The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-06-22
The Presidential Election, and Its Abuses.


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The Presidential Election, and Its Abuses.
The leading journals attached to the two great
factions into which this country has heretofore
unhapplly been divided, are beginning to prepare
their special organs of abuse and vtuperation for
the campaign we entering upon, and which is
to decide the question of the next Presidency
Two of these journals, one of them supporting
General Cass, the other aiding General Taylor,
have published their pronunciamentos in this paper
affair The Washington Union has announced
for publication, Journal to be called The Cam
paign, which is to be devoted to the affairs of the
election between General Cass and General Tay-
Tor, tavoring the former at the expense of the lat
ter, up to next November
The New York Courier and Enquirer on the
other hand, has announced as in preparation
weekly journal, to be entitled the Grape Shot, for
the purpose of collecting in 1t all the scattered
dirt and materials which may hold up to ridicule
and contempt the character of General Cass, and
aid thereby the chances of General TAYLOR There
are many other papers belonging to both parties,
preparing to follow in the wake of these journals
We only give the names of these, briefly, as spe-
cimen of the general organization carrying on in
behalf of the two candidates.
This is the old style, under new names The
old hacks of faction and party, the miserable office
seekers and hangers-on, of every successful cand-
date, intend to exert themselves gather together
as much filth and vile abuse as possible, and to
publish teach of them his own side of the
question-under the belief that the American peo-
pie are so debased, so degraded, so immoral, as to
require TO be convinced of the fitness or unftness
OF the respective candidates, by such infamous
means and vtuperations. Other papers, in addi-
ton, on both sides of politics. in this reg on of the
country, are already in the field, with such speci-
of vtuperation and abuse as will fill the cam
paign jsurnals in question. AS singular example
of this taste-this depraved taste-this degraded
disposition in the party prints on both sides, we
extract the following from the albany argus, of
last Tuesday -
THE BLOODHOUND" THE FLORIDA WAR.-Du-
ring the Presidential campaign of 1s40 the wing press
throughout the Union bitterly and fercey assaied the
democratic administration, for the employment Of
60 Cuba boodhounds' in the with the Florida In
dams 1t the burden of the attacks of the whig
papers and orators, and was denounced as the most
wanton and cruel hunting down of the poor Indian,r
No paper then in existence was more abusive
indiscriminate In its censures than the albany Zee
ming Journal What that paper said and thought of the
"Bloodhounds" the following extracts from its
columns will show -:
The BLooDHouSDs-An officer Of the army SAYS
the Madisonian, just arrived at Washington from ST.
Augustine, reports that vessel with thirty -three
boodhounds had entered Of the ports of the PENN
sula We respectfully suggest. that the dogs are
now set upon the Seninoes, the officers of the U. s.
army be withdrawn for with such allies there can be
butlittle glory ."-Erening Journal 1910.
few days subsequent, the Journal again barked
and growled as follows, In abiding to the report that
thirty-t boodhounds and six Spaniards, their
trainers and keepers, had arrived at St. Marks from
Cuba -
8" We still hesitate in believing, that the government
is fallen and degraded. We cannot entertain the
thought. America. he cheris he
promised land is sinking to the lowest depths Of bar
barsm. But we shall see The war against the Semi
noes Is wantonly waged. 1t has dishonored arms
it has impoverished our treasury 1t has robbed the
army Of many Of its most gallant spirits And is the
Republic now to be crowned with infamy by a resort
to means. which any civilized nation in Christie ON
will execrate? Our deeprooted hatred to England
grew out Of their employ nent Of the indians against
nd shall subject ourselves deeper re-
probation, by an alliance with the Bloodhounds ln
The JOuraa! also publishes a letter, purporting 10
come from an officer in The army, to gentleman In
Albany, which contains the fpll wing paragraph -
The much talked of bloodhounds have arrived and
part of them in the field in Middle Florida
with the % regiment-the rem nder are to be used
soon"
From Niles Register 1910
The last Tallahassee Fioridan, Deb. 22nd, 1S40)
says. in reference to the Cuba bloodhounds, they
were Intended to worry TO hunt to bite TO tear
in pieces all the red devils they catch.r
Voluminous further extracts Of equal import might
be copied from the wing press OF that campaign heap
ing the most scurrous Impressions upon the demo-
cratic administration. We not to this day
whether the general government authorized the en-
ployment Of those animals but recoect that it
asserted the time that the Governor Of the tben ter
rtory OF Florida authorized their purchase II matters
not, however, by what authority they we're procured
certain 1t H. that General Taylor, then comma ng
in that war strongly urged the necessity Of procuring
ooodhounds from the island Of Cuba TO aid the army
in its operations against thehostilss In Florida He
said u am decidedly In favor Of the measure, and beg
leave to urge it,"
This identical General Taylor, upon whose earnest
solicitation the "boodhounds were procured and who
set the dogs upon the Semnoles - il now the whig
candidate for President and his election is urged by
the whg papers because he fought well In Florida
and conquered the Seminole Indians by IAN alliance
with Cuba bloodhounds and their Spanish trainers
keepers"
Here is " bit of beauty" for beginning of the
coming campaign, for lnstructing the American
people. and giving to foreign nations a high OPT
mon OF the decency and the respect with which
the politicians and the press in this country treat
our distinguished public men, Two highly respec-
table journals are involved IN the above piece OF
beauty. These are the albany argus the leading
journal IN favor OF General Cass and the ALBANY
Euentng Journal the chief paper in support of
General Taylor both these journals being publish
ed IN the midst of highly respectable, reli-
gous. intelligent, just, and honorable population
The individuals at the head of these organs are
also considered to be highly respectable persons.
Editor Croswell has generally borne fair charac-
'' '"i hhoiaiVs JUSTICE, uecoIuHl, WIN decent
quantity of Christianity to season the whole
Thurlow Weed, also, is highly esteemed for many
generous qualities and moral peculiarites, and is
considered as possessing some considerable talent
and probity in the management of his paper He
has been IA great admrer of Bishop Hughes--but
whether he ever confessed his sins to that dgn-
tsry, we are not precisely informed.
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