New-York daily tribune., 1842-12-30
Cush for Newspapers.

The Chronicle and Old Dominion at Ports
mouth, Va, is urging combination Of Newspaper
Publishers to transmit papers to distant places
unless they shall be paid for in advance.-The
object aimed at is right, but the mode of reaching
it suggested win render the whole undertaking
nugatory. The short and simple way of doing up
the bysness is this: LIE. each Publisher, who has
discovered that fame and popularity will never pay
the paper-maker, resolve, for himself and by him
eelf to adopt and rgidly enforce the Cash System.
Do MT wait for others; if they prefer starvation
and bankruptcy, let them; their folly is no rule
for YOU. We adopted this course, two years since,
after sufficient experience of the opposite; and
it works like clock.work. True, we lose few
subscribers who forget to pay in season, and most
unreasonably take offence at our Presuning that
they do n's want the paper longer; but we gain
far more by the withdrawal or keeping away from
our books of the names of that very numerous
class who never trouble themselves about paying
Then, many readily take our paper now, because
they know that there will be no bills, no disputed
accounts, no continuance Of the paper after they
have tried to stop it; but that, when their advance
payment runs out, it will stop instanter. On the
whole, we have more subscribers than we ever
had under the pay-ifyouchoose system, and a
great deal more pay. If the Chronicle, therefore,
seriously inclines share the benefits of the Cash
System, it should not wait for company, bat do;
right on its own motion and in its own good tnle.
COMMERCIAL CONVENTIONAL Convention of
Merchants, Shp-owners and others interested in
Navigation, met at Boston on Tuesday, the 9th
inst, Hon. STEPHEN c. PHILLIPS of Salem, was
chosen President, and msds some very interesting
remarks on taking the Chair. He spoke of the
great Importance of the subjects which would en-
gage the attention of the Convention. He said
that during the last year for which our returns have
been made up, there were upwards of twelve
thousand vessels employed in foreign commerce to
and from the ports of this country, embracing
tonnage of more than 1000, 900 tons, with crews
alene of more than 100000 persons. These ves-
sells were occupied in importing one hundred and
thirty millions of dollars worth of foreign produce
and exporting only about ten millions less os DO.
mestic produce. If we deduct two-ffths of this
number of vessels, for those which make more
than ono trip In year, there would still be seven
fy'hye hundred vessels employed in our foreign
commerce, and OF this number only about tsoo-
fasTds are American vessels, the rest belonging to
other nations, and being chiefly British. Or to
lSe another view of the subject, the freigh,s upon
ou. exports and imports during this year might be
e'uuased At about S25 ZOO, 900, one.third on inn
Pos'' ana swe-'hirds exports and of this. of
COURSE oas ,he proportion above named acorped n
american saip-swners. He said he was woIl
aware that tho welfass of all these interests de.
pended to great extent upon tho action Of n. n
Government; but nesehaass and those e eone,rnsd I
could, nevertheless, do much in their oa. Lsha,s
Several reports were thea read by y,,,on. ss,el
bers of she Convention, which was aa;onraa, ,l =
fhe mex. day.
10 We understand, says the Boston Msrc,s.
tile, thar guard Of Marines, consisting of q Sc,
geant, two Corporals and twelve men, has beer
ordered on board the U. S. brig Bainbridge, nov
ready to sail for the coast of Africa, and which
weasel is detained only on account os the medca
stores mel having yet been received
n Great Sale OF Annusls and beautiful Books a, The
aasSon sere Oh BANGS, RICHARDS PLArT this eyensps