The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-09-09

LICENTT0UsNESs OF THE PREss-A Jon FOR THE
GRAND JURY.-A late Grand Jury called the
attention of one OF the Judges to certain sedi-
tious, revolutionary and licentious journals in
this city, and 1t was agreed that the Judge
shsuld deliver his opinion to the next Grand
Jury, with view to their action in the premises.
As soon as this subject comes before them, we
hope their attention will be directed to another
isentious journal-equally dangerous to So
ciety-a nuisance which equally needs to be
sbated. We allude to the moral degradation
Of the press as exhibited in recent articles
of the New York Times. From the following
delectable phrases the reader may form some
opinion of the obscenity of the whole:-"A
meaA, dishonest and inscriptions sneak"
"the bewhipped and bekicked old vagabond,"
'sp~rloin private letter." "lying and treach-
cry" "resorts to stinkpots," "the miserable
caiAiR," "the pleasure of lying" "falsehood and
defamation" Consistent in its wickedness,"
"venomous and malignant" "the mob coerced
harlequin" "a hooking ghoul," 'the dotard
President" "the hoary traitor Of the HERALD"
"to swallow the filthy vomit, !" "the predestined
felon."
This excels all we have ever read in the his
tory of journalism for its scurrilous and obscene
ribaldry, not excepting even the filthy sheet OF
Branch who expiated its offences in the peni-
tertiary. And this outpouring of vituperaton
all proceeds from the fact that we not only de-
clined to enter INTO u conspiracy with the little
william to reduce the wages of newspaper print
ers throughout the city, in order to save the
Times from bankruptcy, being on its last legs
and about to follow to the grave some half q
dozen other little sheets, but because we expos
ed this meanness and dishonesty to public con-
tempt, and thereby blocked his game. Hence
his frantic contortions, like q scotched snake.
As a pickpocket who shouts "stop thief"
after some honest man, the little villain accuses
the editor of the HERALD of being traitor be-
cause he endorsed Mr.. Buchanan's message.
We did, it is true, endorse the doctrine that
there was no authority given in the constitution
to coeroe a seeding State. That was sound as
far as it went, but it did not cover the case.
On the contrary, we maintained that the federal
government had full power to put down insur-
rection, for otherwise il would be no govern
ment at all, and we advised the President to
call out force of 10000 militia to crush the
rebellion in the bud after the manner Of
Andrew Jackson, and we reiterated this counsel
day after day; but Buchanan's Cabinet, in
GLIDING Holt, did nothing whatever. Nor did
Mr.. Lincoln and his Cabinet take any step fol
six weeks after the inauguration. They did
nothing till the revolt attained the most for
midable dimensions, and till they were oom
PEELED at last by articles in the HERALD to show
that there was government Of some kind ir
the United States. Meantime the republican
press of New York, including the little villain
were in favor of evacuating Fort Sumter, ant
advised a peaceful separation of the Southern
from the Northern States.
And this dodger of the Times is the sam,
who, three or four months ago, did his utmos
to stir up negro instructions in the South. ant
encouraged ''the landing of John Browns on tn
Southern coast to arouse and arm the negroes,
which he designated "a strategical move of tn
greatest importance-a means OF sulpmaril.
ending the war" (see Times of April 23), AM
whose effects he described five days afterwar'
MAY q in the following langnage-"All tn
fear and unspeakable horrors of o seryile re
'volt-burning houses, the slaughter of defence
less families, all deeds, in short, that the ba
passions of the slaves, stimulated by thirst 70
vengeance, can inhict upon those who have ira
ditionally wronged them"
Such is the diabclical policy advocated--w
are sorry to have to say it-by man who wa
once elevated to the high Office of Lieutcnan
Governor of this State. He is now a candidat
for place of different kind, and if the Gran
Jury will do their duty his success viii be con
plete. We would not have him sent to Fort Lafa,
etc. for the prisoners there, with all their poit