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he temptation to seek some cool nook free from
dust, heat and confusion, was go great that my
letter is dated from that noble river 6 the Hud.
son." And hero just above 6 Crows Nest,''
within sight of "West Point" just below Sc Idle
Wild" with the revolutionary and literary fecol.
lections Of all these places fresh in our memory,
seated beneath giant son of tho forest, whose
branches form our only umbrella to keep of the
rain of passing sun shower, We are sitting wri-
ting to you in your Western home. !1e}i1A1
We could tell you Of ..moonlisht sails,'' of
&c fishing scrapcs," of afternoon g ssdrives," and
last but BY no means least in cur opinion. even
of &c chicken-stcalings"- but review Of all that
has happened since my last, will prevent.
"Tho glorious !" Fourth Of July, to begin in
order, was duly celebrated with fireworks and
the usual military parade. Among the most in
teresting ceremonies was the dedication Of Mr..
Henry X. Browns equestrian statute OF Wash-
ington, located in Union Square in our city. 1t
is composed of bronze and weighs about four
tons and half. Its height is fourteen feet and
with the pedestal its towers iwentysx feet in the
air. The s' Father Of his Countryn is represent,
ed sitting in the saddle arrayed in the Continen-
tai uniform. His head is uncovered and his right
arm extended as if about to speak.
The work reflects great credit on Mr.. Brown,
and stands as an everlasting memento of the lib.
erality of those merchant princes Of our city to
whom we are indebted for it. The address by
DIR. Bethune, of Brooklyn, was excellent in every
respect--and added to the cheers, the presence
of the military and the fine music, rendered the
scene quite an effective one.
The " Rurlipgame 4 Brooks" difficulty comes
next on the list-and as you have already pub
lished the particulars let relate three circum-
stances which, from their connection with the af-
fair, are slightly amusing.
The constituents of the gentleman from Mas
sachusetts had waited with the most Christian
like patience, for his speech, till one who could
g stand it no longer" took her card ('twas a
strong minded LADY, apd writing on the back Of
it the words
&c Even Balasm's ass spake once"
sent it on to Washington. Aweek later, whether
in consequence of the card or not, the speech
was delivered.
On his return from ss Niagara" (the place ap.
pointed for the duel) while remaining over night
in our city, the member from Cambridge entered
one of our pistol galleries, and with common
rife, "rang the bell'' five times out of nine shots
This is literally true and can be vouched for
Mr.. Brooks objected to Sc Niagara fr,m the fac
that he should pass thro' hostile country and
lay himself open to arrest and being mobbed by
these ssfanatcs'' of the North. Five hundred citi
zens of Philadelphia have offered to conduct hin
there and back in safety but the chivalr0us gentle
man don't feel inclined to accept their offer. The
fact is, he has ss'backed out'' of this matter in
the best manner left for him. Mr.. Burlingame
has left for Ohio, where he is stumping it fol
ssFremont & Dayton"
AS the smoke clears away from the field of bat.
tie, and as the time Of election grows nearer and
nearer, We are convinced that " John G. Ere.
mont'' is to be next President. The accounts
from other States are most cheering. From the
pine forests of Maine, across the Green Noun
tains'' of Vermont, passing over the great cities
of Boston and New York. re-echoins among the
iron mountains of Pennsylvania, and finally los.
Ing itself in the coppered shores of Superior
the song of Fremont and Freedom to all is being
chanted. Would that could tell you in Mime.
sofa how earnestly the people are working fol
this glorious triumph how enthusiastic thu
masses are-how certain Slavery is of defeat
this coming November.
Literature.-The past month has been a quiet
one-the day for the so-caled sensation books,
which were only intended to do service for q
month, seems to have passed away, and a more
healthy series of publications is the result. The
Wit and Wisdom Of Sydney Smith, consists Of
an able biography of the great English 8; diner
out'-with select passages from his writings
We have looked forward to this work with s: fear
and trembling'-but how happily have both
been dissipated. The work stands before the
public as one of the most successful American
books ever produced, for tho compilation, it is
one requiring nicely of discrimination and ac-
quaintance with the works of Smith, which we
had hardly expected to find in this country-and
are more surprised at it, the more we peruse this
volume. Mr.. Duyckinck has admirably proven
himself worthy of his task and deserves the
thanks of the reading community everywhere.
Red6eld, the publisher of the preceding, has
made another happy hit, in his reprint of sc Paul
Karoll, !" and proven that altho' lightning is said
&c never to strike twice in the same place." it
does sometimes. In this novel we have the
most powerful story, and to us, one invested with
more passionate energy than any that has ap-
peared for many years. Like |" Eugene Aram,''
(Bulwer's best We have only to read it to be
convinced Of its superiority. The work is hand.
somely printed, and will reach many editions ere
the public taste be satisfied. The wretched man
ner in which the sspopular edition. (tol quote
the publishers circular) of Commodore Perry's
Expedition to Japan has been produced, affords
another argument why books voted to be printed,
should be distributed among the people, and not
among 'sM. Cs." The Congressional edition
consisted of eighteen thousand copies-but where
are they? Who hare the greater number of
copies3 The people or tho second hand book.
sellers? Surely the latter. This 6 vote your.
self q Eve hundred dollars worth of books'' NAV
be a very convenient but is it an honest proceed
ing ? :, However, to return to the work. Putting
aside the press work and designs of the engravers
it is full OF interest and valuable information.
D The second volume Of that Independent, ven
erable aad saucy q FREUD at my side says, take
care-coiFee and pisrols,'') Statesman, Tom Ben
ton, which has just appeared, is moro interesting
and animated than the former onss This brings
our Government down to the death of General
Taylor. One featureoof the work 10, Mr.. BPS
manner of handling the subject of Slavery,
which tho coming from Slave State, he vet
attacks with his char racteristic energy and vvac-
ity. A51sAE@ - ,EsEas3GzE
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