The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-06-10

mendous ehusion VI pious indignation and cold wa
tor fanatieisn lavishsd upon these drinking dens,
without extermnating them. There can be no
doubt that they are great evils, and that much Of
the crime and vice prevailing in New York spring
from these sources Of depravity, especially among
the mechanical, handicraft, and operative ranks Of
our citizens.
But there are haunts Of dissipation of another
class, that are equally productive Of mischief, in
fashionable circles; and about these we do not hear
. word. We sllude to the ice cream saloons, where
so many highly respectable ladies Of tho first fami-
lies are to be found during the day and evening,
srpiDg wine and other Intoxicating drinks, and lay
ing the foundation of habits of intemperanee which
result in those sad violations of the principles Of
virtue, Of which hear 30 much, and those melan-
cLoly eases Of seduction which blight forever the
prospects and hopes Of female youth and beauty,
and in many instances lead to life Of shameless in
fanny, and to premature and dshonored grave.
The sidewalks Of Broadway are become so dis
graceful at night, fIsm the effects OF these orgies
that respectable women cannot walk them. The
progress of Generalization in this direction is assum-
ing most alarming aspect.
The cause Of many broken heart can be traced
to these places of fashionable resort, where you will
find ladies deemed respectable-married and single
ladies who reside in the respectable avenues asd
the other regions Of upper-tendom-ladies who o.
cupy the first ranks in our theatres-pouring in by
dozens utter the performances, and at late hsur
ofthe night mipgliDg in the same saloon with the
common women Of the town, and their associates
and we'll dressed bHes At these places designations
are made, and consunm Ated elsewhere. Under the
-, t,o.c
and here unsuspectlng innocence is blasted in the
bud. Yet here husbands bring their wives, and IN
thinking parents bring their children, - be corrupted
ard destroyed Having first feand the way, by the
aid Of their fathers and mothers, and having, by
their sanction, participated in the designations Of
fashionable vice, they will learn to find their
way into these haants without any assistance, or
with very unsafe companions. There is nothing
more common than to see girls going in twos and
tbrees, and sometimes sngly, into the ice cream
saloons, unaccompanied by gentleman, and sitting
down and calling TO oysters, whatever else they
want, ike 4Ais Of itself, is utterly destruc-
tive Of female modesty and proprcty, even if the at
moslhere net tainted with vice but when we
rccoleNt that there is scarcely moment, day or
night, during which these saloons are open, that
Of the worst character not to be found in
them, the idea Of virtuous females going there I'M
protected is horrible Again-ysu will see .
gddy but still pure-minded girl conducted by
her beau fren the theatre to these salooas,
ard there that purity and modesty which are
the safeguard and the barrier Of virtue are over
thrown, aud the victim Of this fashionable folly be.
comes The easy prey Of some designing villain.
Little do parents often know the precpiee which
f1aIr
splendid halls They find it out when it is late,
and when their families are broken up, and their
peace Of mind is destroyed forever in this world.
II. by Kind Of miracle. hone of the consequences
We have adyerted to should low from this always
dangerous ard often fatal practice, there be
doubt that it begets habits Of expense, and in
temperance, and dissipation in the family circle,
which are ruinous to health and character, and to
prosperity III busiDess.
Yet there is no denurciation Of these fashionable
haunts. from the pulpit the press, or the holy
alliance Of temperance. On the contrary they are
faquented by members Of the church, aud their
wives and daughters; and thus Kind Of moral and
religious sanction lie given them, to the destruc-
ton Of the inexperienced and unwary. These
places even Iatrense the religious and moral
newspapers exclusively. We advise parents and
husbands to guard those who arc placed, by
the laws of God and man, and the ties Of nature,
under their protection. Against these fashionable
haunts. as they would against house on fire or Q
building infected with the plague. There is no
safety but in stunning them. In some respects the
consequences that result from contact with them
far worse than the effects produced by the lowest
rum holes. In the latter female that values her
character will be found and the evil is confined
to the other sex But in the halls Of fashion vice is
go gilded over that thousands Of respectable and
innocent women are entrarped into them, and tho
foundation Of their virtue gradually sapped till the
whole superstructme comes down with fearful
crash.
NEWSPAPER LIBELs IN THE TRIBUNE.-Our
contemporary, the Tribune, acknowledges to have
been prosecuted for forty sundry bels published
against individuals Wen. this is q very large
allowance during tue existence of that journal In
life Of twice the length we have hardly had q
fourth Of the same mistakes TO occupy the notice Of
the court We agree, however, with the Tribune,
in believing that many Of our judges very poorly
acquainted with The law of libel, ~ it exists even
in this State They constantly led astray by
the decisions II English practice, which is founded
principles Of public liberty aud the rights of the
rress entirely different from those established IN
der constitution and laws In the little that we
have had in the way oflibel suits, have, through
our counsel, given the courts correct IDEAS Of
the rights ard limitations Of the press, and rs to
what really constitutes libel, than all the other
journals in the State.
BY the iy. would il NOT be well if the editors and
proprietors Of New York papers would call pri-
yate meeting among themselves to discuss the
question Of libel and lite SUITS judges and juries,
aud to agree or some plan Of operations by which
courts and judges may be more enlightened in their
duties in relation TO the press and its responsibilities