The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-04-11

BAD SPIRIT. In large meeting at MILITARY Hall,
Bowery, held on the night of the election, we un-
derstand that Mr. Summons, OF the Third Ward,
made strange attack upon the Herald and its edi-
tor, and certainly without sufficient provocaton on
the part of that editor or any other parsonage. He
called the Herad-''the cowardy and Infamous
He'afd"-"the tool of James Gordon Bennett
spoke OF promugatlng the viest falsehoods"-
fraudulent purposes"-''vile man"-"forelgn IL
beller''-"sl anderous journar'-and other equally
characteristic elegant rhetorical fourishes, and all
this because one of our reporters made, as Mr..
Sammons alleged, some mistake omission in re-
porting his speech delivered during the great mass
meeting in the Park Monday afternoon last
Mr.. Sammons even goes SO far as TO say that the
editor of this paper altered the reporters notes -
! This is really laughable when it is the fact that
the editor of this paper has never read the speech
in question: and relied the accuracy and discre-
ton of his reporter, who had no motive to forget
his duty to give faithful report, and who did to
the fullest extent, is proved by the certificate of
gentleman who attended there for another paper,
and who states that the report of Mr.. Sammons'
speech, which appeared In the Herald, was,
throughout, perfectly accurate" This statement,
with the signature OF the reporter who thus en-
dorses our report, is before us, and it can be
subsantated by scores of auditors if necessary
This Mr. Sammons then, is without the shadow of
an excuse for his paroxysm Of bad temper on the
occasion in question.
We hardly know what to say of this strange at
tack, and are quite at loss to understand the
object of MIR. Sammons. Throughout the whole
of last winter and the spring we gave more
ID IaI ,l,a
movement of "Young America" than any other
journalist in this city. AT the commencement of
the agitation, we pointed out in practical way
the best mode OF conducting it, and which was In
a great measure adopted by the leaders Of the
party, whose attention was thus directed to city re-
form, instead of mere vague generalities. Our re-
porters (the most accurate in this city, everybody
knows,) were alwaysln attendance at any important
meeting of this party, and in editorial capacity
we were everready to give aid, advice and encour-
agement to them We wanted a reform in the city
government, and we saw hope of it in this move
ment, and therefore we gave to it our support and
aid, and that at time when the other papers were
not only refusing all aid, that of noticing their
meetings, but abusing and disappearing the re.
| form party.
| But here, on the very evening of the day OF
triumph, we find this Mr.. Sammons, person
claiming to be leader of this party, coming for
ward, and on the most himsy pretence, or rather
no Iretence at all, attacking this journal in the
most outrageous manner. Why! We cannot tell
nobody can tell. Certainly this can do the party
no good-it can do the cause no good-it can do
poor Summons himself no good. But it seems
this individual, whom we don't know having never
seen him, nor heard of him till we saw his name
in our reports of the reform meetings, has been for
long time in the habit Of INDUCING in vituperation
Of this journal. But allude to this attack only
on account of the party with which this Individual
is connected, in order to show them that they
must be very careful of the men they select for of.
flee. 1t is hardly necessary to say that SO far as we
are personally concerned, the abuse and violence
| is too insignificant for notice.
ELECTION RETURNs.-We present below the llt-
est returns of the votes given for Mayor The
Common Council stands the same as published by
| Us yesterday morning
MAyoKALTY TICKET.
Sp1ing IBit. Fall 1919.