New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-01-14
TIE Purcha.e OF Tho RcpSAlic-rhs fal,-
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wAI1NaroS CRY. wednesday !sa is, lsj
For three days past all Washington bas been
.ros with ruaors and sarmise- rcsiiya 70 current a.
temrts TO purchase TAs xspNbiie newspaper, with lie
view of bringing It cut a. fan blown Democratic party
sheet The names of the publishers Of he Cs,evi
~ lI) Parrot have been connected with this trersss
don. a wei IS ,hat Of NJ. Francis Blair former Al
tor Of Tks Globe All this Is wrong Neither Of Ia
parties named hss snythins TO DC with the ml,ier
Ia the first place Gen Pierce enertains no idea Of y,
tns the cold shoulder to the publisher Of n. Uso.
Geo Robert Arus;roag though is understood smoaS
his immediste friends in Washington thsi on his scc
slon the editorial columns Of the organ VII be 6ed
by one or two gentlemen whom he Will indicate scs the
position OF Official editors. Il is not unlikely tia; tie
preseut editor OF TAs Cosc0i Patriot may be one a
them AZ Cor Mr. Blair, his selection would at oac-
array more than half the party in Congress Against the
Administration This tsci h well known 20 Gen Pierce
So though be might se willing TO avail himself OF Be-
editorial experience sad undoubtcd eminent editorial
talents he will be careful no, TO give the sweepingo
fcase which would BE- involved in calling Mr. Blair 70
such position Mr. Rs unpopulsriiy with the Demo
cratic Members srses from three causes ttrst the
South will have OF him. because he acted openly
with The Abolionists in the contest of lsiS Next the
one of the chief managers who brought about the dscs
Of Gen Cass And thirdly he Ro,al,nists dislike the
idea OF his return to public le in position bid ling fair
eventually to prove lucrative he and his late par ner
having srcsdy received from the United States Treas
ury far profits thsn any other concern 80 TAR e"n
uected with the printing business.
The real parties striving 10 get Possession OF ne
Republic are the Fillibustera-ncno Others They are
Douglas men though Judge Douglas in no manner
countenAncc. their scheme. They want the paper jaa
now 70 enable them to hold the rod over the incoming
Administration 80 a. TO compel 90 tsko fillbastef
Ing stand upon all international questions In tssue t1
IN advance OF the present sentiments Of n.uetenhs u
the Democratic party N beth Houses Of congres.
Their practical motto will be- get all we by hook OF
BY crook and hold fast to al VIC may get at all hsrard
The money with which 20 mako the purchase viii
come from parte. who furnished much of the funds
UPON which lie expedition Of Lopez was lifted out
which was raised you viii recollect, ON scrip payable
when Cuba .hall have been conquered. As many In.
terests beside the Immediate flbusers have axes TO
grind here for which there IL little hope that an Official
organ " IN turn to order such parties doubtless are
expected TO aid In making up the fund and they will
DO il readily Mr. OVID +. JOHNSON is the genslamsa
selected for the editor and very prope. person for
such sn occasion Is this same Mr. Johnson. Some yesrs
since he was the Secretary Of State and subsequently,
am not mistaken the Attorney General Of Pennsylva
mia From Harrisburg no emigrated to Galveston.
Texas, where be remained four 1--WE years In the
practice OF his profession Returning to this region to
attend 20 business before the Supreme Court Of the
United Sta,es his capacity political writer induced
" Father Richie to tender him place OF the
writers or editors Of TIE Us,oa, which no flied for
about year and hall, Immediately preceding the
transier OF that paper to Gen. Armstrong When ths
event took place Mr. Johnson moved to Brownsville
Texas where he at once became involved In C,raya
ais Tsmauipas revolutionary schemes
lie was, in fact, for year. ca Cabinet Council Il
being very well known on the Rio Grande, that he ~
did nost OF CO thinking for him In one of Carsus
ials Past skimishes Johnson slightly wounded
having ventured to take active part In the engage
ment At present bis principal businessn Washington
is written down to be the arrangement OF plans through
which CGrayajals schemes may be hereafter mors
successfully prosecuted He il a vigorous accom-
plished and specous writer being, with the exception
OF Edmund Burke, of New Hanpshrc decidedly the
best newspaper writer belonging the Democrat
press For he still publishes small weekly dllbus
tcrinE sheet at Brownsyie did publish IL three or
four months SEQ. II his backors do not succeed IN
their negotiations for NE RePUbe they will undoubted.
ly originate new paper Ia Washington. which win
give the incoming Administration much trouble in IL
bold and talented effort, to identity them with the d
buftlering schemes snd sympathics Of its friends
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