Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1870-10-15
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there exists u wrong ia It's use, aud
know tho remedy is chiefly with its
followers, THY should DO fret u
commence tho reformation. Al,
though mono Of thom may bring to
bear the almost superhuman ener'
gies Of a Luther, each may be sblo
to bring back one errant wanderer
10 the path Of rectitude.
II is, indeed, a fearful responsible,
Is, that rests upon the conductor Of
q press, Trio hhilapthropists web
may .lren.ble, 10 th,ak orlhe vast
amount Of error that may bo propa'
gated by u single vcnal printer IN q
day-an amount that would ehal.
lengo truth 10 combat for yoars-cr,
ror that may sink deep into the
mind, and perchance lead the wrong,
cd ind deluded believer Into the
loathsomo labSrihthS. pr vice, thcrc
to eEe, out d miserable, life, which
clse had been virtIois and harry.
In rhat DO the present eUlls Of ths
Press consist Wo answcr-In tho
publication Of that which had bot.
tor remain dnnhowh--'h giving
Chiefly in the shape Of novels
the most seductive lineamcnts 10
crime for, while tho Novelist claims
to institute a comparison and draw
tho line of demarcation between
Virtue ahd Vice, he Mt tho same
timo clothes tho monster in most
attractive drapery, Turing tho un.
suspecting mind, by the sweet per.
suasion Of eloqucnco, to look upon
Sin, If not in admiration, with at
least too much, inah,gqncs. What
are the yellow .HRSksd Books Gf IN.
graham, Hine, Buntlinc, Emmcrson,
and many other American authors
but lewd memoirs Of cher Whose
steps take hold on hell p",-or what
the productions of the moro gifted
Bulwcr, Dumas, or Sue, but splen-
did illhstfations of sublime talents
lent to tho uses of corruption and
infidelity2 Mammon is the shrine
ut which the Novelist worships, and
he lives by the damnation ofhis fcl;
low.men--murders bic, victim; and
yet admiring thoushnas ,gtsSp His
CORY hand in tho kihdest recogni-
tiol.:
Il ID indeed time for US to pause
and INQUIRE. What is to ct!ock the
fow Of moral corruption from the
PRESS? Fellow. .Printers, let ia en-.
deavor to atone for the wrongs Of
til" Past bv Iaborinp for a refSrma.
tion in tho Future and bring back
to our matchless art the undimmed
briIliancv of which tho wor Of the
basei ESSsssions His so lopg depriyed
II
w. know that q rlorv has nosssd
from tba Press~vet t shiftes in
coim rS E;SoH ;S;tb other srts and il:
stitr,;ons NJ tho ear,h with redu
nIicatnd Sr;r rbtnsss"and the ureat
art mhors amono its fnllows 5anv
ar aft tho haoo.s noUt a;ssd e oyapw cIima
r. Tra sno % v,' ~ :" Efh;ors ~ Gn;zot and Tn.
80 ,.;" 49, rnnland morn hdJ;snn
omd Teffrev. and in our own Iand
a ,na o,n noirt in nrido ~ Wshb
cuooIan Rrrort C,prk willis Coo
n prcn,; ;oa RavarJ Tarlor Mott;s
I'd = host nf nthor, wboss fama !,
oo,a om an'onsuroto @ " with c;viliz,tion
TEV1 M, asa n,on 1roro n.vor nsbomed nf
.h0;S S' nOHHscticn % W;lb liz nrt If
Br;ntiS,% md tha Prcss md wbo
,,:;ii s us, M 'hat tLar honn ;lInst.a,oI
tha tuu,T oftho ccrrIct in rorord
~ wy ,hn pr;ntor9
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In wisdom, nIembic like diamond. may shine'"
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observation, anu arouSes r oa.;o, a"o ".;nu,
wa'cn III nos' o."c, oee"';t.Ons I'm,
m'snI re'h4." @ iato.s 'H1 } Val' n, u ~ ~
.isu.s .is os'lt nf = as IsSos nt ~" narts m M 10
no'vcrs rmv ST. ashamed az Of beinS / ur;n.
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