The herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1835-1837, 1837-01-07

waylay me twice in Wall street, Qor which mean to
bring an action against him in civil ceurt) was a
desire to go down in my wake to future ages. Like
the barbarian who fired the temple of Ephesus, he
had an ardent desire for Immortality, without the mo-
raj taste to care of what quality il was.
If such was Webb's reason. am not sure but he
may succeed in his purpose. Already has his name
found its way into English literature, from the fact OF
its being coupled with mins.
very popular book has justbeen published in Lon
don in whose pages nearly the whole of the accoant
which gave of our last fracas in Wall street,
pies, with great deal of comment, in pleasant
witty, and philosophical vein The writer is the au-
thor of the Random Recollections Of the House of
Lords" and his present work is treatise the cha
racter and history of periodical literature and the
newspaper press in London In illustrating the Len
don newspaper press he introduces my account of the
ncontre i'll Wall street, peculiar feature i'll the
American newspaper press. The whole account, in
which Webb is introduced as large as life merely be-
cau;e have embalmed him for all future times, is
highly amusing, and will repay perusal
The Harpers will probably put the work to press in
few days. If they do So we advise them not to cut
out this chapter, should even Webb suggest the idea
to them with the threat of opposition if they do not
obey. An expurgated edition Of this work would be
failure. They must publish the whole if they pub
lish any. Seriously, however, we have doubt Mr..
Webb will try to suppress l-bu we trust the enter
prising Harpers will have independence enough to
publish without cutting out even if it does represent
him as barbarian. That is not their fault.
II SANDY WEIGH called upon us yesterday and
explained the nature of his Dutch engagement at the
Bowery theatre. 1t grew out Of bet for $780,
"What will you give me" said Sandy to Dinneford-
to make speech on your boards T.
"Tl give you $780," said Dinneford- hat on the
edge of his head.
"Done!" said Sandy, just as he would talk to
beef steak on the gridron-"Done. Mr.. Dnneford-I
consider it an engagement. When can make my
debut?
'Next Tuesday said the manager, cooking his hat
on the other side, quite gravely.
"very well" said Sandy, givinghis breeches the
atrical hitch
The whole crowd in the Terrapin Lunch barst out,
cha ha! ha!' and some do say that canvass back
duck hanging at the door by its hind legs clapped
its wings and-"quack! quack quackr'
This extraordinary debut WILL therefore, take place
in the Bowery Theatre next Tuesday night. Sandy
says-"Ill give the 500 to the Seamsresses, and
thus stand side by side with John Jacob Astor gen.
crosby to the sweet little girls" Measure our read
that there is no joke in this matter. 1t is veri-
table fact, and will positively take place. We were
opposed 10 Sandy in his character till we learned
he to give the proceeds to the Tailoresses Bene
VIOLENT Society. As SON as we heard Of this DISPOSE
ton OF the cash, we up leg and turned as clean a
somerset over the fence, rs ever Mr. Van Buren, did
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and he the other.
This debut will create greater sensation in the
Bowery than the Hamblin benefit, the election of
Mr.. Van Buren,, or the apotheosis of Col. Johnson.
Those who want tickets had better apply early.
PORTRAITS WITHOUT PAINT.-CHARAcTER OF THE
PENNY PRsss.-The Wall street press having got
through showing each others characters up, the pen
ny press have taken up the topic and will probably
oustrip their cotemporares. The editors Of the Ex-
press and Journal only accused each other Of pay
ing their debtsobaning goods under false pretences
hypocrisy and falsehood, and almost escaping the
State Prison. The penny press rather surpass the
sixpenny papers in mutual denominations. Let us
give examples.
In the Era of Thursday, the principal penny a-iner
of that concern Richard A. Locke charges the editor
O the Sun with-"falsehood in part"-"execrablea and
hcariless villany"-"a fraudulent falsehood"-"a
falsehood'-"a most startling and awful falsehood''
-"he degraded wretch"-"vllain Of the deepest tur-
pitude'-"a brazcn falschood' "ihc mprncplod fell
low"-"the convicted criminal, Benjamin H. Day.
:" a sordid, mindless, mannerless miscreant'-" the
meanest, most ungratefu and basest Of men" &c. &c.
&c.
This is clearing one throat with vengeance-but
Mr.. Dayis fully his match. Accordingly in yester-
days Sun, we find Mr.. Day returning the compliments
of the season 10 r. A. Locke, in the following classic
strain-"recklessness of the man'-"deviatiom from
rectitude"-" grosser derelictons'-" sustaining un-
truth by perury"-"desperate ndiscretion' Inmate
weakness -" barefaced and notorious falsehoods"-
pitabe wanderer from the path of sebrety and hon
csty"-" our graceless caumniator" Locke's iafa-
nous assertions and nsinuations'' -" his character
sacrificed to debauchery and righteousness the
dcbascd form Of dunkard lying exposed in the
punch room Of public theatre" &c &c. &c.
Such the characters given Of each other in their
several papers, by these very deeciabe persons who
when united were accusing the Herald and its editor
of all sorts of vllany and rogsery The truth has at
last come out, and the real character of the penny
press, developed by ITSELF is now before the world
The second portrait which is decidedly the best, is
intended for the principal scribbler for the Hambn
gang they that have uttered so much trash against tbs
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