New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-16

The other day we said that TalleyrsDd vas
"Jesuitical, double-faced and time serving '-an
opinion neither very novel, nor, we fst.er our
selves, very inelegant'y eIpressed-bus thereupon
The n. \. Times, feeling Itself hurt, mildly
retor's that our style is that of Peter Porcu-
"pine and the feb women of BlIiugsg,te," add
iIg new version Of its old story tina; THE TRI-
BUNEis a very unpopular paper while its own
moce.t merit, sweet temper, elevated style, aud
becoming Difference" ia discussing public
measures, have rendered it splenddly popular.
As for the ePithets applied to Talleyrsnd, if
The ~ Y Times supposes them to describe its
own character in the estimation Of that part Of
tie public whose esteem is especially desirsb e,
it il but natural that it should be angry at any
words that could be supposed to contain even the
most distant suggestion OF the fact. IL is al old
saying that they whom the coat hts may wear it,
and since The ~ Y. Times 10 greatly dis
turbed by the adjectives in question, We can only
regret our Inability to offer it any consos'on. We
will admit, however, tina. the sensisiveness 1t
exhibits does more credit to its conscience than
10 its sbrew dness.
But az to the comparative popularity and sue
cess Of the two journals-whch our cOtenpo-
rary seems to regard as his most stunning argu
ment, since be brings it up on every OCCASION
as to that xe must be allowed to differ. 1t is
true that THE TRIBUNE is not in the habit Of
trucking to popular prejudices, of being on all
sides Of a public question: or of considering
whether it will gain or lose subscribers by follow
ing this or that course; and in this respect we
shall not dispute that The N. Y. Times may have
immensely tie advantage Of US, But s)mehoT,
though We do not court popularity, and should
see not the slightest reason for getting in pas
zion IL we we're called Jesutica dOuble-f,ced,
land time. serving" THE TRIBUNE is toler-
ably popular journsl-perhsps we may say it is
the most popular in the wOrld-being taken by
upward of 1885, 600 subscribers, of whom above
65 600 have been added to lis lists within the
past year. The n. \. Times, we believe, boasts
that it has &c, 600, to which, perhaps, limited
Weekly circulation of some 5000 or ID, 600 may
be added. Under these circumstances, we sug-
gest TO our contemporary tina. it is rather ludi-
crous to lay so great stress on our unpopularity,
superior favor with the people. 1t would also
DO well to dismiss another notion which seems to
be equally inherent with it, namely, that we re-
gard its peculiar success with troul.ton aud
vexatiop, systematic and vehement and that this
is the sbimus Of any structures we may see fit to
make on its tendencies ard course. We beg to
assure our neiehbor that any personal feeling we
may entertain is the reverse Of either envy or
en- ulation, when We see the Editor Of journal
who had recabted his views, and publicly aban-
doned bis position ON the Liquor'Lsw question,
in order to get the nomination to Office of party
be had previously opposed. after being elected BY
that party. turning around again, as if willing to
hedge with the rum-seliers, aai really, if not
openly, to sbandon the policy he had protested to
embrace. This is a transaction which The ". Y.
Tunes may, perhaps, prefer not to have character
lied, even as briefly, or by saying of Talley.
rsBds, but it 10 one in which high officer of the
State and newspaper are the actors, and which
every public journal has a right to comment on,
whether with indign alton, pity or regret.