New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-01-14
For The Tribune.
eThe Children Of The Mist,

The Children OF The NAIBf,'
But once more, Mr.. Tribune for l dislike con-
troversial writing as much as you do, and :" ask
o,ly to define my position.
You are most assuredly right in thinking did
not mean to put you in the situation of Mrs, Nal
aprop, by " disparagng your parts of speech. "
No, sir; nor had | any idea of undertaking the
brilliant copiousness of Bencroft,-much less the
pure English idioms of Bryant. Neither did
intend to "scout the idea of Human Progress by
pumsly calling the March Of Mind hambug.'
What the deuce did mean thenl Bear with me
a moment and | will tell you. will begin with
the Macgregor."
A newspaper or periodical Gas mono ought TO
know better than yourself is one of three things
ltmay be, Firstly, mere omnium gatheram OF facts
and opinions; an intellectual mcrocosm of society
or, Secondly, it may be the type, exponent orssn
OF certain doctrines, tastes and principles: or,
Lastly, it may be hkened to an olembie wherein
the mind OF one individual acts as the solvent Of
all the intellectual crudi,ies around him; moral
digesting machine. where things the most incon-
gruous, crammcd in against the stomach of bis
sense" converted into mental chyle Tor the
wholesome nsurishment of other minds.
In this country, where journalism is yet in its
infancy, (albeit the babe is a sucking Hercules, J
these different characters of well-constituted
press are always more or less lumbled together.
Our newspapers are generally partisan in their
politics; while both they and the graver organs of
public sentiment, ii not wholly wanting in tone g,
regards other matters OF taste and opinion, are
still lamentably deficient in the enlightened con.
sstency to make that "tone respectable Now
where do you stand Mr.. Tribune
Even in your early manhood, Mr.. Editor, (permt
me for this to be PERSONAL when striving with
interchangeable industry to confirm tbs pros periy of
OF the most valuable Though uuapprccia,ed) jour
nal ever Published in this city The New.Y orker
You approved yourself to be something more
than ordinary mill-horse. Your most active
faculties wers certainly never intended be thrown
away upon the "oRsaipm gathsram first sfore-
mentioned. But how standsit with Ike Organ"
and the olembic y?
me last, to Jealous philautbvopist like your
esi, IN TACT TO every moral and reflective mind
mat mas 'sseh IN a situation 10 &C, effectively
upon other minds around it, mus, necessarily be
the hishes, object of ambtion-lf ambition b., in
deed the word TO express this aspiration after eN
celence SO noble. But it requires some,siss
more ,han zeal; something more than either acute.
ness OK ce'hpsehensiseness of intellect; something
nIoe,
meni, Judgement however, we'll exercised unor
things Immediately near u.s. 1t requires the com
bnaton of allthes qualities snd i, REQUIRES more
over that rare gift. which has existed in some
minds, the gift of foresight: the power Of ,,acpr
out the remote operation of truth or error Amos
millions We find but one who has the intellectual
solvent in himself; who does not labor under the
infirmity OF seeking corrective for his own
Thoughts in those OF his living fellows, or in the
s,ill living minds of these benefsctors of humanity
whe extend their strengthening arms through the
clouds of Antiquity TO greet in cordial clasp the
kindred spirits of all time. think we must give
no the :. alsn,bic," Mr., Tribune.
New, how is it with the organ" Z Pardon
me, foe must again indulge in a personality. l
do most unaec,edly regard you, sir, as one Of the
very few having the management OF a public jour
nal who have both the ability and honesty 10 give
to your columns the tone and character which shall