The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-12-09


very pungent advice and little wholesome dsci
pine TO the French paper published in this city, u
relation 10 some impairment and ridiculous re-
marks which ii had made, rejecting on that asso
citation of men who have avowed themselves in
favor of municipal and all other species of reform
under the name of Native Americans or :" Anne.
rican Republicans" About the same time some
very silly musical critiques, characterized by q
great deal OF ungentlemanly feeling, appeared il
the columns of the same little journal, intended to
operate against the great violinist, Ole Bull, be.
cause, as 1t appeared, he came in competition with
some tavories of the French school. We happen
ed to couple both these things in our columns and
made them the subject of a paragraph or two
treating them in the way which their impertinence
IN the former instance and their folly in the latter
required al our hands
IL seems that these remarks of ours have crea.
aed great sensation in certain quarters and pro-
duced more decided effect than we ever anticipa-
ted During the last two days. we have received
several communications from the Office of the
Courier des Etats Unis, in French and English,
purporting 10 inform us that if we dare to expose
the shallowness Of their musical criticisms or hold
ZIP to deserved ridicue their attempts to disparage
the American Republicans, that journal will at
tack ourdomestic affairs and domestic relations in
the same way that Moses Y. Beach did, and for
which he now stands convicted culprit before
the Court OF Sessions, whenever that Court is rea-
dy TO do lis duty We hardly know how to treat
this Impairment, dastardly, miserable threat 1t
can hardly excite IN any manly or honorable mind
even such feeling as contempt; and yet it is not
to be suffered to pass unexposed and unpublished
indeed It's exposure is its punishment, for that
brings upon Its authors the and scorching in
dlgnation of every man in the community whopos
sesses single particle of manhood.
We know nothing about the individuals who
conduct this French paper, and we do not desire
to know any thing about them. But this we do
know, that we could speak of them, and treat them
precisely In the same way, though they had the
grand army which invaded Russia, with Napoleon
at Its head, at their back They most miserably
mistake their man. Do they suppose that threats,
buster, or private limitations of any kind, will de-
ter us from the full and unwavering discharge of
our public duties! If that French Journal or anv
other attack the motives and purposes of that pa
trotc association of men who call themselves
American Republicans, and whose only desire is
to give us reform of our city, State and general
governments, We shall ever be ready to repel the at
may. And if this French paper makes itself ridicu
lous, by attempts at musical criticism, which pro-
duce only laughter, we WILL as heretofore, show
them up from top TO bottom, and over again,
and If the bockheads smart and tngle, so much the
better, that afording evidence of its doing them
good and satisfying public Justice This game of
attempting intimidation, by threats of attacks on
our private feelings, has been often tried But it has
always failed. We laugh to scorn all such threats,
and all such attacks on our own character and
conduct, which, for twenty years have been before
the community; and those of our private connex-
ions, are equally without fear and without reproach
With utter contempt and scorn we treat the efforts
OF all those secret slanderers and public assassins
who failing in every other way TO attack us, at
tempt to reach by trampling under foot all
those principles of honor and decency which
control all but the viest natures, and which
are respected by every man possessing anything
OF the feeling of man.
We perceive, however, that associated with the
name of the person who calls himself the Editor of
this French paper, the names of several respec-
table citizens who are at present engaged in getting
up benefit for the French Benevolent Society,"
We ask these men, are they willing to associate
with an individual capable Of such Infamous con-
duc II has also been stated that this print is 10.
sitively the organ of the French Government. and
represents the sentiments of Louis Philippe Can it
be possible that the public unctonary of the French
Government in this city,-the eminent and respect
ed Consul here-can countenance such conduct
in his sovereign's organl We have much
more TO say on this subject, and at our lei
sure we will resume it. In the mean time
we state, that as the editor of this French paper
seems DESTROYS Of securing place on BackwelIs
Island, we shall take care to throw no impeachment
in the way Let him fulfil his threats. We shall
meet them. Let him rest assured of that