The New York herald., 1851-12-10

The Father Mathew Beneht-Mors CMw
rious Disclosures-Where's the Moneys
We publish elsewhere in to-day's paper another
batch OF letters from different parties in reference
to the Father Mathew benefit in Tripler Hall.
They are very curious and very interesting, an6k
exhibit, in very clear light, the manner in which,
complimentary benefits and suoh things are some.
times managed in New York. We presume there
are more Of the same sort yet to come. We hope,
so-for the public have interest in ascertainina
who it is that has got the funds, where they are,
and Why it was that the Apostle of Temperance did,
not receive the whole of the money that was con-
tributed for him. All the mystery which hangr,
over this business must be unravelled. As 1t is,
the fog is clearing away, but not sufficiently for us
to SEQ where the ca ,h is. 1t is somewhere but it;
precise locality is nct yet known.
The history of this affair ia remarkable, and pre-
sents tome curious points which cannot but strike
the reader. 1t appears, as general thing, that
the funds accruing from complimentary benefits do
not reach the benefcares, but 60 into the pockets
Of musicians, committee men, hired critics, and the
proprietors of oyster saloons and places of drinking
These parties get the lions share in such cases. and
what left is handed over with great ceremony to-
the party who ought to have received the whole.
No sooner is the money received than the commit.
tee men, the musicians, and the critics, AXE grab
at the receipts, help themselves unsparingly, and
the little they leave is passed over to the person
whom the public intended should be benefited by
their sympathy.
Again, We learn that complimentary benefits In
New York have been, for a number of years past
managed by the same paid persons and critics.
Among those who figured conspicuously in tho
Father Mathew benefit, we recognize names that
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benefit, with one or tive exceptions, that has been
given in this city for very long period. These
persons are all paid, and from long practice have.
no doubt, become adopts, or experts, in their
profession. This should not be. These com-
mittee hacks, and the whole race Of oys'
ter house critics, should be avoided in
such matters, and especially they should not be
permitted to finger single dollar of the funds
We know of instances in which thousands of dollars
have been grabbed in this way, and the benefci0e
actually brought in debt for printing and adver~-
Using. 1t is time the public should understand
these matters, and learn that, generally the money
which they intend FOR some worthy person or OBJ
ject finds its way by the grab game into the capa-
cious pockets of set of harpies, who are too lazy
to an honest living In the case of the Father
Mathew benefit, il the printing bills had been paid
there would not have bee n single dollar left The
$l6S so which was rendered to him, but which he
very properly refused, would have been swallowe3
up, and nothing would have been left for any one
Another way by which the money received for
benefits disappears may be found in the very re-
markable document Issued by Otis and Burkhardt-
Among the items Of penditures is Sl95 90 paid to-
George Loder for the band that performed on the
occasion 1t strikes US that this is very exsrava-
CANT charge. We should have supposed that hale
of this sum would have been ample. This was big,
pull at the proceeds of the benefit. We should
like to SEQ it explained little more fully, for the
satisfaction of the publi, at present We cannot con"
ceve how such great charge coula be made Be-
tween the hired critics and the banG 1865 was de-
Quoted from the sum received. The printing and
advertising bills arc the las. that thought of
such OCCASIONS and when there is nothing left With
which to pay them, persons 60 around and beg for q
reduction In the case Of the Father Mathew benefit
large amount of printing dose in this office, for
which charged nothing; but the Fsurierte and
abolition Tribune, and the pious and hypocritical
| Journal of Commerce, would not abate one cent OF
their bills. These are the papers which oppose
theatricals in every form The socialism OF the,
one, and the remark able piety of the other, ho W
ever, would not allow them to throw in few ad-
vertisenents for the benefit of the Apostle of Ten
perance, who, after devoting his strength and his
fortune to the benefit of humanity, was going home
to live in penury the brief remainder Of his days
But what has become Of the money received for
the nine hundred tickets which are SO coolly refer
red TO as "unaccounted for" 1t is fixed fac. that.
they were sold. Where is the money! Burkhsrdt
has not got it, nor Otis, nor Mr.. DAILY, nor Mr..
Grinnell, nor Mr.. Jollie, nor Miss Hayes. All o.
these, with the exception of Miss Hayes, who, of
course, had nothing to do with II, have been hearc
from. Certainly Father Mathew was not permitted
to have anything to do with it. The other persons
who mixed up in this extraordinary matter must
show their hands. Where is Mr. Bourne where i
| MIR. Wardwelll-where ID Sheriff Carnley where is
| Max Maretzek l-anl, above all, where ere the
funds AL these gentlemen must show their hands
and say something by whi;h can get on the track
Of the missing funds. Again we ask, where are the
funds, amounting to 81 500
GEN. FooTE AND THE CoMPRoMIsEs.-Generan
Foote the celebrated Senator from Mississippi, is
very extraordinary sort Of a man, after fashion.
lie is like ship, with vast amount Of sail, and @,
small allowance of ballast. Under stif breeze he
drifts before the wind, utterly unmanageabe, or To-
laid upon his beam ends He Is entitled to consder
able credit for his efforts in the Senate in behalf %
the compromise measures. The late results in Mis-