Morning herald., 1839-10-03


ing sonmerset, with the white company looking on,
and the rest of the Africans are scratching them
selves and laughing at the "whte mans" with great
giee. In the is a very excellent likeness Of
Lewis Tappan, with his hat of, looking upon the
hero Cinguez enjoying the sweet lips of the white
little girl, and drinking in the Few philosophy with
great sanetimonieusness.
INVITATIONS, &c-By the mail, yesterday, from
Springfield we received the following polite invi-
tation:
srRIxGFIELp, Sept. IS, 1882.
DEAR SR-The Western Railroad nearly completed TO
ths place. and will be openelo public in the Of the
The citizens of Springfield are desros that Of
importance should be sgnazed BY appropriate
tce and appointed the undersigned Committee Of Ar
rangements with Instructions friend. of
prise join them in the congratulations which the occasion
We therefore respectfully you honor with your
presence public dinner Thursday the third day Of De-
COMMITTEE ARRANGEMENTS.
H.nry 8, ymour, j. w. Crooks,
Thomas Warner, Wells Lahrop,
Charles Ste arms, e. A. Mani,
George Dwight, $. Merrick.
am sorry cannot accept this kind invitation
for happen to be engaged on the same day, by the
Harlem Railroad Company. l will, however, do
the best / can-I shall hand over the note to my
iEicbu Soiouci Stonc, aHu pcSsusuc uim !" ~ W
Springfield. The Colonel willmeet all contingencies
he will eat and drink his allowance, and mine
too and il any other guest should be absent, he can
pinch, put three mems rations into his skin, and
look like well stuffed goose, ms ever.
IAppropos des bottes-Talking Of eating, puts
me in mind Of the fete board the British Queen
which the editors Of the w all street press gen.
orally invited, and which gave rise to several very
curious incidents, that deserve to be faithfully
corded for future times. IL is known to the commu-
nifty that the Wall street editors generally have
peculiar sentiments towards me and my paper-sen-
fiments Of the peculiar character which Satan
entertains towards the Holy Book Of God The small
daily cash press never excited their hostility till
started the Herald in May, 1885, which then gave in
dcations Of carrying the !" war into Africa" and Of
producing an entire revolution in that element Of
civilization. As the circulation and influence Of
the Herald made progress did the hostile feelings
Of those editors. mean Webb, Stone, Noah, and
their aduncts and satelltes-their agents and under
strappers.
To arrest my astonishing progress, these worthless
tried, for several years, every exredient in vain.
First they came behind in the Streets and ed
TO intimdate BY making rufanly assaults in pub
lie places; such the brutal attacks Of ebb and
Noahs coadj tutors in Wall street. Then they, parti-
eularly Noah, stimulated Hamblin, with three ruff
fans, 10 make assault upsn my Office, for which
the latter paid dearly, became penitea, and in due
time forgiven by me, his best friend. Then they
got old Haggerty and Hoxie to make fools Of them
selves in criminal prosecution, which account is
unsettled 10 this day, but their time will yet come.
The step to out in their papers, "Tray,
Blanche and Sweetheart" Webb, Noah and Stone,
tearing their hair, and begging the public "dent take
~. "a l.. .t Il. r.cL~ IL ~.
gious--it is every thing"
All these failed-but their last coalition is the fun.
niest one yet made toput down. Not to eat good
dinner drink good wine, because forsooth, James
Gordon Bennett was invited guest, is enough 10
set the whole city in general fit OF laughter.
Webb actually refused to 60 to that dinner because,
said Webb, /" Bennett is no gentleman" Col Stone
attended, but finding he sitting down at table
IN that beautiful saloon that sat in diagonal line
from him. with my squint eye, like the terrible eye Of
Caliph vathek, looking in his direction, he up,
trembling with emotion quaiing under the eye % the
magician, his huge appetite oozing out at the end Of
his fingers like the drops Of sweat in day Of August,
Fahrenheit 9st What is the matter with you,
Celoneii' asked Senator Talmadge. :" wont sit
at the same table with Mr.. Bennct-he is net re-
spectacle" cha /! hai ha l-ho no! ho!'-
shouted all the company around, and Stone actually
lett good dinner, smoking hot, the first time IN hs
life, because the Herald Is taking away his Cana
dian and New Eaglasd subscribers by the scores
People VIII hardly believe ityet IL is solemn fact
The ether ass was person by the name Of Daniels,
who pablishes an obscure, dying, sneaking paper,
somewhere about town, without circulation or infu-
ence. els the creature Bennett to betherel'" Yes"
s'Then shant CO." said this exquisite ass Noah was
absent, because he dsres not look me in the face,
snce he sued me for SI0o, while he owes me 600.
and pleaded the statute Of Limitations to get of
This league Of the Wall street editors, "a refuse
eating good dinner, IN order 70 put down the
Herald. and TO make out James Gordon Bennett 70
the satisfaction ~ this community, e be gentle.
man" not respcctable"-Dot even possessing com.
mon sense, j. equal 70 any enterprise recorded IN
Hudibrss ~ Don Quxottc. These conspirators bc
gan like bru,es-they are ending like idots Ar
these exquisite fools aware that they can no mor'
impede ~ progress = 'he highest order q rePsta