The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-11-21
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10, l845.

WASHINGTON, Nov ~, lS45.
The Executive Organ and the Stock-Jobbers-A Ne,O
View of the Case-Eulogy upon Father Ritch,e--
Mr.. Wise's Project respecting the Public Printing
The Stock-Jobbing Era Of '34-5-6-7-Ihs Way
the Madisonian got along Tremendous Influence
ofthe Organ-Efect of the late Oregon Leaders Of
the Union-A Case of Necessity-A Remedy Pro-
posed, ,cithoa Loss of the Printing.
We are great commercial people. The COM
merce of this country, and the laws and movements
regulating it, have paramount influence on all the
other industrial pursuits of the nation The regua-
tons of commerce regulate the exchanges, or CIR
cumsances controlling the regulations and stock
speculations, and any great national movement or
official notification, which gives check or mcreas-
Cd momentum to commercial activity, has cores
ponding weight upon stocks, exchanges, and parti-
ticularly upon the fancles
IN this view we propose to consider, as briefly as
possible, the tremendous influence held at the dis
cret;on Of the executive organ of the Federal adj
min;sration in respect to the monetary operations
Of the country and the laws of trade; and the con-
seauent danger the interests OF the people In the
permanent establishment OF an Executive organ.
Let us first premise that we are friendly to the
administration that we were active and lnstru-
mental IN degree to its election; that we
are anxious for its success and popularity, IRON tc
wisdom and discretion Of the executive, ohu ~ ~
operate departments OF the government. anu, IN
reference to Mr. Richie, the editor OF tne O",on,
affords us high qualification TO say, tnat we nnow
him 70 he richt.minded mana gentleman beloved
in nrvate life by all who have had the good fortune
rs nm acoua,ntance with HIM Frank, generous,
con6d;ng and hosptable to fault, ne WINS your adj
mraton and sympathy at once, through tne iIres's-
hie force Of these old Vrglnian characteristics.-
~. Il in nrlncipe good and honest man-an amt
ahje mana man whom to know is to esteem
Money has been no object with HIM, or he might
have been "a rich as CrBsus. He has been satisfied
Of the means Of meeting the contingencies OF
the present. with too little care as TO the con-
tinuencies of the future. He 10 one oil that
hind Of msn-a class the least liable, perhaps,
10 anv insidious movement in any act OF color
able corruption to its own advantage. In these
views. therefore, which propose to take, against
the permanent establishment OF an organ, as the eA-
elusive confidential exponent OF the administrators,
Father Richie, personally, Is aosoveo llo,i u.n
especal application With this explahatloh' le' ~
proceed to business. :. -. w.. ,,hso ,bc ,,e..
lion Of the election of public printer came w o-toie
the House, proposed the separation OF tne sosesem
nrint,nc from the political press OF the country, On
The GENERAL ground Of its applicability IA 'ns cor
lion IN The corrupt purposes OF personal aYe'anoIi
men, and the advancement oil parry asceusa.y 49,
nyonossd the establishment oil hatoha ",'''"S
ra;ps under the control OF Congress- indepehoeh. ~
,r,,, npesses and under something OF the same
piy,;pns al The other executive apartments (" u.'
S1,vsro,neni The printers IN tins esiioll-nh'n
were 10 be subject TO appointment, IN pursuance -