Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-01-22
Fror, \ Baltimore puprr.

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the n.y. as writer. Is no. lees amusing h., lolr
hanoolph 70 as aspeakcr.) cnier;ai,s q yrcat con
umpt Ios those who think Shakespeare, great poet
acd undertakes 20 ri,iicuc the word. smn,r,,
bard os applied by the most universal assent of the
, MpnI; IN ils "Advce to young men, No. L." nab
ieheu September, he worms his readers against be-
ing msieod by fashion q. 70 books, and to illustrate
the MY OF praisiug what Is deemed to have been
written by fashionable aLhor merely on account
OF It's origin, he relates the following account of tho
tomous hour which played off in London about
thirty years ago. BY Dir. Ireland. The principal
facts 'cre related supposed to be genuine If We
tc'uenber right, they ore nearly the as stated
ty Ireland himselfin bis Confessions"
That which never ought to have been forrottcn by
those who were men At the time, and that which
onght to be made knocn 10 erery yosny mon Of The
Prssnt age, IN order that he may be induced to excr-
g G his own Judgment With regard to books is the
transactions relative to the writings Of Shakespeare,
which transactions took place about thirty years ago
IL Is stu, and was then much more the practice to
cXtol every line OF Shakespeare the Skies to ad
mirc Shakespeare has been deemed To be proof Of
want OF understanding and taste. Mr. Garrck, and
sur others after him, had their good ami profit
able reasons for crying up the works OF this poet
Wien was very little boy, there vas Jubilee in
planted Mulberry Tree, boxes. and other little orna.
mental things in wood, were sold all over the country
as having been made ont Of thc trunk limbs of the
ancient and sacred tree. We Pruicstants laugh at
tho relics highly priced by Catholics; but never
was Catholic people half so much dupcd by tn.
relics of saints, this nation by the mulberry
free, of which, probably, more wood was cold than
Would have been sufficient in quantity to build ship
of war Or largo house. THIS madness abatcd for
spne years. but towards the end of he last century
broke out again with more fury than ever. Shaks-
paurc's works were published by Boydcll, an Alder
man OF London, at subscriptiou of fire kudre,i
Piuads for each copy, accompanied by plates, each
forming large picture. Amongst the mad men of
the day Mr. Ireland who seemed to be moro
mad than any Of the rest. His alteration of the poet
led him to perform pilgrimage to old farm house
Stratord upon Avon, said have been the birth
place Of The poet Arrived at the spot, he requested
the farmer and his vito to let him search the house for
papers, .trst going upon his knees, and praying 10
the pacific style, tho gods to aid him in his quest He
found no papers, but he found that the ia rn,ers wo
III clearing out garrett some yours before, had found
some rubbishy old papers which she had burnt, and
which had probably been papers used in the Wrapping
UP OF pigs cheeks, to keep them from tho bats 20,
wrctched womau!" exclaimed he, do YOU know
what you have done'" 30 dear no! said the wo.
n,an, half frightened out Of her wits; mo ha.m I
nope, tor the papers were Gerry oid dare cav az old
as the house IL: It." This threw him into IN add.
tionai degree Of crciteenf it is now fnshionabv
calcd he raved, he stamped, he foamed and at last
quilted the house, covering the poor woman with cy-
cry term Of rcproarh; and fastening back TO STRAIT
ford took postchnsa for London relate to his bro
tcr madin'n the horrible sscrege of this heathcnish
woman. unfortunately for Mr.. ireland unfortunate
IY Tor his learned brothers in the metropolis and TN
fortunately for the reputation Of Shakespeare Mr..
Ireland took with him to the scene Of adora ion n SOIL
GbOm sixteen gears IF dge, vino artcIed to an NJ
torncy in hondon. The son vas by no means 81,
sharply bitten as the father aud, upon returning 10
town. he conceived the idea of supplying the place If
ne 'nrnfud0fs pEe's which the farm house heather
had destroyed. He thought, and he though; tiohIv
that he should have little difficulty in writing plnys
Just like those Of Shakespeare! To get p1per that
should seem to have been made in the reign of
Queen Elizabe and ink that should We TO wr,ino
the appearance of having the same ore was some
land was acquainted with the son of a booksclIr-
who dealt in old bucks; tho blank leave, of these
books supplied the young author with paper; and
he found out the way of making proper ink fir hrs
purpose. To work he went, crote sererai Dkan,
some ioue ieiers, and other things; and having 90;
Bible, giant in the time ofShokspeurc he wrote noe,
In the I'm. All these together, with sonnets in
abundance, and other little detached pieces no n,o
tcman, who had made him s,cenr that he uouid moi
dirutge his Tine father announced the ipyalu
able discovery TO the literary world; the terorv
world rushed 10 him; the manuscripts were repurded
rs geIune by tho most grave and learned Doctors
some of whom land amongst these were Doctors
Par and WnroD) gave, under their hands, an OHM
ion, that the manuscripst must haoc been ,orfiten
by Shakcspenre-ior that mn other in the toorId
coaid hace been capable II ,oyiting them.
Mr.. Ireland opened subscription, published
these De@ and invaluable manuscripts at an enor-
NOUS price; aud preparations were instantly made
FIR performing one If the plays, called Vortigcrn.
'ooon def 'ne actinB OF tHc pay, the lndScretOn OF
tie lad caused the secret to explode; and ms, antly
those who had declared that he had written Us we'll
"a Shakespeare, did every thing in their power to
dearoy him! The attorney drove him from bis Office;
The father drove him from his house; and, in short
lac was hunted down as if he had been a nalclactor
ut tho worst description The truth of this relnton
j. undeniaoe; 1t is recorded in nu,nber.ess books
The young man is, believe vet alive: md, i, shor,,
no man vii question any one Of these facts
AFTER his, where is the Of sensc who will lc
Guidcd these by fasliou> tho
who wishes no. to be dcluded, who will not when lie
reads hook, jmge /r himself After ali these jubi.
lces aud pi'grrDages; after B,ydcs subscripo u of
200 fo one single cory; afcr it had been deemed
anos; imp,ety to dnb, Of the genus Of Shakespeare
Surprising h1t of th, f:st Of mankind; after he had
been Called The "Immorsi Bard," as q matter Of
Course, as we speok Of Noses and Aarou there bov.
log been bnt ono Of each III The world; ntor all this
t,efc comes lad of sixteen years OF age, writes
that wtlch learned Doctors declare could lave been
written by no man but Shakespeare, and when i, l.
discovered that this laughing boy is The real author
The Doc ors Turn round upon hlt with all tine ne,vs
man o1tp.so MI,