The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-10-18
Tho Newspaper Press, I'm Europe and
America.


The Newspaper Press, I'm Europe and
America.
Some Of our ootemrc.a1ies have Ssen hegu;lng
their leisure hours, and sdiying their subscribers
with accounts Of tire newspaper trade, and "a cathe
dya dissertations about the London Times One
thing they have clearly demo pst-ated and that is
their own ignorance Of the subject. To us it seems
q fact by no means indispu.able, tha. such paper
Is the London Times can ever exist in America
The newspaper press of essh country is moulded on
the peculiar character Of les people and institutions
The London Times, with it's stately leaders, its
Iogant tone, is unmatched excellence of details,
and its high price, IS we'll suited for Great Britain
but it is very questionable whether paper got mp
on the same model would thrive IN the United
States. The Ttriss Is, in Itself, a miniature Of the
society among which it circula.es. You can find
in il the crown, lords and commons: the royal pre-
negative and the slavish respect paid to hereditary
bolors in conflict with, bat not wholly subservient
to, the democratic spirit Of the commercial comma
nifty vigorous striving after reform strangely
blended with an nnreasonn2 attachment to old
forms and usagss: lofty tone, too frequently be-
lied by crafty purpose loud professions Of pin
ciple. and Characteristic regard for pecunary pro-
fit. The Times stanas alone p-e-eminent among tho
press Of Grsa. Britain, is read by every one who
read; goes abroad The British newspaper the
first and the best type Of English journals. Society
in Great Britain no split up into sects and ciques
bitterly opposed TO each other as tae abolition
lists and Southern interests are hsre-one news
paper may be popular with all. The country is
smaller and f.om Cai.hness to Lands End, every
man who reads, prefers the Times to al its coten
poraries.
Here, the case Is different. Each large city has .
newspaper press equal in number and far greater in
circulation than the whole press Of London Local
interests and party feeling sustain journals which
have claims to support, their local charac.
ter and party bias The people Of this country de.
msrd cheap reading. They would grudge three
cents, where the British public are content to pay
ten These, and other reasons, initiate strongly
agar st the probability Of taers sver being in this
country, paper established On precisely the sams
basis and conducted on precisely the same principles
ss the London Tones. It's matter osgeave doubt
whether nearer approach viii ever be made than
the NEW York HERALD Of 10 day. In point Of en-
.erprise in the collection OF news. it does not yield
the palm to the "Thunderer Of Printing House
fqua-s" will il concede an obvious superiority
in the quantity. choice, or quay of the reading
matter it contains IN these respects, there would
be aectston in attic npting TO conceal its vast su-
periOrity over its American contemporaries B1. the
chief point Of difference between the later and the
HERALD-whieh. at the same tine, is tee strongest
point Of resemblance between i and lie London
Iimes-is it's universal character With the single
exception oftbe HERALD. all the revspapers pub
hsbed in the United States arc either sectional or
fectaran. One represents CLIQUE; snotaeris writ
Zen fer, sold to, and read by the citizens Of ward
village city, State. The EERALD alone cir.
culates every where, and IS the daily meal Of men Of
AL parties. The Iribwae has seine circulation
among the abolitionists of the West Tie Times is
the special organ of the Seward wings, a small
clique-a rather expensive luxury, as they hive
discovered by this time. The Wall streetp papers are
Only read by the New York merchants The
Philadelphia, Boston, Washington, and New 0cleans
papers have subscribers worth counting outside the
district where they are Published, Tie HERALD is
despatched North. South East aud West: it is
anxously locked for by politicians and CON mercia
men in Washington, Boston, Phlsde,phis, Massa-
chusetts, Ohio, Pennsylvania, the Carolinas, and
Louisiana it is read by every man who reads any
thing in this city all staunch friends Of the coun
Try and the constitution lock to it for sound views
and judicous appreciation Of events, while aeo-
tionists and other traitors open its ra ges with a
trembling but eager hand. Abroad, the press Of
Great Britain seldom quote any e,her authority
than the HERALD: the Parie D6tcts and Prose-
stamp their American news with the indisputabIe
"a, let; On drt daas ie N,,e Yors Haaii'' in the
south Of Europe, III Germany, in Prussia, in Italy
@ whore you WILL in fact ths reply to az inquiry for
the HERALD. OF its wide spread ejaculation in this
city, the state Of columns, overloaded with ad
vertisements from day to day, is conclusive evil
dence. tis sufficiently well kno IN in Nov York,
that when wanted appears in the HERALD in
the morning, twenty or twenty five to fifty answers
often found In Office by noon; and the adyert
ser's desires have been communicated to thousands
in this city and The neighbo-boo5.
Thai these results are emnently gratifying to us
We will not affect to deny. Aud While we feel that
neither energy enterprise, nor zeal fo- tn public
interest, for the unmssking of fraud aud humbur,
for the dissemination Of whatever is good and use
full to know, has been wanting on our part we can-
not in view Of the unequalled measure Of success
which has been our good fortune to attain regret
that we DO not approximate more closely to that
self erected standard Of journalism, the London
TINES. With that newspaper we hare many points
and qualities in common We haze both BEEN
honored With the i'll concealed envy and hatred Of
our less successful contemporaries; we have both
been facetiously supposed, on account Of tie pro-
dgious riupphs we have obtained, to have a secret
connection with His Satanic Majesty We have both
fought our way to the spoges Of journalism, AID
represent our respective countries abroad we both
possess that universslity which distinguishes us
from the party and sectional prints offers TO pur.
chase our goodwill are constantly made .obs.h, by
people who DO not understand that we cannot afford
to be vensl, five were 80 inclined; NO hare both,
in the teeth of crusade from our con6res, secured
and retained the public confidence, and larger
share Of popularity than was ever before conceded
TO periodical Nearer than thi, 10 our British
eontemporary, we care mt 70 20.