New-York daily tribune., 1844-04-12
The New American Author.


There has been considerable excitement among
our literary men at the late announcement IN the
Boston papers of high eulogiuE in Mundts
History of Literature. of an American Author
named sSeatesfed.n Many regarded it hoa
but being soon after in Wiley & Putnam's, we
were shown Mundrs work just received from
Berlin, and sure enough there was the verltable
Sealcsfeld. Only three American authors were
deemed worthy OF notice. Cooper received hall
pa age-Irving about the same, while page and
half was given TO this Mr.. Seatesheld. I'M
moderate praise was rendered him, and the books
mentioned viz. The legitimate Very Society
IN both Hcmispheres,' the Cabin Book, were de-
clarcd only part OF the works he had written
Our Boston sayans translated the whole passage,
and called on the New Workers 10 unearih the
great unknown, foy they had searched every nook
and Granny in vain. We are glad to give them
some light on this subject. Some OF the works
of this author can be seen in the library Of Colum
bis College of this city-brought over this past
winter by Mr.. Tellchamp, L. L. D. Prof. OF Ger
man in the College Conversing with him last
evening on the subject, he said this author had
long caused a great sensation in Germany, but
that he was not aware his name was Seatesheld
indeed, last Fall his name was not known at all
among the literary men OF Germany. The edi-
ton of Mundt we saw was printed IN le+l, and
ii the name had been rightly given it would have
long before this been generally known in Germany.
DR.. Tellchamp told Us that every effort had been
made to track him out through his manuscripts
sold to German publishers. As near as can De
ascertained. he has resided for some time past IN
Switzerland, and is now in the North OF Italy,
His works are all written in German and Dr. I.
Informs US that many OF them are equal to the
prose OF Gothic. He is supposed to be an Ancr-
can, because his scenes are lald here, and his des
criptions of low life in all its phases indicate
personal Il acquaintance with 1t. Our slang phrases
are often introduced, and then translated into
German. Indeed, he shows greater familiarity
with the habits and language OF the American
people than most Americans themselves. But the
best work Of all is his "Transatlanllsche SIXTEEN
Tran: atlantic Sketches. These sketches are
of common life. y Courtlng Scene hits of
the flirting p-opens;cs OF our ladies admirably
The marriage OF clumsy German TO quick
witcd Irish girl, is true to the life. An ELECTION
Scene is the sketch OF an eye witness. A
flusking," which not one out OF twenty OF our
own citizens knows any thing about, furnishes the
subject of another capital sketch. In this last
those peculiar phrases heard no where but in the
back country are introduced and then translated.
DR.. T. informs us that he has power over the
German language that few Germans themselves
possess. His works have caused great sensa-
ton throughout Germany. He must be a curl
Gus genius TO bury himself in the centre OF
Europe, and become master Of foreign language
before he begins to write, and then excel the best
living writers in that language.
Tom HOOPS WHIMs AND ODDITIEs.-Proba-
bly, man can buy more really downright, decent
and phragm-convulsing TIN by giving llfty cents
for this edition OF Tom Hoods Whims and Oddities
than in any other possible mode oi ihyesment-even
though il should be in funded property itself. There
are about basketlul OF not very well cut but very
cutting pictures sowed through the pages OF tins IN
initable repository Of wit and humor. Lea Il
Blanchard.l
- .sTHE STUDENT Ar PARIS, Translated from
the French of Louis Huar by F.. G. Finn, Esq is
the title Of comic, immoral lire volume, oma-
menled by forty-sx execrable wood cuts published
by G.. G. Moore, lO2 Nassou-si
~ The May number of Grahams Magazine ls
Tor sale ut VIM. II. Graham's, LOO Nassaust. MiS
morning.
'WoxDERs or ART.'-John 5. Taylor, llj ms
sau st. has published very curious and interesting
little book under this Title 1t is we'll worth the al
tention OF young people especially.
- The New Mirror IS unusually brilliant this
week. Spring seems TO have fine effect upon all
sorts OF Ieares, printed or otherwise
n The Hartford Times quotes from and
credits to the Tribune an article respecting John
NJ. Niles which we copied from aud expressly
credited to the Troy Whig-an act in no essen
tal respect differing from forgery. II did not re-
cure this TO convince US that the Times is alike
destitute Of fairness and honesty.
Progress of Tylerlsm.
From a locker on the Capital 10 The Tribune.
WASHINGTON. April 10. lS4i. |
The Great Tyler Central Committee OF this
city. with John Jones at its head, and John
Jones, Jr al its tail, has had an accession of SIX,
more or less, to lis ranks within the last SIX
weeks, at its awfulIy and intensely important
meetings in the said John Joness private paror |
on A, B, C or D street, do MT know which, and
nobody cares.
u LIVINGSTON County has chosen Represent
atives as follows:
,C5Jg- Hing. Loco.
Avon Leicester. Cone.us 3maI.
arlnnla Mount Mufrs l.vonla.
t;royeand. gan, Spring Water, Spara-3
t;-iiesan. York;
Lima. gam.
Ir We lost ConeSus by a Union ticket, the
other two by rum In Conesus, every Wing on