The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-07-29


the Presidency--he is represented as being de-
scended from an old tory family, without any OF
the required abilities for that high oifice-a rank
Shareholder, deeply embued with southern prlnci-
Piles, an enemy TO productive labor, tool OF Gen
Jackson, and one willing to surrender character
and independence as a wretched tool OF party, and
his is made the theme Of pltiiul jest and
low Iibaldry; Polka, Pokebeny, and Polrcat, thus
sinking the dignity, and character and influence OF
the press of the country, ana lowering IN the esti-
nation OF the world the very principles OF tree
and independent and liberal franchise in behalf oil
the chief maglstracy OF this great republic.
James X. Polk is not what Is termed great man
but he is a good man, discreet man, sensible
man, free from impetuoslty and rashness, man OF
clear head and sound political princiPe-he is very
much such man as James Munroe was, and the
country under his administration would be en-
tirely safe. II is in the same wretched taste that
we find Clay alluded TO IN certain democratic pa
pers-a gambler, duelst, and political black
leg seei ed III every kind OF vices political apos
tate, and an enemy TO his country-and this is the
man whom we democrats have honored, praised,
and admired, feasted and toasted-considered as
our leaderelected over and over again our speaker
in Congress, and the negocator OF an honorable
peace with England. In the name OF heaven why
descend 10 this low personal abuse-why not mann
tain this contes, on the principles and doctrines
| of those two eminent candidates are they not
broad enough? Mr., Clay is in favor OF high pro-
tective tariffs Bank Of the United Staes--a dis
lrlbution of the proceeds Of the public lands. Mr.
Polk il in favor OF tariff Tor revenue and incidental
a
button, and on minor points Of policy there may be
| a fair difference Of opinion between them Why
not confne the contest to the principles and views
Of the two candidates; why minister 70 base pas
slons and pander TO vile personalities by this low
/ and scurrilous abuse? We degrade our country In
our own estimation, as well as IN the estimation
Of other nations, by sinking the high character OF
i freemen into that OF low demagogues, and we thus
tan the flames Of division and disunion and keep
alive the most bitter prejudices among citizens OF
| the same republic.
| With all the unjust abuse bestowed upon the
south and the erratc character and singular views
of some OF their prominent men, they have poli-
cal habit which we might adopt with great prnflt.
| You will two candidates Tor the same office
set out together to address the people on their dis
tlnct principles, and canvass whole state In the
most cordial and kind manner, without the least
difference personally between them-an evidence
| Of propriety, dignity, and true civilization.
i In the approaching contest thousands may pre-
fer Clay from Pr rsona considerations and yet vote
| for Polk, approving his principles so many may
vote for Clay, esteeming him the greatest man,
with ut reference TO his principles at all. In the
theleas great national troubies--we are divided
and somewhat distracted peope-foreign powers
and foreign influence stalk among us-let Us be
more united, more tolerant towards each otner,
and we have nothing to fear from abroad.
THE NATIVES We believe that the Natives wish
70 do right, while they do wrong but with all the
charity that we possess, and all the milk OF human
kindness for which we famed, we cannot
where the interest OF this great city is concerned
take the will for the deed, and excuse the young
and very awkward aid oppressive city fathers. :.
Their last attempt at reform ID no reform at all
1t is an outrageous and oppressive act.
On "Wednesday night, some eighty women, all
supposed TO be Of Ill tame, were arrested by the ma,
| lives in Broadway, taken to the Jombs and locked
up The object Of the Common Council is to d.
away with the immoral traffic by which the fallen
creatures live But is this the way 10 do it Is not
the proper plan to close the houses of prostitution
which ihcky abound in this city II the natives
wish the moral portion Of the community to lanc
them for their conduct, they must perform this tack
| which they will hnd too herculean while the tet
ters Of the present police system are about them
The houses alluded to are protected by portioR 81
the police officers, who live upon the wretched In
mates, drink their wine, and pocket their money
| These houses are sale, so long as the black mail
is submitted to. The effect of the late arrests
to put money in the officers pockets, as We sup
pose 1t did, extensively, by the commttal fees. II
so, it was a good business for the officers. But
what evil may result from this high-handed mea-
sure We will tell what we understood did occur,
and then what further might have occurred may be
conjectured.
Among the captives as we are informed by q
highly respectable reporter, was vlrtuous woman
who had gone out OF doors to get some medicine
tor her sick child. She held the doctors prescrip
ton in her hand at the time she captured, and
we are told, showed it to the officer who chose t.
doubt her statement. We are sorry that we cannot
give the woman's name. There is no record OF the
business that the reporters can get particulars from
All we know IS that number OF prisoner were dis
charged, after being incarcerated for two or three
hours.
| Now, ifthere was one respectable woman among
those arrested, there might have been more. d
course there is no meaus OF ascertalning the fact
for the arresting officer would not proclaim his
| ror, and respectable woman would shrink from
making public an outrage which branded her
| worthless creature, and threw her into the com
pany of abandoned beings. II is utterly impossible
i to make such arrests without subJectng decent fe
males to a wrong that is horrible to think of and
| Il is infinitely better that all The women OF loose
character should be known, as they are known, 70
parade Broadway, than that one modest, vlrtuous
female should be subject to the foul lndignity OF
being arrested as a wanton. We have no right to
debar even the fallen the liberty OF walking where
| hey please IN public, while they conduct them
selves with decency and proprety
Some time ago, fanatic addressed letter to the
| editor oil the Commercial Advertiser, 1--WE think
that was the paper) calling upon the authorities to
exclude those who have lost their good name from
very properly intimated to his correspondent that
/ it could not be done. We question whether such a
proposition would have been made under any other
| corporation. The next step we suppose will be 1,
exclude these creatures from our churches, lest the
holy place should be profaned by their presence.
! We are very anxious that the immortality OF this
city should be kept in subsection. There is only
/ one way to do II. and that way the Common Coun-
i Gil does not will not perceive ii is 10 reorgan-
ze the police department-to smash the present
nydra-headed corruption, that testers in rank rot
| renness through It's whole body Get good, ei-
6cient, well paid police, no matter at what ex.
| pense. Let the tenure OF Office in every depart
lnrnt be, dependent upon good conduct and ca
)acty, for life. Let every fraud every connivance
with guilt in public funclonary, be punished in
he most exemplary manner. Then you have good
basis to work upon--then you will find honest men
| who will do their dury-then the streets will be
guarded, outrages prevented, and the contemplate
arces, like the affair we treat oil which are liable
10 end in gross indsnity, done away with.
Il lf..I- IL.
race with the Great Western, and OF course beat il
its power to do that well ascertalned before
| the race began. Last week another race was run
| with the steamer, by the U. ). Revenue Gutter
Legare and il was again beaten, Of course. We
nope the county is now sale, although we are moi
| told that the Great Western ran a race with either
u the vessels that so easily beat it that ii was
| in condition 10 run such race. On the contrary,
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