Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-06-07

behind Ohio. and other Saiesf Can the Enquirer
4 psryf" tsa-r ,l.t .r1r. y :. .r.
.rhs Wig party profess to DO progresses osLr On
such mate relate the increase Of the prosperity and
| welfare Of their fellow citizens.
THE GOVERNMENT oRGAN-AGAIN.
To 10 "Frss" or not Q. De- Free" 10 tAs gsssfies.
Notwithstanding Mr.. Ritchie's paper, tho Uni.
on, is the acknowledged organ Of President Polk,
and our venerable contemporary, the acknowledged
orgasist yet We find him continually prating about
exercising Free" viii, "a will Of his own, and
not Of any other man or set Of men. s-
Is itnot paradoxical In ITSELF nay more, Is Il not
the height Of absurdity for him to suppose that the
readers Of the "Union," like the readers of the
old Enquirer. are thus to be gued with such fun.
meryi If the Globe was created by the scM Of
"Old Hickory" and was defanct by the same iron
s'l, is it not natural to think, that the Union has
had its being in the sciu Of Young Hickory, rs il
is likewise to have it's death! Who pretcnds to
deny il Who can deny il Not even Mr.. Richie
HIMSELF dare deny it. He is too good tactician
To deny himself his bread and butter.
IT, as Snowden says there ever has been
Lutte string to ansrer more punctualy to the
touch Of its master than the present organisf IN.
swers to the touch Of President Folks potent
hand. then we should like to hear or see il. II
certainly would be phenomenon Of some other
age-not of this.
In the President securing the aid of such
trumpetcr as the one who presides at the Organ,
he has been particularly fortunate for louder blasts
Of fame never have come from any trumpeter's
trumpet, than have been blown by Mr.. Richie,
4 in hah foil hi, rra,a M ON, nloy.r
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| ~ oe INC ack''o"ieugel organ Oh any admin
sfration. and exDect To be n oFree oen Ia mora
t. NJ p:.-I.
'o" 'ii' Ie'en'e VI any nieiiioer OIL MS party can
expect. Would 1t not be better, therefore, to
| make N candid confession md en-, NJ, p,.;d.,
| -, $500 J' '~'' ''o''eeA'
| thy VIII shaii De uone-not mine!
| Read the admirable remarks of Tho Ivn,bh,,a
| xr:::.. - .t,..
| '"e"A"n "Poh VIC euDJec' oi
| A GOVERNMENT PRESS.
The New York Herald declares thar the frat ques-
uon log 'ne consideration OF the next Congress. u
semb'ing IN december, will be the propriey Of virtually
Pensoning the Government Pess-snd il 10 certainly
ino hte magnitude, both IN political and Pecuniary
| PeeI
As we have heretofore had aston TO remark the idea
Of newspaper originating In the Executive "will" Of
winch 10 be the eIpohsn, and OF whose conduct IL is to
DC he oeenae WIN inc undeSanding that II II TO be
ned not by the people, but by the patronage OF the
efnmen'' 70 q novel conception and Is as dangerous
as Is novel, Such press cannot De free, we care
|
ever widely he may diiier from the Executive in its
Pohcy ana sihough he may IN his conscience condemn its
aeS' 50 ons Us nc s tue Executive mouth
ano aePenoent onunot only forie means
NC ne care not uuer word OF Complaint,
mueh less indulge IN the language OF fearless denuncsop
suohsy ne may DO tempted TO do so by the ncom
pe'eney OF rue uhisniunnss o me Executive hs ton
que ane pen are p.iseo by the nch douceurs which are
poeo o 'ne poone treasury INTO MS private eorers' lie
NAY indeed should vital difference Of opinion occur be-
tween himself and the Executive, withdraw from his post,
even WIN ne OF peenniary Loss (perhaPs OF ruiu
staring MN IN the taee but IL Is Tar more likely, In such an
emergency, hs e Nofs ~ conscience and the calls OF pa
iion ~oa'd De snhsd BY the ovetPowerng influence Of
%" ''e IL however ne Shouia DC MADE OF siefner
sun M s'e most men IN these vena; 'imes when lust
" oce a gam seems 10 De the oil perveding motive
mannu, ano should dare to speak to and o. the Ex-
n mo independent spirit OF freeman, tho means
., Pan"Nmeht Is In tne hahos oil That Executive The
| So'efhnen' re" ana 'he Government EdHoT are not
oenuea, ano me Withdrawal oil the later oy no means
Iap''es .ne oes " inc FORMER. ne Editor should ne
prove refractory or rebeous wond be removed from his
Posuon oy ne same potent 'DiF which brought the
S'ooe ons'nav into existence ana "hch suosequ'nt-
vos9,ee'ng u" oea'n mas gwen orh TO us successor
inc ohon' sur ne would be compelled, TO save him.
sen rom rum 10 transfer ms paper TO more phaht m
sumen or snoulo ne REUSE his paper would perish by
e ri,nu'aWa OF iu sceustomeo revenue, ana ano'hef
oud DC eaed INTO existence WIN the certainty OF receiv
hs 'e ineuse Aeeuuse patronage, 30 iony as should
Prove hiu' 70 Executive ofden' oan any unpreJudiced
mina ah 70 perceive me pericfous consequences that
must IN process OF me result iron, this mereeious con-
e'o"o' 'e EAec"u'e WIN ihe rfessf Lei Us conceae
o' he sake OF argument that afPrssen we have no Just
eason 70 aPP'enehu any denger-Let US admit that the
'esiush' ineeds 10 administer the government honest
ahG hfoperyi and that, relying upon the candor and
Oh MS eounirymen' and not afraid OF free press
ne ucs not ehc 10 attempt 10 exercise thls arbitrary
eo1uo over the columns OF the Government Paper =
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