The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-10-22
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Letter From New York.
THE NEw YORE TRIBUNE.

NEw YoaK, Oct. 10, 1866.

NEw YoRK, Oct, 10, 1866,
America IL the world. New York
city ia America, and the Tribune
Office IL New York city What the
SCALE of a fish OF the bone OF I'm
animal Is 10 Agassiz, the Tribune
Office Is 10 the cosmopolite. From it he
can tell what the city il, what America
il, what the world 10, The Tribune
Office is the world epitomized. Would
you like 10 know a little more about
III? If you look for style there you
will be disappointed. There is no
style, none Of the how not TO do ~
about the Office, from the enormous
presses in the cellar to the heavy let
ters which spell TRIBUNE on the top
Of the building. If you have bust
ness there, there Is no one you cannot
zee If you have no business there,
there il no one You can see. Everything
that is done means something. You
will not be about the Office long till
this impresses itself The Tribune
building il one Of the plainest in
Printing House Square; the Times
building diagonally across the street,
il far better-the best In the city till
the Herald went ia its new building.
The editors rooms are in the
fourth floor, found by dark stair
way, anything but pleasant looking.
Everything about the building looks
old this stairway, and the doors open
ing from the passages to it, show age
most. The ornamental, if there ever
was any, has been begrimmed by use,
till you cannot see where il was. A
little style, if but a EeniaD with a
strong broom, would certainly be de-
airable here. The first of the editors
rooms is the largest, containing near
dozen low desks, with as many
chairs. At these may be found night,
city, news, agricultural, and scientific
editors, and do not know how many
branches beside are represented. In
the center of the room Is large table
for exchanges. On this every few
hours the mail boys throw papers
enough TO make an edition of Apple
tons Encyclopedia. Each lot is
opened out and disposed of before
the arrival of another. 1t Ii curious
10 think of weeks accumulation
III allowed to collect, months ok
changes would drive the editors out,
and a year would find the entire
building in possession Of the Iri-
biine's contemporaries.
On that table may be found papers
from the entire Ecivilized world-the
Paris MOniteur, the London Times, the
ChariUd, with unpron0uncable names
from every quarter. The table IN the
ultimatum of the newspaper, rs death
il the ultima tum of men. All are on
an equal footing. with the dead
there il no rivalry. They pass the
eyes of men who knowgwhat newspa-
pers are; the meanest aud the best are
scanned The occupants OF that table
lose all their chickering's THE lion
and lamb lie down together. The
IadependeRtau the Journal Of Com
i4lerce are found in loving embrace.
The Indianapolis GAZETTE and the
Richmond Enquirer fold themselves
together like little children after say
ing: Now lay me down TO sleep"
The moralist might see in all this
something TO remind him that after
the Gtful fever Of life all will be so
augers, jealousies, envyinga, bitter
ness all forgotten, and inipite peace
from all strifes. But suggestive AZ il
is, l leave il. Iamea. 10 a
There are no vacant chairs in this
room. Busy men alone are provided
for. A picture of John Brown and
one or two others, is the only attempt
at anything beyond the demands OF
m nd
If the soul Of John Brown is any
whore marching on il IL in tho
Tribune office, and his picture Ia there
not simply an ornament. tits "a nee
eessary as the files of the paper, and
1or the same purpose-reterence.
Opening into the large room are two
other rooms, In one of them are
boued volumes of the Tribune, and
various other documents, also few
tables for editors. Among others, the
political editor IN found here. In the
other room, and in one opening into
it, are found, Mr. Greelev. who is
par excellence, editor of the Tribune
as Grant is General of our armies. and
John Russell Young, MANAGING edi.
tor. These are the most prominent
men Of the paper, .-...
No two men could better represent
il. Together they make the beau
ideal journalist, fit to conduct tho
greatest of all papers. OF Mr.. Gree
ley the world knows--of Mr. Youne
it il learning. The confidence felt il
Mr.. Greeley by the poorer classes i
remarkable. While | was in the of
fee, negro, who had fallen into SOM
trouble, came TO lay his case befor'
him.
His story was told, and tho mar
sent on his way by one in the office
A little while after an old man cam
in; nc had been in the army; was on
of employment and hungry. lax