The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-04-06
NEW YORK HERALD.
=. Vo-E "Wednesday, April 9, Isaa.
Them Indictments.

Yesterday Judge hrnt uei'eieu VIC e@@is0
the Court of oyer and Termlner, In the several ca
SEES Of the Wall street editors, relative to trials On
them indictments" The judge decided that 'hey
should all be tried in the Oyer and TeimineI-a"u
not the Sessions, the reasons being seen by every
one For the particulars refer our &c -uels ~ '''
report in another column. Ill
On Thursday next, therefore, the tIia ioi -" -
batch OF libels on the highest crIinnai ooui' v -
State, will come up before Judge hsh'' as
following Wall street editors
Charles King, Of the New loih 'ihe'''""'
James Brooks, of the Daily Express
Vim. B. Townsend, do,
wm. L. Stone, Commercial Advertiser,
Francis Hall, DO 90.
This trial will form an era N the moral history OF
a1e newspaper PR SIS, and in the administration OF JUS
lice in New York. Fo, many years the Wall street
prints, regulated by party politicians and spectators,
have orded it over all the elements of socety-pol-
Lifting the fountains of justice-and threatening
the Judges with their deepest damnation if
they did not obey their behests. The esia-
blishment OF the penny, or cash press, was the
frstiblow to the mystery ofinquiiy'-tot the Mooch
of Wall STREET.-THE the unseen power in that avenue
OF temples, which overawed, tcontroled, hbelled,
and deeosed coults and junes at will. For several
years, under the paltry name of party and faction,
these prints and editors have endeavored 10 destroy
the free and honest cash newspapers by getting up
indictments ,intmdating judges-and carrying every
thing their own way. But the tide has ROW turned
The indictment of these and prints, brings on the
crisis between the upright administration OF justice,
and venal and corrupt press that screened such a
man as Glen.wo-h, and absolutely hunted down The
honest Recorder that attempted to execute justice.
Even in the preseat case these prints have already
had tie arocity call upon the fell spirit OF party-oi
political party-to interfere between them and jury
o. the country Is such insoence to be borne by
free peope? We will see.
On the whole il is mast excruciating-most anu
srng-mosi comica, to see VIM l.. Stone, Francis
Hall, VIM. 6. Townsend and James Brooks, put
ting on the cap OF the Roscruclan, and calling upon
the dark spirit of faction to save them from the
consequences Of theiri own folly. We wish them,
nevertheless safe dellverance-and we have no
doubt but that Mr. Whiting will use them all gently
and Justly. Remember that we were lined $3.50 Tor
Jest, and. threatened with Imprisonment What
then shall be done with those who contn1e their IL
bels, and multiply their attacks
LIrERARE AND DIPLoMATIc Misunderstanding
day after tomorrow, His Excelency Washington
Irving, goes out in the independence, Minister to
Spain He takes with him the hearty and best
wishes Of the whole nation for his health, happiness
aud general welfare; and on his return, some years
hence, bearing with him the fruits of his literary
labors there, he will be as enthusiastically received
as sn his return from Europe.
We anticipate much from this second visit Of Mr..
Irving to SPAIN as he assures that he has written
more in that country than he did in England or
America, arising probably from the climate; and
we may add that he has written too little in either
Ii was in Madrid that he wrote the Life Of Coum
bus, the Alhambra, and several other works which
he still has by him.
Mr.. Cogswell does not 60 with MIR. Irving as Sc
cretary of Legation; he declines the appointment;
this we partly regret and partly rejoice at. Much
might have been expected from good scholar
and so ready writer as Mr.. Cogswell. But, his
time here will be we'll employed. His friend, John
Jacob Astor, has promised that. on condition Of his
declining the mission to Spain, he is TO commence
the final preparations for erecting the great Asor
Library, about which so much has been said Mr..
Astor has given the ground either in Lafayette or
Astor place, on which the building is to be erected;
and bequest of 100000 Mr. Cossweli is to be
the librarian. Many of the books have been pur-
chased; and Mr.. Cogswell is now, and has been for
sone time very laboriously and actively engaged ia
making out learned and voluminous catalogue for
the Astor Library; which, from present appearances
bids fair in few years 10 be the most extensive and
valuable library in this country The location, how
ever, is too far up town.