Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-07-29
BOZ uN TIE NEW YORK PRESS


oar shores, sOte,nniy determined never !
10 no,lye m any way the attacks Of the !
newspaper press at thiS country. How
ne has kept MS promise, may be seen in
the following scene from Chapter XVI,
o! Martin Gnu :zlrwIt. In this chapter
ne devo:cs himself to bitter curicuturc
vi American Soclety,as wei as the press.
AS the Inquirer says. The story, If a
narrative Vt lhis kind can be called u
story, wIl, DC read with the more inter
est, IN cOusel uenCr OF the introduction
ol So many American scenes and AmerI
can cAacactors, HnJ wnI.s many will
laugh al the ldlr bits OF the uoveIISt, all
viii readily perceive, that re either lett
our country with unythIng but favorable
impressions a 10 republican habits, mau-
nefs nnd Institutions, or that the severe
assaults that have been directed against
him through the columns oil the Amer
can press, have lrrIlated, annoyed and
provoked hun hot Il little"
Here rs the scene, which it will be
seen is Itelke enough:
Some trihIng excitement prevailed up.
on the very brink and margin Of the
land OF liberty; fur an alderman had
Feeling naturally running high on such
m exciting occasion, the friends Of the
disappointed candidate had found II ne
cessary 20 assert the great principles Of
Purify OF Election ard Freedom OF pin :
Inn by breaking few legs and arms,
and iurthermDre pursuing obnoxious
gentleman through the street with the
design OF sitting MS nose. These good
humOrcJ .liI.e OulOLrSlS Of the popular
fancy were not In themselves suiiieIent.
" remarkable 10 create any great stir,
alter the lapse OF a whole nlgnt but they
foundfresh life AM noiorlely in the
breath Of the news boys, " no not only
proclaimed them with shriil Wells in all
the highways aud byewayS Of the Gown,
upon the wharves, and among the ship
ping, but on The uUck and down IN the
cabins OF the steam OOll; which, before
she touched the SHORE, was boarded and
overran by icgloIs Of those young cilI
zens.
Here's this mornings New York
Sewer! cried one. Here's this moru.
lng's New York S'abberr Here's the
Nav York Family Spy! Here's the New
York Private Listener! Here's the New
York Pepper! Here's the New York
Piumdcrer! Here the New York hey.
hole Reporter! Here's the New York
Rowdy Journal Here's all the New
York papers! Here's full particulars
of the patriotic iocofoco movements yes.
Ierday,in which the wings was So law.
ed up; and the last Alabama gouginr
case ahd the Interesting Arkansas duel
with bowie knives: and all the Po!lucal,
Commercial, and fashionable News. -
Here they are! hera they are! Heres
the papers, here's the papers'
Here's the Sewerr crieI another -
Here's the New York Sewer! Here's
some ofthe twelfth thousand Of TO dav S
Sewer, with The best accounts OF the
markets, and all the shipping news, and
four whole columns Of country CORES.
pondence, and fuIl account OF the Ball
at Mrs. hIto'S last night, where all the
beauty and fashion OF New York was as.
-sembcd, with the Sewers own parlicu-
lars Of the private lives ofall the ladies'
that was tnere! Here's the Sewer!-
Here's some Of the twelfth thousand OF
the New FORK Sewer! Here's the Sew
or's exposure OF The Wall Street Gang.
Und the Sewers ex posurc Of The WASH
lngion Gang, AMI the Sewers exclusive
account Oi fragrant act Of dishonesty
committed by The Secretary of State
when he was eight Years old; now com.
munlcaied, at great expense, by his own
nurse. Here's the Sewer! Here's the
New York Sewer In IFS twelfth thou.
sand, with q whole column Of New
Workers 10 be shown up and all their
names printed! Here's The Sewers ar
tcle upon the Juge that tried him, day
aiore yesteTday,ior lIbel,and The Sc ger S
tribute % the Independent Jury that did
not convict hla, and the Sewers ac-
count Of what they might have ex pected
II they had! Here's the Sewer, here's
the Sewer +! here's The wljeawake Sewer.
always Oh the loOk out; Leading journal
IN the UuIted States, now in its twell
thousand, and still printing off. Here's
the New YORK Sewerr
Here is another scene from Chuzzle
wit:
An AMERICAN BOARDING HOUSE, DINNER.
it was numerous company eighteen
or twenty, perhaps. Ul these some five
or six were ladies', who sat wedged 10.
gether IN little phalanx By themselves.
All the knives and forks were WORKING
away al rate that was quite alarming,
very few words were spoken, and every
body seemed TO cut his utmost in sclfde
fence, as IL famine were expected 10
set ga before breakfast timo tomorrow
morning, and u had become high tim,
10 assert the first law of nature Tn,