The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-09-30

|
called on Mayor wi,hers at once, and thanked hin
Tor the course he had Ut To pureue stated 10 hin
thai AZ the rumor had been traced 10 the Rev Mr. Haw
thoIne, bop' he woul have him present ALSO
eap's'n Maury who was present, replied, he would se
Ifuggesrd to the Ma ar that be appoint COMMITTEES
'ores &C. &C. that we would give every facility in oui
| power.
He besratcd moment, then said, swell, come up on
| phed, 'Yct, saturday morning.
Acr e' thai evening the Junior, to the bay
% my family committee called and got invoices,
cones .oacsrce, &c for more on Friday morn.
pF co oi Know they were appointed by the origi
| la con mbtee or by The aayor.
now btlievc. had Mayor wIthers examined us on
Fosy nofnifg, ne Ne originally intended the result OF
NAT e2s niuaiion would have been favorable 10 u.s. 70
hs tcby attribute inc terrible disastrous results which
| have followed.
qhe Examining Committee, have every reason to he
eve selected The course which seemed 10 them hest,
bVt y reltaniy very evident tnat they made
great ms esc 10 their report when instead giving
acs ara NOR ming the public what had been done and
shn' We had solo, an TO whom and uader what cir
cenSarces when ssy, IN place OF these facts, they
! faia
The character Of the evidence and If brought he
orr The committee IS such that thought only njudl.
eous but unsafe aud dangerous 10 make them public.
Tt! ulsu, stiopebiy pursued that which was
naturally calculated to mystiy leave the imag ma
son OF each reader to copIure up what it had
when returned 10 the city on Friday morning. the ex.
/ ci nen ntenFe.
! Contrary to my own Judgment but with the advice
may ain ost FAY coercion, OF many friends IL deem
but prudent for me 10 Assent myself from the city
and iske with me my partner We crossed the bay ia
,npE sail boat rode 10 my buggy to Wetberords aud
/ New York.
| had hoped these facts would have been made known
through the edium OF friend and did think my alb
| sepct would tend TO alIay the excitement
lerr'd, sadly erred. in my judgment Facts have not
Dten gwen iumor with Or ten Thousand lies, has been
BUSY, very buisy.
chain Of evidence wholly false, Of character cacu
lated 10 excite the has been org, which can
readily see cannot unaided and alone land who dare
aid me y reDd aseunder
must submit to the blow and must again find IN some
new field an opening for my business energy and feel
that many years OF life have been in laying the
foundation Of prosperous business only TO be ruthless
~ destroyed when ything seemed the most bright
love Mobile and its people, they are whole souled
race. They have done much for and miro the re.
membrance OF which can never be rom my
whoever rays or insnuates that have ever intention
ay done aught except what was manly, right and Just
TO its people or its institutions stat that which Ia wnol
untrue and impossible TO be substaniiated by sha
The statement OF our clerk, Mr. f. c. Babcock
which wss sworn 10 by HIM before the Mayor OF New
York. will corrooorate my own and will satisfy the pub
lie of the extent TO which have been dealers or
| seminators OF abolit on documents in any ,hape.
was In the employ Strickland Co booksellers Mo-
bile from November % 1854, july ~ 1856 in the capacity
During The period but more especially during the last
twelve months Of my service generally wrote all The orders
open HEM compare them with the Invoices and mark the
In the fall of several friends Of the house called and
wished procure copy OF Fred Douglass Bondage and
hs Question Was ee as s the proPrety Of ordering
we might order two COPIES. which was done.
When they arrived placed of them on Mr.
stricklands desk, and drew his attention to It. lay
there several days and Was eventually placed with the
other copy on the shelves with books Of similar sizc in
the rear OF the store.
No other copies OF the work ordered received
curing my stay with the firm,
When took inventory Of stock June 1856 the same
two copies which were ordered above then in the
the md
rom that boer copied into the inventory book by Mr. sick
My position and duties the house surh
impossible the introduction of any books without my
Ny conssn. employment IN the book depsrmen, q 'he,
csc their stock Than either Of my employers clerk
took complete list Of book stock in 1856 and also
ana ssnay ss % S So ssde S 81
ny stay Th them was Que copy Of Auiographs Of preesm
1895 copy Of The Key TO Uace Toms CABIN. ali Of
books ers leo The s Of my no @ and n e
.ea 20 ss ns sok which had sssn %
no other 81 hap bose asoy msnons s 20 FAY p
cendary or abolition character were their stock during
sworn to before me- This 2eh Aug 1856 Frasaspo woop
Mayer Of the City of New York.
The following extract is from letter which have ro
ceived since have been here.
lie written by OF the members OF the Com milee
OF Investigation.
lie wil have doubt, pardon the use make of IT,
such evldcrce under tho circums,anoce.
nc hrve the privilege Of giving his name tho in
nceIce would carry would go far 10 convince the most
fkcptcI how very little have done merit the odium
nov attached TO my name in the minds Of southern
men.
give the rst page Of his letter entire without the
slightest alteration
DEAR sRyour Of the 18th from Augusta reached
me e cay and you viii perhaps be surprised 70 learn that he
Of your friends have you letters
wheh VII reach you before this.
Il Committee
w DO other view than ihs, OF doing you uscc and keeping
not believe nor do now believe that the idea entered
bead Of doing mischief by disseminating ncenday pub
The mob feeling was strong against you The arst night
s SSuy Of Us could sysn ss The @ss1s 70
| auirc fully Into the facts Of the
have IN this communication given to the public all tho
facts IN my possession,
Al the terrible rumors--bcyone there simple facts
which EXIT nre wholly unconneced with any action Of
the committee so far as know.
list with having gold two copies or my bondage and
Fretdomn
I'd With selling one copy Of Autographs Of Freedom
3D. We are char cd with selling novels containing abo-
ab; We are charged with ordering my copies Of
ith. am charged with lying before them.
he Circumstances OF the sale 81 the two copies OF my
Bondsse and Freedom" az follows
when We bad completed inventory IN June last
lad books which hid been kept in tnc back part Of our
store brought and placed frcut tables Amongst
the ,hus moved forward was one OF the two copies
| Of Douglas book which were In ovr possession
New Orleans gentleman dropped INTO the store want
ing something 10 read "a bo went up the river
In locking over the stock, he finds this copy Of
douglas" and remarks TO my partner "Do they allow
you 10 keep such stuff In Jour bookstores her.Y His
rcrly was, Not exactly, though people here claim the
right tsread pretty much what they please"
The gentleman replied "that such books would not DO
allowed In New Orleapsn
As not present do not profess 10 give the lite
raj words used bu believe give the spirit Of the re-
mark.
He bcush some o,ber book and len and my partner
replaced The book In the back part OF our store.
THIS gentleman travelled up the river wit, the Rev.
Mr. Hawthorne OF Mobile, and told him he had such
and such a book II strckand's store.
The Rev Mr.. hawthorne tells Cod. Jones' whilst q
visit TO his bousc, the thing The Col. requests
him, such s the casc, 10 buy and send 10 him.
When the Rev Mr. Hawthorne returns TO the city, he
sends his son in law Dr. Cragn, 10 buy the books Hc
buys two, (s bave) takes himself, and orders
The ether TO be charged and sent 10 Col Jones. was
not prtstnt at the time Of the purchase
Mr.. Philip, our clerk who sold tho Autographs OF
Freedom states regarding ne fae as follows
A Young gentleman Who II G ERIK In Mr. salomana CT
.La