Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1839-12-03


compose own where every branch of science
cu,,d With uuwcared industry the laen, capacity
Tor literary conception and production wanting IN our
constitution. Eqaay absurd would he tho superstition that
such individuals arc without tha, principle Of ambition 10
obtain distinction In this respect and full Of 10 every
other matter which promises proper reward -Four peo-
pie able active and compc,cp, to every other
undertaking the people Of the old country why
eessary deficient in thsi And ifthere is such def
cheney ard there is the encouragement offered here
there enter this fold of labor why there not vol
un,cers perform II And literary labor ia not well
encouraged here az there, what Is the reason 7
II is Idle to multiply questions these points with
view establish them for they already conceded and
the OF the difficulty is known to be this that the eS
competition in the mechanical department, of the
business has cheapened every product of the press to
render impossible afford peeuuary encouragement
authors The most brilliant literary that shines in the
galaxy of England would have starved his abor had the
sales Of bis been made in this country. Shakes
pearc, Byron Scott could not have obtained enough for
their works the greatest publishing house in America to
supply themselves with the of life while pepar
ing them.
The proposition is therefore altogether nadmissble
that community possessing the pcouliariics herein
claimed for own, either incapable unwilling
emulate the old country in the prosecution of literary pur
suits The real has been already stated and may
be further sustained by the that books of every
description arc here sold for less than fourth the
obtained in the old country and that where the expense
of printing is about eighth less than it here The
method in which they conduct this branch business draws
into exercise all tho talent possessed by community aud
Encourages individual become competitor for the
prize Of distinction, and this, obtained what
other circumstances attendant the individual
acquires passport both wealth and to the highest walks
in society. These emoumons obtained from publishers,
who purchase the manuscripts Of authors price
pondng to their value publish and sell the volumes such
profits this expense and afford themselves lu
catyc business The profits great and they should be
soerory talent and labor Of all others should be the
highest instead Of lowest paid.
In this country, the contrary publishers watch tho np
peaance every work from the English press obtain
copy possible and without any other trouble
cost it through immense editions and sell them at
piance above expenses incurred in printing To such
Of insanity has this competition arrived, that
every possible continuance which ingenuity invent is
taxed the facilitate its operations Machinery,
unreasonable reduction of the wages Of operatives The
OF inferior materials &c, brought in FOR full quota of
retrcnchment in carving forward this miserable strife
Nor is the book trade the only sufferer. The mania Of
speculation has lately seized upon the newspaper press in
its mos; malignant aspect lesenng their products char
acter value, and public estimation exactly proportion
they into the extremes Of cheapenng it themselves
and the unbounded pronson with which they scattered
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lower that character aud dignity which should be mantaned
by important agent advancing light civilization and
religion is the newspaper press Look the inevitably
deeteous effect which result from those experiments
which have lately been brought into existence in two Of
largest publishing cities and which may be initiated in
Others New York began the game by astonishing the pub
lie with gigantic newspaper just three times as large
any would wish hold in his hand read through
each week, and raised the already disgusting and thread
nf and
The World though possess vast dimension and cost
nothing tho highest a,tanmcnts in excellence that
public print could reach. True it
large and cheapridiculonsiy cheap;
cheap to defy all calculations of who practically
acquainted with city printing, to bring its publication within
the bounds Of possibility without suffering immense losses
1t filled with crude hadgested Heterogeneous
ostu thrown together without order and necessarily with-
out being read by the editor and with other quail
hcaon than that of being the Largest aud Cheapest -
Its object evidently leap at bold stretch entirely
beyond the possibility Of pursuit and by cheapenng to
concentrate to a single point those which
nourish to usefulness nnumerable nusber presses
thus throwing the long of Unsuitable avarce around all
newspaper interest, hoping by monoPolizing the whole
business il the smallest fraction could be realized each
patron to reap from their united avals splendid fortune
while the time should occupy the ground as
to preclude all fear Of competition. Immediately upon tho
heels OF this, came forth another prodigy from Boston
STRETCHING inch beyond the ormerjust enough 10 en-
able IT to snatch from its mouth us eSung song and that
in turn became The Largest and Cheapest" New York
ehagned at the equal contest. doubled her dimensions
and again pealed out Largest and Cheapest" Boston
to be ou,done in this boyh game hazard immedate,
followed suit and doubled hers also and is disgrace
fol possession OF the bone Of contention being "1be LARG
EST aud CHEAPEST" in prce and value both. To cal
the climax and stamp its publisher forever unrvalled
folly and impudencc he proposes demosh all
fell sweep, leaving neither root branch be offers
. Publish The Whole World Of Literature for -Four Dol
ias lis plan is to obtain from the English press ever
work soon as it gets into being publish them anoibe
mammoth newspaper form, under another title, nse
type, already set, until has completed the by ap
Peaung in that in the Notion" and in tie "Times AM
is not imp obabe but that il may be carried to New Yo
If and 10 the manner appear in the Brother Jonathan
We need pursue these reflections farther THAI max
few remarks upon the main point question viz the Ell
fees which this miserable and wicked policy had
must continue to have Upoo the probation Of literature
Of America II must be understood that when the olec
OF publishing to issue from the press the last degre
m ehsap-so cbeapas to realize a comparatively snail ncom
lie from an almost Unlimited business I, at authors