The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-02-01


to collect subscriptions or advertisements,
and that all business of that sort must be
transacted directly with our Office. OF
this fellow Verg9e we have no knowledge
whatever. AZ the printed form on which the
receipt is given has the name Of the paper writ
ten in, it is to be presumed that he represents
himself as employed by other New York
journals as we'll. and levies contributions In
their name, according to the political CON-
plexion of the ncighborhood in which he hap
pens to be staying.
1t is curious, notwithstanding the repeated
warnings that we have given the public not 10
pay money to travelling agents on our account,
that people will stih be found credulous enough
to believe their representations. The frequent
: exposure of such rascalities does not seem to
make them any wiser. The author of "The
Vestiges Of Creation makes an observation
that shows the average amount of credulity
manifested az different periods in this regard.
He states that the wrongly directed letters and
answers to swindling advertisements that pass
through ths post are lust g numerous now as
they ever were, Notwithstanding the greater &C
tivhy Of postmasters, the rfess and tho police in
detecting and exposing these things. II seems
that the world gets no wiser from experience
II would not be world withouta proportionatc
mixture of impostors and dupes.
CIRCUMSTANCES OF TIE .PAP& MANUFAo.
TuRERs.-The paper manufacturers have pc
titioned Congress against any repeal or reduc-
ton of the present duty on imported paper. To
make these appeals the more effective, some
thirteen of them were presented on the same day.
but with not over five hundred signatures, all
told 1t is useless entering into any argumen'
here as to the course Congress should pursue in
this matter. We need only point out that,
whereas some few hundreds Of persons. paper
manufacturers and their assistants, petition for
no reduction Of the duty on paper twenty mil
lions demand that the duty be reduced to such
rate as will enable the poor man to buy school
books for his children; also that the duty be
reduced on imported paper so that one and al ;
may obtain newspapers at fair price; that
books containing useful information may not
be withheld from the public because che paper
manufacturers are allowed monopoly which
will cause such an advance in the price Of paper
as must toll upon the poorer classes, news
papers and books necessarily Becoming dear in
proportion as the paper manufacturers become
more and more exoybitant in their prices.
Who can tell where these prices will find a
limit should Congress not remove or modify
the present duty on imported paper? 1t must
be evident 10 all that any restriction OF duty
which causes an advance in the price Of paper
is public calamity, and that it il the poorer
classes who feel its effect the more deeply.
The results of any monopoly allowed to the
paper manufacturers would cause cessation
Of all lighter literature, as well as correspond
ing increase in the price Of that class Of publ
cations which are imperatively needed. In the
name Of the public at large we petition Con
gress to reduce the duty on imported paper, a.
thereby great service will be rendered to The
public. We may add that the government will
also gain by reduction OF the paper duty. As
1t now stands il amounts 10 a prohibition, and
Of course the government receives no revenue
from that source. Let the duty be reduced,
and thousands Of dollars will flow into the
treasury, as large quantities Of paper would BIO
at once imported. In this matter, Congress. by
being just, will render service to the public
and also favor the government-two good rea-
sons why the petitions Of the paper manufac-
turers should be SGT aside, and the duty on
foreign paper be at once reduced.
the CENTRAL. PARK.--We notice that bin
has already been introduced in the Assembly
to abolish the Central Park Commission. This
is the initiatory step.of the. movement which we
have been denouncing for some months past--to
take the Park.out Of The bands Of its present
competent managers aud TO place il in those Of
the Ring. We warn the originators of this
scheme that they will bring themselves into
trouble If they rcrsevcre with il. The people of
New York will not tolerate for moment the
idea OF the management of their beautiful