The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-04-25
The WikoR Controversy and Correspon-

Wikof, while we are preparing to show the whole
history of his career in this country, and the utter
worthessness OF his character far as regards u.s.
by correspondence written by his own hand, ex-
tending TO nearly fifty letters the most of which we
have just collected after rigid search amongst our
papers. controversy with such a chevaler hard
ly rises to the level of an equality with that which
has recently appeared in our columns, between
Slgnor Santangelo and SignorAntognni, in relation
to the damage done to few china cups and saucers
VI all the nights and contests in which have
been engaged, this Is the meanest, most contempt
Bile, and most farcica However, we suppose we
must go through it and finish it.
The last article which this creature has publish
ed in the ''Pg and Whistle Gazette"-esablished
by himself for the purpose of reforming the morals
of this country, by the importation OF few cock
neys and other animals that browse on the commons
round about London-s very amusing and rdcu-
lous thing. He has abandoned the respectable
''walters of Longs Hotel,'' and comes out with
his own ''afidavy' sworn before ''S. M. Merritt,
special Justice of New York, this 22d day of
April" and what does he swear to? That he knows
certain persons in London, and that he procured
from the Lord Chamberlain an order for our admis-
sion into Buckingham Palace, whilst we gave the
that he accompanied us on several occasions
That wewi swear to also with the additional clause
that he took pretty good care never to pay any
hack-hire when he could avoid it. He also swears
that he spent and lost over $4,000 on Fanny
Elssler during the time that she was IN this coun-
try. Well, Fanny told us when in London, that
she lost $4,000 by some mysterious process or
another, without designating it, So, then, this Pla-
tonic affection, or relationship, for we conceive it
was perfectly spiritual, and had no wrong in it that
we could ever discover, cost Fanny Elssler, on one
side $4,000, and Wikoh, on the other, $40, 900,
making the amount of the mutual Platonic expen-
dture $4,000. A pretty expensive Platonic aflec.
ton, we should think
But the best joke of all was his first oath, in
which he swears that Fanny Elsser still loves him.
and respects him and eseems him. Then, why
the devil didn't he comply with her desire, as he
says, when she wanted him to marry her? He
gave her every reasen to believe by his conduct in
this counry-by the $4,000 that he spent in her
lnterests-by being her chevalier-by making her
engagements-that he was deeply smitten with her.
very much in love, and that he meant all this to
evenluate in marriage. Why did he not fulfil those
expectations which his conduct excited in her
warm and afiectonate bosom? Why did he de-
clare oil, and pick quarrel with her in London ?
Why did he "conduct this quarrel with great v igor,"
as he says, and end in =" final explosion z" This
is not the conduct Of chevalier in matters of
Platonc affection and love, and particularly when
that love costs on one side $4,000, and on the
other side $4,000, which two SUMS added together
make $50 ,OOO-a pretty heavy item in the Court of
Love. Thus much on this point.
AS to his other points, they of no sort of mo-
ment. He talks of two persons, once in our office,
who are ready to swear TO something about Ma
cready. Bring them forth Let us have their tes-
tlmony to anything which he has represented, and
we will convict them both of being common liars
We dare him to produce these persons Who are
they! Who are these disreputabe persons who
once ate our bread and drank of our cup, and were
fostered by our patronage, and yet would go to
such a miserable creature this and detail false
hoods! Let us know their names Who are they?
But this extraordinary outburst of violence, pas
sion, elimination and abuse, which this chevalier
has attempted to pour forth against us, is one of
the meanest and most contemplate exhibitions of
human nature that probably was ever made, and
this we shall make manifest to the public by his
own documents, in day or two, when we shall
commence the publication of his correspondence
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Up TO the very moment that we left London, last
summer, he pretended friendship and devotion to
our interest, and it was not until after his ac-
qualntance with Duff Green in London, and when
between them they began to talk and cast about
for the best mode of starting new paper in New
York, that this defamation and belyng and at
tempted injury OF my character, in both hemls-
pheres, commenced on the part of Wikof, this
being supposed to be necessary step in the es-
Enlistment of "The Pig and Whistle" We doubt
whether Duff Green ever so far descended from
his usual manly conduct as to defame us in Lon
don. But we have reason TO doubt that
Wikof, while protesting friendship, was sys-
tematicay endeavoring, much as his poor
abilities would enable him, to undermine
u.s. And even on his arrival in this coun-
try a few weeks ago, and only two or three
days after he left the steamboat at Boston, this man
had the audacity to call in friendly way at our
house, to profess the same feeling that he had al
ways entertained by his own showing, and even to
propose uniting with us in the payment of expenses
OF expresses from Boston and elsewhere We saw
through the poor, miserable, contemplate wretch,
and treated him with that GOODNESS and contempt
which he Justly deserved.
The whole of this business is miserable trick
to attempt the establishment of rcketty concern
of newspaper, by creating a little excitement in
relation to Fanny Elssler, and the great trouble
and pains we took to help her to make fortune in
this country. On the publication of the Wikofl
correspondence, all this will appear perfectly clear
VIRGINIA ELEcrIoN.-To-day this election
takes place. The result will be looked for with
interest.
SUMNER SHowER.-We had a glorious April
shower last night. 1t was accompanied by light
ming and pretty loud thunder. 1t will puffy the at
mosphere.
Theatrlcals.
The =" Wizard of the North" Harrington, has
arrived in Boston, where he commenced his Magi
cal Sorees on Monday evening. The Wizard
has caused sensation wherever he has appeared.
| The HutchinsOn's are singing at Hartford Con.