Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-05-07

The depressed and derangoo cOnoitloh OF the COM
merce, currency and exchanges Of the country has
a serious effect the newspaper press than
any other interest that has net been wholly broken
up by IT. The consequences is, naturally and neces-
sarily, the suspension Of number OF newspapers,
Of them among the oldest and most espsctable
papers in the country; and others, we apprehend,
will be obliged 10 yield TO the same hard destiny
before the occurrence Of such change in public at
fairs will reinvigorate paper erns, along
with all other of business throughout the land
We noticed, yesterday, the merging OF the old New
| York Gazette in the Journal Of Commerce We
have toaay TO announce the union OF the old Column
bian Centinel with the Boston Daily Advertiser =
This union embraces no fewer than SIR Of the old
papers of Boston, which, in late years, have been
pendent Chronicle, the Boston Patriot, the Daily Ad-
vertiser the Columbian Centinel the Boston Palla-
dunn, and the Boston Commercial Gazette.
" Depressed, deranged condition." the news
paper press" suspcnsion'of newspapers''-" the
Oldest and most respectable" Such are the re-
marks made by the oldest and most respectable
editors of the National Intelligencer-every word
Of which is error and misstatement The newspa-
per press in this country never in a more feu-
rshing condition. The speculative, credit business
ofevery kind has been depressed-but no business,
conducted proper principles, has been or is, bet
ter than the newspaper business under the and
correct regime 1t is true there has been great,
merited and deserved mortality among those
| old blockhcads, who impudently claimed to be re-
spectable-because they were without talent spirit,
intelligence, independence soul-but fortunate
ly for the progress of an elevated high, moral,
and intellectual newspaper press, all these old
papers are going out Of existence after the
other. Such papers the Ncw-York Gazette and
the Mercantile Advertiser, merited their fate-a
fate which is fast overtakng the Express, the Times,
the Courier and Enquirer, and the Journal of Com
merce, in spite of all their inpudence, folly, indo
lence and presumption. Such papers did not keep
pace with the intellectual movements of the age
They were under the influence of miserable, demo-
ralized rogues in politics, religion aud morals
and yet they had the impotence to cry down their
younger rivals because they were outstripped by
them in energy and enterprise.
We can say positively that in this city the news
paper business never more fourishing. If we
compare the year 1910 with 1890 or 81 it will be
found that the newspaper business has increased flee
fold in Neic Yo,k-it is better paid-better done
better managed-and getting more independent, intel
lectual and respectable The melancholy of Mr.
Gales remind us ofthe old roue who swore that the
day of judgment at hand, because he was
the close of his career. Throughout the conn
try, the ewspaper business is the impro wing
state. In Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Boston, the
old spapers in state Of decay, but the fresh
and vigorous race are charging, improving, and
widening the circle of their usefulness every day.
What nonsense to talk about the decay of the
newspaper press! Ii is only a revolution that is
going on that VIII leave the newspaper press better
and irmer than it
FANNY ELssLER, has already commenced her
hearsals and preparations for her debut before
American audience The quantity Of fashionable
people who have called upon her at her apartments
hooc ,e sod nd
pleased at the simplicity, modcsty, and quiet air,
with which she receives her visitors. The style,
manners, and ways her private life, said to be
fine specimens Of high breeding She has already
received many invitations, but she seems to have
passion for any thing but to get up her ballet and
to reign supreme in her peculiar and beautiful art.
II will be reeollected that Fanny is German, and
is imbucd with all the romance and mysticism Of
her race By the bye, some private letters say
that Taglioni will soon leave the stage, and that
Fanny Elssler's ballet characters in Paris divi
ded among six competitors.
MISS CusHMAN's BENEFIr.-This lady takes
benefit this evening, and presents very good bill Of
fare; almost good as those presented BY some Of
our popular preachers. Charles Kean plays Mac
beth, and Mrs. Fitzwilliam plays in Mischief Ma
king" All this however, would not fill the house.
Still, there is one thing that will Fanny Elssler
has taken pew there for that evening. This alone
will cram the house TO overlooking.
o. Wilson lectures again this evening at Clinton
Hall, and sings no less than ten beautiful ballads.
This will be rich treat his time in this country
being short the cannot repeat his lectures
o. II will be seen by an advertisement in to-
days paper that the Rev. Mr.. Balfour is about TO
| preach. He's celebrated for purifying the inner
man. Every sinner in Wall street ought TO attend
his preaching.
INCREASED TRAVELLING TO EUROPE. The current
of travelling has set strongly towards Europc