Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-12-11

| Mr. Wm COST johnson. the author of the objection
| able resolution, not now In ms scar;
MI Adams was willing 10 wait a fui House pro-
yided il would then be called up, to hear all that the
member from MARYLAND W no had the honor OF offer
inf the solution, had 10 say in its defence only
| wish 10 be heard in reply. cr
| ponement was not carried, and the yeas and nays
| being ordered he vote stood-ayes -, noes oS
Tie re solution TO reseind therefore lies upon the
table.
Mr.. Adams will call the resolution from the table
| again bv and bye ,
| 7Ths Presidents Message was received in the
House at the moment II was laid before the Sc
| nate and read by the Clerk II. A Garland
Five thousand copies with the acc ompan, ing I'M
ports and fifteen Thousand without them were or
dercd to be pristed-when the House adjourned 4
| AIcIbiades and the Athenians---The Grand
Jury and Election Frauds--The Dying
struggles of the Wall street Clique and
Wall street Press.
Did you ever hear Of the ancient Athenan, called
Alcibiadesl He a magnificent seoundrel IL
Athens and was accounted celebrated pipc-layer
in the Wall street of the city of Minerva, almost
equal TO any Of the present day. When he wanted
TO prevent the people of Athens from peering too
narrowly into his conduct, he would take iavorite
dog cut off his tail, and send him bowling and yep-
ing through the streets with the people shouting at
his heels. Sometimes he would vary this system,
by tying tin pan to his tail, and then let him fly in
the direction Of the Parthenon, or the temple Of
Minerva, with the noble democracy at the heels of
the poor animal, shouting S step thief stop thief
BY this ingenious system, Alcibiades, the great
Athenisn ppe-layer, contrved to divert the atten.
ton OF the people, and to lead them astray, when
they showed any disposition to investigate his con-
duet, and to bring to light his crimes.
Human nature-pipe-laying-tin pans-little dogs
observation-disclosures tails--are
much the in all ages and in all nations-before
the Christian era after tin the 18th Olympiad,
in the nineteenth century.
In lS3s and 30 clique of politicians in Wall
street projected great and pal psble fraud on the
right of suffrage, for the preparation Of which they
paid nearly 5000. A few weeks ago the first dis
covery of the fraud was made by accident, and in
vestigation begun by the present Recorder,
which has been going since. The perpetrators
of the fraud-the very pipe-layers of Wall street,
trembling lest their conduct should be Investigated
and laid bare to the world, have been endeavoring
since to divert public attention-to lead away
the public mind upon every muateris and fruitless
issue, in order TO escape the main point in question
They have raised a cry about Glentworth's papers
attacked the Resorder-attempted the election OF
Mr. Grinnell- and now failing in all other strata
gems they have, Aciab;des Ike cut off the tail Of
Mr. James Lee, and tied tin pan to the neither ex-
tremitles of Mr.. Zsbedee Cook, and sent the one
hewling through the columns Of the Standard, and
the other yelping throush the columns Of the Sou
rier."
The Courier of yesterday, blunders and founders
in relation to letter that passed between NJ.
Stevenson and Mr.. Lee; and some money paid to
Stevenson and endeavors to confound this with the
false assertions they formerly made, and the impress
sion also conveyed by Dir. Grinnell to the Grand Ju.
ry that Mr.. Lee his informant in relation to the
SANDER OH Stevenson. Now, il happens that there
was a letter written to Stevenson, and money paid
him, (as there ha. been TO all other men) and the
facts in relation thereto ara these:-
When the question OF the repeal Of the pilot bill
was before Congress, the Hnderw riters Of this city
were very anxious TO prevent its repeal. if they
could do so by honorable means. They therefore
legated MIR. Lee 10 go on 10 Washington With me-
MORALS and letters representing the feelings Of some
OF tie citizens here in relation 20 the matter. The
gentleman delegated, Mr.. Lee, taken i'll and
able To go; he rec objected that Mr.. Stevenson was
in Washington; and he wrote to him, enclosing the
sbov mentioned letters and memorials and request
ing him 10 deliver them to certain members OF Con-
gress for him, MIR Lee Mr.. did so cheefully,
without asking for pay or remuneration On Dir. SIS
arrival in New York, Mr.. Lee voluntarily made Mr..
Stevenson apresent Of $3.50 out Of his own pocket.
On meeting Of the Board Of Underwriters he told
them " hat he had done and added that they might
reimburse him not, just as they thought proper
TIKI. is the sum and substance Of that matter; and
does Hot clash at all, neither does Mr.. Lees letter
with Mr Lees testimony before the Grand Jury;
which was all given in relation 10 the false charges
made by Mr.. Grinnel, Of fraudulent proposition to
try 10 influence members Of Congress in their votes
But we would ask the highly respectable
nipe-ayer, and their especial Wall street organs,
little dogs and all, what has the question of veracty
between Mr.. Cook or Mr.. Lee-between Mr. Lee
or MI Grinneil, or the letter OF Stevenson, the
$50 to brbe members Of Congress, the pilot Law,
or all TO do with the great question at issue before
the nre5en, Grand Jury Is il ama,or Of any con.
sequence to tn, ends Of public justice whether or
not Mr.. Cook is retail trader in snail gossip-a
sort Of penny tender for picking up twaddle for the
Courier < Enqureri There is number OF persons
in Wall street, calling themselves respectable
bers Of society claiming to be leaders in the Wing
partv Candidates for high and lucrative Offices ac
eused Of furnishing sscoO for the purpose Of corrupt
ing the elections Of this city in ISIS and 39-ans Of
perpetrating gross fraud the election laws, asa
yet every effort is made by f.lsehood, defamation,
SANDER Intimidation tin-pans and outrage, 20 deter
the regular Judicial tribunals from making an nves.
tgaton into the facts, Of ascersinins the truth
Of the charges Does this struggling to change the
issue-,his violent effort 20 cut of enquiry-ths Al
cibiades Ike plan Of tying tin PANS to little dog
tails in order divert pHb aiteation, or psbiic
examination, lo,k like innoesncel
Let rs know this point, the truth falsehood Of
the original charge-snd that is all The Wall street
pipe-layer. may cut off the tails OF their little dog,
aad send them yeping through the streets, but the
people OF New York are not such smpletons as the
people Of Athens were. Tray, Blanche and Sweet
heart may yep and bark, bat Aleibiades cannot es-
cape. Mark that
IMPORTANT NoNryaTIoS roR THE PsEsIDENcr.
\. in sop,e of tha uestern nzp.r that at