The story of the Sun, New York: 1833-1928 / by Frank M. O'Brien ; with an introduction by Edward Page Mitchell ...

THE FIELD OF THE LITTLE "SUN"

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to run a penny journal. On June 22, 1835, the paper's
name appeared at the head of the editorial column on
page 2 as the True Sun, although on the first page the
bold headline THE SUN, remained as usual. An editorial
note said:
We have changed our inside head to True Sun for
reasons which will hereafter be made known.
On the following day the True Sun title was entirely
missing, and its absence was explained in an editorial
article as follows:
Having understood on Wednesday [June 21] that
a daily paper was about being issued in this city
as nearly like our own as it could be got up, under
the title of the True Sun, for the avowed purpose of
benefiting the proprietors at our expense, we yesterday changed our inside title, being determined to
place an injunction upon any such piratical proceedings. Yesterday morning the anticipated Sun made
its appearance, and at first sight we immediately
abandoned our intention of defending ourselves
legally, being convinced that it is a mere catchpenny
second-hand concern which (had it our whole list of
patronage) would in one month be among the
"Things that were." It is published by William F,
Short and edited by Stephen B. Butler, who announces that his "politics are Whig."
On June 28, six days after the True Sun's first appearance, the Sun announced the failure of the pretender.
The True Sun's proprietors, it said, "have concluded to
abandon their piratical course."
Another True Sun was issued by Benjamin H. Day in