The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-31

Die article IN the last number or the ft0InG
Table justly stigmatizes the indecent, vitupe-
rative style adopted by certain journalists, who
have lately Wed with each other in pandering
to the lowest of popular appetites-the taste
for detraction, vulgarity and slang. The writer
of the article to which we allude says that ''in
point of fact novels like Jack Sheppard
are no worse for the morals Of youth than
sheets like the New York Tribune or the La
Crosse Democrat for their manners. Each is
in its way debasing and unwholesome, and
each is alike unfit for the reading Of respecta-
BILE families. The article published last Satur-
day by one of these papers, called Lincoln in
He'll, is fitting pendant to the article pub
lished short time since by the other, called
Governor Seymour as Liar Both are
equally disgraceful, both have brought upon
their writer's indelible infamy, and both should
bring upon their respective journals the
penalty of permanent exclusion from all
respectable society. The names of Pomeroy
and Greeley are thus henceforth necessarily
linked together in the vile distinction Of hav-
ing done more to degrade the character of
American journalism than any other two men
of their generation"
But while the Round Table was denouncing
these gross exhibitions of bad manners on the
part of the New York Tribune and
the La Crosse Democrat, It should not
have forgotten to denounce the equally
gross exhibition of which a democratic
organ in this city is habitually guilty. This
organ perpetually reviles General Grant as q
''drunkard" and ''butcher." II borrows, or
rather it steals, from the most obscene pages of
Pagan, Greek and Roman writer's, or of French
writer's of the school of the infamous Marquis
de SADIE, or of old English dramatists, the
foulest words and phrases, and filings these
stolen rotten eggs at every political opponent.
Journalists of all parties should remember
1t is measures, and not men, that are involved
in the present Presidential contest. Party
journals forget this, and instead of presenting
arguments disgust the public by offensive per-
sonalities. There Is no lack Of topics for fair
discussion or even for eloquent denunciation
The short-sighted, selfish, malevolent course Of
the radicals since the termination of the war
in maintaining war expenses in time of peace,
in piling up high taxes, in persisting in
wretched financial policy, in insisting upon
unqualified negro suffrage and the equality Of
an ignorant race against the will of the people
affords questions Of sufficient importance to
preclude, the necessity of resorting to vile
attacks upon the candidates Of the radical
party. The candidates of every party should
be protected against such attacks by healthy
public opinion, and healthy public opinion
will dscountenance and crush out licentious
journalism.
The Atlantic and Great Western Railway.
We publish in another column an article
from an English journal relative to the revival
Of this great enterprise under the leading direc-
ton Of Mr.. James McHenry, the English finan-
cier. II will be remembered that Mr.. Mo-
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