The herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1835-1837, 1837-05-15
Centinuation On the Wharf.-The Wall street
Press versus the Herald.

C0nsAnuaeaom 81 the Wharf.-The Wall street
Press versus the Herald.
The extraordinary popularity and continued success
of the Herald in this community gnaws the vitals
the decayng, the fading Wall street prints but espe-
cially the "Courer and Enquirer" On Saturday, every
paper in that of bank fraud, again takes ad-
vantage of the mistakes made in the list of failures,
and comes cut pele mele against me- We shall only
copy the following article psrbaten ct Heratem from
friend, and former bat degenerate pupil of the
"Courier and Enquirer"-th the others are unworthy of
notice.
Yesterday morning, Messrs. John Haggerty and
Sons Messrs. Burns, Halliburton & Co., and Messrs.
Davis g. Brooks, appeared at the Police Office, and
preferred charge Of malicious libel against one
JAMES G. BENNETT, editor and proprietor Of a
scurriious paper printed in this city, for having pub
lished in his paper of Thursday, among Others the
names of their firms as bankrupts, which was declared
to be utterly false. Warrants were issued, and Ben
nett brought up and required to find bail, in the case
of Messrs. Haggerty's, in $500, and IN Messrs.
Burns, Halliburton d Co. in $1,000 The case of
Messrs. Davis e. Brooks was not adjudlcated In the
first case Mr.. JOHN GATFlELD, of Nassau street
painter went security, and in the latter, DAVID
GRAHAM, Esq The same person was also brought
up on three civil writs, issued from the Superior
Court and required to find bail in each in $4,000
which he did, and was discharged. In the criminal
cases. the papers sent up to the Grand Jury al
once who doubtless acted upon them without delay,
and returned true bills before their adjournment.
We desire particular attention to the manner in
which the names of the two gentlemen who appeared
as my bail, are paraded to the world. With a more
than usual expenditure Of malevolence the gallant
editor wishes 10 concentrate upon them especial no.
tce. Mr.. Garfield, very worthy and respecta-
BILE citizen, acquaintance Of mine for years. act
ed in that matter from the motives of pure kind
nncS and mood faalnu Mr. Crohor, ;o ~, oo,~a.I
and when special bail is put in for the civil suits, his
name will be taken of. Why should those gentle
man who have no concern in the matter, be SO espe
clally pointed outl Since this took place. dozens of
citizens whom know not personally, have come to
my Office and offered voluntarily to 60 my bail. They
say, and say justly, that was wrong to publish the
firms in question-they do not believe had any ma
lice, nor had l. In defence sf the principles sup
port if this blunder in the names of the three firm.
should be made the basis of operating through our
legal institutions against the liberty of the press can
get ten thousand persons in Ntp York rho ,oiH sign
bail bonds $40 each for my appearance. The banks,
in frauduently suspendng specie payments will ne
yer have the power suspend the sentiments OF JUS
tee, of feeling, of good will, of honour of patriotism,
Of liberty, of courage among free people-they ne
yer will be able to lock me up in jail
The whole of this affair is preconcerted movement
on the part of the fraudulent bankers and editors of
Wall street to intmidate me from advocating the
principles of justice and public good faith. The excl
ted feolings-and admit they naturally enoagh
excited-of the gentlemen composing the firms have
been used in the affair merely as instruments 10 CO.
cree and impair the liberty Of my press. All these
writs suits, arrests, were managed come up
on me at single period Of time, in order TO embar-
rass me in getting ball. and shut me up in jail Justice
Bloodgood also, who has always the instructive sa-
gacity, where there tive sides to question: 10 Sc
lect that which ii. most connected with wealth and
oppression, took to demand exorbitant and un-
sual bail, and to be out Of the way when it to be
put in that IT could not be reduced. Even the pub
lice officers Merritt and Sparks by their movements
with Bell the noer appear to have joined IN the at
tempt to give parade 10 the afar-and to increase the
difficulties the part of my procuring bail. But these
points shall discuss at length in future.
As 10 the firms themselves, no person can morere-
greet than do the error have committed. Messrs
Haggerty e. Sons, Davis e. Brooks Burns * HALL
burton, have only shewn those feelings that must be
natural to the beefhat such blunder intention
al on my part Nothing could be farther from the
reality admit / have been in error, and l am will
men can wish.
The circumstances ofthe publication were these
The list procured on Wednesday, the very day on
which the banks suspended payments. The whole CT
~ was in a state OF excitement. felt the general
feeling. Having been frequently requested from ma
ny quarters to publish the list matter Of news
put the copy had into the hands Of my printers,
without reading it over carefully as 1 ought to
have done The gentleman of the firms have incor-
rectly used do high verdict against me to
put money into their pocket. They are all rich
and solvent and long may they remain so. All they
can DESIRE ample and public satisfaction for an un-
intentional error. Do not let us throw away our mo-
ney upon and lawyers, in these times of pres
sure and scarcity. The calamities Of the times give
the gentlemen Of the bar sufficient business without
any unnecessary waste by any OF the parties in this
affair will, therefore, propose to Messrs. Hageerty
& Sons to Messrs. Davis & Brooks, and to Messrs
Burns a. Halliburton 10 refer the whole matter to
the three commercial institutions Of the city-the
Chamber of CemRerce-the Board of Trade-and
the Board Of Brokers-instead of putting il into the
hands Of courts or ures, who do not well under
stand the matter. Whatever fine these three com
observation-disclosures inhict upon me, l shall checrfuly
pay, in advance, O. fast as can make t-and in
specie, too without any premium-th;s fine 10 be- paid
over to of the female charities of this city, adj
init was wrong publish list of names withoutdue