The New York herald., 1850-01-11

CORPORATION ADVERTISING AND CORPORATION
ExTRAvAGANcK.-Severa Of the journals which
have been for some time past eklng ont a
sicky existence by gomandlzing on the spols of
The Corporation, in the shape of advertising patron
age, have been quarrelling among themselves, and
exposing their secrets, in way which we hope
will operate TO the diminuton of some of the waste
and extravaganza of the Corporation, IN a small
way.
The Commercial advertiser receives $500 q
year from the Corporation, for publishing the pro-
ceedings of that body. The Eueniag Post obtains
the same amount for the same services. These
| sums of money are gratulties, or largesses, or
leyies of black mail, as you please. The informa-
lion given by these journals, for which they re-
ceive such an amount can all be found at
greater length, and in more Intelligbe shape, IN
the Herald, and other large circulating papers,
which receive no fees from the Corporation for
publishing its proceedings, and never have re-
eewed any. The Nev York Express, by some
mysterious influence, has contrived to receive for
the same services, according to the statement of
'ts contemporaries, something between FOUR AND
FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS. These black mail de-
veopements have been just made by the Courier
and Enquirer, and confirmed by the other two
journals.
Now, what Is the amount of ali this business
this levying blsck-mal upon the Corporation The
journals question profess to receive these sums of
money from the city, in the shape and under the
title Of payment for advertising the Corporation
proceedings. But If the Corporation and the city
authorities are compelled to publish advertisements
in the daily journals, why do they not select
those papers which have the most extensive crcu-
-4dputisr, have neither circulation, nor enter.
prise, nor publicity, except with small clique,
who take them because they feel deep interest in
stones about early vegetables I Why select such
journals the Ere~iwg Post, which has little cir
cuaton and less news, and thinks of nothing but
the abolition Of slavery and the Improvement of
the negro race 7 Why do they lose sight of those
journals which have the widest circulation, and
which communicate general and useful infoma-
ton 10 the public The conduct OF the Corpora
ton in this respect is was,efu, extravagant, cor
rupt, and silly. If it is necessary to publish and
give notice to the citizens Of New York OF the
doines and Improvements gong on in the city,
those organs of the public opinion ought TO be se-
lec,ed for this purpose which are read by all par
ties, snch ss the Herald and some others.
We would recommend the Corporation to int
tate the conduct OF Congress, IN this respect, Ia
the law passed relating to the Post Office Deprt
ment, which requires the Postmaster here to pub
sh the lie, Of letters in journals Of the greatest
circulation. This is the only correct and business
like mode Of doing business-any other system is
corrupt, useless. and ridiculous Under this law
Of Congress, the lists regularly published Ia the
N,m York Herald, and another journal, on the
presentation OF afdavits proving a superiorl,y .f
circulation other journals in the city. This
same principle ought TO be adopted by the Corpo-
ration. II is the regular way Of doing business