New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-12-17

SuBsIDlzING THE Press BY THE GENERAL Gov
ERNMEST!-No one thing in the whole machinery
of our Government is more startling, or bodies more
evil in its consequences, than the practice OF sub.
sdzing the press of devoting the whole patronage
of the Government to the purchasing and sustain
ing of newspapers devoted to its interests, right
wrong. If such system be persevered in with
success, their is no measure of pronigacy which q
Government may not attain, and still cover that
prohigacy from the eyes of the people through the
convenient misrepresentation OF such newspapers
as are bought and paid for that work. When the
press and the Government both become thoroughly
corrupted there will be little left in our institutions
worth caring for.
1t has been suggested that Congress should raise
Committee at the present session to examine
thoroughly into the matter OF Substituting the press
We hope il viii be done, and that the whole ma
chinery will be thoroughly overhauled. The charge
of foul corruption has gone abroad in great vari-
ETY. of shapes be true, the people should know
it; if be false, the Government it TO itself
to wipe out the stain, it easily do by talf
and open exposure of its acts.
AS specimen of the manner in which the Gov
eminent is accused of sub,idizing the press, it is
stated that paper in New.York called the
Union edited by Major Noah-a man never
particularly famed for his political honesty, but, on
the contrary always considered up for the highest
bidder-was established by levying contributions
upon the salaries of otace-holders under the Ad-
ministration, and is sustained by patronage d.
rectly from the Government, amounting to at least
eight Thousand dollars per annum, Although II
has daily circulation OF not more than 4U0 copies
vet the Government advertisements OF the highest
importance are published in it at the very highest
prices. The object of Government advertisements
for contracts, &c. is to give the greatest possible
publicity among the people, and yet in this case
newspapers which have known circulation OF FIVE
or six thousand are passed over, and the public
money thrown away in coaceaiiag these advertise
ments in paper which circuates only few hun
dreds Nav, further, ii is stated that advertise
ments which cannot benefit either the public or
the Government, are made up and published by
authority in the paper aforesaid, and paid for CUT
of the national treasury, merely for lhe sake OF
supporting it in It's attempts TO sustain the powers
that be- If this last allegatonbe true, exposes
species of fraud no better than direct and pal
pable swindling. We hope, for the credit OF The
country, that an Investigation will prove THIS later
charge to be wholly without foundation.
II has also been stated that the establishment OF
the LINES in this city was bought by the fresl-
dents ewn money and tina, the Presidents own
son, MIR. Robert Tyler, was The agent threus
whom the business WAS transacted. Certain 1t ls'
that the establishment was taken possession OF
few months since. by person who held a mort
| gage upon II, end that the money TO redeem that
| mortgage came on from Washington through the
Postmaster in this city, and the right to The mort