The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-11-26

his associates in the corporation, specimen OF
brutality and RIGHTEOUSNESS, in newspaper litera-
ture, tha, surpasses anything Of the kind that we
have seen for some time, fruitful as the numerous
newspaper Sprouts that have lately sprung up on
the soil Of faction, have been in those staple articles
OF partizan journalism. Well, indeed, on looking
over the whole subject, and taking acomprehensive
view of the publications in which the Messrs.
Harper have been engaged for many years past, we
are not at all surprised that the organ Of the Mayor
and his associates, should exhibit very frequently
the indications on which we have at present deemed
It our duty to anmadvert.
During the last twenty years the Messrs. Harpers
have published larger quantity OF philosophy,
poetry, and plety, original and selected, than per-
haps all the other publishing houses in the United
States. They have indeed, erected, we may al.
most say, the publishing business on grand scale
In this country. And in this they deserve great
credit and praise. They have been the means Of
circulating a vast quantity of useful and expert
mental knowledge on all subjects, sacred and pro-
| fame. They have placed within the reach Of the
toug millions in this free land, volumes of ines
| Unable value. But they have also been instru-
| mental IN circulating vast amount of the most
! perm cious trash. They have scattered Bnlwor's
novels along with the Pilgrim's Progressively
have sent over the land in the same bundles the
owery sermonsof the plous and eloquent Rev. Jas.
| Heryey, and the equally poetic, but rather more
stimulating tales of the Italian Pan de Kock OF
past aee-Boccacio. They have dispersed in thou
sands copies OF the sacred scriptures OF thou
| sands the immoral novels of the French school,
In fact, they have driven all the other publications
of the blue and yellow literature" out Of the field
In all this, have these eminent publishers not been
| the means of aiding writers OF loose morality and
| unsound principles in demoralzing the public
| mnd-in Whaling the public taste-in corrupting
the stream of public thought? May not we look
to this cause for the origin of some at least, OF the
vu'garities and indecencies which are every now
and then thurst before the public eye in the " or
gam of the Corporation?
| We mean to go into this subject at full length
to review the whole Of the rcpublicatons issued
| by the IIarpers good, bad, and Misunderstanding
themfu credit for piety and morality in publishing
works for the promotion Of virtue and religion; but
| deduciing so much per cent for the evil produced
by the printing, sale and circulation OF works Of
questionable character, or of unequivocoly per-
nicious tendency. We must also bring under re-
view the newspapers published under the auspices
OF the Mayor and his associates, as they may very
justly be regarded as part and parcel OF this great
|
| the age.
| ANNIVERSARY OF THE EVACUATION OF NEW York
by THE ENGLISH FoRcEs-GRAND MILITARY Dis
Enthusiastically being the anniversary of the oc-
currence mentioned, there was grand display Of
all the military force in this city. About ii o'clock
| they mustered on the Battery, where they went
| through several evout0ns under the inspection
and command of Major Gen. Storms. They then
marched down Broadway to the Park, the advance
being formed by the 1st brigade of Major Gen.
Storms Horse Artillery, succeeded by the 38th
| regiment Jefferson Guards, under the command of
Colonel Warner; followed by the 1lth regiment,
on the right OF which was the Light Guard, this
company drew forth great admiration from their
beautiful uniform and fine soldier-like bearing,
their uniform much resembling that of Napoleon's
Veteran Guard; the Washington Greys succeeded.
| followed by the 81 regiment, and the rear was
brought up by the 9th regiment, fine soldierlike
body .ofmen The Scottish Guard excited particular
attention from its elegant appearance. This is fine
company only recently formed, but promises to be
in short time the crack company Of the city. Capt
Tortley's troop Of Hussars formed escort to Major
General Storms, and looked if any thing better
| than ever. After going through few evoluions
| in the Park, the different companies marched to
their several quarters; where many of them had
prepared for them beautiful supply of the creature
comforts which they found themselves in much
| need of after their four or five hours drill and
march, in coldnorth-west wind and pretty sharp
| frost. At the Battery, some merrment was caused
| by the observation Of poorly clad "native," who
sad "It's no wonder the English erapovated
(evacuated) if the weather cold as this,
and these boys were against them"
The SECOND COMPANY OF NATIONAL CADETS
| This company held its second anniversary meet
| ing yesterday at the Constitution Hall, Broad
way. After the dismissal of the troops in the
Park, the Cadets marched to their quarters as
above, where an ample cold collation. was provided
| for them, and done every justice to. Near upon
100 persons sat down; Capt. Towbridge and Lieut..
| Cornell presiding Among the guests present, were
| Maj Walden Capt. Heline, Of the LIST Company
Capt Haywood, of the 9Th Star Company Capt.
| Sherwood, of the 7lh Leuts. Thompson, Post,
| Melville, Bullwinkle, and Van Tuyle: Paymaster
Buronette, &c. After partaking of the bountiful
| board on the temperance plan, tea, coffee, NC,
provided in true military style, the joke went
round with the greatest good humor for short
time, when the company separated.
The ACCIDENT ON THE LONG ISLAND RAILROAD
The young woman hurt on Saturday evening by
attempting to leave the cars upon the Long Island
Railroad at East New York, while in motion, re-
mains in the same dangerous state noticed by us
yesterday.
We are informed, upon enquiry, that the accom-
mediation trains upon this road, going eastward,
(and this accident occurred when going IN that di
rection,) invariably op at East New York, when
ever there are passengers to be set down or taken
up, and that they never stop going westward on
count of the difficulty of renewing their motion
a heavy, upward grade-but make the stop Tor this
point quarter Of mile west, at what is termed
| the Water Station.
"DoN'T GIVE UP THE SHIp."-The committee
appointed for the purpose of erecting suitable
monument to the memory of Cant Lawrence. have