Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1838-07-13


RISE AND PRocREss OF THE GLOBE News
PArER--The following extract from Mr.
BoND's Speech, (Which we were obliged fol-
want of room TO omit in our republication of
it,) shows the manner in which the govern
ment press was started, and has been sustained,
at Washington, by aid of the peoples money.
now propose, Mr. Speaker, 10 show what
seductive Influences this patronage over the
press carries with il and for this purpose,
must again invoke the aid Of the Jackson re-
formers. using their own arguments, and
the very language in which they admonish-
ed The country of the base uses which would
be made Of this power. | hope gentlemen
the remarks made on this subject, and which
have already given TO the House, from the
speech of Mr. Hamilton, the chairman Of the
Committee on reform. reserved for the
present branch ofthe argument a peculiarly
striking and descriptive passage in the speech
of MIR Houston, before alluded to. He I'M
dert"keS TO describe an honest, independent
editor, Of good principles, and deserved in
fluence, aud then adds, that such an editor
as this.
MAY not be disposed 10 bow or bend his
! principles for the sake OF supporting par
tcular Administration OF individual Ii
may be necessary to certain plans and inter
esls that such a man as this should be gag
ed or Frustrated. In that case, a very polite
course would be TO start new paper some
| few months before new patronage is TO be
conferred 10 use every exertion to obtain
for it sufficient number of subscribers 10
take measures that, at all hazards, the pa
per be sustained then to get for the editor
some true and trusiy fellow--a fellow that
will 20 the whole;' who is troubled with
no principles on any subject, but who. will
support certain interest through thick and
thin who will pursue no course of his own,
but will ever be ready 20 take his cue from
a certain quarter After getting him some
one or two hundred subscribers, and using
every expedient to make him some charac-
ter, be. must then have the printing of the
laws, as token of the confidence Of the
Government, and then all will be ready foi
action Sir. will not say that such q press
is TO be established and paid Tor out OF the
contingent fund; am not warranted in
such an assertion; but say that such neu
beginner must haze patronage, although Il
be in direct opposition 10 Tie interest ana
, nishes Of The People"
Thus spoke Mr. Houston in 1927. lie
us now pause for a moment, MIR Speaker
and inquire whether those who know SC
well the use and abuse OF this power, hav,
not proved themselves skiful adopts in il.
t practical application. Let us direct our at
iention to the official newspaper, The Globe
and see if Mr. Houston has not most aptly
described Its rise, progress, and presen
state"
We know, sir, that at the commencement
of General Jacksons Administration, the
official newspaper was the United States
Telegraph, published by Duff Green
Things went on pretty smoothly for a while
!, and until, as was said, some jealous rivalry
! sprung mp between the then Vice Presden
of the United States and the present Presi
, dent, Mr. Van Buren,, who was then Secre
! tary of State. II was said Green was sus
) pected for cherishing a stronger partially
Tor the Vice President than for the Secrela
~ of State. But do not profess to be ia
! milar with the causes of this family jar
Report said that the Telegraph was not dis
continued abruptly, as the official organ, bu
was gradually supplanted by the Globe. anC
its editor, Francis p. Blair, brought here fol
, that purpose from Kentucky. Among the
means resorted to for this purpose, as com
, planned of by the Telegraph, were orders Of
requests 10 various Postmasters Throughout
the country 10 furnish lists OF its subscrib
ers The Globe was then sent TO them
; claiming to have the special confidence o
the party In this way it was initiated into
favor among the subscribers of the Tcle
5 graph, and in due season, the latter papel
5 was wholly abjured. have no knowledge
Of all the measures taken, that at all haz
! ards the paper be sustained" and will leave
/ il for others who know Francis r. Blair bet
ter than do, 10 determine whether the AID
: ministration, in furnishing an editor for tb'
: Globe, succeeded in getting true and trus