The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-18
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"A. the public. 'f
When Professor Mapes some twenty years since pub
shed report on Banana drops, &C., thereby interior
ing with my lawful business casting stain on my
character, was he not bound, Of honor to res
pond to my respectful, nay humble en,reaty publish
Convince mo, said ], and il have offended, win Of
70 screen himself under the plea Of the purity Of his in
tent-ops Would they have been less pure If he had
BEEN more candid
He treated my public appeal with dignaed contempt
but privately gave me the information sought enjon
ing me to secrecy by pledge he forgot to redeem Yes
no privately enoins silence after having publicly
nxed stigma on my character. This may look suspi.
cious but the character OF Professor Mares is above
suspicion
1t is now stated on respectable authority that there Is
no foundation for the report although the professional
character OF Professor Mapes pledged for the facts
he has refused to explain modify. II the Professor
had canddy given the facts to the public, which,
honorable man, he was bound to do. he would have
evcd himself o. all responsibility, and tho public would
have at glance the full extent Of the danger and
also u it bad been undcrrated in the Professors report
He might possibly not wishing to alarm the public too
much have told them only part of the story. He
frankly told me the whole Of IT, An American public
don't wan. opinions cut aud dried Put the facts and
vouchers together in bag, shake them up, and let
each man put " that and that together, according to
his own notion; from tho same facts, all DO not
draw the iDfeences; for instance, the Professor
thought he had said too much, and wanted the thing
. blow oyer.n held that III what he told me was true
nc wat Eghly cuipabc Tor not publishing the whole
story Again inferred that be the amount OF guilt
negligence great small justice required that the
ectoncr and the public should have been warned aans
the che mist for the conectoner and the public
equally innocent No allusion to tho Professor |, in
tended.
bad one to tell story. The profess sor has few
equals; therefore wanted him to tell il. would
mind helping him out, il his memory should fail TO
him.
But the truihfuness and Justice Of the report
ccpcary Importance called for the facts that the in
tilsencc OF the public might decide whether had WI
fully neglected their interests. The psisoner strong in
his position, denied me- His silence crushed to the
earth crushed by the conviction that my charac
ter is liable to be assailed my business tempered WITH
standing hip In the estimation Of the public but not
infaible), but by every pitiful scoundel-no matter
who-who may choose TO pen paragraph for the public
papers, secnre that his motives will entite him to
shielded from responsibility by the invulnerabls agis of
public opniou while my motives may be questioned my
puny Efforts to establish tho truth laughed al aud de-
rided. N.Y. business once my pride, is now my sccrn
and aversion; but for the disgrace attached 20 it,
what dare to impeacb, in the slightest manner my
integrity and shrink from the proof when called upon.
Would the public know who has In reality been poi
soned! lis j, the venom acting on excitabc and
sensitive mind has caused me FOR than two years
TO wIihc ke Hercules enveoped in the pcis oned mantle
OF Djanra has caused to blush for words that have
fallen from my mouth and for characters that my pom
has traced. OF public patronage have had than
my share, and once thought that had my share Of
public confidence have done aught to forfeit II let
the community know it, that men may point Mt me
viper that nourished In the bosom Of this community,
stung its beneiacors let be pointed at al the
that bit the hand that fed it, let It be shown tina
after having been patronized by the members OF this
my gratitude by poisoning their children ut sixponce
head.
Until that Is proved place my character under the
protection OF this generous community and trust that
they will not permit man to nssa it without proof
7. &. H0DGKINS, Coufcctioner,
154 Greon sich stcect.