The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-23

editorial fraternity and the order Of competitors
Mr.. Hawthorne will sail for Liverpool about the
LIST of July. One Of his friends tells me that he
started from New York TO come here by the train
that wrecked at Norwalk, but that after going TO
the station he from some cause or other, changed
his mind. don't know how true the story is, but
true he must be allowed to be fortunate man.
Among the works announced to appear from the
Boston press, is the Correspondence OF the hevou-
tonn edited by Jared Sparks and 70 be published by
Little \ Brown. 1t will extend to four octave vo-
lumes and will consist of letters to Gen. Washington
from upwards OF an hundred individuals VINO acted
conspicuous parts in the great struggle Tor American
Independence and afterwards to the close OF us Ca
reer The editor regards these letters as highly impor
tant andthe correspondence being the appropriate
continuation of his 9 Washington Writings" Hjudi-
consly selected PROFESSIONALLY these letters cannot
fail to form valuable addition to that historical mate
rial from which some great literary artist shall byand.
by construct History of the American Revolution"
worthy OF the subject the country and the age. John
Adams once said that true history Of that great
event never could or would be written; by which, l
suppose he meant that much OF the material had
persisted with the individual actors, and that the
labor necessary to its accomplishment was too her
culean for any man not to recol from. We must, it
would seem, content ourselves with gimpses behind
the curtain. Our Revolution is an isis from whose
face mans hand is privileged to fully lift the VEIL
The same publishers announce a large number Of
reprints OF btauudIQ ElBliSu WOTh5 huOuk tucm
being Plutarch's Lives" selected from Dryden's
translation and from other sources 1t is rather odd
that they should pass over George Longs versions
from the old Greek OF Chaerona. Less than ten
years ago Long translated thirteen Of the Roman
lives-T. Gracious, G. Gracious, Q. Marius, Sulla,
Sertorius. Lucullus Pompeius, Caesar, Crassus,
Cicero, Cato of Utica, Brutus, and Antonius-and
published them under the title OF " Civil Wars OF
that these thirteen lives cover the precise period of
time and probably contain all the main incidents Of
that great contest, which, commencing with the
tongue in the forum had its closing scenes on the
fields Of Pharsalia, Philippi, and Actium The notes
OF Mr. Long are learned, and unlike most notes, not
only do not further obscure the subject but actually
illuminate it.. After all, it would considering the
lives whole, be difficult to find anything better
read, sub Consue Flanco As to Drydens transla-
ton, called, it is well known that Dryden never
rendered line of it. 1t was the child OF tortyone
fathers, to which GLORIOUS john contributed life
OF the author. l believe it was one Of Jacob Ton
sons ''specs."
The "key to Uncle Toms Cabin has been out
for some time, and very many worthy folk have been
engaged in trying to get 1t into the lock. | suspect
from the reading Of lively novels, in which every
thing is laid on with "rich brush,' they will not
fancy work that is moral and statistical in its cha
racter and therefore dull, as most such books
Considered as literary work, the key" has but
small pretensions to excellence. III making a COM
parison between Roman slavery and that OF the
United States, Mrs. Stowe is content to take her
quotations from Blar's enquiry at second hand,
through the medium of William Jay; and it does
no. appear that she has even 80 much as heard Of
Wallons admirable work, HaStoue de IEscldrage
dams rAntiquite. As to the comparison itself, it is
absurd to institute it the basis that the lady has
assumed for there should enter into it the consdera
ton Of hundred facts that she does not aude to.
But it is scarcely fair, perhaps, to speak OF the
key" as literary performance. 1t commands our
attention rather with reference to its bearing upon
the great political and social question Of the day and
country. In that regard it would be indeed difficult
to overTate its importance. For one, l have never
believed that the slavery question was in any other
than the morning stage OF its discussion; that we
have not even seen the end Of the beginning of the
agitation
Messrs N. and c. Hale, editors of the Daily DID,
cet,ser have issued proposals to publish by subscrip
ton "A New Edition OF the Journal OF Debate, and
to Revise the Constitution Of Massachusetts in
lS20-2l." This journal was reported by Mr. N. Hale
for the advertiser, and very jejeune affair it is
though quite up to the standard Of reporting Of
those antique times when it was given to the world
As record OF facts and opinions it is of
much value, however, and the editors promise
to add considerable collateral matter of an i'm
portant character 10 the new edition. The old
edition is almost extinct, and 1t Is not easy to get
copy at any one OF our public libraries. Equally
difficult is it to procure almost any work that illus
trates the constitutional history OF Massachusetts,
The exact title Of Mr.. Hawthorne's new work
"A
it is a juvenile work-a book for children! 1 have
hardly patience to pen the words. Only think
Of it, the greatest genius Of the country writing
stories for little boys-a class of animals as eX-
tinct as the mammoth, and which, according to
the late ingenious Mr.. Joseph Wiliett, event
out" about ninetythree years ago. Shakespeare
on pahtomine would be just about as rational
an dea as proper an application of talent to its end
as perfect an illustration Of the immutabe unftness
OF things.
In mentioning new works, must not forget our
annual, "Lbro d Orc; or, Golden Book of the No
bility Of Mammon." 1t bears the very prosiac title
of List of persons c0partnership, ands corporations
who were taxed six thousand dollars and upwards in
the city of Boston, in 1852" but is most eloquent
production to those who can rightly read it. shall
make some use of it in your behalf another day.
Although Kossuth denies that ne issued the ad
dress to the Hungarans in the Austrian service
that came out after the late attempt against the i'm
periasts at Milan, and other places in Lombardy,
have good reason for believing that he expe tied
more from that affair than was realized from It. So
confident OF success was he, that he sent over an
address to the American people, which gentleman
who has read it, (and who is good judge of such
matters assures is better than anything that has
yet appeared from his pen. The same mail that
brought it over, however, brought also the intel
gence that the movement had been but clash in the
pan, and so the gentleman to whom it was address
ed, "a leading free soer, who has the care OF Kos
suth's business here,) suppressed it. Had it beeh
should probably have been afforded another illustra-
ton Of the "foes of the wise." II may be doubted
il the Hungarian cause will be benefited much in
this country by the fact that it has been taken in
especial charge by the freesoers, Kossuth being in
intimate correspondence with the leaders of that
party. What his associations may be with men Of
other parties do not know. ALGoMA.
Our Florida Correspondence.
FORT MYERS, (E, Fla.l