The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-11-24

lar views and feelings. That we want post office
reform every body acknowledges. There never was
n nation that wanted it more and probably the best
introductory step would be TO reduce the postage
two-thirds. and cause it to be uniformly prepaid.
This would be introducing into the Department the
cheap cash principle, which is now we see coming
into vogue in many quarters. We know how sue
cessful its operation has been in the newspaper
business and il is of universal applicability, with
the same satisfactory results.
II is certainly to be expected that on this impor-
tant public question the new party will take prompt
and efficient action. They have nobly undertaken
the work of reform in all departments, and they
must Motive are persuaded they will not-shrink
from the full and faithful discharge of their duty.
Let them, then, render their efficient aid in OBJ
tanning complete, searching, perfect post Office
reform.
WHY SENTENCE is DELAYEp.-The Recorder call
ed upon yesterday for the purpose of setting us
right to the causes which have delayed the
sentence of Moses Y. Beach, criminaly convicted
of libel some months ago. Ii appears that II has
always been customary in cases where an individual
has been prosecuted crminally and civilly for the
same libel, and has been convicted first OF the
criminal offence, to suspend sentence until the re-
suit OF the civil suit should be ascertained IN or
der that the amount of damages IN the latter
might be taken into consideration by the Court,
IN passing judgment for the criminal offence =
Such being the case, and civil SUIT instituted by
the Editor of the Herald against Beach being yet
unsettled, the Recorder, IN compliance with the
usages of the Court Of Sessions, and at the request
of the District Attorney, has delayed final action
If we are rghi1lly informed propositions have
for compromise of the civil action; and we I'M
derstand the terms proposed by the former were
that Beach should pay $4,000, to be distributed in
public charity. With these terms, II is said, Beach
refuses TO comply.
Ii is clear that so long as one party continues to
propose, and the other to dplomatise and fight shy,
the termination of the suit will be delayed and 1t
tons the ends of public Justice are compromised
Here are Walsh and Wilks, for similar, and GER
talnly not more atroclous offences, tried, promptly
sentenced, and no less promptly punished, while an
earlier offender remains undsturbed In his avoca-
tons, and may, unless Beach and the editor of the
Herald cut the matter short by compromise or
trial of the civil suit, continue undisurbed tor ever
Thus II will be seen that the affair now stands
the sentence of Beach tor CRIME against the peo-
ple is kept in abeyance by the private negotiations
of two individuals. We therefore call upon the
editor of the Herald who we believe has no real de-
sire TO prevent Justice being done to remove, one
way or the other, the only bar to It's course-IRUE
Sun.
Thus says the "True Sum-" 1t is, however, a
gross mistake to suppose that we interpose any OBJ
petration of the atrocious attack on my family, Il
care nothing for attacks myself, my counsel COM
menced civil suit but soon as ascertained the
fact, ordered SUSPENSION until the Court OF Ses-
sions should do their duty. l never would and
never will polute my hands by taking any money
and have learnt how utterly futile it would be
to take any money and dispense it to any hankless
public or private charity. / have thrown away
thousands ea kind offices of the kind, but never
ceived any thing but ill will, jealousy and ngrat-
tude in return.
l have, therefore, nothing further to do with
Beach He is in the hands of the Court of Sessions,
and of Mr.. Whiting, the District Attorney. They
shall not shelter their delay under any pretext grow
ing of any civil suit. 1t is suspended to permit
them to do their duty, and when that is done it
shall be discontinued altogether 1t is curious,
however, to observe how very active Mr.. Whiting
was to bring to justice for simple jem desprit
on Noah, once member of that Court-but how
very slow he is TO mete out the same measure upon
Beach, for most beasty attack Of the purest
and most atfectionate wives that breathes. II is
curious to observe with what haste he brought an
action against me for the publication ofthe SUBJ
stance of legal document-a matter not indicta-
BILE at all-in the case of Anthony Dey-and to
note with what govt he took every opportunity to
depreciate my character, and to convict me on a
point that lawyers believe contrary to law. 1t
is curious to observe the repeated attempts in every
branch of justice to expend the full measure of le
gal vengeance-while on fimsy pretext that does
not exist, some strange mysterious influence screens
Moses Y Beach from the punishment due to a
beasty offence, that was without parallel for its
righteousness.
We again tell the Court of Sessions to do their
duty, or to let it alone, just as they pease-t is
their affair, not ours. We remove all barriers from
the immediate administration of justice.
NEWSPAPER BORROWERS AND THIEVES. have
list of several names of persons in the lower wards
of this city, calling themselves respectable, who are
in the habit of borrowing or purloining, the case
may be, their neighbours Herald reading it, and
then abusing the paper, its editor and all concerned
in it, as if they were pickpockets If such persons
don't like the Herald why do they read it? If they
hostile to its views aud principles why annoy
their neighbors who entertain different opionon
and above all why do they purloin from those who
take the paper and pay for it, for their own use?-
We shall publish the list of these offenders, and
give some interesting and curious accompanying
Details if these petty miserable creatures do not at
once abandon their disreputable practices.
OUR INTERCOURSE WITH FRANCE.-We have "A
few particulars to give relative to the line of
French steam ships which is to go into operation
early next spring. They are TO leave Cherbourg at
first and then make Havre their port of departure.
When we were in Havre we saw that the 60
vernment were building in that port magnificent
dock and pier for the exclusive use of the steam
ships, which will be ready some time next summer
Then the steamers willleave Havre. In the mean
time they will leave Cherbourg.
They will make the change to Havre about the time
that the Rouen and Havre Railroad is completed.
The grading ofthis road is now going rapidly on under
the superintendent of Mr. Cochrane who has two or
three of his steam excavators constantly employed
These steam-laborers without breeches and with the