The New York herald., 1851-12-17
The Father ma thew Concert.

TO THE EDITOR THE NEW YORK HERALD.
DEAR sIn:-I need hardly say that the public have
perused with usual interest the strange and con-
ficing letters which you have succeeded in drawing
from the benevolent gentlemen of the Father Mathew
concert There parties, it would appear have suddenly
doed the cloak which concealed the selfhness Of their
motivs and have out in their character Of hired
assistants who employed and paid for work
which he engaged subordinstes to perform.
know not sir whether you have remarked the gene
raj spirit OF there letters 1t appears evident from al
accounts that blame attaches where but the ques
tion s, upon whose shoulders shall it rest Each party
seems anxious TO discaim the managemn mt Of the
cert and 70 prefer the character Of paid aoorers to the
petition Of phian bropists which first they ostenta
iiousy assumed This however is of minor consequence
when considered with the apps
rent upon a comparison Of their several erasions A
glance at one which the public capnet have failed TO
have detected, viii suffice
FTeD the original account of rales returned by the
committee (Me SIS. Otis and Burkhsrdt), which yo1
kind enough to publish 1t appears that nine hun
Here is the rock upon which they al split Mr. Otis in
MS letter 10 Nh. Mshopy, requesting him to call for
some slsoths result in the Commuters hands after
paying FOR the house and other expensesgoes say
that tkis does not include Of the msney received
ty M Wsrawel during the day aud at the doors during
.he evening Of the concert-no account having been
csved BY the mittee Of nine hundred tickets deli
vs-ed 10 the treasurer" Now all the tic kets sold
II rot, how many, and at what prices Mr.. Bourne &C.
Enovedges the receipt of the nine hundred tickets aud
asserts that put sevepty sold at 50 EACH
o and sixty FIVE given away by order of the commit
tes-tLis vc-d sivs balance Of SleS. Ia the face Of
us sEtemtLt As Otis in his letter OF day
ssteTts That tie whole number OF paid for tickets
;dEen s the OCor just six hundred and fortyEve
su-eIy here is at Inconsistency and which We TO
believe Mr bourne or Mr. Otis 'ris true Mr.. Bourne
brings on the stand new witness in his fsvora Mr.
Wll!s Frstt-who is entirely character in the
affair, of whom have heard. and Of whose OPP
o-tuEss Of Eb owing the details OF this matter
ignorant Either Mr. Otis or Mr. Bourne must be wrong
which believe the paid philanthropst or the
assistant treasurer Until this discrepancy explained
in satisfactory manner Mr. Otis and Mr. Bourne must
divide the cd,rm between them.
IL would be we'll FOR those ntlenen whose sensi i've
.pirits cannot hook the mputstop their conduct In
eurs and who never allow reflection to pass unno.
teed 20 satisfactorily the charges urged agsin,t
them IL woolG Be well for gentlemen who are engaged
10 DO stipulated work. to explain why, to day they
sign theD9elres &C members of committee, aud, TO-
MORROW address voluminous denial Of having served
rJon any committee whatever What do they mean by
comnhcn! j. Il roon,y paid for pedestrisnisn or for
selling tickets or N II per ceBtsge paid upon amoun.
Of money receiveH the latter, was not $50 an eno'
commission paid Mr.. Otis, for the sale Of fifty
icEetll II the former, though have net much De-
.nce myself IN selling tickets yet Is not $50 rather
sIorbitsnt for one two days labor by CT
I-. otiss eminence IN the business!
Mr. WGrdwel In his letter is disposed to Siscsim al
connection with tie concert notwithstanding that he,
as ar OTIS well remarks appointed the night fixed the
p-!ee o tickets arranged the programme and announced
concert fer the evening before and one for the
after Re also would have the public 70 believe that have
no. called On h as as .tstea IN ay ass 10
mere hgurtf of the brain. Fortunately was accom-
Isried upo2 the several occasions by gentleman who
Wiling x reeetssry to subetantate my statement
regret sr treepassing 80 much upon your attention,
for mad hoped that my first letter would have drswn
:oItn satisfactory eITianation instead tf the conict
irg statements IL has elected IL hosever have not
occseded r susnentipg Americas testimonial 10 the
AIese Cf 1ehper1nee II Is satissctory to know that
Opg existing abuse has been exposed and public ettsn
iier drawn 20 clsse Of who having ostensble
Profession 70 support them, generally considered by
tie public the grstutous alders Of public charity but
Who 10 realty --srt while they profess to secerst
every cause with which they ara unfortunately con
Iscted.
In conclusion MI George Loder for whose discr.m1-
s;bg grsiuiy the not sufficiently charitable
provokcs word should like TO know the high ndard
ofeenevonce 20 which this leader OF orchesrss holds
himself aneEstl- is perhaps fortunate for him that
fublc 70 wtoss call he refused to respond not
fastdcrs ss enc Who everything their support.
hove the honor 70 be- sir, very truly yours
MAURICE A. DAILY.
Sgw yoEr, december l3 1851.