New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-08-12
sCIty and Country Press

Our recent article on this subject mas oeeh nia"'
the theme of some angry comment, by those whoni
we greatly prefer not TO differ with, but we have
hitherto chosen to pass over their criticisms IN 81
Ience That they did not fairly state or treat our
views We were certain; but our readers knew THIS
already and theirs would not see our correction OF
the mistakes The Democratic Journal at Kings
ton Ulster Co accuses Of making remarks pal
paby false and unjust making in wantonness"
an "unprovokcd assault" the Country Press,
impeed by "thc basest selfshncss the most
graspng cupidity." 1t avows a willingness to
maintain an honorable competition with the City
Press, but objects that the City Journals force
circulation beyond their legitimate limits by sys-
TEN of undertaking" Says the Journal,
Instead Of adopting the price Of the oca pa
pcrs the of subscription for their weekly issues
which would be only a reasonable approach TO fairness,
they combine periodically In flooding the State with mere
catch penny publications. This Is the bane and curse
Of country journalism
Here the City Press is represented as rapa-
cious that ii supplies the wants of the reading com
munty loo cheap which ii should not do, but rather
adop, and adhere to the average price OF the local
papers for ours. Bat this average price varies
40 much In different scctions-from one dollar to
three or four-tllai we do know how to settle ii
Our paper circula,cs in Louisiana well as Maine
and there il the same reason why should con
form to the average in one State as in another.
But this is not all; II we and other Wing jour
nal-ls were to raise the price of our paper TO obligc
our contemporaries. II would answer no purpose
Our own State is now flooded with Philadelphia
Wecklics afforded by the package at 81 year, and
with Weekly Suns poisoning the public mind with
Al. incl Loo
a, the same price. Does the Journal prefer that
such shall circulate rather than The Tribune Now
we cannot afford the Weekly Tribune at that rate
with i,s present size and quality OF paper but we
shall DC obliged to print cheaper Weekly in order
to meet the wants OF large class who will only pay
q per year We shall announce such q paper
soon.
We are sure the rule commended for by the Jour
nal does not work both ways. Here, for instance,
is good Wing paper at Sing Sing-thc Hudson
River Chroniclc--which has been afforded to sub
scribers for year past, at 81 year in advance.
The publisher finds that he cannot live by it, and has
raised his price. Tina, is all right but does any
body imagine that he ought 10 have raised ii be
cause arc were likely to lose subscribers by his
chcapncss'
The Journal INDUCES in a trade against the City
Press as arrogant, ridiculous, ambitious TO die
tate TO the party, wanting tact and necessary know
ledge of human nature, eager TO 'ovcrstep their lie
Ultimate bounds and assume unbccoming airs de
pendent on the caprccs OF The populace, &c. &c
There is too much truth in these charges, and un
happily they are not true of the City Press only
We know a Country Press, for example. which for
want Of tact and knowledge and too dependent
on certain caprces,' undertook last year to over
step its legitimate bounds as q recognized Wing
paper, by jumping into the Native quagmirc. The
result was the loss of the entire Wing ticket in it,
own Wing County last fall and general injury 10
the Wing cause. TO which was added this Spring the
loss OF the Wing ticket in the strong Wing town
also in which ii is published Such dcplorablc IT
suits Of Incompetent engineering should lead all
Editors, whether City or Country to remember
that placing the Wing party on grounds entirely
foreign TO its character and purposes and highly Of
fcnsive TO portion of its members is overstcpping
their legitimate bounds, and an act of mos, un-
warrantabc presumption The Democratic Jour
nal cannot but be very familiar with the case here
cited.
II is quite wrong in the Journal to intimate that
ton. Every journal should and viii exer, al in.
fuencc propor,ioncd to the ability, integrity and
discretion with which il is conducted and not a, all
dependent on the place where il happens 10 be
printed. What we desire for the Country Press is
an INDEPENDENT position Of vital and positive use
fitness. That position part of them have attained
while some others seem 10 come short of il, is the
case with the City Press Those which really stand
on their own feet and I'LL their columns with matter
most useful and acceptable 10 their readers, have
nothing to fear from the widest possible circulation
of the City Journals Let these be sowcd broadcast
like tracts. and pu, into every house without, pay,
and still the People will take their County papers
because they will contain what they want and can
not get elsewhere. The two Duchess County pa
pers-Whig and Loco-are examples of the right
sort No intelligent, citizen OF that County can do
wi,hou, or both of them though his house were
hlicd with City papers. He might as well decline
to read papers a, all because he had Shakespeare
and Milton In his cupboard But if Il paper be not
mainly scissorcd GU, of the City papers with slight
infusion OF village dcmagogusm and paltry cliquism
added. without local intelligence. Agricultural and
other useful matter original and selected and broad
comprehensive views. the free circulation of CITY
papers will not injure but bcnc III il. by increa.ip,,
intelligence and stimulating inquiry We wish
good County paper were taken in every family in
the Union--wc know our circulation would be cx.
tended thereby. SO If City paper were taken at
every fourth house, there would be not fewer but
more good Country papers required. The two
classes are 10, rivals bat mutual aids il rightly con
Quoted and free from narrow oaouses OF each other
~ No Members Of the Legislature are chosen
this year in Missouri or Illinois. In the former
Members Of Convention are chosen
~ We sec IL announced that DIR. McHcnry died
the 2ls, ult Lame in Ireland in the 5e,h year Of
his age. We presume the statement refers to Dr. Nc