The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-05-26

for Stockport, was formally charged with aporoor;s
ting to his own private Use the greater proportion Of
E85 600, raised in the name OF the ANTI Corn Law
League. MIR. Golden, and those OF his personal 10
quaiBtance who know that he il not poor man. but
one far removed from the temptation 10 commit any
such act OF maversatiOn, may afford to smile at the
libel; but the recurrence OF ibes ct this class is Of
every day nooriety, and is the American press alone
to bear the disgrace OF giving ufterance TO vile SLAM
ders, when it Is merely copying the example OF the
prints OF the mother couniryl A tweivemonth mas
not elapsed since two wspapers existed, the avow-
ed object OF which was TO g. ade IN lsbd scanda-
lous paragraph, affecting the character OF some in
d'v'dual (no matter whom), WIS s~t up IN yce, and
copy sent iothe party concerned, WI h ntlmatiOn
tina, the paragraph would be suppressed on pay menr
OF Ed or El0, but that otherwise il would appear
The papers alluded TO are now happily exusct, but
they existed Tor many months. and large ssms were
realised by the wretches associated in this Infamous
speculation.
A severe censure ispronounced in the "Foreign
Quarterly Review, upon President Tyler,for subsi-
dlzlng the "New York Herald" in the interests of his
government. The only fact, however, proved, is,
that the government advertisements have been with
held from other papers and gwen to the New York
Herald" fact which President Ty Ter would proba-
bly,. explain by stating that it was his duty not 10
give the advertisements 10 papers which had only
comparative small circulation, But admitting that
the real object was that OF simple bride, we must
s,ll marvel al the astOnshment OF the "FOrelgn
Quarterly" seeing that the practice is one which in
the mother country, and probably in every State OF
Europe, ls about az old the press itself l. the
writer 80 innocent as to suppose that the morning
and evening papers which are known as ministerial
Journals, support the government OF the day only
from motives OF the pufest patriotism, and that IN re-
turn tor this devotedness there considerations
IN the shape OF early and exclusive information, Of
hclal announcements, or more tangible modes OF
payment for this devotedness? We might enlarge
upon this subject but is unnecessary to do So for
there are few who would defend the majority OF our
English newspapers as models OF incompatible poll
ncal rrobi'y
We are anxious, however, that it should be under
stood that are not defending the Am~ric press
at the expense Of our own In the state OF news
paper literature in bOh countries there is much TO
depore, and the attention OF all thinking retorme rs
we have shown, is only a means Of limiting the
power OF the press. whether tor good or evil MOI OF
correcting iis abuses. The remedy, we believe,
would be found 10, first, The prohibition Of anony-
nous writing; second, law OF newspaper copyright,
to protect the labor and capital employed In honest
reporting; third, just and efficient law Of libel.
The root OF the evil is in the anonymous. News
papers are now governed on the principle OF mobs;
the individuals composing which, screen each other
from responsibility, and windows broken be-
cause no one can discover the hand by which the
stone was thrown. To destroy this nresponsbiity
IS the re step In the reform required: and not till II
Is destroyed will men OF real Independence and
talent connected with the press stand out from tho
mercenary mass, and occupy that high and honor.
able position in society to which they are entitled.
We would willingly close our notice OF Mr:
Dckens's book with some OF his inimiable and
characteristic sketches bur the attractive portion
OF his work would no longer have any novelty tor
our readers. IL has fallen TO lot 10 dwell only
upon lis defects, in regard to what may be termed
lis utarlan aim; but il we differ with Mr.. Dickens
IN many OF his conclusions, we not the ess
pleased o welcome fellOw-labOrrr IN the held IN
which we have ourselves long toiled; and whether
he devote himself for the future tales tours, we
shall moi 10 anticipate in every volume from
ihe sane pen new pleasure