The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-13

Of the great event Of his M his attempt assemble the
Jsws n bis New Jerusalem on Grand sisud Is there
the slghtost auson to the most Characteristic and In
terssDg q 81; literary sn.sIprises the publication Of
norant that the, do not mention his connection Nth
Girsrd College, though his discourse laying the
corner stoSs Of that institution has been generally re-
garded ~ the finest Of his performances Hs Letters
to John Quincy Adsms" are also unknown to them.
OK william Mcclure we have 2 biography. %. a,el
volumes Of Opinions or to the aet that he purchased
in Paris the plates the "Muse tancsis and srougn
them to Ne~ Harmony, indiana with the hope Of cult
waiting among the common people : taste for the 6ne
Arts b siIcuating At low price THO igh the valley OF
ssinsd II sS.t costly E public pasicss ~ ~ w.
DR.. Thomas Cooper is introduced, Ci ssl but not
on ihe cannesion between Geology sni the Peats-
touch or his famous HLet,er to any Member OF Con-
gess lof Which third edition ion appsssed in lsa2 or
elaborate ''Menoir Of Dr. Pnestley," in two octave
volumes
the sea and scope of their performance. From the
highest names in our literature they cond descend ss
had rigut to demand that witan The rargs from the
highest names TO tho lowest they mention. all should DO
viii dispute Let us soc h,w Il i Among the
writer's u whom biographies are given are-
iAs:sss s:sss e.
s Iss:s ssssa's Ssass ls$ssa esss
D. q. McCora, I. 8. Rafnesque, o. A. Dugue.
Louisa McCord. -. -
These are all subjects Of distinct Geographic. and c
cims They may havo boon may be, very worthy pe
sons, honOred il society eninsnt 10 sfrs put not
one of them was evor entitled to literary d'tinction
win live ton years; Mt che ever. wrote even
. respectable, magazine article; indeed, not one
finished coup,et or parsgrsph can se prcda:sd from
all the masses Of printed paper they nave given to
would provoke observation many aataors OF
questionable excellence were not entirely ,t'ced or
put casually referred to; for examples I'D yards A.
Park the aaccompiished theolgian, phiinso pher, Ola
lectcan and rhetorcisn, VINO mentioned in ioonoe
the witer Of memoir OF Of B. Edxxrds Richard
Rush, one Of the elegant aud yollnnous authors
connected with the public IRE II his country, whose
name appears as an officer OF tho Smithsonian nstuton
manners and the tivine suas m l. Q. Cpnarn VIII, Is
pointed out Of the professors In )wcotp Colleges and
the iusIious Edwards the Younger" who dismissed
with of the of Union College-desmed
entitled 20 little attention ancient Holsnter
named Kype who never learned the rgsh aptaost or
breAthed The atmosphere OF this Wesrern continent.
With few exceptions u this kind, the persons mer
TONED in tie GLOWING lis are no even ramet in ths
sECyclcred;a Of American Literature"
In this list we confne ourselves mainly 80 the postrevo
lutona,y period. Should 60 into the colonial
hundred OF tho best inteects Of tho ouutry would at
once demand reason for TIA ir omission. Aud what
would these erudte brilliant and udicious authors o
all have to ray to The ghost of the famous c,lar
and Wit yegepcy Dummer, FIR instance, should 1t ques-
:on them Of aata txs,.-.a f-IsEemy bumuer wbe dur
ing the entire Grst half of the egnteeh csa.HS was
British America.
We shall be moro easily followed as We recall tho
names OF some o. those authors the Masrs DIyck
inck never heard Of whom they regard les, DE-
serving Of consie grafton 10 "oysopeiA Of American
Literature" than Mcdonald Clarke enn James Law.on
tive do SO after the o. the CLARK OF the House.
in the order Of thsii geographical distribution They
exclude Of
sud pasSn D. n whose works are more
knoch PoSd b. D.. the venerable and vounluous writer
sesr s ase
tory q Sssiisss T5s American Fthssiss + s On
sps and Is I'D ssiss IL
Mrs Pic author of ida Ma," and "Caste.r
George Folsom, George W. Cutter, VIM. Crosby, &c.
Hadoocs j. as ainssr 70 Portugal author
0ratioss and Addresses and numerous learned reaaes
Isass APPLETON levitt, author of Passages of Foreign
Proverbs for he People" Orators Of the Kevouan' &c.
Mrs Olcoii, author Of 'IsOras Chnd,' &c.
John I"simsr Graham, author Of Letters from Vermont
n Ottoman Ill. D., author of The Principles
wilbur Fisk author Of Travels in Europe" "sermonso
ssS Il sa L. DC :s1ss se and
Prot Marsh suthor Of the learned ant ori liant work,
Prof shedd editor Of Coerdse author Of Essays and ss.
Pro Coaant. and others
Mrs. Hannah Foster author the irs successful American
s sss l Feed author OF Ga the a'o" Of
sasi PPSa@,'y e 6 Es
the Son
Leonard Ellington, author Of The Puritan, by Jonathan
George Tetuor Curt. hor oc "The History Of he For
Charles Tissering author The Race, Of Men,. VOL
S. G. Howe author Hist ry 0. the Greek Reyolnion
Iaands "Aai Hlns" "ParisAn Sights and frsnch Priuci
william Grsens atsor OF The Dociars CT LIFE "A
HeIel:a, Jun nor of THE FAN Of the Irdian."
1.-THE Year and Other Posmsn SC.
e'hs ssssF Of Eleven w'e'' in nn
alsn sn n as Ssy AHSe e Divine ass tho
=. Marcy n. O. ofour ingenious, learned
has
Miss ouIa nnes author o. rhe IsmpIsh.er,, &c.
nSa n soG a",anT y S Ne he @
new haT%ad, ): Rev sparsin Pessody, George w.
Timothy pikin suihor Of The Political and Civil History OF
Jonaisaa Carver aahor Of travels in North Amerl.
Delivered ii. sew Baven," &c. D'-''' ''''
Tie Re aanas s to the Memory
mosa NJ rs1s sSp Ct "a E ss Of Fight Years
CbaIaesL rsoe author Of Hungary in 1851, "Homc Life
n Germany dc.
-. Rec author Of flames Mountoy" "1mc and Tide,'
"A Leng Look ahead" &c
H.9.U Dwight author Of "Chrietanty Revived IN the
Eas,"6c
CHARLES wyis lo Mysteries, Glmpscs OF
The SUPERNATURAL &c.
George Taylor author o."Indc the Crcsor'&,
Rev " Hail. ~ D., author Of The Purans and their Pfn-
cir,ss," &c.
Rowland T. Hazard. whose beautiful work, "Languagc,-
Has BY Charming ono Of the finest tucons OF
the age"
Trstra Bugxs author of Speeches" and other volumes,
Of the leaned orators OF the last generation
Francis B. Green, author Of "Nanuutenoo; songs OF the
winds,r "Tho Mechanic" &c.
Sophia L. Iatils author OF Thanksgiving" "The Be
trothedr The Branded Haud,' &c.
W j. Psbodc, author OF "Caidore Legendary, Poem"
&c.
YORK.
Theodore Komeyn Beck, LII ~, and Lewis o. Beck. NJ.
H. vouInincus and able writers medical Jurisprudence,
botany, mine ralogy, &C., and In general literature.
Krsknc Mason. d. author "A Legacy Gle
waa Daniel Webster, of the greatest OF