The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-05-24

sense that, libertne jack. pudding as it may still
attempt to show ITSELF our Review has placed a
moose around its neck, which it would only ask
one spirited demonstration of the decency and in
tegence OF America, to tighten effectualy, a.
once, and forever.
But we reserve any further remark till we have
printed the extracts. Though we have abridged
even those quote (never TO the omission of a
syllable that looks in the remotest degree like an
swer or defence and omitted some dozen times the
number with which we might, Il inclined to so sor-
~ work, fill more than another number OF our
Review they will yet, in all probability, be much
too numerous for the readers liking. tie must
bear with us, for the purpose we have IN view
The truth is, that since the Foreign Quarterly OIL
last October reached the United States: scarcely a
day has passed IN which 1t has not furnished a
leading topic of outrageous abuse to the Herald
and It's associates throughout the country. What
we now give are all taken from the most proml,
nent leaders OF the Coryph1us OF the herd. All OF
them date on separate days. and not syllable
more is quoted at any time. than may serve as a
sample OF the rest.
l. This extraor binary Review is without exception,
of the most articles literary subject that
appeared in British journals and may be c, nsder
ed the manifesto of war; of the London
erat against that portion of the newspaper press OF
America who oppose the Copyright law, and refuse to
acknowledge the supremacy of English literature and
. "Ths remarkable Review contains twenty-six octa-
vo pages, seven columns of mnion matter, written
ism. The papers up this savage article are the
Herald" and Courier and Enquirer; and the style IN
which they treated, is caution to the Mohawks .
The Weekly Herald of this day. price only 3D. VIII con-
tam this wondeifu article at length, and next week we
shall enter upon OF its views facts tasehoods
assertions and purposes Arsocras and monopolsts
have dictated to the writer. The war il now begun,
and d. be he that first cries Hold, enough"
th
spite" Dictated by the artstocratic circles"
This Review is the first gun in the long war that has
at last broken out in the literature OF America ana that oil
Europe for The empire Of the human mind IN both hems
pheres. 1t ~ OF the most savage and barbarous
rades that ever dsgraced the literature OF any country
1t is Acknowledgment presena ion Interpretation
violence, observation-disclosures all
that o~ species Of tact which distinguishes ME literary
works OF Dickens already before the public. We
consider this singular Review q step in the general
revolution in literature politics. government, liberty,
and right which the press of this country have begun
and which destined TO overrun all the existing nsti,u
tons of Europe at distant day. aud to create III their
stead republican government republican literature and
republican philosophy !! At our leisure shall re.
view the Review, and make Dickens drink to the very
dregs very cup he has mixed for others to take"
owe understand that literary gentleman Of dis
lngushe "a reputation is now engaged In writing reply
to the Review on American Newspaper Literature,
written by Dickens and first appearing in the Foreign
Quarterly Review This gentleman IS intimately &C
quained with the British French and American news
paper press He will show the different characteristics
OF EACH and prove beyond contradiction that Amerc an
newspaper literature the original that appear
ed IN the history Of that uni'es philoso
produce one Of the most remarkable Intellectual and
literary revolutions that ever blessed the world
This review OF the Review will be issued in few days,
in an extra Literary Herald and edition Of 50 900
copies i'll be puhlished enehaf Of which will be sent
to England and France. The literary war has now
begun between the Old and the New World and it must
60 on! -
6. "Drp DICKENS WRITE THE REviKw1 Several papers
have undertaken to throw doubt on this question In
the first place. Doctor -, the English correspondent
of Noahs paper says the authorship is universally att
buted to Dickens and that such is the impression in Lon
dom Secondly several persons who have recently ar
rived here England say that was generally talked
about in the literary circles there that such review
written by Dickens was shortly to appear. Again,
ATE lette IA
