New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-04-18
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brldera.' and find them American IN every fea-
ture The titles thes2selzss OF his stories stamp
him on American throughout, and Southern
man besides. Among the large variety we find
Ralph Douglass 'iaths:i,' The First Amer
csr IN Texas uncie Sam and his Democracy,
The O.aclcs,' Planters Life South and
North. The Planters Week. sc. Interspersed
smonq these are introduced in dialogues some Of
our most characteristic phrases-cspecially negro
nbrases. HaIlcck's description OF the Yankee
who turned sehoolmaster, pedar, preacher, or
any thing so that by hook OF crook he could get
living, here finds place-so also the negro
verse beginning
John Quincy Adam. be az old AI 4 s:
These deiReations Of society must be new to
the Germans, ard bring into vogue some queer
German phrases. There is gentleman we
mirh, mention who sG-ws this author personally
and has been correspondent ofhis.
In speaking OF Satisfied the other day IN 3
ve-y hastily written article, we mentioned that
DR.. Telkampi said that many Of his sketches
were equal 10 the prose OF Goethe. We did not
suppose any one would be SO stupid as to imagine
tia; We meant to compare the two men as writers
but 70 show how iic-lise and vivid same Of TIE
de,iDeations OF this new author we're, ~ their be-
ing considered equal to many Of Gocthcs sketches:
much less Gid we suppose any che would constTue
that into comparison Of their language and
stvlc-or tha: the power this man possessed oveT
the German language, had any thing to do with
its finish or elegance, but simply to pant vividly
and forcihlv. and describe strongly We should
rot have referred to this had not lady writing in
the Commercial Advertiser taken US up rather
sharply and made Dr. Tellkampf to sfy Scates-
field was equal TO Goethe, which he never did say
and does not believe. DR.. It's was passing
remark and referred simply to the naturaEness
and riridness of his portraits which many Ger
mans do compare to The sketches of Goethe.
The writer in the Commercial who IS some
what startled at the statement III the Tribune, "
saws Of this mans style that the German pub
lie could only be disguised with this wooden,
awkward, anglicized German" In reply to
this we will only quote Mr. Mundt himself. He
says
THE easy and style and structure Of his writings
reel transcript which he has and experienced
Awkward wooden and easy and unartificial
STYLE are somewhat different, and we only regret
! that Mr.. Mundt should have yenturcd such praise
as this and the following:
In his descriptions American scenery Of the uncontrolled
vegetation Of his country and the pqeiry OF wiaeIes Nc
Inns reached the climax OF subny, WINE nc al le same ie
paints with the Simplest colofs
while he was so ignorant Of what constituted
good German style.
PRrsBYrEay oF New YoRK.-This Presbytery
convened at the rooms in the Brick Church build
ne on Tuesday, the lGlh INST. the Rev. JONATHAN
GrEExLEAF acting as Moderator. The Presby-
tcrv received into their body the Rev. DR.. Snod-
rrass from Troy who is to be Pastor OF the new
Church now nearly finished in Fifteenth street,
Irving Place. The Rev. N. S. Prime was also
received from the Prcsbytery of the North River,
and is to be the stated supply of new congre-
cation at Williamsburg. The relation OF Rev.
DrJPerrs to the Duane street church was dissolv-
ed; new church is TO be built for the Doctor in
University Place.
large majority, after debate of some length,
which arose on the application of minister to
be admitted to the Fresbytcry with view TO a
standing in the PRESBYTERIAN Church:
p,r,J Tim, i, he stan Ing rule in th. Presby;ey that
no ser be received into except such as intend or expect
become the Pastors Churches within our ponnd or to c
By the voice OF the Church
The object of this resolution is to prevent the
introduction OF ministers from other bodies, who
have ceased 10 make the work OF the Ministry
their main business.
-Four young gentlemen were taken under the
care of the Pfcsbytery, as candidates for the Cos
pei Ministry. To each OF these was assigned
Latin theme for an eregesis in the same Ian
guage, to be hereafter submitted, and certain
passages of Scripture, as critical exercises, ex-
pository lectures and popular sermons
Mr.. EVANS, Ecenliate, was dismissed to join
the Preshytery Of Long Island, with view OF
taking the Pastoral charge Of the Church at Mid
die Island.
The Presbytcry erased from its roll the names
of the Rev. ISAAC Chase, OF Africa, and JuDAIl
Isaac A3RAnAms, of London, who have not been
heard from for some years, and who are known
not to be occupied in their coyenanted work, since
their departure from America.
An election took place yesterday for Conmis-
sioucIs or Delegates to the General Assembly,
which conYencs in Louisville, Kentucky, on the
10th OF May next. TIE result Of the election
was as follows; On the part of the Clergy, Rev
| DR.. STRING and Rev. DR.. SPENCER; and as alter
mates, Rev. DR.. PHILIPS and Rev. Mr.. JAcoDUs.-
On the part of the laity, Thomson PRICE and
SrLAs HOLMES, and as reserves or alternates,
Micah BALDWIN and DR.. SHELTON.
The meeting of the General Assembly at Louis
vile will be regarded with more than usual int.
rest by the members OF this Church in the West
ern Country 1t is the first time that this body
has ever gone so far West, their sessions having
usually been held in Philadelphia, though about
forty years ago they met in Winchester. Va, and
in the years 1886 and 1887 they held their Con
ven,;on at pittaburg, Pc. The Rev. DR.. SPRING
H.: c;,, ,..s cboeen Moderator at tia last