The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-09-25
Total amount received for six weeks


W &c seen from the above that the
OF the exhibit increase Of nearly twenty
cent over those OF the same period last year The LATER Ia
the previous years returns the proportion cir
s
rate Of augmentation in both be northumberland with the
there can Be- no doubt that it Wilt must evident every
that IN the @ very shS me e Sas az
Here is evidence Of prosperity newspaper before
,vitned and the Is truthful 1ohen he boasts Of his
poDer And well may he say To his followers +" Fear not
the condemnation Of the good-regard not the denunca
tons Of the professors of religion the stckers for
raity For years they have denounced and condemned
me and my press, and yet nineteen twenteths OF my
power and prosperity is derived from them Follow my
lead then, and doubt not your success"
And not this true2 What and who gives the HERALD
its power for eviS Is not its power derived from its Cir
culatonfrom its daily sale Of single copies throughout
this broad andY And of the ninety thousand copies said
of them say their hearts, What curse-what evil
is this press; but alas can do nothing am only one
groans over what the HERALD tells him is necessy-an
g essential as universal advertising AGENT and he
submits the necessity because ninety thousand respon
sbe human beings condemn and purchase the demoraz
ing sheet.
sales the HERALD of the city but is there
much virtue elsewhere here9 And If, is alleged,
and apparent to all the power of that press matter
how obtained, is directed against the wclbeng of the
community and the very existence OF the social fabrc-f
il threatens TO break down all the barriers erected by
God and against immortality, rregon and licenous
cury afforded by society to property and the protection
which law and order afford to life, most assuredly there
is principle of erespect and preservation ia the
community which properly appealed to, will not fail to
respond avoraby to such appeal II every purchaser of
the HERALD could be made to feel that he individually
could by his destroy this power for evil, does
anybody believe that it would exist for solitary day
Most certainly not And yet this ability to destroy and put
down forever this gigantic power for evil does actually
exist in the hands of the very individuals who daily
condemn, and yet purchase the infected sheet. But
how each Individual be made to feel that the power
with him. and that is his duty to exercise it? We
answer through the agency Of those who regardless Of
abuse from press which daily circuates its ninety
thousand dare exercise the courage openly manuy and
fearlessy to speak their sentiments and practice what
they preach.
With the politics of the HERALD and its of ind
vduals and its political opponents, with its habua
Misrepresentation of the events of the day, have
nothing TO do. II any set of men like these things it is
their right to indulge their taste and buy the Herald and
nobody has right to interfere with their doing But
when press boasts such power the HERALD exhibits
and confident in its strength, boldly arrays itself against
strikes at the very existence of social order and the
cury of life and property then society, in its turn,
must throw itself upon the defensive, and boldly
destroy the power that assals To so re-
qures courage and concert in action but the battle will
certainly follow the exhibition of the former We have
said and repeat that the very individuals who daily
buy and yet condemn the HERALD, and at the time
exclaim-How this nuisance BIO abated have only to
be told and made believe and feel that they the
painants have the to put it at rest forever BY
simply absainng from its purchase in future, and tho
work is at once accomplished But who is to do ths9
We answer-the press, the pulpit and good every
where. This is not isolated question Of religion,
sectaransm fanatcism; but it is question of public
morals and the safety of society itself against the identical
causes and precisely the class Of men, that caused
the disruption Of society in France during the days of
ror, and all the horrors Of that most bloody in the
history of the world. Let the press them and especially
the country press appeal manuly TO its readers not
purchase the NEW YORK HERALD. Let the clergy from
pulpit in the land and especially from
country pulpit Of every denomnatonfor from the
try comes the support Of this fearful power for evil
openly and manfuly array themselves against this
hearers not to sustain the INDUSTRIOUS nquy Let them
appeal not only to the members of their church against
the great wrong Of constituting of the thousands
create and build up this power for evil but let them be
urged to represent to every parent and guardian every
moral and well behaved citizen, to every Christian
aud woman and to every person Of whatever situation in
life who possesses property feels interest in the well
of them to orego the purchase of the HERALD In short
make feel that each, individually, has the power
correct this great and growing evil and will be
plshed And in like manner, let each advertiser feel
that the Withholding of his advertisement will abate the
nuisance and destroy the necessity for employing
there will again appear in this mschevous sheet
such an exhibition OF power and prosperity as that
extract above
OF the fact that all men of all classes in every portion
Of the country would they thought they could abate
this great nuisance, there exists no question.
We have thus done our duty in the premises and
shown how, others will do theirs, great evil of which
everybody complains and which too many thoughtessy
encourage and sustain may be removed. OF course
we shall be abused beyond measure; but for that
nothing, except that Others less hardened than
ourselves, may be deferred by such abuse from the
performance Of their duty What we have done should
have been commenced in the pulpit; for under ex-
listing circumstances it is duty which the clergy
alike to their profession, to their God to
society and TO themselves, boldly and fearessly
to meet this assault upon the observance Of stthe
Lords day. and upon all those institutions Of society
which constitute civilization and render us a moral
and Christian people. But the clergy are not al
ways conscious Of their power and this case we can
easily imagine that they would, if possible, shrink from
bringing upon themselves the abuse of reckless and
ribald press And would we if dare. But we re-
cognse duty to be performed and have not shrunk
from the discharge Of it. Will the clergy shrink from
their duty in the premisesS Will tho Press recognise
what it to the pubcS Will the Christian portion of
the country matter what its particular creed or special
belief, admit that they have duty to dschargep Will
good and good ctizens-men OF sound morality, who
have stake in society and demand protection at it's
whether they have any religion not-unite in putting
down great public nuisance, and which threatens
danger the State by simply absanng from purchasing
advertising in the NEW YORK HERALD? Time will show.
The Loss of the United States Steamer
Fulton.
Some interesting particulars of the loss of the Fulton
will be found in the following extract from private
letter -
SEPTEMBER 16, 1859.
The Fulton sailed from Key West on Saturday last
(Sepeber l0) for the coast of Cuba The captain was
sick with when left also the master and one
or two Others On the 18th the captain broke down but
refused to give command OF the vessel among the Cuban
reefs He consented that evening" however have the
first lieutenant take the vessel to Tortugas Islands, the
nearest healthy home port We made for thea accord.
ngy but the weather began to threaten and we could
get sights, and were exposed to battling currents and