Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-12-30

its issue; thus giving the people Of Phil
adelphia Washington news in advance of
the Philadelphia papers.
UOn account of the uunavigable
state of the Potomac river, between this
city and Alexandria, yesterday. we were
compelled to send our package of papers
TO the last named city by the omnibus,
which delayed the delivery of our paper
uAtil much later hour than usual. Here
after, we hope to be able to make such
arrangements as will insure the delivery
Of the Star in Alexandra at On early hour.
The TINES AND OURSELVES.
Our Baltim ore contemporary, who, it
seems, has failed IN his efforts to obtain
government patronage, in casting around
to find fault with the Administration,
pounees on our recent publication of the
reasons influencing the late singular
course of the Louisville Democrat, and
charges that we obtained q knowledge of
the facts in the case from the Post Office
Department. We can spike that gun
quickly. Thus, we have to inform him
that the information came to us from
Louisville, direct We sought it from
that quarter. where we heard it has been
for some time the subject of common
conversation. So, We are neither directly
nor indirectly indebted to any person in
the public employment, high or low,
here or elsewhere, for enabling us to m
ravel that mystery. The unneighborly
and really uncalled-for assault upon us,
which characterizes this article Of the
Times, we pass by, a not worth reply.
That journal has vet to make charac-
ter, before such comments, on such a
case, as those in which it INDUCES, will
be regarded by sensible men as more
than gusts of Jealousy and envy. But
the article reminds us Of the fact that the
Times was not long since singing peans
of praise to members of the Adrninistra-
ton. That is, before its conductors dis
covered that no government patronage
would be returned as quid pro quo for
its laudations. It is we'll understood in
Washington, that earnest efforts were
made to induce heads Of departments to
bestow upon it their patronage. This
has not been done. So we now find the
Times striking back-handed blows at
them, on all passing occasions Wehave
thus unravelled the mystery Of the as.
saults of hat journal on these gentlemen
also. The price ssked for its favor was
apparently very low. Yet as at any price,
it would have been very dear bargain
to have bought up the Times, there was
wisdom evidently, in permitting it to
take service alongside of the Louisville
Democrat. t .-
We have to say to our neighbor, tl.at
we learn the facts in the case of the
Times, not from any public fuActionary:
= but rather from the hundreds of persons
here, who are even yet laughing heartily
over the late Unsuccessful efforts to in
duce the throwing aside of the Baltimore
Argus, in order to the manifestation of
their confidence IN the future Democratic
promise of that youthful and modest
fedgling, the real value Of which has
been fully proved by its sudden change
on finding that the old birds were not to
be caught with such chaff. We NAV as
we'll further remind our talented, but ra-
Their highfallutin neighbor, that in thus
explaining the motives which superinduce
glazing acts of newspaper inconsistency,
we are simply doing our best for the con-
servation of high-toned principle, as the
basis of the conduct of public journals.
Time was, when the newspapers in Amer
lea took position with reference to public
men AMI questions Of state policy, under
solemn convictions Of pubic duty. The
success Of Dir. Bennett of the Herald,
who initiated thu contrary system in this
country the English system, under
which newspapers do or say any thing
for compensation to be agreed on-has
raised up hundreds of imitators Of his
practice in this respect. While some of
them simply refuse to do what they are
asked to do, unless we'll paid for it,
others adopt the old Spanish STYLE of
begging with the hat in one hand, and
the stiletto in the other. AS sucn news.
paper customers come along-roaring,
pitching, and cavorting, as it were,
against the public men of either political
party why We shall continue to shoot
'hem down, as IN duty bound.
lLLpsTRATED MAGAZINE OF AprJo.
ohlillngton, corner of AZ street and the
Avenue, and E. +. Buckingham, under
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