The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-02-15
Nr,p Torh Correspondence.
LETTER XVII.
.Nsw YoRx, l2t

New YORK, 18th Feb, 1912.
The long expected Dickens has arrived, and al
other lions sink into nsignifcance before him. Nc
thing is heard but Decentralization Ball--te
Tableoux-ihe Dickens Dinner, &C. &c This
must be peasant for the c-devant reporter, and must
astonish him not a little.
When Dickens was about to embark for America,
he called upon few gentlemen and procured from
them letters of introduction TO two three persons
here. What he has done with the letters we cannot
guess, but he must have found them of little use to
him. Dickens has introduced himself to all the read
ing world in general, and to the American people IN
particular and he has only to permit the acquaintance
of any Of u,, to have itthat is, while he is such
lion as he is at present This excitement will pass
away, and in time he will cease to be such wonder.
lie will then be plain Charles Dickens-something Of
Cockney ne little of the outward polish Of
high breeding, but a full warm heart, and great and
brilliant genius. But the time will never come when
he will cease to be popular writer in this country,
unless he should in the book of his travels here rup
hard upon the places our body polite There
is many which foreigners can touch at winch
the FESTIVE Yankees will vince. Well the COM
pments which he receives are paid, in some
respects, TO all the literary world, and il IS
mark Of the increasing refinement Of the age
This is in truth the Literary Age. Washington
Irving goes to Spain as Minister Another no
vellist goes to Panama Everett is sent to England,
aud there many other Literary men sent abroad
Upshur, before he was Secretary of the Navy, was
known best author-and the same may be SAID
of large number who now fill important Offices un-
der Government not to mention the son OF the Ffesl-
dent, about whom has been said account of
having written Ahasuerus, than of all the other acts
of his life This is well for both him and the poem SO
much has been made about the matter that every
body who has read the said poem, ,oH read IT, and
thus the beauties Of the work-and it has many and
great beaulies-will be and appreciated. For
good york. nothing mole is wanted than to get the
pu lie to take notice of it. That, however is the
great difficulty. There must be strong enmty or
very general fapor towards his works, be-
fore he will be sufficiently praised abused-t mat
tiers little which save that abuse best-to elevate
him into notice at once. Such has been the case with
Mr.. Tyler and his poem-both have been sufficiently
anyassed to bring their qualities out in bold lele be-
fore the world and both will be judged, and ultl-
mateIy with impartial Judgment according to their
| merits.
There has been new sort of excitement among
the Bowery boys oome person In I'VE" Jersey ohei-
ed few weeks SINCE reward of four thousand dol
lars to any one who would stand walk forty-eight
hours and the consequence has been, that large
number persons have attempted to perform the feat
| Three of the candidates have succeeded in the at
tempt and more are trying This is small business,
but it serves to furnish excitement for people OF the
| fancy class.
Two or three fancy balls ON foot in private cir
cles Mrs. Mortimer Livingston, of Depau Row,
gives one on Tuesday next, VIII CHI will BE- at least
elegant and recherche, if not grand and magnificent
The weather which changed, and became cold for
a couple of days, is again mild as Spring The
city is, however, sicky. The smallpox is prevalent
and scarlet-ever The city, however, wears its usual
gay and cheerful aspect, and Broadway, as usual IS
lined with satin and velvet, and Illuminated with the
holyjay faces of beauty and fashion
| HrDsoS