Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-01-15

Either through affectation or ignorance, sad
work is made through the press with the good old
English language, and at the rate that innova
tons have been made upon it-generally useless
ones, and without meaning-there is no knowing
what it may come to. One of there innovations
is very well shown up in the following article from
late number of the New York Eyening Post -
"AUrHoREss OF JOHN HALIFAX. "-EUen-
ing Post.
Messrs. Editors :-WiIl you permit soon
slant reader > Of your, in general, carefully
considered English. to inquire who is the au-
thor of the v ord authoresS2
l am an advocate for domestic mauufac-
tdres, with or without governmental pro-
lection !" and l am willing that new words
should be made as fast rs the necessities of
our language call for them but l am not
willing that. in this particular branch OF home
industry, the supply should precede the de-
mand.
Do we want aathoress in our vocabulary
think not Some people make use Of it =
but saving your presence, l think it comes
within the category of "prety writing or
the precise writing, on which one of your cor.
respondents have lately commented.
Author signifies one who makes or creates
and, as applied to literature, one who writes
poem, an article, or book There is no
gender implied in the word. 1t does not sig
Nifty man who writes il means, simply, a
a0rater. &c. also, poet signifies one who writes
poetry, withNnt any iutimation of sex. Yet,
poetess has become quite common, authoreSS
not uncommon, and directreSs and panGQereSs
are coming as rapidly as could be expected"
Now, gentlemen l insist on it that men of
position in letters, like the editors of the New
York EUeaing Post, should take stand on
this subject, one way or the other. hut
Cesar, AIT nulLus. Adhere to the good old
English poet, author, &C., or, Ego the whole
figure and let us have poetess, authoress, d.
rectreSS, naGnagereSS, not only, but also 1Driter
esS, talkereSS, aUetIeresS, ,oaihere5s singeress,
and SO on, until every occupation in which
men and women are accustomed TO engage is
duly ticketed with an er or an esS, as the case
may be. F.
No BIBLE AT THE CAPITOL OF MIssoURI.-The
st. Louis Democrat of Monday contains the fol-
lowing. The state of affairs at the Capitol of Mis-
souri, seems to be as singular and extraordinary as
it is deplorable -
The city papers would probably have pub
lished Governor Folks inaugural address yes
terday morning, but for the delay of ceremon-
4CS3 TUG GduoO VI htIiCll &c nave no uGbltGllUn
in making knewn to our readers, and offer it
as one of the strongest reasons in the world
why the seat of government should be
changed at once to St. Lonis.
The cause reported is, that the inaugural
ceremonies were delayed at least half an hour
in hunting up copy of the Holy Bible, upon
which to administer the gubernatorial OATH
1t is further added that, after an unsuccessful
search for some minutes, it was thought by
many that the inaugural would have to be
postponed until copy of the book could be
obtained from st. Louis, but this proposal met
with the most determined and malignant OPP
position from Gov Price. Hepply, at this
critical juncture, Bible was handed in from
the Penitentiary, and the oath was then duly
administered"