The New York herald., 1862-01-15
1ne spea ker OF the New York Assembly
Upon Morals and Morality.

OVAs
The Speaker OF the New York Assembly
Upon Morals and Morality.
One OF the most remarkable events In the
history Of morals is the election as Speaker of
the Assembly Of this State of parsonage who
has made himself notorious by his attempts to
degrade the character of journalism. 1t was
long ago predicted that the folly and cor
ruption of the present Legislature would
eclipse anything hitherto known in the dirty
annals of Albany jobbery. The fact that this
Legislature has begun its career by electing
such Speaker would seem to indicate that
the predictions referred to will be amply
verified.
During several years past the Hon. Henry
Jenkins Raymond, Speaker of the Assembly,
has had charge of daily paper in this city, and
there has been no other journalist 80 loud
in professions of piety and morality. Yet in
every respect the Times has belied these pro-
fessions, and has become, at last, the disgrace
of American journalism. 1t has tried to main
tain itself by jobbery, by indecent advertise
ments and by unlimited abuse Of all respect
able newspapers. 1t has spared no lying ac-
cusations, no malicious inventions, no audacious
falsehoods, when attacking its contemporaries
and, not satisfied with misrepresentation and
calumny, it has resorted to the lowest and
vilest kinds of personal defamation. Claiming
to be loyal, it has gone SO far as to attempt to
supersede the President and put at the head
of the government, as dictator, that very dis
tinguished statesman, orator, fnancier and poll
tician, George Law. Claiming to be purely
honest, it is stepped in jobs of very doubtful
morality. The old Brick Church job, for in
stance, when speculation played with the bones
of the dead, had not the best possible look and
in the Post Office, the Gansevoort and a dozen
other jobs, the Times controllers have been
large stockholders. Its professions of morality
are of an equally truthful character with its
claims of loyalty and honesty, and rest, doubt
less, upon it's columns of moral, decent, pious,
Christian "medcal" advertisements.
From the prurient columns of yesterdays
Times we select two or three of these beautiful
specimens Of the Speakers morality. Our speci-
mems hardly do justice to the Speakers "medi-
cal' column, however, for they are scarcely bad
enough; but we cannot pollute our columns by
quoting the nastier extracts, and must make
these suffice. Let us begin, say, with this NOR
cedu:-
AFFLICTED REroRml-IGNoRANCH ExPosED.-FALLAcEs
UNMAsKED-Highly important to both sexes, married
single in health disease. Dr. Larmonts Paris London
and New York Medical Adviser and Marriage Guide
400 PSss O a ss Of
capacity Urinary Deposits, Involuntary Loss Of Semen
nights, with the ur ine at stool mpocncy, Affections
OF the Bladder and Kidneys Structures, elect Gonorrha
Syphilis, primary and constitutional, &c.
Among its contents is the anatomy OF the sexual organs
Of the male and femae-a their diseases and weakness
es; latest discoveries in reproduction; European hos
pta practice quacks advertisers their recipes and spe
cities; tho authors unequaed Paris and London treat
All who would avoid unsuccessful and barbarous treat
ment with Mercury Copaba, Injections Cauterizations
Quack Specifies, AntdOtss Instruments &C.. should pnr
chase this valuable work. for ST. OF +. Warner, No ve
sey street, Ross Tousey No. 121 Nassau street H. Dex
tor Co. No 1ls Nassau street. New York and De Witt
Broadway (up stars) New York, from A. NJ to P. NJ
The information in this advertisement seems
to be especially designed for, and must be
"highly important to, the members of the
Legislature. They are in duty bound to pass
at once vote Of thanks to their Speaker for
the kindness with which he takes care of the
morals and health of the members, their fami-
lies and their friends. There is no man better
acquainted with Albany corruption than the
Hon. Henry jenkins Raymond; and, since he
has decided that the corruption has taken the
above form, the members ought to be obliged
to him for his efforts to relieve it. What does
the honorable Speaker care if his paper is
pronounced indecent and q nuisance? He
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friends-to reward them for clecting him to the
Speakership-and because indecent advertise
ments "pay." "a fig for morality" says the
Speaker; "the world wants information-the
Legislature needs information; and here it is"
To what lengths the honorable and pious
Speaker proposes to carry his religious medi-
cali information may be judged from the fol-
lowing
IxroiIAsr TO THE MAsRxp AND THOSE ABOUT TO H MAR
REDDr. A. NJ Mauriceau Professor Of Diseases of wo-
men has Just published the 160th edition OF tho vaua-
bio book entitled The Married womans Private Medi-
cal Companion strictly intended for those whose health
circumstances forbid too rapid increase OF family
Prce 81. sold at his Office No l29 Liberty street, New
York or can be by mail free OF postage any part
Of the United states and canaa by enclosing 81 and ad
dressing box No. ,224 New York city For sale by H.
Richardson at No vescy street Astor House, and No.
Is Ann street. H-
Inc hAhOfluntiOu WHICH, INC UOOh tiiub uu-
vertised gives is simply how to cause abortion,
and it must be useful to the LeSiAahre.
This "professor of diseases Of women Is said
to be really celebrated female procuress and
abortionist, who has often been dragged before
the public by the officers of justice. The cha
racter of its author, then, would show just what
important information" to "those married
and about to marry" this curious book con-
tanned; but the advertiser and the moral Speaker
do not even leave us doubt The book is
intended, we are told, for those whose "health''
or circumstances" make abortion useful.
Next to advertising such book, the Speaker
should advertise Madame Restell's place Of bu-
siness, so that his readers might know whore to
20 II the directions of the book failed. Certain
classes of our legislators, for whose uses this
book is advertised, would thank the moral