The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-02-23
DISTRICT OF CoLvNBIA,
Hon. c. A. Wicklife.

DISTRICT OF CoLuNBIA,
County II washington,
getremembered that ON the fifth day of February in
the wear eighties hundred and fortytwo before the
scriber Justice Of the peace In and for the county
aforesaid personally appeared Daniel Webster Secreta
~ Of state Of the United States and made oath the
Holy Evsngey Of Almighty God, that certain article
per purporing to be- printed and published Louisville
in the State OF Kentucky BY Prentice and Weisnge
which said article is entitled Anscdos Of Daniel Web
tcular thereof that at time did any such interview
those described in such article entitled
time did any incident ever which could give the
color the statement in said article contain
ed and that fine said article from the beg inning to
the end, naked, wiful, and base falls. hood
N CALLsN, in, JP. [sEAL]
D.rn,sI or y, G %..n;.n,.o To wit:
This day personally appeared before me, the subsc
ber Justice Of the Peace in and for the said county
ngton, Fletcher Webster. William 9: Derrick,
William Hunter IT, Francis Markoe, jr, A. H. Derrick,
Robert Greenhow, Edward stubbs, George Watkins,
George HUI Hors,o Jones' Thomas C W. Mho bs;us
severallysworn, do, the Holy Evangely OF Almighty
God, each for himself, depose and say that they are
clerks in the Department Of State, and have been 80
since the fifth day March last, when Daniel Webster
entered the duties Of office as Secretary Of State
in said Department on the twenty ninth day Of April
| last that they occupy rooms in the Department OF
| tat m rooms occupied
the said Daniel webster secrstory Of States that they
generally except in case OF Illness or when absent
leave engaged in the Department from nine o'clock
in the morning until three and sometimes later in the
afternoon during which period the said Daniel Webster
is usually at the Department.
That having read article in the Louisville Journal
under the dse of January 25h, ls4a advertised to be
printed by Prentice and Weissp headed Anecdotes
Of they declare that said statements and
the matters and things contained and set forth, ut
terly false in all and every particular so far as they
severslly know and believe.
1,.o. Io~la huf thev I'm w Of M
dividua that described in said statement as Clerk
in the Department of State, from Pennsylvsniathat no
clerk in said department has since the filth day Of March
last resigned his place their know ledge or belief
that such that described IN said state
said Depar,msnt-and that no such thing could
without their know ledge or that Of some one oil them
end that far said statement concerns any Of them
And Mn the said Fletcher webster, VIM Derrick. wm
Hunter, Jr Francis Msrkoe Jr. A. Derrick, Robert
Greenhow Edw. Stubs, George Hill, Horato Jones,
Thos w. Dckins, J. s. RinggOa, Benz c. Vail, R. g.
Chew further make oath respectively and each Tor him.
SELF that the deposng clerks herein before named,
the same AVID the permanent clerks who have been
ed in the Department Of State since the 18th day Of
March last except that on the sixth day Of March last
L. Martip the chief clerk, was succeeded by Fletcher
Webster one of the aforesaid ants and the Rev
Andrew #. Mccormick, was clerk in the De.
parmept the said fifth day Of March last died on the
27th dny of pr and succeeded the ooh day Of
April last, by the said George s. Watkins
w. 8. DERRICK,
FRANCIS MARKoE, Jr
All DERRICK
ROBERT GREENHOw.
EDWARD sIUBBs.
GEORGE $. WATKINS,
GEORGE HILL.
HORArIO JONES.
j. S. RINGGOLD,
r. s. CHEW aiI
and sworn this 6lth day Of February,
eighteen hundred and forty The insertion Of the
words Horao Jones, in the eleventh line from top Of
Grss o,Ath hats thA I'd
line eleven Of page three, and the word george in line
| twelve of page three, being first made)
Given under my hand,
NJ CALLAN, Jr J. P. [,EAL.l
DnrRicr or COLUMBIA, 81
l. WiIlSm Brent, Clerk Of the Circuit Court Of tho
District nbia, for the county Of Washington here
by certify, that Nicholas Callan, Junior before whom
the foregoing sflavts made and ackno wledged is
and the time of such making and acknowledgment,
was, Justice Of the Peace, duly commissioned and
sworn in and for said county.
In testimony whereof, have hereto subscribed my
nsu caused he affixed the seal Of said Court this
| WEREN'T, Clerk [sEAL1
Will not those papers which were SO anxious and
eager to republish the original SANDER, publish
the above atiidavits, ard retract the base and
manly attacks they made upon the individual SIAN
dered We shall see.
| FAsuloSABLE on DIT 1T is expected that a case
| of Grim. will soon come before the Courts, from
fashionable circle that will give great business to
| the lawyers. Who are TO be the counsel?
ASorfER.--A fashionable marriage is abou, being
| formed between two distinguished wealthy literary,
philosophical and political cotnies by the union Of
the heir of one side, with the beautiful heiress on
the other. Who is to marry them 7 Justice Mer.
IT willyeu!
DEyn. DIsrosirIoS-W We do not believe there
ever was any feeling more bitter and revengefa
than that of the Wall street press against the
Herald. This feeling is certainly not far behind
one Of the " tormen,s Of the damned" Why is it
so Because thu Wall street press is losing sub
scribe,s and influence, by Incidence and folly AID
the Herald is getting them, BY industry and enter
prise. This is the principal reason, and sufficient to
make the poor editors down town stark mad, 6t for
the Lunatic Asylum.
PcBLrc scuooL socrsrr The passage of this
law. now before the legislature, will certainly cut
up this society, and demosh all further excite
on the school question Then do go
TnEArRIcms-PARk TnsArsE.-The new ira.
gedy OF Nina S'orza seems to succeed very well.
On Monday night there was very good house. and
they received IL with much appreciation. We had
debut also the same evening-AIrs. Sevmau, a
very pretty, lively, and animated actress She has
much tragic talent, and her personal grace and
beauty are much ia her favor. The play Was
repeated las, night to an equally good house.
TvoLI .AssrMBLi1s.-Thesel are all the 90 in the
upper part Of the city. Next Tuesday another i.
given. lffi
CLosED.-T Tremont Theatre in Boston. II i
| to be turned into church. - ..slt.....f NJ
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