New-York daily tribune., 1843-01-21
From The Albany Evening Journal.
Guriosities CT 1iteraturr.

We have received copy OF new publication,
which is certainly nsvelty in It's way. l, is a
pamphlet of some SO or 40 pages, with the follow
ing title page: Memorial and Testimony ad-
dressed to His Excellency VIM. c. Bouck il ia
vor of Henry Arcusrius, Baker, for the Office of
Inspector of Flour This work is specially ded-
icated TO Gov. Bouck in brief preface subscribed
by Mr.. Arcularius himself. wherein that gentle
man SETS forth that he is "a born citizen of New
York" :. baker by trade that he has :. served
the public for many years in Offices of honor, with
out enolument or with very l,t,le emolument;"
that he has served in the military department Of
The State, efficiently, with credit TO himself AID
advantage to the community" and that being
well qualified for the Office of Inspector of Elour
he " would and does most respectfully solicit from
Gov. Bouck his nomination TO said office" After
this modest preface comes string of testimonials
upon which the applicant relies 10 sustain his claim.
First there is joint letter from eight of the New
York members OF Congress who have resolved ''as
general rule, not 10 trouble the Governor
with solicitations for any appointments not within
their district, but yet cannot refrain making the
case of General Arcularus an acceptioa to that
rule. These gentlemen certify to ,lr. Arculari
us's political orthodoxy, ard take occasion to re.
mark that although mechanic, he found time
and pleasure in cultvating his mind, sc - as if it
was rare thing In this country 10 meet with men,
tai culture in 'mcchanic ~ Following this
Congressional certificate come the testimonials OF
some hundreds of citizens who are all '.w well &C
quainied with the petitioner, entirely satisfied of
his ample qualifications for the Office he solicits
and quite sure that nobody else has SO good claim
to it The next few pages are occupied with let
ters from various LEADERS,, such az ohm |. Morgan,
}. Il. Whiting u Co., all apparently intensely
anxious to secure Mr.. AS appointment. Then
we have the certificate OF some seventy militia Of
tcers who certify 10 Mr.. AS military services,
vouch for his being skilled in arms" and I" pos
sessing knowledge OF the complicated science of
wal" and wind up with urging his nomination TO
the Office of Flour Inspector. Next follow some
more letters. and among them one from c. c.
Cambreleng, who avows his :" entire confidence
in Mr.. a. 5 qualifications, but unluckiy has writ
ten letter in favor of another person for the
same appointment" whereupon this " note" is
inserted: MANY of Mr. a. friends find them
selves similarly situated TO Mr.. Cambreleng as re-
CARDS this application.
A letter from Commissary General Storms comes
next, and this gentleman, puzzled, apparently to
find some new form or phrase in which to back his
friends application assures the Governor that Mr..
A. '' was born baker," and that he is (" the peo-
pies man. and that they consider " this old Vete-
ran War Horse" eminently entitled 10 succeed.
This touch about the veteran war horse" is very
well put in. The General was doubtless aware Of
the Governors amiable weakness in ths matter of
I" horses" If he had only called Mr.. Arcularius
4 sohite war horse, the appeal would have
been unanswerable. We suggest this correction
for the second edition."
The certificates of Il number Of -four dealers
close the testimonials" and these are succeeded
by a memoir of MIR. Arcularius'S life. 1t ap.
pears from this authentic record, that the appli-
cants maternal unces were brave-hearted men
who lived in Ulster county," lhata paternal un-
Gle, some years ago, represented tie city in the
Legislature, and his ward in the Common Coun-
cil that the subject Of this sketch during the last
war served as a captain, and was stationed on
Brooklyn Hights TO repel "an expected attack on
the city of New-York;' that from the close of the
war up to 1888, ne held various commissions in
the State Militia and from 1888 to 1889 filled the
office of Commissary General; in 1924 he es-
corted" Gen. Lafayette to Connecticut and % fired
a salute" for him on Putnam Hill; that he was
much praised I" for the handsome manner in which
he performed this escort service, under discouras-
ing circumstances, and incidental annoyances on
the route" and that an Editor of New-York
paper" theIeupon wrote and published some
highly complimentary remarks on Colonel Arcula-
rius and this escort service" that Mr.. A. has at
:. Horse Artillery" tactics. and issued various pat
rioiic addresses to the citizen soldiers under his
command, and jim short, that he has at all times,
Io- oil. -ba vnr1
service. Bu, there is one thing we miss in this
memoir. We find no alusion to the gallant defence
of the New. York Arsenal by Mr.. A. with the aid
of Cornelius the Carpenter" and My Son
George against the incendiary attack Of the man
in the Z" claret-colored coat" This exploit should
not have been left uusung. The omission should
be supplied in an appendix.
Such is briet outline of this new work. We
regret that our limits do not allow extended
notice. We console ourselves, however, with the
hope that we shall have great many such books
to notice during the winter. The author of this
little volume has struck new vein of literature
No other writer that we remember has explored
this rich biographical mine. But as all great au-
thors have scores of copyists and imi;ators, we
may soon expect to see the bookstores teem with
Z" memoirs, testimonials &c addressed oGov-
crner Bouck ctter the manner of Arcularlus. In
deed, since the present publication has got noised
abroad, it is confidently reported that I'll tie ap-
plicants for Office are engaged in preparing heir
:. memoirs" and testimonial" for the press, each
with dedicatory epistle to Governor Bcuck.-
What q precious Library His Exoellency will
have
II Orlando Fish, Fashionable Halter, Isl Bread
way, would inform the gentlemen OF Eew-York that his
Fall and Winter style OF Hats ready er their nspec'
ton and critical Judgement Ginning the distinction OF
having been the first project ard abide by strictly
AMERICAN style Of Hats, instead of servely copying the
Fashions OF Europe which often unsuited our cI-
and he rejoces perceive that others have
seen fl follow his lead and that the following OF
European Fashions in Hats is almost entirely abandoned by
the LEAKING manufacturers.
He offers Winter style o. GenleRens Nuria Hats at
Their, enn,l in material finish ashan