Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-08-10
Increase on the Morning paper, two days, 4S0
do. do. Evening paper, do. $50
do. do. Herald of Fashion, (weeklyl 24O

The Mercantile" and the "Post' we throw out of
our account for sometimes single rascally ragged
newsbey takes more Hernlds in one day, than both
these papers circulate in the city,
The Surprising growth and increase of our "Herald
Establishment" in two years, is miracle and phe-
nomenon 1t is without parallel in the history Of the
press Why is so? Why could we successfully
compete with the whole Wall street and penny press
combined2 Why could we be the death of the latter
already-and will be the death of the former here
after? Ii arises altogether from the principles on
which the Herald is conduc,ed-both in its business,
and in its intellectual departments We are indie
pendent of all banks-and all parties. We tell the
truth, and care for no man. We do a cash busi-
ness, and hence the public patronise and like us.
We take care Of the beautiful ladies, and the ladies
are our dearest friends We search out and publish
the of Wall street. and the great public our
friends.
Now for bit of egotsm which comes nearer the
higher order of virtue, than the banks will come TO
specie payments.
Yet we are only in the beginning Of our career.-
We mean to put the whole Wall street press horS du
combat, exactly where the penny press now is. Since
we began career about thirty penny papers have
started, bat only two remaiH. These two must 60.
The age is changing, and they unfit TO live in it,
The Wall street press will 90 next Nothing can put
US down. Assaults robbcres, burglarics, indictments
Islander, defamation, theft-n the power of hell, and
the minions Of hell, have combined, for two years
past to put us aown-to destroy our establishment
to impair its popularity-to inure its prosperity
Have Webb, or King, or Hamblia, all, made foot
of headway2 Not IN the slightest degree. The Her
ad and It's editor, are only rising higher and higher
showing their qualities and their metal in brighter
colors. l mean TO revolutionze the age-in politics
in relgon-in fnance-ln literature-in socicty--in
morals--in phlosophy-in every element Of lofty
civilization. Our social system is great complex
machine, formed Of numerous elements. II has been
nearly ruined by blockheads. / was against all the
Guardians Of the day. The nerateurs of the age
set of initiative loafers Setting aside two or three,
they possess no talen,-no genius-no pure taste-no
Imagination high feeling.
mean To make the daily newspaper press the great
organ of civilization for the nineteenth century, in
religion, in philosophy, in business in literature and
in finance. Religion has been adulterated- philoso-
ply MISUNDERSTANDING adulerated and finance
and banking most grossly adulterated. The mania
Of speculation has pervaded all as il has commerce.
Parsons poets, philosophers, players, and authors
BEEN heretofore, paper machines controul-
ed by blockheads Of booksellers ! am going to unite,
in the same person, parson poet philosopher inan-
cer, banker and business man. / mean to give a
specimen Of the real power Of intellectual speculative
and practical combination, in my own person, before
die. have accomplished The frs, step-the mos,
important step-in establishing, on a capital of $500
the four HERALD newspapers an immutable specie
basis now worth 600 Of any rich rasca's money
The rest is as easy as opening oysters