Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-01-16

Hanna, Who would almost fight YOU if ~ word was
dropped Aispsrasiny Mr. SIS. character, win admit
that he har been owe GRATED As teller assistant
cashier. un der the cCstrOl Of energetic cashier
ne would msfte good Sfhcer-his very cOuntenance
exhibits wanyof energy and indecisiOn of charaster
he has what ne world would call milk and water
face; he has By his vesbearng conduct to the diff
ferent officers and clerks N the bank, made himself
universally hate and des used Gar did he carry
his tyrannical course, that highly respectable
young gentlemar-a Mr.. English a clerk in the
want Of mind has Undated him with shch ideas of his
own Importance that many Of bis friends doubt very
much If be really is their old acquaintance and
friend, b. p Smith.
Mr. Smith married me Of the daughters of the lat.
Standish FOrde, who at one tSme a me rchan out
had been unfortunate business. Mis- highly respect
able widow, Mrs. Sarah c. Forde, was obliged after
his death to commence small retail dry gnods store
and was for few yearsat "a North 9th street; after
wards at 40 North 9th street, and was some three
four years since still seeping small store at Sc
Arch street. The late Mr. Forde resided atone time
at u Vine street, and afterwards at2] Son'h Front
street
Smith proc laimed to all arouad h. N, on the even
ing of the day that banks suspended specie pay.
ments which was Wednesday ev e, Oct y, that their
bank would never suspend was SAID IN 80 Doastlng
manner that many said he would burst asunde. with
has impOrtance-their5 bank did not pay IN specie
on Thursday, Oct 10th, and has continued suspended
ever since, the same our other banks--witn TINS
exception that they pay specie all their 80 notes
that are IN circulation. The mild, ama5le and not
easily excited Mr.. Sam'l Brooks, is, believe, the
only gentleman in the board 81 directors wEe steems
Mr.. Smith, and was it not that Mr.. Brooks has one
of The most gentle dispositions, doubt much If he
would tolerate him.
notice your reply made to The attack in the Com
mercial Herald and Sentinel. can only assure you
that never specuated in stocks to the amount OF
81, and never was known 10 any broker, mucA less
in their employ or pay. This much in justice 90 my
SELF and you that every sketch given OF
any of the gentlemen, given from recollection
and without aid from a human being, commencing
with the U. S Bank up TO the present moment The
attacks made in that paper are not worthy OF notices
that newspaper is now owned by the consistent and
honest Jesse r. Burden, NJ. D., and Marshall Spro-
CELL, briefless lawyer, and who was also at one time
il the silk bu siness at So Market street and
he has now turned Editor and part pro.
pretor of a newspaper; he dare not say that any of
the sketches not true, with respect to these gen.
tlemen-the only fault, that some of them were let
off lightly. IfDr. Burden or Mr.. Sprogell will only
signify wish TO read it, will give biograph 1al
sketch of each, commencing with Jesse and ending
with Ma shall-all complete with notes and anno:a-
lions.
send you the following, which in print
year or so ago no is said 10 be the hand
wttiest, most virtuous. consistent, upright and
straight forward man in Philadelphia :! All will say,
by &C lamation, DR.. Jesse r. Burden. the flower Of
Dumbiane one of the propretors of the Commercial
Herald and Sentinel, a sixpenny newspaper, and
married to the daughter Of osep b. Smith, Yanko
shoemaker, and State Director in the Pennsy vaDa