Year: 1867

From The st Johns NswBrunswickl Journal Of July a.


We copy from THE NEw-YoRK TRIBUNE


short article on Journalism not only because we regard
the sentiments which 10 contains as important ana essen
TALLY just but because wish TO take TINS opportunity
Of saying word about NewYork Journalism in general
and THE NEwYoRK TRIBUNE in particular Persons
who have not looked much into the subject may suppose
that THE TRTBUSEs claim that the journalism of New
York equal to the enterprise Of that Of London or s
peror may deem 1t exravagant but we have hesitation
in affirming that THE TRIBUSEs statement is wen
founded The great daily newspapers of HewYork spend
immensely more money cable and other telegraphlo
dispatches and news agencies. aud employ more c0rre-
spondents and contributors and, altogether, conducs
their business magnificent scale than any news
paper published in London, not excepting The London
Times itself The Times Is far from being the best neDs-
paper In the world 1t does attempt cater fos
Its readers in the style the extent of The He
York Herald. 1t does not the cable and the
telegraph wires generally the scale Of any Of the
New-York papers 1t Is not particularly stable or at
ached to principle But Its leaders" are. for the most
part remarkable for their ability moderation and sound
sense expressed in plain and expressive language; M
which give The Times its great power and widespread in.


uence to nothing OF the style OF paper and type In
which IL is got up and which far superior 10 anything
attempted on this continent In the power Of its edito-
rails and in the elevated and beautiful language in which
they written they are yet unrivaled. When We
have said this however we have exhausted their special
bnted to The RoTld BY Mr. Manton Marble to The TeS,
York Times by OF its contributors and very many Of
prosch the articles In The Tines in excellence but the
best qualities OF the leaders IN the NewYork Press are
press generally We may say the same OF the cor.
respondence III the New-York Press, if we speak in
gfnftsi S fhe aTgyed corTespondens Of s Yor
Herald who write from all parts of the globe are wrera
Of slender calber, and often utterly unreliable But we
cannot say this OF the correspondents OF THE TRIBUNE
This paper rarely. If ever employs second rate core.
can be found 1t has such correspondents In Constants
nope Florence Paris London and in all important CEN


II we except one crack correspondents of The Lon
don Times, We should say that The TRIBUNE's CORE.
spondents fully equal them and on the they
are superior The editorial power expended ON THa
TRIBUNE is something wonderful There is not single
issue of the paper which is not freghted win great
number of articles the leading questions OF the day.
written with eonsummate Judgment ana sDy, u a9e IN
very high style OF good ango-saxon Tlele Y soarIeyY
new work OF any significance which Is not exhaustye{
after publication, often by fine philosophic pens
and always 6y writers OF ,hign culture.
tho arts which not forthwith announced and ex.
pounded in THE TRIBUNE Wherever great enterprise
the world there yOu Will find correspondent Of Tns
TRIBUNE ready to make its character known TO hundreds
and trustworthy, and its summaries most comprehensive
and exhaustng and as pleasant as ls instructive
think the greatest published In the United states Tha
is saying great deal when the enterprise OF The Herald
aud the truly respectable character aud great ability Of
The New York Times, World and Post Of New York, and





Of tke Press OF Boston and Chicago THE TRIBUNE has
code OF principles and it ever is true to them In this
Times, which is unstable can well be imagined. Wa
may not always agree with The TRIBUNE; indeed. We
very often do agree with It, We heartily agreed with
it in opposing Slavery and eontendng for the peserya-
tOn and integrity OF the United States as nation We
with it, generally in the broad and humane views
it takes Of human life and human affairs We agree with
but unfortunate Prince Macmillan, and Since
no power in the United states would. or
moral courage Mr. Horace Greeley In becoming OF
the of the fallen aud imprisoned Southern leader
OF bad cause and approve Of the act which helped
set him free amenabe only the laws OF the country


THE TRIBUNEs love Of freedom, rather, we think, than
the wles OF the politician has led 10 express itself with


degree of favor toward those unmitgated knayes thd
Fenians which at surprises and greyes s We can
Ireland and the elevation OF its Inhabitants TO the social
position which Is their right and to which we believe
people OF much virtue and genius must ere long attas
But the heartily enter into this feeling the moro
thoroughly dees the ways OF the tenian swlndles,
TIE TRIBUNE desire to cherish domestic labor has mada


prOtectOust economic idea which IL advocates az
the expense TO itself in the purchase OF paper OF many
thousands Of dollars annually caused by prohbory papef
duties and other legislation OF protective character Wa
do n0t believe that HE TRIBUNE with all great ability,
will be able 10 cOntrover the reeade doctrines es.
tablshed by Adam Smith, Basat and Others, nor that al
the lobby influence Of the prOtect0niss OF the Umted
States Will be sufficient indefinitely 20 prolong the reJlnt
OF protection in that country for the gain Of ne
from Which we differ We have no notion however OF
engaging in the wild and hopeless enterprise OF graphing
der editorial craft; that task beyond our power
In paying what feel 10 be deserved as It Is gratui
and THE N T. TRIBUNE, in particular, we are only dis
charging what believe be duty enforced by con.
sideratiOns Of fair play and inspired by feeling OF est
Ne corps In doing so, however we deeih l necessary
that admiration Of enterprise and our appreciation
of editorial ability and are not the result OF agree
We recognize the great and good qualities OF our CO.
emporares in New-YOrk and elsewhere without always
agreeing with their particular sentiments.


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