The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-20


should ari' for the prc'ese Of our countrys Mod as
vel tsc body, and that journal should be oanc
bold enough TO initiate the Increment
AyASEEE MANIFESTO.
ffrom he Boston Alias, Dec. 49,
10 TIE ArnoRs ~ nlE ATLAS
CENT fafEr-Whsn ny communications concerning the
literary connections Vi the New York Tribune pub
isbed IN your PAPER, owe the signature q Epsilon"
had but te idea Of the ehaIa,tsr CT the conductors
Of that sheet had ofen been told that when 10 con
roserfy. they were arrgaLt, upscrupulous, abusive,
and utterly itgafdess Of Tie rights e private character
snd Of the common eouresies Of life From such imPu-
tstioDs hsye heretofore defended them hut whether in
ruth these characteristics do not properly belong to
them ,euI readers shall Judge. ,v
that he Tribune a. least liable to the suspicion Of
paytisy in ITS book notices. because ita literary editor
nanuserip, reader will not repeat the argument
hsD employed nor add any reasons Why in my opinion,
his serving On both ,ides improper, The 'sts being
the ~ nc does rot derry The charge but defends the po-
.i,i'n Of its critic as ;i.snsy propr + esnsst haze
may, therefore, be stated mat George Ripley its literary
editor also salaried by Mcssrs Harper Brothers aud
ny Mr. J. e. Dell by publishers. IT. IL Ieplr ed that he
receives from the honse 81 ZOO and from the lat
ter $500 per sIDum, for his services.
wiz now have ss wide circulation as Mr.. Ripley him.
Felt could desire And as that vas all intended to &C
compIsh in NY former communication, AN, in tina.
Bnt ii this snug arrangement Of Mr. Rplcys is IN
nccent the Tribune thinks Why does that jou nal get
into ,uch towering passion when l. is made known
Why Las 1t jumped from the true issue aud ade per-
sonal attack upon ne2 Con it be that, like the sy
moure IN Char.es Lambs fable the critic does like TO
have his hermitage in the cheese discoyered-that he
would Try to tie the finger that points at his CELL where
be nottifts bis carnal deslresY
For Going this service to the commui y, the tribune
has reacherously violated the confidence reposed ny
If the iends Of the crtc-not it's first trick OF
the llc-snd dragged my before the public, with
proft ion Of epbts that must have taken cons iefa
bic study to acquire Now the public haa not the least
10 know who lpsilonN was, what bis cha
might be; but they had interest in knowing
whether his implied charge against the 1une was true
10 believe that any other paper in Boston or New
Y9knot even the mos seuri ilons would have ccnde
ssenesa to use hs LANGUAGE Which the 1eae has seen
could can Brougbam " Bilingsgate hshwifs.n and
hscuaosh AN ignorant lout have gone By Fog .ae
into dsue abandoned to the purieus explored by
Hot Corn pbilanthr opists.
BIT the YriLae's abuse is mostly fro'h. indeed AN
surprised that the w er has found go tes thing u my
dcredit Very few peope 60 through the world without
Ard noting more csn he urged against me than havns
cpce accept d courtesy from q man who afterwards
proved himself so little of entl.man, why, shall
tLiph have come cf REMARKABLE we'll
As to the assertion in the 1ribane .hot ccmmnnica
tion eceasis ned by its unf.voabie nose OF book
publ bed by Ihi]iJs Sampson & Co., Mr. Ripley well
that il is untrue. AID II the Tse dees not
rect hat Statements it will show that It's nsgnanimiy ia
equa to its other cisms upon the respect OF cecent
Whist have say concerning the geIe al character ii
the Taunes ertiesms will be presented to The public
chew here But consideration induce 10
tiIue merely personal controversy. | have thrown
back tbe cdm0ft, but sball nection Mr. RIPLEY
name again ne1 reply to any further Persons. atssess
has COPIED the article from the Titp given It's pur
port, to pint This triet reply Re- pset'ply yours
THE LAsT woRD-A DYING SPEECH AND CON-
fEssIoN.
