The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-08

press who desired them But before this happensa sha
essaas cried through streets by newsboys ons
Ct the smaller papers having oontrvod by hook or By
croos to RSt possession OF 1t in advance. The dapesa
ries Of official confidence leshy best SnA
that almest every important public document however,
may BE- the inuncons Of secrssy passs. cut
y s to the IN
to be. Either apunctons of seorssy should ~
dspensed witS or else she government should employ
only such 70 print it documents be trusted
Editors would teen have equal chance without resort
ing to c doubtful propiey, to ray the least
from the Commercial Advcrtserl
At twelve O'Clock q Lrinutes thereafter,
sentative fiom this eurnal At the Port Office, await
ing the breaking Of me SEAL did he loAve until tbs
minutes to two o'clocl Full before that Tina
TWO morning papers had publshei me MESSAGE and must
dsrepuiabIs breach Of ih in onsscton With such =
important public matter, have ney n known We say
this without any personal ceiling in the matter bscauss
we all we contemplated with peot to tho
message Bat the President and Mr. Postmaster Fowlsr
owe |. to their p,bic and personal honor p
iato possession OF the papers in question.
From the Boston Courier, Dec IL
me Boston Po-to the excr sion Of all otL,r estabsh
presdene' mease for several days. and yesterday -
the moment tbs signal given erectng the rosmAstg
suee extra whi,h contained the document in This
enterprise the part of Water street neghbor quits
he IN plans OF the ra- and 1nal IAs
EACH with view OF issuing the message to the public II
en- hour after ita receipt at their respective estabsh
meats, but the Pcs anticipated them. The President
does well even In this small way to ward the few
papers that wJy to sustain and endo his abon-
ton appon' This is the first instance upon reoorA
In which the President OF the United States furnished
to partzan editor of his TO the excluslos
of oth.r presses.
From the Borton Chronicle Dec.7.1
STEALING MARCH THE Post played
nanosone trick upon ths city press yesterday Withina
very few minutes after 1t announced BY telegraph
that the reading Of tho Preser ts Messsgs had
mepced at Wa hngton, srd while the various paper
Offices were beginning to put it into type-behold
extra Post appears with the document in full aud advse
tsing na15bls are posted up simulta with the
circulation of the extra The Post therefore sd COPY
of the Meussge In type ard inted at least all ready
to be prn sd before 1t announced hero that the
reading had commenced at Wash lngton
Wheher Mr. Postmaster Bailey favored the Fest sxca
sive, with copy or whether purloinsd by a.
ag mt at Warrington is probably known only Co thoss
Immediately csncerned, but the publication uisdsr the
circumstances procedurs IN violation of Implied
city and other parties which il not ut all creditbe to
those who gpity of it,
1t was no later than Monday last that the PcK pull
ishec the following paragraph
was reported here copy the Message
had been snrrepitiously obtained by evening
ting IL in type whether the report be true
abe to say--if true thers has beertheft
when the Lo published this ph-evidenty n.
tended as "blinP-it dout had copy of tho Mo-
ssge in Its possession, snd itself putting 1t In
type p! VIE thssthe theft ?" Who was steal.
no little Indignation expressed yesterday among these
who were preparing 70 issue the Message early hour
at 30 glarng instance of Unfair dealing the part &
one OF their number