Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-05-12
And that Of The several Executive Departs
menls, (at the seal oi government 10
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(say inc Seae eoniitee,) perhaps TO the amount OF
40 per cent has been gained by the printers clear pro-
ht on the WORK Assuming this moderate estimate
Of The prohs, the gain for the whole time would be
Wa 1o1 and The average gain by them for each year
wosld he $GG,7sO" The committee STATE ils, r,be
actual pIoht viii be found particular .sil-
mate. 10 be greater" even than above stated Indeed,
IN the examination Of WITNESSES, by the committee of
The House OF Representatives. in 1890 il appeared
that The profit on the public printing estimated much
above the rate here stated :"
Now we ask how is it pc ssibte tlat an Editor nhn-
encedb by The desire Of obainug or The fear of losing
such an Irm use annual subsidy, can be expected dis
sent from the Executive, the head as he always i'll lie
Of The ascendant party and by his position aud immense
patronage, enabled almost uniformly control The deci,
sion OF Congress- majority Of whom even without the
exeron o The Presidents personal and official influence
wonfd naturally indeed give The preference 10 lis Or
GAM Can he canvass the conduct Of the Executive
and condemn. with freed, m, " ha,soeser his Judgment
disapproves! There may be--we believe there are
men IN The world, who would, such sacrifice
discharge their duty essy But such r. rarely 10
be found, and are certainly not likely be called to such
position Like advocates at the bar, the Official Editor
is requed-it is the very nature of his nflce--lo de-
TEND. not 10 examine:o shout hosannas to the Pres
dent, not 10 scruinize either his his motives Let
him dare do eitherlet him pronounce avuriie Execu
tive measure unwise. or the motive which prompted it
impure, and lis chords brea he official music
The Organ is hushed forever. Such press may for
aught we know, be invaluable 10 the Executive In,
deed Mr. Van Buren, in his late letter 10 one of the ed
tors Of the deunct Globe declares that is So But in
precise poporon that is valuable as an echn a de-
fender and an eulogis ii the Executive does il cease 10
be worth any Thing 10 The people. sentinel upon the
watch tower, prepared 10 delec', and If IL detect ,
TO expose and condemn the misconduct of thai
one Of their iunc'ionares who than all others
combined, has ii in his power Gic erafablc mi.
CHIEF up the country, and mos easily to desry our
Tree institutions To the strong but nsi anonaor
of The Scnae's conm,ee the subject ,r the Public
Printing at the second sessi of the 9Th Congress
The power acquired BY such press from the money Of
'the government wupd bee II spirit h, ST lie To
iis legitimate purpose, VIII ch is supp sed to be that of
faithfully rejecting public opinion or The sentiments of
1.-THE people, aud their varied interests but which in
some signal instances have been uisregaled and in
"siead Of being the mirror of public opinion lis efforts
"hare been directed 10 reserred dicfafion 10 The
'reopie prescribing such have the independence Ia
express Tree opinions and using its rlu influence
eta preclude free aud independent c1ens from any Of
"fce of profit OF under the government whose an
"lhory is welded by the dominant party. Of which
such press would seem 10 be, oil lis sentiments the or
gan, and Tor the support and continuance Of its power
1.-THE citadel and battery"
1.-The legitimate support Of the newspaper press.
"(contnues The Senates Report would seem to be the
nrlva'e subscription Of the people, that hest calcula
"ted 10 establish natural cnnnec li,, between them
Chased upon the perfect freedom ant independence Of
bolh. Any other principle would present the revolving
'speciacle of corrupt and lcenlous press not only
"independem Of public opinion bn, maintaining posi-
"ton antagonist 10 The moral instruction ant seaiimen,
"cf The peorie-pEoEviNG and MISLEADING on the one
'hand. and Debating and PRESCRIBING on The other;
and whether such pess be the active organ Of the pow
sr on the throne. or OF the power behind the throne ii
sis equally HE ENGINE OF POWER. mdependen
/ "W the people for The time being ,-supporcd by the
'treasue Of the nation, within the grasp of that same
'power, adding 10 its strength and tending 10 lis dura
''ton free press has been characterized as The pal
"ladlum Of liberty but press subsidized by party,
"wheher with the money If the nation or from any 9th
ser source. cannot be considered in possession Of This
high attribute, neither can it be safe expuslar Of fun
damen,al principles. proper medium for inpafting the
truth. nor suitable guide Ia the moral and intellectual
"energies Of the American people. The nnsuspecling
land honest yeomanry ct the Republic should NJ, be led
"aslray and corrupted by the means resulting from the
powers of their own government consiilulinnaly ap.
pllcabe alone The legitimate els of that govern
| 'ment."
/ We add, in conclusion, that the remarks We have
made on Ibis subject have special reference 10 the
Organ selected by Mr. Polk. They are aimed as have
before remarked, at The system-a SYSTEM the peniros
character Of which, aud the del, erous influence OF
which it susceptible confess had not fully ap-
preciaed unll the confession thai the Glihe had
lis origin. not in the wants The wishes II the comnn-
nifty. but in the ril Of Gen Jarkson- and that con
fssion 'owed by the fact of its dscon'Inuance The
bidding Of the new Executive whose WILL having Civ
en- stability 10 lis successor must require and expect of
that successor the saline tame acqnlescnee in Executive
opinions, and the passive obedience" to EXecn-
tive orders which characterised the Of The deunct
Organ, The guarantee of its continuance in that
position. Whether this will be tie case or not remains
to be II not it viii be because the T. nr is supe
ror 10 The great iempati,nhed him Temptation
which will prove irresistible in large majority Of ca
SEES. The system. then ought To be oycrthrown; and
this can ony be done by drorcmg The Government from
The Pres" Believing tina, the purity Of the one and the
freedom Of the other, well as the Interests and
rights of the people, demand this separation We pledge
ourselves, Gas the lamcnled Thomas w Gilmer had
done before his unney DEATH } to urge Ms REFORM.