Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-07-20

Private Correspondence
GEsRGIA SETTLEMENT, July 1889
Another Battle Of Ne,c Orleans-Popularity of tn
Herald-Sports cf the great South West.
My unqualified pments to James Gordon Ben
nett, Esq, raj Of the public morals
the great republic Of . human natur." How YER,
slight are often the causes of the great benefits, tn
peasurable feelings, or the lamentable Disaster
which occur in society," Ergo the small matter o
fico red cents purchase that fractions print tn
Morning Herald, whose editorials can make thu
G0vernmentrat scamper from Sub.treasury corr
crib, public functionarcs tremble at the prospec
of being reformed of otiice by the expression
the popular will, and the hypocritcal parson sneak
out from behind .desecrated altar. Again, for tina
trhe, twopence, You fork over the Herald to the lily
hands of your fair ADMIRERS and set their little hearts
in hutter Of JOY at seeing themselves In prints and
lastly, :" most potent, grave and reverend Bennett,
how often doth you papers call forth the pngnaci
Gus proPensites of lordiy man-which fact, nathe
less, you have, "prchaps," seen strikingly exem
plifed. tf-,3 ST 4
! An instance Of the last mentioned power of your
press came under my own observation some time
since in the great southwestern metropolis, N ew
Orleans laaE
While passing a leisure hour in a readng-room,
my attention was attracted by the Giraffe proper
tons Of a Texian landed proprietor-a perfect San
Jacinto rooster-who, perched upon divers chairs
with leg here aad the other leg there angles of
45 degrees, regalng himself ae rnatcly with file
of the Herald. and tumbler of Pig and Whistle. A
whose person was exhibited all the pscuarities Of
the western buli-pup, pacing to and fro before
and behind the rexian, and occasionally regarding
his tile leader with look If anxious impotence to
get hold Of the paper. low growl, resembling that
in the prelude to dog-fght, sometimes escaped
him, which gathered force until he halted in his
tracks, and thus addressed the Texian:
swell. what does old Buster Bennett say today,
DIR. Legs, any thing about that old fool G--s
Here the other interrupted his dcourse with stake
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here overcame him, and he relaxed into smile
which gradually extended over his gigantic frame,
until could plainly his toe nails grinning out
Of his boots After ejecting quantity Of tobacco
juice, sufficient to down the hurricane deck Of
steamboat, he rcsumed) land if you don't say that
that Buster Bennett, as yc call him, amt up to any
sort Of skee wee, from a thanksgv dinner down
to quarteroon dance, stand committed'-( here he
took view OF the person of the Wolverine. and
paused) @1N 1sA sa
SEQ ahead" said the other 'syou stand committed
for what?"
"Why, stand committed to lick you up as easy
as can a cargo of fine SALT .'t
"Them IS VERY lofty words to use to q man of my
calbre," said the Wolverine, with a chuckling
laugh. "Huh! I've fout Black Hawk, and skinned
alive many better lookin Ingen than you are
adding, after another chuckle, can you spit over
your shirt collar, Mr. Legs, when you stand up?"
"Weli can, stallion, and into your ulgy counte
1ance, said the Texian, rising, and suiting the ac
ton to the word he placed himself in hostile array
The Wolverine darted at him like a catfish at a
pike, and found the belgereuts in all the
exciting beauties of an Indian hug fight
had seen many an interesting rencountre, but in |
no previous instance had witnessed such genuine
.ear faced puhic tra9sacthn.. Chsstraa
q supply French breakfast-a bloody nose hoPped
ant o the fracas seemingly DESTROYS I" escape
ronfrsion-then a thumb, armed with prodigioas
ong pointed nail, snapped ont ana STUCK, even
humble peg in neighboring bench-a mop Oh mar
next, Of sufficient quantity 20 sarnsn 'ae
bald nate Of Martin Van Buren, the cabbase-cook o.
\ inderhook Presently dark rolling eve ooued
INTO nit box, from which, with commissioning
look II seemed to say, "to what base uses may we
come at last" In word, MaJ9r. .nsas ,nrbt havs
been the cause o. had not posse OF stragsng s.ns
d'armss intruded into the admiring crowd, pa..ea
the batants and sigu6ed their intentions o. xnS
~ shsir line Of march for the Caaboose The oil
rev;ne. who was much exhausted, Tell down among
the fragments If his personal property ana iay M
lass for several minutes, while the attention VI an
were bestowed to assist his recovery
"riooI 81 around TO take post mortem Examination
az the condition cf his adversary, but he nad gone
Oft Ike Iucfer match and couldn't DO tree ., as lns
ccbbler said tothe tight boot. In inc sset ~
: Al 4 long serpcntine red streak following IN 'nc
s.kA of snag In the river, and heard Lcvee roar
rr remark that che seed General - = sun
down on his hunkies, dippn water out OF the WAS
s.,ino; like a stern wheel steamer -,
Thr Wolyerine came 10, and gazed about WIN
rocanf stare mingled with much apparent ihuignA
lion l sympathized with the MAJ anu a. Aeu ~.
name Name" said he, "drat me nn"w NJ
.sas torn of in the scuifc and" continued ne, I'm
tsto,aiy osiitera,edand all OWN to that sevag:
rous Newspaper Giving the Herald KICK; ana !"
- ~ ma, ef nice feelings and honor, I'D prose.
euie Buster Bennett for salt and batter and SlovW
dsmages. hui a. il is, reckon I'll 70 take drink,
and of he went. with solemn steps ana SLOW. -,
"weill I rather guess as haow, pu. IN ~, III
sooL; mo loose-iointed bystander, "that are feler
takes matters leetle OF the kewles-he looks NE *,
the spiIes Of victory, and IL he belonged to me "a
have him framed f,r map OF the battle OF rew ~
ieans-and talkin' Of maps gentlsmsn- ei -. a"o
pedlar's map market forestalled oy the oisaP'
pearauce of the crowd. 49,. 40
Fare the well. James Gordon Lord Bennett anu
EpwARp BucKET, Jk.
M rpriyate Core .pondcnce