New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-06-02
THE TRIBUNE
1iterarp Notice.

AtltldlV Null.
TIE Kv,cKERpocKER. NEw-YoRK MONTHLY MICA
I'm. June 1913. John Allen, lso Nasssu-stteet.
P,nctual to n day, and filled to overtiowng
with choice and pleasant papers, this Oldest ana
best Of the fashionable Montblies IS upon our ia
bic. A long dissertation on Grammar is rather
discouraging commencement even though II ne
included IN tho Polygon Papers 1t will repay
peuIsal, however, and If any one douo's' II is
easy skipped. The story Of Harry Hanson Is
continued and the Magazine is filled with It's
ns,,,I variety of prose and verse. The article on
Forensic Eioqucncc' is Il well written Essay,
and Will be read with pleasure We make these
two extracts
MODES or OBTAINING TIE GOOD WILL. OF Ju-
p,ss-"The contrivahces Of council to obtain
The goodwill Of the Jury arc sometimes very IN
aeno,ls and amusing. 1t was said, by IN cni-
men. LAWYER. in one Of the Eastern States, when
sneakiup of !, learned brother, that the latter had
the advantage ofhm in one respect He was III
the habit of using tobacco, and when engaged IN
his argument would turn 10 some prominent Jury
man who was lover of the weed, and III an off
hand, familiar way, ask HIM for quid. The
urynan, hattercd at finding such similarity of
tastes and habits between himself and the dlgn
fed counsel, would follow the example, and the
cood impression made on bls mind was not un-
frequently transferred from the advocate 10 his
cause. Even 50 eminent an orator as falrck
Henry did not disdan 10 have recourse to vulgar
phrases and vulgar modes of pronounciaton 10
rain the favorable car of the illIteratc; and Miss
Martineau relates, that Webster, at the trial of
the knapps, made careful inquiries INTO the DIS
positions and pursuits Of those to whom he was
about to speak.
AARON BURRs STYLE OF SrEAKING.-" OF all
the eminent lawyers of this country, Aaron Burr
was most distinguished FOR his power of conden-
sation Even when replying to speech Of Alex
andcr Hamilton, (no illogical rcasoncr, which,
had occupied near six hours i'll lis delIecry, he
spoke only for All hour and Il half. He never
sacrificed his logic TO his rhetoric. Metaphors,
Smiles and illustrations of all kinds, he unspar-
ngv rejected. when they contributed nothing TO
the force of his argument. In every thing nc
said he aimed at an energetic brcvity. Strike
out IA single word from one of his sentences and.
like an arch that has lostlts keystone, the whole
fabric falls. ltmay indeed be questioned whether
he did not carry his love of brcvty to excess, and
did not fall into the error Of clothing his thoughts
in SO plain and unadorned a dress as TO render
them distastclul TO uncultivatcd minds"
The Editors Table, universally regarded as by
far the most attractive portion of the knickcr-
booker, is fairly overloaded as usual with the ra-
ciest and most pquant matter The Editor de-
tends his hcresy concerning CoLERIDGE: but he
does not convince us that we misunderstood
his former remarks though we grlcvc that lie
complains of our having 'mlsreprcscntcd them.
If he will point out in what part ocular, he must
know that we will most chccrlully make corrcc-
ton. But VIC submit, with due Difference,
that the fact of his beng able to 'rcclic great
portions of the Ancient NJ arincr ind Christa-
bel docs not prove either an ability 10 dis
cover or Il willingness to recognize the true
worth and profound ability of CoLERIpGE and his
works. We did not, however, intend TO intimate
that the Editor Of the knickcrbocker is destitute
of either When we asked if the knickcrbockcr
knew any thing of the Opium Eater we did
not refer to the book under that title, but to the
man W no wrote it and intended only to express
our belief that the Editor could not have been
acquainted with De QUINCEY's personal re latons
to CoLERlpGE or he would never have attached so
much weight to his exploded, as
they have been, years ago. We hope, therefore
that our suggestion was neither as tlippant nor
as Impairment as the Editor is inclined TO think
it. With these personal references we content
ourselves for the present, though VIC shall refer 10
the matter more at length as soon as we can lind
room. BY itself the charge preferred agalils
CoLERIpGE would be Of little consequence but
as the las. FAINT breath of an expiring system O.
dctlaction, which has completely exhausted The
catalogue of caumnics and been driven at las
10 this, it merits some attention.
We clip from The Editors Table the following
brief passage of interest or amusement:
DlcKrNs.-We have ON four or five occasions
received through the poSt-oiiicc newspapers ad
dressed to our care for Mr.. CHARLES Dickens
London wherein, we NAV assume, his Notes
were essentially used up 1t may as well be
understood, perhaps, that the TRANSMISSION o.
these missivcS is loves labor lost. In u letter
which we received by the last steamer, Mr.
Dickens touches upon this matter: When re
solved on ship-bourd, coming home, TO write uPor
America, so!cmnlv determined with myself thai
] would never read an American criticism on tbs
book, lnnumcrahlc newspapers have been sent
TO me across the Atlantic since its publication
II there was any thing 10 pay, they have gone
back to the pos-oiicc; if nothing, they have
gone. unopened, into the fire. have never once
departed from my resolution III the least degree
and feel The wisdom Of ii III my good spirits
and good humor.'
BYRON AND MARY CnAwoRrn-W find on M
odd page of our notebook the following passage
from record by an American eyewitness of the
funeral of Lord Byron at Newstead Abbey. Th,
brief sketch of Mary Chawor,h and her husband
will be read with interest 4 few remarks, ycr
fying the iaithfu!ness of Bvron's description O.