The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-16

appointed LOT the setting out Oh the next eXpedl-
ton. The British government will, we under
stand, give the services of two of their war
steamers as escorts, and furnish as many men as
may be required.
The WISE LETTER." BIRDS OF A FEATHER D.
The political character Of those who take up the
cudgels for Cassidy verides the old adage that
birds of a feather flock together" The i'm
maculate Thurlow Weed, of the Albany Evening
Journal, and the unblemished Forney, of the
Philadelphia Press, are the special advocates Of
the confidence man Of Albany, now Oh his trial
at the bar ofpublic opinion. The first of these
Mgh-minded gentlemen was caught with $4,000
in his pocket a bride to betray the interests of
his clients, the protectionists, and to aid in the
passage of bill through Congress in favor of
''free WOOL" For this consideration he was to
pull the wool over the eyes of all the leading
"woolly heads" and blind them to the treachery
which was being practised upon them. The other
most honorable gentleman has been detected in
various matters with which our readers are IA
miliar 1t is very natural that these champions
should endeavor to whitewash brother Cassidy
he is man of their own stripe in more senses
than one. The tendencies of free soil Cassidy
and Forney TO the abolitionism of Weed are 10.
torious, and before long all three will probably
be FUND sailing in the same boat.
According to Forney and Weed, a lamb going
to the slaughter is but an imperfect emblem of
the injured innocence of the good Saint Cassidy
as to the publication of the letter of Mr. Wise,
and, with consummate impotence, they.both unite
in throwing the whole blame on the head of
the editor Of the New YORK HERALD, making
him the scapegoat Of the treachery and Punic
faith Of the Albany Regency. The bleating in
nocent has become dumb himself, but in his CO.
lumns resound the voices of two of his friends, as
follows
The stranges but the most characteristic phase that
ths question assumes Ia found the fact that the
and Argus aourna 1at refused give private letter to
the public, assaed in the NEW York HERALD, journal
se gt Of the act mputes 10 another. Albany Even
writer in the Brooklyn Eaa.e, referring to the false
issue got up AZ to how the letter was made public goes
Much sres. has been laid upon breach Of confidence
Of Major Andre respected the confidential private memo
randE found in his boots Washington the detas of the
sreachery in Arnod's size pocket one vas treachery
agnlst the country and Its army fighting for liberty the
other heachery against the demo TAtic party.
In publishing these two paragraphs in the
foregoing order, and without further comment
than the few words with which he introduces the
latter, the guileless Cassidy desires to have two
strings to bis bow: one is, that he did not pub
Itch the letter or cause it to be published; the
other that if he caused it TO be published he not
only did no wrong, but performed a praiseworthy
act. This reminds us of the defence of special
pleader in New England in an acf in one of
the small courts for the breaking of kettle.
First, said the advocate, the kettle was broken
when my client borrowed it; second, it was re-
turned unbroken; third, my client did not Dor
row it at ALL
1t is worthy Of remark that Cassidy has never
positively stated that he did not give copies of
the letter. What he says is, that he did not cause
it to be published. But we all know that there
are various ways of killing dog without chok-
ing him with butter. The political Jesuit shell
tiers himself under the subterfuge of mental
reservation
Now, what are the facts? Cassidy has admit
ted that the letter was con6ded to him by Don
nelly, and Donnelly has publicly declared that
no man obtained copy up to that time. 1t is
clear, therefore, that whatever copies were in
circulation afterwards were given by Cassidy.
Now, the truth is that there were several copies
sent out by the Chevalier, and one of them went
as far as Bingbamton, and was sent back to Al
bany. This private circulation of the letter pro-
duced the very effect which was intended-it
killed Off both Wise and Wood; but it has pro-
duced another effect which was not intended
it has killed the Albany Regency, which has
committed political suicide, like the scorpion
that, grit with fame stings itself to death
When our detective reporters, who are far bet
ter and sharper than the detective police, found
copies of Wises letter circulating through Alba
ny, they procured one Of them for the HERALD.
The reporters for the other papers were not 80
successful. They obtained the letter mutilated.
For the HERALD it was secured complete, and we
published it for two reasons: first, to give accu-
raiely the letter, which We knew would be pub.
lished in CARRIED form in other journals; and
secondly, to expose thu schemers who set it adoat
They had theic owl base motives in circulating
it privately. We anticipated them, aud broke up
heir rlana ~ piyipy the letter at onoo BE- 40