Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-02-09

SHALL hare place.
To the PubIio--A Another Row.
A considerable hubbub and excitement was kicked
up in Wall street yesterday about two clock in con-
sequence of feeble and ridiculous personal assault
made upon me- by one of the employees or editors Of
the "Daly Express" Wall street paper in the last
stages of dissolution. The weather was uncommon
iy beastiful-lhe sun shning-the air balny-and the
face Of nature smiling as the spring.
As was passing down the sunny side of Wall
street, opposite the New Exchange, the loafer from
the Express sprung from by corner, and with some
hard substance tied up in a napkin, struck off my
hat, and scratched my long nose had the means in
my possession Of taking his life on the spot but as the
great purpose of my life is smpl defence, without
bloodshed violence, and the independent and fear
less exercise OF all my rights as human being,
against all rivalry was content TO forego the brutal
passions of revenge, and to let my glitterng steel
sleep in its scabbard. An immense crowd collected
an few minutes around US, end their demeanor was
quite amusing and instructive.
have only few words 10 say of this feeble and
impotent attempt-thls " manager last kick" OF the
broken and bankrupt Wall street press
No one out Of that region Of hate can imagine the
intensity of the feelings against me personally enter
tanned BY the editors propnetors, and cliques OF the
bankrupt newspapers of New York. During the last
two years have encountered and put down more
brutal and dsgracefal opposition, than Socrates ever
fell victim to, the greatest reformer ever met in
the history of former ages. Assaults, suits at law,
indictments, SANDER falsehood, defamation have all
been put requsition by the Wall street press TO
crush me in this community. These establishments
are going ruin, by the superior rivalry of my cash
system, and they never will forgive my popularity,
talents and success. The New York Express and
ether prints have endeavored to write me down for
months past-but failing in that thas al last sent out
one Gifts employees knock Ele down in the street.
The STAR the Courier, and several ethers lead the
way. Poor jewellers!
In another age such persecution-such unhallewed
attempts TO exnnguish the light of genius would have
created species Of dedication for the object thereof
and whatever the brutal portion of human nature
may feel think and act am not sure, but this sim
gular and internal species of hostility against man
of industry and popularity, May yet place on the
highest pedestal of fame and fortune-the individual
called James Gordon Bennett If ever there wac
man, pure in conduct honest in intention, bameess
in life, am the one. The firmness purity, eleva-
ten, and evenness of temper, exemplifed in the life
of Jesus of Nazareth, have been the model of my
conduct-the pattern of my llfe never will seek pun
shment in others for revenge-but l will always de-
fend myself-and as to fearing man or devil, i am
unacquainted with the feeling. l will conduct the
Herald in the same fearless energetic, elevated moral
tone, which has ever characterized Its columns. tits
impossible for all the rival prints in New Yerk, put
me down. The great mass of an intelligent and mo-
raj community is with me. Philosophy is with me
sense is with me-honor is with me-religon is
with ms-heaven is with me-woman is with me.
fa nd rkobl md
the corrupt and miserable hangers of the Wall
street press can never intinidate the mind or heart
that gives impulse 10 these lines.