The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-15

on our readers the speeches OF the Wall street
SPECTATORS and money changers at yesterdays
meeting in favor Of the proposed scheme, and
we consider this dose enough to gorge any one.
As to Mr.. Hatch's trash, why should we rescue
Il from the oblivion which already covers it?
Let him hand over his 500 to some charitable
institution at Buffalo, as he says that he is al
ready indebted to us in like sum for the pub
location of one Of his old harangues. We want
none Of his money; and should not have noticed
his letter had it not illustrated the system on
which the advocates of the amendment are pro-
ceeding. There are journals in this community
TO which an offer Of 500 ought not to be lightly
made; when we see the zeal and activity they
are display ing for the cause, we cannot help
thinking that they TOO have had correspond
sace with Mr. Israel 7. Hatch.
INCREASE IN THE PRICE OF THE HERALD.-If,
by the vote that is to be taken this day, the
people of New York declare that they are re-
solved to violate their constitution and to al
low the political harpes at Albany to levy an
impost Of ten millions of dollars upon them we
think it will be settled beyond controversy that
they will hereafter stand anything. As soon
therefore, as the fact is placed upon record we
shall proceed, in accordance with the advice of
many competent and iudicious friends, to con-
slider the propriety Of raising the price of the
New York HERALD to three cents per copy.
When we first started in 1885, we fixed the price
Of our paper at one cent 1t grew and pros
pered beyond our hopes. Within the year our
success was such that we resolved to raise the
In another six months or so, we resolved to
make still further alteration and we raised
the price again to three cents without increas-
ing its aize. The paper did well at this price;
but as we found it would be sufficiently remu-
nerative at two, we shortly afterwards returned
to our old rates, at which it has remained ever
since.
been opened to emigrants-gold has poured in
apon us-banks have multiplied-the price Of
almost every commodity has risen-the HERALD
alone has grown to nearly three times its former
size, and contains more than four times its
former amount of matter at it's old price. The
wages OF printers. the salaries Of clerks, the
compensation of editors and reporters, and
even the price of paper have all increased.
Aessrs. Persse Il Brooks, who, since we
began to publish the HERALD, have re-.
eeived from US upwards OF a million of
dollars, have grown fat and wealthy, and insist
upon ON advance. We are compelled to submit,
for where could we get q thousand reams Of
paper week? Our circulation is enormous
II is in fact only limited by the power Of ma
shiDery to print the paper. The great bulk Of
those who read and buy the HERALD would
have it at all hazards, even were it to cost them
nix cents. All the increase we suggest is one
cent. And we should not think of proposing
even this, if the people of this community fail
to manifest their disposition to 60 ahead in all
matters Of expenditure, by voting this day to
hflict upon themselves and their children debt
Of ten millions of dollars to supply the money
changers in Wall street with stocks, and the
spectators and contractors at Albany with
funds to carry on their system Of spoils and
Dlander,
We may therefore say that we have some
personal interest in the result of the vote to be
taken to-day. This is . strange era in the
worlds history. Everything seems to be going
ahead SO fast, that one can hardly overcome q
sort Of underlined impression that some terrible
eonvulson lies ahead.