New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-08-17
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DATEMAN and BARN U M.-The
DBATENAN CHILDREN-A CARD.-Much as I re-
greet the nee. ssity Of troubling the public with affairs Of
puIely private and personal nature yet the attempts Of Mr.
Henry L. Batemsn TO place me in erroneous possn,
before the community compel me to do So Mr. Basman,
in his last CsId," falsely charges with designing and
intending if possible prevent the in this their
native country o. his children, Kate and Ellen. kLOwn
Dey, Dir. Cromwell, and my self have visited him with
threats Of prosecution and all sorts Of wicked sad malicious
Nov to FACTS, all susceptible Of proof:
While New Orleans in the winter OF 1851 Jenny Lind
ssd % m osnseT and Ss ,as 5
Children Richard III and Paul Pry Miss Lind expressed
the children declared their performances the most wonder
fol she bed wnesed and sent for them TO visit her at
Ina .Sv,."S Mr. Bstemsn 10 take the Children directly to
Entab6 offering him letters to M Mitchell manager OF the
ST. James Theater and others IN London Mr. Bateman
asked NJ, opinion and assured him their be
certain II properly br ught before the public. He desired
me TO on Him declined consequence of having already
too much business; but he visited day after day. npor-
tuning unite with him in the enterprise, continually
world but il wants Barpum bring before public"
At lat, reluctantly consented to add this to my other
and signed writings before leaving New Orleans con-
tracing with Mr. Bsteman for the OF his children
yesr from the date Of their arrival In England advancing
al the mCtey he paIepaps IN the profits realized BY their
agreement another year by giving him notice OF my desire
Under this arrangement expended several thousand dol
lars for OUTFIT travelling expenses wardrobe new plays, &c
engaged MIR lie Grand Smith aid Mr. Batemsn in bring
ing them out in Great BritainDy London AGENT under
dire ctions provided the Baeman family with mansion at
the Coueld othe town. furnished throughout in asye fit
for Prince, and they lived like Princes at expense.
enlisted the aid and influence Of personal friends in Great
Britain including the Nobility, the American Embsador,
and members Of the Court OF ST James, and tho
them the Que en- herself The Bateman Children became
the pets Of Royalty and the Nobility frequently invited
cir ard received vlsis fom them In return
They played consecutive months the St James Thea
ter. where Her Majesty frequently attended their perform
hara hra and uH1anFA
eo every seat in the no places being secured feques
~ sspsmept unSep Mr. A. Banb at tbe DmTylsne Thea
ter, and subsequently, - twenty nights al the Surrey
Tt to the most crowded and delighted audiences The
like extraordinary marked their several
In the principal heat' OF Liverpool Manchester Birmng
ham Edinburgh s'gow Dublin, and, in fact throughout
Great Britain
Now | not pretend by any to say that this sue
owing entirely to any efforts of mine; Indeed,
frankly confess that the result w3ud have been far differ
the children bad not possessed the requisite talent TO
back up the favorable representations given of hen never
th.lcss Mr. Bseu himself frequently declared that my
contributed much toward producing the f~oye
which where existed in relation 10 the children, aud
the following extract from letter which csved from
Mr. Bseman the heydsy of their fully shows
what he thought about my influence ia the matter that
can permit no feeling OF descy to restrain me fon PUB
MY DEAR BARNuM: I am as busy as ever and therefore,
cuse the bycrny Of this. We all in rstrste health
and the babies mtrry crckets afraid that
much petting would spoil them but not BIT Of Kate
is pruc sh old msdish her dignity
ard scknow hedges mo betteTs; while little Ellen Is the
You bs re conception how they have improved,
Dicleps Douglas Jerrold Mark Lemon, Blackstone
Matthews, Albert Sn it'll, and ,l other noabes including
authors and aetors 10 saying they beat the wod
End the world who throns to see them, acknowledge
the fact
But, my dear B, facts prove what always said Not
withsndiDg the extraordinary talent of the children II
the neh class to visit them st fret You know would not
.itempt to hs,,e but tell you Your name lisa tower OF
9Th tn ouRhout hestrica opeatical and musical Eu'
rope Your extraordinary tact and seccess with Jenny
Lind your proveTbsl hersty, aui the noble honorable
manner in which you always fulfill your ENGAGEMENTS are
household words that spge scratch from your
pen would command for the American market any talent
of whatever detcnpuon, thai Europe contains They all
snow you fail and If such miracle should o,cur,
that you able and willing to foot the bill -
Your teIs the nobility and to the here have ac-
compshed more for the children than millions II money
all other Influences In America could ever have done
The people sush here In America. Oh ut your being
humbug but ,ell II, that the knowing ones at home
understand that this is title which you voluntarily as
'untd fer ne Sale Of notoety shd mat ITALY al .naI
"u,hy and always give the people ten times the worth OF
The children are creating enthusiasm than
acae,d 10 kcA up with Gen. Tom Thumb. We have
ard they are all delighted We have visited the Queen
By rovsl command" and the end is not yet
Our share of receipts last week was -; our p.ohts
this year surely 100000 thus giving s5o
my share confess that not only perfectly sat,
lshed but delighted with the result May We do as well
year. for of course you won't let me of for the second
year
Such was the opinion of MI Bseman eight months ago,
few WeekssnCe. IL Odc OF nls Ieues 70
he ed TO published in The Ne foyk Herald even
beoe the original reached Re charges that had done
thing for the children ard that my name had proved an
luIy 10 them.
-Four months before the expiration of the first year IN
structed my London Agent 10 MI Baeman the re1ui-
site notice OF my minsfion TO continue the
snoher YEAR he piled by tbs return steamer that he had
cone 60 d that Nh Bateman accepted That NOTES ms
beyond all silOn true for my agent Is one OF me most
uunciual in London aud OF course he could
have bad gaTGng directions much less
In wrng me faisehood Besides have good proof that
Mir Bstemsn wrote me letter nc knowedsng said notice
which letter he's been mlsad inadyeEtanty destroyed
But here Is the secret Although Tie pecunlay re-
sut Il ~ Bateman enterprise Great Britain Is not
hrhiug better than ancl d. yang the people as
lhrn Mr. Bairman expected although generally hon
nahe upright lie Is bee lung inehrae with success
BLINDED sudden wealth ana led away by uprrclped &C
yiser no counsel him TO forfeit his word break his en-
with me, and Trust 20 public sympathy Tor his
ldfen bear him out IN that oiEnCnoTable course
| Ard now TO prove that | not lue the ayarico "a
oyeib aJne mar that Mi Bstemsn would have the public
relieve NJ that have desire throw straw In tue
Of the Batemar children, will state the act that sN
weeks offered NJ BatemsD, through MS scent IN New
York S25 O. for his portion OF the pTos % the prescott
veal hch he declining offered 10 give up 70 Nh Bate
II an ny in Them fox SetO This oisr being also
rejected must IN justice 90 myself aud a. waning 10 al
peIoIs who attempt 0fi.i. their solemn engagements
sppt a 20 our tnfer justice m The spd this Is
alb the eoD dwork which MI Bateuan has To- charging me
| - MY attorney it'll 'thi eats Of persecution
therefor awe n.tce 10 al nansseTs ano llneIs
whom concern that shall Use ali i gal means IN my
lower TO prevent the children from peTio-mn
oUug the present any engagement net entered
into with Of the ccnirsctlne partles .,.,,
The pUbies obeols nj servant 7. / BARN. NJ
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