New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-07-15
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n denea gree the Ilace of tut0r preacher,
lecturer. historian. orator. /, i dluy book filled
With facts upon every conceivable sugec' and pointing
also 10 every SPEC al source Of int ns'on The read
er Of books learns What TO read from he Newspaper
eoually with The buyer Of wares where 10 purchase
Iii The great exponent Of the age Il Is The chief
Condenser If -houabt We q not hes-a's q say tlit
the best writing in Engaud or America is IL 's
rcvsoapers snd not in is books The Style is bolder
freer resber aud less dusive in the than ia the
other There j. less verbiase less unnecessary e1-
preston On what should be taken for granted, which
d,fgures more or less nearly every POpu tire use.
journalism ee.s ar facts without niir-c ness, and
tbrogs out generlzstions aud theories on them ghcl
are aitfrWard p4radcd IN books original Ia the
materials of Jaws it is more suggestive than the law
makers In u extent Of It's powers to do good a
essyaper il equal often to i've hundred or Use
ttousard ordinary lecturers or decaimers For
instance, We estimate that THE TRiBUSE is read By a.
least half q million readers. Nov speaker who com
nsnds ore thousand listeners has good luck audiences
Of one hundred are much common Jhau one thou
sand Compare these LAST numbers ~ith half million
ard Judge then Of the efficacy OF the press.
Bu. this efficacy is inseparab'e az the present time
from cbeapness. If Newspapers are not pat doSn
at a low price they have but limited circuia-
ton In fact there is other branch of enterprise IN
which excellence and moderation Of price are 50
combined. No Ian, looking a. the cost Of the
paper Oh Which TuE TRIBUNE is printed, and the fall
pers ard variety Of s topics, will deny that at the
price IL ia scd ior.-only t8o cents-t Is miracle OF
cheaTness IL il OILY BY vast circulation and an un-
rvacd advertising business that are able 20 furnish
such paper B. such price much less to spend more
ard more money in constantly attempting to make it
better similar state Of th0gs may also be predcaed
Of .eseral other American journals
When however, We leave the United Sa'es AMI get
10 England, ve find there he journals resembling CHE
TrBryL size and general appearance are i'e times
its price The London Times. for example costs fge
rcr,e or ten cents TIE circulation Of that paper is
ereatr an that Of all the other London day paper,
lut together and excepting two other daily Journals.
Of limited extent ard influence, published az GasgoF
and DrLln there is hone issued ont Of LOndoo IN the
Tinted Kuadom This fac, viii give idea Of hos
restricted are the opportunities Of Tie people Of En-
gland in obtaining 10 ans Of nfcrma ion, and explains
how. afw years back Vhen e7O0j) were vo.elin Par
rar,r:f,rthc Queen stables ony 500 600 were vo-ed
F.r popular education throu. hout Cho elure kingdom
Aud +, may be affirmed, sithou, con raic'on. that
form and national iIumns ion in the British Isles.
4 prominent reason for the absence Of such press
NAY BE- fourd in The TAX on advertisements. Such
mode OF revenue il necessarily Destructive 70 many OF
~ rest. Of he poorer orders. ir greatly ia
croasCs he cypensc Of making their wants known
trough the press. and mus net in sustaining the mo
-Jroy Of o i.w papers No. "a sag single one. Tae
cost Of ADVERTISE in PsIer so great lhaJ nothing
shore of die uece-sf. dives mulules Of people
III England TO spend th.r money SO; and then Tae
TINS reaps almos- excus-e, the profits Of such
current advertising. One shilling and sHpence (314
cCatD is the dury On each advert'emenl Inls Is
iuesrec'iye OF itpeh-ooe line d thousand pay the
fgpe and tie tax required for every fresh insertion
Tie mass Of POOR people with little wares for sale, or
smell requiem ents 10 be 'de 6uosn are literally shat
out from The public press for the Of advertising
is re. dered excessive by Government tax.
TLe abolition Of this tax, well Of that on papeF
aid Of tie stamp tGy,-G Of them together knogn IS
lle taxes On huoVes has long been object II
primary importance with the British Liberals; and in
debating the budget or tue l5t inst they made
tIal sand for iJs entire removal. The Chancet
Dor Of tie EXcheqler and Lord JOAN Russell
with LIN, strugaed hard % arrest the movement,
Tie proposed t. reduce the tx 70 sd. on es,t id
,,r.isement, ard plead -ar d 80 much were Mt
allowed rim. he would be derived Of e-J.1j0 yearly
revenue. We rejoice sa that he defea I'd after
abe al telling speeches 10y Messr.. GIBSON Golden,
sId Bright When tlcJc.e was taken on The GJyern-
rea, project Of lowering lie TO Cd. there CD
aycs 70 t. neys While on tie Total abolition Of the duy
,rcge were - yeas 70 81 nays.
Our readers VII ut he sarpr sed 70 learn dat a
number Of The TRIBUNE, IN It's resent enlarged form.
was introduced in tn debate, as argument for che
extinction Of Ills barrier 70 the creation of c-r.,
newspaper pres 10 England Indeed this S b. 10 I.4as
the first tine that ourpaper las been employed bat
hitherto in form ard external appearance az least, s
Lasn wei borne-a- DO American newspaper eIce2:
Use TrIusr can in these respects nos 5ear--a con
Tarson with tie great journals Of London. % he
present occasion, however, Mr. BEIeHI e., himself
justified IN using the toiowiu. language:
"Hetad Newspaper there Ihe Asr YORK TnJss>.
which be- louuc 20 say, good Any published
IN ENGLAND tbs week The Hon Member h.rs open
e. cuia copy 4 TIE VEG lo-s Tr.'uH,, AIh exhibited
il e. Tie Ho-s, Il printed with finer type than
ary London day rsPer. II sedi1 ~ good - a
ourual quite sufficient ior al tie Pur?oses q -spE
Sy,easipc or fore The H5ass the honorable gentle
man distilled lis col,els acsg With very nuner
ous l. contained yA articles, anongs;
others ore Sgains public dinners in which he thoEghi
honorable members would fully Sgree-one crcisng or
Chancellor Of the Exchegusrs budget, IN part justly
and one upon the Manchester school but be must say
the Manchester school went Il dad not 30 asn JUS
tee al Laughter BE yentared TO say thai there Wal
No, better paper than this in London. Moreover &C.
rscialv wrote in favor Of Temperance and AM Slavery
"a ,bouoh honorable members were Nc. al members Of