New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-09-02
The Opera and the Irrepressibie Conflict
LETTER no. i'll.

To he Editor Of TIE Herdid
DEAR SIR: Again ten days without hearing
from YOU and then only in q socaled semioGoial com
mupication through decent channel Why this ne
cessity TO create diversion in your favor aud form an
unnatural alli1ncei Why for ten DAYS this busy
fusion of the rowing diplomats this weaving OF offensive
and defensive treaties this singular partizlnshIp
gained partly by concessions and partly BY Ihtblda'
tom
All ills formidable coalition for whatl The mere
suIjugGti0n Of poor fBelelanded opera manager! is
tho boosted influence OF The Herald not pow erlGl enough
| 10 accomplish this easy task
Why this outcfy OF treason against the entire press.
when am oniy defending myself against the vulgar at
| tack Of q single paperi There never was and never
can be sny connection between TIE Hrad and The rf
specab portion OF the Press. To speak of nv Gssouh
and onslaught on The Herald strikes me rs beng e1
tremey ludicIouS and reminds me OF tho famous anec
doe the poacher who complained that his landlords
Lares were in the habit Of worrying his dog.
Let me- however be Just 10 the rowing diplomat. lie
is a fine, outspoken. secret enemy. There's no con-
cealmeDt in his recencc. lie imparts MS confidence
20 the entire town. He threatens, aud boasts Of bis
threats. He is almost smart enough 20 write good
article for another paper. lie is gallant, and such
champion OF the sex, that re was Absolutely Tut IN
prison for months for insulting one with the offer o
| his hand. He IL conscientious that when be had
| high diplomatic mission to Cbna-t was TO carry a
letter there-he absolutely went as idr as Paris with
out asking FOR his mlleagc Why should not esteem
this useful genilcmani Is 1t not service and kind
that he not only boasts Of Dhdt be gong To DO
but OF when and where he is going 20 do itf l have
known many diplomats, but none have pleased me ike
the rowing diplomat. lie cbCckIes IOud enough 10 De
/ heard on the house-t0ps.
| The conflict between operate management and The
Hald is an irrepressele one. 1t commenced long be
fore came 10 this country and took It's origin IN The
desire 10 NEEDLE and the effort to make Itself important
1t has medded and mudded ever since have borne
my share of the burden. and now throw It on. IL IS
silly to say ought to have done before. In every
conflict there must be first shot dTt cons monsieur
le RedacteHr s'H UOns pau .
PM 10 The rowing dlplomat--whose communication
~. boou inn sin Monday.
toned dipone ticay that IL wonld appear ii nave
read this communication with awful discomfort. For
instance, find that nc aduits1dipomatchx OF eourse
the principle charge l made against The Herald
namely the private box; and also that II ineFered III
the internal management Of tho opera by requesting
the employment Of pct artists. Presently, be VIII id
nit tbat The Herald was not wholly unineresed IL the
discharge OF others who were not such iayoriies ut
Washington Heights
These are the points-the main points-of my contro
versy with Tie H,ad. The reference to black mailing
WAS only retOrt for stupid article on the subject OF
snbYentons. STILL as the rowing diplomat IL anxious 10
fight 1t out the ground OF public morality am con
tent 10 accommodate him. He desires tho DamO =
particular delinquent. respond by naming the rowing
diplomat himseitl Is he satisfied vita TINS pare re-
sponse on will he have the partieulars i await with
iupatieuce q reply. Let there DE no mistake on the
subject refer tn the diplomat Of the slobby mouth
the cheyaer Of Tie Heraid-wbo last year offered me
his influence perhaps with an eve 10 diamond sleeve
buttons 10 het that oUnhis AOstlIly to"aIu alss u
l.. Kellogg
have never regarded Il as Tie OF affection between
the editor Of The Herald and myself that we both hap
pened TO be Of the same religion, nor do accept now
as reproach that am of Jewish descent Most Of
the Christians have met with in tins world were
amenabe TO the same charge Furthermore, there Is
nothing in the Constitution of the United states TO
prevent my being even jew. You viii agree with
me that we may both believe IN creed without doing
much credit 10 ID. am not sure that the preceps OF
Christianity have been observed by you. Mr. Bennett
When cOwbded and spat upon the one side you have
not meeky turned the other Tor equal Establishment
Do not remember thot once upon time you took
refuge like craven behind tic cTnoliue Of n lady,
Just as now you try TO screen yourself Were yOu the
champion Of tie widow and tho orphan when yCu
hunted helpless husband TO the grave by the fear Of
persecution Does your right hand know what your
left hand does In the way Of charity0r does anybody
elses hand knowi You boast Of your wealth. but II
cannot bog you respect-nor proscenium box at the
opera But this you do give the of the pros
eeninm box which yon have occupied TO the scandal Of
every opera habiiue for three years to charity
say half 10 d Christian and half to a Jewish hospital
The small change, II any remsn. be handed " the
Rowing Diplomat. with the compliments Of
NAx MARRIZEK.
Slain LsLaad SEPT |. lbLJ.