The New York herald., 1845-09-26
The Butler and Hoyt Correspondence.

The Butler and Hoyt Correspondence.
The excitement consequent on the publication Of
Mackenzie's brochure to increase Al first
only the Tribune and Express ventured upon the
public ston of specimens Of these private letters OF
the Van Buren men OF this State but as the pubic
attention becomes awakened, other journals begin
to taste "A few OF the sweets. Even the Courier s.
Enquirer, which violently denounced the first
publication as a breach Of all confidence-as dis
graceful in the extreme-as participation in theft
and felony OF the worst degree-now ventures TO
come forth, and to make a number OF extracts from
these racy letters Yet freely confess that in
judgment the conduct of the Courier is perfectly JUS
tfdbe, and is by no means to be classed in the
same category with that OF the Express and Iri-
bune. There is justiiiabe publication Of private
letters, well that is unustitiable and un-
princlpled.
If John Jones be assailed in his private reputa-
ton by Peter Jones, and John happens to have in
his possession number Of private letters wrttenby
Peter and addressed TO him, we conceive that il is
principle OF moral equity to allow John Jones to
publish these letters in defence This would be a
case OF justfable publication OF private letters And
10 TINS view the Courier has confined ITSELF and pub
hshes those letters only which have reference 10
Mr. Webb whose conduct comes under review in
certain of these epstles 1t is precisely similar to
case which took place with regard to ourself
We were assalled by Amos Kendall and the kitchen
cabinet, ten or Nv elve years ago, whilst we had in
our possession letters from those persons ustifyinp
our conduct,and which we had in efdefence a per
fec night TO publish. Under the nstigation of our
enemies we were more recently assaed in a
most violent and unprncipled manner by Wikotf-
miserable creature who performed the office of
chief valet to Fanny Elsser In this country. while
we had In our possession number ofhis private let
ters to US on her BUSINESS perfectly justifyi ng our
conduct, purposes and writings These letters we
published In self-defence, and defence of a most
triumphant kind il was, and perfectly satisfactory
TO the public. Webb himself some two or three
years ago, published an extract from a private let
Ter written by us TO him under the pretence OF self
defence But he did not go far enough and publish
the whole OF the letter, he ought to have done
In the present case, however, we conceive thar he
IS perfectly justified in taking liberties with Mack
enzle's book, and making extracts from il In the
columns OF his paper. But this is a case altogether
different from that Of the Tribune, which has pub
llshed, without any necessity, these letters indiscri-
minately, and simultaneously too, with the original
publication itself, and ustifylng the denuncla
lions which have been poured out against IL in
connection with the Express The conduct oftbese
two prints has, indeed, been the most dlsgracefu.
unprnclpled and revolving that has ever been exhi-
bited by any portion OF the press in this country
With these views, the Courier g. Enquirer. or ra-
ther James Watson Webb, publishes d number OF
these letters extracts from them, beng selected
from those written by z. c. CambreIeng, William
L. Marcy and James Gordon Beneficial address,
e0 ~ 'Ns'e Ivy. S oeieei '"o VI the letters
written by Marcy 10 Mr.. Hovt, with the remarks OF
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IN point IN which we are personally concerned.
ain 1884, we had not as vet abandoned the snnnor, N
General JACKSON because he mad nor then oni,a - -
saken every principle upon which he was elecisd %
Presidency. But being iIIend Of WILLIAM n MAJ
and eute the most soyeregn con,amr, t,r 49,,
Albany Regency we placed MI htxRcy;s name ~ ~
head Vi our INNS ior Governor in defiance -, ,
tngues oi The Regency 10 defeat ms uom,nat,nn IT,
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party urged upon senator MACY to auIhor,1s ,a ~
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long tune has nov elapsed and the lever those who
badly nothing more viii be said by hw a INA, pro-
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could not control our columns
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following. n
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Dear sir1I have this morning received note from
ten to hin on the supse nico ~ Una. you nsa wit
tn ee conversations nd thai opinions Of h,m were
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risp 70 voc IS WELL FOUNDED THAT B,s.
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