The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-07-30
Tho New \ DIRK Herald In Europe.

The New \ ork Herald In Europe.
Perhaps there was a newspaper IN the
world that has created for itself such wide.ex.
tended fame as the Nep York Herald. We do mol
know any journal which has excited so much al
tentlon, or been the topic OF so much discussion IN
this and foreign countries this Identical paper
II Is well known 10 every person who travels IN
Europe, that wherever they may go, they are SURF
TO find the Netc York Herald. In the news room
Of he remotest village in the United Kingdom, the
Herad will be found regularly flied, and in all the
sea-ports II is almost exclusively referred To +
American intelligence Of all kinds. In France, III
Germany, and throughout the European continent
generally, the same preference fl this PAGER Is
seen, and the traveller i rare nj loss to hnd
cess TO the files Of the N.w York Herald
1t IS not at all surprising thai journal thus pos
sesscd Of such extended circulation and influence,
should be the subject Of great attention from The
contemporary periodical press Accordingly We
mad that The history. character, circulation and n
hI-nce Of the Herad have been the subject OF The
criticism, abuse, praise, attack, commentator
aud censure Of English and French critics without
number. Not very long ago we gave specimens
from the British Reviews and Magazines If The
manner IN which the curious and amusing conIro-
versy respecting the New York Herald was conduct
ed. II will be r-collected that the Joreign quar-
terty RcvieD came out with great violence agalst
US, whilst the Westmins,er Repie,c and some OF the
minor journals took ground decidedly in our favor.
THIS remarkable controversy continued for nearly
year, and recently died away, only TO be revived
with more amusing features aud more laugha lie
Incidents IN the daily aud weekly press throughout
the United Kingdom of Great Britain aud ireland.
In order the better TO illustrate this singua fea
sure in the History Of the Ne,o York HeraLd,
give IN our columns to-day, on another page, a
number OF extracts from journals in London, Dub
lin, Belfast, and even far north " John
O'Groats House. Some of these papers abuse. the
Hsrad IN the style and manner in which many
abuse 1t here, and others defend it, We are patti
culdrly amused by the manner in which the Dub.
lin Freenan's Journal, the organ OF the repeale s,
talks about the Heraid The cause assigned fer
the violence and scurrIlity emitted by OConneii
against the Herald is certainly rather amusing
All the abuse leveied against Us by that hypocr,cal
pretender TO PATRIOTISM It is alleged by his organ,
has been excited by four five lines about hm
published by subordinate in this office, William Ii.
At'ree-in 1885, and which were disapproved of
altogether by the editor, and corrected immedi
ately And, after all, this reference TO O'Conn, II
was not half SO cutting and as the opinlon
pronounced by Mr.. Clay in his place In the House
Of Representatives, which was elected by the
same atrocious libel, perpetrated by O'Connell on
the people Of the South, that was alluded 10 y
the person IN our employment just referred to, bur
In terms OF which, we, as We have said, disapprov.
ed. We never uttered syllable against any MEM
Der OF O'Connell's family; but, by jesutlcal per-
version, Bishop Hughes, and the Dublin repeal
organ, have made the short paragraph, referring 10
OConnell's attack on the southern people, the pre-
text and excuse for all the violent assaults upon
the character Of the Herald The real cause Of
these attacks is, however, well known, both he c
and on the other side Of the Atlantic We toe k
an independent course on the repeal queslon-ex-
hibited O'Connell In his true lineaments, as a
mercenary and nnprincipled political agitator-de-
feated, IN great measure, the silly schemes Of
little beggarmen herc-and checked the influence
and spread Of O'Connelllsm in this county This
explains the hostility of The repeal leader and bis
organ. They felt our influence, and hence thu. il
snarling abuse.
The extracts from the provincial journals which
we give are very interesting. They give utteran CO
10 the op nlons entertained of the Nelc York Hra
amongst the intelligent and unpreJudIced portion
of the British public. One of these extracts i:
from paper published at the very extremity Of tie
north of Scotland" John o'Groat's House"--neai
the North Pole. We believe there is no instance
OF any other newspaper besides the Herald beins
thus criticized and spoken of as a matter of greu
public Interest in the remotest districts OF Great Bl
tam. Taen. again, the favorable opinion expressec
by the Irish provincial paper is very interesting
This paper-the Banner of Ulster'-is the or
gan OF the Irish Presbyterian church; TO which the
northern section of that beauteous island is main
indebted for It's civilization, good order, industry
and comparative property. tribute Of resp, G
from such quarter cannot, at all events, be sup
posed to proceed from selfish or suspicious IN.
tves Il also shows conclusively that amongst
the great masses Of discerning Intelligent and dir
interested men abroad, this journal is properly AZ
preciated We thus discover that the industry
the enterprze-the independence the elevated
principles which have characterised the conduc,
Of this Journal and the accuracy OF its statements
aud souDduess and truth Of the views advanced in
lis columns, are seen and valued We have taken
the lead Ia the ranks OF the newspaper press in tn,
country, and mean 10 keep II. We have
laughed tor years al opposition unparalleled IN Tie
history Of newspaper erierprze. That opposition
mas only certified and extended the influence anc
power oi that which II was intended TO destroy
IL 10 The nobest and richest pear-rree in the Of
cnard against which the most logs are levelleG
And 90 with us-lhe abuse with which the Ntu
York Herald mas been lssdiied by portions of the
.ss IN all quarters OF the world, only present thu
i.., possible evidence Of its wide circulation. apc
Its active and pervading influence.