The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-04-07

Mr. GAILLARDxr OF TUE COURIER DEs ETATs
UNIs.-We have very quiet reply to make to
Mr. Gailardet, of the Courier des Etats Unis,
who attempts to let fly two or three Parthean
arrows at US, in his retreat from that journal,
towards the sunny skies of France.
In our few remarks, we certainly thought that
we had been sufficiently complimentary to his
talents as a writer, and more than liberal and
just, and even generous, TO his qualities as man
and an editor, considering the position he has
held to us for the last eight years. He had no
right to expect any special putting from the He
raid For years after his connection with
the press of New York began, Mr.. Gaillardet
never failed, once week, to abuse, In every pos
sible way, the Herald and Its editor, without
word of reply, or word Of complaint from
| us. He may possibly have adopted that po-
| hey with the view of recommending himself
| to the applause and the puffs of our envious
rivals, without having any particular hostility
| 10 US, to whom he never was personally known
or acquainted, even to this day. 1t was not until
u more recent date, that we ever took the trouble
to notice Gaillardet or his journal But not con-
tent with the monopoly of abuse which he had
hesped on US for years, Gaillardet went farther
beyond the limits OF the conduct which ought TO
regulate gentlemen OF ordinary feelings and intel
ligepce-and impudently invaded the privacy OF
matters that did not concern him. For this, he
was made to eat up his words and swallow his
own language, in a correspondence, under the
advice of counsel. He has, however, continu.
I'd for years to steal news from the Herald
and to assail its editor, at every convenient OPP
por,uniiy. Even in the very paper last issued,
| L., L., DC 0,,rp
that, in aspect and bodily appearance, is at least
about as near the lines and lineaments of the
Apollo Belvidere as that of G aillardet is-which,
when translated into English, none but the
lowest vasabond on the Five Points or Cor
ear's Hook, would think Of applying to a
cotemporary. He is perfectly welcome. how
eplthets to us, low and vulgar as they are,
because we suppose they correspond with the
tastes. and are natural ideas to the indivi-
dual who uses them. We shall not reply
IN that strain. We shall not stoop to U.S.
such language. If our public character and our
private morals did not present higher principles
OF purity and honor than those attributed to him,
we should be ashamed to show ourselves a. the
Opera, or any where else. No doubt it was dis.
agreeable to be told-as we gently told him-tha,
his abandonment of Louis Philippe, considerlu
the position he occupied towards that monarch,
was sudden, and the language used ungenerous ;
but the idea was furnished to us by Wall
street contemporary, which gave it in their
columns, and which is not much given to frater-
nizatlon OF opinio on with the Herald--we mean the
Courier and Enquirer.
With regard 10 the remark that we have de-
nounced the French Consul, it is false absurd and
ridiculous. We simply hesltated to believe that
NJ Lamartine' letter TO him meant re-appoat
ment; nor do we think it yet is disappointment.
without further communication from the provi.
slona government. Nj. DE la Forest has no right
to expect from US any particular defence, al.
though we have never hesilated 20 do him JUS.
tiee. For many years zoe have defended him
| IN ether cIrcumstsnces, and we have ne.
yer seen that he valued i, or cared for it, in
any possible way. We owe NJ. De la Fo-
rest nothing but exact justice and yet we have
! frequently stepped out of our way to defend
! him. 1t is, therefore, as great falsehood on
the part OF Galllaydet to say, that we have ever
denounced M. De la Forest, as that we have
published one article for Europe and another for
| New York. We are equally frank 10 friend or
foe.
! We advise NJ Gaillardet, therefore, to attend to
his own affairs, for that would be quite sufficient
for his capacity and to be sure that he s right and
truthful, before he lets the reins loose of either
his wit or his Imagination. We have no bad
feelings towards him. We wish him well, both
ia New York or Paris. He is not the first, nor
probably the last, that our forbearance and our
truth have offended.
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