New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-06-26
The Author Of N late Production.

There has been a controversy in the public
press about the Authorship of late Proclamation
10 the Mexicsus. The merit of having conceived it
hs. been variously ascrbed. A member Of the
Cabinet. a Chief Clerk, and the General whose
name IL bears, has each his partisans all eager 10
secure their patrons the paternity of State paper
so justly celebrated.
We think the contest one Of utter Indifference
whoever Of the three is proved the author must be
at the same time convicted of plagary
The fac .imile of the document will be found in
the address of certain Propaganda OF preceding
generation to the inhabitants Of a nation he came
10 ,ubdue and frsternize. NAPoLEos BoSAPARTE,
compelled by a manifest destiny to waste Egypt
with FIRE and sword ia order 20 extend the Of
freedom" thus addresses the victims OF his benev
olence
"c.d,s shieks Imsns Chorbsdgys you rH be told
liar Ioone 10 destroy your retsioa do beiisre LII
your that come 10 r. e,tsbith your righs
aud punish your usurpers and that have more respect
hsn the Msm.lukes for your God his Prophet and The
korao."
And the Proclamation to the Mexicans says,
after warning them not to believe the false reports
circulated in respect to the design OF the Ameri-
cans to appropriate church property;
We have not protsoed your temples, nor abused
yorr women, seized your property, as they would
have you believe"
II il the opposite party, the proclamation goes
on 10 state. {. the party who, on Mexican soil.
are endeavoring to defend their country against in
vsders. whether the invaders state their intention
TO be conquest or propsgsndaism--it Is this party
that seeks to plumber churches Of their own faith
and to produce general anarchy and confusion.
This idea. too, is duplicate, and is found in the
authority already quoted. Hear the authority
But is there 6ne couniryi IL il appropriated by
the M.m-iukes Uhe military power OF the country
sssia.t which Napoleon would excite the people, Is
there . besuufui slave hoe horse fine houset All
this belongs TO the Msmelokes
They are the real enemies OF the Mahometsn
faith, he tells the Egyptians, he, its stesdiast
friend
"C.d,. she,s.. Imans chorbsdsys tell ts people thar
90 s-s true Mssrlmans IL II not that De rnoshed
the Pope the great enemy OF the Mussulmansf Are
not the friends OF the Grand SeisnorT
The Proclamation has the same idea, and, nNta
ia mn,and,s. almost the very words
ave adore the ssme God ana large portion OF our
army well the population Of the United States
Catholic"
Thrice happy those who shall be found on our
sider says the Corscsn. They will prosper in
fortune aud rank. But wo, eternal wo TO those
who take arms in favor Of the Mamelukes, and
fight against usr'
Repeatedly have shown you"-says the Anne.
rioan--s Ths, the Government and people of the
United States desire peace, desire your sincere
friendship but IT, far from oonciisting, You
succeed in irritating, you will impose upon us the
bard necessity OF retaliation and then you canpo,
blame ne for the consequences which will fall upon
yourselves"
We nigh, Gil whole column with extracts from
the two pspers. all Of the same general tendency
and many in almost the same words
lts,rikes us the coincidence ia too resnarkabls tc
be casual history, IL is true, affords examples o.
extraordinary correspondence in ideas and expires
sions between the productions Of different age.
and countries but none that we recolleci where
not only the groundwork bu, the super structure
are 30 startlinsly alike. The suspicion then i,
naturally awakened in the mind that one prOduc
ton must be an imitation Of the other and. sccor
ding 10 the legal maxim tina; priority in time is con
elusive Of right the merit OF originality must be
awarded 10 the Corscan
Nor 10 American imitation confined to mere ap-
preparation Of words, expressions or ideas--it pro
ceeds ia conduct with equal fidelity. Napoleon,
while in Egypt, dressed like a Mussulman. sworc
like a Mussalmsn. turned his face to the East AM
prayed like sMussulmsn--snd our General. with
eQss hbsraity in religious sentim ent acts the Ro
manist throu ghout. even 70 the holding a lighted
taper in his hand Tor public admiration
Verify. there % nothing pew under the sun and
history 10 but cy Gle of events OF the same chsrsc
ter and appearance,