The national Republican., 1862-10-21
James M. RiIon's Reply 60 r. T. Bar
NUNS Card"

JAmen M. NiIOn'1 Reply GO r, III, bar.
NUNS "Card."
With lamentable shrek, Mr.. P. T. Barnum
endeavored, in yesterdays Star, to avoid the
" contest' ! 30 openly and honestly offered to
neet him In. Had he have left the field, Gas
be will shortly he compelled to do,) and taoity
admitted his incompetency. to compete with
me in comparing "dwarfs," would have been
satisfied with the impression such a course
would have left on the public mind, and would
have forgiven the Misrepresentation he has
made repeatedly, for the last few days, in re.
gard to having Commodore Foote and Colonel
But Phineas went out Of the record, and with
venom on his pen and malice in his heart, de.
scended TO low inuendoes and contemplate
personalities. Even ladies'. who, by their
fame and livelihood, were not permitted TO
| escape the calumny Of tho chagIi,ed mounte.
bank.
Forgetful of his own personal ard pecuniary
for which he is IA or rather Infamous die.
tates terms for my exercising a patriotic duty,
at the same putting Barnum by boasting of con
tributing many Qmaginary) thousands of dol.
lars. Mr.. Barnum's integrity may be a little
questionable, but figures are generally correct;
so would like to know the exact amount. or
within u few Thousands or so, how much p. T..
B. has given to the volunteer fund.- In my PRO.
fessional capacity in New York gave 81 $50,
and 10 Philadelphia, while fulfilling an engage
voluntarily, and would not have been alluded
to had not Phinsas attempted to assume a vir
tue when he had II not. VI will accept one
portion Of Mr. p. z. B. $ liberal proposition by
NJ, this day, October q, 1862, provided he will
de posit 81 900 in the same institution-the com
bined amounts, 81, 500, to be placed to the
account of the Soldiers Aid Association OF this
corporation, and be subject to the order Of it's
president.
In regard to the payment Of all moneys due
my employ ees, allow me to state that have
paid and do now pay dollar for dollar of my
bills, unlike " B. IN the Jerome clock failure,
getting my friends 10 buy up my paper at ten
cents on the dollar. Those whom I employ
osn smilingly get their dues, while the honest
mechanic, poor working women, and child
tOilers in Connecticut are suffering from the
| loss OF the hsrd.esrned wages they were de-
frauded Of BY the incompetent mana emsnt or
objectionable extravaganza OF an amateur,
| strOlling, Yankee clock manufacturer. Per.
| haps while on the subject Of paying employees,
| II would not be out of place for mo to remind
gagement for him with Miss Jenny Lind has not
yet been compensated, neither for his labor
nor the incidental expenditures necessary for
| communicating business operation that made
for him no inconsdersble amount Of money.
Your styling me an 'adventurer" emanates
| In good taste from an iiinerant" like your
self. l live in New York, 'tis true, but, like
many active business mon, ! have come to
Wn6r6 great pOrtl0n OF the citizens OF our
Republic are concentrated, in order to prose.
cute my legitimate trade. That YOU are un.
Wiling 10 onter into newspaper controversy
| ! believe, for you have always been most sig
nifoanty unfortunate in literary pursuits.
When you attempted to odit Npaper in Con.
| neoticut, You committed such outrages against
the private character Of citizens, and the peace
| of the Commonwealth, that you were incarce.
rated. Subsequently you got u New'York Bo.
hemian to write your life, but your career so
little interested the public that the "book" did
not sell. Your last "Card" Ia absurd. You have
ut command n gentleman of experience and
journalistic taste, whom you have been com.
pelled TO send for from neighborng city. You
| should have permitted him 10 have written
your card. Bad as your case may be, with
his nice discrimination and powers Ms writer,
he could have gotten up something respe ctab!e.
To sum up the matter, Mr.. Barnum, you are
dfrdid-YOU DARE NOT ENTER THE LISTS WITH NE.
You have sustained your reputation as u hum
| bug, but you hav'nt succeeded in making the
puOliG believe that your Matt is what he ia
cracked up to be. Please do not advertise
Commodore FOole or Colonel Small to appear at
your bear SHOW" Pray do not add the OBJ
| tanning OF money under false pretences to your
| Iinnumerable amiabe peccadiloes. As you
refuse, through fear, to meet me On the pro-
posed platform, shall decline your gratuitous
| Recommendation to move along TO some other
locality; at least, so long rs the citizens OF
Washington patrunize me AZ literally as they
have done since | opened the Crem orne Gar.
den Circus for their delight and ed dfication.
Sorry that you have declined, l romain yours
kindly, JAMES NJ. NIXON.