The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-10-14

Our Wall street contemporary with all the
charity of an active lay member of Christian
church, has not the charity needed to cover
such rascality as this. The Fillmore move
ment Of 1885, however, was only repetition
Of the outside Van Buren, movement of 1S48.
But mark the superior wisdom of the democra-
cy. AT their National Convention of 1862, the
followers of Van Buren, were received back
into the church, and from that day to this they
have risen in grace, until they WELD at length
the whole machinery of the Albany Regency.
Let the republican party profit from this ex-
ample, and learn the wisdom as we'll as the
virtue offorgiveness. But it appears that this
scheme of selling out the republicans to the
rump of the Fillmore faction is thing
(which the Tribune has been maturing for a
year past, and now has the hardihood openly
and shamelessly to proclaim" and next it seems
that this plot "has been concocted for period
of nearly two years." and that the Cheyaler
Webb rejoices ut the denouement. He rejo;ces,
because he believes the conspiracy will be de-
Gated.
Now, this is very beautiful quarrel as it
stands. But it is only foretaste of that which
is to come. Seward and his adherents have
set their hearts upon his nomination as the re.
publican candidate in 1860. It is his only
chance. He will never have another for the
White House. No stone, therefore, will be left
unturned to force him upon the republican
party; but in the Developments before us ii is
evident that he must submit to stand back in
1860, or be content with the role of Van Buren,
and Birney. The philosophers of the Tribune
have been long enough outin the cold and they
are getting tired of it. They smell the good
things of the kitchen, and to reach them we
should not be surprised to find them cleo
pioneering for Southern opposition man for
Speaker of the new Congress. At all events,
upon the test question Of the House organiza-
ton, we shall probably find out before Christ
mas whether Weed, Webb or Greeley is most
devoted to the cause of Seward. They are all
slippery customers, and we can only pin them
upon some direct question involving the spoils.
Our DISTINGUISHED NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
WITH THE GOVERNING CLAssEs.--In the
course Of our journalistic experiences we
have the pleasure of receiving many distin-
guished visiters. In point of fact. nearly all
people of eminence, in any rank of life, have
occasion at some time or other to appeal to
the public through the columns of great daily
newspaper; and the HERALD is made their me.
dunn of communication here, as the Times is
in London. We receive more personal visits,
however, than the editor of the London Times,
who is addressed only by letter. We are visited
by politicians, professional men, litterateurs,
Opera singers, blue stocking young ladies, ma
vigators of the ocean and navigators of the air,
foreign diplomats and in fact all conditions of
men who have filled or hope to fill any space
in the public eye. This week our visiting
list has received two very powerful accessions,
in the shape of the distinguished Mr.. Morrissey,
and the no less eminent Mr.. Heenan-two pro-
fessors of the noble art of self-defence, which
means that they make it their joint business to
punch each others heads or any outside head
| which offers, for certain pecuniary considera-
! ton, and under the operation of certain def
mite rules known as the laws Of the prize ring.
The circumstances which led to our enjoyment
| of the honor of visits from the elevated
characters above named are briefly as follows
1t seems that there exists among large and
valuable class of the community radical diff
ference of opinion as to the relative merits, in
pugilistic point of view. of Mr.. Morrissey and
Mr.. Heenan. In order to decide this ques-
ton in manner most agreeable to all
parties, Mr.. Heenan sent us card, in which
he offered to fight Mr.. Morrissey so soon as his
(Heenal's) contest with Sayers, the British
champion, was over. We printed Mr.. Heenan's
polite invitation, whereat Mr.. Morrissey was
delighted beyond measure. He accepted the
cartel with all the ardor of young lady who
receives her first billetdoux He straightway
brought reply to the HERALD Office, and turn
ed out to be splendid specimen of humanity,
of quite decorous and gentlemanly deport-
ment, so far as externals 60. His card appeared
in due course. But afterwards it seems that
personal rencontre occurred between Mr.. Nor
rissey and Mr.. Heenan, IN the newspaper ac-
counts of which it appeared that the former
had endeavered to provoke the latter to
a rough and tumble fight in the Park
The finer feelings Of Mr.. Heenan were
cut up by this reflection on the character of his
adversary, and Mr.. Heenan comes to us to say
that he does not wish to publish card, think
ing, with ourselves, that there have been cards
enough; but he will relate the facts, which he
does to one of our reporters, who has written
them out for publication in to-day's paper. 1t
appears that Mr.. Merrissey only intended to
say that he would whip Mr.. Heenan in a pro-
fessional way, at professional time and place,
and with proper professional pecuniary induce
nan and Morrissey, like that of other men,
is liable to misapprehension by outsiders Mr.
Morrissey will fight with Mr.. Heenan after Mr.
Heenan has been to England and has whipped