The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1848-07-04
DAGUERREAN RAT EXPOSED.

This is the animal which the Sag Harbor adver-
tisement served up in such glowing cOors, for the
payment of his bills for contracted at Norwich as
Daguerrean artist He appears in his advertise
this place. is the creature who uses other mems
brains and labor bloai himself up into importance
before the public. And this is OF the principal
of his mposure and deception course OF conduct that
IS the regular vocation of such retenders Specimens of
the Daguerrean art with such either
by purchase, from hi ed artistswt class
book, called %HiREIfNGs" The name Of this ieiIew is
written at the bottom of an advertisement published the
Daily Spy OF June 2sth in which he sdyerlses premium
Daguerreotypes; that Mr. s. L. Walkern is the Daguer-
reOtyps who makes his pictures and that said Walker
has Diplomas aud Medals for best Daguerreoypes exhb~
tied in New York, and is the only Daguerreotypst in
Worcester who has received premium Now this
Sag Harbor refugee is other than the verabe Geo.
Adams" whose Alpha and Omega is the work OF HIRE
LINGS." And having had the records searched in New
York City, affirm what have before said, that Walk
er has no Diplomas for specimens os the Daguerrean
from any Agricultural Fair in that City, and Medals
cept that which he purchased with his money any
other individual can do as well as hmseC-And say fur
Their that understand the whole of this medal business
and from Walker hmseIC-Dr Van Alsin had the honor
OF performing the glorious part in this shining medal
to wit that of galvanzing it into the excellent and gIor
Gus brightness that adorns its gilded This is all
that necessary be said this point Let the proofs
show The assertions of the cookie ghost pass
nothing. ANE www
The Sag Harbo artist says that Dr. Van Alstn exhib-
its specimens of others, his execution. This
base fabrication who would nure his neghbor
with the deliberate intention of doing such act Ii is
the spontaneous eugion of that who down the
bills ofa brother artist; refer to the dastar dyand
at Norwich. For these Adams prosecuted and
judgment entered against him in Conneccut and since
he has been here in Worcester Constable Warren has
called upen him to satisfy this judgment jury of the
country who have placed upon the records Of the Court
the evidence Of Geo. Adamss" rascaityof acts which
he plotted and conrived njure and break up the
and business of Bennett daguerreetypis who doing
business at Norwich when this planted himself
down in that place. and in the path Of Mr. Benne-n the
very building in the very that led to BIS place
busness-where he could deceive and decoy those who
wished employ the services or an honest man. and not
hrelfng yprva cf svuoul
have had his famous establishment here shut up by Con-
stable WARREN had not his father forward and paid
hejudgment recovered against him wu viainy
and trespass This is piece evidence the char
acter OF Geo. Adams 7; who is living upon the repu
tation of s. L. Walker"
This STRIPPING upstar verdant he is has the i'm
pudence to question me- IL did endeavor purchase
specimen picture of Walker. TO exhibit it my
never wished TO purchase picture of ask
ed him the gift Of one II had picture Of Walker
necessarily show il as my own Such of
duct would be Adams-wise Could not as well have
shown it to settle the question with those who wish to
compare my efforts With his There could have been
nothing dshonorabe this; even though such an gnor
wight as Geo. Adams" may be INCAPABLE of under
standing how such process would be OF any Importance
TO me- or Of satisfaction to my friends who might wish
That Agricultural Fair' seems to have some impor-
lance in the eyes Of this neophyte He figures largely
a Fair where Daguerrean artist might properly offer
specimens for premiums. II such be true, why did
not the Worcester Agricultural Society give Mr. Walker
premium, grauity, notice him. when he did offer his
specimens, well recoect he did, when he was here
acting for himself, and not for apology of
the shadow of one for base compound Of ignorance
and malice
MY premiums and specimens' TO trouble the re-
pgee but rightly UNDERSTOOD perhaps they would cure
him more eectually than any other recipe he could OBJ
tain. These premiums" of mine The prizes which
fair competition give In those where Adams and
his hirengs" have taken pictures and my are
called for afterwards to show how far coed picture is
prize, when compared with danb faiIure-which SO
uniformly marks the efforts of the who has neither
genius to conceive decide between the work
of the artist and that Of the merest tyro.
The statements and illusions of the Sag HarbOr artist
with regard 10 a certain low and filthy publication in
Lowell paper, will receive that notice which they de-
serve when the Grand Inquest of this County shall
again together Geo. Adams will be Obliged defend
himself 10 substantial form which will settle the
the satisfaction Of all who desire know the truth, and
give him those comfortable lodgings, with his friend Mat
hews which rendy and well prepared in that castle
which puts the true stripe upon the character when
he s clearly marked by the verdict Of twelve honest
Worcester, July l, is4s d. DIR. VAN ALsTIN.
Notice is hereby given,
That PREMIUM DAGuERRE0TYPEs will be taken
colored and neatly put up handsome Morocco Cases. at
No. 10 BRINLEY HALL, for " @s eAA
s1 ~ ONLY SO CENTS.