The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-09-16

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licentlous press, such as the Libertine," &c.
II has of late become the fashion TO cry down and
abuse the Ann street licentious newspapers whilst
the shocking RIGHTEOUSNESS of the Wall street news
papers IS wlnked at and encouraged But
this must not be allowed any longer For both
these classes are irightfully demoralizing; and
equally brutal and bloody in their tendency. One
patronizes murder by means of pistols powder and
bullets; the other patronizes murder by means OF
fistcufis One patronizes theft, plumber and whole
sale robberles, through the agencies of banks, loan
companies, and all species of incorporated bodies
the other patronizes the species of plumber by
means of faro banks, pool, roulette hazard, betting,
picking pockets and every other species OF robbery
| The individuals who conduct these papers, are
also similar in many respects. Webb nearly all his
| life has been bully, andibraggart, trampllng upon
law, order, and decency IN order to crafty his own
base passions; he has been involved In many rows,
quarrels, and duels; the cause of the death of
poor Ciley, and but recently came near losing his
own life The others generally DULLES, though
| probably possessing more personal courage than
| Webb; they are the whole time stimulating fights
and rows, Fas Webb Does; until at last they have
been the occasion Of mans death poor Mccoy
who with Cilley, owes his death to the llcentious
Ann and Wall street newspapers.
The conductors of the Ann street licentous press,
consider murder by means of pistols and bullets,
highly dshonorable and deserving the highest grade
of punish nent; at the same time they do not object
to murder by means of fists in what they term fair
fight, and they are exceedingly sensitive about all
that concerns the code of honor faicu6o. Webb
highly disapproves of murder by fists, and considers
it great crime against the laws, as well as being
horribly vulgar but if goes out deliberately
to fight and kills another with pistol and eaden
bullet, he, must, according to the Wall street code
duello, be considered gentleman of the very first
standing, entitled to move in the very first circles,
have right to get $52 900 if he can from United
States Bank or some other institution, cheat the
Baltimore Trust Company out of $1,000, and in short
plumber as many banking and loan corporations as
he possibly can. And the more men he has killed
in this way, and the more money he has thus made,
the stronger are his claims to the character of Wall
street gentleman.
In 6pe other particular these two classes of papers
resemble each other. The licentious Wall street
press encouraged all the swindling banks and rotten
Institutions that have been (and are) cheating the
public for years and years. The Ann street press
encourages more humble swindng shops, such
faro banks, roulette banks, and on; and there is
very little doubt but that the Ann street banks have
the most specie of the two, and their system is
honorable compared with that of some of the shaw
ing shops of Wall street There is this difference,
however the greatest fnanciers Of the Ann street
banks are in prison. The greatest financiers of
the Wall street banks out of prison.
Now what is the position of these parties at pre-
sent-rogues rioters, and aders and abettors of muir
derS tha
Attorney trying and bringing the Ann stree, icen-
tious press to the bar OF Justice and punishment,
whilst the leaders OF the Wall street licentous press
are daily before bar of different character; at
the same time there are indictments enough hang
ing over their heads and complaints and causes OF
action to send them to the penientiary, if they had
justice done to them Why is this not done ! Why
they not all put on the same footing Why
strain every nerve send class TO the peniten>
,lary and let the other riot and revel in its reckless
defiance of decency and law. There must be an
end this or all respect for the law and its officers
will be lost by their own conduct
WAR-BLooD-BoeTy. In reference to our no.
tice Of Coney Island yesterday as compared with
Staten Island, we have received the following: =
Convey ISLAND, 18th Sept 1912.
To GENERAL JAMES GORDON Bennett L. l.. D., CoMMAN-
DERIN.CHIEr OF THE NAUyoo FoRcEs, AND ARcHBI.
SHOP OF THEIR FAITH, &c. &c
DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
This day called the attention of his Excellency to
paragraph which appeared in the New York Herald OF
which reputed be the proprietor and editor and
OF which there is no doubt.
His Excellency has directed to say, that the state
ment made is without shadow of truth Presumng it
was communication mot inteniontia his Excellency
has directed me to state the following
Firs-That his government free, sovereign, and in
dependent one that subject any emperor king
full and ample for its wants leaving prncely income to
his Excellency instead ola t*minution of one half the
ment of the government both financially and physically
is in most Aourshing state and his Excellency sim
cerely regrets that you should have coupled him with
Staten Island, country without government, permitted
to exist by all the belligerents, by common consent
country may say without financial physical means
redeeming feature to attract the attention of great
Comparing her soil manners customs div ersions,
and honesty with Csney Island only goes to show the ut
ter ignorance Of the writer of your paragraph But his
Exceency does wish to nsnuate that your paragraph
was with malice atoethough but hopes you will correct
this gross error may be read in distant countries
where his government is earnestly courted and most
firmly based.
His Exceency desires me to assure to you his friendly
wishes, &c. &c. Nc &c.
With high consideration, your
Most devoted and obedient servant
CHARLES Q. MUSSELL,
Secretary of State c. l.
This is all well enough. But we understand that
Staten Island coming into the field ten thousand
strong. All an election yesterday, we learn that
the Honorable John Barney, of Baltimore, has been
made Governor, and that he intends to carry the
war into Africa at once Look out. The wool will
fly soon.
New YORK WESTERN CURRENcY.-The notes of
the Bank of Lyons, which has been shut up by the
Bank Commissioners, were refused yesterday by the
brokers' They talk hard also of some of the Ro
chester and other western banks. The Canandai-
qua banks are all good. Mr.. Gibson of that place,
Is one OF the most prudent and honorable bankers
of Western New York He has stood the test of
all sorts OF times. Look after paper money
INCREASE OF TRADE IN TAR.-There are now en-
gagged in the trade between this port and Whining
ton, ~ c., ten splendid fast sailing vessels. We
lately visited one of them, the Josiah Smith, recent
Ia built under the superintendence of her comman.