The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-09-26
James Gordon Heuness compared with
Emile do GiraxdlO.
ITranasted from the Ne~ Orleans American,

August 81
We have often thought that II would be curious to
and Exile de Girardiu. The Greek biegrspher was .
capital deecrber connections and contrasts ouer-
ed TO his mind BY the OF
the great OF our sge LIKE heroes ike cnleis OF
another sge the 81 our time are exposed TO
the examination OF ell tn dsttery. envy, aud SANDER
Lie them they are fighting triumphing, or dying;
their lives are often sgtated their deaths % bloody
- those ofthe ancient heroes.
Subiects would b. very numerous Tor any one VINO
vould like to .nov 10 this enventiou OF the mimi,
which was 80 fashionable during the last century, but
bsre could IL possible to find another scspel like
that Of the great anstomist whose works have been
translated BY Amyet
We therefore, believe. and our Mind reader wiz 40
knowledge that right that the two Journalists
named at the head Of this article are much alike by
many and many ofsimilarity. Bullet 1t be un-
derstood that do not mean that they are
Dvo.mios on the contrary shall say that there are
many distinct oppositions in them. We compare, but
we do not sssimste, and We cay with Moliere-
eyes. we like better we s'udious men,
A fair comparison than a resemblance.
Thus, in order to begin, one has the courage Of .
duelst; the other L. entirely deprived OF Dus potn
of them never kesste IN synress their
opinions and they do IL with . rare audscity The
New York publisher " proor,etor 81 mis- the
only master Of his property editor In chief ana 80 Is
the Partisan Rszetteer h@v possess an equsi ablty,
either as administrators or IS pubicists They have
both prompt and easy wit. Benefits style Is
cut with facility and he may thus cover numerous
pages. Girardin's pbrsseology Ia concise: and even
rough dictated by anger he throws sparks as steel
The Scotchman il jeerng. that lie to cay, merry and
cutting and this may be called quality or fault,
which, like naipete is essentially French The Partisan
writer is more serious and more logic
than the ceuntrymsn Of Hume We do not think that
either of them wish 10 lay claim to literary genius or
to great science they have in themselves something
better which Ia the genius of industry and skill And
on this subject their merit IL im.n.a and rhe talent
the first Is only equaled by that OF tho ether They
have made their fortunes las II oy conmon under
standing) by the same process, BY putting the sub
scripton prise Of their paper to sum which, till then
had appeared impossible, by being satisfied with a
benefit, small, nsigpincant in appearance. benefit
which many would dsspise, but which was repeatsd
twenty or thirty thousand times They both faid that
it for the interest OF the MAJORITY ana they aid
not forget themselves In the number The same motto
the same device, would be equally becoming to the
Presse and to the Herald We commend to them su
English word very often employed in America, which
is aperformanee;o q word which most admirably rem
derr their spirit Of enterprise and success This Is
qualification which could not DO appropriated by all
their contemporaries as it vas said some time ago,
by Quebec newspaper, in his Canadian French Ian
guage. ,,
opinion Nobody can tell to what party they belong
Their friends OF to-day their enemies Of to
Their luminosity Is rather produced by personal pqus
than by political antagouism Their friendship, when
rot certain, is rather more injurious than useful
Their hatred. when constant, is very annoying, and
The editor Of New York has no consistency, aud We
speak here of the writer and not Of the man. II
open his paper, you will hud In one OF Its columns
contradiction to what you have read in another part
Of his Journals prophecy quite the Of another
prophecy and the next day you win find printed the
famed I. told you bsfore:' which was the ma kim
Of the celebrated Doctors OF La Fontaine. CDR So
much the Better and "Dr. ss-much-the-Worse"
The Partisan editor is better prophet but he only
prophecies msfortun~s His newspaper Is also full Of
contradictons but ne Is not so quick as Bennett he
will put between them an interval OF twenty minutes
He has more defsrenc. tor me ana ne tries At
opinion or of He makes all 10 his to give
favorable aspect to bis abandonment for he always
assures his readers that he did 1t In order to adopt
hiatt He Seems to ba 70 we'll convinced that
he takes every body IN his party.
