New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-10-02

,banters of its continuous papcrs--tbe' innocence
II Galley Slave and Harry Harson,' by the
,uthor of the Quod Correspondence. There IS
,erv good article professedly written by an Eng
F.hmau. upon the Empire State of New York
being mainly reflections suggested by survey
the wonderful aspect of our own State, the
majesty and beauty Of her natural scenery, the
hundlessncss of her agricultural and commercial
resources, and the proud position she maintains
among the members of the American coniedcra.
cy. The Introductory article is a chapter from
The early history of some New England towns,
made up chiefly Of anecdotes connected with the
Revolution The number contains many other
arose articles, which we need not more definitely
mention, and good variety of verse.
There is also paper on International Copy
Sights Policy which We were induced torcad
BY very equivocal Editorial commentator !:
tits a keen and very clever hit at that class Of
persons who oppose an International Copyright
on the ground that its operation would be detri-
mental 10 American intercsts-that It's absence
promotes the free circulation Of books, and there
BY adds 10 the fame Of the author, and that such
law would operate as ucto on the universal
diffusion Of useful Knowledge The writer ad-
mts, on behalf of this class of persons, that the
resent system Of plrating foreign books is steal
ag-but thinks that 9 III considering a theft,
nationally, ii is of the first Importance to know
who has been robbed: before we pronounce Judge
nent upon the thief VIC must know whether he
stole from his own countrymcn or from foreigners
The present system OF stealing, moreover, he
urges, furnishes employment TO an immense mum
Der Of printers, papcr-lnakers and book-binders !;
whose interests would be seriously endangcredby
its interruption. The satire is very clever and
The sham argument thus made is quite as tenable,
and quite as forcible, as the equally absurd doc
times put forth in a more solemn manner by the
opponents of such law.
By the way, we should like an explanation of
fact which certainly needs it. We have Oh
served in several numbers Of the Knickerbocker
ssuccesson of spiteiul attacks upon CORNELIUS
MATHEWS, Esq, gentleman well known in the
literary gSS9rld not only as one of the foremost
and ablest advocates of an International Copy
right among us, but as the author of several works
both IN prose and verse, marked by far more than
ordinary talent. If no suitable occasion for such
an assault offers itself one seems to be uniformly
made, and the Editor of the Knickcrbocker APP
parently goes out OF his way to utter some small
sheer against Mr.. MATHEWS, quite as unworthy
the man who writes it as it is unneritcd by the
\ Involuntary subject Of it. If personal ill-will
sat the bottom Of it, the Editor of the hnicker-
hooker ought to feel aboue venting it in this un-
manly way and the attacks themselves are too
andignifed and too purely malevolent to be attri-
buted to any worthier source. Whatever may be
ASSAULTS as wrter-(and neither these nor his
merits do we intend here to discuss the literary
Efforts of MIR. MATHEWS have been marked by
higher aims and been made In nobler and man
les spirit than usually find place with our writers
ileevlnces truer and more Just conceptions Of
what an American Literature ought TO be, of the
Mission Of the American writer and of the gene
TAI relation OF Literature and Art to the national
splilt and national character, than we find in the
winnings OF our most prominent men.
The energy and perseverance with which he
engages IN the advocacy of an International Co.
PyFgh', service which can bring him personally
aDtesaln are most honorable and praiseworthy.
Inc anpopularlty of the measure and the Slight
prospect OF lis being soon effected, absolvc him
u0l all suspicion OF unworthy personal motives,
Sla tle papers ne has published on the subject,
4aAig all the allowance that may be asked for
"si faults and blemishes, are by far the best that
nave ever been written in this country.-We are
yaO means singular in this opinion In the
sVpSfght Club, Of which Mr. MATTHEWS is a
4ualAent and most effective member, Commit
y. IAas Oeen appointed to prepare an extended
@ueSs upon this subect-and Messrs. w. C.
sa,ASF aud G. c. VERp1ANcK were associated
B "ui .Ar. Mathews on this Committee The
ssSSeileh ilfst named cordially assigned the
s'ssasauon OF the address to Mr.. Mathews-and
1p'sssiy upon the ground that his familiarity
s4l a'e subject, and his high ability, cminently
a4uiiea Ann to discharge the office. And no
asharged. ~ - wa
s, Why one who deserves SO we'll of the public,
CIV. ~ whose merits arc 50 cordially recognized by
ss0le judges, should be made the constant OBJ
49, y attacks IN the Kmckcrbocker, as discour-
=. ~ aio anbecomlng IN their language and tone
f Asy are ll-founded and unjust, VIC are at loss
"necsure. The Editor in his endeavor to
Il {. ss0Ae DIR. Methews's lecture on the Copyright
h = WINTER, makes some statements which he
s.lo have taken the precaution to verify He
az A friend of ours who repaired early to
II tabernacle, with ticket bearing number
I s'e Twelve hundred, found not thrce-scorc au-
s 81 IN that capacioas cdiGcc." Now a single
d 3h sufficiently expose the ignorance in
- ~ 'ais fi'ppant hit was written: the Lecture
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