Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-12-26

Yesterday the west aide Walk Oh broad"ay De'"esn
pnk Place aud House two London newspapers
being the Morning Chronicles" Of the LIST and ID Of Dec
also parcel of wosdcuts paper. The finder by re-
eurning them to this Office, will be rewarded
The New Cakinet-New Views.
We learn from high aud authenctie source, that
General HarrisoH intends positively to appoint
Thaddeu. Stevens, Postmaster General, and Solo
s.on Van Rensselaer,, Collector of New York Tho
mas H. Burro WIS, late Secretary Of State for Penn
sylyauia is now on a visit to North Bend, and Gene
raj Harrison has declared to him that he will make
abe Appointments in question-and Mr.. Burrows has
written to this effect to his friend Stevens, in Wash
sagton.
There is a general and a remarkable movement
smoag the original friends of General Harrison, that
ana, entirely upset the arrangements OF Aessrs
Clay and Webster. In this movement, originating
an Pennsylvania, we learn that the original friends
of General scott in this State, all unite. This
plains the reason that the Albany Evening Journal
was so snappish the Commercial Advertiser for
aiming the new Cabinet, and for appointing Daniel
Webster the premier. John c. Spencer, the master
spirit of New York, has nearly made arrangements
with the original friends of Harrison throughout the
Bnion to chalk ont the future, and TO give the
oessios 90 the hero ofNiagara.
We shall see what we shall Great disap-
March approaching.
RoBERr JAFFREY--THE MERCHANTS LATE
MEErISa-REPoHrs OF THE HERALD-ln debate
An the House Of Representatives on Wednesday last,
arising on a molten made by Mr.. Adams, relative 10
Shr Revenue Laws, we have observed that Messrs
Wise Of Virginia, and Monroe OF New York, have
snd erSen characterize the report of the recent
Merchants Meeting given IN the Herald, and partic-
xisriy the speech of Robert Jafrey, as a''earica-
turc," as "false [" and As unworthy of belief
These honorable gentlemen base their charges on
letter of Robert Jafreys, addressed TO Mr. Monroe
1t may be well once fsra to meet these charges.
and we do hereby meet them, and cast them back
with contempt upon their author, Mr. Robert Jafrey,
snd ask ofMessrs. Wise and Monroe, if they mean
- do justice between man and man, a retraction
psblicly the calumny was made The report given
by us of the merchants meeting was substantially,
ssa almost literally correct-and particularly was
xae speech Of Mr. Jaffrey. The gentlemen who re-
ported that speech is of the most accurate aRd
able professional reporters in the country He is the
came enc who reported the speeches OF Daniel Web
ster at Pateheogue, and at Richmond, Virginia, and
also part Of the speech he spoke in Wall street He
also reported the lecture of JOHN Quincy Adams on
Fsith-that of ID. ID. Barnard, and that Of G Ban
croft. When we sent him 10 the Merchants! meet
ixs, required him to give US full and accurate
report, and we ere persuaded it was so given. We
would trsst TO his notes and memory than TO
an the Jafreys that ever lived. But in addition TO
this internal evideaee several dishterested geRte
snsn who were present ut that meeting, have recent
iy called upon us, and testified to the accuracy Ct
fhe whole report and psrticslary to the speech at
aribated to Robert Jafrey.
WHY then should the gentle be such fool as 10
"a If he IA IN n,
merchants called public meeting, but meant it to
DC secret caucu, and never dresmt that the repor.
Ger sfthc Herald was present, taking notes. They
thou ght they could have dish Of satircal chat and
quisite amusement on the members of Congress-
without any one being the wiser, and Mr.. Jaffrey
ks@seif seemed highly grati6ed with the laughter
produced by his ows speech. But being found out,
hike other respectable gentlemen, they deny the fact
aud put themselves their dignity and reputation.
We shall in few days strip off these borrowed
piumes ssd show them up, Mr.. Jafrey included, as
sAey really are. We have no sort Of interest, one
way OF the other, in incorporating this matter.
--
Tsr MAsAeER's LAST Kfcx.-Mr Manager Will
son has undertaken, at the ustiyaion Of the clique
sf misersbles by whsm he Is surrounded, to issue
sullstin against the Herald, and to accuse Of
der, treason, libel aad what not, because in oar
marks on the state Of Thestricas Of New York, we
tesi the truth aud show the downward tendency Of
<bis species Of amusements.
We should think Wilson had enough TO do in ma
zagiag has owa troupe, who IN state Of insur-
section and hot water all the time. IT. as a critic
he persuade the public that his opera troupe has
been hitherto unequaed in America and not excel
ssd abroad he has TO dread our criticisms.
Bat we must be permitted to differ in opinion with
this manager in his critical opisions We believe
chat the Garcia troupe was superor-that the Fasti
troupe was superior-zhd that ( be Wilson and She
rsAe troupe was also superior. We also beevet that
Grisi, Persiani, Rubini 4 Co. yet excel the Sc.
gsias, Guibilei, Poole * Co. The application Of
sseh terms as ~Vena ""prongate, f" "malieious," to
g. Herald, because we maintain the liberty Of the
nr~ss. and eensurc where censure is deserved, may
% very well for vagabonds in the porter house.
sad oyster cellars but they unfit appear over
thc same u a manager pretending to decency and
sei-resPect II the National Theatre, or any other
asestre, or all the theatres at present conducted
n View York, were deserted, we are not SURE but
&c would be hailed as happy deliversnse from an
"nVsryiag stream Of nanity, trash, and immortality,
ny majority 9th. inhabitants.
We have more to say soon.
FsHEs-Yesterisy sbout nosn, an alarm OF Gre
was given from lumber yard, at the corner Of
cherrJ street and Rutgers slip The Fire Depsr.
ssent mustered remarkably strong and soon got II
Cat. A. they packing up to return to theirr.-
speetive quarters, large volume Of smoke was per-
o~ived in Esst Broadway, but that turned out to b.
sniy a ehim.ey, which soos burnt itself out Tn,
sce@en thea went to the esioyment Of their roa.,
beef and plumb padding.
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