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For the Herald.B.vntraTow.-t, Oct., ISth, 1852.Mr. Jamei □. Nov use.— Drat Sir:— Since the publication of your leal paper 1 bare hrntJ that the report* which ere put in circulation in regard to my not teaching to the Batdsfown Female Academy, originated from tome statement* which the Rev. J. V. Cosby made, and a* the gentle man has refused to hate an interview, or even to answer a tetter, which I wrote him on the tubthen too tale Tor me to lake eny ollwroffer* which t had when be tent me hi* first note, and I wished he and Mrs. Cosby would ten at once how many scholar* liter had and tend me word, a*I had not the teaat doubt we could get 20 scholars, and if we did not get them wr could come to some final conclusion eo about it. At dinner 1 received the “u following note .‘of■‘.Me. Schaub;—I have had an interview with Mrs. Cosby with reference to■ i the music class, and my final coitclu-■ si on is that, for the present term 1 willjecl, 1 think it due to myself and fain, ily tu make a fair statement of the whole transaction and lay it before the public, through the medium of your paper.On the 23d of August last, t received the fail tawing note from Rev. J. V. Cosby, without my having by any word nr action solicited the same, to.n il: —Mtt. Scmii-s: Will you take charge of tie musical department, piano, in the Acadn.ity fur the ensuing term at the rate of SliOO. It you will, say so thia evening, if it be possible. 1 Iiuvb desired to see you all day, but have hern prevented by other engage men is; and my leaseti Tor desiring an Immediate reply is that I expect to leave town early itt tin morning. Sa, you will please excuse haste, brevity aud at! other excusable things connected with my note.Respectfully, J. V. COSBY.P. S. If you say yes. consider the engagement made. 1 will be responsible fur the salary as above specified. The above note I teccived Ute on the evening of the 23d of August, aud sent him the following reply the i3me evening :Rev, J. Y, Cosnr;—I am willing totube charge ol the Piano class lit your school at the salary you propose, but 1 would p-efei fur yon tu slate the nura-rsyou with me to leach lurcontinue her in the department. Yours, dec..J. V. COSBY.’’berlt;the amount.Respectful! r,G. SCHAUB.Here he sends me word, without any esense whatever, that he does not waul meal all! I expect he thought it was not necessary to tell me the reason, but I can assure him, that if I wished to, I could hold hint responsible for every cent of the 8GUO.I intended to let the thing rest; bat it seemed that the gentleman found out it would nut do tu act so without an explanation, *o fie said, (as | heard.)ihut he was very sorry, indeed, that I did nut teach there, but that he cool I not agree, la rmining the risk by giving me 8830. whether lie had the twenty schuljigurnot.ini] par me fur every scholar above twenty at ’he same rate, which was nut the contract he had pro-posed to me, and that I, by drawing up ih-last paper, had nullified the first.— This Mo leu,cut lie had made to Jit. Watt*. I heard so, aud ashed Mr Watts if he wa* willing logo With me Ur .Mr, Cosby aod have nit understanding of this matter. He was willing, provided, I would let him asK the gen lietnrn, when it would be most convenient for him to see us ? Jlis answer Was, tbiit he was not ready fur*it titter-view, and up to this date, some lit * e or four weeks, ha has nut shown any inclination tu stand tip like a mm to wh«i he said.Now to show tbit (he paper I pre*. etiled him with had nothing in it except his own proposition, I ask anyAfter Mr. Cosby had received my note he came down to my house and jfold me that he expected me to teach twenty scholars for the salary, with which I was satisfied. I then asked him. what should be done xu.posing beunprejudiced man il he did nor offer SGJO, fur which I had to teach 20 scholars, if he it ad them 1 He totd nw himself h„w in nit* li« tv is lied me lo leech tor the inn mm i, and up man of coin non sense will uul-rv au l that when he of f-.