Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-07-08
ENFIELD, July 3, 1887.


Mn. JAMES G. BsSNErT-Sir-I do heartily reloce
that there is one IN this fallen world who has the N
dependence TO speak his mind-to speak the trutil
the whole truth. When l take up the newspapers
and periodicals. of the day, the first sight generally
dsgnsts me- and throw them down with adherence
They are the records of folly by the swlndng banks
and the miserable editors with few exceptions are
the tools of loafers who hire them to retail folly 5
falsehoods Gf may speak) at wholesale The
main tribe are swimming with the credit system
like hogs bladder under their chin, and they are
passing with rapid strides down to perdon.
Your noble efforts in defence of the hard money or
anti-paper system, deserve the warmes applause of
every patriot and true friend of his country For,
long as we are infested with editors who live from
hand to mouth upon mere promises to pay" we
must expect like them, TO live on hope and of course
to die fasting. Yes sir, 50 long we have editors
who like camlllons can live on air. so long we shall
have from them every color, all colors, and just
color at all It's independence freedom and energy,
from watch we expect aid to carry on the work of
reformation in finance and morals. | agree with you
generally in your management of the great cause of
morality and religion, and am exactly of your opin-
ion that religion must be made cash business and
friend Bennett, wish you would take il into your
own hands and discharge the swarms of poor lazy
drones who now pretend TO labor in Chrst's vineyard
Half OF such possess not the talents or energy to
keep respectable loaers awake in cool breeze. Tell
them to take oil Their coats and 90 work and learn
their bread by the sweat OF their brow Let SANDER
alone and when they preach be wide awake without
notes. AID labor more for the good Of honest industry
than for filthy lucre or rag money. But Bennett,
you know all their rghtousness is like filthy rags,
and it will not buy any more than rags do, how
will they ever pay Their passage to heaven ; however
some of them tocrable clever and try practice
as they preach.
As correct of intelligence in business mat
tiers, the Herald oustrps the whole, and your Wall
street reports do ap the thing right. The charming
girls too find in you ardent friend and benetactor.
You disclose to the admrng public their brilliant vir-
tues and accomplishments, and place them in the
exalted station which they destined by their
tor to occupy. The way your printing establishment
they say is conducted is caution. 1t reminds me of
our Thompsonve factory, where they do an of hand
wholesale business. 1 hope sir, you will continue to
exert your mighty influence and TO advocate cash
business in all its various branches, for that is the
medicine which all our poor heart-sick spectators
and your Wall street conederates need TO them.
1t would crafty US exceedingly could we see you out
in the country, and if you leave your business TO
visit us think you would enjoy yourself well. From
your young friends in Enfield county.
REMARKs.-I never was in Connecticut l have
been round and round it, like Mr. Van Buren, trying
10 be honest but never plump into its beauteous
fields and charming villages. One thing must cor
rect in my Enfield friends. l am not against the
"credit syste,n''-not against banks. l am in favor
of both conducted on proper, honest and honorable
principles an, against any system" by which
the large and wealthy capitalists paid their interest
or stock in specie paper a, its specie rate and the
great mass of the community refused and cheated
out of or 10 per cent Such is the conduct of this
State