The daily union., 1852-10-03
From the Boston Bee.
TOadyislil.

Ihackeray is coming to America in few weeks. We
fear the event will give rise any amount of toadysm
Our people are excessively prone to this vice Dickens
had no sooner appeared among us than toadyism ran
mountain high. II is satisfaction that got pay
for il in the American Notes." though Dickens showed
himself graceless migrate in many OF his remarks on
our men, manners, and Institutions.
The American heart Is very apt 10 run away with its
head when noted foreign literary characters among
US, especially il they be OF the "novel" school We
hope however repeated such demon
srations marked the OF Dickens through
country Courtesy. friendship, warmth of attention, is
,hing-pompous adualon, ridiculous ionziDg sckening
haery, another. We almost fall into the latter very great
and lamentable vice.
Thackeray has sharp brain For the ridiculous. the
false for the roth and fus,an of life and
he has the keenest eye. No living surpasses him.
He readily penetrales oalyism, whatever form may
take He has already held The English and French up
before the laughing world in his work on Snobbery.
Our counrymen, that portion which do the toadying,
may assured that should they make Of themselves
to hin, be will add them TO his graphic portraits oil The
worlds FOOLS
We are reoiced that Mr. Thackeray is coming TO our
shores. He is man OF genius. The author OF Vanity
Fair. Pendenns, Up The Rhine, could be no less He
the equal OF Dickens, though OF different school +:
Thackeray has wit-Dckens has humor. Both are bril-
liant, original fresh Such a will he IoyfuIly wei
coined 10 country by body OF readers greater than Is
combined IN all other countries He viii be greeted by
OF real though unpretending mind and character.
His position writer secures that he will have IT,
What we desire TO guard against is the pressing, the
driving into, the perpetual antazing with larcical aten
quietly walk SIT. 20 walt, as he llss Let him
men, Institutions cities, societies, public
works lie, him what Nature has done for us, and
what we have done with Nature. Dont render him mis-
efable by peniude OF attentions that will only be the
most cruel aud unacceptable Of boes In many respects
country in the world has hall much TO show half
much be really and honestly admired, bali much
that Is natlvely merorlous as ours Bot these can
never be appreciated, or hardly known unless viewed
with quiet eyes and cool brains Toadyism alway turns
gold ashes-lhe diamond to dust Whatever is fair 1t
IN ikes foul
Thackerays lectures on The comic writers OF Great
Britain will enable people 10 and hear him There
will therefore be need OF blockading his stopping
places surrounding his ravengs, fencing his walks for
eye any other worship. few hours will enable all
10 look at and hear the wit for hours This should sat
sy all and il will be for all except loadles who will
y and tote him round here and there. though be were
mere object OF show.
We caution this class Of soft fellows be chary OF
their demonstrations Il may be safe enough TO assume The
prov OF tie hofe and dra ruhc htoukh
he streets OF our ces inr such attentions ara aet epAbe
uhere hs Lcoi : all ioy in ne Ms bot with a man OF
lhlckerays sharp pulsatng and sparkling intellect, II
will be Tar different Every act OF nonsense from ioady
Ism will figure forth on he future page lis price will be
dear one
Let Thackeray be treated like man il we do less
shall be ungrateul-if more foolish He is not coming
to America 10 be put through nf toadyism. and
sincerely hope that this class will keep clear OF him