The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-05-04

EBN'R ALLEN, Acting Secretary OF state
The NEWSPAPER ORGAN AT WAsuryaroN.-At
length the newspaper organs of the government at
Washington are tuned We have received the new
journal, issued by Richie and Heiss, called the
Union, which is to be the principal leading, or
paror organ, of the present administration; and we
must say it has surpassed expectations, far.
Mr. Richie, although venerable in years, shows
much fire, and almost the vigor of youth, and has
commenced his career with the greatest promise,
and in the finest possible tone imaginable. He will
be the principal expounder to Mr.. Polk during his
Presidency; and, we have no doubt he will give
much more satisfaction to the democratic
party throughout the country than his predc-
cessor, who was but savage, after all, and is
properly sent to grass for some years, like Nebu-
chadnezzer. We have no doubt, also, that Mr.
Richie will receive the printing of the lower house
of Congress-, after all the opposition which had been
made to him; and, that he will have a
paramount influence in the next House of
Representatives. fact, Mr.. Polk, in car
rylng out these measures, despite of the opposition
he has received, has shown himself the "httle Ma
poeon" of the great democratic party Of the United
States. He has shown more nerve, vigor, and reso-
luton in this business than We could believe was
contained in any man of his inches and capacity.
But one organ is not suf1icient-the Constitution,
is also to be continued at Washington, and occupies
the position of organ No. 81 side by side with the
Union. We have no doubt it will form the principal
check upon the immediate organ Of the Government.
Well, the Union is the parlor, the breakfast table
organ of the adminisraton-the Constitution may
be considered its philosophical and metaphysical ex
FOUNDER. The Consultation is a capital journal,
well conducted; and we recommend it to the favor
of all parties and philosophers.
But these are not all the organs. There is some
thing curious about the third-and Mr.. Polk has his
third organ, too. Two we have named; the third is
the United States Journal, conducted by those pro-
found, wise, witty, and humorous persons-well-
known poets and phiosophe Dow
and Philosopher Fisktwo originals in every respect
who have reached the inches of Mount Parnassus al
ready. The United States Journal is but another
paror organ, that is kept for particular purpose
an after dinner organ. During the middle ages,
every court and king, in addition to the courtiers
and ministers OF State kept fool, with his cap and
bels and whenever the court had nothing to do, it
called upon the fool, with his cap and BELLS 10 afford
them some amusement. Such isihe position Of the
fool amongst the organs at Washington. Yet it is
full of wit and poetry and something that will insure
II to be supported by the pckings of the kitchen.
Thus it will be seen that Mr.. Polk has now COM
pletely organized his newspaper departmental WASH
ington, and that in making these reforms he has ex-
hibitedi as much tact and nerve as Napoleon did in
managing the old hunkers Of the French republic
To have it said that he could remove such savage
as Blair, against the will of General Jackson, Ben
ton, Van Buren,, and the clique who opposed him in
this reform, is saying good deal for Mr. Polk We
really believe that Mr.. Polk is the most determined
and will make the most resolute little President,
that has filed the Presidential chair for some time
He seems to have more hickory in his composition
than Old Hickory-n fact, like the man in the play,
che is all muscle except his head, and that is aqua
FORTS" lie is truly little Napoleon in the White
House.
HE STATE HE e idor,n