Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-09-12

PmsTsas ASs BooxsslIsss. Yesterday we gave
brief account Of the Printers Fete, or Public Din
nsr, on Saturday last. What contrast it presented
to that recently given by the Publishers! Let US
explain.
There Isl perhaps class of men that are 50 igno-
rant of real genius, and pure proud and vu
gar, both in equal parts-as the Publishers of New
York. We might make few EXCEPTIONS but do no,
know that it is worth the while. Not long ago they
gave great fete TO the authors writer's poets, and
other persons of genius in this city. The committee
of arrangements of that fete actually debated for Sc
veral hours, whether James Gordon Bennett should
be invited to the dinner. After long speech from
Dearborn, the publisher and others, was reected,on
the ground that was not recognised as man of ia
lent genius or intellect among the literary coteries of
New York.
Now will venture to say, that during thelast two
years in which have conducted the Herald i havels
sued more original wrtng-more powerful cloquence
more just truth-more correct taste-more unques-
tionable philosophy on every subject morals, trade,
religion, &c. than all the lterati of New York, with
the blockhead publishers to beot have in twice the
time. The wide circulation of the Herald-the start
ling enthusiasm it creates wherever it goes-he foam
which dashes from its Prov it forces its Roadway
through the of ignorance and of folly, attest
its effect and the magnitude of the power which sets
it in motion.
But this is only uifle. Before close my career,
am determined, before God and Eternity, TO create
new era in literature and newspaper philosophy.
consider Irving Cooper and all their literary coem-
porares, coterie of mere imitators and inferior
minds some Of them amiable some unamiable, and
some savage. They are the copiests of Byron and Of
Scott who form the only batch Of parent genius that
has appeared in the world since the time Of Shaks-
peare, Milton, Pope or Addison. My ambition is
higher. spurn all imitation-al copying-all cab
bage-dealing. Planting my course on the unchanged
bieprncples of truth, taste, and morals my Objects
to create new literary age, and to make the daily
press the engine of new reformation in religion,
literature taste and morals.
To comprehend this great purpose, there is no,
blockhead bookseller, nor pary lttcrateur, the
cily-unless it be among the ladies-that has brains
enough Among all the literary professional classes,
probably the printers alone as body have the ong,-
naty, genius and independence 10 join the work and
aid its progress onward. One of the best evidences
of this spirit is the enthusiasm with which they drank
the toas. sent them last Saturday. 1t was the
printers of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries that
caused the emancipation of Europe from religious,
political and intellectual siavery-it will be the prin-
tiers of the present day that will set a-gong the next
great reformation, which will astonsh the world be-
fore the nineteenth century shall have sunk into Eer
nifty. Success to independent printers and newspa.
pers-down with the blockhead booksellers and their
trashy novels I!