The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-10-15

VIC EngiHH pfthe IN commenting upon the re-
ports Of the leading New York journals describ
inc the incidents OF the Princes tour In Canada
Tue London Times is at the head of the Eng
lsh press in this, M well a. in most other mat.
TER. The Times. In sln6ing to the New
YORK HERALD aud it's confreres, assumes very
panonizing AIR, and speaks in most snobbish
way of our eccen,ricities." The. eccentri.
city Of our reports consists simply'fh the fact
that we have described the incidents OF fba
reception Of the Prince Of Wales exactly a.
they occurred, our correspondents following the
royal party, step by step, from Newfoundland
westward to the prairies Of Illinois, and
thence through the central States TO the com.
merca metropolis OF the Union. We have given
the details Of the Princes tour tn the English
we'll IA the American public. The London
Times itself has received from the New York
press come very valuable lessons in the arr OF
journalism 1t is GOT our fault IL this insiruc-
ten has not been rendered in the pleasantest
way. We have been 50 unfortunate ss 10 nave
systematically beaten the London Times on its
own ground; ana it ia not remarkable that Mr.
Ball, who mas been compelled TO adopt
our reports, should growl at them. That
is the way in which your bold
Briton often expresses his eckno xledg n,ent
for favors rendered We believe. however mai
the Lessen which the Independent American
press has taught the British journalists will not
be forgotten. Ia due time they may succeed
in preventing ~ from giving them the ne 20
week before they receive it from their sp- oial
correspondents.
The great distinction between the British and
American journal is. however. overlooked by
our critics ON tho other side of the Atlantic
The English newspaper is only just emerging
from the tranmels OF ignorance and prejudice
In the last century newspapers were nothing
more than official gazettes, or vehicles for ,ne
dissemination ot slang ana obscenity. The
government kept the printers under the stiict
est surveillance. They were not permitted 10
report the Parliamentary debates. and the ear
Hest accounts of the procee i,ngs Of the House
OF Commons came from the pencil of Woodfsli
who, crouched ia the strangers gallery, was
always in mortal fear OF the sergeant at
arms In time, IA the spread Of intelligence
became general the reeircdons which skackl-d
the press were gradually relaxed, and the news
paper became power in the land Some
writer's went so far AS to call the press the
fourth estate in the realm-a claim the validity
OF which has been latterly denied by Disraeii
and other statesmen. The British journalist
is now tolerated only His columns are used
as q matter Of convenience by politicians. who
employ every avenue to the puolic mind. la
this way ibe London journals secure abb. arti-
cles; hut in news matters they are far behind
MS. They seek therefore, to make up in AFRO.
gance and preteusion what they lack in business
energy, enterprise tact ana originality.
On ihs other bano, IL W. look at the American
press We refer 10 the leading metrop c,,tsn
journals-we find that II IL really the fret estate
in the land. Neither king nor kaiser has such
power "A a cheap, tree press in proper hands
II was an axiom OF Napoleon that the world Is
governed by ideas and IL has been reserved for
the independent American press 10 prove the
truth OF that celebrated maxim In the Bill Of
Righte the founders OF our government made
~ise provision tor the utter and entire freedom
of the press. Thus lett 10 ITSELF the Institution
hss fourished. IL has grown with the growth
and strengthened with the strength of the re-
public. 1t hc'd- The popular heart IN Its grasp.
Il l. the ibroooiog pulse Of the gr.as nation
the very likelihood Of the body polite.
In this great mental arena all subjects of
interest are discussed from every point Of
view Error said jefferson. is no
longer dangerous when truth and reason ara
left iree to combat H." And herein hes the
whole secre, Of the power which We
ana our contemporaries WELD. The British
press has no such power. because
it, writer's and readers hsv. more or
les al deicrence--we might say servie defer
ence-- for The constituted authorities, the royal
BArnacles. We know of no such thlng here
A Congress l. elected Tor two years. aud then
disso,ves A Presia.n, II Chosen Tor four years
and then dsscend- 70 bis political grave, with
none 20 poor a. 70 DO him reverence Great
polinch parties, WELDING sppsreatiy tn d-sti
nice ~ the nation break up IA week. aud
their feeders run bither and ttiiher irsniicslly
er oeavoring 70 rally the broken, ragged and
disordered columns Church organizations fall
asundsr-ereal financial storms sweep over the
land destroying tho oldest ard apparently me
most folid commercial BONUSES All this time
tle independent Journal hods steadily on it,
course, never Tor moment deviaing from the
grand go simple principles upon which. g. b.
successful II must be conducted. l, critici.es
TIE government freely; organizes O. bresc up
political parties and oonsigns stupid cr iacOm.
peteni statesmen e merited obscWity. 7. iga
permanent insH'uron-uot Cor day, but for
~ time. Above an Il gives The news, and al
to news and speaks 20 tho people u their own
Language What the London Tm,s calls Zoe
"eccentrici,ies o. American Journalism are moi
eccentrici'ies ~ al. They represent the naiu.