New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-08-01
The Herald. and Tn. Tribup.

49, 80 y Ne'r~- - 80 y
JorKS4Lusz-irs PzOsEEs. progress and
character q Journalism 10 ma metropolis yre.er;
trait. fad n ne history q 5ozTD.saa
Psrs or Loadoo. flrsL Tor Toe iscts . AL b recf
leete1 TIA, toe Hgaiz and TyVaa> q t5l. ci,y
cOnpet,ors tor tne printing q TIE Pos,O-ce a
vsrr.>rnsnts. 1noey ne - authorizing their pHocs
ron here II tie o1rns-s hsving TIE lsrges ciresin
1t VII % rscoilecied ~s cay tat re fse f9rs f.
al pressosed circ1 -.On u only few hundred more
tnsn tnst q Ia Trbsa< a, tnst pe-od Iss ~.s aoo
to years ago. WHAT t1e c1-erence ost~een -
r.I.rss eircsis-on Of tse t~o yag~fs today We "a
cerstSno, from god sgtnor4fy nsi tne day or
cslaton u IL Tyiss-< nss cSI1se1 down ~ 30 ~
u 30 = cot less vfle fhe circulation u ~ h0sH
hss riser On On. oecsso, high a. .. 90 sn3 ~ -
present unne Il neTef crcDs,es sss tcsi ron tB u
n 90 Der cav Here have most fernsrksoae fsef
Ia tne eircslsu0n q De~spap>rs Ia tn1s city. Nor.
hss tnis snytnlEs % WIN Drscipes vie~s tsler;
and lsdzstly' We rather tLInk u las -ncs IA r.
ba4s D>csne fas orgsn q -ocislsmT1ict q only tr
otoef nsns for irfsAgon stnssr ROBBERY and sSf
fns under the nsnse u ccilosoyny snd p sotrrocJ
osiy q. alton Il That paper sorg me Drscrcs
snd intelligent people o. tnis country has diminished
very materially rnil, TIE Hrald. Which nas On - oo
e.sions Opposed those destructive insores 10 rsson
p,aues ana society. ard Always sgpDortec every yrsc
tea and rsons system Of Crnstsiiy hss incres'ss
IL elreElsiiOn, AID sersssng oeyCnc scytans Ia
car - fond ~ MS country
We 5essve sOrle similar fsrts ear e sccc1,rc f1r
sAo hat .nlsy ar - svsr sTciolung fns
progress d journalism Il London and Pans dung ne
lar inrss or fear yeArs A. our esufs We ray sas'
into them
R>r41rEs on the Abors
We are Dot 70 be provoked nor even libeled INTO
frequent .lasions 70 our OWL bosine" concerns
and prospects. It sssces that oar paper suits 70
patrons and ~ income sboDdsnty satisfies or
sevs, What more could we desire
The Herald wa established Ia SO, The
Ty.Ssne II 1871. SIX years start 10 srea, ooos,
especially as those yeso were no,orio1sly among
toe mos, even,i7 aud excited Of any In TIE last
Hfs-time-the very years 10 which Jo1rntf n
made immense strides toward perfection and
power Thos.sx years. on a far calculation, are
sqaal to. difference VI one third 10 the circulation
Of the two Pspen.
Years ago The Herald carried directly under -
tile the couss ica0as vsant Ctresiats0A, Forty
7h0usana' We made DO such pretenee-Do Ike
appeal Yet a. the srsi exhibit Of daily CRy CIR
csI..,oa 10 CON petition ior the Post Oace AdVsr-
Using, The Herald failed 70 put 10 the required
,Hssvi.s, and The Tribune vn saceessisl-
new scrutiny wa ast year demtsded BY Toe
Herald f<hi-h had meantime largely Increased -
Guy circalati0n.l and We were beaten Our
s.as-al circulation and business had incrensd
.Ires The former scrutiny. bgt oar CHy circuls a
t'oa bad Dot kept pace with them. becssse Of
a. iucreue N the price d &C. Daily. % the
strength OF that triumph, TIE Herald INDUCED IL
al manner Of fass and A5s0u, chsrges-sAeging
that We o-igiBsly obtained the Lists Of Lette" BY
f,a.S. perjury. &c We responded sod dared
The s-ali - q rigorous sc-9.iry Of the 7g9regafs
circulation Of the two psPers-ths, having the
least - pay s100 20 the ,wo Orphsn Asyi Of
oar City. TIE offer ~ss accepted, and two csPs-
be and experienced pubii'hers chosen 70 whom
10Th establishment, with al their books press
rooms. a. were thrown open,-they 70 report only
~bsr beth were perfectly satisfied On the 2s'h
ol Febrasry sst they reported TIA, the c alton
a Ire tro p.pe-. respectively vas az follows
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