The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-05-13
MAJOR Moan AND THE DurcH JEwKLs-Wuo

MAJOR Moan AND THE DuTcH JEwKLs-Wuo
Is THE ALIEN These are the days for committees
Of Congress, jures of the people, TO investigate
the conduct Of public servants of all kinds. Three
or four committees at Washington, are looking
into the condact Of the cabinet and other small fry
there and it leaks out that so much corruption has
been already discovered, that some of the high
men in office will have to cut and run. In this
neighborhood, those popular committees, called ju-
res, have been investigating the transactions of
certain criminals and their stool-pigeons-and
much curious matter has come out, and more is
coming
Major Noah, formerly Surveyor Of this Port and
editor of daily journal, but now reduced to
a secret and small office in the Custom House,
and an efiete editor of weekly paper, is also
on the list-and his public conduct, as Surveyor
in 1884, at his own desire, will soon be investi-
gated touching the robbery and recovery of the ia
nous Dutch jewels, belonging TO the Princess of
Orange The appropriation of $4,000, under the
name Of reward, received by Noah, Swartwout,
Ogden and others, for services principally perform
ed by others, will be examined and probed TO the
bottom, in all its length and breadth In the mean
time, Major Noah, in consequence of the revelation
of his conduct being first made in our columns, is
venting his spleen, weekly, against Mr.. Bennett, the
proprietor Of this journal, in every funny shape
calling him all sorts of names-bu principally aleg-
ing that he is alien and native of Scotland. II
is very amusing to such henous charge come
from Noah, if there be any truth in the following
letter. written to MIR. b., in 1872 by John L. Will
son, the late Governor of South Carolina -
CHARLESTON, Sept goth, 1912
perceive, by the Herald that you are ignorant OF
the birthplace Of NJ NJ. Noah, lately judge in your
city. He is native of Canada and never has been
made citizen of the United States During the last
Great Britain before the second election Of Mr.
Madison he came on to Charleston and 1t supposed
hired for the business to enlist the City Gazette
edited by T. s. Thomas (the only important democratic
paper in the city and the Sate to favor the election
of De Witt Clinton He at first succeeded, and wrote
series of numbers, under the signature of Dionysus
Halicarnassus" in behalf of Clinton An administra
tion paper the breshgatcr was established TO coun-
teract the movement. This was highly offensive to
Mr. Noah. was Of the editors, and ridiculed him
in every way Under the law of State at the time
the greatest truth the severest libel To ridculc
a man was libellous. Noah indicted me for a libel
and at the trial, made the objection to the prose-
cuton Of the case, by alien enemy. against q native
CITIZEN as he could not sue for debt he should not
prosecute The point was argued at some length and
the State and the defendant the only parties
was of course, guilty Of ridiculins him, which was
always continued. The Court passed some patry SEN
tence which the Governor RENTED instantly. That
he alien had abundant evidence TO prove
formation and was Of my witnesses lie said oahs
parents came from Canada (where Nonh was born)
when he young. and they settled In Philadelphia
If you make the proper inquiries in Philadelphia You
easily get at the facts But ii is scarcely possible
that. unless Noah knew / could prove him alien,
that he would have listened to long arguments, when
a word from him, II n citizen and demand for the
proof would have settled the question. I have
doubt Of the fact Of his alienage
With respect, yours &c, JOHN l.. WILSON.
There is no great harm in being native of Ca
NADIA for that province, like every other portion Of
the British coonies-lke the United States, before
1776-produces men and animals Of all sorts. But
il is especially modest to hear Major Noah charging
Mr.. b. with being an " alien" and " foreigner"
under the circumstances now disclosed. Mr. Ben
nett has lived nearly thity:fre years in the United
States, nearly f~erfy-eight Of which have been in
New fork-and has also been nauralized long
time since If the statement of the late Governor
Wilson, of South Carolina, be correct-and we see
no reason to doubt tive beg TO ask Noah whether
he has ever been naturalized AS to his very Gu
rious connection with the recovery Of the Dutch
jewels, and the $4,000 he pocketed on that lucky
occasion, lac may rest satisfied that he will get a
bellyiull of that business before he gets within
week of the day of judgment.