The New York herald., 1864-06-08
HERALD WEDNESDAY JUNE g. lse4-wTH SUPPLEMENT-


AHAshAIb, w NDN uODh
The Now York Herald and the London
Timcs.
The Havana papers, in chronleliug tho Ar
rival there Of one of our correspondents, en-
route for Mexico, to describe the reception Of
Prince Macmillan, tk- occasion to remark
that The NEW YORK HERALD thus initiates the
enterprise Of the London Times when sinilar
events occur in Europe" The Havana jour
nalsts appear to labor under singular con-
fusion of ideas. Instead Of initiating the enter
prise OF the Times, We so far surpass and exceed
1t that any comparison between the two papers
is immeasursbIy in our favor.
Twenty-Five years ago, before the HERALD
revolutionized Journalism. the Times may have
had high reputation for enterprise. We are
not disposed to dispute the assertion that, even
now, it stands at the head of the European
press. But when the American pr ess is taken
into consideration, and we begin to talk not Of
the best newspaper in Europe, but of the beet
newspaper in the world, then the Times sinks
to second rate position and the HERALD
ranks facile princeps. In the Crimean war, for
example, the Times had but one or two
correspondents. In the Mexican war we
had dozen reporters, and received our
dispatches by special line OF couriers, organ
lied at vast expense, and repeatedly out
stripping the government messengers. The
Times accomplished this feat but once, with the
news Of tho victory Of Waterloo. We achieved
Il twenty times during the Mexican campaign;
and yet We are not contsnt, like the Tsmss, to
rest our reputation upon these old successes.
During the italian. war we had more CORES
pondents with the Allied army than the Times
had, and published fuller accounts, illustrated
with maps. During the Indian war we had ono
correspondent in the field, and so had the II mes
Thus, in all these wars at least the Times can
not be compared with the HsRALD in ent err
prise.
The Times sent on single correspondent to
describe the coronation of the present Russian
Emperor. It was this circumstance, probably,
which supplied our Havana contemporaries
with the comparison they mako. Bat we already
have three or four correspondents in Mexico,
and now send on another as o reinforcement to
our corps. The Times had one correspondent
with the Prince Of Wales during his tour
through this country and the British provinces.
We had two correspondents in the Princes
suite and half dozen others assisting at va
rlous important points, such as Montreal.
Detroit and Boston. The Times received its
accounts of the Princes movements by mafl
from Canada, although they could have been
fpl00raphod fo xuhi tho
accounts were telegraphed direct. The con-
sequence was that the HERALD reports
reached London in advance of those of the
London Times. and were read there first.
This difference between the two journals Is de-
clsiYe ii regard to .hc question OF enterprise
Yesterday We had over two pages of tele-
graphic correspondence; and the HERALD sell
dom appears without one page of matter sent
by telegraph. The kilograms in the London
Times hardly average as many lines. They
Are mere driblets, supplied by sort OF private
associated press Our instructions to cores
pondents are always to employ the telegraph il
possible. The Times iustructs its attaches
never to use the telegraph where mails are &C
cessibls. In this fast age such distinction
marks the comparative rank Of the newspaper.
But the war Of the rebellion has supplied us
with materials for still further illustrations Of
our superiority. This war is one Of the most
important events in the history Of the world
To record it the Times despatched two CORES
pondents to this country Without weaken.
ing our regular force, without withdraw
ing any Of our correspondents stationed at
all the capitals Of Europe and in South
and Central America, We now have
from thirty to forty reporter in the field, all
finely mounted and equipped, to say nothing
Of those at Cairo, Memphis, Nashville, New
Orleans and other places Of interest in or near
the rebel States. We venture to say that the
Times has never displayed such enterprise in
any war at any period of Its existence, and that
it has never published such full, graphic, accu-
rate and impartial reports OF any battle as those
which have adorned our columns daily since
the outbreak Of the rebellion. Upon this point,
upon our use OF the telegraph, and upon any
other feature of true journalism, we challenge
comparison with the Times, or with any ether
paper ever published. 1t is impossible, there
fore, for us to admit the claim Of our London
contemporary to the first place as eosmopoli-
tan newspaper. That place we have fairly
won, and shall hold against all rivals 1t is at
variance with the facts, as the Havana papers
must acknowledge, to state that the HERALD
initiates the London Times; but We believe
that the London Times might very proftably
initiate the HERALD.
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