bennett docs not care for so small trne The prn-
eipsl thing for him Is to and be interesting to
his readers He remains impossible and Indifferent to
All doctrines Of parties His duty seems to he to watch
sigps OF leaders which he compares to bubbles
All ~ e1clsips he, the bubble will soon burst ~
and he rubs his hands He has no ambition: or at
least he rep~sts that he wishes nothing
himself May Horace Greeley lcse his place at Con-
sreee may Colonel webb be not able to obtain his mis-
sion to Spain and he Is satisfied Such disinterested
life would have spared much trouble TO Girardu He
A. really unfortunate ss TO the gaining OF public Office
and his readers that At last the publisher
OF Ia Pyysse will be taken director Of the public
aaairs: the food OF revolution will never be stopped
Providence itself will one day or other acknowledge
its incapacty and will certainly take NJ de Girardu
Bennett is always praisiug the whole OF the United
States republic In order very likely to be able to rid
Guile at liberty things In detail aud men each In their
turn Tbsy will say ~ him sfter his death, as IL was
said Of the Latin poet Lucilius -
"Primore. populi orriPuif popuiEm que tribHtim."
Nobody escapes his sarcasm. He has made level
with his pen. under which are obliged to pass bishops
lawyers aldermen doctors Presidents actors the cod
fish aristocrscy and IN. codhsh democracy.
rardn also hatters the people, and he accuses and
blsmes ALI which is done the past well the pre-
sent the rsilcry q Bennett Il amusing; that OF Cir
ardin IL bitter for his light and ncousistent style
not always able to demoise the grief which he tries
to hide and the fear he has for the future.
The circumstances In which these two placed
n sty wssfs ""ss between two actor.
serious riot From the retired Office where he resides,
he tells II himself be writes or dictates his articles
10 his reporters Rich and indeps ndent he could II
he would leave bis " Whip aside, but how could he
rcnource his usual pieasure' with his terrible wea
non he strikes severely the fingers ~ Bishop Hughes Of
Seward and n his oontem porary Greeley
his chief object Of aversion When he castigates the
last Of his friends are not az southerners. Will
ing 10 cry for mercy for the sboitionst but
not refrain little compassion. for never an imp OF
hell having mission 90 torture damned soul. full
s.S BIZ SS 's ssc 10 s% .se, on
who VAS sood hateri would have been undoubtedly
contsntsd.
his contemporary Of the Preue has not mere
tfy In his hands but II ~ weapon which he needs to
protect himself aud which he knows hos 20 employ,
although he has been wounded himself sometmes
Girardin does not write Bennett at leisure, at his
,ase but he does II when his head burning when he
rstior ~ his paper must BE- II must appear the
eve or very day o. a new revolution by which the for
tune and life Of the publisher may he destroyed
irsrdin has passed through v'ry terrible situations,
-,,h his ufe safe n vanqusher or at least not
snSb,d How offer could have fallen into the abyss
Nv m, least false step One may see him In the bury.
re ro,,r Of 81 Nepde before the statue OF Armand
Csrrsi surrounded BY the friends OF his victim whose
face was still biackened With powder. whose hands
~. nerhaps csvsr-d with blood and Who we're shud-
dsrne at the sight Of the murd-rer Of the whom
ihev hsd beloved one may look into the Concier'
~s,is +" ana see without news without occupation.
the ipdfacabie writer condemned for long days and
,on ngbts Ia the torture offorced idlsness having no
other recreation but the noise 81 muskets firing know
ing not from THAT party would come his delivery or
~. ouid he mn 10 death And In real
Nv he had much TO spprehsnd from the triumph OF
the Insurgents 81 the victory Of the general Who hsd
thrown him into prison The trbulstions OF bennet
are really mere trines compared With those terrible
trials The editor OF New York has very often boosted
that he was the hrst TO proclaim the candidsture
of General Taylor add he has spared yet the OLD var
ror he has no pity for his cabinet and the persons
selected bv the President Girsrdin has contributed
with ali his power 20 the elevation OF Louis Napoleon
and nevertheless. he may be nov ranked among the
noet enrseed foes OF the french President
An equal mania Of these two writer's - 70 make
the public aware Of all facts private TO them They
lite 10 sneak Of themselves aud they have both mar
RED talented women -ho have the same mania tvn