The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-06-20
From the Ne,o York Herald.
The Washington Orkaii

Two SrhtNss TO HIS bOW.-We are informed
that 1t is "hxed fact" or, as Mr.. Attorney Gen.
eral Cushing would cay, ga fixed constitutional
fact" that Mr.. Beverly Tucker, of Virginia, will
shortly establish, in the city of Washington, a new
Democratic paper, right under the nose of the old
Union, for many years the solitary central organ
of the great confederated Democratic party. We
further understand that this new enterprise will
be well backed up by liberal investments from
various quarters of the ''snews of war; and that
Mr.. Tucker, who has been for some days at the
Astor House, is route to New Hampshire, to feel
the pulse of the hard-fsted Democracy of that
neighborhood.
OF course, we can have objection to another
Democratic paper at Washington; and il it creates
little excitement in the family, SO much the bet.
ter. And from the antecedents of Mr.. Tucker, we
may anticipate something more of vitality and
point in his editorials than has been vouchsafed to
Us from Washington since the days of the old
Globe, when F. p. Blair welded his butchers
cleaver with such prodgious effect Mr. Tucker is
of the progressive school of Young America, and
mighty strong believer in the Monroe doctrine,
and in that other doctrine of this latter day. SO ter
rible to all "Old Fogies," the doctrine of "mani-
fest destiny." And just at this crisis there is no
telling what effect Democratic organ at Wash
ington, advancing and puahing forward these doc
trines, may have upon the policy of the Govern
ment in reference to Cuba and the West nda
Islands, Spain and Mexico, and in regard to the
Vaccinations of England and France. And those
who we'll informed to the policy of Mr..
Tucker say that upon those subjects affecting our
inaienable rights of territorial expansion, he will
make the fur fly in every direction.
However that may be, it is evident, from one
of our telegraphic dispatches from Washin gton,
which publish this morning, that the old Union,
has taken the alarm; for it appears that A. o. P.
Nicholson of Tennessee, TO take the editorial
charge of it. Mr.. Nicholson is conservative
and by the disciples of Young America is declared
to be an cold fogy'' OF the Cave Johnson stripe.
But whether he reinstate the Union in the po-
sition which it held under Father Richie, is a
doubtful question. The fact that Mr.. Tucker has
received sufficient encouragement to start new
Democratic paper in Washington, is, at all events,
suggestive of something unsatisfactory in the pre-
sent order of things.
We had thought Of late that the Union was ID
june and de facto the organits articles in defence
of the Administration being written with all the
self.compacency of a man in authority. But now
doubt ia suggested, and the question recurs, is
theA Union to be the organ, is Mr.. fuckers
paper to be the organ, or is General Pierce re-
solved to do without special organ, or will he
probably employ the one paper or the other the
organ as tt occasion may require; both, or
neither, or how? This is a startling question ire
mendous, isn't it!
On another point we suspect there is very little
doubt. The Union will have rival in MIR. Tucker
for the printing of Congress- the clear profits OF
which no man has yet been able TO estimate; but
they cannot fall short, under the existing law, in
sluding the printing Of both houses, of S $50, zoo
for the short session, and $3.50, 900 Tor long
sion of six months OF more If this Democratic
rivalry for these spois shall result in the establish
ment of a national printing office, it will be great
thing. Mr.. Tucker may then congratulate him
self in having been an effective instrument in
stopping the very bunghole of political corrup
ton. Oh, yes, by all means give US another
Democratic organ at Washington. The more the
merrier. Let not the Democracy go to sleep.