The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-02

swindlers and loafers. immigration to Africa
is the only thing left for the colored man. He
is, like the Indian, becoming thing Of the past
in this country.
Our BUREAU OF CORREsPoNDENCE.-There is
no department of the American newspaper SO
original or SO important as the bureau Of cor
respondence-local correspondence especially.
The New York HERALD first directed at.en-
ton to the subject nearly twenty years ago,
and its example has been initiated SO far
that almost every traveller acts as re-
porter for his favorite journal, and jots down in
cidents by the way. and general information
which, when properly prepared and revised
for the press, is a source of great benefit to the
reading public. With our regular correspon-
dents, aided by the guerilla war kept up by
summer skirmishers, we are able to spread be-
fore our readers, almost every day, great
deal of Information which could not he obtain
ed elsewhere. Indeed, 1t is a fact that the inte-
rior journals often are obliged to copy from
the New York papers accounts Of matters
which have transpired in their own localities,
which they have overlooked, while some sharp
HERALD. In the European press this COM
mepdable feature is almost unknown. Those
who are able to write for The press--a small
class-are too lazy; and the city journals dis
Kiss affairs in the interior with brief para
graph condensed from the slow country paper.
Sometimes when any thing very important
takes place, the London Times sends special
;n40 fba lint hat
happen very often.
To show the amount O! news received through
the medium Of correspondence at a well regu-
lated newspaper office, we may state that there
have been published in this journal during the
past four days, letters from London, Paris,
Vienna, Mexico. Havana, China Sandwich
Islands, Peru, Uruguay, Nicaragua, New
Granada, California, Washington Territory,
Kansas, Arkansas, Kentucky. Florida, In
diana, New Jersey, Virginia Pennsylvania.
Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire and
Rhode Island; and, in addition, local CORES
pondence from all parts Of this State, and about
forty watering place letters from sea, lake,
spa and mountain side. Many Of these were
from our regular rrespondents-others from
volunteers; many were received but not publish
ed, for reasons hereafter to be mentioned. All
such communications are carefully revised and
condensed before going to the printers
A few of our summer correspondents appear
to have fallen into grave error as TO the du-
ties of their mission and we fad that it is ne
cessary for us to say to them what everyone
should know by this time that the HERALD is
p, fcto fair
railroad conductors, agents, or superintendent,
hotel keepers, clerks, hos,lers, walters or hack
drivers. ct id genus omot however accommo-
dating, gentlemanly and affectionate they may
be. 1t is their duty to possess and exercise these
attributes and we do not see why theJ should
be pulled for it. At all events. our correspon-
dents nav rave themselves the trouble of
writing such notices--they will always be ex-
csed from the letters, previous to publication
If they discontinue their favors we shall lose
nothing, for our best letters never contain puffs
We have good reason to believe that, in some
instances, these pufis are taken in part or whole
pay fer board bills; and we have to request
that landlords will charge all persons claiming
to be our correspondents, aud collect the cash
in precisely the same coin or current bank notes
which they demand from ordinary mortals To
show what nuisance this putting 81 stem has
become we had letter the other day contain
ing seven several and distinct complimentary
notices for steamboats, and hotels. Yesterday
a seaside letter contained-of all things in
The worid-a puff for some new bathing shaaties.
AID the gentlemanly and accommodating
negro " no attended them.
We trust that our correspondents will make
a note Of these things, and profit by the above
hjnti. So will their letters be made more in
terestlug, and the true object Of publishing
them be more nearly attained.