The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-03-08
PHILApELrHIA, Pa, March s, 1919

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JANIS GORDON BENNETT, Esq =
Sr-Although you dscl.im any knowledge Of tho
articles that have appear in your pspee dsrosatory to
my character yetyou 10 the proprietor
for them and their results upon mewhich in
ton with other articles other papers and periodicals.
were the ipcipent means Of breaking me up In my
butiLtse at No 222s Baltimore street. Baltimore, Ma
rylsnd, the 24tn of March. 1S42 asd the parties
concerned strip cd 90 that had but us dime In
the world and from the various foul reports published
about me, have been days without food, and nights
without place to lay my head and the parties have
stolen clothes papers, books, and tried to rob
Of ny character which IL desrer than my lfs-ss veil
as thrice attempted to assassnate me, by poison AID
hsy have three times fs.sy Imprisoned me- - can b
could not drive me to madness by oil of those and
many other means they, to accomplish their Hendish
object circulated reports that vas crszy-snd even
now, men In high places pretend to believe that
cIsEy In hopes Of hiding their visnous condact to-
wsrds me- free cItssn Of these United States Of Ams-
Icaone whse father died whilst in the service Of our
country, under General jackson, and whose grand-
fathers were both under General George washington.
when he Was encampsd ut Morristown, New Jersey:
and he, himftf was never desig nedy guilty Of mean
action, Of any kind or description he knows Of up
perscuted a. you have been for there cannot be- an
elect without . cause. The plain cause 10, am an
b, nest man and win expos. fraud ana oorruption
wherever and It, Be 1t In high low place. among
the ruiz 70 or the ruled Hence tho corrupt
lie about slander and abuse me, IS | au prepared
to prove The articles that were published In your
paper, were dated 1st 3D. 6th and 9th OF March 1874
sno signed Rodsriek r. and Simon by your cores
pondsnts, OF Baltimore. Md and they we're written
swell known TO Thousands in Baltimore, IS well rs
Other pofte ms Of our Union; which owing the
Measures introduced that saved the city from mob,
and restored good currency do business upon all
that were there then in tho city tell you they
viii but speak the truth. And had IL not bsen for
what did, the banks, the brokers' ofnoss and the
ehinplaster chops would have been burnt down, and
the worst tnepders VI uld have been east into tbs
flames to make example to sl similar characters In
our cou ntry. who mansge to control tho currency
and business Of the community, and thereby costroi
the nation,
knowing suoh to be the intention of persons, I
believing That could the city, and the lives
and property Of all concerned called the meeting In
Mopumt mt Square Baltimore, Nd, on the 10th Of
February 1912. and another on the 2Sth. Also pub
Ithtd my views In thu Baltimore Sun Of the 23th, and
The bank Ulcers met in The Exchange At O'clock r.
NJ on u &C dsy, and made aDgements TO resume
eicre good currency and allsy the excitement con-
oeiniDg the bling Of the poor because they were
poor-irov XIII 70 "a which 10 in direct Opposition
10 the nds Of the allwiss Ged whom nome ntsr
ly ierve.
Then the upa,a tsful united to make me a rcape-
goat Of their in'quify after had exposed my life and
tpent my money to save thcir lives and property and
they have followed ne TO this date and BY PERJURY,
bribery, ffsrd ard corruption, they have literally
robbed me Of the comforts Of life, and run into
debt whsress ought TO BE- worth At least twenty
uDrsd In ny business as . book and commission mer-
chant a. Was ~ 222>s Baltimore street, or wherever
might have chosen to locate in our country.
am, respectfully,
Yours, In the truth.
JAMES ROBERTSON
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f,,i'It, Eotu 'A,sALtu, rpil.a,iphis, Pa s