The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-06-05

" sN~ NAAAchAOou Pfoos huu itc CVu
To the London Morning Post and its correspon-
dent we feel especially indebted for its defence of
Us, " ,na,aSaiy and stu more So for its defence Of
character Of the Day Book and its co-laborsrs in
infamy. Abiding to the personal assault based
UPON the Dry Book and Home Journal, the Man-
lng Post says
sour readers will be surprised, on perusing the
article in question, that any newspaper in the world
should have been lost to all Of propriety
to originate such thing; and We may safely leave
them to make the comments which their own feel
ings will dictate-but which we forbear even to sug
gest-as to the conduct of our contemporary in re-
publishing an article SO infamous, and giving to q
shameless personal libel the currency Of its extend
ed circulation and the prestige ofits name without
check or qualification.
"This would be bad enough, had the journal and
the editor who DETAINED been utterly unknown
TO our contemporary, and the article been Cited (S
it Irofessed to be,) merely to show what trans
atlantic editor could say Of another; but when ii
transpres that the journal attacked has been for
years the declared, but open and manly antago-
mist Of the Times, the republication looks some
thing less like the effort of amateur in ltera
ry curiosties; and the climax is reached when it is
declared that the editor of this Journal, who Is,
in this article, held up to the detestation of man
kind, ps monster whose very existence Is stain
upon humanity, is = gentleman Of education and
try, and Familiarity known to many persons in tho
foremost ranks of English society; and, finally,
known to the world at large as the intimate friend
Of the late President Taylor, (who, in fact, owed
his election to the Executive chair in small de-
gree to General Webbs efforts and inauence) land
by him appointed Minister Of the United States to
the court Of Vienna nm appointment which Is ih
itself so far guarantee OF a mans character and
position 50 as to make II appear incredible that any
Journal having the least for its own reputation
would IN AXE upon him. in his absence, 30 gross and
wanton attack as was involved in the deliberate
and unreproved republication Of the foul-mouthed
philippe, Of which we are reluctantly compelled to
speak, and for which the letter already named has
solicited our careful and especial confederation"
The editor then proceeds in a manly and inde-
pendent tone, for which We are quite sure every
American will thank him, to point out the shame
full manner in which the Times has traduced this
country for years past, by constantly quoting from
the least reputable prints in it, and pretending to
judge the United States by such standards He
says;-
published have been extracted from journals not
only devoid of all but well known to our
contemporary as being so; and worse still, as not
American in any respect, but the locality OF publ
cation-beng, in truth, owned and conducted by
Europeans, many Of whom have little in common
with the interests or responsibility Of the country OF
their adoption"
alt is unquestionab bly, true that the English esti-
mate of the character and ability Of American news
papers has been influenced and modified by, if not
actually formed upon, the extracts made from them
by the English journals; and 1t Is equally true,
that no paper makes those extracts rs freely as
the Times"
"Conduct like this is SO disingenuous, aud so ut
tery opposed to every English instinct of fair play,
that even the consummate assurance of our con-
temporary cannot carry it off, if once fairly placed
before the public, and clearly exposed
Had the NeD York Courier or Journal 81 Conn
mGes habtually laid before its readers extracts
from the Age or the Satirisf and soemnly avouched
ham . rnplas IF E'pOIish liter
and expressions Of English sentiments, declaring
those journals themselves to be the leading organs
Of public opinion in Great Britain, 1t would be but
the precise counterpart of what the Times has DONE
wilfully and determinately for the last fifteen years.
in the face Of all that could be urged against such
gross and wanton misrepresentation.
"Public opinion, in the United States, is inau-
pnced by and imparts its tone to- such journals as
The Ccl9tn and Enquirer, the Adrot'sr, and the
Journal Of Commerce, Of New York; the INtahge,sey,
IF Washington; the Gazette, Of Philadelphia; and
The Journal, Of Boston, with many Others Of proxi-
mate sfat,As, whom forbear TO name; and by
every arrival from America, copies Of many of these
papers reach every member of the metropolitan
press. Yet the Times prefers to ignore the very ex-
stence Of these journals and lays before its readers
he ribadry and mis-stAtements Of paper excOm-
nunicated from society, as If it were the truthful
narrative Of passing events the other side oi the
Atlantic, fair expression Of public feeling and
opinion, and an average specimen OF American
newspaper talent and newspaper morality"
The Lo-doa Morning Past and its correspond
'nts, having thus defended the absent and vndi-
sted the press Of the United states, We o~sit to
hat press to explain why we should have been thus
ssaed BY the editors Of the Hore JotVndl aud the
Day Book-N. p. Willis and Stimson-pn noble
T1fiurl.
The name Of the Day Book never appeared in our
columns but once until this day; and then for the
imple purpose Of enabling to say, in the name Of
Mr.. Webster. and some half dozen of most pro-
ninent Statesmen, and in the name aud behalf of
many Of our leading merchants, that card. got
~ and widely circulated, purporting TO be an en-
iorsement OF the principles Of the Day Book, and
irging subscription to it, was a gross aud delibe-
ate forgery. The article copied by the Timer,
vas in reply to an exposure of its fraud and, Of
'ourse, never was noticed by us 80 utterly OBJ
cure u the print in which IL appeared, that, al
hough IL has been published for years in this
ity, We have never BY any accident met with
ozen copies OF IL during the whole period Of its ex.
stence.
MIR. n. p. Wills and the Home Jo,prq,, tho &C.
ual author and originator Of most Of the Day
BCoks ISLANDERS, are better known; and because
hey are well known we feel called upon to explain
he origin Of what 10 reputed to have been one of
he oslest and ost oowardly assaults upon private
hsrscter made by Newspaper in this country.
That Characteristic assault was, our readers well
now, made after we had left the country, and was
orwarded by it, author to our Consul in Vienna,
~ circulation in that city. But the Consul Is q
gentleman, and Of course, could not lower himself
o 20 base purpose, nor would he even per NIT us.
o read the attack. which he simply characterized
= infamous and base. Since our return, il has
eeu repeatedly encloeed to Us, together with full
afticulars Of WILLIS connection with the Forrest
Yorce Gaze, his being horsewhipped by Forrest,
nd fell account Of his doings IN Europe, bis bor-
owing money from ladies In the absence II their
usbands, and all bis Jeremy Didder proponsities
lille abroad. But we had promised never 10 rad
lie sttack, aud TO this day have not read any part
fit nor uid Intend ever ~ have alluded a. Il
= its author; and We shall now content ouEseli
nth simply showing why he hss as-ailc3 ~. In
rider that the editor Of tho London Nos~tag Pot
ray know the character Of our assailant IL tais
immunity are both known, nnd, therefore, 40
eicnce against assault from that quagtcr q nccs-
any, nor would u be excusable.
some twenty years ago; we read IN the new iogk
Hn7w that ~. II. Willis b d gone abroad and
Ould be the foreign correspondent Of that paper.
he sequel u we'll known. Willis became az IN
iate o. Lady blessEgton's coteric-the mot i'm
loral in London, but which was composed Of tie
ghcs, ntcllects Of The age. II Is scarcely n0scs-
ny to add that the female members of IL were all
doubtful respcctabty, and never admitted ute
DC higher aud better circles Of English society
bile no gentleman lost social east by lreqlsE:ing
adv plp .stuutuufs brilliant cfrrlN Thrp Abs I