The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-11-20

Correspondence Of the HERALD
PENN Yam, Yates Co.. Nov IL IS4.

FEM yam, Yates Co., Nov. IT, 1912.
State of Things in Penn Yan-7heu Troubes-M-
Observation-Disclosures Coming up gain
J. g. BENNETT, ESQ. =
Seeing by your paper, that you, as a sort of pa
triarch of the press, have at heart the interests of
all communities west OF the Atlantic, and admins
ter a portion OF reproof encouragement in due
season. as the same is needfu TO suppress vice or
promote virtue, send you few particulars in
gard to the affairs of this portion of your great
family
And first in regard to your children, the merchants
and business men here, who were for long time
pouting, because about year ago you administered
little iatherly correction TO them by way OF
amending their manners and customs. They now,
many of them, see that your motives were good and
unsuitable; and returning 10 hlia duty, doubtless by
this time, consider you not an enemy, but fnend.
Your publication in December last, has been pro-
ductive of good eec.s with nearly ALL the business
system OF long credits has changed to that of ready
pay, and with one or two exceptions perhaps, those
now remaining in business entitled to entire
confidence and credit. II there any yet inimical
TO you, are they NOT, almost necessarily, such as
were hit by the arrow OF TRUTH and still wrthlng
under the infection OF a wound? The furnishing TO
you OF circular from the merchants Of this place
by merchant IN the city tor publication, is of It.
self sufficient proof of the light In which some az
least of the New York merchants view that ini-
qultous system OF espionage charged by you ayear
of the merchants of Penn Yam. The drive at Mr.
Jones made at the wrong man, for he is said to
be more independent in his circumstances, than any
other merchant here. Yet, this Is not the only in
standing in Western New York, through the same
agency, for others are daily coming TO light. Had
not the merchants in New York, who do not pub
icly repudiae Tappan's references, better send
agent 10 Boston to foresall the western merchants
there and thus drive them back again to your citye
What say your city lawyers to Tappan's western
pets, and especially to that change OF agents, which
adopts new one to put the screws to former one,
who had too much good sense to lend himself to
The measures of political fanatical abolitionism?
As,o Mr. Tappan's reply to the merchants circu-
eve, that mosr of it was written by the respecta-
his mer, Rtnt' ut Penn Yam, from whom he says he
derived that IN. 'rmation, which for the credit OF the
sa profession he they might fam wish were ere
publication. "Thc woundeu. trembling hand be-
trays distempered brains"
The western banks now remaining, IKE the renn
Yam merchants, have, by the Propnety VI my: ny,
ment of their discounts, placed themselves upon
sure and permanent footing, while many former
nets will doubtless feel the effects severely. :,
In relation to the indictment against the Herald,
pending in this county, can only say, that far as
can learn, there Is no probability OF ITS being tried
this term Your counsel, Messr.. Parsons and
Hoogland, have / understandable in special de-
murrer to it, and from the pressure of business now
before the court, and the coming circuit OF next
week, as we'll as from the nature and importance OF
the demurrer, Mr.. Lewis, the District Attorney,
and Mr.. Ogden, his associate counsel, will hardly
be able to proceed to the argument this term.
Should the language of the article alleged to be IL
belous, not fully and abundanty of ITSELF sustain
the charge of malice contained in the indictment,
or should the indictment itself be found nappica-
BILE to the same the court would, of course, be JUS
tfiable in refusing to compel the attendance OF Gas
am nformed) over one hundred witnesses on the
part OF the defence, some Of whom are expected
from the citv of New York
A course of lectures has been going on here tor
some time past by Francis Adams, Eco, on the ge-
neral principles on which all mythology was based;
the last was to have been given last Monday eve
ming. They have been wei! attended, and enlisted
much interest. The subject itself is deeply involved
in its own peculiar technicates, which it would be
hardly fair to infer increased by an anxiety for
display.
On Monday morning last the Congregational
Church in this village was Illuminated by couple
Of thunder Clouds which took station in front of the
altar at about O'Clock A. M. and instead of mani
Testing the usual phenomenon of emitting torrents of
water, resolved themselves into man and wife, under
the administration of Parson Miner Mr.. John
Thomas, a colored gentleman, was then and there
married to "darke ladye" named Miss Catharine
Cation. "F Front seats were reserved tor niggers
From the responsibility of the parties large num-
Der of their white friends and acquantances attend
ed Thus was master John duly married after the
approved style of Messrs. Bennett and Brigden and
like them, Immediately went off on journey.