The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-12-11


with speculative view may be disappointed. It
would require a sudden increase Of half a million
to our population in order to render the value Of
he aIge extent of property in that region
grei'r than it is now selling for. 1t is true that
u't'nately the vicinity of the Central Park will
be all occupied by splendid residences, and when
Fifth avenue will become street Of fashionable
retail stores, and Broadway the avenue of trade
in h. avy goods. But it will take many years
yet TO come to that point. Such revolution
i not be witnessed by this generation.
| These con 'emplated improvements in the Cen
tral Park have been made the special order Of
business for the Board of Aldermen on Thursday
next and we earnestly hope they will receive
prompt attention from that body
| The New YORK HERALD AND THE PRESIDENTS
MEssAGE--Scvcral of the small fry journals of
this city have been during the past three or four
days in terrible state of mind because the annual
Message Of President Buchanan was issued from
this Office in advance Of any other The exact
time in advance is not of much consequence.
| They say that the HERALD was the first to supply
| the document to the public, and the cEcum-
| stance throws them into uncomfortable grief
We have rarely seen 80 touching an exhibition.
! Indeed the agony Of the minor metropolitan
| journalists has been SO profound to have
penetrated to the rural districts, and some Of the
country papers, green as their own vernal
fields, have been silly enough to be led away by
taeir city confreres, and to reproduce the most
| stupid and groundless attacks upon the Presi-
dent, charging him with same mysterious COM
| pl;city in our affairs. In feet, there il good
deal of bad temper displayed in reference to the
matter, and the language is fairly exhausted to
find terms of abuse for the President of the
United States and the editor of the New YORK
| HERALD. If all that is said about them is true
they certainly merit condign punishment
Let us hasten. however, to relieve the rresi-
| dent from his portion of elimination. Let the
blow fall where it belongs-upon our head The
President is perfectly innocent. He is indeed
| entirely ignorant about the matter. He had
not the remotest idea of any arrangements made
| in the Office of the HERALD, either in reference
TO his Message or anything else. Mr. Buchanan
is good President, firm. prudent, faithful and
able executive officer. He keeps the White
| House in good order. but he would be out of his
| depth should he attempt to take part in the
management of the HERALD Office. We are not
| for four years, but for all time, and arrange
our business accordingly. The machinery of the
| government is more OF less circumlocuitous and
| cumbrous. Ours is simple, frank, straight for
| ward.
Let us go back few years. and see what
Of novelty there is in this hue and cry.
We can remember. some twenty or more
years ago, that our system Of publishing
news from Europe two or three days in adj
vance of other city journals annoyed them.
1t was simple matter. The pilots brought US
the papers before tho ships came up the bay.
The small fry journals abused the pilots then,
they abuse the President now. A few years
ater when the Cunard steamers arrived at Hall
fax and Boston, we arranged system of ex-
presses, first by horse and next by steam power,
| and gave to the merchants fNew York the state
| of European markets before the Wall street our
nasts had any news Of foreign arrival. We
aided in the establishment of line OF telegraph
between New York and Boston, Offering equal
facilities to the whole public, and freely offered
the privileges of all our abors TO the other jour
nails. provided they would share the expense.
We organized the first corps Of reporters in Con-
gross. and published the first speech ever by
telegraph in the world During the war with
Mexico we arranged system Of ex-
presses by which we were enabled TO
give the result of every important ac-
ton far ahead of all competition. The treaty
Of peace was first printed in these columns, and
| terrible were the mprccations which were
shower,d upon US for so far enlightening the
people upon their own affairs. When the Cali
fornian exodus set in the HERALD was the tirst
! to give the news and to present to Wall street
some assaycd specimens Of the auriferous pro-
ducts Of the new III Dorado In all matters
TRANSPORTING in Mexico, Nicaragua. Cuba and
| South America, in European news, and general
affairs. foreign and domestic, our system has
worked equally well. and il has been our salts
| faction to maintain the leading position which
| the people Of this metropolis accorded to over
twenty years ago. Recently we printed, be-
fore any American Journal, the treaties con-
cludcd with England France, Russia and the
| United States. by the Chinese government; and
Mr.. Townsend IIarris's very important conyen-
ton with japan was published exclusively In the
| HERALD. These treaties, rs well as that with
Mexico, were given to the people in this Journal
before they we're laid before the Senate, or
ratified Ivy the European Powers.
| We do not mean TO boast Of these things
They belong TO our system. II is merely mat
ter ofroutine for US TO lead the small fry Jour
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from ten minutes to ten hours or ten days. IA
for the President or any official parsonage hav-
ing any knowledge Of the interior discipline ofa
leading journal like the London Tine or the
| NEw YonK HERALD. il il absurd. and Is shown