The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-05-10

The Late Cowhiding Affair In Spruce Street
Capt. Lyster Explains.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
The ecwhidiDg Of individual that occurred 10 spruss
street Monday afternoon lsst"the cowardy attack
upon editor" - sympah sers with the caAs.
tsed have felt dspossd to mises i-has been generally
noticed by the reporters o. the city giving its
veriion Of 1t, and not one, singular to say, con-
timing itself strictly to the truth, but al nduging In
ste emeDts OF the afair-thereby NOT only
doing great mi ustice but placing the action of
70, vroDgtslly before the pulls, Under these croum
TO the psblic with your permssion statement
Of the whole trAnsa etion-i. origia and result.
the soci.sions Of many personal isnS and dssrous
myself imparting to those anxious to what know
Ledge possessed q Nlsal:sua 10 climate, people ana
Iesources its army and com mauder In chtef-General
Waker-l delivered q lecture ~ Hope Chapel. The
denes on the OCCASION though not nunerous
together was certainly respectable before
copgrega'ed 1T Hope Chapel any other le,ture
in New York; compliment that appreciated highly
Old the evidences that bstrAye ed that my efforts
to enlightsn them the subject that had chosen for
my lecture, met with the cordial appreciation Of my
The Sunday Courier in its last sue, parsgrsphsd the
fet Ct my Delivering lecture, and chose TO express an
tenporares In regard to lecture, charging with
indnlghg in Oomb.stic bad Eualish, . insnuating
ing other assertions equally as false Il this however
old not take umbrsge, willing IS was that the edito
chose, and attributpg his condemnation my Anguaee
10 lamentable lack of knowledge of the English Ian
had R.aed omitted an exhibition of
characteristic malevoence-he would not have rued the
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hancs.
did not find fault Notwithstanding the uutruthfulneas
OF the criicsm-the editor Of the Courier ungenerousy
and unjust6aby reflected upon the character Of tbs
audience, grossly insutsd every one present, and
character falsely stating that had resigned my
asserting that hereafter pursue profession
suited 70 abilities and not in the least agreeable
At shis did take umsrage, and resolved to inHc.
personal chassement upon my traducer. For this pdr
pose proceeded to the once OF thu Sunday Courier
excellent oovhide. TIL formes deemed advisable to
have vith me TO resist An outside pressure-to ksep
and thereby project my ssrsary the latter oonsd
cred Indispensable to the 9 asioa.i
q persn whom took or the editor Of that papss.
Yes, SIR" said he AID ms antiy furnished nae with
Pointing out the Objectionable article it contained,
Would you be kind enough tell me the author of
He replied that it written by young
cd Wit the paper refusing to give his name, arroxany
'The fact Sir am responsible for everything that
IYou are ehi Then you just the ps-son want to
sec" REPLIED and suitng the action to the word drew
from its concesment cowhide, and numerically ap-
Piled it the back of the responsible" e.itor-lsying
murder" 81, &C. attracted the attention OF about
dozen printers who at work in adjoining apart
tess rushing into the armed vii mAllsts plAners
shooting sticks, and other similar articles usually found
II printing as Of l.. ia
evncsd IN their gestures. That the intentions Of these
valiant Of Faust serious and wasevi
dent to their looks and actions betokened H. What
would have been the result of their iatended onslaught
upon would hare been speedily determined had not
terd Walters with his usual GOODNESS and promptness
his ions to interference Of any out
siders. Producing from his coat pocket and present
ing to the the intended .ss.ans pistol loaded with
Gus as enc without 'ock, stock or barrep'-he com
manded the relief party" to stand, command that
undisturbed to prosecute the object Of my vsit-to
cowhide the individual who had wronged me. That
C0uytT-ihat logged him in q gsnslemanly mannsr-I
willirg to leave to the deci ion Of those who wit
messed it, however BIASED they may be in favor Of the
Aner had finished to my entire satisfaction,
my friend Walters and myself vacated the premises,
valiant printers, inters persed with halt IS many
printers devils witnesses of the trausa ction, aud
all camorous for revenge. Armed With various missiles
Of character peculiar to printing Off the indignant
rsbb'e pursued us tor few yards when one Of them,
plucky'' than the resi- of his companions threw
huge malet at me, which however, did injury. At
this moment, itunately the pistol in the hands OF
my friend Walters accidentally discharged Tighten
ing the pursuing printers into precptate retrea aud
attracting the vigilance of q policeman, who took the
former into custody conveyed him to the Police office,
where he subsequently dis harged chage being
made sgainst hi
The above correct statement Of the affair il which
was prominent participant; that acted right, my
conscience usiifes in asserting. That he next issue
OF the Courier will contain perverted statement Of tn,
TRANSACTION, expect; that II will be charged that the
.'berty Of the press has been assaied and accused
Of being its sssailant will not astonish Still how
ever the latter, the former will lack proof No
sincere advocate Of the eli 9erty Of tbs press"
than am; person will labor sesd ,usly to
tain the same, than will l. Still however, object to en-
nnnm Ned moeryCa noerty tnat Jasunes unpnncpled
liberty INDUCED in by any editor, my personal dst
riment, shall feel yself at liberty (and shall take
manner that may feel disposed to adopt.
WILLIAM J. LYSTER.