Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-05-28

Is high tine that The people Of THE treat coanr
ty were fully awake to he real ststs am condition
Of the public Press II is matter which concerns
every enc; and much nearer, and more seriously,
than any one inagines. For long time past, for
many years almost unnterraptedly, portion OF the
public press Of this coustry has been pursuing .
course the most demoralzng and corrupt that could
be Parsusd.- They have been agents sometimes
hired, sometimes amOre,) of cheats, swindlers,
scosndreis, rogues and depraved characters of any
and every description. No imposition was too gross,
no system Of swindng too fragrant and extensive to
find ready tool to support and praise amongst the
overgrown bankrupt press Of this and ether cities
Of the Union. They have been tho hired agents OF
broken banks, fraudulent spectators and corrupt
stockholders Of every description They have as
sisted to palm upon the unsus pecting community
that supported Them every species of villany they
have recklessy sacrificed the true interests Of this
great people upon the altar of their selfish ag-
graadsement, and in their present declining, broken
and bankrupt condition, verify they have their re-
ward.
This class of demoralizing newspapers has not been
confined to the rotten press of Wall street, In tins
city, although that is of the branches Of the cor
rupt tree) but exists extensively in Boston, Balt-
more Philadelphia and other parts Of the Union; all
being confined in the trammels of spectators, banks
swindlers and rogues of various shades and grades
The enormy of this branch Of the press grew at last
to such height that four or FIVE years ago the public
partially awoke to Of the enormty, and COM
menced by giving their support to the newly estab-
lished cash press upon the independent, fearless,
trphelng, ready money principle. Since that time,
the corrupt press of this country has been gradually
going down, and in comparatively short time, we
s,oll Lova .ka Toca
BILE remains. Its corrupt, depraved, and demoraliz
ing history who shall write II has been the fruit
full source of all the dcfalcaons all the swindling,
all the roguery banks and bankers and cashiers and
subtreasurers running away with other peoples
ney for the last ten years. at least the sole of
all the and disreputable divorces that have
passed our State Legislatures, and all the dsgracea
behavior of various clergymen of different parts of
the country
In short all sorts Of shameful and disreputable
conduct has been sanctioned by this portion Of the
press that we alluded to. Political corruption in
masses, private corruption in individuals, has not
only gone unrebuked, but has been openly and
bushingly sanctioned and supported. Did broker
banker commit monstrous fraud, this class Of the
press would say, :" Hush it up, for Heavens sake,
let it not be known, for fear we also should be
pected and our conduct enquired into.' Did rich
merchant seduce lovely young girl, this class of
the press would say, Hash il up--it will only tend
to open the eyes of the community to the real state
Of fashionable society" Did amiable and accom-
plished lady suffer all sorts of abxse and bad treat
ment from her husband, clergyman, it was hushed
up, because he was a man of God; and the pubca-
tion Of it was suppressed lest the community should
that clergymen frail, and thus the poor in
jured woman has suffered disgrace and misery. And
this sad state Of things has been brought about by the
corrupt press of this country, Of which the Wall
street press in this city Is the leading representative
For years this class Of newspapers has disgraced
society, and humanity and religion, by its corrup-
ton, folly, and roguery. 1t has joined any and
every monstrous scheme of extorton, and swindling,
and rapacity and received its reward in share Of
the plumber But the reformation has begun-the
small cash press has been established-ts circula-
ton, honesty, independence, and influence, has
thrown the Wall street portion of the press into the
shade all over the Countrywide hand writing is on
the wall, and He who watches over the wellbeing
Of the universe has said INTO the latter, "MESE,
Meme, TEEEL UPHARsINw