The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-08-07
Richmond Press.

The Baltimore A0serican's correspond.
ent passes the press Of Richmond In res
view as follows:
The newspapers Of q community, ana
especially community like this one,
just emerged from terrible revolution,
are worth studying. Under no other
circumstances can we see more clearly
the power of the Press for good or evil,
than is shown here. Theleading papers
are the Times and Republic. The form
( er is Unpopular journal, and has by far
the largest circulation in the city. 1t IL
owned bye. II. Wynne, q man of great
energy and tact, and is edited by P. III.
Aylett, better known here as Patrick
Henry Aylett, formerly an editor of The
Examiner This paper is called by Its
friends the Southern" paper. 1t COM
menced its career, as a leader of the PEG.
pie, then for lack of nerve, became fol-
lower instead, and now blows about
with the popular wind. Just before the
election, it came out in an editorial sug-
costing that the people consult thewish-
es of the United States authorities the
choice of Mayor, but finding that this
proposition was not favorably received,
came out advising the people to select q
man to please themselves. 1t has had
one warming" but this only gave it
martyrs crown in the eyes of the peo-
pie. Its business is very good, the re-
ceipts having averaged something over
$4,000 per month.
The Republic is, by all odds, the most
able and the most cordially hated journ-
al in the city. 1t is owned by Messrs.
Walker and Lewelien, and edited by
Mr.. Robert Hughes, who was for long
time the chief editor of the Examiner.
1t is the "Unionp paper of Richmond,
and q thorough "Union" sheet 1t is
Abuse, stoppage of advertisers, the cold
shoulder from old friends, all fail to
swerve ii an inch from its course. There
seems to be determined effort to break
it down, but the ability of the paper Gre
ates demand for il by the curious who
must see what it says whether 1t pleases
them or not. 1t has the next position
to the Times in point of circulation. 1t
is considerably in advance of publicsen-
timent here, and while one year from
now all will look back with surprise at
the violent opposition its enunciations
evoke, yet very few now agree with it,
The Bulletin is a very pleasant and
readable Journal which has a freshness
about it quite agreeable. Unlike its
more polite neighbor of the Times, it
saws pretty much what it thinks. and
some mornings you would really think
the Confederacy still lived. This state
of security comes from the fact that it's
opinions don't attract much attention
in the city, and its shrill bark may es-
cape unheard where the hoarse gr0wl
of the Times would call down the MILL
tary authorities in minute. 1t is edit
ed with much ability, thoughnot great
deal of sprightiiness, by George G. We'd
derbrin, formerly proprietor of the
Southern Literary Messenger, and Mr..
Dimitry, son of the celebrated Professor
Dinitry, both of New Orleans.
The Wing is commencing life afresh,
after having taken the ill-advsed step of
turning Yankee" rs the people call it
here. What the feeling towards 1t has
been you can very well understand by
surprising that Baltimore had been occu-
pied last year by the Confederates and
the american had come out next day
red hot " Rebel" and then try and sup
pose what the feeling of loyal people
would have been for the paper. This
was done under the new proprietors.
| The old ones hadagain resumed control,
with Mr.. Ridgeway as editor. The first
result of the re-opening was very uu-
ceremonious closing.