New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-02-25
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

CT ENGLIsB ITEMS" by MATT. Z. WARD.
This work seems to have been written with Arkan.
tooth pick dipped in tobacco juice. For furious
and vulgar abuse of England and the English, 1t is
level with the most malignant stupdities pat forth
by Trolope Fiddler, and other conceited dealers in
Billingsgaie rnng this country. Toe writer GER
tainly has unenviabe command Of the vocabulary
of scods He considers IL his special mission TO repay
England in her coin for the vtuperation OF America
by Englith travellers 1t is huubng to witness such
sensitiveness to foreign attacks they be
tralized by any illusions of gall This rampant native
American reods closely in the steps Of the wrtors,
whose remarks this country have aroused bis ire.
Like them he permits his jaundced eye to see nothing
but the worst side With him prejudice takes the
place of observation few ridiculous and disgusting
specimens of John Bull made TO represent the
Whole British nation Even the virtues which fall ia
h way losc all their merit, because they belong TO
Engliehmen. Such iarrago of splenetic criticisms
would shock all our sense of justice, were they not
made simply ludicrous by the solemn intensity with
which they urged One passage will suffice 10 show
the quality OF this valiant Holspur Speaking of the
Engish comments ON one of our indecent natoaal
habits, he INDUCES in the following pathetic ira
grant appeal $50 boseoch agAn, let us spit fear
lesly and profusely. Splitting ordinary occasions
may he regarded by portion of my countrymen
"
Eneshnep Let us spit around hm-above him-and
beneath hm-everywhere but on him that he may be-
come perfectly familiar with the habit in all OF its
phases Iwould make Il the fra; law Of hospitality TO
an EnR huan that very tobacco twist should be called
into requon and every spitioon be flooded, in order
thoroughly 10 initiate him into the mysteries OF chew
ing Leave room for his Imagination to Work.
Only spit him into state OF friendly familiarity
with the barbarous custom, and he Will be but too
happy to maintain profound silence on the subject
for the rest Of his life | would give each hurrying
tourist who lands shores, inflated by precon-
ceived opinions for abusive book on Amerca his NIL
Of splitting as an ufble remedy for his windiness Let
the dose he copious and the cure will be complete
no more desirable end be attained by the prescription,
we shall at least be allowed to spit in peace Q2mo.
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spersed with poetoa pieces from the faverte pen of
Fanny Forester The design OF the volume is 10 Illus
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Mcknor, Reed & Fields.
IT," CorroS." A valuable paper on the
growth trade and manufacture of Cotton read before
the New York Historical Society by J. g. DUDLEY, is
issued by Geo r. Putnam & Co 1t contains a variety
of important statistics the history d the Cotton
plant, with interesting notices Of Whitney, Lowell
Slater, Jackson Needy aud o,hers who prepared the
way for the extensive manufacture of Cotton as q