Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-09-29
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 90. 1852.

10 reau MT cooper new I<oSe's anu VI @""' ~
cannot speak Of its merits or defects from any
knowledge that we possess of them An intel
igent literary friend, however, informs US that
the following criticism from the Baltimore ua-
xe,te IS a Just one, and will in the end, be gen.
orally concurred IN
So long as Mr. Cooper confined himself 10
America for the scene of his novels. or made
their interest turn upon matters and persons
coonec,e ed with that ocean which no one has ever
eouaIled him in describing, it was difficult to
h,d standard in the works Of any other author,
b, which to compare his productions, and he prob.
ably found this to his advantage IN the need ~
praise that he received. The novelty Of his SUD-
j-ct gained him, perhaps, as many admirers as
his 4, lie Of trsatingit But when he ventures
upon ground trod 10y others, and makes Europe
hi, ,neatre, and its inhabitants, oil any age, ms
actors, nc puts himself in a contrast which ne
has heretofore been saved from; aud we think ne
luses bv il; aud we think, that most oil those VINO
read the Hei,lenmauer. will agree with US IN opln-
Inn We nave read il through, and with sum
Gent Interest 70 prevent our stopping untii we
reached the end: ba; when we come 10 SPEAK vi
il a. novel, In analyze ITS personages as 'hey
pass through It's pages. we think II OF INFERIOR her
II "a many Of Mr. Cooper's former productions'
for the very reason, perhaps. that we are con
stintly Comparing II To works W the same cha'
acter from the pen OF English authors oi the
pre.ent century. its plot is very simple anu
common-ifs characters make little. n any, per.
manent impression--it is too full of long and
tire,ome conversations bet.een unintrreStins
pevule, which do not advance the action; and u
want, natural and easy connection OF ITS several
par,s-the result, bat not the evident result, OF
care and labor Sill, however, II Is calculated
10 secure attention from the first 20 the last oil
lis PAGES, on &C, cunt of the descriptions OF nat
pral scenery. and striking, yet isolated, incidents
which 1t contains So far as the Hedenmauer
is composed of these il is fully successful, and
adds to Mr.. Cooper's well-earncd reputation =
but SO far as il preends to fulfil his own inten-
tons as above quoted, in writing IL, we think 1t
a failure. La his tales VI America and the Ocean.
Mr.. Cooper has copied nature; in the Heiden-
mauer he has copied the works OF others. tie
appears 10 Us to have gone {" the last roo hnrrie-
". without being imbued with the feeling. Annwi-
edge or spirit, which years OF Antiquarian study
should alone give. and which are essentially NJ
cessarv to the fit execution of such work as he
has attempted
Grsenoach's Statue of Hashington The
Washington Globe contains letter from liora-
Ito Grepnoash, dated Florence tltaly.l July Sth,
to me Secretary of State, in which he expresses
his gratitude for The honor OF being appointed oy
Congress to execute a statue of the - father OF
his country" and adds:
-" propose To give the statue. together WIN
it's nrte,tal. AN elevation OF about twenty live
fee, from the floor Of the hall say aooW; Tor
THOUGH have fixed ON fifteen feet the height of
all "a pnAhlp
10 decide on that of The pedestal This size.
without cncumbrting the hail, will fill the eye at
every mart of the same. and the features Will be
rpcurnizable even from the door of the great en-
trance. To uake the figure less, would be tn
NIX the effect ut the whole, by dininuuve ap-
,.srance. | agree with YOU that the square form
will be the best for the pedestal, and am conf
dent that the effect OF this 9uadrangular body
will be happier from its being enclosed by cir
cular wali.''
The entire execution of the work, Mr.. Gree.
nough calculates, will occupy him four years -
He receives a compensation OF $40, 900.
Political Ethics. commend togeneral pc.
rusal says the New York American the annexed
observations from the National Gazrtte, on the
subject Of the publication. BY Judge Clayton o.
Georgia. chivarous Southern! OF private let
ter. This letter, at the request OF the writer,
and in order that all trace OF the matter nigh
be withdrawn, he had returned, With declara
ton, that he .'woud strictly regard the conf
dence reposed in hung" aud yet he took cop,
of it, thus showing, that his present violation o.
.sthe confidence reposed IN him." which is nov
justified by the abuse poured out on him, was
then clearly premedtated
Other papers besides the Globe, which, unlike
!, affect some character, and especially deprecatt
breaches of honor when against their own cause
have published the correspondence thus dishon
orably brought to light.
The Washington Globe Of Saturday last con
tain, A correspondence between Mr.. j. ". Webb
sd,,rr Of the New York Enquirer, and Judge
CIN,nn. at Georgia Wen the Judge was in
Philadelphia a. member Of the Committee oil
enou,ry IN the aA',,rs n the National Bank, MIR.
"a .bb addressed 20 hlm confidential" dspre.
ea,ory letter, Ia which ne replied IN very friend