The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-09-11
THE AUTHOR OF wAyGRLY.


THE AUTHOR OF WAYERLY
tn publication of the Irtter Of ~ Val
o. scott 10 VI. nefoucoupret, tn, French
translator 1T the Natrrl, novels, hid far.
| II We may lodge from our newspapers To
rowe lhr long contested and It'll unset
| lied qrrstlua Of III" authorship 81 these
lpiil celebrated productions. We have
been not a ltlearuus i 10 obsrrsr the o.
palons u tin editorial cops, a. far A. tary
| mae been elected by thc appearance at
he leit'r "a question, and thu cxpaunto-
y "u' ri VI pe.aa"onpret,W W. ehall quote
some al lhesc opiuiors, in otdrr To SHOW
"aat ahsola1riy opposite notions are en-
tertl GA thr subject OF tn authorship
BoH inner
Thr .Ndtionai Gasthe; -" That the
Baron"t IA" author Of the " t,Ily No
'r's "r still Fully brlr,,r: hence WE con
ciRdr. jhat 'liuer The lrttrr - spuuoos, ar
Slr W alter hns ndoptcd the casustry which
D. johnson ddrndrd.-' loo may eyadr
or deny ~ tn case Of ao lmpcrlnrnt IN
P1ir., when con,calmrut IS J oul plan, and
rap tnlurr ~ nnr.'
Ihc National hhiHgencer -" Thi,
letter at SIR Walter, dra,Jns the author
-hrI II genuine, fully confirms what We
have always believed, beiug first led Ia
tins hehstby the rap'd1y Of the mutlphca
tInn nj these works. aud afterwards salts
lied ot II 10y the diversity aud Inequality #
thrlr texture
1he .Ntw lork Commercial -" \ Phi
ladelPh,a grnilrman, ufo va in Enrland
"a Ia l.. = = ~
preparation, beng ou 4 ,lslr IN SIR Waiter
Scott, "a" somr Of tnr proof sheets of
that work Al lis house. SUI, Ne ha,eno
right 10 pronounce the letter Of Scnrt
ho'k. sine" lts autheutlclly Is admitted by
VI. Deltucouprct. But agaia: Ii was
written several years ago, when there WAS
u"ubt n IL who ga, the author of the /
works IN question: aud when there MAS an /
apparent object ~ keeping u ven Of mys-
terN over ms name. After all, our upIn
ION that The Great uuknnwnn and Sir
Matter St"tt are one and the same, is IN
changed ho, ,Illl, tins letter Is queer
onr.h
Thr Phiiaddphia Press -" We hope
That these publications he lettersl Viii
give hntli 10 others, which will satisfy pub
liz cnrluslN - 10 aho is thr aufhur nl the
NaNrrly Now Is. We lever believed that
II VAS SIR Walter scott"
The .HbanV irgus :-"Thc brief note
hearing the signature of Sir Waiter Scott.
Is rlthcr altogether a opgeIy, or dccrp-
tlun connected With the prcnniar, ar
'angemenIs "i the alleged writer. The
i'l'@ IS scarcely probable. II viii require
"ther leslc 10 convince the reading world
thai 81 W alter is not the author of the
NaHerly Novels at least, more so than
any one else. The letter Is neytglueIr4s
aPuzAle."
The baltimore Patriot -" 1t has Al
wnys been our opinion thai SIR Walter
scott W. not the sole author Of these no
Vels, mai mat he Was The revising editor
ana aEen' Tor me author or authors. and
ihai he permitted the world 10 attribute
them IN HIM, ascending 10 TIE wish of the
a"lh"rs, for the Porp ST. of di,crtins the
pubic scrutiny from the Tue objects. His
hIe declaration ni pruplielnrshp. ON The
clusior."
The .Aew- YorE albion -" Sir Walter
Is rs much the author VI his Own works
as Je'emy BenIham i of his, and il re-
qhrrs something more than a forged lel-
l"r'o reIute ~ obvious feet. We may.
WIN SbhksPeare, doubt that the sun doth
move aud that "tifr stars are fire. but
we Shall never dauht Sir Walters title ~
the authorship df'WastrIy."
The Neg forb Enqui,er =" Sir w.
indirectly tJid Lord Byroa tia, he was
thf author But thor. II ma I'LL,
Slonrd for doubling his claim To the t,,l,
The simple fact of Sir Wslter Scot,,. ha,
,.s 50 deeply involved by the failure OF
constable, IN Edinburgh, aud Hulst. and
h'h'nson. n London, lthr publishers oi
The "d'eriy Nc,es) Is conclusive, Ex,