The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-01-03

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dencs, and Ill would b. veil and end we'll
~" y ~ sshsfeAes; and had hope on the
receipt Of this letter, and some others written by
mutual frieDds, would have restored all things to
harmony and confidence again. rssted on this
hope until the 7th. when received yours Of the
sun, and two confidential letters from the Presi-
Dent, directed TO be laid before me, from which il
would seem that the purchase Of the Globe, and to
get clear OF you. its editor, the great absorbing
question before the President. Well schO is TO be
The purchaser? Mr.. Richie and Major A. j. DON
eson Its editors. Query as to tie latter. The
above question | have asked the President. IL
that renegade politician, Cameron. who boasts he
mas $oU,uoO TO set up new paper, to be one OF
them'-who is u bankrupt in politics. and who got
elected senator by selling hiiself 10 the Wings,
and could not raise 81 900, To be one of the pro-
prtetors TO unite tbs democracy. His very cleo
ton has divided them in Pennsy lyania; and let
Ter 10 me says he has done our mutual friend ----
much injury, he being charged with using secretly
his influence to effect il; or would Cameron 8
ownership in part unite ----, --, ----,
----, and host of other old time Democrats In
your expulsion What deIlsion! Or is
to be the purchaser? Here, it 10 stated he is vastly
encumbered with debt-by many perfect bank
rupt. Who is to purchaser and where Is the
money to come from? Is -, the satellite of
--, the great friend of --@ perfect bank
rupt in property. My own opinion is, that the
contract made, the money cannot be raised, and
the Globe cannot he bought. What then? The
President will find himself in dilmma, having to
apologize, and the Globe be the organ, and Richie
will return, not 80 well satisfied with the sagacity
Of the Administration as when he left Richmond.
These my specustions. ! may be in error.
l would like to know what portion OF the cabinet
are supporting and advising the President to this
course, where nothing but injury can result to him
in the end and division in his cabinet, arising from
Jealousy. What political clique is to be benefit
AZ L. L. l. I1.l,D fhn
cabinet, and their movements on this subject
How loathsome il il to me TO see an old friend
laid aside, principles Of justice and friendship for
gotten and all for the sake of pocy-and the great
democratic party divided or endangered for policy
and that mere imaginary policy, that must
tend to divide the great democratic party, whilst
the Wings are secretly rejoicing at the prospects
ofdisunion in our ranks. declare to you, it is 4
course that common sense forbade the adoption,
when the administration was entering on its ca
reer with SO much harmony and prospect OF sue
cess cannot reflect upon it with any calmness;
every point of it, upon scrutiny, turns to harm
and disunion, and not one beneficial result can be
expected from it. will be anxious to know the
result. Ifharmonyis restored, and the Globe, the
organ, will rejoice; if sold to whom, and for
what. Haze, il you sell, the purchase money tceH
secured. What is the President dong for Mr.. -.
He was to have had the -. This, see, CIV
en- to another
This may be the last letter may be able to
write YOU; but, live or die, am your friend land
never deserted one from policy,) and leave my pa
pers and reputation in your keeping. as Tar as
Justice is due to my fame, know you will shield
it, ask no more. / rest upon truth, and re-
quire nothing but what truth will mete TO me- All
my household join me in kind wishes for your
health and prosperity, and that OF all your family
and that you may triumph over all enemies. May
Gods choicest blessings be bestowed upon you
and yours through life is the prayer Of your SIN
cere friend, ANDREW JhCASoN.
E. P. BLAIR, esq.
It thus appears from these letters of Gen.
JACKSON, that Mr.. Polk and his cabinet found
it necessary to change the organ, and as appears
from recent articles in the Union, the editor
of the Union after much difficulty about princi-
pies, and about terms was selected. But Messrs
BLAIR and RIvEs would not agree to the ar
rangement without the consent of Mr.. VAN
buren,, and of SlLAs WRIGHT. So that the
question of organising was discussed and settled
by Mr.. Polk and his cabinet, General JACKSON,
MARTIN VAN buren, and SILAs WRIGHT
Now President has patronage enough not
only to support, but to enrich an organ. The
power of an organ is very great. Whatever tone
it adopts, all the lesser organs must keep time.
All car didatcs for Executive favour must OF
course do the same thing-and so must all the
candidates of the party in power, for Congress
Yet organs have been and are the creatures OF
single man, or very few men. Such is the
practical working of our great Federal system
of the elective franchise--of the free dom Of the
press.
But the Globe, which exercised dctatorial
power over the Democratic party, had only be-
tween four and five thousand subscribers. The
Southern Press without party patronage, State
or Federal comes into being and at once has
double the number.
Of late years, however, class of neutra'
papers has arisen with influence enough to hold
the balance of power between the two great
parties. But these papers are professedly neu-
trail. To make them subservient to the views of
party, correspondents are employed, who write
constantly for party. The Baltimore Sum- Phila-
delphia Ledger, New Orleans Picayine, are of
this class, and being published in large cities at
very low. prices, obtain wide circulation.
A correspondent of these papers and others
signing himself X, Observer, lie DabIc Roiteaux,
&c, was actively engaged last season, in behalf
of the Compromise and of General CAss. He
was used generally as an instrument of personal
abuse, and an inditer of rrmors of the most
ridiculous and contradictory character, for party
purposes We never thought him worthy OF
notice, but his letters were frequently copied
into the Union and he referred to editoraly as the
sntelligent," the swell informed" correspondent
of the Baltimore Sun, &c, showing that he was
in tie secrets of the party.
We'll, the Compromise passed. But very
much to the astonishment and dismay of its con-
triyers,i it has Frustrated them at the North and
South And they naturally betook themselves
10 the expedient of combining for their own pre-
servaton, under pretence of preserving the
Union.
The sintelligent correspondent X has been