Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-11-10
BOZ.

The Great Western has brought on, Dickens,
book on America; and they who exalted n third
rate Novelist mo the literary Lord OF the age, and
indeed Of almos, all ages, seem to be paid for their
ridiculous alterations, in abuse, which their folly
was exactly it to make the stranger behave the
whole country to merit.
The darling, the beloved, the idozsd Boz seems
in a word, TO have formed 1--WE might almost dare
to sdyl an opinion nearly much beioto the mark
Of us, as we had ab9ss it of him. Hurrying through
the land alno,, Os fos, rs Steamers and Cars could
~hirl him, with no opportunity OF judging excep,
in the gross, and principally Ivy the blockheads tina,
every where chung TO his track he has, OF course,
had no limo TO distinguish in the country what is
good from wha, is bad, and has set down even wha,
be saw rightly, with all the eInggsration that mast
ettend such haste OF observation.
or one matter, however, he could Judge more
surely-ihe Press Of this country; with which he
might even have formed general acquaintance.
without coming amongst us. OF il, no says we
think, but little more than il deserves-w without
however, understanding it, in many psrticulars.-
II there are points in his picture which are over.
charged, oil who know the press ms we do, know
there are othors by means coloured as highly as
they deserve. We extract the principal passage in
which he speaks Of our Public Journals.
.qmericm .EtiosPapsv PrsSs--Among tho herd
OF journals which ere published in the States there
are some, the reader need scarcely be told Of char
| seter and credit. From personal intercourse With
accomplished gentlemen connected with publications
OF this class, have derived both pleasure and profits
bot the name OF these is Few, and OF tho othsrs lie
gion; and the influence Of tho good is poHeress To
eounteract the moral potion OF the bad. Among the
gentry Of America-amongst the we'll informed and
moderate in the learned pfolessions--at tho bar
and the bench, there is, os there can be- but one
opinion IN reference 10 tho visions character Of tbess
Infamous journals. IL il sometimes contsnded-I
will not say strangely, for II is natural TO seek CT
cuses ior such dsgaoe that their influence IL not so
great as Wis Tor would suppose. | must DO pnr
doaed for saying there is no warrant To- t1is plea
and that every fact and circumstance tends directly
10 the opposite conclusion. When any man Of apv
erode, or desert IN intellect o. character can climb
tosny public distinction, no matter what in Amer
ca, without fret gfoytlIing down upon the earth,
and bending tho knee before this monster Of doprn
witty; when any private excellence is spfe from ia
attacks, when any social confidence ~ eft unbrolen
by IT, or my ito Of social deeency and honor IL he Id
in the least regard, whom any man in that free
country has freedom Of opinion, and presumes Ia
think Tor himself, without humble reference 70 a
censorship which, for is rampant Ignorance and
; b,se dishonesty, he utterly loaihs add spsss ia
his heart-When those who must acuteiy feel is in
fany and the rePfoach " casts upon the nation Ind
/, who most denounee Il 70 each other, dare 10 Sc,
their heels upon IL and crush IL openly in the sigh
ofall man then will believe its influence is les
senng, and men returning to their monly senses
Blu, whie the press has iis evil eye in ovsry house
ard It's black hand in every appointment IN tbs state
from president TO a pos,man, while, with rbalc
Islander for is only stock in trade IL is the ndsr,
toratufe Of an enormous class, who must find thei
reading in anovspapef or they will not read az al
50 long must ts odum DO upon the eourtfy's he ID
and 80 ong m 1t the o. IL NO Ike be plainly vsi
bic IN the republic.
To those who are ACCUSTOMED 10 the lead NJ En-
slish journals or TO the respectable journals Of TN
Continent Of Europe-to those who are accustomed
IN any hing else in print onI paper, " would b.
impossible withou; an amount OF extract for wi ic
have neither spice nor ioclinsuJo, u convey a.
aiequste idea Of tbs 6.iehifi en- Joe IN A srisi
Bot Il any man SIRE e0n6rnaliJn Of my seto.nen