The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-04

shove their comprehension - editorial rssponsi-
bility." And this refers bat TO single branch Of
IN editors task-to the mere mechanical depart
m; ;ns., Of up his Rsps, in tin. for the
knew, nothing Of the mental wear and tear Of edi-
terih lfs-of the annoyance Of constant systematic
miHepresentation-of the pain Of steady, IN.
tho venom distillsd by Jealous rivals and ISLANDERS
| which respect neither age nor sex. Of oil public
men the editor Is by common consent the most legi
innate object OF malignant caumny, and the only
one who has no consolation Or reoompeDse to expect
| The statesman muffies himself in the conscious
ness Of his power and the spendors Of gratfed am
biton when assailed by public ingratitude-ths
CI@sus mutters in modern, as in ancient times:
| Populus me sbilat; at mih plaudo
Ipse domi, stimuli &C nummos contemplor In area.
To the editor alone is allotted the sorry solace
| that day will come when he will be forgotten
and his enemies silenced. All the infamous Sian
ders which the most interruptions minds can
invent no must bear; and, smarting under base
violation Of his private lie, must present smiling
face to the public and pen calm review OF the last
debate in Congress, or playful allusion to the
coure of thousands; his counsels may the for.
tunes of individuals and the honor of tho States his
advice may be implicitly followed from north to
south, from east to west; and yet if you meet any
Of thore who are thus deeply in his debt be viii tsll
| you that the editor is q scoundrel.
Think, too, you who dare to sneer at editors, Of
the tolls and agony they have suffered in building
| up the paper which is your daily reading. Think
how many sleepless nights they have spert-how
many hours of wIetched suspense they have endured
| in those early days whom single unpopular num-
Der might have ruined their hopes, and killed their
journal-when the people cared too little about the
new sheet to read it, and the printer and paper
maker stood meRacingly before the desk. You
venerae the lawyer, the doctor, the merchant who,
nation, have forced their way to eminencs. Their
struggles were pastime compared to the battle
which the editor has fought. Privations of every
kind-the daily meal foregone to pay the printer
the comforts Of home lost sight of in the necessity
of keeping up an ofice-attacks from those whose
fictitious merit you refuse to endorse-attacks from
those whose infamy you sxpose--attacks from your
from the publc-and eli for what, in tho end Sue
Gees, 80 far % money is concerned-but with it .
frame and mind exhausted and . name which con-
slant Misrepresentation has almost rendered infa-
nous.
Others, like Nallst du Pan, are not less wretchsd
in their deaths than in their lives He had possessed
the highest and rarest qualities which can distin
guish the journalist He was punctilieusly heasst;
and generally very clear-sghted, He had spurnsd
alike tho favors of the court and the blandish-
msnts of the popular leaders. He had said what
his conscience prompted him to say and in the
use. mo man." says Lally Tolendal, s'nade
fewer mistakes than he-no man tried less to deceive
others y This was the man who died wretshed
exile in England his spirit and his constitution
broken and his last hour family cheered BY dim
prospect of his widow obtaining pension.
Such is journalism rich harvest will be rcaped
by some future author who shall write tho biogra-
ply of the London Times, of the AHgemene Zeitung,
Of the Journal des Debats, or the NEW YORK
HERALD. We envy him the task. 1t would be es
sentially book of the time, and if ably executed
would furnish many sound moral lesson. asd set
certain matters before the public in Zig h. which
WOuld be equally striking and tru0,
NEW PUBLICATIONS,
As the great Exhibition in London was signalised
beforehand by graphic illustrations Of the Crystal
Palace, 30, in like manner, is our Exhibition build
ing in Reservoir square, depicted most graphically
and most beautifully In the present instance Mess
Christensen & Gidermeister, of Broadway, have fol.
lowed the example Of the London publishers, in re.
gard to the English Exhibition, by issuing large
be work of the highest character, they commits
stoned Aessrs Nugel & Weingartner, Of Fulton
street, to execute the work For tho credit Of the
country We hope that the busy scene 50 graphically
Alongside Of the foregoing engra wing Of celebrity
yet to come, We must place the portrait of living
celebrity, Mrs Anna Cora Mowatt, which has been
executed by Mr. Michslin, Of Fulton street. from .
portrait by G G. Thomson, ESQ and published by
Nessrs Hall & Sen. Of Broadway.
The miscellaneous literature includes publica-
by Louis Gaylord Clark, the contents Of aich are
indicated by the title. 1t is filed with the current
wit day. In doses to suit the sick as well as the
healthy. Knick Kpacks will sell as knick knacks
always do. Messrs Dewitt & Davenport have is.
sued another edition Of that spirit stirring 70 nance
of Ingraham's, called Captain Kyd.' Messrs.
DUNCAN & Brothers have published TWO moro num-
bers Of their beautifully illustrated edition of the
Bible As a valuable little companion to the Bible,
We would recommend translation from the French
.Catechism of Sacred History" published by MUIR
ply Of Baltimore It an able nstru ,tor for youth
who will by aid of that little volume, be enabled to
store up in their own minds valuable precepts But
in order that they may also be amused, papas and
mammas would do well to procure for them tho
''Socisl Came, on sale ut Sharp & Co s. Fulton
street Children of large growth, as well as small,
will also find fund of amusement well as an i'm.
mense deal Of profit, in Esop's Fables in Rhyme,
published by Messrs Henderson s. Co.. of Philadel.
pha. The deep philosophical meanings attached to
each fable, are enhanced by excellent wood engra-
wings
Those who take IN interest in Cuban affairs, and
they are not few, will be glad to learn that there
has been published tho official papers reativo to the
seizure and con6scation Of the bark Georgiaua, of
Maine, and tho brig Susan Loud, of Massachusetts.
The various correspondence contained in these pa.
pers will, doubtless, be perused with interest, as
they are written testimonies Of the opinions Of
the government now at Washington, on the ac-
tion. Of the Cuban authorities. We have
received, in addition, another congressional paper
namely, the reports Of the Hon Edward Stanley, Of
North Carolina, and Hon Alexander Evans, Of
MarylsDd, vindicatipg the rights of Charles I.
jackson to the discovery Of the anaesthetic effects
of ether vapor, and disproving the claims OF WI.
G Morton to that discovery. As this is q matter
eectipg science generally, and medicine in p,rticu
lar, ell chemists and doctors ought to possess them
selves Of copy Of the report They would like
wise do well to procure little volume published BY
Baillisre of Broadway, for the medical class OF the
College Of Physicians, entitled, "a Discourse on
the Times, Character, and Writings Of Hippocra,es
by Dr. Bartlett"
The Philanthropic Association Of New York. for
improving the condition Of the poor, has issued its
ninth annual report, which is -epete with melan-
ehoIy, but, at the Same time, hopeful observations
We have also received . report Of another nature.
but to many persons Of no less interesting charac.
ter We allude to the Proceedings of the Court
of Bishops assembled for the Trial Of the Right Rev
George w. Doape. Bshop of New ,JerseyS which