The herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1835-1837, 1837-01-12

explain and explain indicate the diculty N which
he feels himself involved-snd the regret he will not
scknsU1~ AW that hesvsewss seoaEns2 init We
feel d Ne Gidoa- We = npsshi1 with - misfor-e
tune lit ~ can teljhinlwhat wwoui 10 in 81,
| milsr dleuu1a. We would mssne imou abandon
anunlenablc position and not attempt tojusty what
cannot be justifsd-what never will be justified
what ought not TO be justified in any moral useful
and intellectual community. Did he ever hear of the
robbery perpctrated by the gang Hambin brought
with him? Would he ",ndsr these circumstances'$
as new existing, give that prominent villain another
benefit? No. We believe such thing If we
| could reach beyond his letter and read the inner
most heart of Mr.. Morris, we would see regret
written upon its palplting ventrcles coupled wltha
resolve imprinted on the soul ITSELF never to be
caught in similar scrape.
His friendship for Mr.. Fay and the Cooper family
is amiable and excellcnt-but no reasons whatever
can Justify the moral dcbascment Of sanconing such
series of acts and general conduct as Hambhn ex-
hibed from the first moment he became the manager
of theatre TO the finale of his career, in leading q
mob of gamblers and backlegs TO destroy an indie,
pendent press, and to COMMIT robbery and outrage
We can therefore, easily imagine the difficulties OF
Mr. Morris's posi-, o--hs dreadof Scy on one side
and Charybdis on the oherths desire Ofpreserving
Intangible his consistency, his friends his general
conduct He has. been envroned. with difficulties
springing from his own goodness of heart-but they
are not nsurinountabe.
With these views therefore, read his letter dis
claiming any control over the columns Of the New
Era, and apologsing explaining his connexion with
the Hamblin benefit with perfect understanding Of
his leengs-of his views-of his purposes and of the
general uprighness of his intentions. That benefit
and it's finale have been put down by public opinion,
of the most disgraceful movements THAT ever
disgracLd this city. Mr. Morris says, 81 did not orr.
ginate it." generous public is not implacnble. The
same goodness Of heart which made Mr. Morris aid
affair that all now condemn will prepare for him
locus pcnitentsr, equally honorable to his own cha
racter and satisfactory to the psbic indignation. Mr.
MORRIS public mana responsible editor, occupy
inga respected position in society, is amenableto pub
lie opinion for his public conduct He selects the
Herald and presents this correspondence the best
mode Of explaining the great and mysterious public
his past conduct in remarkable transaction. That
they will be sasf d, we have no tlosbt This COM
munity is just but generous The repentont sinner is
always welcome If magnaninlty propriety, and de-.
cacy mark the return OF the wanderer, as in the pre-
sent case, he will occupy higher and better place in
their esteem and affections than he ever did III former
times Heaven rejoices more one sinner that re-
tsras With tears in his eyes, than over ninety and
nine that are JUS and need no repentance,
So much for the relations of Mr.. Morris with the
public Respecting ourseif our peace is easily sealed
In order to wash away the sta n of the Hambn be-
nefit from the character Of New York, we proposed
benefi, to the ten thousand poor .Seamsresses The
whole CITY in one generous IMPULSE, adopted the seg
oeston. Public meetings have been caled subscrp-
tons collected and benefits croSding upon benc
fits. for these deserving and distressed females, in
abundance Mr.. Morris has only to add his mite, as
Cornelius w. Lawrence did his, and we shall strain
him 10 our BOSOM and call him "brohcr," friend"
and "kindest fellow being" Mr.. Morris is married
man. He knows the worth and excellence of woman
much better than do, who am but scurvy rascal
of a bachelor He has seon, and felt, and lived in
woman heavenly smles-I only know lovely wo-
man as Moses, my intellectual father, knew the holy
land. from, the top of Mosnt Pisgah flowing with
milk and honey, irradating the whole west across
the river Jordan As did the Prophet sec, so have
seen small donation from Mr. Morris 10 the Seam.
stresses Benevolent Society," through us, will sci
every thing to rghts-heal the wounded splrit-re-
store friendship and esteem, and begin long, long,
long day of mutual respect and regard. So my dear
fellow, down with your dust.
The New PhiIosoph y--Professor Siliimafl's
Lecture.
This eminent saran continues to deliver his lectures
on the science OF Geology, at the Lyceum Of Natural
History in Broadway, near Prince street. Last night
he paye another, and tomorrow he will give his third
lecture Mr.. DuIkin, on the Hebrew and Egyptian
antiquities cognate topic SO far as popular thought
il concerned gives also lecture in the Clinton Hall
tonight
On the very interesting and mysterious subject Of
Geology We have given somewhat long extract in
our outside columns today, taken from new perlod-
cal in Boston, II gives the general reader brief but
clear view Of the wonderful facts developed by this
science. M
The enthusiasm which Professor Silliman has crea
ted in the mind of this city is unexampled in the
history of science. new mania has seized our IN
,elIecma classes-a new world is opened for them
new IDEAS crowd upon their minds-and a new and
greater apprehension is forming Of "Natnre and Of
Natures God" than ever yet appeared in the world.
Its remarkable too that the antiquities recently
discovered in Egypt, Mexico and elsewhere, appear TO
blend and unite with the train of new thought, which
has been awakened from the sleep Of ages by the
| citing lectures OF Professor Sillinan.
The effect of these studies is to give fresh inter
probation to the Hebrew Scripture, which makes