New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-10
CARD FROM Mr.. GRAHAM


SIR Your editorial slusions to uyseli. OF this day
demand come notice from NE. believe. in later
,,oy, AZ al events, have erjoyed the conhdencs ani
respect OF your joural-hav1s on several occssion'
rep,e,ep.ed il in my professional chNscter-.nd |
would 10. willingly forfeit its go'd vi or esteem
rhs, YOU shou ever have bad cause to review ny
conduct in public urfsvcrSbly is matter of no little
uppesssrtuess 70 me; bat still, IN reference 10 the
scene you speak Of there circumstances TO be con-
sdayed which. when looked az, msy induce you 70
think ths; you have condemned ne II lot WIN TOO
much haste a. least with undue severity.
Or the 9Th ult when cane TO my Office, which
vsss. late hour in tie day, found there AID. Tap
ney had been very much iDdisposed the pigat
before snd had no. come 10 my oee Tor the purpose
of st.e ndirg 70 sry business. had never seen ths
gentleman before, ror did / know before, except
through tie newspapers, that be nsd msde com,
nlsrt against the editor Of Frank Lesle Illustrated
N,rspdrer. | hsd been previously retained by AID
kssa en' lTs the pron s. on ;h., aer
roor being the tune s,,isned o the hearing 70 wncn me
tr.n,t 70 law declined sccoun, Of nd'pos,ion; oa IS
h. Insisted pon my scng counsel iu the future stage, OF ee
oss ss ssfS Pse h Once eToi H. H. WI W.. hSi .eoGy for
srd retained the ex.mns,on On my way home
WSen arrived there Il had been going
lime. behind Hr H., snd beyond whispering s1f
Whep Mr. A.hmesd .anit,ed that M Le.e the Publisher
of the paper something Vi. said about t.sus .ylisnce
IA 20 tse s who was supposed have msde the
bea .a'ea . The Is.. % Ss bs were
Criminal liable law, and ths the artist wa snnshaS 20
Insisted the s, to the p,oP9.ed eydsne ne me- T5 e
decided that the Of M n.s asa W was .. toH o the
Gsnd Jny upon toe RaeP ss9 tv ns .nS
nat poreiy and not his cA eoH'eAd 'he as aud tea
"Tecod' Iius auth0, guam actor -. ,t,.
R, ed came before Justice Quskenbu.h By my cifecton
assistant EDITOR Of Le.s newspar was sgoPenaed on ths
.rfrg gp-
The beou cu, We did succeed in accomplishing OBJ
& h gs co.s my Gnsncg G bs poseo bpad st
al the guilty pses after the ca The most d.nserols
the principal man in Of offences This
my duty, ana, in these days when hbes abound felt
constrained to perform i to the Utmost ,,,. ,.,,..
Ass return for this. in the very next issue oil tns LeEs
NeDdpe beled in three different articles repe.e Win
school and ice beside bns submitted 20 most wicked
easiure Aldermen Reed and 1uomey were beed again IN
the same issue ~ this you vW bear IN mind ts man
Lee unde, 'cOg1isasee to an.ger 70 re eaa,gs' Of e
b. bis appreciation Of the law and It's efficacy is such thai
be dresds not TO double and qadd,Iie bis ohen
upon myself issued shown me, aud Tas urged BY
Numbers peaceabe and respectable 10 take club snd
pun,h the man who could dare to act thus In away as
would him for all future time for repetition OF as ohease
determined to sek him out and to chsse him for his ousse
upon me- went past his place ia the night, where sc
deptsy BY three friends who will BE- astonshed when they
Bs who sre not sws Of nv Intentions except as they
conec,red them ascertain his whereabouts aud his
going on, Aldermen Reed aud TaOmey in
& W.. to be- lpt p for the baance Of the year To restrain
this avi,ed the proceedings which adopted Saturday
satisfied that the law had been light in the hand
which had laid upon this and that he must fee rs
full weight before be could know his duty to indvidus and
him in Court of Justice resolved school feeling: aud
bousht before Justice O,born. being custody
time Justice o. opened his Court. received from expans
persecution and then stated course be- pa
sued snd the amount and KIND OF M G, asmspasa IN
ALL 10 relation eight OF them, he gave bail in $1,000 70 keep
the peac. twelve months relation OF them he yet
to hsypa A ahrarr he
expressed desire 10 have counsel Justice O. informed him
ceecines would be This Of virtually ad
o the Court although the magistrate remained stns
my chair, intending to leave
and So in rssard 70 the sind OF
concerned m the prodncon OF these various bel' Leslie
keep t. addressed by him much for
ard was ,ude.ny srpord ws rag '5e pNs ia',eI ! .ns
fund 1rovocaiion had previously received The reports
wnst usn'pired To correct them would take to2
much Of your valuable p.ee II not True how.ys that SAID
author hs, could nndly give the credit OF uninteaonA
euo The remark made for remember distinctly was M.
II there any thief here from the establishment OF this Leslie
keLess for the purpose cslicsrine No. hop.
that that him take out hs pencil viii neG
zee him IS ire ves Icannot acOHat 70, N. ,to,t
rotr 10 make out eaim TO taio, Sy rps'e1ay .at
me Gr,mIt would not have made nor did make the remark
At the time Of this .oeDe you have very truly stated in
psper the nsgstrae not hOdng Court From ny Ie,pes
,d In hi u,s.nes Probably II be had been in my place
he would have acted differently. Though may b. couh
-l still The extremes 10 which ougn, not 70 60
In IN. mer must be pardoned going In the latter chs
Had occasion which professional dlty oloaan
this Lesio, said or done anything wncn
offended him suy those connected wb him. would have
been Of charity fer them 70 have euhned their as
s.uts them they had the
sac to opportunity IL have Inflicted in
Jury when Court have sought 10 evade manly
sponsbiy. Like Senator from Of States r-
coruize 1.-THE law Of self defence and If sssaied will
sitly upon natures hfst law challenge
defy no Violence 10 the sphere IN which move.
Wishing be le Alone myself proceed upon hst principle In
reference others In the course Of s5ohous and BY no
agreeable profession, plSed lin situations
would seek Duty sthers comp-s 10 do much would
otherwise d. Whatever combinations in
my future career thing certain shall consult
OF unnsurszed foreigners 10 my right TO advocate the
cause Of an American citizen
taxing leave obee would beg to say 10 them tha, the
they design for pass my he.d they lodge IL the
bosom Of ssd mother; they invade her h.ppness hey
plunge her into misery II 70 the du'iful son e
defending ths ssDcty Of bosom truT
that. instance sscedneT of the end viii b.
dee ed sufficient to justify the meana Yours, truly,
k,u~ Yo,k Age. g. 1853. JOHN GRAHAM