The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-05-19
Rewards Offered for the Detection Of the
PerpetratOr Of The Fraud.
OF THE MERCHANTS.
Of the World and Journal Of
Commerce by the Government.
Seizure Of the Independent Tele-
graph Lime,
kess &e.. AOs

The city was thrown into state OF great excitement
yesterday morning by the appearance n the Journal Of
Commerce and World OF proclamation, purportng to
come from the President calling for four hundred thou
sand men. 1t was atrocious fraud the public
appears that effort was made or tho part OF some
scoundre in the rebel interest get the spurious docu
men in all the morning papers, but the fraud detect
ed in time all the offices but those OF the World and
Journal Of Commerce.
Twas clearly the intention OF the perperaor OF the
fraud to get the document into the mails Of the Scotia,
which lett yesterday for Liverpool Steps at
taken prevent the this PLAN We issued slips
exposing the fraud which sent by the Scotia, Mr..
Postmaster wakeman keeping the mails open enable
accomplish this object These slips sent to tho
leading European journals. The following despatch ad
dressed to the PRESS also received in time to DO put
board the Scotia at Quarantine
TO THE PUBLIC.
DEPARTMENT or STATE,
WAsHrNGros May Is, 1854
paper purportng to be proclamation OF the Prcsi-
dent countersgned by the Secretary OF State and bear
Ing date OF the nth day Of May reported to this de-
parment having appeared In the New York World OF
this date This paper is absolute forgery. No proca
nation OF this kind has been made proposed be
issued BY tho state Department, or any other depart
ment Of the government.
WILLIAM H. SEWARD, Secretary Of State.
In order to put stop to these outrages the press
and the public, the Associated Press have offered
ward Of thousand dollars for the detection OF
scoundrol who manufactured the document
ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS REWARD
At an early hour Wednesday morning fraudulent
proclamation purpotng 70 DO signed BY she President
was delivered IN manuscript 70 the editors Of each OF the
moving papers 10 shs city BY direction Of the Execu-
tive Committee Of the Associated Press and with the
approval Of the publishers Of the Journal Of Commerce,
Association will pay reward one Thousand dollars for
evidence may lead to the conviction OF the author
Of the above named fraudulent document 4 cu.n
General Agent New York Assoc,ated Press.
No. las BROADWAY, May Is. 1854.
The proprietors Of the World and Journal Of Commerce
have also offered reward Of ave hundred dollars to
accomplish the same purpose
Indignation Meeting at the Produce Ex-
cbange-Str0ng Resolutions Adopted.
Our merchants yesterday emphatic In their con.
domination OF the atroc!ous perperated by tho enc
mics Of the government, In fabrcatng proclamation
the Of President Lincoln, calling an additional
four hundred thousand men, 10 aid In the suppression
the rebellion copies Of which proclamation were sent 10
each Of the morning Journals but published only two
OF them.
Al tho Produce Exchange Immediately after the close
OF the regular business hours, indignation meeting
organized. Mr.. r. P. Getty called the meeting 10
order, and in few pertinent remarks introduced a
series OF resolutions expressive Of the views Of par
otto produce merchants. Mr. James p. wallace, in
secondng the resolutions spoke 10 the strongest
condemnatory Of the infamous hoax, its authors and oil
concerned 10 giving It publicity The resolutions, %
unanimously adopted, read as follows
whereas, there published In the Jo1rndt Of Com
nerce and World newspapers Of this morning what pur
ported 70 be proclamation by the President OF the
United States calling for four hundred thousand addition
al men and also appointing day OF fasting and prayer
and
Whereas, said proclamation proves TO have been
forgery OF the most nefariOus and vanous kind there
fore
Resolved, That in view OF the present condition OF
country the authors OF such forgery and the publishers
OF az such Knowingly unworthy OF support
confidence and deserve the reprobaon and denunciaon
OF every loyal in this community and merit the
justly inflict