The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-04-13

UANcTNo-lH1 CLKRoY-bLAcK MAIL AND LITER
AruRE.-Dunng the last few weeks and months.
part OF the time being absent-severa small sums of
money have been sent by anonymous personsges 10
the proprietor OF this journal, purroring to come
from particular and special friends OF certain artists,
male and female, now before the public, and re.
questlng Us 10 give them notices and recommends
tons, SO as to forward them in their profession
This 10, probably, meant for what 10 called s'black
mail, sent drought the quarter from which it comes
to US. There are certain journals, and some iri-
seurs, In this city, that make II q business to
levy contributions, as was manifestly proven
by some recent developments, connected with
Templeton, when he was in this city. Ar
lists OF all kinds, both foreign and native,
make great mistake in supposing that they can
procure the aid and assistance Of the Herald in vim
dicatng or recommending their talents, by forward.
lsg US money or any thing else All that requisite
tor any artist is to have letter OF introduction from
the Master OF Eternity-tha great talents and posi-
tive genius-and then it becomes a matter of daily
business, according TO system Of journalism, to
give him every chance to reach the highest walks
OF his profession, without fear, favor or affection
Yet many OF those artists, led astray by the miser.
able calumniators of the New York Herald, have sup
but they have generally found out their mistake be-
fore long 1t our duty and our pleasure and always
mas been, to advance all arts and artists, on their in.
divdual merits, without regard to any other consi-
deraton. to give full encouragement to genius and
talent. Such has hitherto been our system, and
such 1t shall continue to be.
In the meantime, what is to be done with the
money which several anonymous rsons have sent
US Ia small sums, to the amount Of seventy dollars
(ss7O) now in our hands? If the writers and contr-
buors will not claim their own property and prove
It's identity, think we shall enter into COMPETE
ton IN species Of literary business which has been
recently started by highly respectable clergy
men in this city. Here is their card -
PREMUM yoR TRAcr on DANCING. A gentleman here
ceed'ng twelve pages, the question Of The propre
~ OF Dancing by Church Members, and the expectancy
Rev sseDSsn T our coi,0ren COMMITTEE o. award
Andrews, Troy, New York; and Rev WIN A. Hallock,
10y Nassau street. New York, to either Of whom
until November l, 1886 WIN. A. HALLOCK
Such is the card-such the proposition to men
OF genius to write on the subject Of dancing In
uriherance Of our ideas, hereby offer the seven
ty dollars, now in our hands, as in,imated above to
the st writer Of an essay on dancing, on the prn-
ciples OF common sense and we hereby request
certain literary gentlemen to decide on the merits
OF the articles in for that pur-
pose Fltz Green Halleck, Fenimore Cooper, George
r. Morris, N. P. Willis, or any others whom we
shall think Of hereafter. During the last few years
we have beaten, oft and again, the whole fraternity
of carnal men and editors. We now
Sigh for more worlds to conquer"
But as there is nothing on earth worth combating
for-nothing in Wall street worth contending for
we mean to enter into strong competition with the
church and the clergy, as the best mode of advance
ing literary TALENT and what is proper in matters Of
dancing, by church members and all others
We trust, therefore, that the literary competitors
will enter into the spirit of the NATTER and endeavor
to beat DR.. Tying and his reverend associates, by
trying their hands writing the best essay on dane
ing, for which the successful competitor will re-
ceive seventy dollars, and that 10 twenty dollars
more than would be given by clergymen for The like
purposes. We have beat all the editors OF Wall
street, running expresses over this worlds and we
mean to beat all the parsons in drawing genius
from heaven.