The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-07-22

| SrNGrrLp FACTS PnrJTICs AND THE Press
The bearings of the daily journalism of this me
tropolis the Presidential question Of the present
day, very different from those which existed
during the election Of 1913, when Gen. Taylor wa:
| successful. Let us state the precise difference
| In 1SiS, when Gen Taylor the wing cand
date, and Gen. Cass the democratic candidate near
ly thewhole daily journalism Of this city-embracine
an aggregate circulation Of one hundred and twen
ty-fre thousand sheets day-was, more or less, in
favor Of Gen Taylors election, There was only one
solitary journal of any importance, that supported
the nomination of Gen. Cass, and that was the
Tammany organ Of that day, which probably had Q
circulation of four, five or six thousand.
Now, let us take a look at the position of the news
papers Of this city at this time, on the same ques-
ton.
The tendencies and tone of New York journalism
in 1852 exactly the reverse Of those which mani
tested in 1913. There are only two papers of any
circulation decidedly in favor Of Gen. Scott, and
one or two others rather coldly submitting to his
nomination The whole ofthc other portion of the
press of all parties, is opposed to his triumph and
working with more or less vigor for the success of
Gen. Pierce, the democratic candidate. The ar
gregate circulation of the daily journals Of this city
is now nearly hundred and forty thousand sheets per
day; and Of this number there are one hundred thou
sand sheets per day openly or quietly opposed to
Gen SCOTS election and triumph.
These are singular and unquestionable facts; and
we challenge the denial oftheir main accuracy from
any quarter But how comes the newspaper press
Of this metropolis to be entirely reversed from
that which it was in 1913! The fact arises from
the belefhat the great commercial interests Of the
Empire City, and of this republic, are more safe in
the hands Of General Pierce, and democratic adj
ministration than if placed under the influence Of
General Scott connected with William III. Seward
and the tendencies Of his dangerous abolition
policy towards the South. 1t is objected, however,
that the Van Buren, interest-equally free SOIL and
hostile to the south-is in favor Of General Pierce:
but VIC must remember that the free soil tendencies
ofMartin Van Buren,, and his partisans wcre not in
herent but adopted merely 'for the nonce to defeat
General Cass, from personal feeling towards him.
The Van Buren, interest of this city has always
been in favor Of the general commercial and admin
strativc policy of the democratic party. originating
in Southern politicians But the case is very diffe-
rent with William II Seward, who started as n poll
tician on the humbug of anti. masonry, and added
to it that of antircntism, abolitonism, and every
other ism of dangerous tendency; 90 that his
political capital consists Of principles in deadly
antagonism to the Union, and the prosperity and
commercial interests Of this great city and this
mighty confederacy.
Here, therefore, we disclose the remarkable facts,
showing the position Of the New York press on the
pending Presidential question, and its causes Tho
same feelings and the same causes operate on the
whole Union, to greater lesser extent. Gen Taylor
commanded much more commence among the masses,
and especially excited it among the commercial
interests, than ever Gen. Scott create, supported
as he is by the violent socialists aboltionists and
radical red republicans of the worst type and oft
most destructive principles and tendencies. These
are the settled characteristics of the present cam
paign Who can impugn their accuracy