in this city, rom Dickens, in which he speaks Of the
newspapers of the United states in exactly the same
strain the review in question does SC &c. We could
state the names, but, -. But even admitting
Dickens author it quite certain that he had
a hand in it, an probably under tho direction OF the
celebrated clique r6o sent him cut here " This clique
consisted OF tnoso signed the famous letter the
Post before Dicc lt here And taking this view Of
the matter 1t would then prove that this review is the
result OF conspiracy among the members OF this Clique
to abuse and fasy BIZ every means In their power the
institutions OF this country and those who daily
deavorDg to sustain them with theI best energies. And
this conspiracy has for its ultimate object to monop
market for the sale of their books View in whatever
light we may, most mean, selfish, and dsgraceful
movement We shall not quit the subject till the authors
Letter from London Correspondent Forged, we
have little doubD in support Of the above argument
HE ashes the American Press unmerclfuIy and there
is strong believe he is the author Of a very
caustic and article in the last number of the
Foreign Quarterly Review on the newspaper literature
of the United States"
"The celebrated review by Dickens and his tail has
created terrible cemmoton wherever it has hem read
and particularly has the sensation centred about his
marks on the New York Herald"
"a correspondent rates il to be much more probable
that Fenimore Cooper wrote the Review American
Newspaper Literature than Dickens did. We will think
OF this. Will Mr. Cooper deny it r.
10. "WHo WROTE Ir7-The authorship of the article in
the last number OF the Foreign Quarterly Review and
which has been imputed to Dickens is ascribed to DR.
Lardner CD The editor of the Troy Dolly whig' says
he informed by friend Of Dr. L. that such the fact
rive don't believe I'll"
IL. "wHo wRorr THE Review OF the American News.
papers in the Foreign Quarterly Review'7 has been
attributed 20 Dickens DR. Lardner to Fenimore Coo
per Another is added J. B. GliddoD, who publish
ed lecture last summer Egg ptan travellers Let
examine this"
IL. "wHo WROTE THAT REvrEw7-This question is
still discussed in the newspapers but conjecture is Ger
heard is the name of Gddon, young EDgli,hman, who
reviewed Cooley's work on Egypt. There Is the same
STYLE the same temper the preudcss and the same
general ignorance in both reviews But whoever is
the author, there is doubt Of Dicken g endorse
ment-and when you csnnot recover from the drawer,
law and equity ontitle you bring your bill against
the endorser Hereafter all intents and purposes
shall consider Dickens the responsible person. who must
answer for all the errors bundeIs isehoods preten
sions and malevolen1e OF that review. We have re
ply to the review in the shape OF counter review now
state Of preparation, and written by distinguished
literary gentleman OF this country. IL WiH be out soon
and ,cH be sereamer."
H. We live lion, and it is dangerous for any long
cared animal to protrude his poserors towards us in
hostile m sinner"
H. This is the most original varied country under
the sun, and none other is worth Rring in Every ee
ture trade currency snd philosophy, Is in of agi
taon transition, and change Every thing is in state
ervescence so 900 persons have TAX en- the benefit of
the act and wiped debts to the amount OF 90
dollars In religion have dozens of creeds and
fresh revelations starting every oftener In
rails we hare all sorts of ideas and in literature every hing
in confusion. Sceptcsl philosophy and msteriasm
seem, however, to be gaining ground and popularity
every step
Is Congress may repeal the law, II may have
fight in fsticus abolition-it may modify the tariff
il may kick up about the door keepert may pass
an President
real business will be to make hot punch in the grog
shops below and the President in the halls above by
forming cques each in favor OF its candidate and
then egslating to help the intrigue. One thing
certain. The country will be overlooked and disappoDt.
cd the public interests will be sacrificed to private
ulaons and the character of the nation furnished by
the passions Of rival politicians"
is. 1--WE shall show that the newspaper literature OF
New York compare with that of any other captalin
the world beyond -be London, Paris or Pandemo
nium-be it in talent ndependencen morals or ras-
caty-in genius pretenson-in modesty or impudence