Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-07-08

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Gent honor in the army-nor in his campaigns with
Duff Green-nor in his threats against MAJOR Noah
nor his ambuscades at me-nor his riots to put down
players-has vaanlly turned tail upon man, and
now makes a vigorous onset upon poor, defenceess'
weak, beautiful, weeping woman. lie supposss that
has whiskers will carry every thing in that new cam
pslgn, but he may be mistaken.
In his paper of yesterday he has long and vruent
attack upon pretty Mrs. Eaton the lady of the former
Secretary at War, who happens now to be in Europe.
1t seems that Mr.. Van Buren,, at supper party
given at his house when he was Secretary of State,
had the poeness 10 lead Mrs. Eaton up TO the sup
per table, and sent her by himself. Here is para
graph =
He, therefore, gave grand entertainment, TO which,
of course, all the families of distinction were invited
and among Others the lady of the then Secretary OF
War. Al the appointed time the doors OF the supper
room were thrown open, the music struck up, and
Martin Van Buren,, the despised of The Executive led
10 the head of his table and seated upon his right haad
the lady whom General Jackson had commanded 10
be received, but whose command met wi<h no obed
ence IN his cabinet, save from the immaculate
Martin!
fit be so, 1t is the best thing ever heard of Mr.
Van Burens doing. In those days Mrs. Eaton was
beautiful woman, and any man, under the clrcum-
stances, who would not have tried to place beauty by
mortal perfectly insensbe the witchery of pref
ty face and pair of fine eyes. For this gentle act
my gallant friend Webb, forgetting The polteness
that should always accompany large whskers, like
the electric spark playing round bunch of WOOL very
unceremoniously denounces Mr.. Van Buren, as having
committed the basest species Of cunning
ling to the passions and prejudices Of an old man"
&C. &c.
II 10 admire pretty woman, and to lead up 10
the supper table an elegant creature, be "baseness
and trucking" and "subservicncy," and "disho-
nor, it is full time for my friend drop the Colonel
from his title and to shave off his whiskers
serviceable and unnecessary appendage. No matter
what may have been the early BIRTH education, or re-
putalon Of Mrs. Eaton She indeed an innkeep-
er's daughter, and her sudden advancement among
the haul ton SET the tongue of SANDER going-but we
have yet yeard of so much evidence against her
reputation as was once reported against my friend
himself We refer to the circumstance which once
took place in boarding house Broadway, for
which he received very elegant embroidery, as he
may well remember, from the Messrs. Richards of
Philadelphia one being the husband of the lady he
insuted, and the other her brother-in-law.
We would not have referred to these unfortunate
incidents in the life of our friend purely on account of
his highly respectable connections, for whom we
never feel but esteem but when old friend forges
the gallanuy that ought TO ACCOMPANY large whiskers
far as to assail the reputation Of an absent and
defenceless woman whose very hospitaities he par
took, soon after or aboat the time that Mr. Van
Buren, lead her up to the supper table, we could not
sit idly by and him make such blockhead of
himself without reminding him of past times
None would attack woman under any circum
stances that had particle Of the man, the gentle
man in his composition. Whatever the breath of
SANDER may say against Mrs. Eaten, it i'll becomes
Master Webb, who has been entertained in her house.
SANDER her in his blanket sheet he does. In the
year 1928 saw Mrs. Eaton. She was then very
beautiful smiling, frank high spirited woman-the
welded wife of the Secretary of War Her beauty by
long social persecution, has since gone. But this
much l wi undertake in the sacred cause of Woman
Il demand an apology from James Watson Webb
for his cowardly assault upon a defcnceless female
and never shall give up this demand until be COM
piled with. II it be done peaceably and like gen.
tleman, give him now fair warning that mean
10 get up riot expressly TO compel him TO make that
apology This riot shall conduct strictly within the
letter of the suspension law. mean it as a specimen
ofthe new civilization growing out of the suspension
Of specie payments. ! shall organise my mob on the
pures scientific principles-they will destroy no pro-
perty-njure no mans or boys breeches-pour out
nofiour They will only compel James Watson Webb
to apologize for insulting lady through his dirty pa
per-or duck him at the first pump, and shave off
his whiskers, with strict nlunc,isns that they never
| appear on his chin forever and ever.
We therefore, desire all the rioters mobiles and
chivarous spirits throughout the city organise i'm
medaely in defence of an injured woman against the
ISLANDERS of who was awfuly disgraced
on he steps of the Exchange in 1929, by adys hus-
band, for insulting that lady in her boarding house
II our friend will make ample apology in his pa
on Monday shall forgive him on the par, of beau
tifu Mrs. Eaton-if not let him prepare for the finale
NJ b. Applications from good rioters will be received
daily till the apology be made Also if no apology b,
made, and the riot 20 into effect then an application
| will be made to Governor Marcy 10 convene the le
gslature and to have suspension law protect tas
rioters from all penalties, as done in the case Of
the banks. Vipe Ia repubiique!
| U More news from the Bowery. Flynn has re-
ccived a "Card"-Drapcr dismissed Dinneford rein
s,ated-Hamblin engaged I'LL all is right, when he
will take hold in the night Of his mighty arm-Dinne
| ford is given two years to pay his debts n-and VIII
lard the pery successful treasurer efthe National ap
pointed in Mons Drspe's place.
Thus far and no farther this deponent sayeth. I,