The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-04-30
From the Bait. american.
History OF ..BundcIcnnd.' .

From the Bait. american.
History OF ..Bundclcund."
The authorship Of "Junius'' continues to be
matter of doubt but Bundelcund'' is known.
"Bundecund" has announced himself; he has
moved all uncertainty concerning the origin of his
essays, and the next generation will be saved from
disputes and discussions on the subject Hereafter
no need ask-"Who is Bundelcund?' The fol-
lowing revelation, made in the Washington Union,
sets the matter at rest:
"We (the junior editor of this paper) wrote the
'Bundelcund' essays. No member of Mr.. Folks
cabinet requested US to do it, or knew that in
tended such work, before it was undertaken. On
the contrary, undertook it expressly at the
quest of respected senior in the editorial conduct
of this paper. He is the very man who instigated
us to that act, which caused us much hard labor,
and some little annoyance to the Wing party, if we
may judge of the manner in which its members
speak of our humble work. We were then, it is
true, Commissioner Of Patents, but did
work not in office hours. On the contrary, we la
bored hard, nights and mornings, out of Office
hours, to accomplish our task; and we can truly
affirm that we never worked harder, nor accom-
plishcd SO much, in SO short space of time, we
did when we wrote 'Bundecund.' We were paid
nothing by anybody for our arduous labors, and
we asked no pay, having entered upon and per-
formed the task, am0re, for the good of Demo
cracy and humanity-thc terms being convert
IDLE.
'But this is not all We procured highly re-
spectacle Wing printer in this city to print them
for us in pamphlet form. He did il faithfully and
at very reasonable rate, and thus enabled our
friends to circulate through the country many
thousand copies of our production The compE-
ment implied in the favor with which essays
were received by our friends was a sufficient com
pensation for our labors. Ii was all we asked and
all VIC received. The public service never suffered
a particle while We were engaged on those essays.
We hope Mr.. Stanly will now be satisfied as to the
person who committed the political sin of writing
Bundelcund.'"
This is very interesting narrative. 1t tells
not only who wrote "BUNDELcuND," but also who
nstigated the writing-who the father and
who the grandfather of those remarkable essays.
Further are told tchen the work done; it
done "nights and mornings" 1t appears to
have been hard work, as the distinguished author
speaks of sour arduous labors"-.for which, it
seems, he paid nothing by anybody. Yet he
does not complain-indulging perhaps the modest
consciousness of value received in the way Of the
advancement Of Democracy and humanity"
But the history does not stop here The work, sin
gular TO relate, printed in pamphlet form by
highly respectable Wing printer, who did his
work faithfully and at reasonable rate. The
worthy man! He, too, goes down to posterity-
although in a somewhat anonymous way. But
the work being printed, further learn that
friends were enabled to circulate through the
country many thousand copies of "our produc-
tons"
These facts, personal and statistical, import
ant-highly important 10 the illustration Of "Bun-
delcund." There multitudes who, but for this
interesting statement, would have no means Of
knowing any thing about "Bundelcund." There
is, however, one omission to be deplored. We are
informed that many thousand copies Of sour pro-
duction" we're circulated by means Of friends, but
left in ignorance as TO the number of per-
sons who read that invaluable work. Were there
many thousands, Were there many hundreds9
Was there one hundred Was there a scorer Child
Of Immortality, there living that read it,
II 30, produce him and Let him testify upon OATH II
will not do TO say that he is dead since.
But let not be too exacting. The public mind
is at rest upon two points: IL lie known who wrote
"Bundecund," and 1t is known who instigated the
writer TO that act. When the curious stranger
goes to the extensive city Of Washington, eager TO
observe its various noabilites, some friendly cit-
zen willing 10 impart items Of interest and TO d-
rect his random curiosity, may say to him; "There
goes the man who instigated 'Bundclcund;" or,
'There il the who wrote Bundecund;'"
but when oh when, shall citizen or stranger be en-
abled to say, "There is the man who read 'Bundel-
cundv"
Such, however, are the conditions Of human
knowledge mat, anxious as one may DC 70 compass
all facts pertaining to subject, the inquring mind
is often obliged TO fall back and 10 rest contented
with the information IL has gained, though much
remains unknown. Still we foresee that many in
quiries will arise concerning "Bundelcund" and
his great work What was the subject Of iD Did
it treat Of the Sub-treasury' Did il urge the claim
TO the whole Of Oregon or none' Was the Mexican
war discussed in IL, with a view 10 justify the adj
mission Of Santa Annai What was the style Of the
author Was II concise, severe, analytical, ele-
giant, imaginative, copious-or did IL exhibit all
these characteristics and many morei Was there
any theology in the work. Did IL abound in quo
tationsi These and innumerabe other questions, IL
is evident, may arise, now that the public have
learned enough concerning "Bundelcund' to make
them anxious 10 know more. II the general curl
osity relative to this subject cannot be gtshed in
any other way, do not see how Mr.. stanly can
do otherwise than press the reference to Mr.. Rich
ardson and his committee.