The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-07-19

war, however, re must abide the issues OF
Providence, the action Of the administration,
and re upshot Of the ultimatissamum between
l..cssia and Turkey. Is that thunder!
Mr. SEDGwIcK. THE CRYSTAL PALACE, AND
THE CRY PREss.-The city press, particularly
the Sunday newspapers, and some Of the small
fry among the dailies. have been numerically
severe upon Mr.. Sedgwick, for various acts Of
omission and commission in connection with the
opening of the Crystal Palace and the Metro
politan banquet to President Pierce
Our philosophers of the Tribune complain
that neither at the Inauguration nor at the dn-
ner was Mr.. Christensen or Mr.. Gildermeister,
complimented, as theyboth deserved to be, for the
important part which they have performed as
the designers and architects of this Crystal Pal
ace. And we must say. that although the fail
ure to put them in the front rank at the open
ing of the building was owing, perhaps, to the
noise and confusion " incident to the visit of
Gen Pierce, that other failure to recognise Mr..
Christensen among the lions at the banquet APP
pears to have been deliberate thing and is
therefore without excuse. AT the Lon
don Inauguration Mr. Paxton, the ar
chitect. occupied the post Of honor next
to Prince Albert and the Queen, and pari
passu as our Palace is but New York edi-
tion Of that of Hyde Park. Mr.. Christensen
should have occupied the same rank, next to
the Presid mt and Mr.. Sedgwick, if not at the
christening, at least at the banquet.
The architects it may be said, need no other
compliment than the beautiful palace which
their genius and scientific knowledge have
created but that fact should have been ac-
knowledged in the formal opening Of the build
ing, and at the banquet too They deserved
it. and the public expected it for public opinion
is apt to be on the side Of justice. But as Mr..
Christensen is said to be preparing pamphlet
in exposition of this business. we leave his case
for the present in his own hands.
But the Sunday papers, and some of the lesser
lights among our dailies, rest their chief com
plant against Mr.. Sedgwick for having publicly.
at the Presidents banquet declared that to
the best Of his knowledge and belief, there was
not one dollar of black mail sought to be levied
by the American press-not the first solitary
dollar And, in the fullness Of his heart, what
stronger testimony could he have given in be-
half of the American press? Perhaps he may
have discovered. among the corps editorial
around him, some good-looking individual re-
minding him of Barnum's recent letter to the
Boston papers on the subject of loans and dis
counts to the profession and a generous desire
to make every one feel comfortable may
have suggested his full acquittal of black
mailing Of the whole editorial corps, from Cape
Cod to California. Certainly had Mr.. Sedg-
wick tried the experiment and proved his point,
he could not have been more explicit or COM
prehensive in his full discharge of the whole
American press. And the fame which will
accrue to it from this important discovery
ought to have reconciled instanter, by tele-
graph, the whole American press to the
mentioning of the subject before the
President of the United States and the distin-
guished foreigners present.
For our part. we hold that Mr.. Sedgwick
should have a fair hearing. This Crystal Palace
was great enterprise. and the task was no
small one of getting it opened in style. Mr.
Sedgwick had to attend to all the details of the
inauguration-he had to go to Washington the
second time. if we are not mistaken to persuade
the President to come-he had next to see to the
preparations for proper reception in town
and in the Palace-he had to see to the arrange
ments for the Presidents banquet, and thou
sand other matters, and therefore, we think he
ought to be excused in many things for which
he is arraigned, and especially for his direct al
fusion to black mail, which was but the excess
Of his overlooking generosity in behalf of the
American press. The press stands acquitted.
Is not that enough?
THE VETERANS OF 1S12.-The survivors of the
gallant little corps d'drnee furnished by the
city and State of New York to defend the
country from the Britishers in the war of 1912
and 1874 have serious and we fear Just cause
of complaint, against our Legislature for some
thing akin to ingratitude or forgetfulness Of
their services. They have, for some years past,
been endeav oring to procure the recognition of
their just rights, in the shape of some extra pay,
or remuneration in land, which they claim to be
fairly entitled tor rather they have sought to
have the law of September, 1885, granting a
title of l60 acres of land to each of the countrys
defenders, and the pension law of 1918 and 1920,
extended so as to comprise them within its pro-
visions.
To secure these advantages, and for the pur-
pose of mutual support and assistance, the sur
vivors of those who served in that war associat-
ed themselves, some three years ago. into an or
ganization denominated as that of 1.-The Veteran
Corps of 1872" and on last Fourth of July a
general convention of their comrades resident
throughout the State was held in this city
when it was resolved that the corporation be
several counties in the State and Col. Nicholas
Haight, of New York, was elected general in
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