, 1874-08-30
DAMAGED CHARACTER.

DAMAGED CHARACTER.
| There is vast amount Of damaged character
scattered in ali parts Of the country. Down in
precious fame and credit. There is Mr. Deecher,
who has cause for action for damages to bis
reputation against Tlton, Mrs. Tlton, Hiss An
| thony, Mrs. Stanton, Bowen Moulton, Carpon-
ter. 'Gath," and several thousand newspapers.
Then Tilton has his cause Of action against
Beecher, Bowen, Wilkesou, shcarman, and IN
equal number Of newspapers. MrH- Ti1ton has
cause Of action against as many libe1ers as Mr.
Beecher, with the addition OF the Investigating
Committee OF Plymouth Church. Mr. Carpen-
ter. Mr.. Moulton, Aiss Anthony, Mrs. Belle
Hooker. Bessie Turner Miss Proctor, and q
number of other persons, have ali causes OF ac-
ton for damages to their characters and, esti-
| mating the danage in each caso at the Average
amount claimed in libel suits-ss50, 600 each-tbe
aggregate dnmage in Brooklyn alone amounts to
many millions OF dollars
In jersey City, on tho other aide Of New
York City. is the Rev. Mr. Glandenning, who
GtA1u6 " va t11b f4Ck1H p1 SCANDAL.
4 dying young woman charged him with crime,
and he has been published faz and vide as
scouudrel, and he proposes to yindicate his good
name by libel suits against the city officers,
several Of bis brother cle1gymen. and against
the newspapers, for damngoo to his character,
to the extent Of 350, GOO ia each case.
Passing over the bnd lot Of damaged character
at Washington City, whore the District Off
cials and several Senators and Representa-
tiyes are waiting for yerdicts in high DANA
ges against those who have alandcrod them,
VIC come to Chicago, where the mine has just
been opened, and where damaged char racter is to
appeal to the courts for compensation 1t is Diff
ncult to estimate in dollars and cents the ruin
that has been wrought. Some weeks ago, thirty
members OF the Common Council were named
as thieves, and published az such. Since then
there has been an almost similar arraignment Of
members Of the Board Of County Commission
ers. and Of one Of the contractors for the sup
ply Of the County Hospital and Insane Asylum
No less than ten members OF this Board have
been, by name, denounced as theves aud their
character, As well as TINT Of the thirty members
of the Common Council, totally damaged to the
extent in tho aggregate OF possibly 81, o9O, 900.
A1r. Ashton, President Of tho County
Commissioners, leads of in the libel
suit business, claiming the moderate sum
OF 100000. But, then, he Is President of
the Board. and, OF course, having moro character
than his associates, and higher official rank,
the damage in his case would naturally and
necessarily be greator than in the case Of any
bers have been, or consider that they layo been,
damaged by these accusations, has not yet been
made known. There arc thirteen other members,
who, if they value their regulations at
the moderate sum Of $4,000 each, and feel
that those regulations have been destroyed By
what has been published concerning them, have q |
clear claim, i'll the aggregate, of $3.50, 900. ex-
elusive OF the 100000 claimed by Mr. Ashton. |
It to this be added like claim for ESQ, 0oO each
by the thirty Aldermen denounced by name as
thieves. making $1,5oo.ooo more We have, in
this city alone, grand aggregate Of over two
millions Of dollars Of damaged character wait |
ing reparation- This is goodlY sum in these |
hard times II this claim can only be collected |
profitable to tho recipients than their service iu
either Council or Commissions. No business |
that has ever been before the two Boards has
offered such al alluring prospect for dividends.
Down in St. Louis. in Cincinnati. Phi1adel-
plia, Cleveland. Pittsburs, milwaukee,, aud
in all the miuor citics~ aud even in
country towns, there a1e innumerable
suits pending for the recovery OF COM
for damaged character. Taking
the whole country through, it is wonderful how
cially among Aldermen aud City TreasursrB We
may form some faint idoa of this when the COM
paratively small number of Senntors, Representa-
tiyes, Aldermen municipal officers, aud e1-of-
icials Of every degree, IS well as clergymcn,
who claim to have been slan1ered within the last
year, and who have suffered damage, are en-
titled to not less than ten millions Of dollars II
thc damage wrought by slandar to tho character
Df two hundred persona be computed at ten
millions of dollars, who cau estimate the total
value OF the characters Of the $1,000 persons
holding Office in the country, and of the many
millions OF other persons exposed at any momeat
% injury and destruction? Is it not hazardous
[or men hnying 30 much invested in character
hlr. Ashton foE instance-to accept any ofiicial
place, aud expose themselves to such loss j.?
TIE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO.
The Trustees Of the University Of Chicago
lave appealed in series OF reaoIutiona
which We publshed yesterday, to tho
people Of Chicago. to commemorate tha