New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-04-26


9 and New-EDgand the men," tho Roanoke orator re-
Piled And was not that right, sir W.T. IL may be
parentheticalIy added is cheap commodity when at
the expense of good breeding and goot taste.
The next paper that find occupying very prem
nent place nationally speaking, is The Ndf'oHai Intel
Eeeneer This always was courfly Journal and did
good service in abating the rancors OF party Gies at
Seaton are to all parties gentlemen and excellen
writer's whatever else may be thought oil them' i"e
Erenng Post of NewYork too, may be cited as one oil
the pioneers of newspaper literature Like other oil
our earlier papers, its topics were once excuAey COM
mercial and political but with the growth OF Its under
standing and subscription list it has become literary
and aesthetic
The earliest newspaper, however, published in this
country saw the light in Boston the eyentini day beng
Monday, April a. 17oi According to Mr. Backing-
ham il was twelve inches by eight, made up into two
Pages folio, with two columns on each page Inc pro-
pretor John Campbell, set forth its claims as follows
"Tbis News. Letter is to be continued Weekly and all
Persons who have any Houses, Lands. Ienements,
Farms Ships Vessels, Goods, Wares, or Merchandise,
&c TO be Sold or Let; or Servants Run away, or
Goods Stole or Lost; may have the same inserted at
g Reasonable rate from TtreIre Pence to Fire Shings,
ard not to exceed: Who may agree with John Camp
bell Postmaster" The proprietor OF this journal
suffered, poDeerlike, as appears by his calls on the
public In I7I9 second newspaper was started in
Boston, and the pioneers troubles were further In
creased in 1921 by James Franklin, who set up third
newspaper which i'll its first address called the original
journal "a dull vehicle Of intelligence" This pro-
duced an editorial discussion, which probably aided
both papers The liberty of the press at that period
was not remarkable, as James Franklin was thrown
into prison for disrespect to the Government exhibited
in the following paragraph: We are advised from
Boston that the Government of th9 Massachusetts are
fitting out ship to go after the pirates to be COM
smanded BY Captain Peter Paplon and t is thought
he will sail sometime this month, wind and weather
permitting" The rise of the New-Epgland press
from such small beginnings its present brilliant posi-
ton is curious study.
We shall not attempt to recite cursOrly the
names and flames of the leading presses as that would
exceed our space We cannot, however, omit to alude
to The Day National Gazette originated at Philadelphia
in 1870 by Robert Walsh and William Fry The estab-
shmcnt of this paper (accordng to Dr. Griswod, in
his history of American Literature was an era in our
national mind For the first time letters, art, scholar
ship aesthetics we're habualy treated in the American
daily press in connection with commercial and political
matters The politics of Europe, too were better dis
cussed in it than they had been before in this
try We would cite the mastery articles on the Lay
bach Circular which gave Mr. Webster his best ideas in
his speech on Greece. The National Gazette national
in its scope and diffusion, and the butt Of all the ILL
terate papers of the country who could not understand
its articles.
President Charles King, formerly the erudite editor of
The Ner- York american, had large anties with The
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spirit through the NewYork press.
The Home Journal, speaking of newspapers, says
Here we have in this mornings Tribune twentyeght
broad columns Of reading and twenty columns of ad
versemens the result of the abors of hundred and
seventy persons and sold Ito the carrier for cent and
half per copy OF the twenty eight columns of reading
twelve written yesterday by the editors and report
ers there are three columns of teegriphc intelligence
there nine letters from distant correspondents the
shipping, money and commercial news occupies SIX
columns altogether this single number contains one hun
dred and thirty articles, most of which must have gone to
the composiOrs in manuscript and which, written in
average hand would than three hundred fools
cap pages Print the whole contents of this number in
large clear type it would make aporty volume OF several
hundred pages
In thus reviewing the development of journalism in
this country it is not improper to say that The TRIBUNE
has rsked much and accomplished something to raise
the Daily Press of New-York to a truly metropolitan
potion II was the first to ISSUE daily, double sheet
il is now the first to appear in style worthy of great
and influential journal, and to furnish the public with
paper which, in external appearance at least may cha
lepce comparison with any in the world. The London
Tju,s on the occasion of certain American newspapers
beno exhibited at the Worlds Exposition justly assumed
for itself supremacy in regard to typographical beauty
and intellectual character The vulgar shape and air of
orr journals was duly dscanted upon. But with the SYM
metrica FORM the broad columns the clear type the
convenient arrangement, the formidable completeness
Of TOPICS the amplitude of discussion, the variety of
contributions and the Free living spirit which
shall characterize The TRIBUNE, intend that America
shall have journal representing her as truly as The
inns represents England furnished, too at a rate
whose exceeding cheapness makes accessible to the
masses of the people. In first great innovation the
issue of double sheet the enterprzing of our
cotemporaries have followed after experience had
show that it was safe and profitable and presume
that in due time they will follow in the boder and
more important step We have now taken
When we look back to the beginning of American
newspapers, and compare Franklins little sheet with
The Tribune of to-day we that immense advance
has been accomplished But perfection is not yet at
tained and in its pursuit whatever vglant enterprise
can do to procure the recent and trustworthy in
telpence or generous expenditure enlist new and
varied talent shall be wanting to secure for this
journal foremost and leading place Our object is to-
stand in the very front rank of the journalism not merely
of this country but of the world We aspire to give our
readers better paper up to the ideas and
ments of the day. resher spirited and varied
than any other, Of quality and at price which
petition excel 1t will be for the public to say how