Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-03-19

aud to afford him an oPpNstunisy;Sp lMeeep
the wisest and basi men Of the pstsys. ~
whole performance. displayed ibe basAs qlsft'
ties OF the common blaekeuard, aud " Gl up
his pngss. he .amacked the sepulehse, hH
east his venom at,he mouldsring foras qf srAA
men as WILLIAM PIscEsEyagd SAnuxL
DEXTER, and atrove 10 L!ig!t ther pos,huuaSa
fame.
Ia doing this, he Sra.ifel his appetite fos
dctraction, gained fhe unenviable reputation az
base cnlunfniatOr, and in the end, ptocused
Finding that his infamous career was about 10
be closed in this country, and that tho puhish-
ments provided for the fslon awaited him. no
took time by the fDrelock, and flying from
Baltimore, took shipping Cor Londna. On hs
arrival 10 Tho metropolis of the litsrary world,
he succeeded in imposing himself uprn several
Englishmen of respecfabilty, to whom he ,e-
presented himselfto be man Of cxiradrdndsy
talents and parts, and fair sample Of Amsri-
can talent and genius. For snms tins no la
bourcd TO gain adni.touce to the pages Of scs.
eral Of the respectable and dignnicd English
periodicals of the day, but ns his prod,nthns
were - rudely written. and were principally
devoted to the Irecarious business Of wrttiDg
John Neal into notice, his labours proved
abortive, and his profered conir.butipns wcIu
rejected
Finding tina, bs had failed in his attempts
10 :hrcs, himself into decent society, he row
offered hiHscf to Blacawood, and srvdral osh-
er publishers CT minor periodicals, remarkable
for their scnrrIliiy. and was accepted, AMI FOR
his services received a n,odernte stipend, a
sum probably almost sufficient 10 cnahia lhm
to take lodgings in an apartment, prepared for
the reception Of /" single gentlemen; fn;''-snd'o
pay fer pint Of beer and three pduny biscuit.
Whilst thus employed. he was hired TO abuse
his native country. and in Mackwo4d, fnd
other Magazines Of equal character, Ire abused
America, her institutions, her writers, ifer
artizans, and her statesmen; in which nAJis
work, he was assisted BY the famous Snnfnii
Lincoln Fairfield, who was then in London,
subsis,ing on the charity Of AmerlcsHA and
imposing ON the crcdulity of strangers.
Having run his race in London. and renalet-
ed himssie notorious, among the natives Of ST.
Giles, Westminster, wapping. and Bilhusysaie.
and secured the reputation of an American
black guard, he returned 10 America !; but no4
ven,nrng TO visit Baltimare again, he located
himself al Portland, and commenced the publ
employed in his editorial vocation. Shnos No
bias returned, lie fms devoted most Of lis
tin,p, and the entire space Of his paper. 70
write himself up; and in a word, tire Yankee
Is nothing nut John Neal, fim the ti,ls EnEs
70 the closing advertisement. lie swe4ls sud
rants, and raves and roars, about his writings
whilst In Eng!prSl, and makes every cfns, 10
give an ilnnressidn, ,het Whilst in Lunfon, Ire
was tie literary tcro Of the day, and hal ar,-
cess TO the leading anl Respectable nnblica-
tions of the metropolis. Nothing can he fur
thcr from The fac, than this, and hs must have
an ode idea of tie intelligence Of BIS county,
oen if lrc s,rpposcs, that hc can make iLe,n
believe, that he contributed to any. her, than,
Tho mote obscure and cqntc'npiib'c Mssty
zines Of tho British Metropolis
As for JoHS NEAI, we care but l;ds
nbont bm, and regard him. az one Of thu many.
mpWlent, vain, and vulgar writer's Of the day.
It Is said that he possesses talents, and we do
net deny the fact, but whilst VIC make the con-
cession, we must remark, that Georgr Barring
Ton, though man Of ane genius and talents, was
nevertheless highwayrnn. Mrs. Mary Ann
Clarke, though tie world ascribcd 10 her, ca:
pacities OF a higher cast, and tho w'tcifdry OF
Venus, was nevertheless an abandoned cotris-
zap -unJ though we will adshh that John Neal
possesses talents Of a certain description, NO
Is, notwithstanding opr admission, an igrcrant.
lmrudent and eontcmp,ible blackguard; eis-
grace and n .uproa eh 10 his country, and IL
DO, on the literary character OF the republic Of
lcttera
Wills, We have Eeen considering lis mrri's
and lis qualifie a,iohs, friend has placed in
our hands copy Of the Ncuburypor Hcrn'd,
tho editor Of which journal. arcr referring to
.Ncnrs paper, speaks Of him in the following
language, which so completely corresponds
with our opinions, that we adopt Il os our own,
"The few among US, Who. afier reading his
paper, have ihoughi 4 worth while to pasy
,rr 'iag~cn, arc ai':iss oron the cnS 10