New-York tribune., 1873-01-18
VOICES OF FRIENDS.
INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM CONGRAT-
ULATED.
.-,ou THE DISTINGUISHED BIOGRAPHIES, JAMES
fhN papTON

PARTON.
| .. ths Editor Of The Tribune.
sR: My impulse this morning is to con-
| -staste you the splendid way in which you are
/ s,ncng up the Journalism OF THR Tribune That is
-, xsy OF salvation In twelve months, II ycu main
..n he present standard THE TRIBUNE will DO beyond
nat II ever was The immessurable pettiness, mean
.s.s ignorance, and sundayschooiaity of your COM
stor give you opportunity TO go right forward and
s.ts the place that belongs to you
ooly three things are necessary
H a. Great journalism.
an strike from the shoulder with intent TO kill. NO
ssmperng business hold-oaeks.
uysery is to be right Ignorant suffrage at the south
sSuta yrsnny-as it Is in this island GO 70 the root
Il sthe matter. The South is Ireland, and We are
,sfiug heilish vengeance upon it,
Exsuse the impudenceO Of all this But take so great
A interest all that concerns the honor and power OF
,,vspspers, that irrcsistibly impelled.
4 ysrv truly yours JAMES PARTON.
Ps But you were wrong about Tom Paine His ser
.ces In the Revolutionary wal are uhder-esundleu-
sa over. Washington knew HIS opinion IN What
Sloed and what numbered him ought TO be decisive.
ktc York. Jan. !, 1873.
FROM MARYLANDS GREAT LAWYER.
% the Editor Of The Tribune.
SIR: am glad to find that THE TRIBUNE
20 be continued under It's present editorial manage
anL II the dead permitted to know what is passing
ths world Mr. Greeley has learned with qualification
fhaf
~ founder and in which he took soEjust pride. Per
,.os no paper any country has had more beneficial
suence in the moding OF a sound public opinion. That
Az Greeley occasionally fell into is no doubt true
hd these tritng compared with the great moral
"a nojtca truths which he so ably ncucated. Hoping
Nat HR TRIBUNE viii be i'm the future what 1t has been
hthe past, and that your most sanguine "ishes In re-
fSall,more. Dec q, lsi2 RhvRRDr JOHNSON.
FROM SENATOR CAssERLY.
70 hs Editor OF The TrtbEne.
SIR: While the issue was still TO settle
whether THE TRIBUNE was to live die, did not write
ru held my peace because did not know what
soOd could do. Yet, think not Of those who did
the most to TIE TRIBUNE from a galloping con-
,unptiou felt much than did, in the way OF the
most anxious aud earnest wshes for the only issue
r THE TRIBUNE, between life and death. 1t is all over
o and IL is all right. On this first day Of the New
Wear could not refrain from sending to you and your
associates word Of cOngratulation upon result SO
snspcous 20 the cause OF country OF good govern
neni, and Of independent journalism everywhe
Your friend, L. CAsskRLr.
Washington, Jan. 1. 1873.
ANALYTIC COMPARISON OF THE TRIBUNE WITH
OTHER PAPERS.
70 the Editor of The Tribune.
SIR: The desire is so strong in my mind to
congratulate you and TO inform you how greatly con-
Eratuate myself upon your continuing in charge OF THE
rRBuNE that / cannot deny myself the privilege OF
,xpressine it by letter. 1 have taken THE DAILY
TRIBUNE IOf long anu lAude4uC IL All"s NC Va
some interest to you know why greatly prefer it to
auy other daily ] am exclusively devoted to literary
pursuits. and especially student OF p0htical ana
social economy. To aid me in this commenced more
than two years ago 10 keep serap-book OF all
the most valuable articles that l could clip from
the columns Of the various papers to which had access
TSis included at first all the Chicago daes and after
ward all the Cincinnati daics and for purposes Of test
Iiook by all the leading New-YOrk dahes, keep
ing Tue TRIBUNE at the same time. And after week
Of clipping would compare results. frankly confess
Twas myself astOnished the result Not all the rest
Of the Journals could get hold Of actually furnished
ne ss much valuable material tnat was worth ssxIng
and indeXing for reference as The TRIBUNE; whlle
found all the valuable matter 20 be found IN
Western journals was bnt q rehash kInd OF hteraIy
of TIE gRIBUNE's original matter, and DY no means
Arain found 40 very METEOROLOGICAL valuable matter in
an other New-YOrk or New-EnglaDd paper that
o. that ] have nearly abandoned reading any dairy
paper except The even our Clncn9au papers'
which has special interest for me, ana the correspond
snc ~ Tje Tineinnql Commercial which. to my mind.
might be adudged the standard OF excellence az present
iu OF foreign news. nave learned 10 appIe-
ciate ven highly the advantages 90 be derived from
my systematic scrapbOOk, thoroughly lndeXed Dy one
Of Todds blanks, and have Ong since enlarged my orig
inal idea SO as 10 include science and history in its
br1dest SENSE as well political and social economy
and recently have also ADDED Specal IepaleHn ui
arr and literature. But stil rely mainly upon TIE
TRBuYE "a the Of the best aud most valuable
collections. could show you now Two very large scrap
would recognize your familiar column and type on
every page almost and on hundreds OF pages you coud
find nOlhiug else. -. ---.
Feeling sure that a change in the editorial manage
neDt Of THE TRIBUNE would destroy II as a
siorebOuSe Of real knowledge, ana turn IL INTO
a simple machine, like so many others, for
the systematic perveTsion Of facts you may realize wtn
what special anxiety watched the course Oh our %
tain conflict ana how reioiced when learned the
result u the great wcEk wren nes DciGpT ot ,Se
best daily paper in America, n not IN the woro-yo1
win meet the wants OF an appreciaRvee e. reader ana
CHeinnad Jan. 4, 1878.
The PAPER MIGHT BETTER DIE THAN RECEDE
FROM INDEPENDENCE.
70 the Editor Of The tribune
SIR: | desire only to say that, as an admirer
Of TaE TRIBUNE critical reader Of its columns and an
humble student In the great school ofJournailsn nave
watched with painful solieltude the crisis which was
sure 10 follow the death Of Its great founder and inspra-
on-HOrace Greeley The information that 1t was to be
degraded to party orgaD rather TO the service Of
political cques and Tngs instead Of being the exponent
Of Vita truths and living principles was, to my mind
misfortune second only TO the cOuntrys recent great
lOss II such be the case. had hoped that by
also be changed-in other words, that. as THE NEW
YORK TkBUSE il might TO be, and with It's great
founder exist in memory for respect ana emuauon
rather than that 1t should reeede from Its elevated posi-
ton independent journal. have often differed
sometimes have been convinced that The TRIBUNE was
right and wrong and sometimes NOT 2h TAKEN ea m iSS
lts hIgh calling. Permit me 10 congratulate you upon
the final adjustment AFFAIRS lnulcdlcu ny yOut
toras and let me add my best wishes for THE TRIBUSE
continuance along the great highway OF JoThahsuc
progress H.
Washington, Dec. &C. 1872.
THE TRIBUNE NEEDED BY GEN. GRANTS SUP
PORTERs.
TO the EdftOr Of The TrtbNHe.
SIR: There has been no question since the
Presidential that has much interested large
portion Of the public the which was decided few
days namely, the future Of THE NEw-foRK TRIB-
UEE Like many Others perhaps, was preparing for
obseques Of old friend the fearless honest and
Independent TRIBUNE. And / must confess Icontem-
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