Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-10-28
pro-rcss of the Rcyolution-A New schooi
In Literature and Morals.


every partyi its favore literature, ltspecuar history
its tone of morals and refinement The Greek and
Roman literature is called par excellence the Cassl-
cal-the modern is known by the term of Romantic.
In this country the public taste has heretofore been
divided-someimes leaning to the one-somehmes
10 the other like the great Magician balancing the
straw Of politics on the nose of Encle Sam. People
cannot always relish old systems of cookery or be
pleased with the same tone of thought and feeling.
Originality is the spice of every literature 1t marked
the character Of Alhenian lettersso il does that OF
New York.
To this land, the travelled dandes of Europe have
denied all originality, all mental energy all indigo
nous tastes in literature and philosophy. The impu-
taton is a gross and audacious Islander. During the
last two year. new class of society has sprung up
an this remarkable city which, in point of originality
energy and peculiarly of taste in literature and phi
losophy entirely outslrips all Greek, all Roman, all
British fame. The socia. system in which was de-
yeloped the singular drama OF Ellen Jewett, AID its
subsequent circumstances and characteristics reveals
10 the world state of human existence which is
without parallel in the history of the human race.
There is atmosphere of originality surrounding
all the characters rendered conspicuous in that extra
ordinary drama, which battles all the former dognas
of philosophy or systems OF faith. Since the non-
nation Of Joseph Hoxie, the bosom friend OF one OF
the principal heroes in that state of society," the literary
taste and peculiar Of this civilization, has been
bright before the world in all its Ratyre glory.
During the last few days several specimens of this
new school in literature have been sent US through
the post office. We will begin account of this
new literary school, with the following exquisite gen.
characteristic of new age and a new mental devel-
opemcn Read and wonder:-
NEw-YoRK Oetobtr %, 1887
Ma BEsNErr-sir If you d. rot step abusing Mr. oxie,
and his friend Mr.. Acke in corrupt do by this
viii cane you IN such manner would gladly hold
yoSr lying Tor hs next M 1an
To give yon an idea Of my size measure f. in small
~hsAS, and stouty busal"ays good heavy in my
hand.
There is beauty and brevity in this forcble cffu-
SION which somewhat resembles the energy of the
classic age of Greece yet its spirit is perhaps moro
energetic, more directly to the point Some would
call it Gothic-we call it the Ellen Jeren school.
II par,akes mach Of the character of its great proto-
type, Richard p. Robinson, ESQ., the friend of Joseph
Hoxe the nominee of the Broadway Club for the
most lucrative Office in the gift Of this clty-vlz:
$4,000 year.
The next specimen of this exquisite school, also
comes TO us through the post Office, marked one
cent in red ink" thus:-
YORK,
Ma J. G. BENNETT :-SiR - The IN viii n you
have acted Ioxie has been beth and
lie great OF that filthy print am in uced 70 make
remarks tn Public we that yGn . ss bias
astce say hall enough u You had received our
BEEN one thousand daars-o you may yourself or
haak 10 the sickness Of Mr. II any other editor who
weud notice taken OF H. bnt your daardy con-
ss published The Herald has every
This is a more stately and grave specimen. The
mysterious writer assumes the nom dc guerre OF
"Arstdes" once an Alderman in the city OF Athens,
and Justly celebrated for his decisions on the bench,
for which he was afterwards banlshed In this gcm
there more of philosophy and less of literature. IL
may be considered Grief exposition Of the science of
Justice as practsed upon by the new school. We
have no doubt is true asserted by Astdcs that
no other editor but myself would have been fined $500
for Publishing the respectable name of Jack OHag-
gerty Esq by mistake The extraordinary popularity
which l. and the Herald, have reached among the old
fashioned moral and intellectual portion OF this COM
munty, was the crime for which was punished
No other editor bat myself could without bank
notice of a month. have drawn check on his banker
for $500 at sight But the fine imposed upon me was
not the first development OF the judicial principles OF
the Ellen Jewett state OF soccty-it was merely a
part Of the great drama beginning with tho seduction
Of fair girl varegaed with blood, murder ar
in Thomas stree, and winding up for 1895 with the
a a nurd, rer from New York, but the Access
son OF patriot 10 Texas -
Ru, be this as il may, the next specimen Of this
new school Of taste, literature and refinement y nom
the nan OF one Of its most worthy disciples and prn-
cipal sarans called CHARLES KING the erudite eaifor
of The Nep York American. Heretis
w. are not indeed. Of any Opposition among VIC
=, anv ~ i've uonuaons and the abuse 0i one ~ thelr
JOSEPH Horie for Clerk, by the vagaponn e'o,
a. ueraI smsrtnx under the Just penaly whch ~
800 Aid Hors in incting upon hn Tor ms sse
.ni .auent ca umse upon meriornus ciize can nav
rar, of his orderly and law regarding fellow chirens-No
York American ef Ihnrsday -. 70.
The temper the tone, the beauty, the spirit OF THIS
exquisite efuson pat forth by Mr.. Charles King,
whs 10 perfect gentleman in the new school, cannot
be paraIleled, except in the following exquisite NOR
eel which is conceived in the same spirit, generated
IA the same temper, though expressed with some di-
ference az 10 details =
James q. Bennett -. - =, -, -, -. -..-,,,,
ren Joseph Ioxic sllne will g'e you one OF the most IN
fernai thrskhnps had ~ your e aannh
.iwt one than watsn webb gave you, Nou
annd old reprobate Scotch. cockeycd OLD proer W te
Dpvel mind do desire you, you msy DE-
pend upon ~ will what you deserve 90 no, care or