The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-03-18

A remarkably curious letter has recently been
published in the Tyiburs, purporting to be the CON-
position OF Mrs. Thompson, but whether or not the
lady is really TO be charged with the authorship OF
it. we have no means of knowing. In the atlas Of
Sunday last however. appears the annexed article,
which takes a sensible view of The document
We found in the New York Tribune Of yesterday, the
foIlosips letter Il puports TO be from the pen Of
Thomp.op, more fsnilisrly known "one-Eyei
Thompson We regret that in speaking of the DEAF
We sie obliged to rs'ort to nickname The annexed
TO 1HE EDITIONS or rur rsrsusE
BRooELyS Friday, March IL.
GESTLtMEr II beg OF you the favor TO be allowed 10
ray TO the public that while am truly grateful to
those kind who have sent money relieve the
the editor OF The Herald am constrained BY regard
ior my own feelings and my husbands memory, TO re
kind resfs because they used in each instance by
that editor q. presxts 10 attack my unfortunate hus
band ard to sound The feeling. Of sell and ch dren
We have oferisted a warm symps by for the luck.
lees vido- Of Mr. Thompson ADD now most sincerely
hop that the world will extend to her i:s b. n.voncs
and charity She 10 as much entitled to the coed will
OF mankind az any other widow an her. but not
And che should fesoliset thai the m oa,hy
manifested in her behalf IL anomaly Never bsiore
cid the vile Of 20 bad q Thompson
ported to be- receive tn. strong sviisne,, OF kind
mere that are exhibited in her behalf We do not
know that the man vile but, for ten years and
upwards tn. world ssid he guilty Of every
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often sccus.d. But, ell this apart we think Mrs
Thompson, In the card che has published has perp.-
trsted an indiseretion and betrayed bad taste The
editor o. The New York HersLd hes scted in good
faith, ard II u probably mainly through the innu.
enee Of his PAPER that the lady received beneiao
ton at all III that gentleman has faults, unohsrltl
hleness and parsmopy do not belong the catalogue
He has 20 FAR as Mrs Thorn pso aud children are cor
cefnsd prov.d a friend and bsnefaetor and IL not on
titled to the febuke the ledy has given him Mr.
Ihompson IL In bis grave ana there. We hope be may
rtposs In peace Neither bis vile children can bs
"a fnr EnA.
that u viii BE- difficult 10 make the public believe he
was not very bad man.
In addition to this, we may refer to ono Of our
reporters, who states tina, Mrs Thompson reces,ly
expressed her regret al such expression OF dis
pleasure, 10 which che could only have been
urged, as We may well presume, by parties ready
TO sacrifice the good or the bed 10 promote their
own selfish purposes. The idea put forth with
refpeci to the publicity Of Thompson character is
absurd, end altogether preposterous. lie was
public mana very public man, who, for many
year,, was used by the sfarious adepts IN stool
pigeon practices, which commenced under the
auspices Of Warner and were carried on with
reckless and desperate sarnestness, which threat.
ensd the innocent, end even blackened the guilty.
The rsng, leaguei against honor, character, AID
even the law itself, is now nearly broken up hay-
ing been exposed ard elucida,cd by the criminal
oours and their officers, by the press, and other
means Of Pubcity; aad Il ia to be hopsd that no
elements q The system remain. 70 work hereafter
against the proper administration o. Justice
The silly aremp, made by the Trtbu~s to stop
the subscription for Mrs. Thompson, by the publ.
cation OF such letter as has spoeared in its
columns, will fail in its object. We shaIl be al
ways ready, as we hsve hitherto hsen. to receive
tny subscriptions which may be entrusted 10 Us
Tor The purpose of promoting the failure happiness
- family, whose misfortune. and not fault II
hos been. to be reared by one who however amia-
DE IN his domestic relations. had learned to hold
society N that species a. contempt which il -
hahiiesty taught IN eli the doctrines OF the social.
s,s, and which may be found expressed in the files
~ The 1itunf, from the big typed editorials into
ne smellest department. including the absurd
ioreign correspondence, furnished by the small
,nndsls and socialists Of London aud Pans -
Whatever may b. received will be- forwarded TO
MIS- Thompson, aud We have on assurance that
she VIII receive every addition 70 her comfort in
The same spir1t which originally excited her graft
tude 10 the donors