The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-05-07

gratifying Indications oil an Improvement IN the style
and character OF current periodical literature.
Some new minds, of more than ordinary intel-
gence and strength, have it would appear, introduce
ed themselves into this department of literary labor,
and some prospect is afforded of the ultimate re-
demptlon of the magazines from the accumulated
load OF folly, stupidity ignorance and pretension,
under which they have been crawling TO oblivion.
We alude, in these remarks particularly to the last
number of the american Rerie,r, the recently Gre
ated magazine organ of the wing party in this Sec
ton of the land 1t contains article entitled the
"Mystery of Iniquity," commencing history of
what are designated the selection frauds" by which
Mr.. Clay defeated, the country ruined, and the
hopes of liberty and the human race eernaly blast
ed, In the last electionthat evinces degree of in
genulty, eloquence and force for which we have
long looked in vain in the ucubratons OF any OF
our magazine-wrlters and reviewers The impress
OF vigorous intellect, experienced observation,
and practsed pen, IS very manifest throughout
this able and striking article; and we have great
pleasure in welcoming the writer to the wide field
of exertion in which he has already acquitted
himself so well.
The reviewer affects to have discovered in that
fraternity Of vice and crime which constitutes such
an interesting and important portion of society," in
all our large cites the subtle and controlling agency
(which locofocoism is enabled to sway the destiny
of the republic. He regards the whole community of
dishonesty, roguery and crimo-from the elegantly
dressed gambler, who lives at the fashionable hotel
and drives the fastest pair the avenue, to the
skulking vagabond at the "Tombs'-as united in
one common bond OF sympathy, principle and pur-
pose, and that in party politics their action is unani-
l m IN fave ofl no
in the american Repiew thus enumerates the po-
tential agencies to which, according to his rea-
soning, Mr.. Polk owes his election and the de-
mocratic party its possession of controlling in
fuence in the government of the nation :-"Gam-
blers,' gambling house Keepers" "writers
and publishers of obscene and licencous books
and papers," "sham brokers'" "Tombs Lawyers
"straw bail men," "skinners," ''touchers %" profess
sional pe1urers, "police decoy ducks and stool p-
geons," receivers of stolen goods,'' "sharpers,'
"imposters," "prize fighters, "mock auctioneers, .
"watch Suffers" 'pocket book droppers," "brothel-
owners and bues," cock-fghters," ''dog steaers, !"
'street beggars," and so on through innumerable
grades and inventions of roguery down to Counter
feters," 'pickpockets," 'incendiaries," ''highway
robbers" and burglars" We not at all disposed
question the accuracy of the reviewers premises or
the justice Of his conclusions On the contrary, we
believe there is great deal of truth in his disclo-
sures His case is made out with great deal OF
plausibiity and he has succeeded in presenting, on
the whole, toeraby accurate view of one portion OF
the organization of the locofoco party.
| But the reviewer does not tell the whole truth. He
does not present with fairness and candor, all the
data which that investigation, which he has nvi-
ted u.s. affords of the hidden mysteries of political or
has confined himself entirely to Barclay street and
Park Row-hc has overlooked in his enumeration of
the agencies of party politics, the "skinners," and
''decoy ducks" and "stoolpigeons," and ''touch-
ers,' and gamblers" of Wall street. The retail
dealers in 'iniquity''-,he small rogues and paltry
blackguards that prey upon society, have been hunt
ed out and exposed by the reviewer with credtable
industry and skill. But the great, portly, boated,
wholesae-deaers in corruption, fraud and crime are
not much as named. Now,.every man who un-
derstands anything of the philosophy of politics,
knows full well that the gamblers of Wall street.-the
bankers, spectators, brokers, stock iobbers-the
robbers Of the widow and the orphan-play a vastly
more influential part in the dark game of politics,
than the hordes of desperate outlaws who make open
war upon society. If the reviewer had included that
important class of men, who drive wholesale traffic
in inquity," in his view of the social and political
organizations of this country, he would have made
his picture complete. With this addition to his cata
logue of 'the lords Of the land ''the controllers
of the government the "arbiters of the CON-
monweaths destiny" the list of political gamblers
is fully made out. We have thus the wing gam
bier and the locofoco ''gambler"-he wing "skin-
ner," and the locofoco "sknner"-the wing evil
lain," and the locofoco "vilain." The two classes
are, TO be sure, different in some respects The
Barclay street gambler "keeps fine horses, famous
for speed and performances on the avenue" and
gives champaign suppers at the oyster saloons the
| Wall street gambler drives about in an easy car
riage, and gives magnificent parties in Waverly
| Place; the one plumbers his victim by tens and
fftes, the other plumbers him by thousands and by
tens of thousands; the one is blackeg, the other
is worthy, pious, moral, respectable christian gen.
tleman.
BY all means, let the reviewer next give us an ar.
tice illustrative of the supendous fraud, corruption
and crime which the Wall street gamblers, skinners
and touchers have perperated. Whenh he does that
he will have given us very complete and insruc-
tive exposition Of the "Mystery of Iniquity"-both
locofoco and wing.
GRAND LITERARY FErE AT NEwARK-A grand
literary and historical fste takes place at Newark to-
day, before the Historical Society of that ilk-
Charles King, one of the newspaper lierat, of Wall
street, is the orator the occasion, and it is expect
ed that Newark will feel some inches bigger than
ever she did since the era of Noahs flood, or the
formation of the coal beds. Mr. King has talent,
genius, some wit, little scholarship plenty of mo-
desty mixed with salts and confidence, and eloquence
in abundance.
We shall send our immortal corps Of reporters to
Newark to give the whole proceedings if wind and
weather permit.
90 The Annual Meeting of the Eastern New
York Anti-Slavery Society, Liberty Partv,) is an.
nounced to be held at IL o'clock, this day, at the
Apollo Saloon, Broadway land the business meet.
inu nj oscIock u,hop ocy.raI