National Republican., 1877-12-18
Vehicle Of Correct Political Inf0r-
nation.

Our hopes are blasted. Disappointment
surrounds us and covers us as with pail. Tho
brilliant young men who run our noighbor, the
Post, came here with the avowed purpose, first,
Of instructing the benighted editors Of Wash
i,gton how to conduct q newspaper, and second,
of showing the people hero what reliable
newspaper was. 1t was conceded that papers
had been published in Washington, but they
were not newspapers. With what high hopes
we looked for the treat that was promised MS
In the shape of live, reliable newspaper.
But alas alas The Post is failible like the
rest of US, only little more so, for in its brief
career number ten) 1t has led the
people away on fhlse information, time
and time again. Yesterday we
pointed out the fact that our live" neighbor
did not know on Saturday morning that the
Paris Exposition bill had passed. In yester-
days issue the Post publishes in e1tenso the de-
ficiency bill, (the main features Of which were
published in all of Saturdays papers,) and in
forms its readers in ono paragraph that the
bill was crushed through under conference
committee pressure last Saturday." In another
that it "was rushed through on Saturday
(this time without the pressure; y and in an
other that it was passed by Congress on Sat
urday afternoon"
Now, If the announcement as to Saturday
had been made in one paragraph, 1t might
have been regarded rs an error made
ip tho haste of writing; but when
the announcement is made oditorially in three
distinct paragraphs in tho paper, the irresisti-
bio inference Is that the editor of tho Post was
for at least forty-eight hours ignorant that the
bill had passed. Tho bill passed ON Friday af,
tcrnoon at so early an hour that the Star an.
noun tho fact in its.regular House report
IL was t rushed through under pressure. On
tho contrary, there was a long and exciting
debate on tho conference report, and whom the
final vote was taken those who opposed II
could not command strength enough to call
the yeas and nays.
Again. The Posi-, yesterday referring to the
failure of WOODS resolution, tells its roader
that tho resolution provided for the appoint
ment ofsixteen committees to investigate every
thing" &c. Wrong again, brethren. Tho res
olution did not provide for the appointment o
q single committee. 1t authorized sixteen o.
the standing committees of the House, already
appointed, to make the investigations.
| leIob anOtHtr Citse. says tio fVSt
The pOst-route bill failed for the lack o
time to complete its engrossment before tn,
adjournment 1t will soon come up again, ant
will undoubtedly be law by the 10th or l2ti
of January.
The post-route bill did not fail, nor Is i
necessary that 1t should come up again. Th
bill passed, and it occupies precisely the sam
position it would If the House had only ad
journcd over from Saturday until Monday
1t is only delayed. 1t will be presented a
engrosscd whenever the House meets and IL
further legislative action is required to per
feet it.
4 Perhaps our neighbor will regard these as lit
tie things, but If Congressional matters occur
ring under the very nose of the editor are thu
incorrectly reported in a paper that makes
boast that 1t will bo ''vehicle Of correct poll
tical opinions and information" what relianc
Is to be placed upon its statements of matter
great and small, occurring at a distance.
Our neighbor will have to try again befor
it can convince our benighted people that thi
sort Of thing is live reliable journalism, @
that tho Post has fulfilled tho promise of il
prospectus to be vehicle Of correct informs
tiOn,