The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-09-20
New York Correspondence.
Newspapers Of Nelo York Theatr icals- The Irish
St0dn- Meeting Of Literary Men 10 Honor the
MfmOy 81 James Fenimore Cooper.


M'mory ri James FenimOrs Cooper
NEW YoRK, September IT, 1851.
We are subject in New York, at variable peri
DDS. to eruptiohS in the newspaper and theatrical
world, when there breakings out, which hap
pen simultaneously, and apparently by concert,
but In fact without any sympathetic movement.
Thus, plans have been some time maturing for the
publication of three daily newspapers, which, by
an odd coincidence, all advertised 10 appear
yesterday. and, oddly, they all failed TO appear
on their appointed day, from different causes. Mr..
Raymond's new paper, the New York DAILY Times,
would have come out yesterday but for the incom-
pleteness Of the press on which il to have been
worked The Verdict. new evening paper, Of
which Madame dc Marguerites and Mr.. G. q.
Foster the authors and editors, failed from
some similar cause, bat will appear on Saturday
next; the New York Daily Vorld came out on
Saturday afternoon, and, like premature births n
general, had not sufficient vitality to make its way
in the world, poor thing and now ia among the
things that were. The Daily JVorId was to be a
Democratic morning paper it very small in
Dimensions. and not very promising in its general
appearance. Its editor was understood TO be Dr.
! Ingraham, formerly editor of the New York Globe
IL il a remarkable fact that the Democratic party
in this city, which has go often been in the ascen-
dancy, has never been able to support morning
paper /; while in Boston, where the Wings have al
ways been in power, the best supported of tie
morning papers ID Democratic. There are pub.
lshed in New York fourteen daily papers, and
among them there Id but one proiessedy Democrat
c, and that is the Eoening Post, which is the or
gan of the Barnburners 30 that, in fact, the Demo
cratic party of the Empire City has no newspaper
organ ut all OF the fourteen daily papers exist
ing, seven are professedly Wing, while the two to
appear, the Times and Yerdict, of the same de-
cidcd character; there two German and one
French morning papers, one OF which is Demo
cratic. Efforts making to start daily
morning paper, on permanent basis, to be called
the Democratic Union, which, it is said, will make
it, appearance about the first of October but there
are considerable doubts about it, With all the daily
press either enlisted on the side of the Whigs, or
maintaining a neutral position in politics, it ma y
well be supposed that very large part of our rea
ing population must be decidedly Wing in their
principles, and such is undeniably the fact; but,
unfortunately for the interests of our citizens the
is large number of them that neither do nor can
read newspapers, and it is among these non read
ers that the strength of the opposition lies. The
Wings, above all other political partisans, should
he the advocates Of universal education; for just in
proportion to the degre of intelligence in COM
munty, do the principles ofthat party predominant.
In theatrical matters, there has been great stir
occasioned by the appearance of Mr.. Forrest at the
Broadway, and the arrival in this country Of seve>
raj notorietes from the other side Mrs War
ner, a tragic actress Of the Siddonian school, ar
rived in the Atlantic; Catharine Hayes, the vocal
list, and suite, Mr. George Vandenhoff, Hackett,
the comedian, and Miss Laura Anderson, arrived
in the Pacific. Madame Anna Thillon, the operate
singer and Hudson, the Irish comedian, arrived in
.I,o "A Iol;
tlemen all arriving together, and each one want.
! ing to gain the of the public at the same time,
are likely TO interfere very seriously with each
other Mrs. Warner is very estimable lady
most respectfully connected in Eng land, and brings
letters to some of first people. She ia sister
of the Rev. Townsend Huddart, who used to keep
| an extensive academy for young men in 18th
street, but who is now preaching i'll California
She opens, the phrase goes, at Burton's theatre
Chambers street, on Monday night, in the char acter
of Hormione, in Shakspeare's Winters Tale, a
drama that has never been represented in New
| York. Laura Addison, a tragic actress Of con.
siderable celebrity, will come out at the Broadway
theatre after the close Of Mr. Forests engagement
Madame Anna Thillon, who was 30 appear at Nib
los theatre, appears to hesitate about making her
first curtscy TO new world audience at that estab
lishment. The Italians are giving their farewell
operas at castle Garuen lnl5 week; ana
Hayes is to open her lnouil at Tripler Hail mex
Tuesday night when she will be assisted By a sor
of Braham as tenor, and Herr Mengis as a bari
tone. The "Swan of Erin" Miss Hayes ID
most absuroly called-for the swan is not a
musical fowl, although Irish swans may be
for aught / KNOWS a very fne-ooking wo-
man, and if she has half the talent that is claim
cd for her, will undoubtedly make favorable i'm
preston. But her managers doing all they
can to ruin her prospects by the injudicous course
of pulling resorted to by them, and the very laugh
able attempts to initiate the spontaneous evidences
of enthusiasm that greeted Jenny Lind her ar
rival here last year at this time. They do Miss
Hayes very great injury by provoking compa-
rison between her and the Swcde. All their ante
cedent5 widely different. Jenny enticed
over here by the most liberal offers, while Miss
| Hayes comes of her own accord and unsolicited
| Jenny appeared at the Queens theatre in London
and overwhelmed all opposition by her triumphs,
while the "Swan" was engaged at the same house,
sang once or twice, and was then quietly shelved
to make way for Madame Sontag. When Jenny
arrived here the musical societies turned out and
serenaded her, and some fire companies marched
to the Irving House Va their red shirts and cheered
! her. So musicians and firemen were engaged be-
forehand to pay similar compliments to Miss
Hayes. All these things provoke ridicule and
| create suspicion that the Swan Of Erin is not SO
fine bird as her dvant courers pretend. But she
is a lady and stranger, and she will have kind
ly and generous greeting; and, hope, will over
| come by her sweet voice the rude jangle Of her
ciaquerers
meeting ofliterary men is to be held in the
Governors room of the City Hall on Wednesday
next, to pay come mark Of honor to the memory Of
James Fenimorc Cooper, our great romancer.
Washington Irving ia to preside at this meeting,
and the other officers are to BE- gentlemen of the
highest character in point of literary standing.
Bryant, Bancroft, and Haleck are to be vice pre-
sidents. $. X. S.
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