The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-10-26

tax which, In its effects ia quite urous as that
on paper There never has been good milton given
missiopers the only judges IN this matter; and n
their decision be felt to be arbitrary and unjust they
court Of law which they sdvi:e to be done otherwise
their decision must be sbided by This Is the drst
great objection to the duty Persons may originate
ticular trade town. II they attempt give any
thirg in the shape Of such law and police pro-
ceedipgs Of general character paragraphs respecting
the operations Of trade, bankrupt notices. and COM
mercia table, the authorities OF the stamp office inter-
fers Immediately and the periodical be printsd
upon stamped paper or cease to be published. To
pay penny for y stamp upon each sheet Of paper
would be to add to the price Of that periodical just
Hence this interference not only suppresses, but
restraints from being published, many papers and
up Which is, in its way, all but irresistible. What
with the psper and the stamp duties, many capital
lists deferred from embsrhiug in the newspaper
business The details appsl them when they laid
before them They disposed to order 600 Of
paper enough to last fs daily journal about month,
and they discover, that rs the tax upon paper 10
charged by tho manufacturer equal to f345 rs the
amount of duty only the bill for 800 will be
81 45o and to get them stamped will cost 1 200 more
These two sums positively Brighten them. Here
12660 required for paper and stamps only for four
weeks surprising the sale to be $50 reaus weekly or
70 reams dsiy-l2s00 sopies of the size of the Daily
heps or Chronicle 1t Is net the printers work that
concerns them greatly About ESQ per week will suf-
four weeks shows that the printing labor just
one quarter Of the charge for paper and stamps or
loo Then come the many other demands inciden-
that II Is quite clear meme but rich can enter
the newspaper trade In competition with those who
nov .y J i,,,an. ,;g1 moa a. ,h v .
Look, 1t is said at the great advantages which the
pcss omee sr'vs 70 sewSP"ps, .naousn 'ne,r oerns
prorretors to print upon paper so marked each
,a ~ ; ~ s., ppavs ,h ~. ,r.,,
onid ~ ~. nnnpst -. Cact ~, pf ,hsi
issues Others say that the newspaper Is luxury,
ShSrasa nross thut m sh",t ~ s,is
eeu sA.s p'.o'' t', :. .L 's, ~ 70 Jus.iu"eie
suuiee VI resenae NV II tne,e ~ers no remedy Ior
~. - sas "a ...s'a ., nv ..S, .. -. pioso
ina. .no ssc1na hao cesu 20 os theh tue sup
Poi.e Vi mem "ouu oe qu,o ooIreo" IN .he,r lena
hn -. 1891, hp LINZ h % ny e pu. .ns iaosS
t;"ns ths ssnacsmsnt or or tSs smhs,,,nyion a. n
.s, ~ .; -. 80. Isas'on ioii suy
Ia, ~ -. ~ s"s "ioi ISIS nov "ohu
% w i.qu,'I l- ia ,s ' '"e. I, sae .L ,
..,;.., - ,o n.a.,,.,os. W.. W. vsu os. s
70 tbs stamn an,cs an inassnits pnmhsr ~ ,ssm
NJ n.nsr wbicb are stamned a. nrd;n.,v 49,
pansrs These works have = town and canntrv sa,s
~, a. - 60 a. ,h. -. a.ss.y 90.
Co. 81 r,,rn,s. ~ sandtna - i,to a. ea,,. py
nenny more than the customer does Who an,x ants
:, - ~; .oi,.s r.i,,. o. - 49, ~, ~ "rn.s
~ -. I Thsr q. IS d;@ofRl, g.; LIE ,rSp
49,. go ,;s.ov - ~ - - =, -, -.
Isonirsd and this numb,r thew nav. nrintsS. wb,is
tbe ,'ms;.dsr hainc unst.mnej circn,s,a in snn
~ ,onr,h lass I'm nsics thns linz th sn,s;h,iI,
- isrrs stock inasmuch "a tbsr Is th no., - ~
it,,ps nnnroSuc,i,sly unon tbs sh.tvas' pnni 49,.
LIE , Psh" ~ ..pp.as. ~, IN ~ eoP.o s.o
irhnms.nds 70 cnn;ss are s.p, Nv rs;, az
lmrnt ~ o,har-iss -, q, ds,as.a ~ 20 ~ n1a,
n has been remarked In the pspers that In ons xsp
q. Isas H. nun,s.r oY rsxrnsnsr. -hioh 1850
tbronnh the nnaon not ae,saf 70 20 noa, p T~
then This sxtrsordin.Iv nnnbsr and thp0. q, o..
