The New York herald., 1844-08-29

ing column after column filled with the grossest
and most indecent attacks on the private character
Of public men. Tired, il would seem, of abusing
| the candidates themselves, or having exhausted
all their powers Of vliuperaton and caIumny as ap-
piled to Mr.. Clay and Mr.. Polk, these tools OF par
y, are inyenting, hunting up and retailing all sorts
OF vulgar and scurilous stories about the relatives
and prominent supporters Of these great leaders.
lnthls work OF detraction, fasehood and SANDER,
the Courier and Enquirer and the Tribune Of this
city have peculiarly distinguished themselves
We have collected large number Of extracts from
these papers, which present the most melancholy
illustration OF the degradation OF the party press
that we have yet seen. What an opinion must
these prints, and others OF similar calibre enter
tain of the mind and character Of the people Of this
country, when the Only grounds, or at least the
Chief grounds, in which they discuss the claims of
the respective candidates, the morals, consis-
tency and respectabllty otheir respective relatives
and adherents! And IT is very amusing to observe
the avidity with which all these vile ISLANDERS and
vulgar stories are caught up and re-echoed by the
country journals OF the party. Mr. Folks grand
father has been quite godsend il would appear, to
these newspapers, Tor generally, at least cne-sxth
OF their space Is occupied by fierce and savagey
patriotic denunciation of his alleged Toryism.-
The old man, who has been quiety.reposing in his
graye has been thus rudcy assailed and his reputa
ton being properly blackened, is presented the
| best possible argument against his descendant Of
this generation, and this by meI, whose forefathers
who knows a-may have been distinguished mem
bers of the corps Of "Cow-B Boys' during the revo-
| lutionary era.
And the democratic newspapers are equally busy
in the same abominable work Of calumny and
blackguardism. They seem, indeed, to be i'm
proving the labors of their opponents, for they
are now including in the list of those against whom
their vulgar scurrility is directed hoekeepers and
other people IN business. who may differ from them
in political opinions. In the PIebian of yesterday
we noticed very malicious attack on the respec-
table proprietor Of one of the hotels at Niagara
Falls, because, forsooth, he is whig, and Disco
vers preference for whig journals in his reading
room HIS house is abused-his fare is abused
his walters are abused everything about his esta-
bshment isabused, because he darcs to avow him
self whig This is certainly prosecuting the re-
! spectacle business of partizanship with zeal and
energy.
| And yet these party papers-these journals
whose columns are teeming from day to day with
the lowest scurrty and the most vulgar pcrsonali-
ties, have been in the habit OF talking about their
dignity, and respectablty, and uniform regard to
public decency. But the public are beginning to
regard them in their true character. Not only do
the Intelligent and pure-mnded men, who wisely
refrain from mingllng in the filthy arena of political
strife, regard the indecences of these party papers
with disgust and deestaton, but many even OF the
warm adherents Of both parties, are also awaking
to the conviction that such representatives reflect
only dlshonor and disgrace on any cause We
take some credit to ourselves for producing this
salutary impression, and we are encouraged to hope
that continued exposure Of the violence and sour
rillty OF the party organs, may ultimately lead to
| the application OF efficient corrective Of this
system of conducting political controversy--a sys-
tenn most degrading TO the character of the nation,
and calculated in great degree to tarnish Ameri-
can reputation at home and abroad.
ARREST OF ALEXANDER HoAa.-This notorious
individual, who recently escaped from the city
prison, where he was confined on conviction for
grand larceny arrested yesterday at Greenport,
Long Island, at the hotel Of Captain Clark He
had arrived there at late hour on Tuesday night,
and was partially suspected by the Captain, who
communicated his suspicious to Alderman Wyn-
ship OF this city, who was at the hotel, but the AL
derman, not knowing Hoag. was NOT prepared to
George Wilks, editor OF the "Naonal Policeman"
of this city, arrived at the hotel yesterday morning,
and Immediately recognised Hoag, when he was
arrested and brought to the city prison last evening
He states that the reward offered for his arrest was
such that he was afraid to trust any body with his
whereabouts since he left the city, which he SAYS
was several days since, but that before leaving he
had nearly made up his mind, at two or three
Il a.. 1.l..
er Cox, but was dissuaded from it. He had
on the same clothing when arrested that he
wore when he left the prison, and had not
disguised himself in any manner. He says that he
was at the house of his brother on the morning
after hsescape, as was then reported Since then he
has been several times within view of officers who
did not see him. and since he left the city he has
carried the advertisement, containing description
of his person, and offering the reward of 500 for
his arrest, in his pocket, and several times when he
thought he was suspected, has exhibited it, and in
formed the person persons that he was in search
Of Hoag, and would find him before he returned
to New York, and thus secure the reward. This
disarmed all suspicion, and he escaped further no.
tice The hotel Of Capt. Clark, is the only public
house at Greenport, and it is therefore strange that
he should have ventured In such prominent posi-
tion. Presuming that Alderman Wynship will not
claim any Of the reward, it will probably be divi-
ded between Wilks and Clark.
| PRoDrGY.-They have lately got somebody in
the Boston Courier establishment, who is perfect
prodigy Of photography, etymology, syntax and
proscdy He can crticise every body from those
miracles of grammar the editors Of the fashionable
magazines, down to dry-goods clerks with Byron
collars, and souls above tape and ribbons. Mr..
Willis is the last victim, and thus gets raped on
the head by this jealous guardian of propositions
and copulative conjunctions;
"Ws must believe in state of pre- existence ide