Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-01-26
No.. l..

BOOKS are knoWH TO the world IN.
derSseveral names (says Sw:t) as Dis.
pntes, Arguments, Rejoinders, Brief Con
( sidefations, Answers, Replies. Remarks
6 Reflections, Objections, Combinations. Fol
very few days they are hxed up in al
public places, either by themselves OF
their representatives., for passengers &c
q gage at, from whence the .chefest, and
and largest, are removed 10 Certain ma
gazines cailedLibraries, there TO remain
in quarter pnrposeiy assigned them
md from tAenceeorth begin to be Called
Books of Consrorersp."
We have in Virginia book which has
passed through the necessary .gradations
until it has been quietly stuck into the
corners OF cur llor4ries .aslostedit, and be :.
cone Of course .Book OF Controversy"
by a better claim TOO that thst OF bulk.
P,fore authors suffer their valuable lucux
brations toreach this point, where they are
likely either TO be forgotten, or to be re-.
msmoered anu referred 10 AS aroitrators of
literary controversies, it would be well
10. ,Le Al to make the appeals OF their eli.
en,s as safe rs possible, by correcting those
errors lUto whlcn they mad been betrayed,
by ina, unfortunate gddiness which Il.
tends most authors IN their first eftorts--or
IS 10 ulosI cos,noniy the case by igno4
rance, - e pO,lSe,y called, by nos
knoving better. Now since the au,hor of
tie Brinsu spy has nos Thought il proper
II "a IL the ame 1dGienss aud since for
ougat knsw ne mas lett our country
On CT ic a- was what ae reports n mseli
to have betn We BAD much reason 10 DE-
sreJ u should ne nc enc o. cur own citi.
zens, &c lninks 80 contempiuously of oar
learning ina, ae w.ii PROBABLY Ne yer take
tie trouu,e 10 setus rIgnt II wnaI ne mas Ia
ken soa.e to SCI u wrong aooat, WI. with
great deference Z ais co5sunnate wIsaoia
AID with b >;olh ng dlfBdence Of nay own
slender abi..tiss, no II Tor hIm, not IN the
isGst dOuoung that he viii assure himseii
that /, aa lilsteiate Virgin an, will DOT as.
pre- % any competition with his lordshIp
81 ne is iordj VIII ca lDeg leave TO doubt,
sulpcsiDs it " be with some oInsr errors
Vi the IKE Knd a fqhsHS nsnrGe.
Sui before eIuoark an undertaking,
lsEv.y to Ue ATTENDED II may difficulties,
batn because the levers O. tu- bri,isn Spy,
have ahead received very warh. c0nmen-
dAtions GA ~ c ruD &c ; aud because thsfr
suppose ~ nor LIS obta iued, WITH = ccc-
taID class - re sde rs, (Nho admire I!le Gotta
Ut speesIJ 4 rerugatl3r fOr the highest lit
Gravy at5..nGe.s. val frankly aVow That
] .mvtty fsrf ~ Bisligg sO6etracl, from
aay.meIi wi eltner lie lsIters iaem4
seiyes,cr ner ut0sr may pOsstss .,ad am
vefy wil.lng 70 ackaow se. as TIE iuraisb-
er (anO AXE TO be Ihs wriisI has SAID,
,dey are preit written. and L Is no.
geaeraIlg me iAu.t OF sslf praise that IL -
too weak.
There have been IN several parts Of tue
Unite states critic sns punished, Ga tho
Bnusl Spy, bat they bear strong mSrks #
hsvngbesn sttsn by some o. hose Lax,
yers Ut whom aur author speaks, H who
have nor sufficient fuod Of general Know
led e" fer-sdeh york or by such az have
cOpcs IT the BOX to SET, aud would wisn
as many e. possible to 5e cenyere ed into
$ Books ofCoBti yyersy" W whatever means
tasg could 10 they were pad tor tl,elr pains
THESE coDjeetsres will DC thought mere ia
taral. when It is remembered that the one
10 which particGiary auude. was puoi'sn-
ed in thai part y. The union winch nodestly
slyIes Itself the {" Alnens OF America F"
The critic { thas commercial state, which
might With - much proprieiy be called tne
Boetia as sac Alnens Of Ogr nation, aiver
eeiepiimenJng the work IN general "a rs,
Temsrksd as faults certain words As 8 aso-
g's, cfeposculdr, leguOrIuusp *. aoT~
ever welt suited thsse remarks may be to
the capacity OF me cratic VINO pRd- them
snail take DO aotice myself Of a0y errors
81 tbs knd, although tbyy age nanerous- -
Eis1 we tCnsio r., the very narrow bounds
WheTe.0 the utnCr allowed himself 20 COM
uut theN. 4 10 at intend to criticise words,
but ideas.
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MasSachusetta.