-rs inr BGiJU id tench 2J scholars, that1 Ole tu lake civrhould have more than twenty, to'fur the specifi-.lwhich he replied, that 1 would he paid for them, for example, if 1 had forty scholars] would get 61200; but, said he, we cart talk uver that part alter* wards, you just consider the contract tu Je. I bill leapuusihlr to you for the SfiUO, any how. With this hr Irlt me and I did nut see him u„.tin until ih«It.Reverend genilemiu ubj-ris to the; hepart ur tit- contract where it says he is! to pay me in the **nra proportion fori In all Scholars riivr twenty. I call prove y by Mr. 'VaiT-s that he said Unii-rll he ;u (lull tulil me that I wax lobe piiil lor'b, '• luma over twenty; bill be hid uni sla- i led any uinunn This aekun iv'edge- ii HU lit is (-0 iU£h. |f lie offers ine iljen ;t I certain am.■■nit In leach iweutv an I Milnight before I w«* going to Luujsville, Say# 1 si.all b paid Inr ihoi «buvd-lur ‘.he purpose ..I purchasing music. 1U! U ll: Uildeiiiaud that iI in.d th! W hich I knew I would deed during the I *1 «/* -•/» P«nic«lrrly s.i letiu that J trai (as I thought) engaged !. a nl• II conAt tintI jo ilie Acadcmy. instiling was said tu lygard to our «*»»•] tract «n either side. I went to Louis* iLouis*title, bought music, and alter I ha come b«ck 1 drew tip ii writing si m j to to that which I had with other priori pals of schouls, and which, as I m1 uo“hmg'elsc''n.a.rkKT’urbv:* ,m7. j w” 1 •lt;’' lt;’■» ’e“ '. |them Y but nil, when 1 lotd him ml this (tracts made ol this kunl. And it lit.* I genil“in hi wu* really in good faith b (which 1 hope he was, though it Iras dt very little appearance of it.) why did Ii he not tell me, when I cum* to tiis'vv house the tieii Jay alter the school be- U gatll Why did kit not tell me the Fist -i time ] was at his house, and told him »} 1 had been asked (by a lady of Hut fi town) if u difficulty ill regard lo nor c;I proposition. The couieul# ut the paper were as I oil own; 1 was tu take i charge of the Piano c.fass in his schoollaud teach twenty, nr »» leaser number o I scholars lur ®fii)U tor one year a ltd | lor rvery scholar above thu number j specified by the gentleman hi in-ell. I was to get pay for ill the saute propor-liort, slid il cither of us should wish to I discontinue t«tr contract we Were to I giv* two months notice to the other,I before the session cloved.| This is the paper which 1 presented to Mr. Cosby lor consider*tiuti and | vhich I, in tlia latter portion of this I communication, will prove is nothin; ji'iil t’.io gctilleuiau's own proposition.I t gave Mr, Cosby the paper OH Friday .evening, bcluie ilie sellout begin,wUieh ' he read over, and I told him then that} 1 that was the way I had Uii’tcistuuu lii.l . I proposal, lie told me that he would | read it over again that night anil give ■ it to me next morning, excusing himself, a* he had in preach that nigltl,— j I left him and did liol go back to see hint until the MoniMy, when the rchoul began, at which time I could not speak with him on our business, he being engaged Willi some gentlemen, and I l,ld Inm I would come back the next morning. Tuesday morning I went for the purpose of beginning io teach, Mr, Cosby tame in tltc parlor and totd me. that he had only nine inut i: scholars, eleven hoarders and about 37 scholars aud he did not think it would be worth the trouble to begin to teach, but I had better wait a week,until nil the scholars were in end then I could begin. Luting out conversation he told me that he did not think he could keep up the school at ell it it did uul increase within a week, that