The herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1835-1837, 1837-02-10

FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 10. 1897.
Rents-- Clinton Hall Association.
In sfder to procure full list Of the stockholders
and trustees Of the Clinton Hall Association and also
an authentic statement of the motives real OF pretend
ed which have caused these individuals 10 attempt
prescription of an independent Journal, in violation Oh
contract, shall postpone our exposition OF Tie
matter for day or two to come.
We have some expectation of procuring this NOR
nation from several of the Independent stock
holders at least of the trustees VINO mas ,ne
fear of God and eternity before his conscience III 'ns
world. besides having slight hope OF saving MS so1i
hereafter for the world to come II not the article
of rent that is the stumbling block because we cafeu
nothing for rent, and have been and now are ready
N nav rent in odranee. 1t is not because have not
complied with my engagements in every other re-
spect because have evidence that they perfectly
satisfied with me ON that point. lam clearly Of Opt
nion that the reason Of this prescription arises from
the position Ihare taken an editor IN relation 10
landlords and tenants i had intimoton of this
few weeks ago, from the quarter-from friend
of one Of the leading stockholders-that the course
of the Herald rents and real estate very ina
dcious. Injudicious admit, towards the rich and
graspng--very injudicous towards Shylock and his
confederates-bu not injudicious towards the great
body of the pubc-not njudicious towards humanity
and virtue-not njudicious towards high Heaven and
Eternity.
will not therefore give full narrative of this most
extraordinary case of corporate prescription for aday
or two to come. In the mean time / state now that
intend TO make question of this before court
and jury. shall keep possession of the office hold
till final adjudication be made the points at issue.
have not indeed written contract but every spe-
cies OF contract is guaranteed by the constitution of
the United States to be nviolable by, and beyond the
reach Of any state law, and any jury with that para
mount law before them, can find a verdict according
to that view, whatever the Judge state law
may indicate or point out. shall carry the question
before jury, and If necessary, carry it up to the
highest tribunal in the land and hereafter to the high
tribunal of another world, and now give the
citation warning to that effect. The expense, howe
ver will be great but unless SEINE take the lead
in these matters, there will be limit put the
terrible expressions Of the times. 1t my deliberate
purpose TO shave oil the long boards Of these Shy
locks, and make good Christians of them before /
have done. In order to meet that expense, shall
open subscription at my Office to aid in the gene
raj cause-no person to give more than sir cents,
less than one cent promise faithfully to appropr-
ate the fund TO the intended purpose If the expense
shall be less than the fund shall amount to-or if the
Clinton Hall Association should return to the moral
principles of good Christians before May day. shall
give the whole of the subscription TO the charitable
institutions of the citynot the Seamstresses because
they already quite cevery their legs by former
donations.
Meantime, any person who possesses any know
ledge of the stockholders, movements or proceed
ings Of the Clinton Hall Association, will please to
hand the information into the Herald Office We
mean to ascertain exactly the nature of this Assoca-
ten-whether it has any object-he reasons it
received charter-and every thing else appertainng
20 il. These not days for mncing matters.