The New York herald., 1845-04-14

new York, Monday, April IA, lS45.
Steam ship Great Western.
This steam ship neglected for once to arrive on
Sunday. She Is now IN her sixteenth day
The Organic Aspect ofthc New Admins
tration
Ii is row little more than month since Mr.
Poik's administration commencedits career IL Is
now fairly out on the ocean, and the President
flnds himself in very different position lnoeeo
from that which he occupied on the day oil mis- IN
auguration A vessel lying safely in her peaceful
haven, on fine sunshiny day. with all her sails
set, aud streamer floating quietly and gaily in the
gentle breeze, is beautiful object. and looks the
very picture of security and repose. But when
abroad upon,the ocean she encounters the gulf
stream, and is tossed on the dark and roaring wa
tiers, now assaed by the fierce northwestern
gales, and anon drifting IT may beLamong ice.bergs
that threaten on all sides her destruction the gal
ant ship presents very different aspect. So il is
with President, or new administration. AS they
sail quietly out of port all is calm and Serene but
soon after that comes trouble. Mr.. Polk now finds
that the winds begin to blow somewhat fiercely on
the storm-tossed of the democracy, and the last
gales from the old Connecticut indicate quite
breeze.
One of the greatest troubles of the new admins.
traton appears to have arisen in the effort at get
ting an organ. Terrible have been the throes
which for the last month have attended the partu-
rtion of "the organ" At last, the birth has been
effected, and the administration feicitates itself on
the intensely desired event. Well, there has been
something attendant on it really fortunate. The
sold Kitchen Cabinet" which had lain SO long
hay rv~,v, hat
position, although they do not by any means,
at present, like doves appear" The Globe, with
all its hangers-on, virulence, bitterness, rapacity
and intrigue, has been killed of, to the benefit
OF the administration, and the general success OF
the democratic party, whilst, fortunately, its de-
mise s!not likely to result in any particular disad-
vantage to the welfare and prosperity Of Aleghania.
But whether in the organ that is to be, the admin
istration will have that invulnerable tower Of
strength to (which they are prepared to flee for
shelter, is very different matter. What is the
championship to which the defence and mainteR-
ance Of the administration are to be entrusted
The wisdom and types of two provincial party
editors-one very fanny man from the pleasant
town of Richmond in Virginia, and the otaer
very respectable citizen from the thriving village Of
Nashville, in the State of Tennessee.
Pray what does Mr.. Ritchie know about the di.
rection or government OF the popular opinion of
this country? Has not his whole past experience
been limited to the narrow sphere Of his party in
Virginia? What knowledge does Mr. Heiss pos.
sess of the influences which govern the ebbing
and the flowing of the great popular tide What
opportunity have either of those gentlemen had
of acquiring that power of comprehensive vision,
of intelligent foresight, of ready TACT and of saga
cious management, which would enable them to
steer the administration safely amid all the shoals
and quicksands Of its four years navigation !?
The organ Of a party faction in one of
the States may be very useful, very wise, and
very facetious, but there are more things in the
business OF government organ than are dreamt OF
in its philosophy. The truth Is, an administration
have but slender reed on which to lean IN gov
ernment newspaper Washington. These "organs'
are all but John Jsneses at best, Of varied powers
of amusing, like the Court fools of another day,
but all pretty much on par regards the value OF
their services.
There has grown up within the last few years an
influence, which every day exerts greater power
over parties and the government itself 1t is an in
fuence which has already encroached almost to
the last ditch upon the dominion of the party Or
gans, which sets at naught the most cunningly de-
vised schemes of mere politicians, which creates
and controls legislation and which no administra-
tion can succe ssfuly resist That influence is the
independent daily press in the large cities of the
Union, with its immense circulation and its per.
feet freedom from all party associations control
This is the only organ on which any ad-
ministration can safely repose its hopes Of sup
port IN its efforts to carry on the government
dali tb In c. lop~ tkn ts4o
affairs are managed with wisdom, patriotism and
energy, the independent press will be found the
willing and potential auxiliary of the general 60
vernment; and to the opinions counsel and ad-
monitions Of that untrammelled representative of
the intelligence and patriotism OF the nation, every
administration should carefully look tor the means
of sustaining itself, rather than fooshly seek to
maintain its position by the aid of a hired organ,
altogether imperative the of the people,
and which can never be regarded in any other
light than as the mere mouth-piece Of a political
faction.
y The great source Of the power possessed by the
independent press, and particularly the metropol.
tan independent press, is its regular and systematic
diffusion of intelligence of all kinds altoge ther re-
gardless of the effects particular interests or par
ticular parties. 1t thus wieds power commensu-
rate with that of truth itself No diquc-no party
no administration can fully accomplish its selfish
designs to the disadvantage of the general interests
OF the people when its purposes movements and in
trgues every day laid before the public eye The
ability to do this constitutes the great distinction
between the party organs and the independent press
The great object Of the party newspapers is to con-
ceal as much as possbe,-that OF the independent
newspapers is to tell every thing. Thus, day after
day, the readers of the Herald put in possession
OF political intelligence which the organs of fac
tion may not have obtained, and dare reveal if
hey had. Hence, however, the popuanty-the
uccess-and the power of the independent press.
We mean to enlarge and extend to the fullest
ossible degree the usefulness and value of the in
dependent newspaper press in this communication
of political intelligence. Heretofore the labors