The herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1835-1837, 1837-03-22

A satan Ian New Jersey.
MoRRIsrows, n J. March l6, 1897.
DEAR Sir Permit one who is subscriber to your
excellent Herald TO thank you for the expose you
gave this week of the doings and sayings in Chat
ham street Chapel otherwise Of Burchardism
Your prayer for Burchard, and your description OF his
manner of forcing Religion on his hearers are true ;
and are worth more than three times the amount OF
subscription fer the Herald year. Could you but
be here at this time and attend one Of these "what
shall call it ," Distracted" instead OF proracted
meetings which is now holding in the village Of Bot
tlehill short distance from this town. you would see
repetition of what is going on IN chatham street
Chape you would the spirit of fanatlclsm OF inc
day all its splendour you would see ITS mlsclneI IN
country, and you could now file good NUMBER Oh
names of young males and females, who have nc,u-
ally gone crazy mad, frantic, by these exctemeAts,
accustomed by greater rogues and IA seals than ever
trod the earth / address you, Mr. Editor, on TINS
subject, with firm belief and conviction thai you
and only YOU can, through the medium OF ths pIa'e
ing evil by publishing to the world the rays ana
means Of Burchardism, and his o-assocates. WIN
the expectation of reading more from you on t'e SUP
ec you give us to hope IA the paper OF 'ie io''
4 remain yours, DC. n =.
J. GORDON BENNETT, Esq.
RrnApKs-I have one two more anxious SER
mons to preach to Jedediah | mean to convert him
10 nv resion-the only true religion, sensible, ma
,ur,l pure and undefiled religion. My Devil is much
smarter rascal than Jedediahs devil the issue will
show He can give him nine and beat him have also
several prayers TO make for Jededah and ms pretty
wife and when put them in my anxious seat all the
power Of the Prince of the air cannot get him on un-
converted He is gone chicken, and 50 is his sweet
pioas wife do want TO save her SOUL but for Je-
dedah's soul, don't know but it is like the case OF
fine horse which cannot be cooked, and is worth no
thing when dead but the skin, and the old shoes to
make tacks Of
DEAR BENNETT,-Iou are forever talking about
Mrandas and Amandas, but your Ariel has never no
ticed mc-poor me. I'm half dying TO be noticed by
him however,, Pm not forgotten by every body, for
here I'll give you description Of myself, which fifty
persons say Is very apt
When erstthe Cruces spran= from heaven,
To each different charm given.
To Ter peculiar sway;
Thaia W til a bloom born
Which might abash tho bloom of morn,
And such as display.
Euphrosyne had all the gee,
Which dispense mcriy
Whilst glide TIE festive hour;
The flow Of wit almost to dear Bennett) I've at
command,
Which mortal can withstand,
All, all that hear devour
Aglaia mex, with modest men,
The pink OF elegance is seen
As when splendid shne
SO now sweet Bennett. all agree,
That every grace that iorm'd thu three,
Now amt you most dead TO see me? Well, now,
is the same with respect to me. want TO see ysu
50 that Pm almost determined TO 60 to your Office
but I'll tell you what I'll de-Im going shopping
Wednesday and shall stop the coach at Stewart 3
sast At hef p-s suo o clock when you can see Julia
- of - street My dress will be blue figured
Dress tight sleeves, lace inch wide on my "ker-
chief" Now I'm going 10 PARTY next week--of
course your ARIEL knows where l hope he will notice
me particularly JULIA.
REPLY rather think shall have my picture ia
ken to crafty many who want TO see me. My pic
ture! Mol won't have il at all Every fellow has
his picture taken, and gets it stuck in the statones
windows at a shilling copy. There's Willis, and
Van Buren, and Jackson, and Nick Bddle, and Web
ster and Jim Crow, and all-they have their pictures
taken. won't have that done. Nothing like orgi-
nails Today may may not be in Broadway at
the hour. am afraid cannot crafty Julia at that
boar AT half past two am engaged setting things
right in Wall street. and keeping the brokers straight
that fear shall not be able to get to Broadway
However, any other time she designaes will be ac-
ceptabe. Poor thing, she must be gratifed.
FRIESp BEsNETT:-Many of your readers are on
the anxious seat with respect TO the account you
said you should give of the Rev. Jededah Burchard.
Can't you say something kind for the who al
ways prays for the Common Council, and who pray
ed last Sabbath that his might not live the day
through without giving up his heart TO Christi
Please notice these requests OF an attentive reader
OF your wittyand useful paper. Hoping you will soon
succeed in your reform among the sxpennles,"
am respectfully yours, w. ii. W.
Murray street, March H. 1897.
CORPORATION FoLLy.-Permit me to call your at
ten,ion to some matters, which, from yoar silence,
presume you have overlooked, forgotten The first
is the ridiculous business before Corporation Of
making rural cemetery this Island, at a cost Of
Sl400 per for ,ae land required and another is
the opening of streets and avenues far beyond the
waists of the city for years 10 come. cannot but
consider both these measures as most unust-a hea-
Wy tax upon the citizens generally, will grow Of
them and the principal object accomplished will be
20 help horde Of spectators out of their difficulties
by giving Fictitious value to lots which