Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-10-28
THE HERALD AND rnE UNION.

founder OF the Grand Island new Jerusalem has had
no cause for an OCCASIONAL mantling Of erubeseehee
II indeed. such thing could be visible upon III,
suoieondty OF his jocund face. But as the ohliqui
lee OF tho great modern successor Of those heroes
masis'ratss, the Hebrew Judge. are entirely Of
public sort-as he never plunged into the persona
depraviiy which marked the Editor Who, in New
| York, preceded him in the Presidents confidence
Rear Admiral Noah 10, We say, sone~ hat disturoe
about tho reputation which he has incurred, OF
being. edtorally. Mr. Tylcr's second affection, the
Herald aud James Gordon Bennett having been the
hrss object of the Psesidenrs young dream OF
love.
when woman, not even the modestes,, finds
herself second wife to one whose fra, was a no,ori-
Gus drab, least she herself should b. supposed no
better she is fan usually to maintain either tina {
villa No. ! was the innocent, victim Of an universal
conspiracy against her good name; or that her lord
lived with her merely in state OF coneubnsge; or,
IN short, though they lived a, bed and board to-
gether, In the most public manner-thst they never
saw each others faces, in their lives. The first plea
beng rather desperate, and the second rather G.
quivocal one, our skiiful easuis,-vhose avow ed
principle IL. that call Is fair in Politics" has te.
taken himself to the third, as most tsnable.
/
Review (,he Foreign Quarterly has given occasion
to this contest worthy to engage oil the Eeelesiss>
teal Courts in the worldly between the incumben,
wife and the dsrelict.
IL is in the following terms tina, No. 2 speaks 70
No. l. The Herald, it will be observed, we have
some superstition about, and ho,d il pcious 10
mention: so that We cannot quote, in return, the
pretty things which il says OF the Presidents later
bed fellow.
"Wih the Herald, its editor, and its general cha
rsc;er. VIC are all IS familiar we are with the
dirt in our own spacious and busting streets; but
the wouder is, how any foreign writer should be
SO well acqusIned with it, and should consider 1t
OF sufficient importance rs to lash and sesrify il
into notice Of some ten twelve piges;-a Dor,
which no sensiOle man on this aide the Atlantic
would have had the courage to undertake. After
stating that the Herald has the largest circulation,
which untrue, and is The first paper asked for in
tie city, the writer speaks OF Bennett, as follows:-
| or the reported private conduct or character Of
this accommodating person. it j, no, our intention
to speak. IL does not interest US, nor would
readers >ate 10 know how many times he has been
called dog, spat upon, or bea,en.-Our basines,
with the broad shest OF lies and filth he daily 10,
sues TO the public of the States: tn the journal
| IN largest calculation through tho Union: with the
popular print IN whose columns some fifty or q
hundred thousand free Americans enjoy the daily
freedom OF taking part IN the o,ihsome Islander Of
the most respected Of their fellow eitIsns: with ihs
organ OF public opinion which stabs al all that is
eminent IN station, IN defencses., or claiming
reverence 10 age: with the foul masI Of positive OBJ
| seenliy, to which families that would not for mo
rality's sake set foot within theatre will gladly
suotcribe, being touched by the superior excel
lenco OF IT. commercial news with the ready and
impartial assailant of every American statesman
VINO has profession IN honor, or merchant who can
lay Claim 10 honesty: with, in q word, the convict
e1 ho'er OF all that IS manly and descent in>lhat
country. from the Judge on the bench 10 ths cili-
zen IN h's private home-~hich j, yet at this mo-
meni, supposed 10 enjoy the special patronage and
singular favor of-ihs President Of the u. States"
The Resr-Admiral then proceeds to argu. tina,
the President never had any familiarity with Mr..
Bennett, nor any fondnoss for him; and that the
whole public Misrepresentation in the matter has a.
risen from the Intimacy OF Mr.. Parmlec (ths Her
AIDS agent and corresponding at the palace. This
is somewhat like pursing oneself of tho reproaeh of
frequen,ing woman of i'll fame. by declaring tha,
you were only little too intimate with her .er.
want, not her.eE
Well considered, the amount OF this exculpaton
only is, that MIR. Bennett did not live in Washington
but 10 New York. Nothing is more notorious than
that, during the connexion, he and his family were,
when 10 Washington, perfectly fee of the Prssi-
dents house, and that marks Of special distinction
and favour were constantly conferred upon him
,here in public.
The following, however, are the slim pre,ensions
which the Union SETS up against facts 50 we'll and
widely known.
awhile the fidelity OF the above picture will be
generally recognised and its truth readily admitted
does Injustice the President of the United States
IN charging upon him. the selection of the Herald
for executive patronage and favor. The Washing
ton Correspondent Of that paper, took occasion OF n
early period, when the Presidents quasi Whip
friends had declared against him. TO do jusli.e
10 his motives aud defend his measures and ihe
manner OF doing so, and at period when the Pre-
sdeat was apparently deserted by the Press, pro.
oueed rec'ptoeity OF good feelings, and IN return
so ne public patronage given to him az his re
quest and Tor his benefit and was 10y him published
IN the Herald. As soon as il became evident, that
an impression prevailed that the Herald was the
oincial paper IN this city, tho friends of the adm
nls;rdion loss no time IN establishing an organ Of
their own, 10 Order, at any cost, 10 repel the fou
imputaIioH."
Now, the favor and the familiarity OF the Herald
was constantly exhibited for full year, in its OBJ.
vous command Of Ca binet information often excIu.
sive; and its articles continually betrayed the most
Intimate Acquaintance with the Presidents own De-
cuIiar eounses.
lis equally certain that the Herald had b.cons
special object Of favor long before any strife be-
tween tbs President. md the Wings began.
Who can be misled by 90 shallow cheat os to
believe that III: Herald wss favored, because MIR !
Parmlee was it, correspondent, not Mr. Psrmles,
because he was th. Heralds correspondent
But the jobs, tho favors Of printing, etc. aro A.
vowed; aud 10 they were given 10 a man who |
had'ris printing typj in the world This immac> |
u'ae President, then, is admitted TO have given pub.
nc work, advertisements and all that, TO one Who
farnsd all his favor, got the work done, under the !
Governments eyes, by the vlest wretch in or out Of
Chrsiendom, add put into his pocket all the differ
ence between what it was actually done FOR, ard |
what Parmles was suffered 10 charge
Rather bad defence, Judge, TO bs made by ona |
who, like you, has lately 81, in a Police Court, TO
Try thieves II you argue thus, as lawyer, the |
Lord defend US from having such counsel: and If |
you thus testify, as witness for the accused, he
had better have suborned you to stay away.
A,,o the allegation in the las, sentence, i, needs
only 10 be stated with SONS little regard to tho fact,
in order to pass we'll enough for "Alps righl.in po
ltcs" II admits (ra'hsr inca dliously) that ian i'm.
preston prevailed thst the Herald was the Official
organ in New York" That had become NJ, a !
mere impression: 1t had been, for full year, the
open and tho permitted boast Of the Head; end |
every body that. for oneo, the Herald tod the
truth.