The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-05-16

greatly exaggerated to Us (Which Is not unliAely),
ne now prints something over 800 Of his daily papers;
and, as we understand his list has increased some
what since his opening Of the Onderdonk discussion,
by aecessions from the purlieus OF weu-known
streets the upper ten thousand content them
selves with about 90. As for representing this
class Of our citizens, We believe he has himself
abandoned the pretenee; at any rate, the remark
Of Philadelphia paper IS perfectly correct, that
the only New Workers Of which he is the accredited
and serNiccable organ, are dwellers in the ne Oh
borhood Of the Hook and the Points. This Is,
certainly, most lame and impotent conclusion Of
the career OF print, which began by aiming at the
position Of the London Punch aud Court Jo'url7l.
But We are burning more Of y candle than the
game Is worth. Apologzing, therefore, to very
mean man who died in the time of Pope, for dis
placing his name by that Of one of kindred stamp
who did not die then, We have only to assure the
Mirror that though
Not born for courts great affairs.
epaay our debts believe and say our prayers;
Can sleep without poem in our head
Nor care II Willis be alive or dead.
TuE NEW YORK COURIER AND ENQUIRER AGAIN.
From tn New York Day Book, Feb. IL, ls5ll
The larger the animal, the more ridiculous are its
foundcrings and kiekings in its last struggles
providing that animal, from its stealthy character
and pestilentia influence. and long expectations on
community, has made itself loathed aud dcsp:cd
such Is the with the Courier ant Ea1airer
of this city, At the present time. lmprdcnce,
trcachery, and the worst kind of dupliety, often,
and be suffered for long time to exist in the COM
munity, especially in city like this, for the reason
that time is too precious, and the business Of ich
individual too important TO enable any to Ia kc
upon himself the duty which more properly belongs
to the whole.
The Dag Boot faithful 70 its promise a an in
dependent journal, has taken upon itself t. send
one Of its arrows to the Vltnls Of the Courier, and
hold up the blanket sheet toward the suu, where
its patchwork, thrcadbare and rotten coalition
Gan be seen in is true light.
4 one time possessed Of the talents Of NJ. NJ.
Noah and of James Gordon Bennett, il obtained o
notoriety which, as soon they left it, Gas be-
lieve in disgust and abhorrcncc.) was made tho
means by which the accomplished black guard who
now controls il commenced his dcpreda uons IN the
community. Ana since that time, press, in this
country at least, has exhibited such unblushng
prostitution and prohiGacy.
And not satisfied with bis So 100 black mail &C.
prcdations, or the turning OF widows and chiidrcn
hOuscless and homeless upon the world, he adds
another and another to his victims, by means which
his own cowardice would not allow himself oganly
to EN- ploy-'muTder most foul and fcndish: an
unblushing bully, too cosardly to do the deed him
self, though ever after goating over his victims
the dead, and the living too, not less helpless,
in their feminine innocence and juvenile depen-
dcnce.
Success in crime for series of years deadans the
pcrpetrator to all shame, save the shame AMI in
convenience attending personal duress and hard
labor. This is precisely the ease with James Wat
son Webb, the proclaimed editor of the C0rr!er
am al MS suceCsslu FRAUDS ana uupctly, Forever
vacllating and treachcrous ID men, parties, and
principles, he goes in his unblushing shame,
while our bankrupt courts show his dsgracefa pso-
tgacy, and our criminal records chronicle him as
sentenced ielon.
And now to prove him alive to the pains Of ply
steal durcss, his coalition with WIN. H. Seward i
all sufficient. We know of other individual
principle or party, during his long career, however
deep and sacred his obligations. which he has not
abandoned in a much shorter time than this coal-
ton has existed. But Seward j. too smart, and
continually reminds him that but Tor his clcmcncy
he would have gone to the state prison: aad that
the mere hap that he had the pardoning power saved
him from hard labor and pcrpnaps from the oeea-
sional lash-just tie only kind Of punishment OF
which the bully convict sands in fear.
We give Webb the creditor once he Il true to
his friend, and we give him a long mark, The re.
fined and accomplished demagogge birds him mo1nt
the black hobby Of abolitonism and spread his
- blanket -hee,' over al the "seyen heads AMI
ten horns" of the black monster. lie docs; add
now, shot at in every by-path and corner, the
whole concern i recling in it, sickness, and asking
20 5c rropped up while il is grasping ~ every hold
to prevent it. final tall. Let il he transhXed 20
that wall where the Dry Book has driven it.
We shall hereafter have something to say of the
domestic dcpredations Of this comrli-hcd r0bbor
/ Webb and his immediate fight 70 d foreign coun-
/ try, well TO escape the lash of the indignant
father Of an innocent girl, as q get beyond the
rcbuke OF the Senate, he could be notified Il IL.
! coings, which nc knew prosTcctiycly rs well NJ
when finally reached. How sha rnless an old hypo-
critic and bully
N-se.e ,he being If hypocrisy. mcanness aud
dupli,iy j. convinced that the oclacn.s If his
ture uadcrsteod among bis fellow men, his c1ui-
vocal condition forever makes him uneasy: but
when txposcdt to he gaze and show Of the world, he
may ven lie desperate and enact the rufhan.
such is the vle.t print In New Nork"-such its
cdiior-sueh James Watson Webb Sucb l. New
York aboiitionism-the Conrio it. Goliah aud
mouth-rcace. but none need fear; tao Dag B9ok
viii DO its work. Our country aud friends viii be-
L.. "a ~. 4 hoo.
stock and pisto, continue il. this Journal .
its heart content.
fFrcm the Courier and i.nqusrrr May T.. isiil
IIT LONDON TINES, THE DAY Ie0S. AN uiE
llu1E Jor ESAf.-Ine personal abuse whiah may
be heapcd upon the editor of this any other Anc
rcan joumii, by the Timcs newspaper in London, i
OF very little importance 10 the editor slandered,
aud Of still lc0 consequence TO his readers. Int
when such abuse Il intended 10 jcmonatrato 70 all
Europe that the press Of the nitcd states, gene
rally, j. in the hanE 0f reckless and unprincplcf
men. and it, leading press conducted BY "a coward,
a scduccr, o swindlcr, and sentenced iglJn, who
escaped the ash: aui the charge sastairrd hy cx.
tended extracts from The New iork I'M B0ok, an
WILLIS Hmm Jsurip Il becomes duty to refer 10
The subject NOT BY Wy of detensc NJ homo, but To
sustain those who, from mere feeling Il nagnl-
nimiiy and scf respect. have deem II right T. H.
EHd the absent, aud rcbulc the slaniareT.
The London TIM, Is tho great advocate Il free
trade" ius; row, and will continue o 10 iel ~ lrus
as that continued. tho popular side a. tho question:
but Il l. notorious to the reading world 1t hqih I'm
rope aud America, that since the pasfayt II the
EClous biz, more than twenty years 20. tn I'm
BE- The vcrest ", atlcfy0ek IN cxstcres T. bar 80
with public ori1ion from day O. iay. and yeir
~ wear; aud ruBlU hiarly a.Ors it. yeu1ty
iathi. regard ir one reu.ect oalv tTs K cEg# cv-
Ebi "a any sarsisicucv and that il, init7 hatred
ufsycuthirw Aa tirau. and ~ unes1 irs ct grs 70
dcfanc and SANDER our peor.s 1n1 3rr III fitulCas,
and % iriue them ia the estimation &C Euro &c.
Jli. -hahc.al propensity, iuirlg n witit thc rr9rt