Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-03-01
BOSTON LITERARY GAZETTE.

and first appearance, before the public, we a.
in duty bound, noticed its debut, in terms
which We considered suffi iciently complimentary
and such as we supposed conveyed feeling Of
friendship, Of good will, aud good intention.
Such certainly were our feelings, but il seSns
that our remarks were otherwise eonsidsssiH
and two of the Boston papers have taken " 70
task, for ven,ering to offer our candid opiniss,
in relation to q now publication.
The Gazette, like every other dsbufan<. has
presented itself for popular favour; but, with
different feelings and different expectations
from those which are cherished by other do.
butants, and from ,oms cause or other, il h
manifest, that its editor. has calculated On
nothing but q continual chain Of indescr crimiuais
ruff. and testimonials of applause, wishsss
first stopping to consider. whether he u entitled
to unbounded sncomium or not.
With the Gazette, we found but tive faults,
the first consisted in its offensive sHeetatss>
and the second consisted in It's being q
humble imitator ofa style, which has ever
been regarded us bad; though as practissd BY
one of our cotemporaries, it has proved emil
emily successful. But whilst we noticed those
faults, we spoke in terms Of ncoInium Of The
talents Of its editor, and expressed our regret.
that he did not draw from the rich fountains
ofhis own fertile ina gnation. This did nos
please those who are interested In the pub.
lica.ion, and consequently other papers have
been employed, to defend and to puff. the
Gazette.
The first paper, that has taken to Us task for
uttoring our sentiments, is the Boston Evening
Bulletin, conducted by our friend Jencks. hs.
msry ofthe Nantucket Inquirer. which paper.
as we arc informed. is in the pay of Mr. Good
rich, the real proprietor Of the Gazette. Mr..
Jencks' language, is set forth in the following
words and figures:
"THr LITERARY CADET, after copying Q
pair Of paragraphs from Mr.. Millcr's new pa
per, says " there was time, when the style Of
writing which pervades tine whole Of the fore
going paragraphs might do, and might be rem
dered agreeable, and acceptable to a perverted
taste," &c. and then proceeds to assert that
,rs invented the style" Now if this Be in.
Of our brother Miller, we must decline reoeiv-
ing it-and If by ascribing to US the invention
Of style acceptable to q perverted taste"
any sort Of hattery be designed, it must be ono
Of those Jeft-handed compliments, in order to
cOnstrue which, one must screw his visage into
an extremely wry ?redicament. No moro at
this present writing"
As an explanation is due to Mr.. Jencks,
since he seems not exactly capable Of comprs-
hendng our meaning, NE shall give one, and
trust that when he shall have read it, he will
remain perfectly satisfied, that we did not in.
tend to disturb his sensitive nerves.
To begin then, we must inform the gontle-
man. that we intended no compliment, either
right handed or left handed, when we said.
that he was the inventor Of styls, which was
once rendered acceptable to q perverted tastes
we simply meant to say, that he was the in
ventor Of style of writing, which no man
would take for an example, unless his taste was
perverted. Such was our meaning. and ws
are not it,lo surprised to find. that our in
telgent cotemporay Of the Bulletin. has bssA
unable to understand us.
As for Mr.. jerks, we have regarded him a.
one Of the most interesting newspaper writer's
oithc country, save whom he has INDUCED in
the style with which we are finding fauIt - ssd
We are Of opinion, that his indulgence in IL.
has never done him any good. IL is style
which no man Of correct tasts can admire; u
is unnatural, inslegant. "}ar-fetehed," stiG.
studied, unhappy, affected and Psdan'is. In
"out-ofthe-way" aspect, has attracted ~
notice Of some half dozen newspaper writers,
and they have s,rven to initiate il, bopiss
thereby. like the lesser player Of q. company
OF comedians, to attract attention, and esl
forth applause. by initiating the griu,sess Of
the bufIoon and the mountebaDk. or late NJ.
jerks has departed from this offensive style,
and confning himself to ths, which is ehsa~
ened and pure. has delighted the multitu8N.
and lef. his old robes TO bs worn By The rsse
Of initiative ssribblsrs
The Literary Gazette, 10 owned BY 0cods
rich, the bookseller and publisher. and 10 su-,
tain it, he has engaged several presses 10 puff
il, but If he expects to gsg the public. BY sush
a process, he will, as we think. find blnssn
sadly mistaken. The people OF this country,
are very much IN the habit Of forming tastes ef
their own. and are not we'll pleased, when they
find publishers, forcing upon them what they
cannot relish.
Our friend, the editor Of the Boston Anneri-
can Traveller, has also assumed the eniss az