The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-06-22

offices, in this region, have been confirmed Great
curiosity has been expressed 10 the cause Of the
delay in his confirmation. From printed pamphlet,
addressed to the Senate, and a curious one, too,
which we have received from Washington, we are
beginning to suspectthe cause Of the delay in re-
spect to his confirmation, The following extracts,
which are from the commencement and close OF
this curious pamphlet, will be sufficient TO give
our readers an idea of what is going on in secret
session in Washington
REPRESENTATION.
To The Committee Of The Honorable The Senate Of the United
STATES, 10 pho,a has been referred The noRindfsn t Hugh
Ns,c York.
The undersigned, considering the said Maxwell un-
worthy to hold any place OF trust or to be entrusted
with power his fellow men, bsgs leave to state his
reasons for that opinion.
In letter purporting to have been written Wash.
iugton which was publishsd in the New York weekly
Mirror of the 22d December 1s40 copy herewith) q
paper edited by Fuller, the friend OF Maxwel who
Is also government officer that is, public store
keeper, / find myself, at the age of more than
seventy, although at distance of more than a
thousand miles quietly pursuing my avocations
for the support Of my family called on to fight over
battle which had fought and won more than twenty
Years past In ths letter am greatly slandered.
The conclusion from reading this let ter is irresistible
that il MT published by Maxwell's procurement il
with his full appreciation.
Apparently as an apology for this renewal Of the old
war, among other things 1t was falsely stated that
out in of the New Orleans papers in opposi-
ton to Maxwell and for the purpose OF throwing him
overheard. was intriguing with the honorable Mr..
Seward. OF the senate.
1t was not true that out sgainst Maxwell in
any OF the New Orleans papers nor has any or either
Of the papers published 1t that place said aught
against him had not for 20 years to the best Of my
recollection circulated single copy Of the pamphlet
escribing his misdeeds which have freely
since the said Mirror publication.
As 10 the accusation that the honorable Mt Seward
other subject 1t was false had not the honor of
responding with that gentleman auy subject, nor
mao seen MN tor many years and my acquaintance
with him very transient that It could scarcely
be called an acquaintance.
In 1920. great arrangement took place among
raj OF the banks insurance companies and other incor
porations Of New York, with whose manage had
not the least concern / not, and never had been
the owner Of single share their stock with the ex
c.pion OF the Fulton Bank and Life and Fire Insu-
rance Company; in the latter company subscribed
at its first organization for forty shares and mmedi
ately sold out, and had not any further concern
there in.
had lent large of money to the Life and Fire
Insurance Company the guarantee of the late Henry
Eckford It's president, who IN addition to this guaran
tee, gave me several collateral securities.
On the failure of the Life and Fire Insurance Com
psny they banded over to me large amount of their
bills receivable with power to collect
The preference in this for the purpose Of
protecting Mr. Eckford against the effects Of his guar
sntee, without any wish intention of otherwise
giving me preference My relations with the other
officers OF the company not such as for me 20 ex.
pect favor from them. and Mr. Eckfords interest
was sufficiently great 10 induce the measure without
any motive OF favor tome.
their claims amounted to some millions Most Of the
individuals who had money at command had been
companies which sold for long time in the market at
two and three per cent per month. Bankers brokers'
jurors lawyers. doctors ladies' laymen the clergy
all sought TO profit by such exorbitant usury; and
when the bubble burst, they enraged at the
thought Of my being preferred ditor getting full
psy. and they not cent Some few to the court Of
chancery and others to Maxwell the district attorney
all crying aloud, cruelty him cruelty him Such
com bined .xasperated influence was truly Appalling
led To m nj bion pHer foot
MIR Eckford and the other managers of those cor
poratiens, became very much alarmed and allowed
their approximations to lead them into acts of great in
discretion in the hope Of saving themselves their
motto seemed to be-" Save himself who cam
The chancellor granted an injunction, and Maxwell
prepared bills Of indictment against most of the
ayers, of the companies, adding my name, and went
before the grand jury who returned bills against the
managers. refusing to present me- saying there was
Maxwell refused to bring those indicted to trial until
he could get me included; declaring that once in
dicted, Jacob Barker would yield his preference and
hand over within eight days thereafter the
for distribution among all the creditors.
the experiment; however, Msxwells predictions were
not realized. Relying the integrity Of my cause
The indictment ras finally Disposed Of by The court
y Ntw York; the whole proceeding being wit.on the
hoTiiy Of law.
The pamphlet then goes on to state the manner
in which Mr.. Barker was pursued and harrassed
by Mr.. Maxwell-ofs conspiracy that was formed
against hm-of Mr. Bakers laying the matter be-
fore the grand jury-of Mr.. Maxwell's retaining
papers from Mr.. Barker, and other matters, and
concludes as follows
Maxwell obnoxious TO complaint for many other
towards the undersigned yet as he thinks
enough has been detailed to establish his unworth
nc.s. they not here recapitulated.
So indignant were the community, that Maxwell
by force OF public opinion compelled to abandon
bis Office ON the publication Of his niisdceds and
IRE INTO the shade, where he for the most part re-
ffv cd fa~
ofhce
Soliciting Of your honorable committee full eIami-
.ub.cribe myself Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
June is, 1850 JACOB BARKER.
He don't give the remarkable letter written by
Henry Eckfoid, and addressed to Hugh Maxwell,
alluded to by Mr.. Barker-one Of the iiercest epis
Ties Of the kind we ever fead-nor any OF the parti
culsrs relative to the transactions Of those days,
for it is probable that they would not be understood
by the present generation. We understand the
whole drama, however, for we We're present at il
as reported for the New York press in those days,
and were the only one who gave full account Of
the whole proceedings up TO the charge of the
Judge, and the subsequent matters, in one Of the
daily journals then published We have never en-
ieriain,d but one opinion about the course pursued
by Hugh Maxwell in relation TO that extraordinary
excitement. both financial and criminal We
think he travelled beyond the limits Of the law,
was afterwards decided by the Supreme Court of
New York, and was led into very important errors
by the improper and unjustitisble influence Of GER
tain financial cliques in Wall street. many of whom
have never prospered since. As for Mr.. Maxwell
himself, he was consigned TO oblivion and forget
fulness for nearly quarter of century, and such
fate viii always attend those criminal or constitu-
iional agents who permit themselves to be infu-
cnced, from any causes. egainst the even tenor Of
legality and justice, and in violation Of the highest
rules Of law and equity.
Whether the reproduction Of this old financial
end criminal druma. which was pcrpetrated in New
Yorl in those days. will affect the prospects Of Mr.
Maxwell before the present Senate, we are not
informed 70 decide, nor do we take a
very great interest in finding out. In that drama
We never he'd doubt but that Jacob Barker was
urjusty dealt with, and unjustly convicted, and
this was made more manifest by the highest court
in New York, which reversed the whole proceed
In a. ufp c. hot IN,