The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-12-28

Disrio M.veenfl in Pueao csbeilo- al three OF .
Commercial character.
.s Ss zane sts The h,ss pub
organ Of the government In Quito; la Demscracis
end E Fyoersso. semiSfdoiAi papers. pabiished in
The press Of New Granada. the most active. the
most extended and the least expensive Of ALL enjoys
the greatest liberty and at the same time as
the organ of the government and 40 the expression
OF popular opinion. There are ten newspapers in
Bogots, OF which one Is oiical one. FL Catolicismo.
religious, literary and the others POLITICAL two
conservative and five liberal.
In the State of Panama there exist four newspa-
pess. published three times q week Ell Panoms1so,
IN Spanish, and the others. the Panama Star, the
Hruld, and the AspsnscaH Courier, In English.
The New Granadian papers which have the larg-
est circulation and enjoy the greatest credit are
E Posrentr, FL Neo Gronudino, and FL Tempo,
oil three liberal The size of the papers d generally
email, but tbar print very neat. As to the propa-
CATION Of ideas. the New GranadiAn press perfectly
understands its work.
In Peru there are two large daily papers: Ell Dom
.sercso and ~ Heraldo. The first. representing
large industrial establishment, has no political
color at all and advocates whichever party pays the
most IL is well informed on European affairs, and
notwithstanding It's high price. il everywhere
sought for. III Heratdo. not less Informed by its
correspondents in regard to foreign matters, is SUI
perior In every other respect. Before the revolu-
tion II supported the cause Of Echesique and fell
with It's protector; but very soon after the triumph
COutSfv8kftm,
order 10 make opposition to the revolutionary go
vernment. All other Peruvian periodicals arc only
OF local interest, and very limited in their crcu-
lation.
The press Of Chile is materially the best orrsuixed:
there are two daily papers in Valparaiso two in San
tiaR0. and two in Copiapo The most important Of
them u Il! Wessuys0 which has existed for twenty
five years, and can compare with the great Euro
pean newspapers. IL has correspondents in Spain.
in Paris and London, and In the United States,
without counting those who occasionally write 70 II
from the American republics. from California and
Australia II s very ably edited and has the great
est number OF advertisements, receiving them at
cheaper rate than any other paper; its circulation Is
more than two thousand copies There are three edi
tons one daily another semiweeky for the provinces
and toT S s coGntTes and third one fort
other papers Of Valparaiso, are Ell Diasi0 semiofi-
cial; FL Mensagero, paid by the government. Those
OF santiago are the Fsyyoc0yy, recently established,
and n the 1rascano the Official organ-besides La
Recista C0t0ficG, the organ Of the clergy and the
ultramontane party; LaRevistd de Santiago. edited
by Guillermo Malta, one Of the first poets Of South
America, which publishes excellent articles on lite
nature. ~ Copiapino represents the mineral int
As regards the newspapers of the States Of Rio de
Ia Plata we may cite Ell Constitutional in Mendo-
"a, FL Commercio in Corrientes, FL Eco del Liforai
in Tucuman, Ell Naci0n0i Arjentsm0 In Parana and
La Confederacion in Rosario The three first belong
to localities of the interior of the confederation the
two last are organs Of the government.
In Paraguay there are only tw0 periodically, OF
email SIZE which represent the interests Of the cOun-
try, and have very limited circulation.
In Buenos Ayres we find, az in Valparaiso and
New Granada, important wspapers. well conducted
in ali respects and serving with indefaigable zeal
the interests of civilization. The chief periodics ais
Of Buenos AyTes are: FL NaeionaI, paper OF the
prograssistas FL Oydsn. La Cyonic0, Ell Interim.
cional and the British Packet, the last kind of
summary OF the principal news.
The newspapers of Montevideo. the principal Of
which are Ell Commerce. de la Plata, and Ell Ma.
rion0i, present the same character as those of
Buenos Ayres.
The reader is now acquainted with the situation
of the South American republics, aud tins action
which the press has exercised them from the be-
ginning Of the revolution up TO the present day But
the powerful and irresistible influence of this mighty
instrument Of civilization is not TO be limited here.
In America, az In Europe, the press Il powerful
enough 10 canse events but ii allows itself very
easily to be rnled by the reaction which para
yzes its power and makes it a victim TO its own in
difference.
For the happiness Of America, the triumph Of
liberal principles, and the security Of the future it il
necessary that the American press should not stop
In the midst of Its glorious career and that since
has power enough to create events, 1t may be also
strong enough to govern and direct them.
This must be the objec. OF its ambition. Tho dag
when IL fhdl have attained IT, il will eooy its fuh
liberty Of action for the realization of the provden-
tisi destiny Of the people.