The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-07-11

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0Vhe Confidence Man" on large Scale.
During the last week or ten days, the public
have been entertained by the police reporters with
several amusing descriptions of the transactions
Of certain financial genius, who rejoces in the
.oxbriquet of the Confidence Man" 1t appears
that the parsonage who has earned this eupho-
Nous and winning designation, has been IN the
habit of exercising his powers OF moral suasionto
an extent almost equal to that attained by Father
Mathew himself. Accusing we-dressed gen.
tleman in the street, the coincidence Man" In
familiar manner, and with an easy nOncaatance,
worthy of Chesterfield, would payfully put the in
suiry-" Are you really disposed to put any conf
dence in mel" This Interogatory. thus put, ge-
morally met an affirmative answer Alter all,
there is great deal of " the milk OF human kind
ness even in the inhabitants OF great Cities and
he must be a very obdurate sinner who can resist
a really scientific appeal to his vanity. swell,
thep." continues the confidence Man," "Just
lend me your watch till tomorrow The victim,
already in the snare of the fowler, complies, with
agrln; and jokingly receiving of Tobias best,
the " Confidence Man" disappears around the next
corner. Tomorrow comes, but not with 1t the
watch, or the charmer; and Mr.. "Done Brown
finally awakes to sense OF his folly when he tells
his sad story amid the suppressed tterngs of hard
hearted policemen, IN the Office Of Mr.. Justice
NcGrath, at the Tombs Fate, however, is hard
II may be true that fortune favors the brave; but
sometimes, "wlth malicious JOY" she puts the
brsyest in limbo. The Confidence Man." at
present, occupies a very small apartment in a
famous building in Centre street.
Nv, while lamenting the sudden withdrawal of
this distinguished Operator" from the active
business Of " the street" we cannot exclaim with
the Moor" Othello's occupations gomez As
YOU saunter through some of those fashionable
streets and squares which ornament the upper part
of this magnificent city, you cannot fail TO be struck
by the splendor of some Of the paiassos which meet
the eye in all directions Lordly dwellings are
they, Of marble and grante-wth imposing por-
ticoes-and great windows of stained glass-and
extensive Conservatives filled with the rarest ex-
ouce-and massive doors and stairways OF costly
woodland curiousy carved and gilded balus-
tades-and lofty ceilings, painted in the highest
rtyle OF modern ornamental art-and superb chan
Sehers-and grand drcssoirs, loaded with vessels
Of gold and silver,-and luxurious touches covered
with the richest velvet-and tapestred carpets,
yielding like a messy bank beneath the foot-and
beds of soitest down, decked like that of "the
strange woman" in the Proverbs, with coverings
Of tapestry, with carved works, with fse linen of
Egypt, and perfumed with myrrh, aloes and CHINA
mon Splendid cqupages, with coachmen and
footmen, and Wallets and attendants of all sorts, ar
rayed in livery, very flaming and very oilfre to be
sure are awaiting in front Of many Of those palaces
their precious freight, composed Of the snub-nose1
natrons and daughters Of those aristocra,c houses.
Over the whole there is air OF that osten-
satious expenditure, and that vulgar display IN
which the possessors Of suddenly acquired wealth
are 80 prene to CRAFTY their low and selfish feelings
But still there are all the evidences of lavish and
almost prohgaie exdenditure. Our curiosity i
excited. We exclaim
HThe things we see are vastly rich aud rare.
We wonder how the devil they got there
UAfter all, the mystery may be readily solved
Those pala sos with all their costly furniture, and
all their luxurious means of living, and all their
splendid equpages, have been the product Of the
same genius in their proprietors, which has made
the Confidence Mar" immortal and prisoner
mt "ihe Tombs." His genius has been employed
on small scale in Broadway. Theirs has been
employed in Wall street. That's all the difference
He has obtained half dozen watches. They have
pocketed have a million Of dollars. lie il a
swindler. They are exemplars Of honesty. lie is
. rogue. They are fnsnciers. lie Is collared by
she police. They are cherished by society. lie
eats the fare Of prison. They ENJOY the Injuries
Of palace. lie is a mean, bergarly, timid, mar
ro~-minded wretch, who has not a soul above a
shronsmetcr. They respectable, priucely, bold,
high-soaring operators" who are 10 be satisfied
only with the plumber Of a whole community
Now is it done What is the secret, What is
the machinery How does it happen that the
Confidence Man." with his genius, address, tact.
and skill, sleeps at "the Tombs," instead Of re-
posing on softest down in the fashionable uubourgs
Of the metropolis Of the Union Listen. lie struck
too low Miserable wretch lie should have gone
90 Albany and obtained charter for a new railroad
company. lie should have issued a flaming pros
pectus Of another grand scheme of internal i'm.
proyement. lie should have entered his own name
as a stakeholder, to the amount of one hundred
thousand dollars. lie should have called to his aid
few chosen associates. lie should have quietly
got rid Of his stock; but on the faith Of il get
controlling share in the management Of the con-
sern. He should have got all the contracts on his
own terms. lie should have involved the company
m debt, by corrupt and pronigate expenditure of
tAe capital subscribed in good faith by poor men
and men Of moderate means. He should have ne
sotiated a loan, and taken il himself, at his own
rates. lie should have secured himself by the
csp'rsl Of The concern lie should have run the
sVIly~ny .E.S 80 Ssl.s VI a..l..~!.y. Ils should