The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-19
Mr. WlkOR and the Editor Of the Herald.
To THE EDITORS OF THE EVENING POST.

An editorial article appeared your columns OF Tues
cay Last whisn It Necessary a 70 notice both
nature of the subject cannot forbear expressing my
surrse that my present relations with ths editor OF tbs
INV YORK HERALD should be deemed Of sufficient i'm
porance to attract the attention of journal Of the
al gravity Of the Erening Poabut without stopping to
by ss lucid explanation ~ can make
The Evening Post has thought at to exhums, from
eoss letter It that time sost M Bsnusst
of the HERALD. Whether the purpose was simply to
show, from the ueicrous entente cordia!e" now exist
my self yindicve whether 1t wasintended to at
ford opportunity Of reconciing apparent in
aIuy OF conduct Go not know, but the occasion
is one am really glao to make use Of.
The letter in question have always regretted, not
equally eossnt Be that ~hs
ther had provocaiion or MOI 1t was an act OF ba l
taste to rsy the least to publish catalogue of the pal
try presents that Mademoisele Fanny Esslsr deemed
proper make in 1S4l to the family Of NJ Bennett in
consideration Of the really important services which his
able journal had rendered her during her theatrical
TIE NEw YORK HERALD at that epoch returned to its
owner an income scarcely less than $40 600 Per annu%
have been of ncslculabe value in his eyes Besides.
should add-snd do with blush at the disingenu.
ousness which my irritation at the moment inspired
that these tokens Of regard the part of Aademosee
ssler were sent the ladies' of Mr. BENEFITS family
and this my suggestion for believed then, do
now, that he would nave proudly rejected them
ythng more we're accessory to oeepen that dis
satisfaction which violence or folly invariably entail
Il wouo be found in the refined and touching generosity
of Mr. Beppett towards me since the f.stmoment the
reached him Of my mishap at Genoa in 1851 ex
peted and not without reason that the editor of the
EERAID would JOY fully seize the first fair occasion
offered Ct rsquing In full for the annoyance
rage had inflicted upon him. was prepared for
H. but that my assonshment to find in the columns
Of tie prRALD forbearauce not unmixed with sympa.
thy, that could only have expected from devoted
fr END.
The HERALD Was, indeed, almost the only Journal in
New Ycri that did not copy, as matter Of pquant
news, the calumni0us narrative OF Mr. ThurloH Weed.
Again: In the autumn of 1858, Mr.. Bennett arrived
IL London, vhere then was, and expressed 6esre to
see me- Twas much broken In health by long and
painful nment and nearly given to the gloom
'est despopdepcy to the desperate chance Of
rghtirg my self in public opir ion.
At this creary NO neDt Mr. Bennett rendered me ad.
vice and encouragement, and that in tone OF such
generous true eeEDg to stir my heart up to its very
cepths. then resolved, come what might, never to
forget the kind words of consolation my old antagonist
warmly and celicately expressed; and further re-
solved that II the occasion offered, w0sld gladly
6emsni bis PARDON, rs do now for the offence gave
him In the letter already alluded to- and which the Eoe
no Post bias unnecessarily brought to light.
hope. Mr. Editor, II curiosity only prom pted you to
repubsh the offensive letter IN question, that my rea-
fer charge OF sentiment towards Mr.. Bennett of
the HERALD, esteemed sufficient Be the motive
Of your strange proceeding what 1t msy not sorry
that has found ready to confess not only that
en- ever willing 10 forgive wrong NO matter what Its
DYE hut still desreus to beg forgiveness for any
offence con mitted. Your very obedient servant
Nav YORK, May Is, 1855. HENRY WIKOFF.