The national Republican., 1862-10-22
p. T. Barnum 70 the Pubiic.

| hu oiu uOuk0' dmOuk buOWm0HS luu60O, h1(
amorg politicians and some other GLASSES, |,
for an obscure or low and degraded individual Il
| attack and engage In public oontfoversy eoms
person or party whooe position 10 suoh that any
reply will secure the object desired, viz: give
ricsity towards him. A wise aan usually re-
frains from noticing such notoriety hunteH
especially II their antecedents are such a. "a
| remind him Of the truth Of the old adage, "you
cannot handle pitch wiaOI, inS ~, espg dssd"
my former GARD TO say that declined entering
inio newspaper warfare with James N. Nixon
WAC had already attacked me in scurriloui
personal epithets, such ~ "humbug, ""Ysnkee
clock speculator, !" 30. At the same time, one Of
Mr.. Nixons writer's was Boosting that this was
done merely to get up an excitement and make
money!
But Mr.. Nixon's attack Of this morning dis.
closes such a depth Of moral depravity, and ie
characterized with such virulsnce, that I feel
reasons why preferred not to aid him in his
strife for notoriety, while shall at the same
time hope that plain statement Of few tdcts
concerning him, will expose suoh depth Of
moral turpitude as to prevent his turning his
o,cn degradation to profitable notoriety
! bear this man Nixon not the slightest III.
will--for such man is beneath oontempt-bu
what have to say is for the public good.
l. He makes no denial Of my statement 10 re-
gard to his imposition Of pretended "Spanish
dancers" upon the community.
He then attacks my character, and talks
| about Connecticut clocks, Jenny Lind, my ir.
| carceration for alleged libel, my book, &c. II
Mr.. Nixon can give the public any thing neB In
for II they are not already familiar with my
history, II 10 not my fault. l have published il
pretty freely In book now out Of print. which
Nixon says did not sell, but which the pub
| eighty. Ave thousand. Over one hundred thou
sand copies Of the same book we're sold In Eng
land by three different publishers, and large
editions In French, German and Dutch were
publishsd and sold In Paris. Leipsio and Am.
sterdam. In that book 10 the whole story Of
editorial Incarceration" A. well ss those OF
the mermaid, woolly horse, Gc., from which
Mr.. N. is at liberty to draw for his future al
tacks. Every one Of ordinary intelligenc
knew full well that the woolly horse WAS adver
yet not altogether As such; for making II the
| feature, as I onoe did, Of my Museum, Il was
| more intended, as the intelligent public at the
time understood II, and as Mr.. Nixon could not
as way Of advertising the older, yet more
valuable attractions in my collection. This ia
however, the first time that Twas ever charged
with hiring others 10 write for me. Rut will
give one hundred dollars to any charitable OBJ
ject he plesses, fNixon will make AFFIDAVIT thai
/ he wrote either oard to which his name Ia sp
| pended, and another hundred II he will, il
presence of three school teachers In this city
write, dramatically, ten consecutive senten
ces OF twenty words each, on any subeo
which they may name
and they are here with him now. The foolist
falsehood, that I did not pay the man whom
sent TO Europe for Jenny Lind, Is answered BY
the fact that gave him for his services ter
thousand dollars IN cash and service of plate
| and hold his receipt in full, and subseQ Quently
loaned him fifteen hundred dollars, for whict
| | hold his totes Of hand, and which I will sci
for twenty cents on the dollar. In fact, nc
living being ever did or can say truly that
ever failed to pay in full every cent | owed
where, the public knows, l WAS fraudulenty
drawn into liability for more than seven hun
dred thousand dollars, for which ] never re
ceived one farthing, but TO pay which gave
which possessed on earth, and that Il was al
| sold and devoted 10 cancel those unjnsi AND
strictly illegal demands. But this man, Nixon
is a notorious bankrupt, and instead Of pay ing
his employees, as he pretends, he owes them
and always will. many thousands Of dollars
while writing my card yesterday, Ella Zcyara
the circus rider, stood by my side, and stated
that no (or shel had come to Washington tc
seek employment from me, and that Nixon ow cd
him cor her,) for services, mere than i,Do thou
sand dollars, Of which, with thorough knowl
edge Of his (Nixon's) character, he Tor shel
had not the slightest hope Of getting dollar
That, last spring, actuatsd by the hopo Of get.
ting small portion Of his back pay, he under
| look 10 TotTleN6 lduou iOTtuu6h ~ NlxUu
" Cremorne "-then known as the "Palaos
Garden and the result Of this venture was
| that, after three toeeks' seruiCes, he secured
from Mr.. Nixon, the munihcent sum Of seuer
dollars, and nothing more. This person, Ell,
ZoyRra, ia the same who WAS paid, for hit
services in this oity last season, i,oo hun dret
| dollars per week.
LIST week, tho guardian Of the Baltimor,
dwarfs, now exhibiting by Nixon, stated 10 m,
and others that Nixon owed him for their ser
V..,o ,,, Nau nd hot hA
again to Nixon, It would be in the hope OF get
ting some of his back pay. Not only nearly al
the women employees in his New York Gre
mOrne Garden are poor and suffering creditor
and Boston stuck the poor musical srtistes fol
large amounts, for which this sawdust oper,
manager receives their indigr ant curses. An,
yet this Nixon has tho hardihood- to deny tina
he done" his people out Of their earnings
When this Jeremy Dlddler pays bis suffering EN-
ployees, it will be time to show his libcraiiy I,
benevolent institutions with HIS OWN money
and then repeat my offer to give one thousant
dollars to his hve hundred. Let him cCmmenc,
by paying Ella Zoyara the two thousand dol
lara.
MIR. Nixon ia now operating upon vRrion
me nbers of this community with the funds nc
cunu,ated from the public OF Washington !!
his CremOrhs circus TO perpetuate. and as b,
says In HE advertisement, make permanent
an institu,ion hurtfui and obnoxious to all th,
best IL eTasts Of the city.
Now a word about this moral man who talk
Of ,hings "hy pOcritical" and "infsmous." H,
disclams being IN "adventurer" or an itine
rant, and says he lives in New York. Til,
truth is, his poor deserted tc,fe and ChldreI
live in New York. His wife has been hi
faithful, devoted, and honest, hard. workip.
COMPANION for years. But during tho pas
summer II has become u matter OF public no
torietu that he has forsaken his wife and chill
dren, for public danseuse, and | asser IT that 1
is only within the last month that Nixon's poo
deserted wife sent to me a request to take hi
and her daughter upon the stage Of my Mu
scum, in New York, TO save her ind her chil
dren from starvation, or the alms.house. Thi
daughi er is no,C engaged at my Museum.
Nixon has brought hts paramour TO Washing
ton city, and will, doubtless, within a few day
appeal 10 the LADIES and gentlemen of Wash
ingtOn to patronize her ns a danseuSe at hi
public, MORAL, "arm:chair" circus. AMI th
same Nixon Is the religious gentleman who, II
II public card, published IN the newspapers, Il
of Washington TO worship in his circus, In or
der (to use his own language "to enjoy tn,
privilege of meeting together to hear tn,
blessed revelations OF Gospel truth"
oh, charming model of christianity! why di,
you not add, that yourself, y our psramour, AM
your Spanish dancers would Join in singlnl
the doxology'
These statements are due to the Washington
public, In order to save them from a most out
rageOus and despicable impostuie. They ar
true to the letter, and are made with II full
knowledge of my responsibility. ! am read,
i and anxious to verify them whenever Mr.
Nixon may dare hold up his head and den,
them. regret to bo called upon to disoharg