The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-01-25

which put period TO his own LIE. This slngu-
lar tragedy will make the public pause in rela-
ton to the virtues and utility of these dangerous
substances, in their application to the human sys
tenn.
The Post ONCE Advertising-Thc Herald and
the Tribune.
Our amiable and philosophical contemporaries
OF the Tribune, have at last screwed up their
courage tothe sticking point, and absolutely come
out and confessed the corn-acknowedged the
corn-admitted the corn-with some wry faces,
to be sure, and the distribution of little dirty
water, to make it as disagreeable as possible
Here is their reply and acknowledgment, and
their dread that the circulation of the Herald is
far beyond that which the Tribune ever claimed,
or any other journal in this city,
The Herald puts forth bullying Offer to bet $500 that
It's circulation exceeds that Of the Tribune, though
co. however We know nothing the circulation of the
Herald and have said nothing. Judging only from OBJ.
servation Of it, columns and It's studied to
PRAYED tastes and vicious its careful avoid
Of giving offence to any popular vice or profitable
oorrupionss is srikinely svnced in the character Of
presume the Herald 10 quite literally patronzed and
have Of course, nmsted nothing to the contrary Only
that our circulation had been rapidly decreasing for
years, and now much smaller than formerly, and
the Courier Enquirer came to It's aid in an obliqus
endorsement of the osumny were We tempted 1T all to
notice its buster about relative patronage and the
As to tho weekly lists Of letters unclaimed at our
to law and upon due proof that the Tribune was one OF
the Journals having the largest circulation within
after month preparatory tuster put In the
required adsvits ofthe amount oits city ercu alton but
it, s.nsrs crosstion on which basis the C1ri.isn nd
vecafe and Journal might have taken the job from
both Of US That was some two or three since;
two Other Journals had then city circulation respeo-
lively which came very near to ours; and 1t may be
that some one could Row outnumber us-may be- say,
for have no knowledge with regard to other peoples
private business and seek II new scrutiny is
ordered, only ask that perfectly fair play which
Its
undoubtedly obey the law and award the advertising
accordingly But in such scrutiny, not the 7ribuns
snd Herald exclusively but all the city journals will be-
entitled to compete and wehope, the list Of letters
awarded to another than the Tribune, 1t will be
css and all other reform sSs day. and
whose columns not filed with advertisements unfit
to enter any reputable family.
Now is not this dirty plate of soup for a
Christian, moral, pious, philosophical, social,
Fourierite organ-of every thing that is decent
and every thing reputable-to hand to it's contem-
porary across the street, We put forth an offer
to bet, not in the way of bullying, but in the way
of benevolence, for charitable purposes. If we
lost the bet we were willing to give it in charity.
If ever gambling or betting were permissible, it
ought to be in such case; and it argues little for
the practical benevolence of the Tribune, and Its
pretensions to those sentiments, when, at this
season of the year, it refuses to accept bet of
three hundred dollars for the benefit of the poor
But of this enough. The Tribune says it
knows nothing of the circulation of the Herald
and has said nothing; but from our pandering to
the depraved tastes and vicious inclinations of
the public, it thinks our circulation is far ahead
of that of other papers, and therefore the Post
master General will be compelled in due course
of law, to take the advertisements from that
journal and give them to us.
It is certainly very amusing In the philosophers
of the Tribune, to compare their morality, their
regard for religion, or any thing touching on
public or private virtue, by way of injurious CON-
parison to the Herald or Its conductor. We have
lived thirty years in the principal cities OF this
country; and as an individuality are ready at any
time TO enter into a scrutiny, and compare pri-
vate moral character with Mr.. Greeley, Mr.. Nc
Elrath, or any other man in this or any other
community. In the management of our journal,
we are equally ready to enter into a similar COM
socialism, the next step to infdety, folly, demo-
ralization, and RIGHTEOUSNESS of the worst kind.
We have never advocated anti-rentism, that afro
cious system of legalized plumber, depriving a
man of his property by popular agitation and
popular outbreak. II is true we do not make SO
much fuss about temperance lectures, and tenn
perance humbug, and temperance meetings, as
Mr.. Greeley of the Tribune doe We have
never believed that this country is given to in
temperance to the same degree that the poor Irish
in Ireland are, from certain causes which exist
there, but do not here. We have always been in
favor of temperance, in both eating and drink
ing, as much 80 as any man in this community,
either Mr.. Greeley or any person else. Then,
as to the character of our advertisements.
The man must have a degree of hardihood equal
to that of Jack Sheppard himself, who, with all
kinds of quack advertisements in its columns
about "dyspepsia" and the "pies," "syrup of
Nap,ha, the only cure for consumption" silver
wort and tar, compound syrup for nervous de-
bility," calomel, and all sorts of medicines and
disorders, scattered through its columns--the
man who can talk about ours, has degree of
impotence harder than brass, yea, even than
steel itself.
Thus, it will appear that the only objections
put forth by our contemporary, are merely wilful
falsehoods, exaggerations, hypocritical prctences
to superior sanctity and temperance, not one of
which is founded on truth; whilst the only tam
gble point, on which the whole matter rests--the
comparative circulation Of the too journals, he
dare not touch, and respecting it, contesses ig
norance. II the Postmaster General orders
new scrutiny-and we shall insist on it-there
can be no doubt ofthe fact that will be developed;
and that is, that the circulation Of the Herald, in
the city of New York alone, without taking into
account its circulation in other large cities, and
throughout the country and the civilized world
tho circulation in the city of New York alone,
is more than double that of the Tribune in the
same circumference. And furthermore, there
@ be no doubt of the neral fact--and prahaLl.