Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-08-09
DAILY EVENING STAR.

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GIVE clip the following from The
New York Tribune OF Monday. Ou
readers willnot be at loss to ascertain Il
what Journal it has reference. The bur.
lesque is admirable: it could not have
been done better even by the chief edito,
of the notorious New York Heuld. ;.
THE DAILY POLEoAT EsTABLIsHMENT
ITS Rise and PROGRESS.
Description Of its Internal Arrangements,
ee &c, &c, &c. 1855 .'5'
We clip the following account of it.
self from the columns of q contemporary
We cannot agree with him in his estimate
OF editorial requisites, but the article
contains great deaf deal of interesting
matter, while the well-known veracitv OF
the paper is a sufficient voucher for its
accuracy g
1t is now exactly nine months, sihce
the Daily Polecat was established. and
during that comparatively long period it
has attained position and magnificence,
uRrivaled by any journal in this world
or the next. The Polecat came into
existence in a stormy period. At the
time of its establishment, the New Y orik
press was represented by couple of
paltry sheets, the one called the Times,
the other the Tribune, both of which sank
into utter lnsignifcance SO soon aslthe
Polecat scared from the prolific sewer III
whose rich corruption it was begotten.
The first clouds of the present European
commissions were then gathering on, the
political horizon, and the existing organs
OF public opinion in this country were
blinded and bewildered by the magnitude
of the coming struggle, 1t was she tles-
tiny OF the Polecat to shed light into this
Trophonian darkness and disperse, the
clouds that had threatened to enshroud
even the sacred liberties of this happy
country. Early in this spring Mr.. fus.
tian. the editor, manager, proprietor and
reported of the Daily Polecat undertook
a journey to Europe for the sole purpose
Of settling, if possible. the present Diff
culties, and guarding this country against
the machination of the despot and the
tyrant. 1t may not be generally known.
but 1T is nevertheless true, that it is en-
tirely owing to the dignifed stand thken
by MIR. Fustian at the court of St. P4ers-
burgh that the Emperor of Russial was
prevailed on to relinquisk his project of
invading this country, by sending Cos
sack army across the Ural Mountains. and
along the further edges of the river Helles.
pont, until they entered upon the confines
of Northern Canada, whence the Journey
hither would have been easily aoeom-
plished.
From the very outset of the career of
the Daily Polecat, its principles were as
lmmutable and fixed as the needle to the
pole. 1t began by fearlcssly proving to
the world that public opinion could not
subdue it, because ii made public opin-
ion. II there was any private individual
in the community base enough to refuse
his support to a journal of such indepen-
dence and integrity, the Polecat fulfilled
its duty to society by exposing the private
history of the malignant viper. If his
wife was unfaithful, or his son dishonest,
or himself dissipated, the Polecat, with
the ruthless hand which should be the
of the public censor, tore awav
the veil from his domestic altar, and left
him bowling example of the follv of
and the impartiality Of the
press.
This manly and vigorous course of con-
duct, drew upon Mr.. Fustian the enmity
of many. On several occasions the bru-
tality of personal chastisement was re.
sorted to to intimidate him, but in vain.
He defied his assallants. The law afford
I'd him pecuniary compensation for his
bruises, and safe in the posSessiom Of an
approving conscience, he cared for no
further vengeance. This heavenly resic.
nation brought with it its own reward,
for speaking physically, after a time Mr..
Fustian's epidermis became so injured to
violent applications, that they ceased to
be painful, and like q holy martvr he
might be said to have courted his num-
/; the damages obtained in each
case going to the support of the cause of
truth in the person of the Daily Polecat.
Since the establishment of the Polecat
a vast degree of enterprise has been in.
fused into the New. York press. The
Polecat was the nrSt paper to insert inde-
cent advertisements. To the Polecat is
due the credit of introducing choice
vocabulary Of editorial expressions, which
have added grately to the force and puri-
ty of journalistic literature. In this the
Polecat fatters itself that it still reigns
There is one magnificent insti.
tuition, however, that originated with the
Polecgt, which alene will insure the inn
mortality of that publication; an insti
tuition which, whether considered moral
ly or financially, may be regarded as one
Of the greatest strokes of policy known
to modern times. 1t is technically termed
+" black mail" The system is simple.
An individual or company known to be
wealthy is fixed upon; Immediately after
ward a paragraph is inserted stating that
the individual poisoned his mother, or
that the company has got no capital
at first both parties are indignant, and
threaten the law; but after q few inter
views with Mr.. FnStian, they learn that
the matter may be settled in a more
amicable Way The editor getsia thou
sand dollars, and the next number of the
paper impresSes on its readers the fact