The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-03-09

among my letters now, and at any ones service who
wishes to them. So much for Raymond No.
The third charge, ty this leading American paper is
entirely and infinitely refuted year ago-of esho-
nss 90 IN Ssb thsu eas
be done in future columns OF the Mirror
The fourth charge that am habitually Incorporate!
This, believe is original Representatives. thought
of before by mortal man. The little inventor has
large ialsehooi, at iesst, all to himself
make probably hs-hatched original Raymond
about wbippings aud escapes OF whppings may have
only once been aware OF the neghbohood OF insult and
then knocked an educated bully off the steps Of hotel
for abusive language-always when among rum uns
doing yum-uns do"
My defence OF Bishop Ondericnk next called pub
lie display ofprofgacy written after dinner, when not
in condition from which prudence is expected" and a
long paragraph ia occupied with account of my
gumen in which account not point Of the argument
is stated without distortion and false il ference.
believe have now rcuted every charge that in
any way affect personally. This long libel winds up
mond calls the pet Of piDps. and himself my self the
coward leader fall the prohgaoy that seeks higher
culation to 500 and adds the remark of Philadelf ha
paper perfectly correct that the only New Workers of
which he is the accredited and ssrvcesble organ,
jewellers the nighbohood of the Hook and the Five
Poins.D Il have literally patriotic shame in quoting
such abuse this and the last three four paragraphs
10 be worth replying to-but it must be answered)
The circulation Of the Mirror numbers than
circulation for the period Gifts existence wholly unpar
alleled As to the class in which circates-I do not
Ahow now we could come AZ any evidence the sub
Jeet pnt-welv IN q guessing community, and Ray
mond is mol even our second sub editor. AS to my qua
catons to edit paper for the upper ten thousand"
happen to have, among these and certified auto
graphs letter which throws light he subject.
Il is from man OF some celebrity who, when was in
England, was the editor OF the Court Magazine
Dear Willis-I enclose proof whichiyou will oblige
me by returning at your earliest convenience. think
light to add-and am not very lavish of prase-thst
your papers are admrabletha they do your countrys
literature great credit and that consider them the gems
of the Court Magazine They the pledge Of what you
can do, and trust will do, upon a large scale And
when this happens you will have greater admrer than
"Your's most sincerely"
necessary to say word to the public after
all this mass Of unwilling justification There but
point left upon which there possibility of justi
repeated in the Courier and Express personal Nbern-
ISM My quoting tribute to from lbertines in
their cups" and my speaking of my opinions
those OF man of the world" have been the slight
grounds upon which these unjust writers have accused
me Of habual profigacy. l only pronounce it a
join the hypocrites Of the press who preend falsely to
sanctity Of morals has alone prevented from even
assuming in print the credit Of good personal habits II
am ii3erne 1t IS extraordinary it is all
mission and no detection proof! 1t is extraordinary
that with "intemperance" and "liberiinism" health
raordinarythat am OF the happiest men on earth
in my well known and much visited home-that more
industrious editor does exist in tn hard-working
land, and that can show invitations pulpits all over
the country to iecture-to 6resides by hundreds that
have no time to visitand to honorary memberships d.
without end Once for ALL declare myself 'good,ci
good husband and father and moral and capable
editor Of the Erening Mirror and challenge proof The
contrary. N. P. WILLIS.