From the Tribune, Dec. 1911
iGr months We might ray ,or years. certain per' on
irg in getiTg into the Tribune commendstory articles
ceiian books in which they fell interest, go about
shaking their heads looking solemn and myster us and
intn ntng that strange stories might be told the
cret history Of our literary ca ies1o At leng article
apfens in the Publishers circular containing gross
charges o openness to bribery and habit being 5si,
ed against the press generally writer in tre Boston
busen Directing againss the Tribune, by name tie &c.
ne, al charges ct the Publishers Cfcuiar. This 'Upsi-
lon' charged in substance That the Tribune employed
its principal literary c person who d by the
hand Of two New York publ hing houses who thus
him completely under heir thumb, and that by conse
cut Of the question: being sold through the
We employed TO the two publishing houses above
| redto
| Nor Epsilon content with this anonymous al
tack. He incloses bis commune en cut from the 4Gs
special pains Tia. tie note should reach is nation
end Stair in bis own handwriting, vol knoSn Ia
Se anu ~ e s m editor he Of 81 ne ] ~0
content with this, he also writes to If the New Yo
ppbh,befs REFER red in his communication baviug
the Tribune thus indirectly under pay charging the cfiti
Of tie tribune in round terms with being osys tenn,
cay unjust" bidding his correspondent tell him It
be liked and threatening to have the article signed up.
Try, With note to esch editor explaining The natter
sId this nsoint and trea ening letter, which tae pub
II. Underwood
Mr. Underwood thus assumed the position not me- rely
IN his character OF "Upscn" but under his
own proper and signature, of caunniatnr Of the
literary c,ici,ms were Systematically unjust worth.
less and finding him thus, IL WERE with hi, ifs. in
ing to Tighten U.S. her eupon hit him kick without
any particular attention TO deca y in dong uch
care IS to The part that might happen to be hit much
hsd thus provoked us II the Of the public Is Of
fenced in consequence, Mr. Underwood MT the 7cuae,
is responsible. The cdmopHct Is exclusively his.
Finding himself thus unexpectedly dragged into the
light Of Day be now sstks 70 pass himseH oh-'nt the
rance in Going SOFAS poor, inn ocent harmless help
less, dsntererted Individual who ~ wished % dis
cuse TIE abstract qucs ion Whether the two positions Of
reader to one or more LEADING publishing houses ana
that Of literary critic to leading journs ecmpst
ny us-noor Innocent lamb II az he ia the arrogant
interruptions, abutve STYLE utterly regardless the
sn,s d h character and 81 the eouse
is another Of the encrmtes which the Tribune has
answer for.
This however /, dodge which will no. serve Mr.. IN
derwooa nigh. have discussed TO his hearts conent
anonymously otherwise the sbstrac. question OF tie
ncompaibitty Of the duties CT critic and
reader He might have published every ousn,i OF the
Union giving names AMI particulars that the gentleman
is also reader to two eminent pu6hins houses IN New
York: he might have chuched to his hearts content
over THIS hct as discovery OF hts own aeate genius g
noant that the gentleman in question known all
literary circles TO be in the service of Of those houses
before be entered upon ours: he might If he pleased
have criticized the cseisms Of the Tribune and shown
II he could that they partial and rnju7t. Al. this
he was at full liberty to dc wihou. bringing his own per-
sons motives and POSITION into question Blu. when he
set himself up az an Accuser OF the Tibuae and de-
ncuncer 81 lite literary criticisms 'systemat uu
just" giving there or no other exeep. his own
personal opinion theeupcn the questions bessnr o! i'm
poranee 70 the public and to usWho Is this Mr. Under
woodr Under what circumstances have his opp,cns been
fc1u edY And Is this critic OF criticisms hascif &c
nom al bias2 These questions the public arc now We
dare say fully able TO answer AID here xfing to
yet he matter rest We are perfectly ling also give
Mr. Underwood the benefit Of his own observation that
very few people 60 through the void without commit
tirg some folly or absurdy, or worse, perhapsn We
hope he may be one Of those senbe people who able
10 learn by experience; end presume he si not som
msnce another onslaught the Tribune withou. Gr.t
counting the cost.
Theatres and Exhibitions.
BsoAnwAy TnEATRE--The amusing Petite comedy en-.
nd. . 4 lIcsxi. l.ll. L