Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-11-21
Department news.


There was time when Frankfrt, by lis geo
graphical situation, in the centre of the postal
Communications between Eastern and Western
Germany, and as great commercial city, offered
various advantages for the establishment and pros
perity of newspapers The restrictions which the
presence Of the Diet, and . severe censorship inn
posed on the press were not great enough TO over
balance these advantages; because these restric-
tons, in greater or less degree, we're common to
the press throughout Germany These restrictions
have subsidized since the year lS4s, but only to
give place to severe laws on the press, and to
measures of administration no less obnoxious to
. free expression Of political opinion than those
Of the late censorship. On the other hand, the
advantages of geographical situation have, in q
great measure, been neutralized by the invention
Of railroads and the electric telegraph. However,
notwithstanding these circumstances the newspa-
pers of Frankfort are amongst the first of Germa-
ny as TO the number Of their readers and the in
fuence they exercise. gsIn
"The German journal Of Frankfort Is one Of the
Oldest Of newspapers. IL was established in the
year 1915, and has appeared since that time in va
rious forms, but without interruption. The num-;
Der Of sheets printed daily amounts to between
eight and ten thousand. The Frankfort journal
enjoys certain popularity, because its political
and religious principles are more liberal than those
OF the other newspapers of Frankfort, and great
part Of its German colleagues. II distinguishes
itself by clever quickness in communicating po-,
litica news but it is ordinarily devoid of leading
articles, which give so much interest to american,
to English, and to French newspapers. The res1bu
ers OF the Frankfort journal arc, TOR the greater
part, to be found amongst the middle classes In
Frankfort and its neighborhood, in the Rhenish
provinces, in Saxony, and in Southern Germany
generally. The Frankfort Journal Is about one
fourth the size Of your paper, 1.-THE Uaios,) and
the subscription price is ten forms year. II lis
published daily, Sunday not excepted.
Y "The sOberpostGnpt ZeitMig was established
by the Post Office Department by the Prince of
Taxissabout fifty years ago. Its political princi
Piles, and the bias of Its readers made III during
long period, the antagonist of the Frankfort Jour
nal. The principles it defended were those Of
aristocacy and it's readers were, for the most part
to be found amongst the through
out Germany. During the revolutionary crisis Of
lS48 the Oberpostampt Zeitung sympathized for q
time with the Democratic party, but mitigated by
the influences of the time, when that movement
subsded, it returned to its former principles; and
in politics it is now considered more especially the
organ Of the Austrian cabinet whose political sys-
tenn in the affairs of the East, is warmly defended
by this newspaper. The daily issue Of this paper
amounts to between three and four thousand. IT
is Of the size of the Frankfort Journal and costs
the same. Il 'l :. sgi4M la~
The French Journal dc Frankfort, founded
at the beginning Of the present century by French
emigg;sanIs, has for long time enjoyed good.re-
putation for the pronptness and correctness Of its
information and for the purity of its French style.
OF late years it had gone over TO the Russian in
terests and was for some time considered the or
gan Of Russian politics 1t seems, however, that
this opinion was founded not 80 much upon the
character Of the newspaper itself as upon the cir
cumstance of its having given from time to time
late Russian news, and also articles on Russian
politics which circumstance Is accounted for by
the family relations existing between its editor,
Baron de Vrints, and the late Russian ambassador,
Baron Mezendorf On the other hand, the same
relation exists between Mr.. de Vrints and the Aus
trian Premier, Count Buol and, indeed, the Journal
de Frankfort seems recently to be much more de-
voted TO Austrian interests than to those of Russia
Its readers from two to three thousand) are, for
the most part, among the diplomatists and states
men Of Germany and those Of the Northern part Of
Europe. 1t is. a little larger than the German
Frankfort Journal, and costs fourteen forms.
Y "Der Actonnar 1.-THE SHAREHOLDER is published
weekly, at ten torins year. This paper was
commenced in January, 1854, but the talent and
assiduity Of its editor, DIR. Scherer, have already
given it high character. DIR. Scherer, in his ca
pacity of secretary of Lloyd, at Trieste, had an
opportunity to make himself familiar with matters
of industry and commerce. and his journal keeps
watchful eye on all enterprises over railroads,
banks, mines, manufactures, and the like, as well
as over the operations Of the public funds and Sc
acurites of all kinds. He devotes special attention
to the commercial and industrial interests Of the
United States, and gives quotations of American
funds stoeks,s &c. Its readers are to be found,
not only in every part Of Germany, but in France,
In Belgium, and even in England. ess.....
"The Deutschland was established a few months
ago. II is intended to fill the room OF the Deutsch
Volkchalle, which was published, but which was
obliged to emigrate by order Of the Prussian gov
eminent, TO which It had been in systematic oppo-
sition. This paper notwithstanding its short ex-
istence has numerous readers in the Rhenish prov
inces In Slesia and In other districts Of the Prus
sian monarchy. It costs eleven forms year,
The Intelligenz-Blatt Is published six times a
week, at five forms year. It contains local adj
vertsements and occasional political articles, and
is looked upon as an organ OF Prussia Although
its circulation Is confined almost exclusively to the
city, its issues amount to between three and four
thousand. The laws, and other official documents,
are to be found in the Amtsblatt, annexed 10, or
forming kind of supplement to, Q Intclgenz-
Blatt. The transactions of the sensse and the
legislative body of Frankfort are pu olished In q
periodical paper exclusively devoted 10 that OBJ
ject.
"There is, also, Catholic theological Journal
and besides the Actionnsr, there are three other
papers for the quotation Of public funds Of which
two devote space 70 the transactions In Amer-
can securities. There are, also, two literary pa
pers (the Museum and the Gazette Of the Theatre J
and newspaper published three times month,
at two and half forms year, containing notices
relating to agricultural interests also, journal
called the Auzierger, established come three or
four years ago, with only a. limited number of
readers, for political news--price, four 1orins a
year. AN
uTba na,,,acrat;c nartx ~ E.anLfcrt e., "a. l.,
cal interests is represented by the voksreund 1.-THE
friend of the people, which is published three times
week and the liberal, party Of Goths, is rep
resented by the vollxsbote messenger of the peo-
ple,) which is published once week be
"a paper on the plan OF Galgnani's, of Paris,