The new era., 1860-02-16
Consistency.

A few weeks ago !" wagon load of
New York Heraids was distributed in the
city of Richmond, Va. A wagon load.
Think Of it. Not sent by mail-but
sent expressly by another channel to the
good people Of Richmond. Such is the
immense popularity and favor with which
the Herald is regarded by the South.
While other leading journals Of the
North, such as the N. z. Tribune and
Albany Journal. are denounced as ely
ing sheets and their circulation actu-
ally interdicted in the South, the Herald
has free course and is glorifed, semi
nently worthy of Southern patronage.
This state Of things naturally leads US
to enquire what are. the characteristics
peculiar in the Herald that entitIe it to
such wonderful favor in Virginia 5 We
can't help instituting this enquiry when
we see Southern Postmesters indignant
y sending back other northern papers,
bnt saying never word against the
Herald.
Ia looking for, information on this
point, we have found a very graphic
delineation Of the editor Of the Herald
and of the paper itself, from the lips of
Mr.. Pryor, a Virginia Congressman ut
tered in the House Of Representatives
few days ago. We copy the elegant
language of Mr.. Pryor, that our
readers may see just what kind of pa
pers are popular in Virginia. Here it
Is ): ...
Mr Pryor-Mr. Clerk, am reluctant
to solicit the attention Of the House,
even for moment, on matter Of par
sonal privilege but the disagrecable
duty is imposed upon me by an article
in the latest issue of the New York Her.
aid. | wish to protest at once, however
that | own no. obligation to respond to
anything that issues from the pen or the
inspiration Of James Gordon Bennett.
should disparage the dignity of my po-
siton, and affront the feeling Of hone ra-
BILE members, if | were to admit the pro-
priety or the necessity of recognizi~g &
any utterance from that notorious in
divdual-a man who is conspicuous by
the persistent and fragrant violation of
all the rights and victuous instincts Of
humanity who has supplied himself
with money and the means of a perni-
cious influence by extorting contribu-
tions from the fears CT innocence and
levying subsidies upon tie gratitude of
sympathetic and confederate yi'!ainy !;
wretch who bears upon his back TIE
scars of many nierited chastisemen.t,
and upon his soul the tant Of every
conceivable abomination a miscreant
who, in consenting to the dishonor of his
own family and the PROCLAMATION of the
most sacred relation Of life, has commit
ted crime for which no language furn-
ihses commensurate term Of scorn and
detestation foul and filthy creature
whose name is the execration of both
continents, and from whose contact
truth and virtue shrink as from the touch
of leprosy /; fend who, denied the
privileges of human fellowship and exil-
cd from the courtesies and charities of
the social circle, is condemned to wear
out the small remnant of guilty and
miserable existence in a solitude for
which the wages ola prostituted press
can purchase no relief and no conso-
laton. repeat to the House, that
would not obtrude upon their notice the
image of an individual whose untutored
and unapproachable nfamy distinguish
es and stigmatizes him as the shame
and the opproprium of humanity