New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-01-08

The article in PutHam's Magazine on Italians in
America" had it appeared in obscure print.
would have been wholly unworthy OF our poti'e; but
published in q magazine which claims. to be the e1-
,op.nt Of American manners and opinions" though
il cannot be cor ,dered worthy Of the scapel of crti-
cis1p may yet deserve the castgsiion Of the switch
From the scraps Of Italian with which i. adorned IN
which grammatical errors alternate with plumbers OF
phrase, and fom the impertinent Ignorance aud the
week sentimeltality that shine through II, We con-
clude that the eutheris of those dfaH, who are
the mounte banks Of liter allure and the pest OF all ma
tons. After having spent few months n foreign
country they are seized with the edcohs ser'teRd'
end hasten TO communicate 10 the public the reenls OF
Their travels. Their writings, whether published In
books or mage zines may have momentary success,
as tie laughing sock OF those who are the ooscs OF
them but generally speaking, they die early IN CO n
mon coptsrDp'-just punissment for those ~ho over
the uinItry of letters TO the .tsodard OF the chAiaa
0u writer, propo'lng 10 give 40 e.sy Gu nc
Italian character end@avofs 10 nlu'uate ms suV
lev fancy u etches aid by cArcatures OF the uor-
innate .aiI,s Who according 10 bis r,atement have
i7len into his bands.
ne relates TO us that his frs impressions OF the
Italian character we're formed fiom Jolly vohnst OF
Conc WHO tsught bim tie nature Of thai character
b, bTt al fasupg IN hOsersd rooe dc eAd"tre al IL
O'Clock chatting 10y the half hour with any ooe vac
"uuulu siop With HIN at the street coroer; ttk'as
" zt.tiul piDcbes Of snnh pauiog boys 90 the eeN
Laughing al mtre alhes; looking II a. soop ~lodoT
"pibbrg luuIps of sugar peuins oanaf; sod
every Lii ID; fOurshiIg bis boz with good VIII usI
- WEE mas Beuc
Eblie sn.d by these kern observations ne MA
slresdy made his conclusion, and decioet that the
Iisisns were "a happy rsce, exempt from ctf+-
children Of nature, living by music "neo, behold
be fiji CO one more specimen OF the ntun u cpnEa-
uiet lis theory and ooLfOoud his logic Inis u OF
sotci,, quite df.rent from the fret. sosmo, darn,
ccnpl. ioIed, bh0Gs Individual Who, having 30 'co
IL vain ole OF bic IA pupils pus Ps9, To n's o'ess,
and ,hoo,s hnpelf dead of her feet what sa aFi
,ere = and think tnar Italy alone can po'ace cd
eciuepsl A. this ght ou writer naturally ne 'ui -
b. wIlo.nd; be b.lieVd thst be hsd deSosere1 toe
"io al" Of the Italian character 10 the I'M e.e nefr[
men Of The fdde', aud nos 10 his asoHls 1Deat DE
buos bis hands he type 81 a nnoee' uypocn a-
cnAc Bet s-eu tie Pools like tbs So ootSeen TIE
IA bupoe. Of hay our xTer feels uosose u On 'oe
1lrk NJ sbd ing agaip 70 settle to- Jim ats nc
fI ally decide. tn-t COM dy aud trak"dy0f fHiei
uiIiure 81 b tn theee ehem-n'.-fo3Ds Ge true oas'
ac ssler i!bcture of toe 'tan eb>r>er sAd - d.
fin, biz theory be stare az Onn- for Italy
Rut the tso %. eli pens of the nston and his pre-
colo. Iy.d idea bad Impressed ~ upoa ei-
eonussd brain that from Alps 10 Etns De secs o5 Tue
r, shi stion Of tstse CREST " pes. Ike 'ns ny o.
srvulo him there came always the shade OF toe 80
Drained ocder r of the salo- by pocboLc 20 aed sui
eide. X, tuIBiog home, hue master OF DIS utory 81
ssthor entes body the ellie prize oil eh'1 h'Ds
tie AnieilcAf pun'lc 'n 'Si'y ADa 30 , =, -,
el,o With eItbusiasm for Lis suhjed tat be canuo
,a.s unit, ei-d any ar tDstn OF psf ii"en
'c,ioe" lie eel ." in esers pOH ofg'b II nder
"Iu. rm fror tie lard Of ."pS, every image en 'e
"a ns.iopsIy - All; n bin lr,scoc- and msearOo
! "ll-.te If Rume aud Nap -" shle y sn 90
IN at r or ibe ZEN bahce Of QUE lisp re- reverence
Ea,d vrb There "s-bilDeii's' he n,tarty sssE'
Italian eli1.s h.re, of whom be s''un-- The ~ ds'
tile of 4" Pro'eD.tf," pr.cuoes upos them ms pa
hBh,p wins them b, his yrr,-a eel hieS i-1'O All
snpA'by 400 10 ter. Lis {. eisg. sot .sUil u nts o.
u0', serves uen ~ in Ca i,aiures Tor Fa-.iH
, No G=iaS.
The hn-s -sick ness 81 one sDihas'r sic hy9 y De
couAlTy - s.stber the Ise 4 stn " i1rd So3 cut