The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-04-22

from the Irisune, April 81 Il
The Nar York Globe, the only paper publisbad;n
city in the interest the National, Union.
pro-savery democracy, after many copyulsiye gasps
and eontortons gave up the ghost some weeks Since
and has thus far slept quietly, despite rumors
of its early resurrection. lIereupon we boar many
sage comments the forlom state Of tho party
thus let without an organ, and Of the want Of spirit
! or OF intelligence implied by such dcstituton.
Now, in the first place, a" the party" IL by no
means so destitute ~ these structures imply. IL
has the practical and efficient support of The Sun,
Herald and JolU,iaf Of Comnierce three dAies Of
very wide circulation, which, though they sometimes
speak kindly Of wing candidate, never miss an OPP
portunity for the effective communication Of loco
ioco principles. Each Of them elorifes free tade
and decrics protection; neither of them evnccs any
sympathy with the policy of internal Improvement
state or National; and so every question which
arises involving the great principles OF public econ
omy and national policy whcrcon the two
great parties confront, each other. In hos
tility Ito free soil principles and movements,
the Journal end the HyUn are quite up 10 the
Tammany mark; Tic isnn rather below II hal
neither Of them has consistently maintained the
right and duty Of Congress to take care that slavery
be not established aud lcgalized on free territory
belonging TO the Union. Here, then, are three
journals Of very great daily circulation which .rc
steadily doing the work II the loco-foco leaders.
and all the effectively because they profess On.
tire independence Of party considerations. They
cost the party nothing hey carry it. doctrines an
commend it, views every where; while orrans " Ii
called, like the GLOBE, constantly calling Tor con.
tributions and never doing toe party any good be.
cause they have very little circulation and that
almcst wholly among those already mmorally bar.
messed TO the Iartys car. We think Therefore.
that the Tammany Hall politicians have done a
wise thing IN letting the GloJ, 20 down, aad will DO
very stupid one IL they ever rctuscitate IT, II a
regular party paper should spring up and take root
OF itself, il may do the party good and Il NAV not
just az II happens to be conducted; but a journal
which II m0tly partisan-whch uniformly approyes
what j done by " the party and condemn. what
The party opposes, can, IN the nature a things.
exert but a feeble influence. Its sepiliiy limits
and encryatcs it, power. Few men live for the
sake Of their party; In fact, greater number lust
now adhere to this or that party in order TO live
while the great majority regard parties but az
rumentalities-necessary, but liable TO great
abuses-intended to secure the more Efficient ana
economic discharge of certain public duties The
proportion Of our citizens who can truly be said To
belong TO this or that party Is sensiby diminishing
while the number who regard as imperative duties
right voting at elections and making reasonable
exertions TO induce others TO do likewise a. we
trust, increasing. These, Of course, perceive a
necessity for acting usually with this or that party
whose general tendencies and purposes seem most
nearly 70 coincide with their own; but they are not
the blind thralls Of party; they resist s dictate,
and vote against its candidates when they see good
reason for so doing, and they keep their eyes wide
open in order that they may see. And thus the
function Of "organs and their potency are gradu-
ally dying out Only in Washington city and a
few other places which still cling TO the fashions Of
the last age, is there any remaining vocation for
"organs."
Aud parties can do quite as little for organs"
ms organs can do for parties. a party in power
with large command OF official advertising print
ing, Sc, can do something toward sustaining a
newspaper-can even enrinch an inland establish.
ment-but in the great commercial cities the cost
Of publishing daily Journal has grown so great,
that all that be done for IL in the organ way
amounts TO little. II must be strongly rooted IN
interests instincts, impulses, apart from politics. o,
II can do its party little COED or even live Ly IN,
aid of its Pstty. II IL derive is consequence ifou