Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-02-11
"ISAAC LAQuEDEM."
pY ALEX ADsR Dun AS.

Since the appearance Juf Erran! (,he Wandering
Jew by Eugene Sue the romantic European press mas pro-
duccd nothing interesting end al me same iine SO IN
suctve wors, the h!st number Of which has Just
been issued il he Senaire LitcroiTe of New orS Lac
the Promessi posi Of urson uquetem present, 10 the
reader fuihuI ind graphic nGc Of the n1nsrs AMI ave-
cns Of The .;aans 18Th, IAN &c. centlrics Out
adds 10 this retrospective vie~ of Roman history explain
ed b. ecms OF the monuments oi that wonderful naon-
In word il combines SO completely beth amusement uaa
instruction that ui.y deserves The application o' Notaces
opinion good WORK m:scu "s'e cal' In speak
ing 10 tie editors OF his production 1ae nulh9r, Dumas
eSpresscs himself as follows;
Isaac Laouede,n is the work OF my life. You may judge
OF ii, % years ago. thinking was ready 10 execute tbs
formidable bovs sold it TO Chafpenc1 II WAS 10 innHe
then eight volumes Two years s.er Dough; il oncS, not
finding nv sell able 10 accomplish such ST. object
"Since that Tine in the midst Of all tina have done
among all that wc;e and have made seven hundred vol
umes and fifty dramas, This obstinate idea has hveo, and
from eight volumes II has 9rown even Ia eighteen
always unable complete this book ss il should be,
have fov twenty years studied much and learned
p.ea, deal All that have studied and learned abou,
scences men and ,hrgs shsI put in lsaas Laqusaem
Ii Is, reres;, the ,eork of my life.
"Now, wha wish you would explain TO your readers lie
tina, give them book which has anteceden in lite
raure book which needs ali bucks containing s'ea
thou h, do that be entirely 5cf'c belng Judged tho
value of tho book being principally in The Immense coicc
ton formed OF stnct noyelE in the middle VI siI die
rem, civilizations connected with The sanc suhee connl-
lag tbs same liza think that giving en- anay.is OF the
bnok would BE- .sn It's flower rom il after ALL VITA! can
affirm to yom H. ha, during ts breeding OF twenty yosTs
in my hfain maiucG WE'LL !hdt nave only To
gather the iru upon the tteo OF my Imagination. hen
you will not have 10 vat; DO no cn'n"se cay more
,,n debating 10 myself ALEXANDER DUMAS"
Isaac La9ue6en appears 10 New YORK in he Semaine
IL, pstjg II IN nfrt ~
new types and with all the possible that il may De Ii!
brary book although II i, cheap publication
The Is volumes oil the French edition viii only make
three volumes in the Sema;ae Lrars 'ni cost 50 10 !hs
subscribers the Courtr and SemaiHs LhTnirs Instead
OF $40 paid in PsrI, 70, The wotk
Subscription. will be received by NJ. Joseph 'Ichs;i
agent of the Courier Dss Eiat' Lnis Bothes Main
street.
We erred 10 giving Speaker C.uchied sill the c!cdi,
for the dne and other porene literally spread
on, al his delightful banquet Friday night last We hear
that an inporsn, portion of it from the fne farm of
"Snow HILL" The estate OF his handsome, hosplab! gallant
and da.hog wdower brother, Stape'on Ctu'chfeld. g.
of The same county o. Spottsj lsana For the last few
years We have mach Of him under cir
cuussnces hlt never Than when lie had me sris
ness good and patriotism. separate fem The hh!c
purity and hIs ,c.e for F'hnE!n Pi"Ies
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extract. from second des proceedings Of the l. $ Az
.icu!trral Society a! Washington
Nineteen State. represented and ahou; 100 mebe's
were present The committees te1crd an an!rni
constitution. changing the Tine OF meeting 20
The lar, Wednesday in February. udcprd pnpasi
ton reduce of admission aud annual subscp
ton rejected The following elected no
noray members Presidents Fillmore and Pierce, Sam
rel Appleton. Thomas H. Perkins. Robert G. Shaw, and
Edmund Ruffin
Tire specIal order OF the day the resolution 20 memorable
Congress establish Department OF Agriculture. was taA
up Mr. Calvert supported H. and said hn 1t was gu.
that this great embracing four hi;hs al npua
,n should in the CABINET. Msssts RI, ncl
Mnpss also briefly supported the resolution, anc was
adopted unanimously.
P.sicsn, f,more ant Secretary StIar. cna-si aEd
we're -rev with marked attention tie n,mbrIs Using.
The Society then elected is cihcers Martin ?. Wide
chosen President, with hnS lst Of Vice Presidents
one OF whom was G. w. P. Gusts OF Virginia The Treas
ure reported tbs, hs funds Ok hs Society had augmented
reatll $1,000 eince tia previous auy.