Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-10-25
From our Evening Edition of esssrday ]
Hiuh prices Of PrOytsiOns'

Since the great revusion, every thiis mas oo''o o
but provisions The majority OF spectators nave come
down or have been run down or kicked down. ohhPia
,ers are giving up the ghost and rags at discount
I'm, provisions maintain their high and extoronate PR
es DESPITE Of circumstances right justice or common
humanity.
IT.; !; not an individual cause, and that If weigh
- a,n bv oopresson should command our volce-out
80; be capse of the whole communicates hundreds
"a thousands of the poor and suffering, who daily mt
their dew. cleaning eyes to heaven and cry treat
Cod Is there no redress ?-mus we suffer ana oie ior
want OF necessities caused by the iron hearts ana gripping
hands Of avarcious men
Who are these avaricious men who thus cause inc
oor and destitute to invoke the high and awfu
fbeaven in their behalf and stir up the wrath OF an Of
landed Deitythe Father of the inc
onnressor of the orphaned and bereaved ones OF ear
invoking Jehovahs direst thunderbolt according TO he
promises of Scripture lnasmuch as ye sinneo against
these my creatures, ye snned against me-
We have taken particular pains to ascertain VINO are
these evil ones as our columns, since the iraud-the
violation Of the rights Of suffering humanity at the
exneose &c individual ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, well testify
E;rs, we thought the faut--heaven forgive us the
,o,dnes. Of such an expressonthe infamy rested with
the butchers, and that they formed comomation 10
keep up the unholy prices They have exonera'eo
themselves-our voice the voice OF the puohc-our
opinion the publc's opinion
The butchers finding the city thus arrayed against
them, convened a meetng-declaredt themselves pure
washed their hands of the foul stain, and Immediately
proceeded TO cooperate with the public in finding
wherein the dark fraud lay and thwartng Its maign In
fuence.
Their view was however, as limited the pub
les in regard to them. The public looked to the
butcher as the author of the fraud because with him it
he hufchar q
feeling looked to the Bulls Head where he came in
personal contact-and, casting the load OF shahe iroi
his own back, threw it there
But he was wrong--his vision was circumscrioed-
he Judged of eectshe forgot that they were produced
by causes.
He NAV well be pardoned for not throwing the bur-
then of shame which has called forth daily the curses
not tongue ued but heart vetoed, OFT WIDOW ana he
fatherless a. those from whom the burthen came-oy
whom It now like foul excrescence biurs the lace Oh
nature pulled up and inflated the worst OF passions the
ain afavarice-and to whom it shall be returned, with
shame detestation and execration
He may well be pardoned that he did not approach
our unjust council chambers-that he did not conceive
from that head formed for the protection OF our czens
to administer their wants-to redress their gre
vanceso revenge their wrongs and maintain ihVioa'e
ber rights against the encroachnents Of the oPPressor
emanated-,hat encroachments unparalleled should
have been made and that the hand that should have
,,nhe,d the weak should have been-Gracious Heaven
the instrument to strike them into the EARTH while
was asng and revealing like the unhoy king OF Argos
amidst the desoation that its practices had caused
Va. mi. il the source-the fountain head. We have
been danning up the petty streams which now HUN 'e
waters Of corruption We must 60 further-our TASK
has been vain idle and useless-the population still
sroans We must go the fountain head ana dam up
that-then will Justice be obained-then VIII those uh
holy prices be reduced the standard OF other
nor will their council chambers screen our evii doors.
Fellow citizens do not think this invechve-iet no.
the upprincipled concerned in these nefarious NAL
nracces call i, war of words Of "sound and fury sig
nionifyinr nothing II is that no language can ex
press the measure Of this niquy-and the heart that
guides the pen in such cause, must be hard as ada
ant no, to call up choicest expressions OF righteous
Indignation, while speaking oft
But look deeper-probe into it. These are all facts
indsputabe facts Il is proof strong as holy writcear
a. the face Of heaven.
What then remains to be DONE We have discovered
the cause OF suerings-the source from whence such
impurty cornesthe AugiaA stable of New York There
Z, but one answer-one cause We must clearse t-and
nick Il ON our councils at and forever those who
have tanpered with feelings and betrayed their
trust.
LAUNCH OF THE AuBuRs.-Heanng that the good
shin Auburn was 10 be launched yesterday afternoon,
we deposited ourselves in Dry Dock omnibus, and
proceeded to the spot
The omnibus had several beautiful lady passengers
whose destination was the same as ours-so that
we had the view OF bright eyes and cherry lips, and
that beaueous smile which only lumines the face Of
woman, and which, for want of better expression
we call angelic. Long before we reached the spot 90
many fair applicants stopped the vehicle, that some
were accommodated en- the knees of cthers-a little
blushing-more laughing, and the affair was AMIGA
cAbly settled.
DO you think we shall be in time 2" asked one
fair creature. |
"Ihope 90" exclaimed another
The gentlemen echoed the hopes of the ladies, and
added spice of assurance that was pleasing.
"Oh dearl' cried one, "what round about way |
the drivers going What does he mean by proceed |
ing through the bye streets Z"
"They are repairing the roads,"
Allow provekng-we shall be TOO late"
"Oh, nor
"Look at your watch. What is the time7'
% 1t wants quarter Of the hour announced