The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-10-26

need not be under any further apprehen-
sion growing out of the eccentricties of jonathan,
In his enthusiastic reception Of Jenny Lind live
carried things little too far under the stimuous OF
a Barnum, on the arrival Of this charming camta-
frtee, we are now coming TO our sober reason under
the exquisite common sense of the "Nighthngale"
herself Jenny Lind, with her clear head and in
telligent mind side, and the free-sPoken
Herald on the other with the common sense OF the
American people to back both, have brought Bar
mum and the Buncombe newspapers to very pre-
per level Let us explain the stars and read the
heavens clearly
First, as to prices we have already published
recent correspondence between Mademoisele
Lind and Banum, in which the Queen OF Song
issues her directions !, to what the prices are to
be in future, and he has TO obey in spite OF his
grins. So far, so well. We shall say nothing fur
ther about Barnum; let the sinner have chance
to repent but the new development in the char
acter of Jenny Lind deserves the highest need
of praise, even beyond The strains of the seven
hundred poets-Bayard Taylor and his 500 in
cluded Prices are now brought TO three dol
lars, with some incons rable exceptions, and
these exceptions We shall K OK into nothingness in
day or two, so that it shsll be three dellars or
nothing. Jenny Lind wills it, and we back her
that's sufficient.
With regard to the newspaper press and Barnum,
and the imputatons which some OF the journals
under his thuHlb have cast us and our reporters,
the following simple document may be considered
as sort of double tooth-a very wisdom tooth
extracted from his reluctant jaws by one of our
first dentists, whether he would or nos
RAINUM's AfFIDAvIr-NoT ABOUT JOYCE HErH.
Cry AND COUNrY NEW YoRE.
h.In I'm VOL n
pose say That he did not write to be written
sanction the writing of articles which appeared in
the Boston Chronofpps and other Boston papers,
charging ar John M'Cl-nshsn, reporter Of the Nep
York Herald, with attempt TO levy black mail from
him, and that because d,ponent refused to comply
with the demand said M'Cienshsn wrote article in
the Ner York Herald attacking deponent. In justice
to John Glen ahan deponent further soemy swears,
that he MClen ahsp) never sought or asked, directly
or indirectly for any money or other consideration
for any articles that APPEARED or we're to appear In
the Metz isk Herald or To prevent the appearance OF
any article in said journal; that there falling
ontor quarr. wbstever between deponent aud M'Cle.
nsban previous to MClepshap wing Bss ton, and
that the affecting his character in the pa
pers above named utterly false. This affidavit is
made al my own vol untary offer and suggestion and
further desire to add that at time have desired
any editor sub EDITOR, reporter, other persoa to
1pssk disparagingy OF the Neg York Herald or It's
Sworn before this Oct %, 1850.
b. w. THATCHER, Commissioner of Deeds.
This will do-Jenny Lnd's letter settles the
three dollar prices for the present, and the extract
ed tooth, alias affidavit will also settle for the pre-
sent the difficulties between us and Barnum. We
again take him into our favorable consideration,
by wsy of philosophical experiment, dependent
on his future good behavior Barnum, we have
frequently admitted, has some good points about
him. There are some grains of good in his COM
position. He is like the mother mountain of gold
in California, with q per cent of gold dust to a
mountain of primitive rock; but it requires awful
machinery and tremendous to work TO bring out
the few grains, and leave the mass of granite or
quartz behind. AS for ourselves, we deserve a
chPIiy concert, the funds 10 be devoted to the be-
neft of the poor, for the work we have accomplish
ed in reforming Barnum-a reform going far be-
yond his own temperance humbug.
Jenny Lind is now properly appreciated and
respected by the American people. We have got
over oil that was ridiculous and absurd in our en-
thusiasm, and she has peace and satisfaction
in moving quietly through the world. There is
only one little annoyance left, sort of mosquito
nest buzzing around the mig htingale allude TO
the fulsome critics whose adulaions are poured
out, not on her qualities artist, but upon her.
self, as a speculation in matrimoRy, with host Of
letters she is daily and hourly receiving appealing
TO her charitable sensbiites Many of our I'M
fedged poets probably some of the seven hundred,
including the transcendental critics who read and
write for the Tribune think more Of her hand thu
her voice, and would more gladly lead her to
Church than TO the kingdom OF heaven; but she is
too shrewd for them, and treats them all alike.
LESSON PROM TIE ESENY.-Thurow Weed,
in a late number of his Journal has an article de-