he had lost money enough already, but said he, this will make no dUT.itlice lo you, yon cut! hold me r-«-pouMbu-any wa v, 1 ti Id him ttieu,( a il lie would have to give up the school or could not gr.i scholars enough, I. of course, ’would not bold him responsible lor his cuuiraci. Alter with It I (,-u hint and did not return unlit lire Tuesday following, but Mrs. Cuaby began lo leach in itic meantime.1 again Wen I lo see bill! oil tile Til' S day in the Second week alter lira sch orl hud began. He told me that he find u*»nie 13 or 1-t music scholar*, and he thought iume ol his pm f Oil* were acting very Elrangtly ill liol letting fb«ir children take lessons on account ol Mis. Cosby’s teaching, and it seemed to him llial be was to be forced into measures, what measures ] can not sat, and be did not like it all. lie seemed to talk a* it he waseutiiely discouraged about his school, though 1 believe lie had somewhere about 50 scholars and from 20 In 25 boarders, 1 tIters s ated to him the situation in which 1 was placed, by his not complying with hi* cun tract, that he would cause me to lose sour* $700 or ®8fi0,aml that it waxhe did uot clt;r anything, but laughed iC about it. as much as to say there wax1 nothing ol it. The paper I considered et myself of v«*ry small value, and I had as liKgntten about it entirely, until lb Reve«eud gMtlem-i|| Wailla t,1 ih.ike -Ini )| paper the excuse of his(-.ndm-r towards il, me iii this -nailer. Why did he not ,, come nut lilt a man and *s.(. *1 have m not scholars enough In give you BfiiJO n-|u*r term, but take wlmt is there, and ii gi there will be twenty, well and good. „| and if not jiivl take as maovai I hire ’ But. no,-— hi* answer t:» me, alter 1 had | given him to und-rstand in our l»sr in- ti lerriesr trr m.k* not the list aud seeh lt;w many scholars he In I, and nr |cauriitviiiii aboutitlil come lo £■ t. was. I h No IV I aek J it V flniteSt hilStlie*S mail ||, it I Ii is Cor Jim unity il lie would firat w make e positive eiigig-iii-.tt with any a ■no. oud lileu retr«lt; t when he knows „j he Ira* put the oilier tine m a n I nation m so he can not get into all u tiler engage- (|| meat lor five or ten ulouttii.I woulrl not have laid the above facts beiure the public, trad tit* Revcien i geiilternail Shown tiny iitil I III' loll to j give me mi interview, or to answer rny letter, ilehas done ueilWr; but in-I sisis upon spreading a r-po.t, wlm U ’ is calculated tu ihrntv the whole hlami-on my tliuuM-ts.I have throe lure laid ihe whole matter ms it transpired fmin beginniiig la rn I ' beiure the public to let liters judge who e is the party to hlauie in this Iransac |4 lion.Should the gentleman have any oh jcciioits lo any part of tin* commuiii cation I shall be glu.l lo hear from him yet, and rl 1 have done him any wrong unjustly, in the above statement and It fan satisfy me of the same, ] will cheerfully correct il.RtSpeclfuUy,G. SCHAUB.unto Kid.cnuM.Cincinnati, Oct. 20, P. M Full r»t‘rrn* nr e reepiead Tomi lir.rlv * I ’ enirntiea, and rivm'cl ni'jarittM in thirl uljir'i il, V tVllij c»iu on lire Sin:-:iek-l or' [HUM voter.On It) C ■■i|re.viuiial U -kel tlie cun i* mu ‘fifui-l I.'$120 LOST.0\ Srirxlav e -n n: lart.thp mtxerfber tooi PUCKKT HO' ‘K pontainins »l»i« 'Iran ‘red un i iwcntv dnllar*Toll G il'.- tmr Hi- Sutl Hiur ttn.U-n Halle »wt #iaUbillor*B Kenlniky dank, winch he n»-ollect: tbcto were a to. w-verat nwlpt*, pm by f iiisei.a a! L,rbaana.ln tlfia Siate, lo bini. Tin- Hail i t will ler hie-nrliy r,-.' iril. i! r,u tii-lheriiut il in VX'w. Tin ion. v. I,., |i.,a lt;iu die [ariMdviiJo nr-t lt;ar.i«fr-«’ii Turnptta wad (the smn * nod on vvhrcii file inottey wa# team ur to die noloeriU-r, near l.orelHKS’.Y tlUt:kLF.lt‘ ‘ 13, I5.VJ—■■■»*11.0.1.1 oEACH UliO.
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