New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1842-03-22

Ja,es Watson Ee5b Esq.
Sta-The OBJ aci m To. not. i make pie
inquiry "i you publish the Courier and Enquirer such
an-- as MAJ prepare and send you, under my own name
X esec spec Il ~ &c l''''' s. REYNOLDS,
- Merchants Exchange.
P.S. Al answer requested.
Having received no reply 70 the above take granted
tha;ihc columns ~: ape, which have been a>saed
ol my tet.nce. Knowing bow little ereS; The
fubIie usually feel, in such matters an 10th ask Of YOU
The freedom your column. ior my repy-but. have
I other alternative lett.
Very respectfully, yours, &c. 1.,-,o,,
March Is I8s22
[Req1cst granted. The following Is Mr.. RzY
soLDs'< Vin5iicatioa Ed Tr.
To JAmES ".1sox WEES.
Editor Of tie Courier &. Enquire
StRYou hay Ion, bc.EaccustoHied 20 MAKE TIN col
III Courier Enquirer vehicle FOR pouring out
your vulgar abi. upon individuals, whenever your pas
sions, prsjudc-> roupted and have often
:ound ncn -nan silent under these assaults that You have
grown vain than wise and regard teir torbearancea,
homage paid to commanding position ami oyerhatowing
persona! influence; Wien, tul.as every body, except
Yourself knows.t owing solely feelings oahin@ and
disgust WHICH sla persons entertain NJ the very idea OF
coming contact yv;iI YOU that iii nootet
question atl,lje how all. one justified IN
noticing rconadciing yvar.ver may appear in your pa
p.r point tact disgusting IN point OF style
during OF frequent earthquake explosions thar take
cu,ien that, although nothing else entities YOU notice, the
TACT that YOU cnrola paper large circulation may bring
the dignity o! being answered and tat on should
out Difference public 1iuon disabue the public mind
or such U4o-ty thereof may have been mlse by *our
bold ial>eh-os the erroneous. impressions may have
received. ~ regard, my cl this now Iaean 10 do: Tor
neither you the power OF Your press ami IN the
teeth BOTH pronounce your wanton wholly unpro.
voker attack my character contained in the Courier OF
the 9TH instant, and repeated IN three subsequent NUMBERS
uniounded, iIaievoeni, base and siaHdcrous.
This the first time YOU have made similar charges
though you have before dared put themn print
;r the why and wherefore OF their origin before pro-
eeeding TO hoice farther attack The circum
stance, have will help eucdae the patriotic
motives which always govern the movements OF your cltn
rial pen. l. February, 1871, was AZ Washington The
professions OF ;' several candidates to' the Colec"r'lp
were then freely canyasSed Moses H. Grinne pressed the
claims Edward Curtis. representing him a the choice
only o our merchants, but OF the great body OF the
Wings City did not think he the choice OF
ethel and, being willing place record the grounds
upon which oppose, hI- appointment addressed two!et-
containing the sane, oneto 'Ir Curtis dated February
18th. other M G..iIc dated February Goth. There
aperiy o;lcen in these letters they referred
single uei!e averncat OF Air. Grinne that Mr. Cur
lis the cheic. OF City, and The denial on part OF
that On the sd OF February sent 10 you COP
these letters accompanied, by predatory remarks
with a request that you would publish the whole. You
reply, under date February Goth, that having
promised Mr. Curtis ysur support, you declined making the
publication c>; il should njure HIM Subsequently as
informed YOU took occasion to say tina, the article
published, you would dcnounce a having conc To
Harrisburg the expense OF TIE Scott par
". Ga hearing t: ! wrote John o. Sargent and one
ol.rs requesting them 10 publish al ONE, even As an
advertisements. the alluded TO- and that sou
made your threatened attack would look after you and
tia, proslpy. u you refused perln the article ap
pear l! Courier, lest should iruTc the prospects OF
ail ar,i. Cnec,nr,p. Where then slept your
thunder, You knew that had set you at defiance but
required presume, griemor directly personal 10 Soad
you into he preparation wholesale SANDER Wound
ed vanity. a. shall presently show. proved more power
iu stinuia N; than friendship.
Soon after this period the character your
threatened Exposition put in circulation al Washington
those who pressing thezcaims OF Mr=Ccrts, and
great pains taken thai The iuendoes should reach certain M
dividua supposed entertain friendly feelings o:nrd me.
treated In! whole with contempt, except so lar as TO IN
qu.re MI trnnei c had any agency in promulga,ns
,Gch reports hic hr promptly dsasowed so much then
for our charge the motive which ndaced you to
make Indeed. .r you have been generally unfortunate
your attacks The Thin gauze oi affected honesty ana
patriotism thrown around them IN the hop. o; coneeaing
from public view the low motive, personal Malignly, self
interest wounded vanity that luThed beneath has been
about e. .irc. the stupid Ostrich! that sticks
lis head heap OF aEd and vanly ina@!ncs Il, an.
wietiv hulk hid from The sight pur>uers. In justice
YOU the public .ou! know the deep mortlhcauuuyouhave
recently suffered and which, have doubt, You wrong
FULLY attribute lave heard II stated that you made
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name proposed BY The Committee 10 The netirs OF
the Club Tie TINE Will my own was elected
uuaniIno a.y-you were abSut unanimously reected-
Whether hi, was the cause Of your late attack 10 no pre-
tend 10 y stripped Q. all .urplu>a.t Ii,t following the
substance OF your charges Yaat 1889 deserted ard be-
.raqel The po.caI trds ia :.on. had yre,ousiy ac
abandoned u. Clay AID :oot Up the Of Genera! Scott
Tia: could be mistake doubt because u
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