The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-04-03

der ''tnen give US tarln TO protect our manu-
features your fresh gingerbread, a whole
card for sxpence"-''impored; we don't want i'm
ported articles any how''-''hurra for Clay"-"pro-
lection for coon skins"-''here's your hard, fresh
and rich soft shell Saybrook CLANS, three, four
pences a handred"."why, you might as well ask
Tor tariff on codfsh"-''Baldwin and Clay will
carry the day'-"four cigars for cent; Connectl-
cut make; better than any Havanas"-''the coons
are dead and burled"-"Deacon, watch that voter,
or he'll vote loco"-"get out Of the way old Dan
LAYER the voters pass'-"hurry up them
cakes"-"w ln'ergreen berries, fresh from the sod
ionrpence pint-''sod, the divil the bit of sod is
there anv where's but in oud lreland'-'hurra tor
repeaP'-'here's the liberty ticket; no annexation
OF Texas"-"we shall carry the day and bury your
dead decently"-''you'r id liar; Clay never never
sand so,mar bet five ten fifteen or twenty pli
are"-"walk up, democrats and thus continued
the jargon of voices until the polls were closed,
and the result ascertained, when the triumphant
party cheered and hszzaed till their throats were
hoarse with shouting, while their opponents blew
out their lights and SUNK home to prepare tor salt
river.
MUSICAL CRIrIcIsM.-We have received note
from MI. Park Benjamin. in relation to some remarks
which appeared in this journal relative to scurril-
GUS attacks, under the name of musical criticism,
on Mrs Sutton, which appeared in the New World,
while under his management. Mr.. Benjamin
thinks that if we knew all the facts to his posi-
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journal under his editorial control, that we would
| attach no blame to him for those criticisms. II
seems tina, he hardly ever wrote line against Mrs
Sutton, but that the most of his objections to her
arose from the officiousness," as he terms it, of
Mr.. Sutton. Well, perhaps this may be some ex-
cuse, although it is a very queer idea indeed, that
female artist NUT be harshy treated, because her
husband happens to be rather troublesome or an
nyip in
rosity or lberality in that. It would be much more
sentlemanly and more honorable if the converse
were the case We can very readily acqut Park
Benjamin of any particular hostility or any impro-
per and harsh conduct towards Mrs Sutton, on his
own showing But it was very wrong to permit
musical critics, under his name and with his sane
ton, to go on for years in strain of vitupera-
ton and personal abuse, which had nothing to do
with manly and just criticism, and which no Off
cious conduct on the part of husband could palli-
ate or excuse.
Indeed, we have reason to believe that Mrs
Sutton was made the victim of a particular musical
clique in this city; and that the sole cause of
her being abused by the press in certain quarters
We have also understood that person of the name
of Watson, was the principal musical critic for the
Nep World, and that M. Maronce also wrote
crltiques but the latter denies that he wrote
line vituperative abusive; and, therefore, the
odium rests on the shoulders of this Watson, who,
it is sufficiently apparent, is altogether destitute of
that proper spirit, liberal temper, and correct feel
ing, which alone give character and reputation
to musical criticisms in any journal whatever.
Apropos-Whe on this matter, we may as well
allude to the ungentlemanly feeling which we have
noticed occasionally in our venerable contempt
rary, the True SUM- not only against Mrs Sutton,
but against Borghese, and every body who hap
pens to be distinguished a vocalist. One would
suppose that the guarded conductors of that print
would not allow any thing but gentlemanly tone
to pervade their remarks about artists but the
paragraphs, which we have frequently seen in that
print, look as if they had been written by some
discarded waiter from the Astor House, who had
taken to the business of reporting, and who had
not got rid of the associations OF his former calling
when he jumped at the command of gentleman
to hand plate, or clean pair of boots, or to
brush his coat None but some contemplate little
sculllon would talk of the beautiful Borghese, of
Mrs. Sutton, or any OF these eminent vOcalsts in
the spirit and language of the paragraphs in the
True Sun of yesterday. We need not say that no
one with the sllghtes pretenslOn to gentlemanly
feeling could by any possibility do so.
THE FINE ARTs-ExHIBITIoNs OF PAINTINGS
During the last few days we have given several
brief notices of an exhibition of paintings of the
old Italian school, which has been recently opened
at Clinton Hall. We understand during the last
few days it has been visited by many of our artists,
cennoisseurs and the public generally, and that it
has given great deal of satisfaction, notwithsand-
ing the puny efforts of empty and ilegitlmate cri-
tics, who affect to know a great deal more than
they really do know in these matters. This exhi-
bltion is certainly well worth seeing, and great
deal may be gained by a careful study of the paint
ings by all who take the trouble of entering the
room. For several years past we have had
exhibitions of works by American artists, which
present very different style to that of the old mas
tiers, and nothing can be more interesting to the
connolsseurs, and all persons of taste, than to have
opportunity of contrasting the productions of the
old and new world in this department.
In addition to this exhibition, we understand that
the National Academy of Design have commenced
preparations for the usual annual exhibition They
have issued notices to the various American artists
in this and other cities, to forward lists of their
works, and it is probable that this years exhibition
will far exceed extent and value that of any pre-
vlous year. A number of very excellent paintings
will be, doubtless, exhibited.
We also perceive, that there is private gallery
advertised Tor sale on novel plan. This is col
lection, which was purchased and arranged by
Luman Reed, Esq, who recently died in this city
This gallery contains, we learn, sixty or seventy
paintings, many of them of great merit and value.
principally by American artists, in all the different
lines OF landscape, historical, and poecal, and are
highly deserving of the attention of the connosseur
The proprietors of this collection, or rather the
heirs of Mr.. Reed, propose to sell it by subscrp-
ton, the condition that it forms the nucleus of
a National Gallery in this city; and in order to
make it attainabe to all classes, the rate of SUBJ
scrpton will be as low as one dollar--a sum which
will render the attainment of the proposed object