The southern press. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-10-01
From the NJ Y. EUsning Post
MeddIing Journalism.

meddling journalism.
The Washington Union in taking under it's
charge the Democratic party OF the state of
New York, makes occasion To say, that the Eve
ming Post is not an organ OF that party, and is
not to be regarded as Democratic press. We
are extremely indisposed to say anything that
may disturb the entire harmony which prevails
in the ranks Of the Democracy OF New York,
and which, il properly improved, promises a
brilliant victory in the 3 ate this fall, and the
speedy restoration Of the Democratic ascendancy
in the Union, is among the fruits OF such vic
tory. We believe it will promote such a result,
to remind the Union Of a historical fact or
two, and IL offer il a word OF advice in return
for the many counsels II vosdnteers TO the De-
mocracy of our State.
The Evening Post sustains the principles and
candidates Of the New York Democracy, and
wa believe enjoys the confidence OF it's member rs
h some extent. So far as this makes Demo.
cratic press, tile Post is one. But it was not
established by political contributions, is not
sustained by party patronage or Legislative jobs,
nor have its editors erj ,yed the benefit OF pecu-
mary loans from prominent Democrats. II
these are necessary to Democratic press, the
Post not only yields precedence to the Wash
inrton Union, but can lay no claim to rank as a
Democratic press. We may add, that if the Post
- not entitled to rank us u Democratic Journal
then the Democratic party has no journal In the
! CITY Of New York now, nor has It had four
fftbs Of the time for the last twenty five years.
Thus much il regard to ourselves.
word or two is regard TO the Washington
! iJnion. and the fitness Of it's attempting to ad-
vise the Democracy of New York as to the
course which it should pursue apd the papers it
should confide in.
At the great election of 1874, n Polk re.
ceiyed The electoral vote of New Yors, without
which he could not have been elected President
and Silas Wright was elected governor Of the
State. The Democratic ascendancy in the State
and in the Union was complete. At this r;i-
spicious season the able editor of the" Wash.
ington Globe" transferred his press to new
hands, and the Washington Union came into
existence. 1t pleased the conductors of that
print to take into their official charge the poll
tics of our State and the unhappy consequences
which rapidly followed were the division and
prostration Of the Democracy Of New York
and the triumph Of their adversaries in the State
and in the nation We do not stop to consider
whether these disastrous results flowed directly
| from the protectorate which the Union assumed
We simply say they followed directly after it..
The then. editor of the Union WIS equally
l
affairs He recently s1rrended the I" Union" 70
its present conductors, and returned to Virginia
as he has publicly declared in the columns OF
that print, on the verge of bankruptcy.
The present proprietors OF the Unis come
from Tennessee, and his assistant editor quail.
| fed for its present duties, in part at least by
serving for several months, and immediately
before his accession in the editorial chair OF the
" Nashville Union" Althouh the editors or the
. Washington Union" are s Southern men, they
seem to have incurred much i'll will from some
of the ablest and truest Democratic statesmen
and papers of the South, whilst at the same
time we cannot perceive that they have gained
any great favor, or permanent strength at the
North. In the mean time, the Democracy OF
Tennessee, who were in power when they left
that State. have been so weakened by their
departure, or by other causes, that Tennessee
has passed into the hands of federalism. Under
these circumstances. we respectfully suggest
whether it may not be within the compass OF
possibility that the Democracy OF New York
are ut least rs competent to manage their own
affairs. Individually and collectively, as any OF
the editors of the Washinton Union are or
have been. to manage them, in their behalf
| and, If il would not be deemed gratuitous in.
| reference, Qike that we are doubling the wis
dom of we would go further, and intimate
that while the Democracy of New York are
thus engaged, most inviting field Of labor Is
opened to the editors Of the Washington Unior
ia the restoration of the Democratic ascendancy
in the State from which those editors came
We might be deemed uncivil, and should rur
into the very error We are excepting TO, If We
indicated the mode in which, rs it seems to us
this desirable result might be secured in Ten
nessee, with the greatest advantage 10 the hnr
mony and success Of the Democracy of the rest
Of the Union.