The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-10-09
tcoRREsrosDEscs OF THE REPusLicI
Jenny Lind-Ths Whtg split and the "Tri-

Jenny Lthu-Inc wing Opihs ~ho uHe 'Irt-
buno''--Jsmes, tho Novelist cksray.
NEW YoRK, October 7, 1850
When Two men ride one horse one Of them must
ride behind is rusty proverb that has been real
lied to be true by everybody who has had any
thing TO do with the public since the arrival Of the
Swedish Nightingale. The ''many- headed mon
ster' will not carry double. That is fact which
every student of Jenny -ology has discovered by
| this time. Wherever Jenny goes, she not only
carries all before her. but che drags everybody af-
| ter her. The witchery Of her presence in every
place she visits reyerses all the established laws Of
the moral world, and water runs up the hills of
ciety as her approach Is even talked about.
The ''pied piper" who drew after him to the spirit
world all the little children Of Cologne, was bot
musical type Of Jenny. cobbler Of Canterbury
once exhibited one of the shoes OF the beautiful
Lady Coventry that had been sent him to mend at
a guinea sight; and the students OF Berlin drank
their beer out of slipper that had been worn by
the charming Devrent Schroeder but no such ex.
travagancies have yet been shown towards Jenny,
and the reason probably is that the people have
been too sincerely cpamored Of her to commit
such niaiseries. The strongest proof that Yankee
can give of his enthusiasm iH to give his money
and this has been done with reckless generos-
ity. Luckily, unluckily, as you may choose
to consider il, Jenny left New York before the
the meeting OF the Syracuse convention,
should never have succeeded in getting Up such
excitement as now exists among our politicians on
account of the actions Of that body The 'irre-
sponsible editor of the Tribune plumes himself up
| on having been the of the split in the party
whose SUCCESS he pretends TO have much at
heart. He looks upon himself, with reference to
the Wings, Louis l4th did with reference to the
State. IL am the Wing party'' exclaims the Edi
tor Of the Tribune, in all that he says or does.
Whatever he chooses to say think is Wing doc
trine, and whatever he proposes is political saliva
ton; what he don't approve isn't When Ne
paElese marries II woman, she becomes the wife of
all his brothers, even though ha has dozen. So
with the Editor of the 1fibu,e-he insists upon po-
liticsl polyandry; and if the Wing party consents
to receive one of his principles, he insists they
shall take all. If he can't have his way in every
thing, nobody shall in any thing. But We shall see
before long how ii will end There is good deal OF
strong talk on both sides Of the split which il would
be idle to repeat, and an apprehensive looking
forward to the 18th, when the true Wings will as
semble at Utica, whose acIion ii would be Idle to
anticipate.
When Mr. Janice, the novelist, fret arrived here
| he informed Inc of his intention to delivers course
Of lectures the history Of civilization but the ar
rival of Jenny completely took possession OF the
public mind, that he found he and Jenny could not
ride together and SO lac CALAMITY gave place to the
singing Swcde, and pushed on to Boston, 10 get out
OF the charmed circle of her influence; but it fol-
lowed him there, and with all bis reputation he
hardly made his expenses in delivering his lee
lures. His nett receipts just forty seven dol
lars; but for Jenny, they would have doubtless been
nearly az many hundreds. Dir, James is the most
respectable literary lion that has visited us since the
QeDarlure al Roz and in 10 If hat; II;
horseman who might have been seen at the close of
| such and such day emerging from dark wood
&c He is very pleasant gentleman in conyersa-
ton, hearty, genial, and full of bonhonmis He
takes snuff continually from ANAL quaint look
ing silver snuff box, that looks as though il might
have been borrowed from one Of his own roman ces
lie has pleasant, man OF. the worldish counte-
nance, dark bright eyes and grey hair. In figure he
is what is vulgarly called chunky; not exactly stout
bat inclined to be. He has bis whole family, con-
ssting Of seven persons, with him; and is desirous
! understand, that his sons should settle in the
United States. He has taken furnished house on
Long Island, near Jamaica 1t is not his intention
| to make book on America, but understand be ia
engaged upon work which cannot fail to be highly
interesting, that is 10 be entitled can Engishman's
| View of the American Revolution" Mr. James's
! father officer in the British navy during the
the skirniishes that Ioqk place on our coast II Is
rather singular that the novelist has never made our
revolutionary war the subject of romance He
is pretty constantly at work upon literary produc
tions even now, but he rarely puts pen to paper
himsefj nearly all OF his books have been the work
OF an amanuensis. gentleman called to see him
a short time since, and found him debating 10 two
amanuenses. His visitor apologized for the intru-
sion, and was going 10 retire, but the novelist told
him to remain, and 80 continued TO converse with
him. while he dictated to the two scribes and kept
their pens constantly in motion. / believe Mr.
James intends visiting Washington when Congress
reasscmbles, and will deliver a course Of lectures
there historical subject. If Jenny Lind
shouldn happen TO get there before him, think
he will draw large audiences, and all those who
have been amused and ted by reading his
books will have an opportunity which hope they
will not let pass, of rewarding in small way an
author whose works have been almost universally
read in this country, but who has never rece, ed
dollar Of compensation for tho benefits he has con
ferrcd
1t is an excellent plan for thoso English authors
whose works we reprint without paying them a
penny, to get rccompense by coming in propria per-
soma 10 lecture to II we will not pay for the
pleasure Of reading their books VIC are willing TO
give something to satisfy our curiosity by looking
at their persons. am delighted to learn from the
Lead1, London paper, that MIR. Thackersy, the
author Of Pendennis and one Of the finest Of living
geniuses, is about TO yisit the United States and
treat Us toa course OF lectures on English manners
] hope he may come. Lord brougham has prom
ised ne visit, but he would hardly think Of lee
turing for money, although he is said to be rather
fond Of that necessary article. SKIS.
| BALTINoRE, October s-s p. m.
\ dcGpatch just received states that the steamer
| Hermann passed of Halifax on Sunday morning,
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