The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-03-07

NEWSPAPER MRANNKss Knowing that the pub
lie would look with intense anxiety for the pro-
oeedUes OF the last day of Congress, which IN
volved 30 much importance to the country, we
made special arrangements to have them sent to u,
by telegraph, without regard to expense. We &C.
cordingy published on Sunday morning, in our
regular edition, and thoughout the day in extras,
upwards of four columns of tslegraphio matter,
which we laid before the public at the regular cost
OF the paper. and for which we did not receive in
return more than twenty per cent Of the cost which
we were put to in obtaining 1t. We do not com.
PLAIN of this; for we never calculated on making
profit by the sale OF extras; We issue them with
the sole view OF placing before our readers and the
public generally, important news, which we strive
to obtain in advance and as the public are aware,
with pretty good success. What we do complain
OF Is, the cotemptible petty conduct of some
of cur contemporaries, who, knowing the ex-
pense we incur In procuring news exclusively, ha-
biually take it from our columns and insert 1t in
their own, as If 1t were their private property,
without giving a particle OF credit to the Herald
fort.
Thus, the accounts of the closing scenes and pro-
ceedipgs OF Congress, which were transmitted to
us exclusively by our own correspondents at Wash
ington, and which, as we before remarked cost
us a large sum OF money, was copied verbatim ct
ttrahns Typographical errors made In the hurry
of setting up, and ally into several OF the New
York papers of yesterday, without credlting the
source from which they extracted it, but in way
that would lead the public to believe that they pro-
cured it themselves which was not the case;
thereby striving to make capital from our enter
prise and our expenditures Thus, the Express,
which is, without exception, the most soulless and
conscienceless journal to be found In the thirty
States of the American contederacy-or even IN
the new territories OF New Mexico and California,
so long under the domination OF Mexico-extract-
ed these Congressional proceedings, and headed
them "By Telegraph; correspondence of the Ex-
press" thereby STRIVING to convince the public that
that rcketty concern procured them at Its own ex-
pense. Nothing can be meaner or more contempt
bic than this; and we hope the public will not forget
it. The Sun, Morning Star, and one or two
other small fry journals, did the same and we are
sorry to say that the Journal of Commerce, jour
nal from which we would expect better things, did
likewise. 1t did not, however, 80 thoroughly dis
grace itself as the Express did, by putting 1t forth
as Its own telegraphlc correspondence.
Now, stealing an umbrella, or forgetting to re-
turn a book, may be justlfable under peculiar
state OF circumstances for we believe 1t Is con-
ceded that individual property does not exist In
either but there is no paisuon, no excuse, to be
offered in defence OF journal which would extract
from the columns of a contemporary important
news, obtained al great outlay OF money and
labor, appropriate" it, and pass it to the public
as its own lawful property. 1t will be, at the same
time, borne in mind that those journals which
thus pagiarize or appropriate (not to stronger
and justlfiabe erm) the reports Of the Herald, and
meanly attempt to pass them off as their own, are
in the constant habit of denying the accuracy of
our reports, (more i'll a spirit of maevolence and
envy, however, than anything else for they canno.
compete with tAem,) and stating to the world that
they are not worthy of belief; aud yet they will
extract them In the manner above referred to, and
publish them as their own.
The Courier and Enquirer and the Tribune were
the only papers that acted manfuly and honestly
on this occasion.