New-York daily tribune., 1849-04-25
NEW-YORk TRIBUNE.
sThe RepubIic.,

The Prospectus OF new Daily at Washington,
- hs entitled as above, edited by ALEX. c. BCL-
80, lste OF the New. .Odcans Bee and Plea.
cane and JOIN o. SARGENT, honorably known
.,o-etime as writer for the Boston Atlas, y. Y.
,Courier and Enquirer, and last Of the Washing
I'm Battery, hns been for some days before us
r,tob published by Gideon 4 Co. printers,
and Is understood 70 have the promise, or at least
The prospect, OF such patronage as the President
may fairly bestow on 1t. We believe Il is to be
n, Moderate size and afforded at E per annum.
though our copy Of the Prospectus has been mis-
laid At all events, Messrs. Bullitt and Sargent
are good writers and good Wings. with large
share Of Editorial experience and, though they
talk in the usual strain about independence, etc.
VIC presume The Republic will prove a jealous
and effective Whig lournal-wth less gentiity
snd more vivscity than the National Iatciligencer
less ponderosity and more common sense than
TIE Union. The Prospectus says:
The RepuJlc will give TO the principles upon which
tbe Administration al Gen. Taylor came into power
cordial zesous aud constant support Il will be a
fs,hful record Of the times II will dscuss public
nestnres in an impartial and inde depeLGent spirit Il
vii be vehicle Of the stest and authentic Information
will be, In word, political Newspaper ce7Oted -
The berzlzns and progressive doctrines which pre-
vailed IN the late Presdeniia 10 tho interests
oiLsbor 40 developed In the wants Of gricuure Com
nerce and Manufactures and 10 the Of literature
science and general intelli yence.
" The Republic will acknOw ledge no allegiance except
70 the country. II will aim 10 merit the confidence and
support Of the American People 1t viii be the organ
Of no person party faction of party In that com
pultory sense which hinders 1. from speaking boldly
aud csnddly to the people about Whatever concerns
them 10 know
the Editors Will b.; thoroughly do that which
they here say they viii by no party nor personal
considerations be deferred from doing we will
gladly take ten copies OF their paper and try hard
% get them p hundred. Nowhere else is there
slch need Of fearless, out ut-speaking, thoroughly
independent journal, devoted to the good Of the
whole People, as in the Federal Metropolis But
such Journal must be utterly removed not only
from the prospect OF Executive or Congressional
patronage, but from the desire Of either II must
devote itself to the work Of saving the People 3
Money, and to do 50 must be proof against the
temptation of chance to dip its own bill into the
Treasury. Such Journal rcportinE carefully but
teuey all the Proceedings Of Congress giving
especially all the recorded Yeas and Nays, print
ing only those Speeches which the public will
want to read, aud giving bat the Substance OF the
others that have any to give, and thoroughly
scrutinEins every attempt 10 take money out of
the Treasury unduy would be Of inestimable
worth and though it could not fail to sink money
at the outset, it would ere long be- abundantly
sustained We shall be very glad to find The
Republic the very paDer that s needed