The New York herald., 1845-02-21

OuR REcENr ExrRxs FROM BosToN.-The public
were yesterday taken by surprise in consequence
of the exclusive publication Of twenty-three days
later intelligence from Europe, brought by the
steamship Hibernia," at Boston, which was
found at full length with all its most important de-
tails, commercial and political, in the Herald of
yesterday morning. We have given, in this piece
OF enterprise, another instance of the ineficlency
OF the Post Office department, and also of the ut
Ter imbecility of the New York newspaper press of
all classes and sizes. The publication Of this news
was so unexpected that great many, in the course
of the morning, doubted its authenticity. Even
those who attempted to republsh in extras the very
news which we had thus given exclusively in
our regular morning edition, seemed to east doubt
over Its accuracy The Sun published an extra,
stating that they had been furnished with slips of
news, received by express from Boston, but eau
tionng the public at the South to it's authenti-
city, and that the dates pretended to be the 4th
from Liverpool This miserable attempt to throw
an imputation over our accuracy and integrity in
the publication of foreign news, falls innocuously
to the ground. We may also add, that Morris e
Willis, of the evening abortion, had the meanness
to attempt concealment of our superior enterprise
and effort, stating that they received the news by
Harnden's Express! A more impudent and un.
bushing falsehood was never published; but it is
quite in keeping with the meanness, ingratitude
and contemptible conduct OF these respectable con-
temporaries
Our expresses, both between Boston and New
York, and between New York and New Orleans,
are conducted with SO much energy, skill and eff.
cheney that it is almost impossible for any competi-
tor to enter the field with us. The "Hibernia" ar
rived in the midst of fog in Boston harbor about
half past eight o'clock on Wednesday morning
Our agent at Boston was Immediately on board Of
her-received his papers and packages-landed-
drove to the Western Railroad office, and took
passage in the regular train for New Haven at nine
o'clock-about an hour before it was known that
the "Hibernia" had arived-and fully an hour
before Harnden's Express knew of the fact. Our
agent came through and reached New Haven a.
seven O'Clock In the evening. Throughout the
whole route the conductors and engineers acilita-
ted his expedition by every effort in their power.
He particularly returns his thanks to Mr. Luther,
conductor of the Springfield Railroad, to Captain
Hoyt, conductor of the New Haven and Spring
field Railroad, and to the engineer Of the train.
At New Haven he procured relays Of horses, and
reached the Herald Office yesterday morning be-
fore three o'clock. In an hour afterwards the i'm
portant intelligence was communicated to all our
regular readers in New York, and sent South and
West, one day ahead of every other establishment,
and OF the Postofice department itself; and will no
doubt be received exclusively from this Office in
Charleston, Augusta, Mobile, New Orleans, and
heaven knows where.
Thus was our express managed The Post Office
department received their packages after O'Clock
in the morning; and, indeed, the earliest express,
exclusive of ours, was not earlier than O'Clock.
and that was "Harnden's." We mention these
facts for the purpose of showing to the people of
this city and country, that neither newspapers nor
the Post Office arrangements are capable of compe.
ting with hus in the rapidity and expedition Of ex-
presses. In the present instance, the Postmaster
of this city had made great parade of his ar.
rangements for expedting the mails to this city on
the arrival of the recent steamer but all, it seems
fell to the ground. In fact, the Post Office depart
ment was never SO miserabIy conducted, in all its
details, from head to bottom, as at this moment
and the sooner it is renovated by Mr.. Polk, the
better.
1t is probable that this express, which we recev-
may give another opportunity to our rivals and an
tagonlsts to state that we are engaged in cotton
speculanons. In advance Of these amiable charg-
es, we have only to say, that we neither admit
nor deny the accusation. We have publicly avow-
ed that our purpose is 10 make. money enough in
the course of the ensuing FIVE years. to enable us
TO commence the glorious and patriotic work of
paying off the debt of the bankrupt, repudating,
dishonest States, in order to restore American ho-
nor and integrity as much as possible. Messrs
O'Sullivan and Tilden, Of the Morning Ne,cs, sta
ted that the express, in which we were concerned
recently, must have yielded nearly $4,000 in
the city of Mobile alone. Taking this as cor
rect and philosophical data from these phiIoso.
piers, we suppose the profits of that expedi-
tlon in New Orleans, and in the other southern
cities, must be equal to at least $3.50 900 addition
al, making an aggregate Of nearly $3.50, ,OOO.-
From the arrangements made in the present in
stance, for the exclusive transmission of the news
brought by the "Hibernia," we expect to be able
to realise at least half million of dollars, or the
proceeds may reach $777777 II and seven.eighths
OF a cent-as near as we can calculate. As soon
as we have fingered this money, we shall begin to
make distribution, on a principle of honor and
integrity, to the dishonest and cheating States, be-
ginning with Maryland and ending with Missis.
sipp.
1t will be seen, therefore, that we do not run
expresses, and start enterprises, and beat all the
newspapers, and the Post Office department, and
engage In cotton speculations, and Jump into pro-
dgious operations, without some patriotic objects,
and high and honorable impulses. Our object is
the payment Of the debts of delinquent States
and after all these are paid, il we be not anfici
pated by John Jacob Astor and Moses Y Beach,
we shall pay of, also, the Croton debt of the city
OF New York. This is what we call patriotism
founded on facts.
THEATRIcALs.-With the exception Of the eques-
trians at the Park-which really superb in their
way-there is literally nothing in our city theatri-
Gals worthy of the slightest commendaton, not
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