Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-05-13
ARTHUR TAppAN.-The southern par

HENRY REED, JR., EDITOR.
ARTHUR TApPAN.--The southern papers
nave been chuckling over report, that Ar
thur Tappan had failed. This report proves
to have been untrue, and was, no doubt origi-
mated by some enemy. Whatever may be the
actual character of Mr.. Tappan, and whether
his exertions in certain matters, have been
for good, or evil, one thing IS certain, that
he is one of the most lucky men in the coun-
try. When mob of rioters assaulted his
dwelling, year or two since, with the inten-
Ntion ofinficting upon him the penalties, by the
code of Judge Lynch, in such case made and
provided, he is said to have been in their
midst, making his own observations upon the
proceedings then and there had, and all un-
touched and unrecognized. When the great
fire of the winter before last destroyed the
store of Mr.. Tappan, together with those
of his fellow citizens, that gentleman's goods
were rescued from the flames, and conveyed
to places of safety, by bands of grateful ne
groes, who felt under obligations to him for
his exertions in their behalf, while the goods
of his neighbors fell an easy prey to the de-
vourng element And now, while those
merchantsin New York who have dealt most
largely with those of the south and southwest,
are failing around him from the large amount
of protested paper of their customers, which
has fallen upon them. Mr.. Tappan, driven from
that trade by his abolition principles, remains
unscathed amid the crushing of the extensive
houses on all sides of him. 1t is true that his
establishment, lately suffered loss of between
three and four thousand dollars in cash, by
theft loss which not every merchantile
house could have borne, in these pinching
times-but this loss ofa heavy amount of rea-
dy money, without suffering under great Pc
cuniary inconvenience, shows the previous
good fortune, and present stability of the es-
tablishment.
IF we could now draw upon our imagina-
tons for portrait of this formidable man, and
if we were thoroughly imbued, with all the
hatred which is felt against him in half the
states OF LHc uIIUI, WO COuu Puiho ii'ShSia
picture. We would draw him as ferocious
and blood-thirsty wretch, intended by nature
for brigand, but driven by our laws and civil
institutions, ,to,the trade of hypocrite fur
thering his designs by private plotting because
he is unable to employ force, and stealing to
the indulgence of his favorite vices with the
noiseless step of midnight assassin. This
picture. however, would be far from correct.
Mr.. Tappan is quiet modest man, inferior in
personal appearance and stature, silent and
unobtrusve in his manners, polite and atten-
tive to all men, but familiar with none but his
immediate friends. He is noted for his atten-
ton to his business, and proverbial for his per-
feet knowledge ofthat business in all its branch
and is said to be as thorough merchant as
the city of New York affords. What ever
may be the merits of the different causes which
Mr. Tappan has become identified with, one
thing is certain, that they have developed
certain traits of character which are worthy
of imitation by all who have any desire to sue
ceed in their undertakings. These are his
uncompromising adherence to his principles,
his unflinching courage and his indomitable
perseverance. These, together with his 9TH
er traits, as his tolerance of the opinions of
others, and his extensive and discriminating
liberality, conspire to form character, which,
however much it may err can not be contem-
plated without feelings of admiration.
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