New-York tribune., 1841-04-16

ArsArov FoyvIyE Tor ne D-J-ir, x Arkansas
CHAKLEs CH,Px,y. :or the District OF Counecrcu,.
JoE1 EA.rxA>. tor tre Distric; ofNe" Hampshire
JoR< KoLxr.. Tor the District OF Llane
CEAEL.s DAVIS. for ;hc Di.trc1 OF Vernon,
Earsi1is.
Jo:iit-, Hoyv,RD, for the Dis,ric, o: Michigan.
MisoR WAtzrR for ,hc Middle Di,,ric, OF Ford.
Ur1l,x II. RrssEII. for the Ds;ric, Of Ni,,ogn
WrIiG,x PIE>rlss Tor ;he District Of Illinois.
Isaac O7i-. ;or the Eastern District 0; Pcnr.yyana
SYrvx.rgn H,R1sEon> Tor the Di,,rio Of RHODE l.si
IsR,rL " KrlLLY. tor the District oi NeN-Hl-abs
JoHS D. KiS.xAs. for the District Of Maine
Coaps.n0n-A valiant quarrel has been CARED oaiss-
lime between the ;,so rival s. Joseph and A?a
a. in Florida a, to which snail the Commercial Is
ness OF that vicinity Both have excellent harbor., bs
latter ha. the adyantag. OF mora easy access 10 the u
bv means OF the Chatahoochc river but the people oi
Joseph nave substituted Tor th> Railroads. mode Of
rorta,iou scarcely le.- con,uodious. The mutual es
one OF grea; bitterness and each city STRIVING in ever
no; only TO build Up it. own business bu; destroy tA4
the other cou1prol.e IN, been entered whereby
,so place, are In be connected .y Railroad aad then t
themselves. each place resting -Fon 1t. natural ala
zes Tor ,acces, Two seaport. can hardly Be greatly m
porous in that vicinity
C.sLr-ox. Tai Of Seventeen s-,ea,y>lt
volume PhllaGepaIa Les & Blanchard. NeaioFs Cir-
4 CO. ltc BfoAdNay.
Wcke tn design Of tbs new novel much better than
execution. W. are always disposed to regard vi;h as
any attempt TO emboiy in works Of the imagination any
,he great and stirring event, hch u,hered ader
there odor OF nationality II which gives pa
ui-e . literature of our on-5reahinc the fresh H.
air Of land and Instinct with the III Of Amser
Institutions. That the incidents history may be
ce.suliy inier~oyen ~ith the Imagination
been fully proved BY several attempt, ~hch have ara
been made. OF them We regard Cooper. SPY
;he successful.
Il should De borne in mind thar me year. roll
the of our eary history become nor, and more a4
able Tor me purposes OF prose fiction Time which har
and salc;ife. all things which IT touche. s, casting ac
them IL solemn drpcry. and the, ar, fast pdraH
into the dim <hadow-and-;he realm OF memory and q
Wild. vague mysterious wonder Thu. are ,hev :ast lc
that sharp di,iincines outline tha, rsd cpd inaeI
ooidness OF feature which has a,va,. been stumbling b
the Arts; who would make ,nera hi. subjects Theyr
becoming more pliable-nore easily wrought and mould
TO The author, viii there scope or the free ua
tered OF tie Imagination. We canuo, ackao,s
that scarcity OF events and poverty IN ,l,. scoupan
mcnts o.; which NJ Cooper himself -omehe conya.
mnd- the contrary early history i rich int
noble and wonderful exploits !; abound, in feats
and OF personal bravery, before which the scenes
'ournarnen; and the ioust but empty soue., pageant
the theatrical exhibitions Of rockhcroic age Ga
10 the deeds OF first fathers the rcliowns sh OF m
let thc bright pure flame Of patriotism and Of stern
deTotng hatred OF tyrauny, winch burned IN ae hear,
on their hear'hstoHe. gleaul 10 u through the gloom
cenures-cnd the glare which now meet. our eve, irz
Pyres lighted by Deaths ministers OF former as. would P
away and be for>aken OF the n.auce, pho are now IT,
PROSTATE worshippers.
Carleton Is pIainy the production OF an anskled n'
The works Of CooPER have evidently been read by hin F
ngh admiration md first awakened within him desre
follow il the track There Is similarity the ioa
dents o Carleton those IN some Of Cooper, novels.
plainly betrays t,. Perhep, unconscious. imitation v
many Of IT characters have their xac, prototypes th
Of the latter. The po: of Carleton j. yer, simple and YER
clumsy is parts badly arranged and have cloe con
neeton-ao mutual iner-deperience each oae seems :
nave been dragged merely to leugthen the work. wt0
al all carving forward the story
The hero o: the tale i Henri Carleton. the son Of VIC
lent Tor}-bu himself inclined to favor the cause whia
Washington had e>poused He connected sometimes WIT
and sometimes agans, his si with arle.s feloa narnes
several predatory EXCURSIONS, cas-, OF by bis fa;he ia
II love, a. the solicitations sister. WITH US
daughter OF high Tor who has herself the good sense
refuse the hand OF English oticer, declines h:ag as
with MS rival joins tie Amy suffers reyeF'es aa
hnay married 70 the !adyo hs love- becomes FeOncs'
his father and suppose liye- happy and de- in m 'e
II he dies at AL There Is certainly nothing original II .
thu Tor ,ae general incidents have been made to @
II half dozen noye much better purpose l0'e0'S''
than they 10 IN this The only passage IN the work ia' =
tain any reasonable degree of interest. that de'enD
the burning OF Mr.. Stafford. house and The abduction :
and this i evidently suggested BY similar n'''e,
= one Of coopevs novels \ parson j. introduced mere
:or the purpose Of making min, rdiculous-ba' it Is not a
accomplished after all while his agency helps along
story no; Al ali aud indeed serves good purpose Aa'
can discover II