The New York herald., 1845-07-03
The Post Office Law-Newspaper Adv rti
inx-Clrcn lation Of the New York Press.

a months later intelligence.
The Post Once Law-Newspapcr Advs rtis-
inS-Circn lation Of the New York Press
We have already alluded, on several occasions, tc
the new feature in the Post Office law, which directs
every Postmaster to publish the advertisements OF
the Department in the papers of the largest crcula
tion in the various cities and towns within their I'm
mediate control From Mr.. Morris, the POSTMASTER
of this city, circular has just issued, directed {
every newspaper proprietor in New York and th'
following is copy of the one received by us'-
Post Office,
New YonK. June IS, ls45
New York HERALD. -
A daily paper published in the City OF now iorh
By the Act of Congress obliged to select for the
advertisement Of Leters not called LOT =. TINS umoe,
newspaper newspapers having the largest circuato
in the City Of New York and am authorised TO receive
evidence and decide upon the lac. OF sacn ire
to enclose to YOU duplicate blank aftidavits, IN each
which il you desirous to obtain the publishing o
this Office you will please insert the names OF the per
sons for which blanks left, and the number Of YOU
circulation and afor the sworn to, enclose
such duplicate to Your afidavs will be kept oei
fecty private unless your paper should prove to be thu
one Of those, having the largest circulation, II
which event. your adavts will be open to the inspec
ton OF proprstors Of daily papers, who may be unsuc
This circular have addressed the propretors of al
swer by Wednesday next. RoBr H. MoRRis, p NJ
Accompanying this circular is the following blank
for an affidavit of the specific information required
by the Post Master, under the proposed law.
STATE OF New YoRK, L.
City and County of New York, ."
Proprietor of the daily paper published in the City
and foreman of the pressroom OF
said Paper, and having charge OF
the counting Of said paper each being duly sworn
rally depose and say and each for himself deposes
says that the daily circulation Of said paper in and foi
and within the City and County of New York, the
tweny-frst day Of June, s45, excluding extras, was
And these deponens further severally epose and say
and each for himself deposes and says that the average
daily circulation Of said paper excluding extras in and
month next preceding the said twentyrst day Of June
sworn before me, this day
of lS45
The requirements of this circular and proposed
form Of affidavit are very remarkable The Post
Master only asks account of the daily circulation
of each paper Sin the city and county of New
York" Why restrict such species of information
to the city and county of New York, when not only
the city and county of New York, but the neigh
boring towns are as much concerned and interested
in the information this city In the matters OF
common concernment in daily life, Mr.. Morris, the
u -
polished and intelligent individual. But in his poll
tics there are some times at which particular fea-
lures develope themselves in his character and
we believe the occasion which called forth
this circular is one of these He asks for
information which can hardly be given by any well
regulated newspaper in this city, of large and
comprehensive circulation; and probably the i'm
possibility of such information being given, may be
the foundation excuse for giving his advertise
ments, contrary to the law, to some mseraby cir
cuating paper, belonging to the party that placed
him where he is. We hope that such is not the
motive in issuing such circular; but it would ap-
pear that something mysterious prompted such a
strangely expressed reqristion. Be that as it may
however, we determined to meet the case as
fully, and amply it is possible for Tany honor
able man to do; and we SHALL accordingly, return,
this day, TO the Postmaster, affidavit of our cir
cuation for month"; with other items of informa-
ton, in the following form as transcribed with the
utmost accuracy and fidelity, from our books :
STATE OF New YoRK,
City and County of New York. S.
JAMES GORDON BESrETT Proprietor of the newspaper
published in the City of New York called the Herald
aud s. NJ Raymond Foreman of the Press Room of said
aper and George Whitney having charge of the count
Hg OF said paper each being duly sworn severally
Jose and say and each for and says that
the circulation of said paper for the month June 1915
was in numbers copied from the books follows ::