The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-12-12

been much improved in his morals or manners by
the clemency of the Executve-or by our efforts to
get up petitions in his favor-or the kindness with
which we furnished him with the best Of Gil DAVIS
wine and Henriques' segars in prison. In his paper
Of last Saturday he fixes up whole bouquet Of
choice epithets, not only upon ourself, Bennett o.
the Herald-but upon Captain Tyler Of the White
House, and John G. Spencer Of the War Depart
rnent Miserable trick" veriest wretch
"unprincjpled politician"-"d isgraceful imbecile'
-"greatest curse"-'naitor '-"imbecile"-he ap
plies to the President and his Secretary. "Foreigner
of the vilest description Infamous Herald
System of esponage"-" annoying article
shameful publication wretch are some Of
the elegant expressions which this ex-State Prison
convict applies u.s. "the glass of fashion and the
mould of FORM"
Webb really appears to have lost, since his SEN
tence to the State Prison, the little wit, sense and
sagacity he ever had. We procured his pardon, by
our efforts and petitions, but that generous act
appears only to have increased his wiflessness and
folly. In his article, referred to, he completely
stultfes himself by saying that certain statement
of ours in regard to the plan of the "Courer'' Print
ing office, managed by Snowden to bring all sing
script to his very article admitting its truth What
an ass Webb must be, first to deny and then to adj
nit the truth in the same article.
Webb is very much grieved that his combination a
few years ago to put down the Herald did not sue.
coed, and attributes it to the passion and desire
which the fashionable ladies of New York have Tor
reading Our witty, poetic and delectable sheet We
admit the fact How could the ladies among the
elite or the gentlemen in the beau monde get along
in these dull days, in these hard times without read
ing the lively, good naured agreeable, witty, moral
financial, interesting, philosophical Heraldl Sui
eide would be committed by dozens, but for our
racy and agreeable columns This is what annoys
Webbs jealousy--but he ought to rejoice there
at, if he felt as Christian. The beau monde of
New York look upon us as their leader, their Napo-
leon, their arbiter elegantiarum-hen the jealousy
of the ex-State Prison convict. He tried to get up
duel. and acquire an eclat to get into fashionable
cety but the fragrance of the State Prison is upon
him, and he cannot be admitted into our society I'M
til he has been washed in Croton water for nun
Der OF years to come. If he behaves well hereafter
we will try to do something for him.
Again-Webb says that we have established a
system of espionage for the city and country-and he
refers to this system as being the means used by
of acquiring certain intelligence about letter read
10 clergyman-also of certain marriages celebra
ted-one in Hudson square, and another in St. Tho.
mas church Webb is partly right and partly wrong
about the existence of this system.
1t Is admitted, we believe, in all quarters here
and both sides of the Atlaniic-that we do possess
a superior mode or faculty for finding out facts in
f, n;
of society or government. We have made several
vast discoveries recently in magnetism, mesmer.
ism, physiology, geology, neurology, and other sci
ences, that would asonish the world, were we like
the eloquent Doctor Augustine Smith, to turn out al
night and give lectures on them before the elite
We could surpass Friar Bacon, Abertus Magnus
Lilly the AstrOloger, or Doctor Buchanan, all to
smash We have now twenty spirits of the upper
regions of the atmosphere in our employment,
far more potent in finding out secrets than
even the Ariel of the magician Prsspero,
in one Of the philosophical works of
Shakepoare- We receive every night regular re-
port from these sprits of the blue ether Of the
doings in every fashionable circle of New York
every saloon in town-every boudoir In Broadway
All movements, good bad and Indifferent, mascu-
line, feminine and neuter, are detailed to US. The
mighty power that we have is craftsmanship
what was ever possessed by any magician on record,
rom the James and Jambres of Egypt down to
him of Kinderhook-but, as we are Christian of
The Catholic church, and only use spirits for good
purposes. no person of fashion need be alarmed-no
honest inancier need be afraid. We operate for
good-not for evil
OF the particular and striking instances noticed by
Webb, we shall treat Of on another day. We have
the highest opinions Of the persons whose names he
and those he alludes to, viz: Charles A.
Davis, Dr. Mott, MIR. Carey, Thaddeus Phelps, Jas
G. King, Oliver M. Lswndes, the Rev. Dr. Bellows
&c. &c.
GENERAL CAss.-This distinguished gentleman
will receive his friends between eelven and one
o'clock to-dayin the Governors room, at the City
Hall. No doubt large and respectable number
will assemble. We perceive that the Washington
Globe" the organ of the ultra democratic party, ha
published, apparently with great feeling and govt
the account of the dinner recently given Genera
Cass. 1t would appear that the AshbuIton treaty
negotiated by Mr.. Webster, will be or Of the prin
cpal subjects of discussion during the present SEES
sion Of Congress. The "Globe" has commenced
the publication Of the speeches on that subject
which were delivered in secret session. Mr.. Ben
ton'ss, it seems, the first, and is acc smpanied by
an engraving illustrative of the character Of tn,
treaty. The conduct Of General Cass whilst in Paris
was uniformly hostile TO this treaty, and particularly
opposed to the views of Mr.. Webster, in relation
the Quintuple Act.
On calm investigation Of the treaty, it would ap
pear that although it is calculated to preserve ant
advance the interests of the country yet that ther'
has been great deal of inconsistency in the conduc
of thewhigs in relation TO it, When better treat,
was before the Senate, during the administration o
General Jackson, the wings opposed it en- asse; ant
yet they have in the treaty recently negotiated, az
tually ceded more territory to Great Britain thai
was allowed by the former, which they vigorous,
and unitedly opposed. There is certainly great in
consistency in this conduct.
OF course there will now be general combina
ton of the democratic forces, and they may be abb.
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