Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-09-20
The Gordon sherry Wine.

OF my admrauon Oh your inimltabe herdld peg you
will accept SIX bottles Of Duff Gordon q Co.'S pale
sherry wine with the assurance that il 10 genuine and
inferior 10 none that is grown the peculiar soil
round Aerez, in the province of Andalusia In Spain
ana truly, dear sir, your most obedlent servant,
*++ +s**.
have received the wine, and shall not fail to do
justcet it, especially as am well aware of the de-
servedly acquired and widely extended reputation Of
Duff Gordon q Col brand both in this country and
England. Butmy friend is not perhaps aware that
knew little of the personal history of the first Cor
don who became famous for raising wines in Madeira
and Spain.
Many years ago, in the last century, as learned
when boy from my grandmother, second son of
the family of Gordon Of Letterfure, left his native
country and became the founder Of the great Gordon
wine estates in SPAN or Madeira. This family prded
itself IN being of purer Descent than the Duke of
Gordon, whom they call in contempt Seaton Cor
don, IN contradlstnction to .Joct-and Tam Gordon
and whose splendid mansion is at the distance of a
few miles on the river Spey. From the earliest tme
the Letterfurie Gordons were Catholics, and they
never changed. This may have been, in those days
one of the causes that led the younger Gordon to
Catholic country search OF his fortune In process
OF Time the young adventurer became famous for his
wines-of course he soon grew rich. About the close
of the last century he returned to Scotland, and lived
during the latter part ohs days. with his elder brother
al Leterure His wealth, at his death, fell to the
son OF the old Laird, his nephew, who, about thirty
years ago, inherited a barronetcy and became Sir
James Gordon of Letterfurie. With the wine mer-
chants money, the young baronet built splendid
mansion, married beautiful and accomplished wife,
and, If l am not mistaken, has long since broke 10
pieces and gone to the devil When was about seven
teen remember being introduced, by my mother, TO
this lady, whose husband had been my godfather in
the Catholic church, and both godfather and godson
were very hopeful chickens in those days. There
a consultation betweea them whether | should be
made Catholic priest, Scotch lawyer. |, how
ever gave the poor ladies both the slip, for had then
written for newspaper and was determined TO be
an editor, either at home or abroad.
have therefore, cheerfully drank, standing, glass
to the memery of the old founder of the Gordon wine,
and find It as capital as the ancient family spend
thrift and foolish
MovEnHNrs OF THE WarGs-The real conserya-
tives-not the bastards, and foundngs, and pckings
up of Tammany Hall-are beginning to make move
ment toward the next election, thus
M AT a meeting OF the WING GENERAL COMMIT
TEE held at the Broadway House, Sept 5h 1887 was
Resolved That Wing Electors OF this city be requested
assemble their usual places Of meeting IN their several
the purpose OF selecting from each ward three DELEGATES TO
the Senatorial Convention and FIVE Delegates % the Nomna-
ting Committee for Assembly tor County ocers and Tor
organizing for the coming election ,-.,..
Resolved That the Delegates to the Senatorial Convention
he requested meet AT the Broadway House hrst Mon
day o. oc,oscr neSL n.o,,e ., tho Nominating Committee
be requested to meet ate sy%e n snS Ch,a
W MDws q R u; SaIxHo0sh' Secretaries
Ii is now nearly six months since this party reach
ed power in the corporation. Their purpose is TO
strengthen and forhfy themselves by popular prnci
Piles and conduct so as to produce wholesome revo-
luton in the state next year-or change in the 6nan-
cia action of the state and general governmcnts.-
Unfortunately however, within the last few months,
dangerous ciqae of Wall street fnanclers and spec
rators have BEEN through such toadeaters and insru
ments as Aldermen Hoxic and Deforest, Selling upon
the power and infueRce of the party for their own
ends and purposes Unless the honest whig electors
at the organization of the Committees, watch narrow
" this Wall Street Regency, tits organ is the Amer-
can,) they will get majority, and carry such men
and measures as will destroy their majority in the
fall elections. Talk not about the Albany Regency.
That clique, we Admit, - bad enougn-grasplng
enouah--unprinclpl enough But If You wan,
specimen Of tyranny, injustice, rapacity pride and
every species OF political crime in their highest state
Of ERECTION, the wing electors have only 10 bow
their nccSS TO the Wall street clique and such agents
~ Hoxic and hs special associates
curious graphic, and philosophical history OF ths
daring and dangerous faction, we shall prepare and
publish nthe Herald ina few days. We will show that
10 ther desperate intrgcs more hantoany thing else
we are more indebted for the intensity Of the rc,usion
in this city than to any other causes. Mr.. Van Blu
rem and his friends have been bad enough-but not
worse than the dangerous Wall street faction,
growing 10 a head IN the corporation, and about
suming to act for the whole conservative party of
New York
Let the merchants and mechanics, honestly Ops
sed the present administration, be careful not 20
permit a master To lord il over them. The in
famous Wall street clique must be put down in Ike
next whis ward meetings. See TO it-see to il.
TINS WALL STREET PRNrs AM THE PILoTs-
Captain Chadwick, Of ne Wellington, justly indg
nart at the low nsinuation circulated against him by
the Courier and Enquirer, and other Wall street prints
accusing him Of stealing, permitting TO be stolen,
their packages has, very properly, compelled these
manufacturers 10 swallow their own falsehoods both
wholesale and retsL. Captain Chadwick denies hay-
ing any knowledge Of the transaction attributed to the
pilot, aud no doubt he believed, in his own mind,
we do and was the fact, that saich transaction
took placc-that il a coinage Of the brain"