Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-02-18

this wretehed old has been living at 81 alnut
street; he state of pos ery misery, and almost
destitute. A burhen to himself, and all about hin,
he prayed for death, release from his physical
and mental suiierings; without possessing single
raeonal idea of the swiul change he soon
doomed to undergo.
Subsisting entirely upon charity, and the contri
buttons Of those whe had known him in better cir
cumstances, and pitied his miserable state, he was
continually be seen hohbling round about the city,
shouting at the TOP of his voice, simultaneously beg
ging aims and railing at the Supreme Being, in al
most the same breath He wosld frequently
into our Office solicit charity, and although de-
testing his miserable creed and ndel doctrines, still
pity for his wretchedncss prevented sending
him away empty -handed. At intervals, he would
send us letters, written in his peculiar style
two or three OF which lying before us, and
which we have given without alte Kation they more
clearly show the character of the man. than any thing
else we could give
| Mr. Benit-Dear Sir-I return you thanks for pub
fishing peice that wrote a few Months ago-But
Sir their is another cruelty practiscd on the poor
horses in this City, bad cutting of their tails
and nicklng of thems witch is when the horse is old
and past abour he is turned out in the Streets 10
Starve, & hunted down by Boys, | three of
them in that situation last winter and this win
ter, of them had Fistua on the wither, but he
was past cure il had been long standing, The horse
a Seotchnnan of human feelings liveing in
Walnut Street, il is dangerous principle 10 turn
horses out in the streets with diseases; should a
horse be turned with the CHAMBERS he give ii to
thousands il thought that their is 20 thousand horses
in New York, they shoot whole troops oil them when
| the CHAMBERS breaks out among them-Ihe Horse is
the noble, butiful & useful animal Of the brute
kind in Creation W hat be more pleasing then to
a fine horse with rainbowe neck, flowing
name long tail, mounted by boutiful Ladie seat
| ed on the centre of his back, but when gentleman
81 nd, he tIpS he hen
he should ride the near, have always them ride
cut this way in New York. informed the Mayor of
the cruel practice of thus turning diseased horses in
the Streets he thanked me, X said he would have
prevented but ! suppose his business occupies his
attention that he has forgot tTher should be apaice
provided where all diseased and dead horses should
! taken and oil should made flesh which is good
Meats foot oil Sand their bones are valuable be-
| live Mr. Offn that delivers Mora Lectures at Tam
many Hall, wrote on the subject have treated on,
he is man human feeling his Religion is too good
Nature has given him excellent talents
WILLIAM CARVER
PS The Scripter tells us the mersiful
gardeth the life of his Beast but the tender merceys
of the wicked is cruei-It will be seen that have
interest in wrteng this subject. only the love
the horse, wishing hm to rescued out of the hands
of cruel men his masters man is tue most cruel of all
! cnimels-
Dear Sr-Thank you for your friendship to
i am still dragging out life of misery and poverty
tired Of life, but am 10th to CONT suicide hayeing
written and published so much on Republican and
Liberal principles.
Mr. Noah saws he will try and do something for
me from Gentlemen he has been a good fric d 10 me
1t is but little | want * not that long tire Dollars
pr week would supply me with all | want being now
in the s3 years Of agc.-I was independent between
20 4 30 years ago-Mr. Rowland sent me FIVE Dol
| lars few weeks ago-The Scoth Society have been
very good TO me.
II YOU publish the remarks the poor horses, il
! will hope do good, believe you are fond of them
"a well as the Ladies-it gives me pleasure t, find
that hape stopped the cruel practice of cutting of
their Tails & Nicking of them.
To J. G.. Bennett, Proprietor of the Herald.
New York 1889
| Nh. BExSrr-Dear Sir & respected friend.
! believe it between Il years past, that you
published pece that wrote, to prevent the cruel
practice Of cutting Of the tails of horses, and nickng
of them both of have been paid for the trouble,
as but few horses with short tails and those
old ones-But their is other cruelty Practsed
on horses in this city, wIch Is, when horse IS
he is turned into the street in the winter, to
starve too death & he is hunted about by Boys until
he drops down dead saw 3 of them last winter,
of them with Fistulas uncurabe.-Should a horse be
turned out with the Chambers, he may give IL too
hundreds, the owner being ignorant OF the disease
knew Of Ii horses dying IN Livery Stable IN this
City, some years past; have no interest IN writing
this, nv only object too do good prevent evil,
presume that their is or 10 thousand horses kept
in this city, should -of them be turned out with
the CHAMBERS n go on the stand of the Hacks the
Carmen give them that dreadful disease, n might
distroy hundreds, & ruin Nancy poor men.-should
YOU think the remarks worth publishing you are at
L
ciple that you would renoyate the World if You had
the power
| am still continued in eNis;ance by some unknown
power dragging out life of pain misery and poverty,
completely tired Of IL, being in the - year of age;
/ have been most cruelty X shamcfully used in this
! CITY Of which believe YOU know a small part II
| their ever was a false imprisoned was. from
January "a until the 20 four o'clock in the afternoon.
making the time - hours was told by man tool
Of the wings that their gentleman wanted to
see me. he took me from Elders store 20 the
Prison without aney warrant, or their producing
aney witness against me- had committed no crime
neither wanted aney thing but small glass Of Beer;
! think il hard that Of the public papers will
mention nv case. il was a hard enc NO Bed to- sleep
pillow to lay my head on came To this coun-
try with the best Of recommendation from gentle
men, TO Henry Cruger, Esqr of New York have
don a great deal Of good but never hurt man woman
or child was independent 30 wears ago. but lost il
by a drunken wife, wicked son \ daughter, IL !
was in nv native country should find friend that
would bring nv cause before a Court Of Justice, IL
wants little money TO fee Lawyer TO begin but l
have not got IT, am poor and afflicted. Dear Sir
wish YOU far better passport through lite, than j
have had mine has been a stormy one.
WILLIAM CARVER.
PSI am Residcging at No 81 Walnut Street,
have found nancy friends in this Citcy for witch
am thankful. the Scotch Society have been good TO
me, Mr. Wilson Scotchman has been particular
friend
To J. G.. Bennett Proprietor of the Herald.
Nrw YoRx, Oct 10Th, 1899.
Deer Sir a respected friend-I fear that you have
forgot the poor unfortunate old man, not "a pub
lish his falce imprisonment, why should should
be put in prison without committing aney crime,
charge brought against me. or sney warrent