The herald., 1837-05-12
To the Public.

To the Public.
In consequence of the independence fearleSshess,
and honesty with which l give, TO TINS great anu
generous community, "the truth, the whoie 'fu''''
and nothing but the truth" respecting lhe deepy M
terestng events now passing before us, severa per
sons Yesterday principally spectators ana specie
suspenders sent messages TO my ofhce al NO. a
Ann street. stating that if dared 10 make my aP-
pearance in Wall street. should be attacked and as
sailed in my person. and disabled from hereafter con-
ducting the New York Herald.
In the hurry of business, but not from intention,
may frequently make mistakes, small and unimpor-
tant to the community, but mighty 10 the individuals
concerned When such errors happen, no one can
more cheerfully correct and amend them, fully and
amply to every body and every being than myself
will But if there any persons in New \ ork, ca
pable of supposing for one mement, that fear Is a
thing that know, or that threats from any quarter
can ntimdate me, permit me TO tell them they knov
net the temper the principles the nature OF the be-
ina who sets his signature TO this paper. study to
be rght-to feel right-to act right; leave the con-
sequences to the Almighty. In this city there is yet
sympathy, and integrity, and feeling enough IN the
great to support me- spite the utter prostra
ton of all such qsaes in those who have hurried
the banks to deep violation of all the great principles
which hold society together.
In consequence of these things, went down to
Wall street yesterday my usual hour, armed and
prepared to defend myself against any assault that
wickedness might dare TO make upon my person !
stayed my usual time-made my usual inqures-and
returned peaceably to my own dwelling.
About six months ago a similar effort was made to
make attack upon my person in the Exchange, be-
cause told too many truths in my Wall street re-
port
In addition to these extraordinary matters learn
that person. the list offaures published yester
day. has been persuaded by the fraudulent bank con-
federacy of Wall street. to have arrested on some
kind of writ for excessive and illegal damages, pro-
badly $40 000 in ORDER if possible, to shut me up in
prison, and thus prevent me from awakening the
generous and honest people of New York to the terri
BILE scheme ef fraud hidden under the suspension of
specie payments Whether the sheriff of this city be
party to the matter know not-and care not. The
damages are to be put high and excessive in order to
prevent me from procuring bail.
If such should be the case-if the broken banks
and fraudulent bankers Of New York should dare
10 get up a scheme put down or trample upon the
liberty of the press would advise the cheated, the
deuded the deceived the defrauded people 10 be quiet
under the inllicton. If shall have to date my Wall
strcet Seports and my searching Investigations into
nublic conduct from prison, they shall not lose their
edge-,hcir truth-ther spr.t-or their courage. Let
the people be quiet, py all means observe public or
der Touch not-harm net-injure not-the bankers
and their agents, by whom you have been dcfraudeo
OF yo.r property-ost the very sweat ofyour brow Lei
rhe social edce be undsturbed. The day oil retribu-
lion will come like swift desraco n, upon the public
robbers of,he widow and the orphan, when they leas
expect il. Military tyranny or bank tyranny, can
not stand before the withering truths OF free ant
moral press Heaven is above-be cool-be pauen
be orderly.
was not-and am not now-to be iniimidafed
from fulfilling that destiny to which the Great Div
n;ty has affixed TO my brief existence. will not b
deferred from telling the truth, and now aver 50
leunnly before God and High Heaven, that the sus
pension OF specie payments by the banks Of New
York Is most gross fraud upon The pabIic-ihnt !
was done to permit the large monopoists and mer
chants to take the gold and ship il to England, or
send il 10 the United States Bank-that while tn
poor mechanic is denied the specie for his five dolla
bill the merchant is helped to his tens sf thousand
Of gold and silver. know the fact from such autho
rity MS makes me believe IT,
furthermore give notice to the great body Of th'
people, consisting Of the cheated and deuded stock
holders, depositors, and bill holders Of these banks
that in my honest opinion, the only remedy is th'
immediate creation of SPECIE PAYING BANK
out of the ruins and remaining materials Of th
present insovent institutions.
Let the people be calm, quiet ordcry-bus deter
mined and decided. The great jugge and the jug
glers are drawing TO close. The people will sue
coed, if discreet and orderly, in compelling the resto
ration Of specie payments in less than one month";
JAMES GoapoS BEssErT.