The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-01-19

TBR FORREST CASE APPROACHING CLoSE.-K
was expected, en- Saturday last, that the evidence
in this interminable case-whish has lasted four
weeks would have been closed, and that the sum-
ming up Of counsel wou d have been commenced to-
day. This termination, however, SO much to be
desired was postponed; but it is likely that the tes
timony will be finished o-day, and that the argu-
ments of counsel will be commenced to-morrow-to
be continued, We suppose, for several days. We
may, therefore, expect the case to be finally closed
by the end Of the week.
This care is, undoubtedly, one Of the most extra
ordinary that IVES ever tried in this metropolis, or
in any part Of this country. The evidence brought
out during the AS. month has disclosed manners,
and habits, and customs, and principles and traits,
pervsding o certain class OF so,iety here, which
have astonshed the world beyond the limits Of New
York, but which creates no surprise aad wonder.
ment within the precincts of the island of Manhat
tan. Here, people have been used to So Oh manners
and morals particularly since the rapid progress of
fashionable ideas under the auspices of Willis
philosophy, and Fourierism taught by Greeley
a. d Company. The country newspapers, how
ever, have thrown themselves into a terrible
paroxysm Of yirtuous indignation Al tho disco
Lutte character Of the evidences, tho shocking
nature of tie details, and the disgracefu dis
closed-al Of which have been laid bare by most of
the leadn journals of this city possessing any pre-
yious moral ch rac.er or large circulation. No
one, without sect & the country papers, can ina
CINE with What indignation they denounce all the
journals Of New York which have published
this evidence from day to day and from
week to week. Many of these country pa
pers, which have no room to publish these
never-ending details, conteut themselves with
picking out Of the richest portions and giving
them to their pious country readers, titbits of
scandal and rascality, calculated to strengthen
their principles Of virtue and purify their senti-
ments of religion. We have no doubt they will
succeed, to great extent, in improving tho cause
Of country morals and village rety, by aenouncing
and condemnipg the terrible Sodom and Gomor
rah-like profigacy of this large and mighty city of
humbug and barlOtry.
Yet the denunciations cure forth over the New
York press, by our country cotemporaries, should
be less indscrinpate. All are involved, without all
being equally guilty. 1t is true, there is no neceg.
SHY for Us to make any excuse for the great Sata
mic press OF this metro, Olive mean the New
YORK HERALD. Il has long been denounced as
q sink of wickedness and villany, the organ Of
philes if not Mephistophe himself with his cloven
feet, horns and eve lasting eng tail of fire. In fact,
one of the principal personages connected with this
trial-Nlrs. Forrest-denounces the HEsALD in an
eloquent letter. with great force and probably with
equal justice, as utterly incapable Of comprehending
the virtues of socialism, or tho purity of Fourersm or
Willisism. We make no apologies for that wicked,
unprincpled, atrocious, villanous, Satanic New
YORK HERALD; but we do beg Of our country co.
temporaries to have some pity the saints of the
Iibsne the innocent boys of the Times, the honest
Plaineld nancers Of the SIN, and those candidates
for the best oces in Washington the highest seats
in heaven, who control the Express, and have man
aged to give their inanity, which they have here.
to!oIe put forth in every form and shape suffer-
ing world, some variety even in the Forrest
evidence Our country contemporaries, With their
immense stock OF pety and virtue, ought to ex-
tend little compassion 20 these journals, which
have published all the villanous evidence in the
Forrest case, and spread il before their pious read
ers and socialist subscribers, because it was neces-
sary for the filing Of their own pockets at the
time that they were endeavoring to help on the
cause of the worlds progress in one way or another
The polluted and polluting evidence given on this
trial, and published in the Times, Irib,ac, Sat
and Express, as well as other highly respectable
moral and religious journals of this city, brings the
pennies into the pockets of the proprietors, as well
as helps the cause Of social progress in the New
World ard therefore they are excused.
We trust, therefore, that these views will sink
deeply into the minds of oul country ootemporares
and that they VII make a proper distinction b.
tween the Satanic press, called the HERALD, ia pub
~ ~.
tuous intentions and private jobs Of the other re
spectacle journals. As to the final destination Of
all the parties and witnesses, can say little as
yet; but we think tae whole cooR, from top to
bottom, would make very capital Mormons and
we have no doubt Brigham Young, who sports his
thirty wives, would consider them al qualified to
join the thurch nd to become valuable accessions
to the grea nation Of Latter Day Saints, in the
valley Of the Great salt Lake in u .ah Territory.