Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1845-07-11
From The Ohio STATE Jouraat,
STIRRED UP


Sfons from letterof potomac, )" the Wash
SngtoncoFrespondem OF the Baltimore Pa
triot. The letter seems tc have been quite
annoying to the official editor at Washing
ton. and he takes some pains to wear away
the impression produced. The quiet tone
OF his replyis G. transparent disguise. He
is evidently uneasy and mortified atthe po-
sition in which he finds himself. To aman
of spirit the position Of the official editor
must be ahumiliating one. We do not per-
ceive any denial of the charge as to Mr..
q Folks intention to run again for th1 Presi-
denev; although il is denied that Mr. Don
elson is to be bro g}t into The "Union" es-
tabIishment to aid in working :he cards for
this experiment Finding that its autAori-
tative afirmatons Interference TO the next
Presidency, receive bat little credit, il has
wisely concluded to foghcar reiterotion.
WeEive below the remarks Of the Union
with the commentary appended by the Bal
timore Patriot. The latter must have Ueen
ediGying to the "Repubican Of '93"-
"The letter Of our correspondent, "Poto-
mac" in the Patriot Of Wednesday, has
"waked up" the editor Of tho Washington
Union, who replies in this wise, to certain
intmations, inferences, and predictions Of
"Potomac:"
l. There is no idea Of assoca!ing Major
Donelson in the edit0 ship Of the "Union."
2. The organ is not bound to grind on, such
music as the President directs neither does
the President desire, nor would "tne organ"
submit toit. 3. The circulation Of the gu
Mon" is advancing with great rapldity.--
The correspondent the Baltimore Patriot
is welcome TO see ron our books the cheer
ing progress we are making; and he may
see from the great lnGss OF democratic pa
pers the warm aCcanatiOn with which the
"Union" hes becnrcceved--the interested
complaints Of the acIG-styed "modcrn de-
mocraCy" to the contrary Notwithstanding.
d. If Congress does not give us the public
printing, we shall not sto0p to ask it. 5.
The last prediction caps the climax. Mr..
Polk, whose administration is SC popular,
that the VIII ga are puzzled fer something
20 90 upOn and to say against it--eEcppt IA
brcating sqibs at "lhe organ," or fables a.
painst him-Is to be compelled to resign the
Teins ntothe handsof Mr.Dolms. Such tud-
gets of blundere defy criticism: but tthey
show the will, " ithout the powerto wound.
1t is to he remarked upon this.
lst That perhaps the Union WouId gain
nothing by having Major Donelson in its
editorial departments but as Mr. Folks
s'wiI" turned the Globe into the Union, 20
may it prove powerful enough to put the
major at the head Of the official organ
The powrr Of the President has been ad-
mitted and exercised mall thntrelutcs to the
official organ, and may not hGUc been crbahs-
ted when he required the edjtoroI the Globe
10 give place to the odioroi the Richmond
Enquirer. So, there is no certainty here.
Cd. The "organ' must play the tune Mr..
Polk desires, or it s not his organ. Con-
sructed after the fashion Of the Union, the
official organ must su6mH. No doubt the
editor thinks he is independent, but tits i'm
possible that he can he. He dcCcvcs him
self if he supposes he acts to please himself
and not the President. Tho Pre- Gidont is
10 be pleased, and no one else. The orga"
mist Iceb this, If he does not admit It even
10 himself. Hence it is, that Mr.. John C.
Rives' speech was supprcfscd--hence tls,
that General Van Ness letter is kept from
the readers Of the pnion--hencc it is, that
he keeps out Of his columns the fcmaIka-
BILE letter Of General Jackson to Major Lew
IL, in which the General denounced Mr
Polk for q wontoG "m0gnuuin,ity," and as
guilty of "iniustice." The publication Of
that letter. though due to the Official histc-
nv of the times, Is offensive to Mr. Polk,
and therefore is not pH6hsh6d IN Hc URioR.
Otherwise, it would have been gladly Civ
en- to the organ, as among the last Produc-
tons of the pen Ct the founder OF the par
" that brought Mr.. Polk into power Oh
no! the organ must grind out such music
as the President desires, and the organlSl,
if need be, dance the new figure OF "PoI-
ka" whenever required,
Sd. We are glad the circulation OF the
Union IL increasing. We are always graf
flied 10 hear Of the success Of the prcsa.
1lh. We like the Independence OF the
Union about tie public printing, butitmay
learn that this is not to be got always ny
askinp: never without, In ,acL the re-
malk OF the Union is an indirect asking,
and an admission that it wants 1t,
5th. THIS is very funny part Of the u
MONS remarks Mr.. Polk's administration
90 popular that the Whigs can find nothing
10 say against ii Th'j does, indeed, "cGP
the climax" Hero is rrcojdeht who hoa
not been in Office six months--who has
done nothing but deliver u very mediocre
and iII.ronsidered inaugural, ana been over
since employed in turning out petty olIicrrss'
and putting some of his partsans IN Ihelr
7,laces, aud in the doing OF which he has
brought his own party about bis ears ana
tet the whole chaldron Of oilioc-scekers in
a .tew-this President is so popular that no
one can find any thing to say against hln'
We'll, the Union will admit, thotIl Mr.. POLK
did not direct tins tune he poycd on the
organ, his ears will he ruvlsLod by it5 de-
lahlful sounds, though his heart will tcl
him thot II is ahJcct nOuery. Popular, in
deedl A President popular who in ai'
months has lost the confidence OF nearl
all those WHO elected hn-who is opcnl
denounced by tte great AIRY OF the part
who is so frklc-nindod, th.t he undoc