrong, is
calculated to breed strife, and is
uncalled for. Such bitter, unfair
aud extreme charges are unbecom-
ing and unwise. IL opinions diff
fer, let them be harmonised by
argument, if possible, in a gentle
manly manner. Abuse and de-
traction never yet convinced any
man who was in error. On this
suljrct, the Athens TENN Post
sensibly remarks:
ain the meantime, it might not
he a bad idea for all of us to bear
and forbear, to stop furnishing
capital for our political opponents,
and reserve our ammunition and
blows for the enemies of good gov.
eminent and equal rights. An
imprudent friend sometimes does
more harm than a dozen bold and
open fees. The outlook at present
is favorable for a Democratic tri-
umph in 1872; and every candid
mind that has watched and uu-
derstands the aggressive tenden-
cies of Radicallsm during the past
few years, cannot fail to see that
unless the party does succeed then,
the general government in anoth-
er Presidential term will be CON-
pletely centralized, and all its bet
ter and more liberal features be
irretrievably lost"
The mass of the Southern pa
pers accept the situation as it is,
not as they would have it, and
ignoring dead issues, propose en-
tering the approaching canvass
with fred determination to win,
if possible. Aud, in order to do
this, harmony among ourselves
should prevail as far as possible.
Denunciations are out of place
The Franklin ReUieao well says:
JUDGE NoT.-It is disgusting to
notice with what importantly
some journals arrogate to them
selves the province of judging
other papers, whose views and
ideas do not coincide with their
owr, by their standard of right and
wrong. 1t is great mistake to
expect uniformity of opinion on
any subject in this world. Men
have differed on moral, religious,
political, social and scientific ques-
lions from time out of mind, and
will continue to do SO as long as
time shall last. Remembering
this, il is absurd for any journal
to say that its theory or policy is
right and that all others are wrong.
The Judge of all the earth was
rebuking this disposition, or was
admonishing against it, when he
said, "Judge not, that We be not
Judged" Too often does the
journalist and political leader be-
hold the mote that is in his broth
er's eye, and consider not the
beam that is in his own eye.
Any paper has o right to disa-
gree with another, but because it
does, it has no right to SANDER
and abuse it. If two Democratic
papers do not agree as to the course
of policy to be pursued by the par
ty that the best end may attained,
let fairgrounds of their disagree
ment be made known by 'argu.
IDent and an appeal to reason, and
not in the use of bitter epithets.
No journal has the right to i'm.
pugn the motives OF another with
out icing able to give q plausible
reason for it.
The Memphis appeal accuses
some papers of going over to the
enemy because they see fit to
adopt and advocate what is popu-
larry known as the "New Depart
ure." 1t says to them you have
gone 80 far into the Radical camp
that you may as well throw your
selves into the arms of the Radi
cal DtIuah. Its bitter invectives
and dcnunciations leave room 10
believe that it would, in It's bitter
ness, be willing to see the friends
of the ''new departure" movement,
meet Korah's fate, or Dathan's
doom. Yet some OF these very
journals have done as much good
work for the Democratic party as
the appeal ever did.
The Shelbyville Rescue is of the
s1me stripe, and denounces all ad-
yocates of the "new departure" as
traitors to the Simon-pure Demcc-'
racy. This is all unjust, in bad
taste, and unwise.