The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-05-20
[From the Courier and Enquirer May lsl


explicit than statement, might possibly lead to
IN exposure OF the party to whom we allude--a re-
sut to which, OF course, we cannot be q party.
When we determined briefly, yet clearly to apprise
the London Morning Post, aud the public, Of tao
cause Of Willis enmity towards us-whch, ii must
be remembered, was evineed in an article bearing
his own signature, and published in the Home Jour
''a1 after We had ieit the country. without the ex
ouse even OF previous dificulty-it was not until
We had arrived at tho conclusion that we could do
without the highest risk Of the public being able
TO conjecture who was the party implicated. We
were prepared, OF course, for surmises and rumorS
Of the most ridiculous character; but we firmly be-
heved that only one person besides Willis could
ever understand to whom we alluded: and we there
fore did not hesitate to state the facts precisely as
they occurred. If there be those who, from their
past familiarity with Willis. are liable TO suspicion,
and II, MS We are informed, the names Of half
dozen OF his female friends are banded about as
being the particular victim referred to by us. We
not responsible for their names being thus used
Whether Willis, in the foregoing card, intended
simply to mislead tine public in regard to the psrty
implicated, by pretending to misunder3tand us,
cfectually to screen the injured, is more than we
can determine In charity we are willing to ccns-
der this as one CT his motives for deyisng and pub
fishing romance, which, Ii "fcunded on fact" is
enc to which we have never been party, and WITH
the details Of which we are utterly ignorant. We
uEhcitatingiy declare that we know nothing Of such
a case as Willis describes and If il be ether than
felton, We advise him in future to abstain from re-
yeslng any Of his affairs with ''young girls who
mise of genius but who have settled down into
respectable married ladies' They will not thank
him for being pointed at in connection with our
charge: and in this relation. his card is offence
agd:,st every Esnlemanly impulse. Even if his
publication sere true, ana nna :. hearing upon what
we allege, it would be unpsrdonable 10 MN. e make
it, to screen himself from public indignation Ana
il his life has been such that the public have scores
Of names upon whom to fix suspicion, 1t il no affair
OF ours. We repeat, that but one person lives. be-
sides Willis and ourself who can possibly know to
whom we have alluded; and most assuredly, we
shall! do nothing to point suspicion 20 its victim.
were writing for the readers Of ,he Courier ard
Enquirer only, We should be content to leave the
matter upon the issue Of respective characters
for truth But this may not be, under existing cir
truth of what we have alleged, 10 the only manner
ia which it can be done without pointing suspicion
TO the party implicated.
General George L. Morris Is the personal friend
Of Willis-thc co-propretor OF the iIous Journal
and co-edtor with him in the conduct Of that paper
lie suffered Willis TO publish, in their joint paper
an assault on my private character when l was in
Europe and incapable Of defending myself, which
is admitted to be, by those who have read it. one Of
the most infamous assaults which found its
way into an American newspaper. Being thus, in
law and in fact party to that dssraccfui publica
ton, (Which. however, we have never seen) he can
not be suspected Of any friendship for while it
Is morally certain, that if he viii relieve
Willis from the charge We have made. Now,
iet w Ills scnu 1eneiil MOTIFS 10 u, ana we VIII
confront the General with the party who was pre-
sent when Willis delivered the letters Of his vic
tim. We willplace before him the identical pack
ase Of letters, supcrscribed in Willis hand writing,
10 "Col. Webb" We will prove their Identity |
and will place in his hands, for his perusal the let
Ter written to Willis by his victim, after her educ
ton.
. An this can be done with impuni,y without Geue- |
raj Morris having the slightest to the identity
Of the writer Of the letter; who, ii living will re-
joce that justice has thus osertaken her betrayer.
She feels, We doubt not, beyond the reach Of sus-
pcion and although she may regret that other I
unfcrtunates have suffered suspicion from her fault,
she will do us the justice to believe that we never
would have preached this matter II We had not /
known that by no possibility could she sufer.
Our proposition to make Willis friend and 60
partner the umpire in this natter must be conceded
20 be liberal, even by those who can palliate his
worthless assault upon us, IL such there be. But
We wish il to be distinctly understood that we an
Mex one condition, and one condition only to its ac-
'eptance Ii is, that after the investigation which
We invite, and before leaving our office, General
Morris shsll put in writing his report. and leave
With us copy for publication; which wc pledge
,urselses 10 lay before tho public on the following
morning, affect whom il may.
We bavc nothing more 10 say this subject
xceptt to express our sympathy for the "rcspeota-
Die married lady in neighborins state, there he
ueh person, whom Willis has 80 rccklessly as
allied, and upon whom he has ende ivore to afix
us pcioh Of dshonor Let US charitably hope that
he whole sorry IL AS much the offspring of his ina
,ina ton as Is that part Of it which relates to u.s.
Ind this is more than probable; because, were
here In existence such person n he describes, APP
husband, would have eHec.uslly pre-
ented Willis thus alluding TO her.
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