Litchfield enquirer., 1834-01-23
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THE ORGANIZED DRESS.

cessary, nor to be expected, that editors and printers should harmOniZe better in matters 0t oniniOn than other individuals; but on the contrary, if independent. there are good req sons why they may more decidedly ditfer.-l It is the su6jectiOn "f the press to the d'scs- pline of fparfy-which involves. in itself, a dis regard of truth and fuul assaults upon private character, as commanded and then the press, instead of being blessing, srendered a ' nui- sance and a curse,' to use the favorte terms of inc editor of the s' Richmond Enquirer,'' on another occasion. The OrgGnized pdrty
 press is as reckless of justice as are the hAnds of robbers and nurderPrs who infest the Ap- penines. 1t has no discretion and Instead of being the "TYRANT's FOE, THE PEOPLES FRIEND" (which is the motto on the grand banner of the prOGession) it becon,es the TY- RANTS SLAVE, THE PEOPLES FOE. am dis posed to make every allowance for the imper- factions of human nature. Indipiduat printers and editors, as other persons, soiu do wrong; but when bodies of them are marshalled and 'edr-marked," and .. coLLARED" to cry out God is God and Mdhomet $ his prophet" and kiss the black stone,'' in gangs-they are no better than filters of ofhunting dogs. whose pow
 CT to make depredations consists tn correspoR- dent yelpings and combined snarlings and snap
 pings and bitings of a common prey--of which each, for himself. secures as large piece as he can, for his share of the spoils of the vic tory" gained--and he mouths it, and mouths it, in blood, though the nerves of the victim yet quiver between his teeth. These are dir ty and cowardly dogs-and all say bow. WOW, WOW, as Me dog at the head Of the pack "gives tongue! :"
 The first time, (and it happened several years ago) that clearly discovered an organ. ization of the press. was in that of ~. York do not reco!iect what was the matter to be effected, but well remember that, in period of eight or ten days, cut out and laid aside nearly forty "EpITokIAL" articles, from as many different newspapers, which all had the same "ear-mark," and were evidently pre- pared by one hand; and these articles were afterwards collected in the "Albany Argus and sent through the state as "PURLlc sENTI- MENT," and SD "pubiic indignation has been more than once MANUFACTURED! II cannot suppose an intelligent man to bc pla- ced in more grovcing condition. than be- longs to an editor thus subjected to the domin- ion of some other man, in whom is concentra- ted the essence of the party. But the preva- lence of this abominable practice was even then secured by the hope of " reward" or fear of "punishment ;" and miserable tppe stickers basked in the smiles, or were terrified by the frOwns of sub managers located over the state =" little great" men. holding oY seeking off ces of profit, and ready for a speculation on ev- cry occasion, and every politicat change which might be prescribed at "head-quarters."- And so frequent were these changes, that all such persons had to keep " bright look .ont." lest tltey might not turn-round in due season --and see the righteousness of something to- day, which was political blasphemy yester- day. could relate many curious anecdotes concerning these things, if lime were allowed and the opportunity was suitable one. This manner of doing things in NewYork partially prevailed in Pennsylvania, (for there were, as there still is, many" men of principle according to tbpir interest" in that great state) at the time when certain COMBINATIONS" were formed in congress, Gas spoken of by MT. Floyd, now governor of Virgnia) apd the party which had been the most bitterly op- posed, with some few exceptions to the elec- ton of general Jackson to the presidency, be- came his most decided and thorough going supporters--SS then began the ORGANIZATION OF THE PRESS on general and broad scale.
 It was under the administration of Mir. Duff Green-and he had amighty influence over the "destinies'' of this nation that the disci- pline of the press was rendered nearly perfect, through the able counsel and joint stock CO operations of individuals Nho need not now tO be named. In the first place. no editor who did not send in his " adhesnn' was per milted to publish the laws of the United States, "by authority'-and. this source of reward or punishment soon failing. because of the amount of hungry cxpectants and neces. sary sculliOns--ab0ut one hundred persons, con nccted with the public press, were promptly put into offices by rude removals of other per sons. and the aggregate of the salaries paid to these editors md printers. think, considera. bIy exceeded one hundred thousand dollars year, without including, or having any refer. ence to, the business cast into the hands of MT. Green. himself, and others, through the post office and other departments of the gov ernment-which, probably exceeded one hun dred thousand dollars more--0r fa0o hun. dred thoNs0nd dOli0rs c gear for the "Te,Vard'' cf printers and editors, only! And all this mighty organized power of the press. suppor- ted by so great an amount of money, and con- siderable talent, was directed to one point.-- MT. Green held the "pitch pipe' and sounded
 the note; and then they all commencetisln the same age and no key The people were told 10 believe only what they saw in pariicn- lar newspapers; and there was a holdness of assertion and vulgarity of abuse in some of these without precedent; and the frequent repetition even of sHggested falsehOod was sOon rendered into an 0bsOlute fact, dim it appeared at the first; and, to doubt it, was to be condemned as an "APosTATE." The famous Cobbeit perfectly understood the ma ahinnrw issae ait,sd6A NHhan ahoslfl f.a fa.h.