New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-04-26


tinues his American Promenade having returned
from Cincinnati TO New-York by the Erie Railrold-
We translate few of his rapid sketches of men and
things in this City:
"Mr Bryant is the Democratic poet and the poet of
New-York as Mr. Longfeow IL the Wing poet and the
poet Of Boston. Each of them has his enthusiastic part
sans who are sometimes unjust toward the rival OF their
favOre shall endeavOr to avoid these prepossessonS
and remain impartial. Like Longfeow. Bryant is an
English poet born in America should say that in regard
TO poetic form. LOngfelow is the more European and
Bryant the more English The first has received the i'm
print Of all the eraures of Europe and especially of the
German literature The other is more exclusively under
the influence of English literature lie honot that KIND
Of originality which gives his rival familiarity with the
most different classes OF poetry Mr nryant ath1Ggn ne
and German has before his eyes only the models OF the
mother country 1t would as if he had wished to vie
with the coempcrary poets OF England ana to take MS
place among them an American poet In his poem OF
The Agcs he has employed the old Spenseran stanZa a
reproduced by Byron in Childe Harold but II compared
with LOngeOw. Bryant the more exclusively Engs IN
form he perhaps the most American in substance lie
oftener treats Of national and patriotic themes.
81 met with lr LongfeOw and Mr.. Bryant under very
different circumstances Longfellow received me with a
graceful hospitality, in an elegant abode IN me m'i OF
works Of art and souvenirs Of every country found Mr.
Bryant in the Office OF his newspaper covered with dust
and with the busy air Of VINO Is engaged IN strug
gle This accidental circumstance describes two desnes
and two poetic tendencies-the Wing professor and
man Of The world preserving in the bosom Of luet life
te serenity which breathes in his verses-the Democrat
an honorable and decided public mngng in action
in she-the more European more complete-the
other American, concentrated the one original
in the diversity of his inspirations the other powerful by
II intensity Of small number OF sentiments thrown Rto
mould not so new but in fact perhaps more ndlyldus
the first cOsmopOte in some degree Ike German the
second national ike an Engisnnan; both Americans at
heart and in popularity
al also visited Washington Irving. Like Long
fellow he is halt American half cosmopoie Like him he
represents that alliance with Europe which is the most pre-
United States found him in beautiful house which has
almost the air Of palace His conversation Ike his style
is easy and polished Already of an advanced age as
have been told he still appears young and spoke with
animation of his excursion among the prares, which cir
cumstances obliged hm 10 terminate sooner than he had
wished 'Once launched said he should have gone 10
the end Thus excited by the recollection of the desert
awoke the adventurous instinct of the American in the
writer formed by European culture, and the dpomatst
accustomed TO our manners.
cit is said that there several thousand colonies in the
United States and that YOU address some one by this title
in public twenty persons will rise to answer
BoWFNN.
In passing through the Bowcry 81 as It is called my
companion Col -, remarked Th, is the street which
in New York divides society into two clasesthe one who
have not yet made their fortune live east OF Bo"ety IT,
those who have become rich remove to the west But !
they get reduced again Then they return to the east
ON MIRACLES BY RALpH wARolAw, ID Iano. pr. 2o5 R
Carter * Brothers
This treatise by one Of the most eminent of living Sco.
preachers was originally delivered OF lecture
from the pulpit Ii has been called forth by the prevailing
sceptcsm Of the times which under phases, the al
thor regards exertng powerful and dangerous indu
ence The volume treats Of the probability OF miracles
the proof Of the miracles Of the NewTestment ana h'
objections that have been urged against them by severl
modern writer's In the Of the discussion the views
held by the German Rationasts the mythical school o
Strauss and the called English Hpntualss arr submit
ted to a stringent examination The pretended miracles
fla Roih Church also come in for a share OF the author
atteation IN conductu. his argument Dr.. Wariaw am
at popular effect rather hau the refined and subtle rea
soning with which the subject has sometimes been treated
He POSSESSES uncommon rhetorical skill. and has brough
tito bear with great the support Of the cuen
-doctrnc of h, church His volume is well adaptei e
confirm e faith of those who already share his convictions
~ Az OPuAv T,uE' by Rev GEoroE Fi'a. :
rel ..ou, story IN verse with less poetry than p.ey
Elmo pp 60. X Carter Il Brothers,