New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-04-21
Newspapers and Parties.

THE New. York Globe, the only paper
published in our city in the interest of the
National Union pro-Slavery Demo-
cracy, after many cOnvulsive gasps and
contortions, gave up the ghost some
weeks since, and has thus far slept quietly,
despite some rumors of its early resurrec-
ton. Hereupon we hear many sage COM
ments on the forlorn state of the party thus
left without an organ, and of the want of
spirit or of intelligence implied by such
restitution.
Now, in the first place, the party is
by no means so destitute as these structures
imply. 1t has the practical and efficient
support of The Sun, Herald and Journal
Of Commerce, three dailies of very wide
circulation, which, though they sometimes
speak kindly OF a Wing candidate, never
miss an opportunity for the effective COM
mendation of Loco-Foco principles Each
of them glorifes Free Trade and decrieS
Projections neither of them evinces any
sympathy with the policy Of Internal I'M
provement, State or National and so on
every question which arises involving the
great principles of Public Economy and
National Policy wherein the two great
parties confront each other. In hostility
to Free Soil principles and movements, the
Journal and the Herald are quite up to the
Tammany mark; The Sun rather below
it but neither of them has ever consistent
ly maintained the right and duty of Con-
gress to take care that Slavery be not
established and legalized on Free Territory
belonging to the Union. Here, then, are
three journals of very great daily circula
ton which are steadily doing the work Of
the Loco Foco leaders. and all the more
effectively because they profess entire in
dependence of party considerations. They
cost the party nothing they carry its doc
trines and commend its views every where
while organs so called, like The Globe,
are constantly calling for contributions and
never doing the party any good, because
they have very little circulation and that
almost wholly among those already i'm
morally harnessed to the party's car. We
think, therefore, that the Tammany Hall
politicians have done wise thing in letting
The Globe go down, and will do a
very stupid one if they ever resusci-
tate it. If a regular party paper
should spring up and take root OF
itself, it may do the party good and it
may not, Just es it happens to be conduct
ed; but journal which is merely partisan
which uniformly approves what is done
by the party and condemns what the
party opposes, can, in the nature of things.
exert bat feeble influence. Its serviitv
limits and enervates its power. Few men
live for the sake of their party; in fact, q
greater number just now adhere to this or
that party in order to live: while the great
majority regard parties but as instru-
mentallties-necessary, bat liable 70 great
aouSes-intended to secure the more eff
clent and economic discharge of certain pub
lie duties. The proportion of our citizens
who can truly be said TO belong to this or
that party is sensibly diminishing, while the
number who regard as imperative duties
right voting at elections, and making rea-
sonable exertions to induce Others - do
likewise is We trust, increasing. These of
course perceive necessity for acting usu-
ally with this or tina, party whose gene.
raj tendencies and purposes seem most rear-
ly to coincide with their own; bur they are
not the blind ;hralls OF party; they resist
its dictates and vote against Is candidates
when they see good reason for 50 1Jing.