The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-18

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Hcusc Sell I'm Terrier OF sAs 0spc.
G nftence Cassidy IL still in mortal fear Of
ban ing Indeed, his terror is ON the increase, and
judging from his latest uttersnce about that Wise
letter, be seems to feel as II the moose we're already
pressing Oh bis w'ndpipe, that tue fatal knot WAS
adjusted upcer hts ear, and that at any moment
be might be jerked up to dance in the air. Thus
does conscience make coward Of the poor
butcher hoy.
On another page we publish the last speech and
dying declar alton OF the criminal, with the rope
around biz reck. And sad affair be makes Of
it, as uen in bis situation always do. Far better
for him to rave remained silent than to be con-
emped out of bis own mouth. In giving up his
ea,ly profession for higher game, unfortunate
Cassidy committed great mistake. He Is still
the butcher, and bis ideas have never been able
to soar above the shambies. The profession of q
newspaper editor was altogether beyond bis Ca
pscity, ard instead Of ruling the politicians, and
creating public opinion, or directing its course
be is made to serve a. slave to the head butch
ers of the Albany Regency, who control the de-
mocratic politics of this State; and instead Of q
brook Of pure living water issuing from he Atlas
Argus, it is o bloody, offensive, putrid stream
from q slaughter. house. Unlike the men who
manage him. be is unable to cover his tracks
and be has to bear the burden of their rascaiity
He has to do their dirty work, while
they lie ensconced from public view and
pocket the profits of the business
Like the pickpocket, who at the too of bis voice
shouts ''stop thiefW or the pickpockets confede
rate who throws baudful of dust in the eyes o.
the spectators to blind them, while his com
panion effects bis escape, Cassidy tries to direc,
attention from himself and bis friends towards
US; but in the clumsy way be does it be shows
that he has not the talent even of smart pick
pocket Just think of bin pretending to exult thai
we make a full confession that we were the frs,
to publish Wise's letter. AS we'll might we con-
fess that the sun shines while we write, or that
the HERALD Office is situated 90 the north
west corner of Nassau ard Fulton streets
The thing is self evident, and needs no
confession. We said so from the FIRST, aud
took some credit for our enterprise 10 the
say Of news. While the other New York
journals only obtained mutilated copy, we
we're successful, as usual, in laying full copy
before our readers The agent of the AIS )ciated
Press bad access TO the same source, but was too
ley to copy the letter complete or too dull to
zee its importance and interest while our detec
tive. sharp as a needle, perceived that be could
make point for himself aud the HERALD by
copying 1t accurately and entire from one Of the
copies which emanated from Cassidy. There
were some errors IN the pointing, which were
afterwards corrected by Mr. Wise, and which
were occasioned by the illitera.e person
who made the first copy from the origi
nal in Cassidy's possession. Had the origi-
nal been in our control, or had copy
of Il been sent to US by Mr.. Wise, as Cassidy
stupidity iusinuates, the pointing would have been
as correct as the rest. The whole case lies ia
uutshell-thus: Cassidy confesses that Donnelly
conGded the letter to hin, and Donneiiy has
declared over bis signature that be gave no copy
Of the letter to human being, and he is corrobo
rated by the fact that nobody ever heard of
copies being in circulation till Confidence Cassidy
got bold of tho o-ieiraI. Oaeufdy docs nos deny
that be gave copy or copies Is he not, there
fore, responsible for the letter finding lite way to
the press? 1t is In giving the first copy Of this
confidential letter that the treachery and the
breach of confidence lie For once copy was
allowed to be made there was no guarantee
what use would be made of it, or how many
copies would be taken from the first copy But
Cassidy knew very we'll what would be the re-
suit. His Object was to keep re letter in c,rcu-
iation privately, to kill off Wise as regards the
representation in the STATE Convention BIZ dis
ticts. He knew that the letter would Inevitably
he made public, but be calculated that 1t would
not zee the light go soon. He desired to have
Wise secretly cut up into little pieces before be
or his friends could take the alarm, and that
being accomplished, he cared little when the
letter was made public Our premature publ.
cation of it somewhat defeated his purpose, and
enabled the buDgling butcher 70 win only a
doubtful victoIy--one that uses himself up az
ehectuaily as Wise.
Having despatched The virgnian bull, Cas-.
sidy next trots out Dickinson to SHOW his
6ne points. He will continue fattsoing him
on the most nourishing fodder, aud will give
him refreshing drink, ard curry him smooth aud
sleek ard shining like morse's ear and pat him
on the back till he is splendid fat prize OK,
in rs fine condition as a "bull of Basban."
ready for brain blow of the treacherous Ratchet
and a stab Of the ut.broat knife Then will
some means be found to entrap and tie MIN up to
the stall where he fed go luxuriously, and despatch
him like Mr.. Wise, AMI cut him up in steaks
and IuDps aud roasting pieces, aod sell him all
round for the benefi. Of the Regency No donot
Cassidy ill be found hawking his CARCASS about,
and crying out, "Who will buy fine porter house
steaks from the great prize OK of New York;"
Then will come the turn Of Horatio Seymour.
BE has been long tool of the Albany Regency
and the political butchers of New York. They
want to get bin into the White House, that they