New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-16
Y'gHE HERALD.

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journal often thinks it worth while to notice
Tie Ner- York Herald, to expose its lies, t.
explode its boasts. or to show its utter reck'
essness and it's complete disregard OF every
rule of honesty aud every sentiment of honor.
There is between it and decent newspapers no
sort of rivalry, for the class Of readers to
which it mainly goes is one not reached by
other journals, and to whose level no other
editor than that of The Herald could descend
without accepting, as nc has, social exile
and a public reputation unexamped in the
record of the history of public men except i'll
that Of some few whom the laws OF their coun-
try have branded IA monsters Of baseness and
crime Ii has undoubtedly some readers of
tho respectable class, but their number is
small percentage only of the readers OF either
Tie Times. Post, or TRIBUNE, all of which 1t
therefore bates aud fears, and seldom permits
a DAY to pass without attacking. Ii 10 for is
interest to persuade these persons that it is
valuable advertising medium, and it very well
knows that only by constant and often false
re,teratons of lts great circulation can 1t bind
them to the fact that much the larger portion
of that circulation is in houses Of Niamy, IN
gambling -hes, and in grog SHOPS and drinking
saloons of the lowest character, to whose
owners and frequcnters no advertisements ex-
cept those which are admitted nowhere but
into the columns of The Herald, are of the
slightest interest or importance. Tie Heraid
knows this as well as we do, and 1t there
fore never iorgets the necessity of attempting
to persuade the public that it is sae mere mum
bers Of the readers of journal, and not the
character of those readers, that make it vau-
able to business men.
But enough on this point in reply to an
article unusually inoolcnt and unusually loud in
5Taggndocio in Tie Heraid Of Saturday A
word on another point 1t was proper, few
days ago. that we should expose the character
Of dispatch forged for purpose, and to adj
vance which The Herald lent itself To throw
dssrace upon the Union cause, to aid the
Rebels abroad, aud to comphcate our relations
with European Powers, a stupendous lie was
manufactured in Richmond, resting almost on
trivial basis, hurried through by some secret
channel, unknown 10 tho Government, to this
city, aud published with all the sensation ac-
ccssories of Map and large headlines, just in
time 10 90 out by the European steamer,
without word Of doubt or caution as
to the truth Of the story. We took it upon
ourseycs to expose the character and purpose
of this forgery IN such terms AS 1t deserved,
for which we expected and have received
abuse without stint ever since. The Herald,
we wish it observed, always has an occasion for
an 0utburst Of this sort; 1t is when its real
character is exposed, and when--as is SO
often the case-impOrtant aud interesting intel
lisence ia found in our columns OF which it has
10 report. Wo offended last week in both
particulars: in exposing its completely with a
Rebel tick, in giving full and very interest.
ing account Of the attack on Fort slcAllister
Of which The HeraM has as yet had only
most meager report, in the publication of i'm
portaut news from Brazil, of which it had no
account whatever, and of long and valuable
Congressional document which it wanted the
enterprise to get.
Ia this article also, for about the hundrcdth
time, it refers to prirGfs and stolen letter
published by it in full in May last. Let it be
remembered that TIE TRIBUNE correspondent
from whom that letter was stolen was robbed
OF bis horse and saddle bG,s az the same time
and probably by q Hcraid agent, else how could
the letter be in It's possession. The fact that
il con again and again recall an incident 80
dissracetul TO any journal is u striking evil
d,nce of how lost The Hcraid is to all sense
Of dccercy, and how conscious ii is that nothing
can sink it and its editors any lower in the es.-
nation OF honorable men. Tut il is even more
reckless. The extract which It purports to give
from the private letter il CAUSED to have stolen
is a FORGERY, No such admission was made
in it az The HerGid pretends, and for proof Of
this assertion We refer to the letter itself IA
originally published in its columns. We state
the fact not because it is Of much interest to
us but that the public may have this new bit
of evidence Of the character of the paper which
finds it necessary to appeal to it so loudly SO
constantly, and 80 boas;iusy, for support
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