,h -. W.. ,s.,i ',,iy - ~ 90 an1 unso. ~ ossr
,h,, ,ons as - ~ AM ,ne
,hrs. uion. for \. na-s nost.a in az .an.,. 81.
and there Ar, t,enfy rsoss ieft fIS ~, ss,s'
men, n. sdm,,ted tLsp thsrs 4. : c,,tsi ~ nn-.rt.
~ ssooco ,s,d 10 govsrn,na,t ,or Itsm,s 90, ...s
thst an. moi po,tsa FL n a. mo- rsasn ca P'h
hn,,r can nost his asn.r tbat tbsrsfars hs shouIS
bs ch.rasa tSs s,s nr,os =. Ia ,ba ssa. tn
most oGlaa tn i.hor of ,ransmi.sion a ,hs,. ~.
them framed and un,tsmpes nrwso.prrs 1t TIA
post oflc. "A now carry the stamred pape,s as Also
those unon the outsids Of which = ou.sn,s had A.
ss.d and st once the objection as TO post,e.
10 be- OF apy importapcs Then ev.ry nubcation
vouId h. n.v.pap.r and writer's vonId he All. 10
pubI,sb 10 their resd.rs such matter az thev tbnk
would most interest en- without fear Of being visited
by . government Official In the forn OF an oioer from
the hoard OF inland revenue And then 10 ,sy that
the daily or weekly Newspaper IL a LUXURY and b,ncs
At thing 10 be tas.d IA TO raise An sptouat,a Oh
lection which IN. extension OF comm.ro. and an In
ceasipg popusti uely 10 be ns bus
apy other way than that which be does his
Al. not both to him In dspeusabl,g J,foy, Az. ar,
ne rrersus epepings eos.ag Trices Of stoek ana d,
talsd secopnf of the adng sf nom, and abroad
"a p,,1,saI oT tS,,, arm, L. .rh "A, ,,,,,, Iro.s.
a, tn,,,s a. ey a ZEN oclseI n,,n,,,d =, rsns,, 49,
n,.,. and to .eeu,. A.m,, yre. t1ps.,i'on Which, to
or his br, skfsstl Verify believe the former Th..
look 10 coffee. house. and iay.rns IL IL we're NOT for
be- ch.s py fed tle would moi be- 40 AZ tb.v
are 90 into a coffee house Al eight o'olock In the
rornpg ana N the M ornIps h. NOT in ono fseIs
that tho place has lost lis CHIEF attraction 10 mo-
died extent ~ IN the same with the public hooss All
ind IL 10 their interest To take ia ons daily and week
ly paper or more No man can say with snv d.xres
Of Truth that the nsvspsper OF Tn, present nps ia
luxury In tbs sense IL IA meant II Il luxury vbsp
viewed "a contributing 10 the comforts OF social
ist.po, and mental attsipment m is In xurv vb.n
viewed a. tending 10 make . man rich in general
lsov.dss: TO bring out his better qualities snd 20
make him feel his responsibility but AZ IL not luz
ury vlch prid. makss ipd,spe nsxbl. nor one vLioh
bsiit only has m AIDE essential All other things which
are STYLED lur uries have their substut.s and nc.
oetdira position Of mon these epiov "a nav
be more induced in Tbs moor man drinla
beer or coffee the rich man mort or oaret the former
dimes on bom,ly far. tb. after has hs msas al.b
ca But the p.vspsrsr A the same 10 All lie broad
tb,et invite, the eve. Of both rich and psor And ths
only Inference consist. in tbis that the man vel. 10 do
mas La y. the use Of ALI the paners nm tbe moor
man ,icht OF few onlv or Of pops Resps,,iny The
r.flretsp as TO si,e-tRat Of pr.,cfbipg si,en num-
Der Of sUterfcsl inches-beyond which wiihout extra
ehafes n.vsrsper propri,tors must not cot rould
fall ritb tLs esmpulsory psnny stamn inasmucb "A
there would be no re.so In m.intaIuins IL 40 soon a,
H.. ,apsrs were p.rmit.d 10 sppssr ned mora
rarticnlsrlv too NJ the postag. we're rrs1lat.d bv