Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-04-17
a NEW FEATURE IN NORTHERN MORA

NEW FEATURE IN NORTHERN MORA
LIrT.
Po:baps no feet Connected with frse socist9 more
apty Illustrates hs exont Of ts corruption thar the
pet-ction 10 which the nrt Of swndliug has recently
oeen carried a. ;hs North
Ehe almost inuumsrah!e examples o' corruption on
large scale wboh reach US through tbs columns Of
Northern dsiiy journals, do but family reflect the
horrible lns:a Of vii!.luy aud dsprava.on which
every wasrs meets r., wh-o vs lock moro narrowly
into the s,a:e Of soo!=y there. For every great vii.
lain, who.e plumbers sttract public notice and occs.
sion newspaper comment, there ere hundred lesser
ones, whosa achievement, il the diplomatic art Of
cheating in general have never ooeo diga6ed BY
print. That th;s 10 ltor lily ttds, and that Northern
men ure thcm'slve, Conscious Of the justice of the
charge Of dishonesty aud d0ubs tsaling !. we'll es.
tabiishei by the suspicion with which thsy euer into
any schsps and tie evident reluctance each man
exhibits when be Is called upon to lrus, HE neghbor
$50 far as he caa DO sesn" Is about the limit
usually assisnsd for the operation of confidence
Beyond tha; charmed circle, il would be unnatural
and unwiss TO e1pso, to p1,s without tine surveillance
of sons frioniiy eys or pryinx prE. Hence, we
ind Sorthsrn merchants establishing mercantile
agencies s-1riag "ooaS ience and strictly private"
le!,erI-5aylng up apie, aad wa;cbmsn 10 keep q
good l5ox oG: atjet their dso,ors friends 10 busi
rsss. Hence, We ilj that be!uce the embarrassed
condition Of merchant q: homs is known to bis
n.I: door ieishbor, soma sharp attorney, who hss
mirvrlou, amount OF business of the kind is ef,sr
him with Wi; n bic hanI desiring confession Of
Judgment or th. execution OF ,rus. deed, or tho
payment OF me fli! snouat of the debt. Hence. in
lac division OF spos, when the time for spelling
cmes the pour creditor az heRs il left urcared for,
while Ii. n Jro active and asute and wake!u com.
p-.os ?. IL. North ss;. tic i;o.s share, ii rot :hs
7a'!a Of his d.ooss property. These are daily and
ftmiAar !.!l-;rstions 0f the ry..,n OF espionage
.iop,ed by Northern csas-,, o1ra 90 ,iog with the
South. Nor have We spy uyuss to con2laini they
carry lie s..,e prime, plrs 'o ;heir dealIngsai
T1zy reSs us as they treat al! :.ie :53l.i beside.
Tae sdyertsins columns cf q New York psper :ur
nisb fruitful quota Of examples Illustrating the tact
Se have mentioned; that il, the d;.;rust and aus.
picou with which every thing is conducted 10
Northern S!.:s They furnish, too, sai evidence Of
the necessity for entertaining such dl.ruct. Not 10
rert2n the iorumsrs5:s nosiruUlJ and patent medi
cns. which jci lh- reesps?sr. ,hers-cvls uuGsr
~a.ch pras:e. q! Eon- S: We! Is ABROAD have long
a,oaoed-thers are ten thousand propositions and
schemes Of vlis!ny actually biszonsd in tho adver.
tisng dspaftr, ,ut Of New YJ.k Journal which, if
plainly Translated aad ohirs -. nrol hin, would Grim.
son ;hs cheek Of the vs:!st villain shat ever wen,
"anwbipped Of justi;s." single copy Of tho New
York Herald wi! furnish proof on the polnt aad We
navs 10 !sar hs. We express ourselves 10 terms too
harsh. for thos, who are familiar with its columns
Te shall ro. ;rolble resders by singing OF; ex.
anpIes; but recent advertisement 10 that Journal
Gisclo.es 80 faithfully the depths Of corruption to
which monetary lSalrs have dssoendsd in New
York, that We mu.t nc: omit TO pa5!sh IT, We are
indebted TO tbs Philadelphia Eptntn- Bulletin for
having dug up this gem. Says the Editor Of TIC:
iorrnsl:
"They have profs,s,rs OF all sorts In modern times
N ou. chief cities; out /. is only lately that have
learned that thsre !. scieutfc mode OF swlnding
ceditors and that there are professors 20 .o.ch he
art. Tho following pctirs we CO: from the adver.
Using columns Of The Ne'o York H,ra!ds
".FMERCH HANTS EMBARRASSED, IN
want vi means willing to suspend Tt! iassn. BY
dnnncsrn2, c.n hesr Of party "hu la. p,. carried
psrt;.s through 70 ti.s amount Of :en QUO without
prejudice. Address lu5, Herald Office. Reference
given
I'VE can imagine, from the history Of the fnan
oai aad commercial circies os New York, that there
NUT be- abundant business !or tns advertiser IN that
city. The sfftontery Of osrhs to assist embarrassed
merchant, who are oiiiaS 10 su,psnd ,oith means,
BY feaxctsring,' s amazing. The advertiser offers
to give references, AMI va presume he will refer 20
some Of the honorable parties whom he hs. jlst
carried throrgh TO the amount Of SsnTho.' Is ssis
sor, OF morality tolerated in New York, and do the
commercial Community really give support tc such
professors Of the art OF swndliag :"
We surprised ths! cur Posdephis cotempo'
rary should have taken the trouble to put his con
c!u,iing nerrosstory. The law Of uuppy and de.
na7d hns doubtless determined the enterprsing ad'
verser to h4 ooursei and the brisk bushes. he hss
already d-ivea-so the extent Of SS0O00, 81 he as.
sures tha Pub!:o-makes him oon6de in kind pro.
yiieacs to furnish him 10 fI!urs s?is employment
ter his pscnlia- "sfts." New York Iaorsls. New
York apostles OF liberty Gr4 Justice! The Rev.
Henry Ward Bsechet would DO we'll 10 select AS the
theme of ne herarsue the iniqnit!es of bis own
beloved New Workers. He would hnd an apPropr'
ate tex: 70 The advertising columns Of the Herald.