The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-04-01

scure weekly papers OF ths CITY. 10 what paper ne
alludes, we are at loss to say, as we hardly reco
lect where we noticed the. attack, but think it
was in Noah's Sunday paper. We think we
saw some allusion of the kind in the "Aurora"-
morning paper. But our purpose at present is not
much in reference to this base and contemplate
assault on the reputation of an honorable female,
as to point the public Indignation against the abo-
mlnable conduct of several journals OF this city In
making their columns the vehicles of the most I'M
manly and malignant attacks on the personal char
acter of artists in the shape of musical critques.
The gross abuse of Madame Vatellina who, in
| accordance with well-know and general usage IN
the profession, has retained her maiden name OF
Maiocchi, inherited from her father, the celebrated
Majocchi who in the trial of Queen Charlotte gave
the memorable reply ''non mi recordo" to inerroga-
tons which would, if answered, have involved the
reputation of others-is but sample of this prac-
tice The abuse of Mrs. Sutton is another. Almost
from the first moment of her appearance here, she
was marked as the object of incessant and malig-
| nant SANDER and scurrlty by man pretending to
| be gentleman, and to conduct a respectable pa
per. We alude particularly to Mr.. Park Benjamin,
and wish him to understand us as doing so. more
| unmanly-a more unust-a more macious-and
| more contemplate course was never pursued to-
wards any one than this individual has pursued
towards an unofending and amable lady.
We trust that Signor Vaellina will do his duty
in bringing some of these malignant and dastardly
hbellers to justice. We are happy to see that he
has pu; his foot down in a right spirit. He owes it
to himself-to his professionals his amiable lady
society-to follow up these assailants of his and
his wifes honor by civil and criminal prosecutions
And trust that he will do so, and that an exam
pie may be made of some of these Infamous
wretches who thus prostitute the press and the
office of legitimate criticism to the qualification OF
| the vllest passions.
Political Observation-Disclosures OF THE
UNIoN-The most violent journalist against the an
nexaton of Texas to the Union, is Mr. Charles
| King Of the New York American. Hear him
Without Texas Slavery must die within short pc
rod in the United States With Texas it cannot be per-
petuaed yet long enough to crafty the present
generation and induce them to move Heaven and earth
not heaven for heaven must frown upon such at
temp-but Earth and Hell to accomplish the annexation
The Free states-we warn them-must not be lulled
into nacton by the pause to the treaty though that
may be abandoned the annexation by act of Con
gress H be attempted and unless overwhelmed ny such
he, it wiH sscceed We say this advsediy upon inor-
nation not to be dsregardedand with full deliberate
and mistaken conviction that annexation come in what
shape it may, is, and SHOULD BE, THE Dl5SOLU-
TON OF THE UNON-Nep York .4me,ican.
Suppose Congress should do TIE deed-annex
Texas to the Union-enlarge the markets OF the
Lowell and Boston manufacturers-shut out Eng
fish power and inhuence-suppose all this should
be done, how would Mr.. Charles King set abon'
The "dissolution % He publishes miserable,
empty, ricketty paper of about 500 circulation; ia
ken principally by few brokers, some bankrupts,
dozen or two Episcopalians, including the King,
Duer and few other families. The whole clique
could hardly raise ripple on the surface of society
they are as a drop in the great ocean of New
York. They are species of ldzsarone living on
banks, insurance companies, fancy stocks, foreign
brokers, and the Episcopal Church. Yet these are
the men who talk of dissoving the great and go.
rous Union as easily as they would talk of dissov
ing lump of sugar in glass of negus, or rather a
bank after all its funds had disappeared Fudge
| Mr.. WEBSTER IN THE EAsr.-Since Mr.. Web.
,ter has returned to Boston, he has raised up per-
tec hurricane in the newspaper press all over New
| England, against the annexation Of Texas. 1t Is
rvident that Mr.. Webster is now the head and
front OF the opposition to Captain Tyler, particular
v since the appointment of Mr.. Calhoun. II the
captain has any spirit, he should remove all Web
ters friends at once from office. Let Curtis walk
the plank first. Nothing like playing trump card
As to Texas, we expect to see the manufacturing
and mercantile interests of New England show the
world that they know on which side their bread is
buttered. The old federalists raised like shout
| against the acquisition ofLouslana-an annexation
which has been more valuable to Boston com.
merce and manufactures than all the tariffs in the
world Texas is only second Louisiana on a
larger scale.
| JUDICIAL AND CRIMINAL LAW REFoRM.-We in
sert in this days paper very well written and I'M
portant communication, addressed to the Legislature
at Albany, developing the awful condition into
which the administration of justice has fallen IL
this city, and pointing out briefly the best way il
which to apply the remedy. 1t is almost idle Il
talk any more about reform of the government @
this city, either in It's municipa Judicial, or finar
cial affairs. For years the Independent press ha
called upon the people of this city to come forth a
elections, and elect men who would give us reform
But hitherto no attention has been paid to thes
calls. On the contrary, the calls made by the COZ
rupt party factions who have disgraced the cit
and the country, have met a vigorous response
and thus every effort for reform has been efectu
ally defeated.
There is indeed, hardly the semblance of hop
left of any reform-of any good government-o
any justce-of any clean streets-ofa any new polio
of any judicial reform. If the people, indeed
come out with powerful support of the new re
form party, there is some hope. But if the citizen
be blinded, and gued, and duped, and deceived b.
the party appeals of the old rotten factions-w
may consider all hope of reform postponed ndefi
nitey We have no chances left except in thu
| success OF the new party, generated and produced
by disgust of the corruptions of the old factions
VIOLATION OF THE LAws.-We perceive tina
James w. Hale who halls from the Courier Office
in Wall street, and Lysander Spooner, who spoon
somewhere in the neighborhood of the Journal o
Commerce office, in the same street, have both bee
arrested for repeated violations Of the post ofiic
laws, and the probability is that the prosecutio
will be conducted to judgment.