The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-05-16

is quite likely TO solve the problem which has lons
been before society, to what journals form tho
really respectable class, of which 50 much has
been said on side of the question.
The ISOLATION of the problem commenced lately
to continue our brief history-in London, where
our article on the Worlds Fair became the topic
of the day in the coffee houses, the saloons, in Par
lament, ST the Horse Guards, and in the cabinet
parlor in Downing street. The Times--juiicious
and astutc in selecting articles from American
journais-and quick to perceive the intent and
meaning concealed beneath the playful style which
best suits the 80 ahead readers Of this country
copied the article IN question, and political dis
cussionwas wrought out of the crcumstan &C. because
the government took very proper precautionary
measures to cheek any and every disposition on the
part Of reckless adventures for popular tunut.
The Nclr York k0au was then dragged into the
discussion, and plant American CORE poadent Of
the London .Noraiag Post undertook, in : re-
spectacle way, connected, as he has been, with
respectable paper, to show the respectable"
education which he has had in the republic
OF letters. elimination and recrimnation
the point, in which the editor Of the Courier
aud Iaqsiro', and we do not know who else,
were involved, became the order Of the day;
and hence is it, that We now favored,
this side of the Atlantic, with the bulletins of
New York Journals, which appear in columns
from the respectable" press, par ercaseace. We
give them N full: and as there always two sides
to a question, we shall publish the respectable
replies on the other side TO these specimens of per-
sonal appreciation, az measure of justice to all
parties quite satisfied that the intelligent commu
nifty, interested TO know wha, is indeed respect
able 10 journalism, will perfectly tlat the
N,tc Te,t Herald has not that kind of "respe ctabi-
lily" which applies the terms 9 seducer," "mur-
derer," lbcrtine, and other gross names to inli
yiduals, who. whatever may be their faults, have
never been convicted OF atrocities which make such
names reasonable or proper in public journal
Messis. Webb, Willis s Co. may, perchance, know
best each others regulations and characters
However, we are quite contented to abide the
issue of this fresh quarrel, Of which have been
he innocent cause. entirely satisfied, always
have been. that those sho may have abused our
eonfdeIce or who may have self-hy sacrificed US,
by forgetting the spirit which should animate those
who belong to the profession Of Journalism, will
never be able ID abridge the measure Of that SELF
respect which has sustained not only against per-
sonGl ermity, but even against the maleyolent
bpaton Of the selfstyled respectable" journals
OF this metropolis, whose merits and dement's
equally wei known and appreciated.
Yet, 10 this hour, the success Of our establish
menl IL a thorn in the sides Of many journals in
this country The decaying and ofete National
IntRgencG, and the imbeeile and rapidly
piriBg E.rJross, and some other journals, are in
state Of utter despair, and throw themselves
into the contortions Of death, at the position
Of the Nac York UaaR in Europe They lash
the London Times, and Gil the other journals
Of high repute, abroad, which copy the well dsesed
and authenti. news which the Herald has the best
means for obtaining, while other American papers
publishing hpaxes and stupid essays, which no
body reads However all their fury is Of little
use Journalists who know their business not
to be deceived by envy, Spite spleen. As to the
old, decsying journals of this country, who cares
for their opinions on anything! They cannot un-
derstand Joke. As to the journal at Washington,
it is expiring, bankrupt concern, which does not
contain, III month, as much useful information as
the HoGi2 can supply any morning before breakfast.
Now, a. to the standing and position Of the Neic
York Head, about which there is such hue and
cry, what il the Of it 7 Why, it is the cir
culation Of the journal, which people must have,
from Palmer's Land up to the North Pole,
and from the eoas. of Japan, by the
land route, 10 the mouth Of the Columbia
river, because IL is the soul Of the whole world
dsSuerreotyrcd with the true colors which make it
understood. Now, we will venture to say, throw
ing out tho enormous circulation Of the Nec York
Nuca in LgroTc, and every other part Of the
globs beyond the United states, that NJ Journal in
this country has 20 large circulation in all the
large towns, from Maine to California. II the Lon
don Iiines Is to be blamed for approaching the
contained in its columns, the same kind Of
censuro should be applied to Americans at home,
who always seek this journal in preference {, all
those which pretend to be instructed about the
and public affairs The truth is that nothing
annoys these sinking journals more than the growth
ard prosperity, in both hemisphere, of this same
Ncr York Ho'ui. They are too stupid to UNDER
stand it, and 20 on, day after day, sinking the mo-
ney tina; they can scrape together and when they
forced 10 draw on their carital-got by hook or
b. crooh-they 70 full Of spite that they level
their shafts at enterprise which they have no. the
brains to initiate Il Is sure sign u fneacial
difficulty in the way IL these journsls when they
pour out their walls Of wrath, aud this the Loalon
journalists know as well as we do. The LONDON
Tines has a number Of just such honorable compc.
titors. However, in spite Of all the small artillery
OF the NaiisaGi IttcgigAca and the Express, which
may he continued til they themselves ave expired,
the Hoch vii pursue IT. career right onward every
day increasing is circulation, and only male the
more efficient BY the malevolcnt attacks Of those
who detct tho measure Of IL success While they
CLEAN from I al that giycs spirit to thei. 9sn weak
ard eliminate columns.
glT NrmcDisT CHrRcH AND THV AlEHot
Cnrncu SOrTu.-CosTE<r roR TIE >rous.--It
viii b. scolCctcd that, few years sin,e thc.e was
spin in The American Methodist Church, in con-
sequence e slavery, and the stand which the North
eYn 2ictlolists took towards their Southern slave