The Columbian fountain., 1846-07-08
New YORK CRY, July 3, 1876.

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New YORK Cry, July 3, 1896
! You will probably be interested in a
brief account Of the Newspapers Of this
great village, and should like to CRAFTY
you by some detailed notice Of the same;
but know not how TO begin, proceed, or
lehd on such a subject, The best way, per-
haps, is to attempt general description. -
Here, then, | would say, are newspapers Of
all sizes, from the diuinutive "Geral," 10
the mammoth ssJonalhan, - and OF all kinds.
from Benefits Herald, to the "A,nercan
Messenger" Here are the best of papers
and the worst; some strictly moral, oih-
ers just as strictly the opposite All
sorts OF talents are employed in preparing
matter for their columns; some Of The wri-
ters are chaste. dignlfed, and elegant, olh-
!. ers loose, unprinciped, and inelegant. On
the subject Of Temperance. we discover two
parties; one for, and the other against, the
4 No License Law But few of the dailies
speak out on this question so plainly and
nobly as the "Tribune," which is, decided
", one OF the very best papers in the city.
The Temperance paper which seems to take
the lead Is The New York Organ, which,
as understand, has large circulation, and
constantly increasing patronage, all OF which
il richly deserves.
There are many literary and scientific
papers also published here, ant numbers
also OF religious journals, the organs of diff
terent churches. Besides these, are pero-
dical publications, devoted to amusement
alone, and others again advocating the
highest moral improvement Of our race In
fine, such is the variety of the daily and
weekly issues from the press in this place,
that visit to the periodical store every
morning will amply repay the stranger for
the time he spends in gancngat them. A
new affair called the Omnibus has lust been
started here; it is too much every body's
paper, however, to do great deal of good,
/
though the conductors write with conside-
BILE ease and humor. The desire to benefit
every body is certainly commendable, and
it is well to show the desire by. every lau-
dable effort to please for benefit but tile fault
Of most Of the papers is that in order to
please all, they indulge in kind of gene
ralism-and present such mixed variety,
as to show clearly that bad and good are all
the same to them. We are opposed to i'm
proper distinctions, but we equally despise
that low course of accommodation which
will puff theatre of the lowest kind, and
religious institution OF the highest grade in
the same column; it may please many who
are so shortsighted as 10 discover no incon-
sstency in it, but ii shows the editor who
pursues it TO be a mere lime-server, and
disgusts every sensible man. We like to
see consistency in the conduct Of a public
journal.
The monthlies that are issued here vary
in their character just as much as the dai-
lies and weekles, but have not space for
much notice OF them now. Certainly there
has been considerable change for the better
in the general press Of our country, but still
there is abundant need OF further reform,
which the increasing light Of Christian in
luence will show more and more clearly,
until public sentiment viii speak out, and
the whole press be purified 10 suit pure
community.
may close this letter with mere mem
tion Of the American Museun, of which
YOU have heard 80 much. Ii is on Broad
way, near the Park. and has a thousand al
fractions waSratt,pr better pleased with
the performances than with those at Phila-
delphia, they were amusing indeed, but
good lessons were taught by them. never
witnessed any tltng Of The kind more IN
Structive TO be 50 laughahlej as the Mes
meric Performance buriesqued, and the
Yankee character displayed, also the song
Of one Pete about things he didn't like TO
see, and showing off the extreme folly Of
some Of the fashions of our day. Yet Il
would not like to assert that's saw at the