The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1850-09-12
Organism and sub-Organigm.

II was thought to be Objectionable and dln-
rcruus to have newsp1pcrsat Washington as
Executive organs. The Executive power, rs
delegated in the Constitution, was regarded
with jealousy and alarm by many Of the patriots
who achieved our liberty and formed that in
strumant. Then, however, the expenditure
was ONLY three millions annuity, and The Nun
her Of officers appointed by the President only
ab,u. three thousand. Now the expenditure
is forty millions, and the olliceholdCrs and en-
plovcys thirty thousand, and the appointing
power has been prodigiously augmented by the
pr1scrip.iya polio The number ofS,ates has
dou5lcd-thc Federal Executive power has in
creased more than tcn(oll. Thus the Colsti-
tu.i1n has, in effect, been ch1ngcd-hy the
change of the rchtiya forces the State and
Federal Governments thptthe restraint which
j, was supposed the Safes could exert on the
Federal Governments, and which they did AZ
frs. exert is no l)ng'r Available.
But the change which is visible in the rcla'
lions Of State and Federal pDwcr, is trivial to
that which has occurred il other respects not
directly affecting the original nominal dis ri5u-
;pn oigDwcr.
Asuth1 appointment of thirty thousand Off
GERS with the disbursement of forty millions are
no. enough; the prcss-Helriy one hall OF the
pres OF the country Is brought within EXccu-
tive control. This is done by the establishment
Of an Executive organ at the seat OF Govern.
mont, supported by a monopoly Of Executive
and Congress- nal printing, the latter given b.
a majority when the Executive has one in Con-
grcss. The publication Of the laws, the ad-
vcr,i-pm2uts fJr proposals FOR contracts, the
reports of debates, all paid for, and all lucra-
tive in themselves, add largely 90 the cjrcula-
tion ola paper. But these arc as nothing as
20 circulation compared with that obtained by
and through the vast horde Of Executive APP
plintcCs, departments and eXpectants, always
numbering ovcra hundred thousand and scat
tered all over the Union. These are always
expected to subscribe for the organ, rs an evil
dcucc Of their fidelity to the party and Of theil
fidelity to the party and Of their claims to "a
vor. Blu this is not all. The local politics o.
the States are governed by Federal power
The two great Federal parties contend for the
control Of each State, md so far has this gone
that now, in the entire body of the Northern
States, and in many of the Southern, not con
stable can be elected except in reference TO hi
Presidential preferences. When party is il
mower in the Federal Government it is gener
ally in power in a majority of the States, an
the offices aud patronage Of those States ar
combined with the Fed 1ral. And State Office
holders and cxpectants take the Federal Orga
as the orgrn of the party by whom they are t
succeed. Thus vast executive party press
is established of immense circulation.
When this is done great control is obtain
cd over all the State, and local papers OF tn
same party. They get the first official new
from the organ-they get the opinions OF u
Executive If they dare to differ, an ediC
forthwith emnates through the organ again
them of prescription. They lose their quota
public printing, they incur the opposition
the whole crops of ofice-hoders and office SEE
kers at home, both of State add Federal poy
ers, and as this consists ola large active al
influential class of men, it is apt to be fatal
the editor who presum5s to think for himself.
Now Us the papers of one of the great poll
ical parties of the country number nearly ia
of all that are published. President acquire
uy this system an immense control over Il
public press OF the country.
Nor does this power cease when one par
is overtime Rn and another is preferred by t
people.
The paper is established. 1t has great ci
culatioh-and therefore influence. 1t is st
qhe central organ of party, and is still su
ported by those who are struggling for chan
of government and for the sPoils.
But there is a large class in the communi
who are not partisans They read the plpC
for news rather than opinions. Of this clas
largo proportion take but little interest
create questions Of policy, and would ENJOY
counts Of accidents, fires, riots, shlPwreci
shows, trials, &c, &c, much more IN
speeches In Congress or disquisitiols on pr
- clples OF government. To suit this class
species OF newspapers has of late years be
established ofwhich the Philadelphia Ledg
Ne0 York Sun, Baltimore Sun and Nelo {
leans Ptcaytne. are specimens. AS the al
cles they contain are short, they can give
great variety in a small space. and can publ
\ small sheet at small expense and sell them
a low rate. They hereby acquire a large c
culation, which is promoted by professions
neutrality In politics so as to enable them
pass without suspicious into the hands Of ma