The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-11-17

veus quil ses objects odisux quill nest pes mere per.
de Ia vsru ne peut supporter ls spectacle du vice
sues choice the most resd and most
OF the daily papers medium for his wanton lucubrs
tons. be,okens rare sudscty and the consent Of
Nssrs Berlin become the sccomplces ofhe foui deed,
proves cesrly enough that the Jourp des -bs,s
| ous 10 deserve the imputaon Of corruption, often
hrowb is teeth by Its enemies II hes not entirely
| escaped without punishment. however. One morning,
after he ape OF OF the grossest of the
scenes contained in the hook the Deb,s sez
a. dessrs sen hss'ensd to be Tuieries, and forcing
herw into the Rines presence prevailed with great
am uy IN obtaining the Liberation OF their paper bch
distributed to its subscribers three hours ond
time sue was hauled before the Parquet du Procureur
In Roi and. after receiving sound lecture dsmis
ssa. upon promise OF writing with more propriety
French nobleman attached to the staff of the Ma
uonal Guard Gale upon Sue shortly after the appear
ance OF the "Myseres de Paris" and reprosched him
with having endeavored TO cast a rdicule upon the
corps In the character OF Ls Commandsnt Robert, {"
perfectly recognise the original" said the vscompte
o ae and ! warn you that he is avery ticklsh per-
son oPon such matters that you had better beware of
Snst you WRITE" Poor Sue began to and protest
ne nsd never meant TO draw any portrait at all and that
make tbs said Commonisn fight duel and behave very
Monty The next day, most Of the periodicals contained
would be- bis intention 10 make portraits or personal al
in,ionsi hisnovels. Houi soft qui NAL pense
The Phsnthropio Pretentions, and ma wksh tre tar
unes Of morality with which Sue has interlarded this
work. are rbteruges circulate his msretrcicus
pages 10 places The work altogether is the mss grossly
immoral that has appeared since the monsrous conce>
tons OF NJ de SADIE which ensled upon their writer the
Bsse and certificate of madness II is disgusting
compound OF Les canes ma File and justice-a by Bird
| OF NJ de Sade and NJ. de BouillS.
Here is the opinion of an English critic on the
Mysteries Of Paris, 'and probably the opinion is well
founded-for we confess we have not read it, Yet
it is amusing to remark that vh,le the London CHI
tics thus denounce French literature, they forget
that the works of Dickens, Bulwer, Byron, and
Moore, are all as liable to the same objections.
The same stfectation and hypocrisy which marks
the criticisms of London and Paris each others
literature, lie realised TO greater extent in New
York. The reports OF the ordinary events of the
day, such murders, seductions, defalcatons &C.,
in the cheap papers, have been very solemny de-
nounced in public lecture by one of our eminent
merchant philosophers, MIR. Philip Hone, and this de.
nuncaton has been followed up by the Wall street
press, while the same press were eulogising the
works of Eugene Sue, aud recommending them to
general perusal We would not find fault with the
extraordinary public taste for the most startling por
lions OF French and English literature, reproduc-
ed BY the Hsrpers and their contemporaries; but
what lie the reason that The ordinary events of the
day should be denounced BY the very same class of
saints, patriots, philosophers and Just men, who
adorn their marble centre tables with the works of
Moore, Byron, Dickens, and Eugene Sue!
The public taste in this country, in relation to lite
nature, is certainly in transition state. 1t pre-
sents the most complex and confused features that
ever called down from that blue cloud in the sky,
the attention Of the archangel GIBBS and flows like
The ocean. We believe, however, that the exist
ing condition of literary taste in any country, springs
entirely from the state of morals-and not the pri-
vate or public morals from the literary temperature
The fact that licenlous literature has submerged
the age in both the old and new world, is the best
evidence that searching reform is about to take
place in the character OF the times. We are char-
tably inclined, therefore; and look upon the two
brothers Harper, as the literary Moses and Aaron of
the age who bave just crossed the Red Sea- and are
commencing their sojourn through the wilderness
Of human frailties for the holy land Of purity and
sound morals, from this day hencetorth.