The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-10-27


ken to throw doubt upon the authenticity of the
statement, that Dickens wrote the Review of
American Newspaper Literature, which recently
appeared in the Foreign Quarterly; and pretend to
! give reasons for their belief.
On the other hand, the circumstances under
which the impression arose, that Dickens was the
author of the article in question, are all very strong.
In the first place, DR.. Shelton Mackenzie, the Eng
lsh correspondent of Noah's paper, says that the
authorship is universally attributed to Dickens and
that such is the general impression in London.
Secondly several persons who have recently arrived
here from England say that it was generally talked
about in the literary circles there, that some such
review written by Dickens was shortly to appear in
one of the periodicals published in London-and
most probably, that issued by Dickens's own pub
fishers. Again, several private letters have been re-
ceived by gentlemen in this country from Dickens,
in which he speaks of the newspaper press of the
United States in exactly the same strain as the re-
viewer IN question does-denounces it as holding
the people OF this country in a state of nraldom,
and abuses II tor what he terms its reckless and I'M
| prnclpled tyranny. In short, the burthen of his
letters when writing about the press of the United
States, Is the burthen of the review sentiment and
| almost word for word. We could state the names
OF the individuals who have received these letters,
and put our finger on the documents; but as they
| are presumed TO be private and confidential, we
| don't feel authorized to do So
From all these circumstances, it is very conclu-
sive that Dickens either wrote the review, or had
hand in debating to and directing the writer thereof
The idea put forth by Philadelphia paper that the
review was written by Duff Green, utterly prepos-
ferrous. Duff Green has teo much sense and is too
well acquainted with the newspaper press of this
country, to be the author of such mass of absurd
ties contradictions and bare-faced falsehoods as are
put forth in that review. And particularly with
gard to the New York Herald, we know that Duff
Green entertains very different sentiments for he
has expressed himself personally to us, as highly ad
mlrng and approving the course, policy and system
| of tactics pursued by the Herald
But even admitting Dickens was not the author,
II Is quite certain that he had hand IN it, and pro-
badly under the direction of the celebrated clique
| who sent him out here. This clique consisted of
| those who signed the famous letter on the Copy
| right Law, which was published in the Evening
| Post" before Dickens left here. And taking this
view of the matter, it would then prove that this
review is the result of conspiracy among the men,
bers OF this clique, to abuse and falsify by every
means in their power the institutions of this country
and those who are daily endeavoring to sustain
them with their best energies. And this conspiracy
was doubtless entered into by these men, because
they found that they could not monopolize this mar
ket for the sale of their books and seeing that this
market would soon become the best in the world for
| the sale of them.
| View 1t in whatever light we may, it is most
mean, selfish and disgraceul movement; and only
paraleled by the impudence of the clique in mat
ter which is notorious, viz: their sending out Dick
ems as their agent TO get copyright law pcssed and
paying his expenses travelling bagman; and thus
endeavoring to deceive the whole community
which they would have done had not the folly. ignor-
ance and vulgarity displayed by Dickens himself,
when here, exploded the whole thing, and caused
him to be long remembered in the history of Five
Point manners and morals in this city.
We shall not quit the subject till the authors are
thoroughly exposed
RETURN TIDE.-The recent letter of the Hon.
John G. Spencer has created terrible furry among
the wings and young coons 1t seems to have been
intended to assist and follow up the blow lately
given by Mr.. Webster and Mr.. Cushing and it is put
in with great deal Of energy 1t will probably be
the means of bringing out several other distinguish
ton to oppose the extraordinary and ultra move.
ments of the indlscreet and violent portion of the
Clay men. The first speech of Mr.. Webster was
thunder clap to them; but the second speech by the
same great statesman will be more severe than
ever; it will contain the thunder, the lightning, hur-
ricane, and whirwind combined, and will utterly
demollsh the ultras OF those who call themselves
the Clay party.
ELECTION NoTICEs.-Both boards of the Common
Council met last evening, and passed an ordinance,
agreeably to recent law Of the legislature direct
ing the clerk to maps of the election districts
to be made out, and the usual notice of place and
time for holding the polls to be posted in the various
wards
ANOTHER NEW PHnosoPMCAL MovEMENT.-Dr
Buchanan, the great mesmerist, or neurologst, has
commencement his movement in this city, and has
already made prodigious progress. Mr. Brisbane and
the Fourierites, may as well step across the street,
and shut up shop. DR.. B. has touched the Mayor,
w G. Bryant, and the immortal Cox, al Nassau
street, who makes pantaloons for us-besides do
zen others OF poets, literati, artsts-al of whom
are true believers in his doctrines.
This new wonder in philosophy processes to cure
diseases, headaches, POSSIBLY heart aches) by the
imposition oil the hands-and to put people into hys-
terlcs by particular turn Of the thumb There is
one question we would like to ask of this philoso-
pher. Can he, by the imposition of hands, or the
turn OF thumb, pay mans note at the bank be.
fore three O'Clock on the last day of gracel If he
can, go 10 Wall street-his fortune is made.
New JERSEY ELECTION Notwithstanding this
state has chosen whg Legislature, yet the popular
vote exhibits democratic majority of at least two
thousand. There was organized opposition IN
Burger, Sussex, Warren and Huntingdon, and the
democrats therefore had it all their own way in
those counties. But BY the gerymandering of the
wings, they secured majority in the legislature,
which is some importance To them inst noxv