The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-07-12


The dispersion decomposition Of the present cabi-
net, however, is . matter Of little moment. The
country is now in transition state. We are on the
verge Of Presidential election; and nothing can
done either by the Executive or Congress- Of any
moment, till the result Of the coming appeal to tao
people in November next is known. Cabinets may
rise or fall, mite or dispense, sink or swr., and
scarcely win any inquire about their fate, or
care any thing more oftheir destiny.
TIE VgNAIIrY AND DECENTRALIZATION OF THE
NEWSPAPER Press. -The venality and immortality
Of the party newspaper press-both viii gs and demo.
crats-appear to increase every week As we approach
the I'd November. The food gates of infamy seem to
be broken up. Not only the public characters Of
General Pierce and General ScotA, the two candi-
dates for the Presidency but their private relations,
and their families. are raAsacked and searched
for scandal by these miserable solutions Of party
organs, numbering many hundreds throughout the
country.
A portion Of the democratic press seem, with few
exceptions, to pour out their scurrility on the
name reputation and talents Of General Scott, who
whatever may be his other faults has written his
name and history along with the history of his
country, and in way which will never be forgotten
in the United States. The abuse uttered the
other side, by the whg press, against General
Pierce, the opposing candidate, is without any
example in all previous contests. He is denounced
as sot, coward, and poltroon, by journals pre-
tending to the highest character and reputation
throughout the land.
The first movement in this filthy business origina.
ted in this city with journal of the 'total depray
ty' Species which has been noted for its advocacy
of all sorts Of doctrines, nostrums, humbugs, cheats
and swindles palmed off on long suffering
community. The Neiv York Tribune was the first
ournal which started the story of drunkenness and
cowardice against General Pierce, and now, with
crocodile tears it out sneakingy and regrets
it's action in that business, while it reterates the
same stories and the same illusions, if they were
still existing and prominent facts in the history Of
his life. But what can we expect from journal
established system utterly venal as to levy
black mail every humbug, every quack medicine
vender, and every quack doctor Of the day! Only
read the following epstle written by its chief editor
in reply to person who asked for puff Of parti-
cular medicine =
New YoRK, January "a, 1852.
Dear sirI have your note of yesterday: The matter
OF which it treats important that should not like
to risk any nermeddng with it on the strength of
porters observation. II the Tribune should speak Of It at
u
made through ing eyes shall be out Of town most of
the ensuing week. but in Saturday, again. l
have been somewhat prudced against you by the extra
vagapce and irreverence of your advertisements; if
able raise the dead should not venture to speak
in that style But you may understand the art OF heal
ing far better than that Of literary composition. If
to intermediate with your business at all should
wish to myself to your Office. and set thcre-not
only. but several times; to have my wife (who is
shrewder in medicine than l ann to accompany at
time, and give me the benefit Of her counses
should also like pick two three patients myself
1 nj \
This is the way should wish to proceed if We're TO
attempt to speak of your medical treatment .9A thus
,oouid take time and time 10 money do not care to
do anything in the business but if do any thing it must
be the furtberest possible from nothing DO gou sh
r,te and pay deroe time in The iray here indt
eated' Drop me line next Friday and don't ask me to
look into the business unless you perfectly it will
bear the most thorough scrutiny.
| DR.. TALnoT Warts. Editor Tribune.
Here is a system OF venality openly avowed, which
can only be paralleled by the filthy falsohoods it
puts forth the politics Of the day eff the Ti-
bne should speak of your medicine ut all, it win
take time to examine it, and time to me is money
| If you wish to invite me, pay me for my time and
the Tribune for your purposes. more unblushing
and open faced impudent exposure of venality
was exhibited in the lowest ranks Of the press in
| any country than this presents. Yet such il
the Journal which starts all those foul calumnes
against one of the candidates for the highest office
in this country, and then when il its associates
in the contest circulating the poison it moothes
its venal face and regrets the that things
taking.
There is every appearance that the present Presi.
Dental contest will be of the most dsgraceful charac-
ter to the newspaper press that ever took place in
this country. Yenality, fanatical abuse, corrup-
tion profigacy, falsehoed, forgery, and every de-
famatory course, to be ready to be adopted by
large portion Of the party press-both wings and
democrats-on the one side against General Scott,
and the other against General Pierce. Is It not
possible for the high minded intelligent portion of
the American newspaper press, belonging to any
party, no party, to come forth and unite in one
solid phalanx, and endeavor to stay the torrent of
defamation which is sinking and depreciating the
character of the American newspaper press this
continent and throughout the whole world
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