The New York herald., 1845-04-15

ance in the city Of Washington, and take charge
of the Globe to grind out official music II is,
however, now pretty we'll ascertained that he will
come here until after the Virginia election has
taken place, two weeks hence when he will assume
the charge Of the organ, very probably on the LIST
an inventory OF the stock In the Globe office, and
the valuation thereof Is estimated at from $50 OV
to $40 900. This sam, however, does not INCLUDE
the surplus copies OF the Congressional Gfooe,
which learn will be retained by Mr.. Blair TO De
disposed OF as occasion may rise, to make as large
proft as possible. This portion OF ihe $50 STOCK u
said by some persons to be valued al $IOVVV, anu
will, therefore, make very handsome adaition 10
Blalr's already large fortune.
Mr.. Ritchie, | am informed, is now engaged IN
writing a prospectus for the new organ, which
will be sent on to Washington tor publication by
Mr. Heiss, probably in the course OF the next
week. Ii will probably contain mucn SOFT sawder,
and talk much of independence OF diques and as
pranls for the Presidency, &c. &c. This, how
ever, will be all for buncombe. 1t is moral inn
possibility for paper IN Washington to have an
independent existence. They can't live without
government patronage. and they can't get that pa
tronage without being in the hands or under the
control Of clique. All Congressional and Depart
men printing, which Is the alimeRt upon which
presses exist In this District, must be obtained by
means OF party, and the support OF party must be
obtained by the action of clique What non-
sense, then, to talk about independence in an or
gan at the seat OF government Why, there's not
one OF the presses in this city that dares to tell
what 1t knows They put off their readers with
stale re-hash OF news from New York, and keep
10 themselves what they do know, for fear OF OIL
tending any of the various cliques upon which they
depend for their very existence; for they cannot
exist without the actual or prospective possession
OF government patronage. Take that away from
them, and they die at
The new proprietors Of the Madisosriam seem not
only to have purchased the materials and furniture
of that Office but its columns show ample evidence
that they have likewise purchased the mind, tact,
and talent, with which 1t has been SO long con
Quoted TO the ediicatlon, but more especially to
redipiUus most completely. While we were be-
walllng the lOss-the irreparabe loss, of John
Jonesisms which it was supposed we had suffered
IN the transfer of the Madisoniam from John Jones
to Mr.. Dow and the Rev. Theephilus Fisk, late
professor OF Magnetism, Tylerlsm, and Mesmerlsm,
behold We have all the admirable peculiarlties Of
that lnlmltable EXETER of the rslble faculties
vlved and presented with additional freshness and
raciness. The "young democracie'' that so
admirably represented by this immortal Madisonian,
understand is composed of the ancient snbscri-
tor whllom published by the renowned Amos Ken
dali. Old Amos struck off his list some 1000 of
these 5000 because they wouldn't pay up," by
which he showed his good sense, and then he dis.
continued the Erpositor altogether about six
months ago. Professor Fisk, understand, has un-
dertaken the arduous job of awakiug these 5000
they had been thrown by the continued
passes" of the white-headed seer "Amos," "
and they have accordingly added them to the
non-paylns list OF the Madisoniam. This addition
they boast OF possessing, e. the largest crcua-
ton of any paper in the District" If by this they
mean the largest non paying circulation, probably
they are nght-lf otherwise, " the natives'' cannot
be so easily wooled. General Cass is said TO re-
ceiye very efficient support from large number
OF Individuals, OF a similar kind to the support
which these non-paying subscribers glve-they get
the paper and don't pay tor it--and these men sup
port the General with their voices, but don't vote
iorgnim, don'GbIlng any grst to his mill
&Ihe owners or publishers OF the would-be organs
hS Senate nd HOusp nf
tatives, are already commencing their operations,
WIN view TO secure as large a number OF men,
6ers on their r side as possible, on the opening of
Congress The members elect, II any OF them hap
pen To travel this way on any sort OF business are
invariably besieged from morning to night by these
gentlemen, who try every invention TO induce them
10 pledge themselves to support and vote for their
claims when the next Congress meets Old birds,
however, are not TO be caught with chaff aud none
nut The most extremely verdant are taken IN this
way. The old birds all know that one vote at or
near the time OF the meeting of Congress will be
worth more than a dozen votes just now, and, in
deed, that they may at that particular, period COM
mand " their own price, therefore, they are very
wary and not to be caught
There are great number of stage proprietors
from the Northern and Eastern States now in this
they number 500, all come TO see about the letting
OF contracts for carrying the mails for the ensuing
years. 1t Will be remembered that the advertise
ed by Mr. Wickllffe, the ex-Post Master General,
under the operation oil the old law. In the mean
time the New Postage Reform Bill was passed, to
go, into operation on the 1st July next, Cave
johnson was appointed Postmaster General. He
was one OF the opponents OF the new bill in Con-
gress, and yet his first official action on taking pos
session OF MS ofhce, was to issue notice that these
new contracts which had been advertised would
be given out under the operation of the new law.
The new law authorizes the Postmaster General
tog give out the contracts to the lowest bidder, who
Will contract to carry the mailin the time required
wilhoutany reference to the way in which il shall
be conveyed; while the old law provides that the
mail shall be carried in four horse pos: coaches,
aHd any new contractor who underbids an old one
snail take his coaches and stock ofhorses, &c, off
MS hands at a valuation. The stage proprietors
now here ieel that this srikesa blow at ihem as pro-
baby other parties, who under the law, will not
De required TO take their coaches horses and stock
on their hands, will underbid them for the con-
tracts and obtain them, and leave them with
all their coaches aud stock on their hands,
while the mail, probably, on many of The old
routes, VIII De conveyed IN buggy wagon
with a single horse. As this touches the pock-
es OF these popretors OF stages, &c, and presents
an apparently hard case, they have determined to
appoint Committee from their number, who are
TO wait on the Postmaster General ard represent
the state OF their affairs, the loss which will be
CONSEQUENT to all, and the ruin which they say will
fallu upon many OF their number it the provisions of
the new law be carried into effect at once, and to
request him TO postpone the operation of this law
nntli the meeting OF the next Congress. 1t Gave
Johnson refuse to accede to their requests, then
they latend TO wait upon the President and make a
similar request OF him. and if he refuse, then they
VIII go home full oil boiling hot wrath and indigna-
uon, and, as they say, they will revolutionlze the
whole political complexion of the northern and
eastern States.
feel very well convinced that all these efforts
oil the contractors will be in vain. Cave Johnson
with most OF the Southern members of Congress-
opposed the bill in the House OF Representatives,
on the ground OF this very provision, which they
alleged would break up many of the stage accom-
nodatious afforded to the South, by the support
which The proprletors received from the Post Office
contracts thus at the time conending for TIE prn.
the sustaining OF sage accommodation for travel
lers. When the friends of the bill postponed the
operation OF the bill until the lst OF July, Cave
johnson, IN company with the Southern members,
believed that was done for the very purpose OF hav
ing the contracts, which about 10 be gwen out
entered into under operation ct the old law, which
would thus secure the north and east all the ben