Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-11-01
"ORGANS. 4"

The following article from the Fredericksburg
Recorder, very decided Democratic Print, is
entitled to much consideration, and we have no
doubt speaks the sentiments of very great ma
jority of the whole country, of all parties:
There ought TO Be no Organ Of The Gorernmea'
paid immense and unearned sums out OF the
public Treasure, to defend the actions of the Elk.
ecutive, aud always with the more heat the worse
they are, to throw dust in the eyes of the public,
and TO beslaver the President and his Cabinet
with unceasng praises and fulsome and hiring
hattery. IL is IA anomaly thai ought 10 be as
speedily extirpated as II is odious TO true RePub
licanism. 1t is an apiDe OF royalty and OF CouIt
Gazeites, which is entitled to no favor.
There can be no reason in justice propriety
for dealing with the Public Printing in different
Jobs. Let i: be put up to the lowest bidder, and
let the practical printer reap the profits which pro
perly belong to his craft:
"oRGANS"
.In our days. seems be considered scarcely less
senal that the President haye "orgau" Than that the
people have President. The selection OF official ed
,or has become inevitable appendix every Presidential
election and might be expected, it made element
in the great issue, a much reG. and sill fictitious i'm
potAnce. The "OrgSn has been assigned Position in
the scale Of dignity but little below the President himself
and the history OF the last few years will de a
snoe socinde deeper feelings and eTeer passions
been excited, in relation selection Of organ,
than regard TO the organization Of the Cabinet We will
not travel Tar back for illustration, nor from feelings Of
deicacy pass over the fate Of Blair and Rves ,e more
remote and therefore ess familiar case Of Thomas Allen
ie will be remembered superseded by John Jones,
that John Tyler might have "Or2an IL certainly is
forgotten what tempest Of wrath raised In oerlan
quarters when probable that the old Globe would be
the organ" OF the present Administration. Nothing could
sIay the storm uut Mr. Blair Down from the tripod,
and another supplied is place. Audit unlikely that
permanent and fatal sehism in ranks, prevented
by the change. These facts suded To, show the
vas, importance which attributed the "ors anshp
az o Administration.
We oss sorry this unsighlly and troublesome, il
not dangerous generally taken into ia
sor IL is recognized among the active agencies Of
Government-an auxiliary which it does need, and
barrier or medium, according its clpce between the
Pfe,dcnt and the People, which desire speedily
removed. or what earthly is organ-we wish 10
know. IL generally understood 10 be retained for the
convenience OF the Executive. Bot that funciionsy
communicate with tue people well through any other
Inedai Certainly; and rhey will understand the revea-
quite well, The perfect useisssHess Of tho thing IL
then established II this its worst character, would
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things which may be tolerated satsHisJmsnf merely
because IL j. inefficient for good evil We regard an
.orgin" shield to the Executive which he uyht
10 bavoan anti Democratic obstruction between the Pre-
siJ.nt and ic people which ought not ~ exist psTpo.
tss generator Of public gossip which cersiny needs
irrigation, and The Of jealouses and euds
snong party friends, than al ese together
Of one thing We are very certain, and o IT, the Oldest
men among remember The instance, when well
which gave IL being. And yet o organ BE- the Gerry thing
20 the errors aud expose to corruption o tue Court
hut that is not stipulated in "he bond - " II was.
should have been spared III, trouble Of pennng this article
The "organ" may tell The but IL may not tell the
ruth. IL il always found gori!yips the Admins
whoa syeophanu praise, and npoogising for It wbsn
snemes sssii Whatever 1t dOtsthe "orgau" az hsld
shout APPROVAL aud h)se who believe the iuIcu
late and the other afas. down, without question
marx tist al VEIL snd fJ)l thtmoivos 10 Sleep until
perhaps AdmnisiTatya. "ogsn," party sil blow up t..
ge,her. We tbink could point rome such oasss-
We ash MI Richie, he happens 10 be the 'orgsn" u
this Administrator. not 10 deceive tue fienjs Of him end
H. We ask Tor tie most thorough scfui ny into Az acts
lit does wroag. kaow ~ snd let not the pafybc
homes party, which created and which desSos
be identified IN iv fate ~ yolunisy Identification will
any misdeeds it may commit
Among the inevitable evils q "orgsnian," arc q large
bro1d Of mistakes AMI burdors arising from the presumed
IDENTITY Of thought aud opinion between tc Peoples Pre-
sldcn, sud Presidents Printer OIL casos vhasooy,r
Toe later supposed have mird Of his own; o. II he
has, no Independence 70 awe It expression uBloss also
tho mind Of HE patron Hence, everything in the "or
ssa" regarded sssuiey and empASuosly egicisi The
cssasl esprossion Whc ntoaded for ba
eagle fesdias derive an immense uporsroe FROM IN,
editors position and forthwith horadcd the careful
v, coaaed sgeculsons Of The Cabinet Add upon such
stslss thi. public opinion based! Now. our Priest.
assd no sseies sad saf p as.dsnr need "Ossn'" II