The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-08
steamship or flibsstering speculation is Co
yerd up in this device. Meantime it takes
with the Know Nothings, and they will proba-
bly, explain its meaning in November, 1856.
We think it means q revolution.

LITERARY. MEMOIRS OF THE LIFE AND
TINES OF JAMES GORDON BENNETT.-We have
lately seen in humber of country papers a
notice stating that book Publisher In this
city has in pr 50 and viii shortly publish "the
Memoirs of ssmes Gordon Bennett, written sy
o journalist, and embracing history of the
pew spape- press in the United States dcring
the last thirty years" Many compliments,
lefr-haLSed and right-handed, acc gmpany these
notices, according TO the feeffng temper, dis
position and digestion of those poar devils
who eall themselves country editors. We have
also seen notices in the shape OF advertise
meD's, in several ofour daily contemporaries of
tb,r metropolis, Gut generally they seem afraid
to touch the matter.
II might be supposed from cur position, his
terry and personality that we took some into
rest in this new brochure; but we don't We
have no Interest 10 it, aud know nothing about
/, end we will state that the announcement
has been made entirely unknown TO us and uu-
authorized ny u.s. We do not know by whom
the book is written AMI care nothing about it.
Some OF the Southern journals say that Che.
Waller WisUg has Rand in this matter. This
cannot be possible, for Wikoff has been alto.
eethsr 100 busy with Louis Napoleon and Lord
Palm rstop and now, according 70 the latest
intnacons, be intends to undertake the task
of recognizing the italian Opera, aud recon.
strocsing Goldfish fashionable society ia New
York. Certainly with all this work Oh his
hands, CheValer Wikoif can have no time TO
devote to literature
But word more on this subject. We never
mean 10 make such an ass OF our poor self as
We have seen in Chevalier Barnum, Chevalier
Greeley and others who have given their silly
biographies to the public. When we have
le'sDre-if we ever can spare time from tina
consideration of public affairs in this country
and In Europe-we may write the history ADD
progress OF Journalism during the lat forty
years in the United States. We have the
means ana materials to accomplish such task
better than any other journalist now living.
We have grown up with the American press,
and originated the most valuable improvements
il it. We were the first 10 Beg gin the age OF
prosress-tbe new era in journslisu-by the
establishment Of The HERALD twenty years ago.
No witostand,pg the mapy vile accusation.
that have been made against us, many OF our
cotemporaries are very happy to wear boots OF
oor pat'erp, to put on coats Of our cut, aud to
array themselves in oar habits generally.
But if we have no time at present to give,
like The Honorable Tom Benton and other lite
rary vanites Of the age, our lite in two OF three
dull volumes, price SO each, deducting 20 per
cent tor lies, we are prep sriug co publish a
collection of original Poems and Sketches OF
Society" which we wrote for our own amuse.
Dent forty years ago, and which we may place
before the critical public, to read, TO abuse aud
o cr,tcise rs much and as often - it pleases
SO, therefore. the amiable aud wicked read
ng public may prepare to see, in these latter
days, volume of the Early Poems OF James
Gordon Bennett" written between The ages of
eighteen add twenty three years, before be be-
came live journalist, critic, a reporter poll
tician, revolut,onist or bugaboo amoag the
newspapers.