Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-06-03
PLArTEKILL, May Both.

j. G. BENNETT Eso-Sit down on your sofa, ana
prepare for sound drubbing need no preuce. "a
are unQuesenably great hoar, and am disposeu 70
think that YOU have treated the late grand jury OF your
city Internationally, using the mildest terms. II IS
insulting their dignity to hoid mem iorn as an up
right and dgnifed body, when at the same tlne you
tell us this same branch OF the law authorty inuc'
cd Won for libel upon certain great houses IN the great
citv of Gotham, whose names were enormously en-
brsced in list Of failures. Now, Bennett this is r.
dcmIous Indictment! How it sounds-and we in
the coxntry do not believe a word OF II.
We have an exalted opinion of the system OF Juris-
prudence as executed in your city and must ever
have SO long as the name of Robinson shall dwell IN
our remembrance or the fact that you are pretty
girl, and we will not punish you this time, STANDS
forth on the police reports. Again it is improbable,
from the fact that Major Jack Downing is one OF the
COMPLIMENTS howbeit they say the MAJOR Is dead
yet this we do not believe either, for we know inc
Major vet speaketh Jack and you get at logger
heads! No such thing. Neither can you. palm this
story off upon US by stating who ball. the amount
of which is proof positive that 1t is all anolner recent
discovery in the moon by the worthy Herscheii.
But after ALL is it not strange, IN these days, now
much extra pains are taken 10 assure the world that
the character of individual has never been stained
by bankruptcy, or even protested note, III prefer
ence to sustaining the social and christian virtues,
those bright ornaments, that make man shine as he
journeys along the path of time towards CELESTIAL
home. Nay, perhaps in recent times, men who pride
themselves upon puactuallty IN business and prompt
ness to meet bank notice, can throw themselves m
dear to man-his virtue-nay, escape from sink OF
infamy and prostitution, whilst murder most foul
shall have been committed upon some dssolute IN
mate. Shudder not. hope scene like this never
has dsgraced your fair city; and that man or set OF
men would be guilty of lnatenton to their moral cha
racter. But stOp-I have it. man may visit such
places and embrace its inmates and, at ease recll-
ming on the downy pillow, urge the fair cuprt to aban-
don vice and strive to make character Tor virtue
This is bright idea-and is 1t not originate Yes,
what soothing language could the Individual use 10 in
.duce SHINING female to abandon life of nfamy,
and seek shelter in the society of the vrtuous. All
that is alluring oil that could charm the noble facul
ties of the SOUL could be put under contribution to aid
him in accomplishing so good an object Satiate
with the qualification Of sensual appettes how elo-
quently could he plead for the dcontnuance of those
receptacles ofinfamy as he draws his exhausted sys
tenn into the attitude of departure, and fondy as he
wends his way to more honorable quarters congra-
tulates himself upon the skill with which he mana
eed moral lecture, without even nslnuatlng thatthe
chief and only motive for the appeal was to deter 9TH
ers from the commission of the crime he had just per-
petrated with his fair partner in inquiry making her
Vrtuous with all his sex except himself.
mean no personalities by the above-yet fear il
has often happened, and perchance might again, that
some men are more tenacious Of business character
than of moral one. ). l..
P, s. Now, Mr. Bennett here is the off hand serb
bling of countryman. If you see fit to print IL well
-fnOt, well. never quarrel with an editor. My
prerogative is to write when and what please-hls
TO publish or burR-and he alone IS responsible. In
these days. when not emily sound dollars, but sound
the latter is not plentiful in the perlcranums O
lst..> 6Dap-;ors than the "ra'l siPer' in the Wall
kin, meat factores. If you do print this err
more about that Indictment. 1t IS all humbug w,
went believe word about it-thats all. Don't forge
to send me paper for if this is printed, would no
miss seeing it-no not land if any break lance
in me, tell them beware l am most active when
blood runs. So, dear sir, say farewell J. L.