New-York tribune., 1841-05-06
TO THE PUBLIC.

When, the solicitation OF many arden; Wings, com
menced the publication OF morning penny paper openly
Wing character and avowcdy the subtle but
deadly venom which The Sun and has been
silently nfusn- into the of the body polite did rot
overlook the difficulties of the enterprise We knew
for time be heavily expensive without corresponding
turn we knew that during tina; time if il babe ar 10 be
Formidable competitor the desperate would bc
made 10 DESTROY it. We knew something OF the neau- by
which the Transcript the Dispatch and other cheap
NJ papers had been crushed aud resolved battle them
a, whatever cost That resolution unal,ercd whc
our hopes this aruous undertaking have strength
ened into a confident assurance.
But we had not aderratvd the means or the malice OF ON
enemies ard these of the Whi- cause a intervening events
have shown In our number while bearing testimony to
the ability tact and Industry Of TIE SIM siacdankly
that unarness and sded bitterness wi,h which had
treated the Wing and the immortality and indie
cency so prouscy exhibited advertising columns were
deserving of apprehension We showed tina, It's Ed
,ora columns in spite of its false professions OF neutrality
were hub,uay devoted spcccus and deadly attacks upon
every great measure proposed aud advocated BY h Wings
which often ssagcnuousy and mos; uaus;y naeeacd
so as render them odous and rera,ve these >ho
no other paper We showed tina, this course systematically
pursued by the paper having by the largc, circulation
this City, and would work permanent overthrow .ess
edectuaIly couuteracicd.
We're no, these propositions niancs,y truc How were
they INST, By gross personal scuyriy aimed TIE Editor
of this paper Though have this day made
personal aluSon the Editor Of any Journal have
been assailed The Sa, Tie Herald. and last the
Erenag Taier with n2lisniy Of personal abuse for
which the history City press affords hardly parallel.
The article in The Tatl,r of las, evening exceeds la
box and in ecklcssnesS though gall those wch
before What have done deserve TINS treatment
the hands Tie managers of that paper Why have they
thrust themselves rrcke>Sly the quarrel We ever
treated the Edor and osicuSibc publisher OF that rape, a
friends. Why do they a,is; rrocla'nn themselves
enemies! Bu,bc il thus Nantoly and without w,r1
Proy0caon part they have severed The associations
Of years; first, by otcious ntcrnedding and base
Ilons against and when these rcpce by open
evsleace and slaadsr We vet believe tina, The
nizcd Editor OF The Iacr the author OF the vile cor
coction OF yesterday; but he has chosen 10 er :, not
e-gen,leman could have done IN view OF the rcls
which have >u5sis;ed between Us. lie viii live 10 r-
pen, that he had sacrificed ms place rather than % m.
Iishcd his honor.
We wish had copy TIE Taslers article, but
that readers have little pa:iencc wiki Editorial
differences and shall therefore barely take room t. rere
OF the srossest of is SANDERS The Tat;ler says:
But, from the jump Inc Tribune has been conducted
with uuireSS. disinscnuoaSneSs, and habit OF pre-
,ar:caton i ta>shood which he asi degree dis
graceful In sc first place the attempts >crcdit lie
Manufacturers Bank. of which Mr. Beach President
unworthy OF Horace Greeley Who knows knows
he alive that safe and solvent ~ auy free bank
in the STATE And asin the trcqueEt that The
sun il falling off in circulation and he Anows
IT, SC &c.