Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-04-22

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Jackson - - :" y $500 900
Speeches made different meetings, and dinners in
Paia and noriiic atoa wa, put by mixing vStle
Repeated efforts at various charter elections to put
saerifce of eensc,enee and honorable feelings on nu
merous occasions, to susan the interests of the -
Various other Offices and tasks performed
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50 5ooeos
This is NV claim against the Government; and, as
my friend Price says, 81 can at present only re-
peat the expires sion of my sincere belief that am
not credited with these large amounts W hich
Guestionably my due; and if the same rule be APP
piled to me, that has been allowed TO many others,
| the Government will be IN my debt
If this bill be allow ed, 1t is my intention TO return
home. and claim the balance due to me directly, and
then invite the most searching examination into my
! accounts, which defy scrutiny from their mystery.
The force of calumny is, fear, too strong, to al
! low every body to think am honest, and the go
vernment in my debt, until the committee have
whitewashed me.
/ have doubtless committed many errors, but as
nv friend Price quotes Latin freely, allow me to
say, Non omnis error stultita est dicenda." And
ifmy bill is not allowed, when l return, " Non re-
vertar inultus."
Like Price, long to return; the misery of living
away from New York, no one knows, who has not
eaten Princes Bay oysters, canvass back ducks,
stewed terraPin, and Jared sumptuously every
day" Here the iron governments restrain every
thing like freedom of action there is no chance TO
in debt to the government, dip your hands into
the public treasury, and osC II by bill OF parti
culars for services rendered at elections. When a
man is :" non defciente crumena, he cannot be pa
trotc. There is model Of dinner in Europe
which be patiently thought of in comparison
with those of New York l therefore long to get
back to Gotham, to idoze those institutions which
trip to Europe has only made me love more than
ever; and if l do return, shall cling for and
together with all my old friends, as have always
done before. Yours, dear General,
non conscire sibf,
SAMUEL SwARrwoUr.
This is very excellent letter ofSwartwout's, and
we hope that both his request and that of Prices
will be complied with. Here is Leviss letter -
To the Citi.ens Of Philadelphia.
MArANzAs, April l, 1910.
FELLOW CIrIZESs-I do not see that there is any
very great anxiety at present in your city, about
the frauds which committed. In fact, IL appears
that there have been so many more frauds of so
much greater magnitude committed since left Phi
adep hia, that mine sink INTO insigniticancc there
fore hope that some steps will be taken this sum
to enable rae to return, without being imPri
soned If | were to be allowed 10 come back harm
less, | could be of great service in m.king disco-
sures, and regulating society as at present constr
tuted in Philadelphia. The r0gues there at present
to want old experienced hand TO direct
them. Besides am tired OF Ma'anzas. II is dan
gersus to live here in the summer, and am not
prepared TO die. This is a hard money country and
of course, cursed with all the Affections Of the cash
system; | have been so long accustomed 10 the
blessings of the long credit and short paper sys-
TEN, that am out oil element mere. III l was 10
be made cashier of any establishment here, should
be at loss how TO act on the hard money system
Besides there are fashionable roues and rowdes
here as in Philadelphia; The dinners are desPicabie
and the women odious. long To live again under
the lessed institutions OF the United States Oh
how residence in Cuba increases our patriotism.
never had half the reverence for the laws of my
native land that i now have; and II permitted ts
return free from punishment, shall do my best, as
heretofore the laws, uphold the insttu-
tions, and set example to the rising generation
A repentant patriot,
HOSEA j. LEWIS.
Here is a letter from Ncwcomb:
To Robert White Esq Err Cashier efhs Menhaiian Co
MONTREAL, April l, 1870
Respscied patron and associate II think have
now been away from New York long enough. / re-
greet that my running away did not enable you
10 hold with the true bulldog grip to the oice Of
cashier Therefore don't any in staying
away any onger. hope you W i'll take the necessary
steps 10 fin ms affairs and accounts as to cna-
Bile to return and prove that instead OF my owing
the bank any thing, they are largely in my debt
Some Of the directors are also largely indebted to
me keeping their secrets and not exposing their
temporary necessities. Therefore, IL the same rule
is applied to that IS applied to those OF
large regues, shall escape scot free, and have a
balance due me. am sick of this country and its
iron government There is no model here that can
be patiently thosght Of in comparison iih the hber-
~ and equality Of the United States. There - SO
much despotism; so much tyranny, every body Is
Obliged to keep his accounts so Straight; no teller oi
a bank can put his hand in the till and hook SlOoO
| when he pleascs; every BODY Is Ciose
and watchful-they call it honesty-no cashier can
borrow all the available funds oi bank for himself
or his brother when he plcsses. There As no true
liberty no is allow ed To knock down his gh-
Dor with a budgeon and in short, there is such a
dcspotc and tyrannically sharp look out Tor rogues
| that il has doubled my patriotism and made me long
to return and support the free institutions under
| which grew mp and prospered
| Your old a. sociate and protcgc,
Corn G. NEwcoNB.
These are the letters from the above four distin-
guished gentlemen. Noletter has yet been receiv-
ed from Dsbncy, as we presume he is still in the
mountains Of Virginia, without pen, ink, or paper
In the above four letters cannot but admire the
amor patria that runs through the whole Of them.
Their love Of country is most praiseworthy; and
there is no reason why they should not be allowed
to return, and enjoy the blessings Of those nstitu-
tons which they so much admire. The present
generation has undergone a great change since
swartwout left. II has been found out that there
arc no honest men except those who are made soby
necessity, because they can find nothing to steal
The moral and financial changes Of the last year
have been immense; and great as were Price and
Swartwout' supposed deiinquencies, ifthey were
20 come back to morrow, they would find that others
have 40 far exceeded them in all sorts of rogucres
and financial movements, that they would be among
the most honest cf mankind and perfectly qualified
the generality Of hnanciers and fashionable leaders
in morality, honesty and piety.
! sPRrSe RIDES AVID DRIvEs.--A few Of the fash
iousblcs are beginping to appear on the Blooming
I ro.a arJ nm Ianr Island-some Iikc the first