The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-12-29
NEW YORK HERALD.
The Newspaper Press and the American
Republican Party.

ofthe American Republican Party with the excep-
tion of the Herald alone. All the other papers
to avoid it, or, if they make any reference
all TO their movements, or make a record OF any OF
their meetings, 1t is with view to underrate their
pretenslons and popularity, and TO make impress
sion upon the public that they never can reach any
prominent pontIi public affairs here.
This peculiar characteristic of the press, in
suppressing very important intelligence OF a
public nature, arises from their political thral-
dom and party sefshness. Almost all the
leading newspapers, with the exception Of a
few neutral ones, which have no end or
aim of any kind are bound to, and tied up with,
particular cligues of politicians and nancers they
dare not travel beyond the lines pointed out by
these ciq.es for their government without bringing
themselves into great trouble and annoyance in
their financial affairs therefore, for paper con-
Quoted upon business principles and upon the cash
system, like the Herald, the whole field is open 20
give the fullest synopsis OF every kind of that
may take place, either here or elsewhere. The
American Republican patty, indeed, from the
popularity OF their movement, are creating a sort
OF held for new penny papers, but they do not
amount TO much We believe that three of them
have started since the party came into existence
but their ineficiency, and their being managed by
OI tlltt Ol VIII always
prevent them from attaining any sound standing or
In influencing their own party or the public mind
The shackles that have heretofore bound newspa-
pers with mere political cliques are broken, and
mind governs all public movements, not newspa-
pers or cliques. There is, however, one great mis-
take to the very verge of which the new party is
rapidly approaching, and that is, yielding to the in
fuence of various cliques who, with all their
usual intolerance, absurdty and confusion of IDEAS
which characterize all cliques, are threatening TO
involve this in all the disgrace and ruin which SINH
lar means brought upon the two old parties
In one of the little penny papers, of little or no
circulation, TO which we have just alluded we find
a communication, which affords very melancholy
evidence of the growth of the evil of which we
would warn this new party. The communication
is anonymous, but the authorship very easily de-
tected. The violence of its language the loose
ness of its style, the dlctatoral character of its
tone, the vulgarity OF Its vltuperation-all very
clearly establish the identity of this communica-
ton with the speeches of Mr. Sammons, one of the
American Republican orators of the Third Ward
No one who has read any of these speeches, as re-
ported in the Herald can fail to observe their str-
king similarity-their identity with this communi-
cation Here it is -
DEAR Sir Il have witnessed with some interest the
American Republican party. So soon the Editor re.
turned from his foreign tour he Immediately set to work
with all his power OF ink and paper or soul he none)
ridicue and put down your cause. Soon however he
found that his subscribers would not submit any such
foreign dctaon and thus in order to win back lost favor
and to revenge himself upon the Irish repeae because
OF their great champion having elected him from great
rghtabout, cnd is most furious in your support But
why am sure cannot tell whether it the shining
sier or love of these Papiscal doctrines in which he
boasts that from early infancy he has been initiated or
hatred OF every thing American the is still an un
naturalized foreigner Yet was, again he upon
least two centuries behind the intelligence of the ace
The election at hand he injured you all he could
The election came the votes were countedeight thou
sand eight hundred told in round numbers yonr prodi
gous strength and what then The viper found he had
been gnawing file. He was alarmed With esuiticaI
cunning forthwith yielding to his suigeneris nature he
again performs Jim Crow evolution and so the man is
third time with you in full chase crying stop thief stop
thief in as much earnestness and with the same inten
ton as one of the city police who is after rogue really
not for the purpose of arrest, but to get reward
Then forthwith he sets himself up Dictator advises
the American Republicans to go in for new candidate
for the next Presidency besides various other sugges
position to the avowed and real sentiments of the
party. Failing to distract the party by bring.
cumstances you have wisely determined not to NEEDLE
with, as party he then makes up various reports of
made, as fthe fair subjecto of rdicule This
like every other project failed and then apparently with
the wild enthusiasm of flaming zealot he dashes aw ay
in your favor with as much show of sincerity if he
really in earnest For time all went on right mer
rly but the very nrst opportunity that he
shapes his communications If there a diff
Guilty in the First Ward He continues to connect the
aameof Mr. Ralph the only dsorganizer in that ward
with the names of those who have known shadow of
turning in your cause to the very day of your great
meeting otVauxha Garden evidently hoping that BY so
doing he would be able to drive away from the meeting
those persons they should come there that il would
justify the disorganizer in getting up row.
The evening for the meeting came and such numbers
were present and such unanmity was evinced as was
never before in city. No daring disorganizer
had the to say or do ought against the
lowed Did this apparent friend of the cause have his
reporters there Certainly not There not an i'm
hence what does he say Why there were some pretty
little bits of speeches made about the garden but they
that another great meeting will soon be held and
advises that new schemes be set foot which he will
can Republicans that, at the very first moment thew
laid down their principles with such precision and
The people have approved of them and all von have
now to do is to stand fast precisely where you are Do
not permit yourseft be drawn away by every wind of
doctrine, but battle manully upon the broad American
foundation which has been well laid Asuredly this
maas whole object has been, and still is go along
(where he dare not oppose), and then if possible draw
you away from your cause, and thus destroy it. appeal
tothe community if this be not and for am truly
ashamed that any person having decent regard him
self or the country will sustain his paper any longer
As to another mass meeting hope the party will fol-
low the suggestion you made some time since. That is
TO call on the birthday of the Father of our country
and not till then. Indeed, with the execution of some
three or four wards it would be more prudent fewer
meanwhile let the ward committees perfectly organ.
lie the wards and that every person their resIcc
tive wards has offered to him the petitions for the modf
cation Of the naturalization laws and the repeal of the
common school law.
There could not possibly be better corrobora-
ton of the accuracy of our deneation of the char
acter of Mr.. Sammons given the other day, than
is afforded by this amusing effusion 1t would be
difficult to find in the same space greater
amount of impudence. In this case the wri.
ter's impudence appears to amount to the
species of talent attributed by the London
" Times" to the famous General Duff Green.
The mixture of illiberalty folly, mpertinence,
egotsm vulgarity, ignorance and misrepresenta-
ton, presented in this communication, cannot be