The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-11-12
The Counter RevoIutIOn-Its Causes-Who
Killed Cock Robin

Who killed Cock Robin Who skinned "that
same old COON Who broke up the log ca
bins? Who has principally effected the revo-
luton the politics of New York and of the
whole Union These certainly very important
and interesting questlons-and as The revolution is
now complete, overwhelming, astounding, we have
no doubt there will be many aspirants and many
claimants for the honor of skinnng that same old
coon.'
Well, be it So We, of the New YORK HERALD,
must put in our claim, and we certainly have been
at work, with our sleeves up, from Inc
ment of the hunt, in April lS4l, up to this date
About that time Gen. Harrison died and John Tyler
became President of the United States. How
he received by the whole Press, both wing and To-
cofoco With contempt almost by the democratic
press from the w ashington Globe down to nothing
and with fear and trembling by the wing press, from
the CourierS Enquirer up TO something OF single
newspaper was there in the whole country that
would deign TO give encouraging word TO John
Tyler, except the New York Herald. Here
we looked into his past public life-examined
his political career in Virginia - sifted his
principles of action, and from the jump the New
York Herald pronounced him the honest, fearless,
warm-hearted, patriotic Chief Magistrate that he
has proved himself be-that from his history and
position, ne WOulu TAKE d IlOutIdte anu Hluulc
course of policy-equally removed from the destruc
tive policy of the ultra locoocos or that of the ultra
wings.
From that moment views and purposes
perfectly clear and perfectly fearless Without any
personal acquaintance or knowledge OF John Tyler,
we predicted and prefigured his course, from mere
abstract conclusion from the policy of his public
reer, and the morals of his private life
How hoe Ken Rv
For nearly year, running through the Extra Ses
sion, the Herald was the only public journal OF any
general character circulation that gave fearless
support to John Tyler-or advocated his policy,
without the fear of Presidential chques. Other Jour-
mails, such as the Washington Madisonian, the New
York Express, the Commercial Advertiser, and
Others gave feeble encouragement-but all have
fallen away-abandoned the administration, except
the first named, which has little influence yet,
and little circulation, although by energy and indus
try II may increase both.
For assuming this independent and common
sense position, the Herald has been denounced by
both the ultra newspaper prints in the most wage,
BLACKBOARD, and atrocious manner. The whole spi-
rit and force ofthe prosecutions we have sustained
in thisc ity have been stimulated because crossed
the path of the uras, and supported the admnstra-
ton. Every vile epithe has been applied to US
and every vile crime imputed TO us, principally on
that account. Even the very officers of John
Tyler's administration in New York, have secretly
joined in the contederacy against us, and tried TO
establish feeble rival prints 10 put us down.
In spite of all this opposition, thanklessness jea-
lousy, and secret caumny, we have maintained our
course-supported John Tyler, from the most gen.
erous impulses of nature, without any hope or ex.
pectaton OF any return, but that which good citi
zen expects from good government. In this work,
the efforts and influence of the Herald have been
wider and more comprehensive than any ten Other
papers IN the United States From the commence
men Of the Extra Session in 1884, up TO the recent
revolution, we have employed at our own expense
exclusively, SIR, and sometimes oChe best reporters
IN the country, and stationed them at all points
Washington, New York, and other paces-as well
as sending expeditions to every place where inpor-
tant proceedings took place We have run nearly
dozen of expresses on such business-and ,ce hare
circulated IN the last eighteen months nearly srteen
millions of the sheets of the Herald, throughout the
,choLe country. The amount of labor and effort in
procuring speeches, letters, debates, proceedings,
money articles, and defending and explaining the
course of John Tyler, have been ten times greater
than that done by any other newspaper establish
ment in the country.
In all these efforts, both sdes-.the friends and op.
ponents of John Tyler-have been fairly presented,
and the common sense Of the people stimulated to
determination and sell correction. We have
conducted the Herald on principles of the highest
intellectual and moral independence-not bound to
any party, to any clique, TO any man, but fairly
laying the whole ground before the American com.
Inunity From the first public meeting in National