The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-06-02

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thou forget mer' aWhere d do fairies hide their
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PLAro AGAINST THE ATHEISTS: Harper & Bros
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The Greek text Is elegantly executed-the para
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haps the author prefers the word atheists-do not
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OF your God, when you 60 all the way back to Plato
for them" The author is very ingenious in finding
the commentators Of Shakespeare find thousand and
one beauties In his plays, he perfectly ignorant
of himself.
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The QUAKER. CITY-Published by the author,
George Lippard, Philadelphia-We have to ac-
work, which has obtained such notoriety that cri-
ticism needless the author has favored US with
the following letter =
PHILADELPHIA, May 26th, lsa5.
On Saturday, October 5, ls44, published the first
a romance Intended to illustrate the life mystery and
crime of Philadelphia.
Through the persuasion of several men, whom
thought my friends, induced to dramaze the mere
plot OF my book for the Chestnut street Theatre No
sooner was the work announced in dramatic FORM than
attacks my name and character filling every obscene
paper in Philadelphia with their libes and in
stance, procuring the insertion of their alsehoods in
paper Of standing. to wit, the New York Herald
Among these calumnators might be found all the out
hacks playwrighs, editors Of sectaran journals and
indeed very pleasing representatives of the various
r o. tnG ra Of the Quaker city
parent fasehood that my book founded on the He.
bcrotn and Mercer tragedy.
riot was threatend, mob was raised, the Chestnut
street Theatre menaced with and all because had
the misfortune to pouray the characters Of our
Quaker city notorieties somewhat too forcibly and
plainly.
The Mayor requested the withdrawal of the play be.
cause riot was threatened While the Mayor was wri
ting his request the mild beams Of an autumnaI sun
were paying-que pcturesquely too-over the ruins Of
st. Augustnes and St. Mchaels churches. Quoth his
honor they have burned churches these law loveing
Phiadelphians it will not take much to raise their
righteous indignation against theatres" Because riot
You will understand that the cry of unustfable in
reference with the Hcberon and Mercer tragedy was
hullabaloo were raised
These gently next threatened me with assassination
Of my play and nothing moe) was payed in New Yop
Tor some fourteen nights and yet strange say have
not been shot stabbed up this date say the name
OF my play because the Manager Of toe Chatham al
though he had my MSS in his possession, never pro-
dnced the play itself The Monks of Monk Hall, as
played at the Chatham Theatre was one Of the most
mitted.
endured the play and the attacks on II in the Ne,c'
Yo,k Herald, with fortitude | was waiting patiently
for the sabbing and shooting which forthcoming
Gas the publishers have ip on most unlimited SCALE
Now sir my object in writing to you thus, at length IL
place the Quaker City" in complete form before you
leaving it to your approval the gods may
decide. Yours, sc. GEORGE LIPPARD
To JANE, GoRDos BsSsErr, Esq, Of the Herald.
p S.-Allow to state, that in consequence of the
attacks my book edition Of some 10000 to 900
numbers have been sold in the principal cities Of the
Union.
Sporting Intelligence.
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