Show POPULAR VERDICTS much stress especially esp calp p ally among pali and abid dei demi n apeci bogues is generally laid upon the infallibility of public sentiment yet for all this tile public voice is not always right once upon a time lime the public voice voice cried out crucify him 11 it applauded the bartholomew massacre it rejoiced over the roasting ron sting of heretics at the stake in the carolinas it applauded the mobbing of men who did not believe in slavery and it rewarded men who dealt in mis miscegenation re mation by sending teem t to 0 C congress angress oil ce the public voice elevated buchanan to the presidency in this state it made a senator or of gwin and a senator and then a governor of weller Vc ller we re might 0 go on and enumerate pages of instances where public sentiment has been wrong yet we have baith iii tha pe people 0 ale especially I 1 au an educated enlightened people whose sentiments are arc guided by reason and whose voice is intelligently expressed human nature is liable able ii to err and a nd masses as well as individuals are liable to do wrong but when impelled by an earnest desire sire to do right cr wh when ell conscience conscience and re reason lison alike 6 urge them to action it is seldom if ever that individuals or I 1 I 1 in masses asses do wrong when the pub public I 1 i c voice is in ill favor of maintaining order of quel quelling lnig sedition anarchy and all sorts of rebellious mischief of preserving the organization of society and communities of upholding a political and moral creed which is calculated to make men better and more regardful of their duties and responsibilities toward one another then the public voice is u unquestionably n tion ably right thus it is that we believe in ill tile the infallibility of that public genii sentiment n ent ii now ov pren prevalent alent which is antagonistic to treason and to traitors and which is manifested in favor of national unit unity y and order sao sac sec bec |