True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1838-12-28

ectory at tour dollars, or by itself at one dollar.
JOHN GIBSON.
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hrThe Express Mail from the North and East
failed yesterday beyond Mobile
We are glad 10 perceive by the proceedings Of
the Council of the FRS, Municipality published
in the Bee of yesterday, that arrangements have
been made by tina body to redeem their notes. To
this end the proceeds of many valuable lots
have been effected, and we understand that two
Of the Banks lave agreed to take the notes. l.
now remains with the Third municipality to follow
the example of her two sister corporations. This
latter ciroulario, ia very large, & a. this time,
ing to the neglect Of the Council to provide for it's
redemption in very bad repnre: indeed considc-
rabc excitement has been manifested for the last
five days on the subject of these notes, which
less something is i'm ediatey done to allay it,
may become more serious. We believe there is
little doubt entertained of the capacity of the
Third Municipality 10 pay its obligations, bu, the
long delay of the Council in making pruvislon, to
operate the redemption Of its notes simultaneously
with the resumption Of specie payments, is highly
culpable, and detrimental to it's credit. They
should act upon his subject Immediately.
In selecting motto of faithful and bold we
were in way actuated by a disposition To MS,
sumo any right of dc,aton to others, nor
we're in the slightest degree influenced by a
bragg drca spirit. Our sole OBJ jccl was, proclaim
our dcterm aathn TO expose abuses, wrongs
in whom, and wherever found them; without
reference to parties, without fear of individuals.
With the courteous, we ever disposed to reci'
procate courtesy: with the unohtruslv', will
never interfere, hut thu empyric, and the intruder
we are Wound elk by motto and our motives
to expose and dsnouncr.
A respectable press is blessing To the comnn.
nifty, but an i'll conducted journal, is lis curse
The sanciity of no mans hearth can be maintain
cd, if a deg enerate being avail hms.lfo of tn
press to disseminate the poison of ha sander TO
direct the public g0z- to private individuals, in
their pirate relalions and to indulge a vampire
appetite, in thu. feeding on the very hearts blood
of his fellow clrizens.
But no, alone is the unp,incipled conductor Of
such Journal chargeahe with the weight Of hi
curse: the people who, from nsal'ate craving
for poisonous Islander, permit such moral Upas
to exls,,-to grow up among lhem,- swan more
guilty of the infection II spreuds, Than ~ the base
hand TINT points it To such charge OF 'culpahs
connivancs' portion of fellow citizens are d.
rectiy liable, in not leaving to their mcrt,ed and
whitening contempt,pess of the above. kind, watch
they permit even now to exist among them.
They who have suffered the self afflctipn-by
whatever motive urged - of reading the daily dry
columns Of some of our minor prints, cannot fail
to admit the justice Of our remarks. From
day to day, from item to item, may be traced an
utter disregard of all which respectable citizcus
hold sscrrd. To spread their pages before the
uncon;amn .led mind, is like the daily opening OF
a charne house, for no seputchre contained
more If physical corruPtlon Than these journals do
Of morals.
We speak not this from any other excited feeling than
that OF extreme disgust We know not the conduc ors,
we not, heed not fear not their journals but
appeal to all respectable men, to all who appreciate
the de tencies of life, longer dissrac the com
muny they belong to, by encouraging such moral
depavty by permitting their families see, aud per-
use, such communicating filth: by engendering loose
principles in the minds Of the rising generatlon which
must inevitably take root if they encouragement
given to apers that Disregard all moral obligations
that sland with mpunity the wsest and the best who
compelled to submit their insults in silence, tn
thar degrade themselves by contact with worth
less. None can mistake the journal journals which
remarks are pointed at; any dspassionate
man deem them unjust, W. hesia lie only to designate
by these daily offenders against all that makes
society respectable, for the reason above adyered to;
wW not be led into controversy with such parties,
for "he that toucheth pitch must be defed."
We have ourselves Observed and we haye been told
too, by numbers OF respectable mer-hat for months
past journal has been repete with violations of
proprery that Isl and has been, almost impossible to
fin one line in it that would not make all respectable
editors ashamed of their yocation,and all fathers fear
FIJI for its perncious influence The young The vul-
gar slang visible in every paragrnph,the al
lusions -lhc disgusting details of ull that should be
carefully concealed disgrace alike the language i'll
which they are written and the city wherein they are
published Such papers, libel the "age'' which has
brought them forth its intellectual character is disgra
ced by the gross ignorance and vugarty of por.
tons of that press which aims direct aud divert it.
The language Of that print would shame school
boy its obscenly would disgust the depraved:
its reckless attacks private character must alarm
every for the peace Of his family and the sanclity
ofhis fire side! while its structures public servants,
and public pasttimcs mingled with such vulgar
slang personal inyect.e and low abuse as were new
or heard in the sews of ST. CHESS the dens in the
swamp It's attempts humour, formed oftie viii
esl ribaldry: its wit is disgusting obscenty and the
exreme yugarty that mnsles with every sentence #
publishes, should Danish from the vilest bar OF ne
gro Cabaret
But who is tho party most to blame for this Not the
perpelrator OF these offences against civilization for
he encouragedby having his obnoxious trash peru
sed, lie would be driven more honorable, and
less pernioous employ No the most bameabe, is the