Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-05-19
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TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 10, 1879.

those Editors whose appointment to lucrative office
nave been already noticed the western papers apprse
the public OF others raised 10 office in that quarter Of
the Unton James b. Gardiner, Editor of the Ohio
"Peopes Press" is made Registered the Land Of
nee, at fifin. in place Of Col. johnson removed Mr.
johnson one of Mr.. Kcndalls late partners in the
kentucky Argus, has gone 10 Washington to take Il
cierkship IN the 4th Auditors Office Elijah HAYWARD.
editor Of the Cincinnati Republican il is said Is TO be
Assistant Post Master General.
The multiplication OF these instances, proves that
the reward of Jackson Editors is adopted us rersr
system. ofthe appointments made by Gen. Jackson.
twelve or thirteen fully one fourth Of the whole have
been from tirr editorial corps; and as there are l.
more than FIVE six hundred editors in the u States
20 ooesh part ofthe population the vast
dspropdrton between the favors heoped upon them.
ann oil other Glasses OF the community proves that it
Is IN consideration OF their being editors In many
OF the casrs,the editors thus appointed continue still
aVowedy, to conduct their papers; and where they
nave protested TO withdrew from their paoers, AZ
Kendall, Carr, and Green of Boston have urc,fssrd
90 DO It is not Improbable that they secretly
IN editing tie Is it reasonable to SUPPOSE TINT tbns
presses ure unbiased by the money dyayn by their
ehitors from the coffnrs of the government. Arc
they not prepared 10 rrner an indscrminate suupur,
to the administration in all it does or shall attempt to
90! Canwe expect any independence from men paid
oy the government, when the consequence of THAI
independence would be loss of their oa;ces7 This
view Of the case at once establishes the imptopfiety
OF the system AS subsidized or purchased presa
is worse than no press at all this system is more ia
tai to the genuine freedom OF the Press than pau-
law. go
None of our readers lave forgotten the proli-
gious ontcry raised against Mr.. Clay for having ia
ken the public printing from two or three abusive ed
tors and given il to others. All will remember the
unceasing and indscrmina;e abuse of those DRESSES
which published the laws of the L. States by s'autbo
rity." Yet the law Of Congress gave. Mr.. CLAW I'M
limited authority to select papers which TO publish
the Jaws and the mighty compensation annexed to
1t, and fer which the Jackson editors charitabIy asser
those presses to have battered their Independence
and honesty, was about 500 per annum. Could /.
have beer surmised that these Jackson editors who
so Indignantly resented the supposed substituting of
the press by Mr. Clay, and so eioquentiy supported
the necessity OF keeping The press IF free country
not only pure but above suspicion, you'd upon n
change OF ministry, have brought themselves under
the same suspicion that they would have crowded 70
Washington by Scores made known their services to
the cause Of the Hero g. claimed their reward M, in
the publication Of tho laws which falling in their vo
cation would have been right enough but in Offices of
the value Of and $1,000 per annurn, entirely uncon
nccted with their previous pursuits. All this has
been realized. 1wenty-six jackson Editors. the
most prominent in the nation, were in Washinpton
at once, soliciting Office, and one half Of them were
Graifed! Meantime it IL Amusing TO observe the
CHI -, gl,.1 6
they vndicate the proprety Of the system bv which
they have been rewarded. Though it was in their
opinion. undenaby corrupt in Mr.. Clay 10 have the
laws published by Administration Presses, il brinc,
his sworn duty to them 70 be published sore-
where, they can by means see any corruptiou or
even ndelicacy, in Gen. Jackson's reyardinr such
Editors supported him. with lucrative Offices which
oiicF citizens could discharge as well as Editors.
They had Indifferent an opinion OF Administration
Editors asto suppose them without distinction capa-
bic OF selling their presses at 500 per ounum-but
when H,sy arc comphmentcd with salaries Of $4,000
per anntrn, they rePel tho idea OF their having
been orc warded' "subsidzcd," with warm indir.
nation. The modest gentlemen And Nh Richie
the patriot and public spirited Mr. Richie who au-
ring the late contest so much offended with MP.
Clay for subsidzing Tire press, By taking The public
printing from Kendall, and giving il to another-and
who expressed 30 frequent and melancholy apprchen-
sions, ut the suspicion which the public press the
great palladium Of liberty, had thus incurcd--wlat
las Dir Richie to say TO the bestowol Of Office upon
twelve or thirteen Of bis Editors, by President jack
SOM Not word. Ho Sues twenty-six Editors
rushing TO the presidents lcvee, to get their reward
He secs them rewarded with the fa,cst Offices in the
land. Tic secs mary Of thom stlI continue to con-
dnct their papers, Notwithstanding they aro saarcd
officers Of the government, and he knows that their
course cannot under these circumstances, be other
'hnn sorylo and Submissive lo sees oil this yet he
ONCE only. oppressed do,bt to the propricty
Ut tllc policy and virtually reracts that, when re-
minded by DUFF Groen, that hs himself is an officer
- ''r' stF'o CoVefnmtri. ~ hear no more from