Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-09-24

OBSCENE PAPERs.-The recent arrest Of the pro-
pretor of an obseene paper shows to the world the
mortifying fact that there are some few people in
the United States who are so beast-like in their pro-
pensities that they only fit companions for the
lowest grade Of the canine race; respectable dog
would be ashamed of such companonship. 1t speaks
well for our city that not single copy was sold
here, but all sent by mail to the country. It was
with surprise and regret that found the name of
one of the firm of most respectable and responsible
newspaper agency acting as bondsman for the pro-
prietor of this "obscene sheet" We cannot believe
that this gentleman knew the character of the publi
cation If he did he has acted very unwisely for
himself and very unjustlY towards the many respect
bic papers their house do business for
We clip the above from the New York National
Polio Gazette, paper which we seldom Open 1t is
certainly rather singular that it should talk about
the " beast like propensities of some people, and
inveigh against immoral papers, when the tendency
of the articles it weekly puts forth is TO foster this
very beastlines and immortality. 1t dwells per-
petually in atmosphere of vice and crime, and
pOrtrays them in all their minute particularities
with the Ostensible purpose, of course, of causing
other people to shun them CHANGING at the head
of the articles in the number before us, we fine
among others the following Seduction Of Young
Lady 10 Years cfAge By Clergyman >" &" 4 COlored
Gentleman Sedueed By ColOred Lady :" az EztraOr-
binary Case of Seducton-Another Ralloch Arrange
rsnt; :" " An Arrest lor Aaaltery Extraordinary
Procecafngs-F Jetaoeen the Seducer and the Hus-
band; "The Boston Case of Breach Of Promise
Z Curious Story ;" "HorriJle Scene at GdHOws an
England" and any quantity of correspondence
from various localities dishng up erich, rare and
racy" matters dealing in g tragedies "expostons
'swindling" ETC., etc. All this has of course q
marvelOusly moral aud elevating protecting effect Il
would be entirely unjust, however, to say that tho
National Police Gazette is a whit worse in any re-
pec than several ofthe New York flash papers which
circulate all the country dstilling poison like
respectable Southern and Western papers which are
! taken and perused by thousands of families. Is il
not time that this thing should be viewed in its pro
e per light? Is it not time that the Southern and
Western people should cease practically supporting
these fash Northern sheets of corruption abolition
I infdelity, free love and other denominations with
t which they abound Is it not time for respectable
Southern papers, that go into families all unsuspect
ing of evil to cease bestowing Importance upon their
4 meriricous productions thus indirectly putting anC
It cOmplimenting and approving their courseH Look
ing at the results which these papers have to gOoC
extent been instrumental in effecting at the North
o is it desirable to aid them in accomplishing thu
It same at the South? Is it not time, we again ask
that this system should receive that attention whicl
s it deserves, and be silently dropped