The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-09
The Morality OF the Express.

"A controversy has been going on for some days
in reference to the morality Of the Express news
paper. 1t arose in the following manner:-A
number of young men, having formed themselves
into an association which they call, par excellence,
the Young Mems Christian Association, took a
room and Subscribed to papers which tsey read
there. One of these. papers was the Express;
which paper certain parties connected with the
association, AMI seemingly in authority in its c.
rection, chose TO denorEce and TO exclude from
the association rooms, 70 consequence of its coarse
dgring the tate Presidential contest. Not con-
tent with This measr-e-which q course was OPP
sonal with the association as with any other sub
scriber 20 the E1prsss-the sane parties paraded
before .he world the reasons ei their conduct, and
proclaimed that shey had excluded the Express on
account Of IFS immortality.
Now, we have not the slightest wish to become
the apologistsof the Exprcss or Of the Brothers
Brooks, its editors and proprietors. Their couNe
drrng the Ate contest was offensive to every
right minded man. Their gross and malicious
stacks on Col. Fremcrt's religion-their asper
rions of his family--vere disgraceful to their
utterers and scandal to the profession
and 10 the party whose organ the Express
was. These outrages we denounced at the time,
and We think no less harshly of them now. They
have, in our opinion sunk the Brothers Brooks
and their journal SO low in public estimation that
il will be long before people will tolerate them
At the same time, we have no hesitation in
saying that the imputation cast upon the Err
press by the y Dung Mems Christian Association,
its form and tone daily considered, is one of the
most contemplate Illustrations of priggish
hypocrisy that has lately fallen under our notice.
Who are these Christian young mon, that they as.
sumo TO be'the judges of their neighbors morai-
morality? We see in the controversy the name
of Mr.. Edgar prominently put forward. We
have no doubt that Mr.. Edgar is perfectly
moral and bIameless man, who fulfls all his va
rious duties IN life 10 an exemplary manner But
if the FlpTess were TO undertake to show up Mr..
Edgars morality, 10 make him aud his moral
character the town talk, 10 give out that
persons having aught against him would favor
the Messrs. Brooks 10y communic atug the same
TO The Express, we have 10 doubt that Mr.. Edgar
would think himself very i'll used man,
and NOuiO WANT us all 10 take Dl-
part against so ruthless an assailant. For
our part, We are inclined to think ,h. {
it would serve some of these Christian
young E.en perfectly right to lay them for
while on the dissectng table. and examine what
claim their past lives and their present character
give them to The superior morality Of which they
make 30 much parade.
So fer us morality Is concerned. the Erpress is
no worse than its neighbors. Why don't tue very
pious api moral young men OF the Christian As
ISOLATION exclude tue Tribune because it publish Il
a letter when Pierce was nominated in almost ~
vile taste anything the ESpress ever said a5o1t
Fremont? Why don't they inquire into the
moral character Of other papers, aud see whether
the financial operations of their owners are
strictly moral! The pious and moral young
men who compose this association are, We y =
sumo, engaged for the mos; part in trade. We
will give them piece of advice which thou. n
II may not advance their Christian interests. VII
be likely 70 benefit their worldly ones We al
wise them 10 mind ibcir own business and keep
sharp look out Oh their own morality leaving
other people 10 look out for theirs.