Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-07-13
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

| THE MUTATIONS OF WARRINGTON NEwsPA
| PERs.-A quiet change in the announcement Of
| the publication Of the States and Union, which
met eye for the first time Yesterday, suggested
to us food for reflection upon the mutabilty of
newspaper affairs, and more especially of those of
the Federal Metropolis. The name of J. p Heiss,
its publisher from Its birth on the advent of the
| present Administration until this period, no
| longer appears there. In its stead that of J. s.
| Holland, worthy citizen Of Washington, is in
| serted, as publisher "for the proprietors" Who
the latter are, the world is left to conjecture: and
| now very generally conjecture the Douglas Ma
tional Committee, by the by. We have known
the press of this city since our earliest knowledge
Of anything, and have witnessed all the multitude
| Of changes that have occurred in It, Since 1874.
| when we first became connected with 1t as an
| employee Of the late venerable Thomas Richie
| ton the substitution Of the UaioH for the Globe
we have necessarily kept our attention fixed upon
1t with solicitude. In 1853 in the Arm belief that
an active, just, and energetic daily newspaper,
devoted singly to the material interests Of the
people OF the District Of Columbia, might be built
up here to become independent Of political party
| support, we became the proprietor of the Ersning
| Star, then very small sheet, not embracing
| daily fourth Of the "nsw matter now regularly
published in 1t, and with but perhaps a tenth of
Its average daily circulation. For the first twelve
| months Its publication was heavy tax upon our
| credit though from the moment we mounted its
tripod up to this hour, its legitimate business has
regularly increased. Energy, enterprise, cease
| less devotion to its affairs, and business-like
| economy in its conduct, have, however suficed
to work Its fortunes past the possibility of injury
from any contingency that might occur in the
mutability of affairs political.
| The States was established on the advent OF the
present National Administration, and all hands
we were warned that its destiny was to take the
| place Of the Star as the Washington daily news
paper most universal circulation and popularity
| We knew better; because knowing our own in
tention to make the Star day by day more indie
pendent as well more devoted to its legitimate
| hemisphere, on the one hand; and on the other
that its rival must necessarily become a mere par
| tlzan political journal. Time has proved the cor
| rectness OF our Judgment for, while it has evil
| denuy required the absolute sinking of capital
OF some $4,000 In all, to carry it (the StateS) on
| up to this tme-when, Judging from it's adver-
Using columns and our knowledge of the fact that
| in these days no daily newspaper receives for
subscriptions, aggregate Of more than sufficient
| TO pay for the white paper it consumes and its
ink and press room bills, 1--WE not where pub
shed its annual cost cannot fail to be at least
$4,000 more than It's Legitimate business receipts
L IL "oe al uIst pcrndp the most enthusiastic
porter of the present National Administration;
until, for causes doubtless satisfactory to it's con-
ductors, it became the Administrators bitterest
and most accusatOry revler. Since then ON the
| advent of MI. Douglas into something of prom
| inence as presidential aspirant, it has become
his organ herei it being understood that he and
his friends furnish the means of meeting the de-
fciencies Of Its publication. First penny paper
then two cent paper; next penny paper again
and still again two cent paper, with a change of
name first an Administration journal with inten.
sity Of devotion astonishing the uninitiated then
most violently opposed to the Administration:
next patronizinglv kind in its illusions to the
powers that be, and, subsequently, until the pres
ent time, as earnestly devoted to the fortunes of
the bitterest enemy Of the Administration. as at
nrst 10 those OF the Administration ITSELF il at all
times apparently kept tomahawk in hand and
hand appraised against everybody and anybod VS.
interests in this community except those to whom
1t g cottoned" for the time being The conse
quence is that though at times conducted with
unquestioned ability, editOrialIy, 1t never man.
aged to OBTAIN share of the confidence of the
business people OF the District Of Columbia or anv
reliable circulation in their midst Hence the fact
that Its publication has absorbed very large
amount of money not accruing to its treasury from
legitimate individual subscription and adver-
using. In the meanwhile the Star, despite the an
ticipatOns Of many Of It's sincere friends lin view
Of the well-known desire OF President Buchanan
to cause the States to occupy its position as tie
popular journal Of the Federal Metropolis, and
to aid 1t with whatever patronage he could law
iully Weld 70 that end steadily grew In popu-
lar favor, until its daily issue has become twice as
great at least, that Of all the other Washington
city newspapers together and its ad vertisine from
npODlP icit To h.S.
ness and other affairs to the notice Of every man.
woman, and child in the District have together
rendered its fortunes wholly independent Of party
politics; making it at the same time 90. power I'm
the State" as IL were able, well as willing at
all times to speak the truth without fear or favor
In The discussion Of any subject OF political or
pubic Interest The ancient InteIIigsneer when
the Star was born was In the zenith of its pros
perity. Since then it has Uttered in the cbnnoa
which the times have wrought in the affairs Of |
newspapers all over the country; by which cbanye
legitimate and energetic journals, devoted Is
pecialy to the rapid collection and dissemination
OF news at low subscription prices, have eyery-
where come TO circulate enormously and tbere-
lore necessarily, To be sought almost exclusively
oy the public as mediums through which to |
make known all they desire the world to know
concerning their affairs. That able as well AZ
depended upon appropriations from Congress for
the prolongation Of It's existence The Ns,cs and |
MefropO9'tan, non political weeklIes, have also /
lived and died here in the meanwhile, as well a.
two or three other such journals devoted to |
SPecialities, and therefore little known at home
The OnioH NOW COnStituttOn,) too, which under |
the auspices OF Mr.. Richie was a remuneratiye
concern rom ltslegitimate business has since We |
TOOK the STAR, become losing to the tune of at
least twenty thousand dollars per annum a. vii |
as by the interminable changes that have taken |
place In its conduct and the revelations concern.
ing Its business affairs made public in the course
OF various Congressional committee investipa- |
tons, anything but an institution creditable TO |
any political party. The NattOna! Era. one Of |
the most profitable weekly papers in the country |
IN ieoa mas since died Of starvation, having in |
the meanwhile lost by death, It's enterprisiny |
and energetic conductor. The A,usytea1
Organ, born since 1853, swallowed .o,n.