New-York daily tribune., 1858-12-14

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ng 10 sarcasm, and sa'cn might -ecni 'isi'u'us
20 signify There - 10 d"ph' ih-f NJ tH7-N"
the t-i,V st'ark- # ttus" shs-e IA ro" h h'r ~
ihoug ni-ssne,s 2onld pot psrGit pf"i"i' '' Gu
oid We of the matter. BIf Ia yirlilrg - b'iuet
a, T. Ei~ ard Ever 'ts motive ard r'r'r tIr Np,'e
IN ptschueut. H. fame = bot fsrnl-'-d nor i 'is
digtny iupsirsd by tie act. The dgni'y o' sn'1 u
nan j. nut accessible. Mr. should Ne m''I1'u
late BIZ motives. TIE con-iferat' ~ So noble
&C. r,rbn or as IN thousand dollars 20 his pstrjuc
project IL probably hnt mCie'S ~ The advantage
v H. ch lie doubtless hopes ~ ghn oT 'he measure
In. influence tru. placed al o.. command Wi he
.forn.n. through no other cheDuel uuier
heaven cou1 poserful an ihtel-ct peak N'u
80 poserfal voice a. 'nroggh the comm'- q
TIE LcSgcr. The clsss IN winch thh psp-r IA "n
tar I'd 80 xide circulation is the ole, ~ al ctetS
n p u oct difficult of access by mind ike h., sli
probsby no other medium exists. or oopt he devised
through which such mind couli have fearhed thos'
composing Il. Aud when W. beaf IN mnd th"' ~
Contributions viii introduce the paper mo circles
which i wo.d never Utherwlse have entered. /" lie
they uill in Do wise diminish its circulation IN rs old
chhrr els We cannot well estimate The treincr-
dou- power # tie leverage he grasps. Ihls was
doubtless embraced III Lis c0nsderatIon-anl WIN
such advantages before tin, and such motives to
govern him. he csuuot justly b. cen-urei for acc.dng
10 Bouuers propo-al. His participant N IN the ol'-
ress ,houd be held as much above criticism ss u
IL beyond sns ,icun Of evil, and those vino attemp.
l., rdicule his Conduct exposs their ignorance ana
stupidity rs much ss they debase themselves by an
,,hipt"n # tier envy.
Fro- The Springfield, Ma'', Daily Repab'ieaH
Mr. BoSSFR TIE NEw-Y0RK LsDGER ASp MR.
EVERETT. The seqstivcne-, pf Mr. Bonner Tue 'a-
muus 3ubi- er of the Newiork Ledger, to the care-
kss ard sometimes severe comment Of sone OF tHe
Pres upon hs dashug way Of doiog business and the
literary character # sOI0e portion Of the contents oi
hir paper prove HIM TO have s"1l above mere
noney y-nakioe and tuat be mas creditsbe prlde IN
the real literary excellence ami moral tone OF the
widrly.clrculatsd journal 10 which he hss given
worllside 'aue. Indeed, Il il isc' that The Lefger
is Der 50 far better sheet than people who nave
not seen il are in the hahit Of believing and the
rum Of Us influence being instructive, e.esarns
ari n the best sense improving 10 the great
body Of IT, renders, there l. abundant reason TOR
r,oicI il its great circulation. II Il read by msny
people who hut for Il would read IN paper, or those
which are at hast Of doubtful character II not Of pos
iyely had il fueuce The fleet of jolrral crcula-
ing 800 eco to taf million copies per w-ek aod read
by several times that number, cannot but be very
great up,u The vast ms jurty 0' the minds who come
in contact with il; and we reioce 10 believe, ami to
kFow tia Mr.. Bonner conscertionsly itcis The re-
spoIs'iry If this power III his case, aud Is nalng II
IN sLrh uaLrer ~ rot only 10 do no harm Ia me
mi de and morals Of the millions that come within ms
il fnence but positively 10 elevate afd improve tnem
And this suggests reason Why NJ Everett ston'd
have ecoepter M h nners offer 70 write 10y ne
Lc5ecr, that rave not seen alluded 10 before. In
DO other way il II possible for him win little effort
to II sruc oId elevate the popular Taste IN terainr
al inform the public mind on the subject which he
may chUOc 10 select to great an ex'rnt rs ne cln
anI will 90 ia this eLterpise Instead OF an audi
ence If two thousand which is the highest average
oi those he has been accustomed TO address, he
here speaks weekly 10 vi a, least mil lcn an1
If Il character. too. more needing instruction ani
more eusc. p'ble 70 II. iufueuce of men Of learn
ING aud .enius than that Of those who gather 10 hear
his occa sona spoken words IN our great cltles In
deed, This is the first time Mr.. Everett has c)me
actually 10 contact with the real masses Of our people
and IT presents to him opportunity suco ~ few
men ef lie power ever have, ani throws upon him
responsibility which have doubt he fully feels,
and which we trast he will discharge alike to has
own CREATES, honor and ;he culture and aspiration
With high thoughts, and to MAJ ~ deeis, oi tae vide
sIIead millions who now for the first time to
come within the play of his geiins and knowledge.
Ih. $40 600 which be secures to the Mount Nerhoa
FunG by wiring for The Ledger is TIE smallest part
of the good which he may do in this contract