New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-07-19
RocxAwAY, Ii. July 10th, Isl


To the Editor Of The Nep York Tribune;
DEAR SIR: Permit me 10 tender you my thanks for
having given place in one Of your late numbers TO the
communication entitled "Rpiy to article published by
Prof. Fanrel Gouraud IL The " y Tribune Of June 2Nh
lsi5" Indeed. as it is evident that this reply which
after ALL replies to nothing, has the contrary o0rrooo
ro,d in the eve of any man of sense who may
have read il every assertion made in the letter TO which
il refers how could refuse tender you my thanks Tor
having published it Bu, must prefer you the same
expressions of gratitude for having omitted as you
say in YOUR accompanying remarks several paragraphs
devoted TO attacks on Prof g. grounds entirely foreign
10 This coatrorersy ," Precisely because these attacks
were such would have thanked you for publishing
them as they would have also corroborated still more
iorciby certain other charges in my letter concerning
their au,hor-whom by the way viii drop here, once
for all.
ana ucsdcs. Mr. Editor, (permi' M these incidental
refecons) am not known 10 be hreprooi against al
tacks of any from any nvidous source Am not
vet surviving the brutal attacks OF envous gang who
thought ior a while that they had stunned me dead with
the stenorsan noise ofther assnne braying viii not
speak of mailman. not say more who went even SO
far as to invoke the glorious shades of the lus,rous
and immortal Washington-and the twcnty-six stars OF
this mighty confederation - (Texas no, yet
eO.) 10 ntlp MN III MS utNOUsHWR VIII
speak of a worthy mate of his brsyng the West
In imitation OF Baaam's eloquent counselor-such be-
ings microscopic, mot to Characteristic
words that should fatigue my eyes upon them but
will ask out Of all psrenihesis
When even LADY quitting the disai for the pen
should find i, her glory luxuriaie in congens sym
pathetic attractions by assuming and the Ian
eage of the street to abuse in her unspsrne untir
| Tod couli IN charac.
ter suffer from such Iiputan needle strokes, launched
agains, me from behind the shielding protection OF
embroidered reicule or silk parssol, Would not such
delicate specimen Of the dmidble and fair sex suffer
more by this chivslresque conduct in he end than !
whatever night be the opinions fhermasculine friends
Whenever rabd scribber. feeling, for his own &C.
count, the pungency Of couple of slashns phrases d
rec,ed in my recently published work against set OF
known knayes and that. revenge himself or some
kindred peer, he should wrte-for NewEngland Re
view which would like TO be Blackrood with the style
and mind of the EdRbE9h-s TRADE Of abuse in sly lie
so much identical with that OF the above supposed lady
be atraairoy copied by her in public print, what
could all this do against my character or that OF my
work Could such outporing of yitupuTiaiion and
spleen neutralize the complimentary and encouraging
notices of nearly ONE HUNDRED PAPERS OF standard re
spec,sbility, beside several Reviews among which the
Southern Literary Messenger, the New.iork Columbian
Magazine, &c iecming with quotations from the
same work and aatierng enconiums upon il and its Au
thor Have not hitherto riEnPhed TO the full salts
faction my friends and 10 the public knowledge
similar attacks from nydious and equally malignant de
tractors jealous Of the little share Of success and pros
perity which a kind Providence has bestowed upon me
Of late Cesar il Is said. could not sleep at thu
thought of Aexanders lsurss history tells also that
at the soemniiy Of a triumph. Rome, drunken
men used follow the rumphsl pouring insults and
abuses Of all upon the triumpher in order 10 show
him. probably iha, such rsbbe assaults could reach
So high Now although have nothing compare with
| Alexander or a Roman Warrior, why should | no, lei
these CGsdrs keep awake they chose 10 do ons
As they might please and these rabd det-sctor- too
there be such about bray TIL the bursting OF theii
lungs There French proverb which says that On
gsa ,ara,s sdh CUE par Ia boue AT any rate consoa
ton will always remain me Ill depar, from ,hi.
world and then viii no, be the least honorable recol
lection which shall bequesth my children. viz that
while my unt;rng enemies do not exceed in number
| can number my friends by scores. among men known
TO be the ornament Of their counirys Society. Lera
iure and Arts. great English writer says tbs, he
not esteem a man who has enemies my regre, shaI
| always be- tha, Divine Providence has not gwen me
more worthy ones and daily newspaper OF my own &c
show them in my turn that Il too, could BE- 10 them,
painter bur better bred one al any rate. Yet per
hsps so-e one will not awsys laugh IN Perusns one Of
these days the pages OF certain sutobosraphca rerea
rscus in preparation for the press hode rsbs--
eras mihi says the Latin will simply say IN concla
sion, with my best respects to you Mr.. Editor
| 4 bon eHfcgieEr sdlnr.T
| FRANCIS FAUVEL-G GOT RAUD.