The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-04-12

Names Editors or P..5hshcrs
| The New lork Journal. Thomas Greenlcaf
American Citizen. ......... James Cheetham
Morning Chronicle ........ Wm. A Davis
Public Advertiser
~ ~. co,,,.,, Charles Holt
80 Alden Spooner
Henry Wheaton
vt, 49,. NJ NJ Noah
/ go J. Il. Bennett.
Samuel ). Conant.
Mercantile Advertiser. Crookes and Butler.
! NewYorkNationsl Advocate NJ NJ. Noah.
Morning Courier. Webb Lawson & Skillman.
4 New fork Enquirer. NJ. NJ. Noah.
I Courier and Enquirer 81. W. Webb.
| formed by a union Of the NJ NJ Noah
last two papers. ........ j. u. Bennett.
New York standard. John l. Mumford
New York Time- Holland Sanford Davies.
~. W. Bell
New Era. Richard Adams Locke.
Levi d. slamm.
Tlebean. ................ Levi ID. samm.
Morning News, ............ John l.. sullivan
NJ, YORK Gloha Z. Z. Childs proprietor;
and legion of editors.
In addition to the above we might give list Of
an immense number of transitory sheets which have
been started from time to time; and after linger
ing, though brief, existence. begging for few
crumbs from the democratic table, have gone Gas
John Quincy Adams would say) to the receptacle
Of things lost upon earth = leaving their unhappy
owners or editors involved in debt and cursng the
democracy for their neglect or inability to sustain
them.
We may add the following remarks respecting a
few of the papers the list, and alude to some
which not included, for various reasons-
The dmaicon Citizen aourished from 1901 to
$50, and was daily paper; ohe Hiaoaare
the country paper from the ofiee). 1t was
edited with marked ability by James Cheetham,
an Englishman, who acted with tina. portion of
the democratic party Of which George Clinton,
De Witt Clinton, and Judge Spencer were leaders,
in opposition to Colonel Burr. Violent quarrels
took place between the friends Of Burr, viz, the
Van Nesses, Swartwouts. Matthew l.. Davis and
Others on the one side and Cheetham. Richard
Riker, De Witt Clinton, and Judge Spencer on
the other. Several duel. took place. and
occasion Matthew L. Davis sailed forth in Wall
street, with pistol in hand, expecting to be un-
der the necessity of shooting Cheetham. The lat
ter. however, prudenty made way for Davis, and
50 the affair ended without bloodshed. There were
some able writers for Cheetham's paper, and he al
stood high in the section of the democratic
PARTY to which he belonged. a ready writer and
skilful tactician. Cheetham wrote a life of Thomas
Paine, which was not acceptable to Paine's fol-
lowers. lie was not bred to the printing business,
but very able editor, and acquired great dis
tincton a writer. Occasionally the yigor and pun
gcncy Of hi style caused his productions to be
pared with the letters II Junius which were long
,idereda model for political writers in this country,
well a. in England Cheetham died. We believe. in
lsl0; after which his paper was discontinued. His
wife also died about the same time both of
them icrished by suicide, We are not informed
whether any Of his family are still living. We
know that his orphan daughter, a very beautiful
girl was sent ~ Norwich. Connecticut for education
after the death If her parents lie had a brother
Who in the hat business, in Chatham street, for
some years.
During the Revolutionary war after the British
took possession Of the city Of New-York, there
four IaTers published here, under the sanction
II the British Commander: in-Chief. but none Of
the printers assumed the title Of Printers to the
King" except Riyington, who had an appointment.
The four publishers made an arrangement 20 a. to
have a newspaper issued daily, except Tuesday, al
ternately. in the following manner -
wednesday and sutmday--Riviugton's Royal Ga.
zttte.
Msnday-Csine'- Gazette and Mercury
Thur,day -Eohcrt-on'. Royal American Gazette.
friiay-L,wis.' Ncw-fcrk Mercury and General Al
y,rti.er
Risngton'. paper. according to his own account,
reached, at time, circulation Of 1900
Tie Hornn'g Cio0aicic. with a sern-weekly, call
~ the tirC,aos EyTHos, was established by the
FREUD Il Colonel Burr, IN lsr2, to defend him and
bis partzans against the attacks Of Cheeham's pa-
per. II was published BY William A. Davis, bro
Their of Matthew J.. Davis, the lattor Of whom.
with the Van Nesses, Swartwout- aud others. we're
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