The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-28

on the church property question being closed,
we call upon Father Hughes to issue similar
proclamation to that of the Archbishop Of Bal
timore, including an official order upon the new
liquor law.
Who Is REsPoNsBIEi-A question is discussed
just now in some Of the country prints, as to
who is responsible for the destructive aud des-
perate doctrines put forward by the organ OF
socialism in this city. The question appears
simple one. II is usual in this country for the
proprietors or responsible editors of public
journal, TO advertise their responsibility for its
contents by printing their names as proprietors,
publishers. or editors, in some conspicuous part
of the same. It is not customary, ON ordinary
occasions, where unusual provocation is want
ing. 10 go Dey Ond the names of these ostensible
men. 1t is understood that if they allow their
names to be printed as sponsors for the Journal,
they approve of whatever it contains; and that
when it expresses opinions 10 which they do
not coincide they will, of course, withdraw
their names, and leave the real author of such
opinions to answer for them himself The rule
is one of general application and every general
justice.
JuORluR Inc lTiOuUC ucWspupSE W buis
test it appears that the person VINO is respon-
sible for the iIreligious, infdel, and demoralz-
ing doctrines it is now actively engaged in dis
terminating is Mr.. Thomas McElrath. The only
persons whose names are printed in the Tribune
are Greeley Il McEirath." OF these the for
mer, Mr.. Horace Greeley, is we understand, in
France, enjoying the hospitality OF the French
governments, in return for having called its
head, the Emperor, q "liar," william" ''ru.
fam" murderer" q Cheat" a "scouudrel,"
"a perured MONSTER" an "unguillotined assas-
SIM" .vile cut-throat, &c, &c, &C.. day after
dsy, in bis paper for years. He cannot there
fore, be chargeable with the present actions of
the journal; their responsibility rests wholly
with Mr.. Thomas. McErath. Who is Mr.. Noel
rath?
He is the President of the Nassau Bank; an
institution, we need hardly say, supported and
carried on by the custom and business of gro
GERS, real estate owners and others whose in
terest it is that trade should thrive, that unjust
laws should not curtail mans natural liberty,
and that peace should continue. Yet the news
paper for which Mr.. McElrsth is responsible,
advocates law intended to destroy one extern
sive branch Of trade altogether, and impair the
value OF oil real estate. 1t urges with al the
venom itpossesses the diminution of the liberty
now epjoye ed by the people of this State, aud
desires that the stiff necked Puritans of New
England and their cousins in the country parts
Of this State should make narrow laws for us.
1t spurs on the North and the South to enmity
and hatred of each other, aud seems to have no
o her goal than the uprooting of the prosperity
Of the country, the dissolution Of the Union,
aid the establishment OF a select Northern re-
public, on exclusively fanaticai principles,
where there shall be neither laws nor property,
nor religion, nor liquor.
MIR. McEirath is further q member Of the
Methodist Church North and q protesting Chris
tian. Yet this jouroal, Ter which he alone is
responsible, assaOs religion in terms the more
dangerous as they are concealed saps the
foundation of our Christian faith. by throwing
doubts on this or that point which the imperfect
knowledge OF the present day is unable to
explain; and never wearies of limiting at the
superiority of modern French atheistic philoso-
ply over the philosophy Of the Bible.
Mr.. McElrath is citizen of repute, man of
wealth, and of standing in society. There are
countries where Mr.. McErath's great stake in
the fortunes of the nation would be considered
sufficient to warrant his being invested with
political rights denied to the masses. What q
mistake this would be may be learnt from the
course of the journal he controls. It's every
effort is now directed to destroy all fraternal
feeling between the North and the South, and
10 bring on, sooner or later, civil war between
them. Every day some fresh attempt is made
10 embitter the feelings on one side or the
other, and SO to pave the way for the time
when the North and the South shall be arrayed
against each other, and England will step iu
and dictate terms to both. The Tribune
never alludes to the South but in terms of
attack and reproach; its maliguity is careful to
flame the minds Of its Northern re aders by
inventions of the most devilish character; what
can it seek but the destruction of the Union
and the ruin of the country? Yet this is the
journal owned, aud of course controlled by
Thomas McElrath, the leading citizen and
wealthy man.
What says this Thomas McElrath, President
of the Nassau Bank, member of the Methodist
Church, and protesting Christian? Is he or is
he not responsible for the infdelity, the sedi-
tic n, the folly OF the Tribune?
THE WASHINGTON UNION AND THE MoRMoNs-
A recent original communication on the Nor
mons, in the Washington Union, published, we
presume, by and with the advice and consent of
the Administration, expresses the following just
opinions of this heathenish community at the
Great Salt Lake -
The OF the Mormons may further to Illus.
tIate idea Of the rights OF conscience. Without
questioning their right TO believe In the Divine mission
# ice Smith or Brigham Young, or to have as many
wives and concubines as King solomon or the Grand