Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-03-16
MORNING HERALD.
New York, Monday, March I6. Is40.
Progress of Civilization.

The progress OF civil zation and the true philoso-
phy of human life is probably greater this spring
than il has been for the same period OF time since
the preaching of Paul the Apostle Of the Gentes IN
the first century. In the several ages or eras oil
Constantine the Great-of Leo the Tenth,-of Louis,
the Fourteenth civilization, under any circumstan-
c. did not 90 ahead so rapidly it does here, in
this blessed beginning of the nineteenth century
A one of the evidences Of these curious facts, we
rive the following records from our Cash Book indi
eating the march OF the " HERALD, which Is the
nrineipal organ Of civilization in the present cen
fury and on this continent
For the geek ending March II, 1855, sssses $1,000
% 90 ~ ~ l is,s, issss 5000
This rapid increase the circulationo the new PHI
losophy developed itself during the present spring
Immediately after the opening OF the rivers, and the
rc-oommenc ement OF navigation. Many concurring
eauses prod the phenomena. The improvements In
the Of steam Power-the disposition OF the
eople of this continent to concentrate their Souls
upon their own Affairs, Literary theatricaPhiiosop
ieal and fnancial-the extraordinary emancipation
and new organization Of mind developed IN the man
,cement Of the Herald-the freshness and vigor OF
every species OF genius under such deep blue
,kv. and clear heaven, sparkling with stars,
as the Almighty has hung over our heads-ail
nit
ganiz ing the world a new system OF CIVILIZATION
purer and better than any Of the past
We have also, during the last few days, made ar
r,nrements to establish agents for the early distri-
button of the Herald Schenectady, Uticasyracuse,
Rochester. Batavia and Buffalo. We have already
agent, up the North River to Albany and Troy I;
also south from Philadelphia to New Orleans also,
north and east from New Haven, Hartford, Nor
,rich 10 Boston BY means of railroads and steam
navipation all these cities and towns are brought as
near Ann street. the great centre Of civilization, Ot
il rather dirty at present. but this Is owing to loco
foco dirty street inspector) as Corliers Hook Ter
Harlem was few years ago. During the present
o.l the T. s. mail will be again placed on the Phil
.a.,,h;, and baltimore Railroad. This grows out
NJ new arran cement between the Postmaster Gene
raj and the Company, both OF whom have Just reco
vered their senses by reading the Herald by TINS
arrangement, we circulate the Morning her-
AID ofsNonday early on the next day, ooth al nai'
more and Washington, and thereby prevent great
dcal of folly at the latter place SO with the rail-
roads from Albany TO Buffalo As soon as they are nm
.bed. we can circulate the Herald on the next day
.f,.r is public at Utica; distance Of $50 miles
Ind IN the day after, at Buffalo; distance Of over
500 miles from New York.
such arc the effects of steam power, put in motion
h, b,nl,. when they are well managed. But banks
20 do any good to aid civilization to escape being
dashed and exposed, must not behave as the U. $
Rank. or the Girard, or the Dry Dock, or the Man
haitian. Such men the managers OF these banks
are barbarians and semi-bsrbarians-oecause they
furnish Ignorance with the only arguments that can
he welded with effect against the march OF true CIV
;I;zation-that is to say, swell managed currency
and a powerful copducted independent newspaper
press.