New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-02-18
The Aztec Chiidren-why they arc Assaulted In
the Herald.

The Aztec Chiidren-why they IRE Assaulted In
the Herald.
To ne Editor a. The Tribune;
ask of you, as man who loves honesty
and hates knavery to give publicity 10 the facts which
I have embodied in my affidavit You know mo, a
do thousands Of our citizens. and am at liberty 70
refer directly to Cromwell, Raght & Co.. importers,
No. 6s Maiden-Iane, and II Liberty-ss. Fellows,
vanarsdale & Cooper importers, No ii Maiden-lane
and to John Bellamy, corner Cour.landt and Green
wich-sts, wholesale jobbng house. having dealt with
the latter firms to the value OF more than one hun
bred thousand dollars during my residence In this
City, and challenge any one to point to an act Of
my life inconsistent with integrity aud good :aish--
Read, then the following sworn statement of facts,
and ask the public to make the fitting comments.
remain. Yours, &c, JossFn MORRIS.
AFFIDAVIT.
City and County, Joseph Morris, being duly sworn de-
Of Ntr- Ysrk. IS poses and says have for the last
nineteen pears resident OF this Csy, wherein
decided to exhibit the Aztec Children ssths society Li,rs
y after having invited most of tue kdiiols Of this Ctr
invited Messrs Bennett and Hu1son of The
with ehers) to call and ses the Ce,lden aad write eoa-
corning them whstever they should think proper. Mr.
sss a !;
said he had thing remarkable while
his companion the visit inquired fOr what sua heJ cssd
opshd morning by tho appearance Of paragraph az
tacking sneerBg at the Aztscs In The Herald called
that he did not write the attack He furhsf assured me-
that TWeud advertise an Ths Herald and get all my bs
s 70 ed%Si.s 81 rs saoriat soess To,h rep.d
Biesss. Howell Mccoy couple Of industrious aud de-
disliked to withdraw from them. This follow
cd BY another and attack exhbitica .ses
Mr. Hudson at the Clinton Hotel and he told ne
that the attack tesaid not from his pen edsred
him i've dssrs he would write aud publish in Tbs Herald
his opinion Of the Aztec Children mat op.
ion misht be. Looking az ME money he said. No eumD
Tor no such sum0 could bay The Herald thiAh the
TS.vs never advertised The He though f.agsnsIy
urged to do nor have to my yeo nunS
fom the worthy youps printers make NO msnt this -
The Herald charged about double the prices charged 81
Mess~ Howell McCoy And for .a,s reason snasss
beoa repeatedly ard gro'sy sssasa az hamous impoa-
ton disgusting &c &c IN the columns Of Inc Mossss
sworn before me ,his 10th day Of February 1854
ROBERT M. SrRRBgea, CON. Of Deeds. &c.
In regard to the above affidavit, We may stale that
so far as we have known Mr. Merris all bis ransas-
tions have been of the mos. ccptionable chras
ter, and such as are entitled to entire confidence.
In the same connection we quote the folio wing psrs-
graphs
I'VE cheerfully publish the following note and AZ
fdavit from Mr.. Morris, as his fttest vindieat
from a malicious and Venal system OF persecution
adopted toward him by the proprietors OF TAs
Herald.
The practices Of that Journal In cases like this aSs
sufficiently notorious here, but abroad they are NOT
well known, and hence the propriety Of Mr.. Nor
r,'s publication.
.'Tbe charge that any improper efforts have been
made BY Mr. Morris 10 control or bias the judgment
OF the press in reference the children exhioiring
b. him this Ciiy, we believe to DO wholly unfonnd-
ed and TO have originated In The Herald, solely from
the mercenary motives indicated by M Morris"
"Tle only comment we shall make on the above.
tafiid ayitl is that we have known Mr. Joseph MOI
MS for some eight years, and more prompt, hon
orable business man, we have never dealt With.
When invited by him TO attend private exhibition
of the Aztec Children he particularly requested -
expression Of The Mirrors honest opinion IN regard
10 them, whatever it might be-" lMifror.