The New York herald., 1845-04-15


taken place. two weeks hence when he will assume
the charge of the organ, very probably on the lst
May next This day has been set apart for taking
an inventory OF the stock in the Globe Office and
the valuation thereof Is estimated al from $50 600
TO $40 OO0 This sam, however, does not INCLUDE
the surplus copies OF the Congressional Ofooe,
which learn will be retained by Mr.. Blair TO be
disposed OF as occasion may rise, TO make as large
a proht as possible. This portion OF the $40 STOCK is
SAID by some persons to be valued at SOD wv, ana
VII, therefore, make very handsome adoiuon 10
Blalr's already large fortune.
Mr.. Ritchie, am informed, IS now engaged IN
writing prospectus for the new organ, wnlch
will be sent on to Washington Tor publication by
Mr.. Hess, probably in the course OF the next
week Ii will probably contain much soft sawder,
and talk much of independence of cliques and as
pirants for the Presidency, &c. &c This, how
possibility for paper in Washington TO have
Independent existence. They can't live without
government patronage. and they can't get that pa
tronage without being in the hands or under the
control of clique. All Congressional and Depart
ment printing, which is the alimeRt upon which
presses exist in this District, must be obtained by
obtained by the action of a clique. What non-
sense, then, to talk about independence in an or
gan at the seat Of government. Why. there's not
one OF the presses 81 IN this city that daIes to tell
stale re-hash OF news from New York, and keep
10 themselves what they do know, for fear OF OIL
tending any OF the various ctiques upon which they
depend for their very existence; for they cannot
exist without the actual or prospective possession
OF government patronage. Take that away from
them, and they die at once.
The new proprietors OF the Madisonian seem not
only to have purchased the materials and furniture
OF that office, but It's columns show ample evidence
that they have likewise purchased the mind, tact,
and talent, with which 1t has been 50 long con
Quoted 10 the edfcation, but more especially TO
the amusement, of the public 1t is John Jones
redtptuus most completely While we were be-
waiilng the loss-the irreparable loss, OF John
Joneslsms which it was supposed we had suffered
IN the transfer of the MddisOnian from John Jones
to Mr., Dow and the Rev. Theephilus Fisk, late
professor of Magnetism, Tylerism, and Mesmersm,
behold WE have all the admirable peculiares Of
that inlmltable EXETER OF the rlsble faculties re-
vlved and presented with additional freshness and
raciness The "young democracie'' that are so
admirably represented by this immortal Madisonian,
understand is composed of the ancient subscr-
bers, some 5000 in number, to the defunct E1posi
tor ,whllom published by the renowned Amos Ken
dali. Old Amos struck of his list some 1000 of
these 5000 because they wouldn't "pay up," by
which he showed his good sense, and then he dis
continued the Erpositor altogether about six
months ago. Professor Fisk, understand, has un-
dertaken the arduous job of awaking these 5000
subscribers from the mesmerc trance into which
they had been thrown by the continued
and they have accordingly added them to the
non-payins list of the Madisonian. This addition
they calculate will give them the circulation which
ton Of any paper in the District II By This they
mean the largest non paying circulation, probably
they are rlght-lt otherwise, the natives'' cannot
ceive very efficient support from large number
OF individuals, OF a similar kind TO the support
Whch THESE non-paylng subscribers glve-they get
the paper and don't pay tor it--and these men sup
port the General with their voices, but don't vote
torshlm, DON 'tibrng any grlst to his null.
%Ihe owners or publishers oil the would-be organs
ana printers to the Senate and House Of Represen-
tatives, are already commencing their operations,
with view to secure as large number of men,
bers on their side possible, on the opening of
Congress- The members elect, ii any OF them hap
val Il
invariably besieged from morning to night by these
gentlemen, who try every invention to induce them
10 pledge themselves to support and vote for their
claims when the next Congress meets. Old birds,
however, are not to be caught with chaff aud none
but The most extremely verdant are taken IN this
way The old birds all know that one vote at or
near the time OF the meeting of Congress will be
worth more than dozen votes just now, and, in
deed, that they may at that particular period COM
mand "their own price, therefore, they are very
wary and not to be caught
There are great number of stage proprietors
from the Northern and Eastern States now in this
city Theleast calculation that can be made is that
they number 500, all come TO see about the letting
oil contracts tor carrying the mails for the ensuing
years 1t Will be remembered that the advertise
ments for these contracts issued and publish
ed by Mr.. Wickllffe, the Post Master General,
under the operation OF the old law. In the mean
time the New Postage Reform Bill was passed, to
go into operation the LIST July next. Cave
johnson was appointed Postmaster General. He
was one OF the opponents of the new bill in Con-
gress and yet his first official action on taking pos
session OF his ofce, was to issue notice that these
new contracts which had been advertised would
@ 9s given out under the operation OF the new law;
The new law authorizes the Postmaster General
10 give out the contracts to the lowest bidder, who
Will contract to carry the mail in the time required
wilhoutany reference to the way in which il shall
be conveyed; while the old law provides that the
mall shall be carried in four horse pos. coaches,
and any new contractor who underbids an old one
shall take his coaches and stock fhorses, &C., off
MS hands at a valuation. The stage proprietOrs
now here ieel that this srikesa blow them,a pro-
badly other parties, who under the law, will not
De required to take their coaches horses and stock
OIL their hands, will underbid them for the con-
tracts and obtain them, and leave them with
all their coaches and stock on their hands;
while the mail, probably, on many of The old
routes, will be conveyed in buggg or wagon
with a single horse. AS this touches the pock-
els OF these proprletors OF stages, &C.. and presents
an apparently hard case, they have determined to
appoint COMMITTEE from their number, who are
10 wait on the Postmaster General ard represent
the state OF their affairs, the loss which will be
consequent to ALL and the ruin which they say will
ian upon many OF their number If the provisions of
the new law be carried into effect at once, and to
request hum TO postpone the operation of this law
qntll the meeting of the next Congress. II Cave
Johnson refuse to accede to their requests, then
they intend TO wait upon the President and make a
similar request OF him. aud if he refuse, then they
VIII go home full oil boiling hot wrath and indigna-
ton, and, as they say, they will revolutionize the
eastern States.
ieei very well convinced that all these efforts
oi lhe contractors VIII be In VAN. Cave Johnson,
with most OF the Southern members of Congress,
opposed the bill IN the House of Representatives,
on the ground OF this very provision, which they
alleged would break up many of the stage accom-
modetloas afforded to the South, by the support
which The proprieors received from the Post Office
contracts, thus at the time conending for tie prln.
clple that The postage of letters ought to pay for
the sustaining OF sage accommodation for travel
lers When the friends OF the bill postponed the
operation OF the bill until the LIST OF July, Gave
Johnson, IN conpany with the Southern members,
believed that was done for the very purpose OF hav
ing the contracts, which are about be gwen out,
entered into under operation ef the old law, which
would ihus secure the north and east all the bene-
hts OF the OLD law az relates 10 the support OF stage
accommodation for the next four years while at
tue same time they enjoyed the reduction of the
rates OF postage as made in the new bill; and the
contracts Tor the South when would he given out