The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-06-14

n an hazards. The paper be sustained;
then 10 gei Tor The editor some true and
lIrusty lsllow-a fellow that will go the
whoie;' Who 10 troubled with no prinei.
plrs on any subject; but Who will sup
porn q certain interest through tick and
him. who will pursue no course Of his
own. bot will ever be ready 10 take his
cue from q eelsin quartrr. After getting
him some one or two hundred snbseri-
bers. using every sxpedisni TO make him
some character, he must then have the
printing Of the laws. as . token Of the
confidence Of The government. and then
all will be ready Tor action. Sir. | will
not say that such . press is 10 be esia'
5lished and paid for out Of the soniingent
fund; | am not warranted in such an
assertion: but / say that such Iasp be-
ginner must haze patronage. although
Il Be IN direct opposition 10 the interest
and trishes oftss People.
Thus spoke Mr.. Houston in 1927. Let
Us now pause for moment, Mr.. Speaker.
and inquire whether those who know so
well The use and abuse ofIhis power, hare
not proved themselves skilful adopts in
its practical application. Let US direct
our attention 10 the official newspaper.
The Globe. and see il Mr.. Houston hes
no; most sp,ly described q" its rise. pro-
gress, and presen, STATE"
We know, sir. that al the commence
ment OF Gen. Jscks0n's Administration.
the official newspaper vas The United
States Telegraph. published BY DnH
Grren. Things vent on pretty smoothly
for a while, and until, as was said, some
J Jealous rivalry sprung up between The then
! Vice President ofihe United States and
the present President, Mr.. Van Buren,.
Who was then Secretary OF State. Twas
said Green was suspected for cherishing
a stronger pariialiiy Tor the Vice President
than for the Secretary Of State. Bu, |
do not profess 10 be familiar with the
causrs Of ihis family jar. Report said
that the Telegraph was no, discontinued
abruptly, as the official organ. bui was
gradually suPplanIed by the Globe. and
its editor. Francis r. Blair, brought here
for tha, purpose from Kentucky. Among
the means resoried 10 for this purpose, as
complained Of by the Telegraph. were
orders or requests 10 various PosimasIers
throughout, the country To furnish Lists Of
iis subscribers. The Globe was then
, sent 10 them, claiming to have the special
confidence OF the party. In this way il
was Initiated into favor among the sub
scribers Of The Telegraph. aud in due
season the latter paper was wholly abjur-
ed. | have 10 knowledge Of all the
measures taken " that at all hazards the
paper be sustained" and will leave il for
n.hers who know Francis p. Blair better
Than do. 10 determine whether the Ad-
ninisus,ion. in furnishing an editor for
| tho Globe, succeeded in getting a" true
aud uusty fellow. a fellow tina. will 60
The WHOLE who is troubled with no
principles on any subject. but who will
support certain interest through thick
and Thin This l know. that The Al
ministrsiicn fos,ered and cherished the
Globe with an immense amount Of patron
age, aud in tina, way gave it strength and
influence. Tina, paper was first publish
ed in 1881. The whole amour, paid for
printing BY the Executive Departments
in 1892 and 1893 was Sll3.34G 81, Of
which 81, 245 ~, were paid .olhe Globe.
and the residue Ia various other printing
establishments, editors. and publishers
throughout the United States. In 1884
and 1885, the whole smoun. so paid v as
! $4,000 so; Of which sum, a part, say
s4O,473 I6, was paid To the Globe. and
The residue again divided as before. For
the mex, two years, ending with Sepiem.
Der, 1887, the several Executive depart
men,s paid out, far printing. the enormous
sum Of Sli2.SO4 6S! OF this, the Glube
received s2I,3si %. and The balance
was divided aud subd.vide,i-Ihe spoil
being thus given in due proportions
among the whole pack. from /" The sturdy
mss,if that howls at the door OF the Urea
sury," down Ito the most starreling
lurnspit that banks on the larIhesi verge
of our frontier"
But il will be observed that. so FAR.
nave stated the amour, of the Erecuiict
patronage OF the press only. In Decem-
Der, 1895. the Globe obtained the prin-
ting for The House Of Representatives
and for the two years ending on the 30,iI
September. 1887. its editors or publish
rrs were paid on that account. Sl05.9l4.-
i 53!. Ii thus appears that, for the last
six years, the Globe newspaper has re-
ceiyed from the Government as the pub
listed documents prove, nearly 500.
600. What IL has received indirectly.
/ and from oilice-hollers and expectants,
no one can tell. | will not designate
each Of The innGmerable hos, Of editors
and printers on whom this patronage has
been showered. Many Of them have tc-
csivcd small sums; others. again, do not
quite equal the Globe editors; bu, | will
I nafne a few uho sepm 10 be among the