The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-01-19

Yesterday II 30. her news will be here this
morning
ghe Morals Of Politics-The Recent Doings at
Warrington.
The more that we see of the morals o politicians,
the more the public mind becomes disguised with
that particular class of men TO whom the people
OF this country have confided the power OF govern
ment under the Constitution Daring the present
session of Congress several very important measures
have been before The representatives OF the people,
awaiting decision according to their respective
merits. The Texas question has been discussed
for many days, and the subject might easily have
been decided in the compass of a week; but II is
just as far from a settlement as ever. One OF the
most important measures called for by the voice OF
the people-a new organzation OF the Post Ofhce
Department and reduction OF Its rates-has not
beentouched al ALL and the probability is that
nothing whatever will be done with regard to that
very important measure.
But il the representatives of the people are utter
ly inattentive to the duties devolving upon them
as The legislators for twenty millions OF people,
and for the discharge Of which they are paid out
of the public purse, they are very busy in quarrel
lag and sqaabbng amongst themselves, and dis
graciDg the character Of the country, and its halls
of Legislation. Look, for instance, at the recent
duel between Clingman and Yancey, watch their
antics about what is called principle OF honor,
running about from Washington TO Baltimore, and
from Baltimore to Washington, and then here,
there, and everywhere, with the police AT their
heels, to get chance Of shooting each other
more contemplate, immoral, and disgraceful pro-
ceedlng- too, by men elected as the
representatives of portion of this free people
never took place in any country. And yet, when
The question is brought up in The House Of Repre-
sentatives, by q deep sense of moral respectabhty
and. sentiment, it is thrown idly by, and voted
down as beyond the pale OF legislative interfe-
renee.
But this is not all. Look at the stories which
are circulated respecting the Clerk of the House
of Representatives The newspapers are filed
with statements regarding the private conduct of
the person who has been elevated TO that impor-
tant Office by that body. Without stopping to &C
cuse him of defalcation in the funds entrusted
to him, many of the papers do, there is yet suf
ficient ground for to believe that he has very
improperly used the money committed to his
care, and belonging to the people of the United
States, by oaning it to his iavorites-a thing most
unjusthable and equally contrary to morality and
the laws. II ia very true that our Washington cor
respondent undertakes to defend Mr.. McNulty for
this conduct, and assures US that the whole of the
money will be returned by the parties, and be
made good to the contingent fund of the House
But this is being honest and good compusion,
and Is not what we have reason to expect from an
individual who is elevated TO the high and respon-
slbe situation he occupies. 1t is very evident,
from the confessions of his friends, that the money
belonging to the people has been used and loaned
IN some improper way yet we shall wait patient
ly to hear the issue of this whole matter before
can blame HIM fully. But nothing can excuse
the statement, which appears to be circulating in
all the newspapers, of a row into which this Clerk
Of the House of Representatives gotta very dis
reputable row-in one Of the pot-houses at Wash
ington, and which ought to disqualify any man
from holding such responsible situation that TO
which he had been elected. This has not been
explained; but before condemning Mr. McNulty,
even for that, we should like TO see his expla-
nation.
These are some of the incidents taking place at
Washington, developing the morals Of politics and
politicians. We say little of the favoritism and
the abuse OF appointments to Office. Many charges
of that kind have been made against Mr. Tyler,
with some show OF truth. The want of proper
moral sentiment, amongst politicians, does not
characterize one party aloBe-both are tainted
with it in the highest degree The men who put
themselves in the front ranks of the people, and
who become their representatives and agents in
public Offices come, unfortunately, in this country,
from the worst classes of the population. The
great mass OF the American people are strictly
moral, honest, intelligent, and correct in their
department Out OF three millions of voters, there
are, probably, about three hundred thousand who
make politics trade, and go in the pursuit Of Of
fee, degrading themselves in every possible de-
gree and form, and dsgracng the country itself
All The disgrace heaped this country, by repudi-
alton and want of faith, may be traced to the want
Of healthy moral sentiment amongst the leading
politicians of both parties IL is quite idle in the
partzans OF the wings, or the partizans Of the de-
mocrats, to accuse the other of that desttution Of
moral principle of which both are equally guilty
That is to say two millions and an half OF honest
and intelligent people, forming the of this
country, who attend to their business, and
who are honest and industrious, disgraced be-
fore the civilized world in conse quence of the de-
moralization and want of honesty and recude in
about two hundred thousand politicians by profess
sion. This subject demands a thorough and criti-
cal investigation and the high moral character of
the American people must be vindcated con-
trasted with the decentralization Of a miserably
small clique Of men who call themselves politicians.
We shall endeavor to do this as soon as possible
PROGRESS OF lNFrDELITY AND CHRISTIANITY No
one who has any regard for the best interests of the
human race can shut his eyes to the singular pro-
gress which has been made Of late years, in this
country, towards infdety and nti-Chrstianity, by
various cliques of infdels. All these new social
movements, whether they be called after the name
of Fourier or any other name, seem to be based on
the same general principles of opposition TO the
truths of revealed religion We have recently seen
very open and undssused assault on Christianity,
by Mr. Parker a u Unitarian clergyman in Boston. and