The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-03-03


MORE Gas MISUNDERSTANDING LIKK BLACK
MAIL.-Since we have practised on the gas let
ting principle, towards the Tribune, and punctur-
ed 1t to the amount of 80, $50, one of our cotem-
poraries, envious probably of our success, has
cupped 1t In new place, pretty eHectually, too;
tor the result is purse" the contents of which
we are led to believe amounted to a considera
| BILE sum.
Mr.. Greeley, It appears, is an earnest advo-
cate OF Mr.. Clay, as the whig candidate for the
next Presidency; but as he as earnestly advo-
Gated him at a former election, as he does now,
and secretly exerted himself to defeat his noml-
nation at the Harrlsburgh convention, his advo-
| cacy at the present time is looked upon with
some suspicion, and in our opinion, justly. More
| for the "gas letting" General Adoniram Chan
dler, Of this city, man of responsibility and In
tegrity, sustains the charge of the duplicity of
Greeley towards Mr.. Clay, and says that in
1878. he and others subscribed purse to
establish paper to support Mr.. Clay's
nomination In Albany, and the paper was issued
IN that city under the title of the Jefersonian,
and edited by Mr.. Greeley, which paper did not
pursue the course intended by those who SUBJ
scribed the purse. Afterwards, however, and
during the same canvass, it has been proved that
Mr.. Greeley secretly exerted himselt-and it is
alleged with some degree of successful defeat
Mr.. Clays nomination. Here, then, we have
another escape Of "gas," in the shape of a
purse. We give General Chandler's own words:
The whig members Of tho legislature of 1872 num-
bering hundred In the House, in a having
reference to the approaching Presidential campaign Of
sa0 thus early resolved to unite their most strenuous
efforts to promote the election of Henry Clay. They
thoWvo 20 ~ lit
suing Albany for s.esnsy. and srs
tuisous circulation be placed under the editorial
cause. Here Mr.. Greeley was introduced as the man,
above ell others whose devotion to Mr. Clay could be
tance with Horace Greeley presume the purse,
for paid my assessment and the paper issued
deemed his pdss to the gentleman composing the eau
Gus alluded to- or what amount Of confidence may with
qasnt course, as developed in bis letter to Col G. S
ADoNIRAM CHANDLER
Here there is some gas letting in the shape of
a purse but we would really like to know how
much money said purse contained, and, also,
whether it was considered "black mai'' or not.
As, however, 1t was designed for publishing
newspaper, which is rather an expensive bust:
ness, it must have contained quite SNUG little
bit of "gas," or "back mail" We will hazard
conjecture at the amount, and put it down at
ten thousand dollars. We, therefore, have to
alter our
| STATEMENT OF Gas LET OUT OF THE TaIBuNE.
Bot tor the Benefit Of the Orphan Asyium: 200 90
Compensation OF the Umpires. 80 90
sa2so co
Gas" or Black Mail contained in the purse
made up by the wing members of the Legis-
lsture in 1875, for paper to support Mr.
Clay, and edited BY Mr. Greeley, while he was
secretly working, at the same time, to defeat
Mr.. Cey's nomination, estimated at. II 1000 90
Gas Black Mail yet in Greeley to DO let out s777o 90
Who's the next operator? Bring along the in
struments, and bottle of chloroform.
| MUSICAL CRITICS The establishment of the
| Italian Opera, as refined entertainment of the
wealthy classes Of New York, has met with
many obstacles, The greatest of these, perhaps,
have proceeded from the presumption and igno-
rance OF those who call themselves critics, and
who write nonsense upon the different notes,
tones, semi-tones and quarters of tones of an
opera singer. Some of these gentlemen have
! filled the columns of the journals with their nom
| sense for weeks and months. Finding how
ever, but little attention paid to them they have
proceeded, not only to critcise the singing of
the artists, but to abuse them in the most impu-
| dent and outrageous manner; and this they call
musical criticism. Abomnable
| Poor Bcnevcntano has fallen under the dis
pleasure OF these chaps; and the Courier and En-
qutre1, In critique upon the opera of" Ernanl,"
denounces him as having borne himself I" nei-
| ther as man nor gentleman" without referring
by one word to the voice, power or capacity of
the artist. We take this 10 be criticism run
mad, aud are much astonished that the conduc-
tors OF that respectable journal should allow such
gross personal abuse to disfgure their columns,
instead OF giving fair, sound and impartial criti
clsm. This was something like the way IN
which poor Biscaccianti was treated by many of
the same sort of critics. Atrocous
We should like to geta peep behind the scenes,
IN order to be able to understand the real causes
OF such ebuitions fspleen, instead of criticism.
The truth, however, will come out one of these
days. Beneventano, on the Monday in question,
sang and acted with great talent-with even
greater than on former occasions and in private
life he is quite accomplished man, and gen.
Il man, every inch of him. In fact, such re-
marks are not criticsm-they are nothing but
undisgused ruffianism. Nothing but ruffanism
LATER FROM HAvANA.-The packet ship Nor
ma, Captain Richard Eli s, arrived from Havana
last evening, after fine passage for this time of
year. She brings papers to the 20 h ult. There
were upwards of one hundred American vessels
in port when she left, and no freight. The sugar
crop coming in will, doubtless, afford freights for
| more than one half of the number. The new
Captain General, who is to replace General
O'Donnell, was expected hourly.
| FROM NASSAU, N.P.-By the way of Baltimore,
we have copies of the Royal Gazette, published
| at Nassau, to the 18th ult.
| The House of Assembly met on the 18th. The
question relating to the separation of Turks
| Island from the Bahama government, was to
have been brought under the consideration of
| the house on the 25th. A bill facilitating the
| naturalization of aliens had been passed No