The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-06-01

thousand eight hundred and ryGvs. at the city and
county q NEW York and within aa The Of a:
thousand dollars, iagfI money Of the United States Of
ameres for the work. labor and services Of the said
plaintiff for the said defendant his special instance and
request and for the and diligence Of the said plain
about the business Of the said defendant at the Ike re-
quest OF the said defendant and for certain commissions
and reward due and q right payable from the said do
journeys and attendances before that time had, made
taken done and performed by the said plaintiff In and
about the business Of the said defendant and at his like
request And being indebted to the said plaintiff the
said defendant in consideration thereof afterwards to
wit on the Day and year Aforesaid and at ss place
promised the said plaintiff well and truly to pay
unto the said plaintiff the said Of money above
thereunto afterwards requested And whereas also the
said defendant, afterwards-to wit on the day and
the said plaintiff had before that time al the like special
instance and request Of the said defendant done and per-
formed divers other work. labor and services for the said
defendant and had before that time at his like request
given and bestowed other and diligence of him. the
said plaintiff in and about the business Of the said de-
PENDANT and for the said defendant and had his like
guest before that time made taken done and performed
divers other journeys and attendances in and about the
the said defendant then and there undertook and faith
fully promised the said plaintiff that he the SAID deiepa
ant would well and truly pay to the piantin SO mucn
money the plaintiff reasonably deserved to have for the
when he the said defendant should be thereunto
afterwards requested and the said plaintiff AYERS that he
ant for the same the further sum IF one thousand dollars
Of like lawful money aforesaid, to wit, at the place
aforc sad whereof the said defendant afterwardsto w.t.
the day and year and at the place Aforesaid
had notice And whereas also the said defendant after
wards-to wit on the Same day and year last aforesaid
and at the place aforesaidwas indebted TO the said
plaintiff in the further Of thousand dollars Of
like lawful money as aforesaid for the work and labor
care and diligence Of tho said plaintiff and his servants
before that time done, performed and bestowed in and
about the business Of the said defendant and for tho said
defendant and at the special instance and Of the
hair an o
tn the said special instance and request Of the said de-
PENDANT and being indebted to said plaintiff the said
defendant in consideration thereof Afterwards, to wton
took. and then there faithfully promised the said
t the said sum Of money last mentioned whom the said
defendant should be thereunto afterwards requested
the day and year aforesaid and At the place
aforesaid, in consideration that the said plaintiff had
before that time. at the like special instance and re
quest OF the said defendant. done, perforated and be-
slowed divers other work and labor, and dill
gence in and about the business Of the said defendant
and for the said defendant the said defendant then
aud there undertook and faithfully promised the
said plaintiff, that the said defendant would well and
truly pay to the said plaintiff much money as the said
plaintiff reasonably deserved to have OF the said defend
ant for the when the said deendan! should be there
unto afterwards requested and the said plaintiff AYERS
ant for the same, the further Of sheussnd dol
lars lawful money as aforesaid to wit at the place
the day and year. and the place had
ce And Whereas also the said defendant afterw to
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thousand dollars like lawful money a. Aforesaid for
money before that time lent and advanced by the said
plaintiff to the said defendant and at the like Of
the said defendant and for other money by tho said plain
tiff before that time paid laid and expended for the
said defendant and at the like request of the said defend
ant and for other money by the said defendant before
time had and to and for the use Of the said
consideration thereof afterwards 10 wit on the same day
and year. and at the place aforesaid undertook and then
and there faithfully promised the said plaintiff well and
OF money in this count mentioned when the said defend
ant should be thereunto afterwards requested And
tho same day and year and at the place aforesaid,
counted together with the said plaintiff Of and concerning
owing from the said defendant to the said plaintiff and
then and there being in and indebted to the said
plaintiff in the further sum one thousand dollars Of like
lawful money aforesaid and being found in
and indebted to the said plaintiff the said defendant in
consideration thereof afterwards to wit the day
and year. and at the place aforesaid undertook and then
and there faithfully promised the said plaintiff well
and truly to pay unto the said plaintiff the said sum Of
be thsreano sftsrWsrds requested Nexerhsies. the
said defendant although afterwards requested &C., hath
not yet paid the said several of money above
toned or any or either OF them part thereof to
Of to the said plaintiff the said defendant hath hitherto
said plaintiff of thousand dollars and therefore the
said plaintiff brings suit, &c.
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
of Clrehugh against Templcton for his valuable
services, introductions to editors, advice, and
diligence, amounts in all to six thousand dollars,
according to our addition. Soon afterwards, the
bill of particulars was demanded and given, and
then, according to addition of the bill, it fell
down to sirteen hundred and t,co dollars then,
to the bail bond, the whole amount
claimed was only one thousand dollars; and, now,
Earle and Taylor, the learned counsel of the wig
maker, have reduced the original claim Of six
to five hundred dollars.
This reminded us very much Of a story told of
an office-seeker, who visited Washington during
General Jackson's administration. He called at
the White House-was introduced to old Hickory
and asked him if he had an office vacant. The
General asked him what he wanted The Office
seeker said he would be satisfied with the office
of minister to England, which he understood
would give him nine thousand dollars outfit, nine
thousand dollars salary, and nine thousand dol
lars inft-hc considered himself well qualified
for the Office Of minister, because he had always
been in the habit of saying prayers and delivering
exhortations in his own house. General Jackson
said that that office was filled. The office-seeker
then applied for other offices, coming down gra-
dually to a clerkship in one of the departments.
The General replied, they too, were all filed.
"Well," said the oflice-seeker, in despair, elf you
have nothing else to give me, I'll take an old pair
ofbreeches." Such seems to be the course pur-
sued about Clirehugh's claim against Templeton.
1t was first six thousand dollars, then sixteen hun
dred and two dollars, then one thousand dollars,
now five hundred dollars only. And it would
not surprise us if, after a short time, they would
say to Templeton, swell, let us have pair Of
your old breeches to pay the costs, and Wen let
you CO."
Seriously, however, this attempt upon Temple
ton by Clirehugh and MacLachlan, is one of the
most daring and mercenary things that ever took
place in this city. 1t is mere quarrel, mer-
cenary quarrel, among those individuals. The
public cares nothing about and only laughs at the
Developments. Yet not content with what has