The herald., 1837-04-12

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Ii is the general opinion that more votes will be
polled than took place in New York. The estl-
mate 3S e00 # not 100000 The great contest is be-
tween Clark and Morgan-Moses Jaques will be a.
bandoned to-day. Yesterday afternoon we saw symp-
toms of such fate.
Thus it's in every great and spirited election. What
ever number ofcanddates enter the field the question
narrows itself down TO two sides before decided
We visited both Masonic Hall and Tammany Hall,
last evening. Tammany was quite crowded-Ma-
sonic rather thin AT Tammany, Mr.. Price made an
eloquent speech, calculated rouse the slumbering
energies of the sparty" AT Masonic Hail. MIR. Brooks
Of the Express was shaking his head most violently
at a thin house. and now and then shaking good
idea out Of it, but few of them. Mr. Brooks had better
stick to para graphng-he is hardly SO good speak
er a. our friend Col. Webb, who, however, knows
more about Morris Canal "cursed" stock, and Clln-
ton wine, than of speechfying. Unless the wings
muster better, shall! have nothing TO do with them
| was quite as,onshed to see Tammany 80 full.
The general opinion is that Clark will be elected by
1000 or 1000 majorlty-yet some say he wont Many
of the Tammany leaders say"we deserve to be HEX
ed.n So theydo They have earned good thrash
ing and we hope they will be paid their dues
BANK OF MoNRoE, MIcHIoAs.-This is the bank Of
which we warned the public, few months ago, as
beng under the weather NAaS now failed outright.
we always believed il would. Because We had the
courage TO give the pubic warning Of is bad charac-
ter, the directors and officers at Monroe. Michigan,
had the eiirontery to get up meeting and pass reso-
utons condemning the Herald, and charging upon us
being the instrument of the Wall street brokers'
What becomes of their nsoence now! Where are
their tricks and qulrps at this day? The public read
their insoent resolutions, laughed at them-and re-
fused their bills. We were only doing duty in
giving the public the warning that we did We were
the first paper in New York, to advise the commu-
nifty TO refuse all country bills but those of Safety
Fund Banks, and we are happy see our advice fol
lowed.
As to or being Influenced by Wall street. people
whe read the Herald know better. Ever since the
Herald had an existence, we have been at open war
with the Wall street specula'lons and spectators =
For nearly two years past, we, alone of the whole
New York press, dared to tell the truth the whole
truth and nothing bst the TRUTH of financiering and
| speculation. We have broken up great many bub-
| bles, and we hope 10 smash many more before the
summer is past and gone We want to introduce into
Wall street a new race Of honest men, code OF
moras-and more scientific system Of doing busi-
ness. We are succeeding and shall succeed. To
prevent this consummaton 50 devouty 10 be wish
3D." many attempts have been made TO engage US il
speculatons We have invariably refused thus 81
cannot engage in any company or any project, even
if were to make sl00O0by it. am perfectly salts
fled with the profits ofmy Herad-and The eciat OF II;
course Nothing could tempt me to meddle in lands
stocks or lots Of any kind. If l did for one day,
should feel shacklcd-I could not tell the whole truth
My own interest unknown to myself, would war;
my judgment should be only joining in the gene
raj juege like the Wall street press I'll touch moth
ing but my own peculiar business"
This has been my nvariable reply TO all propos
tons to engage in specultatons. The great public arr
now beginning believein the honesty the integrity
the impartiality, the independence aud the genera
knowledge of the Herald in all matters of finance
That belief we shall never impai by any act of ours
No ISDIcTmEsTs-We think it is highly proba5l
that no indictments for fraud and swndIing growin