New-York daily tribune., 1858-11-22

u bSr .'t vHerer Lfxsrd tv.rtts elv ~ In A.,
Moapt Vernon Purchase, condition thss 4. -
fmIish tor his Ledger an snicl. weekly sor q
year Mr.. Everett has accepted the ofi.r. sss -
money bs' 'kesdy been paid. S'
Fro. The Mex. .ffsaa. ll.x r.,Ax,x
Bopp.,r Of the Nsw-YoIk Ledger is q boI; ma, (,
spends priDcsly f.rtnne Annually in eecar;os y a
services uf ths BIS, Writers in the coantr,. m
p-rcha' '.d The :. le and entire use Of tis h,.S
John G. SAKE, Alice Cary, Fanny Fem, ard 90
wellkpcwn writer's, beside employing Ins,v -
good writer's. A week or two since be al - ssseS
tended 20 make an annout ceInent th.t wcaN ~
~ the country. Here il is, by telegraph:
NEwIoRK, Nov 10
Edward Everett has handed over to the No,-. =
non Association ten thousand dollars, reccivsS = e
Bonrer of the New-iork Ledger, for sr;e, ~ s.s
cles 70 ts Published kly during one yo,r % va
titled A" Mount v, mon Papers" " Co.
This is probably the highest price eve, ps,, \. :,
publisher OF paper or magazine for literary m:s. @
Fres tse Buffalo Rsssslie a,9 ry.,,
THE NEw.foRK LEDGER.--ln our Est of,x
both Jaliy aud weekly, We have not picked m =.
yet, during the past week, that did not co,, " no
iion of the new story Of "Alaric The ro,s;. p~
which is to be found in the New.lo-k ID. -
this we conclude that Bonner /. ",o;., sea
AaIic l., the individual in whose regard ths go
tod, ~ss gr.et warrior and took pos.es.;o, -
my OF home IN 'ae year I'll but Bonner hss As..s,
he hero be is aPoi iheosizng by conouer;ne M.
epubLc of The Unsed Sts,es with ts s.sx - vsos
cities sDd thousands Of ;ewrs We CO.. ueds
what his profits must be, be, man vbo css -. ssae
advertise his business 81 ibe rate Of shas a.. a
died thonSspd doIss per annum mus, hs A. l"ss
earning an hotta hNehheod. ard We n, 4, =. -,
than wish him the most brilliant .roca.s ~ ~ no mora
tion Of the Ledger Is now ,id To ra.ah a,' -,
copies-the largest in The world. ''''"'
Mr.. BoSNER AND rBE Morsr v,,xov -.
TIoS.-The following letter from Mr.. Bossr. .,-
pears in answer TO some comments recently u.a. !,
tho Times upon the very liberal Arrangement ,g....l
between the Ledger proprietor and EDWARD r,-
TRETT:
LETTER PROM THE PROPRIETOR OF rHr WV yo,,
To y, ESiio,qf re yel- Yek ixe;
In your paper Ut Monday morning. Ia commso,;..
upon the accession Of the Hon. EDWARD Eyyarrs
- the list Of the regular contributors 10 the New Yort
Ledger, you avail yourself Of the occasion I, ahrss
several other contributors to that Journal CssessS.
your ponsrd urder the guise of sDecous As,,ery WI
see also to bfct fatal stabs upon nv osn nm
utatiop. You compliment my ssgacity a. ths erpsss
OF every other quality of character which should b,
dear 10 man. This nj ght tickle the vanity of char
latsn, ambitious of notoriety, and Of nothing mors Il
is very displeaspg TO me.
O. You have often boasted If the character Of your
leaders; you now reflect severely upon that q rhe
II is very prespmptnous--not only an unwsnsssed.
but ridiculous assumption on your part--to pretend
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mine. Facts do not exist wiihoat causes, and vhy
shonld this be so Why should not my paper be qln
equal TO yours II is prepared with tne greatest csr
Much OF il is written by scholars, OF great acquire
weLt ard the highest distnction- msuy of the arcs
by Professors in Colleges, eminent alike for their
learning and moral worth. employ and pay supe.
Iior class ot writ RI, because can afford to pay snd
do pay more tnaL any 9th r urnal On tee continent
am, consequently, enabled to make the best paper.
Now, put II To you wul rot the best paper commssi
~ r. ll..s~
the very b.st weekly Journal in the wvrli.
never bad the slightest idcn of publishing paper
merely for private circulation. never pretended 10
have that contempt TOR the people which 10 affected
by some. determined to make my paper popular,
and at the same tire pure AMI elevated IN ia literary
ard moral tone. For years always stesdIly pngrss
ing, my studies and laoVrs were almost iocessaloc-
cupying much of the time, eighteen hours out Of the
twenty -four. III have achieved great and uapars.
eled in my ue il liz but the a' fruit OF earnest
enterprise and honest iDdust y. have never hesia-
ted to engage and monoplz-, AZ any cost, The very
best writer's who could be hat. You, while showrsps
upon me doubtful coDplime ats, seek, sadiousy, 10
convey the impression that am merely skufl ad-
yertiser II my journsl had BOT possessed merits.
the mere advertising Of IT, however c1ter svey peTnu.
Inc to Inform you would Deyer have made my ivrtas.
have never knUwn n man to ain ray> with hssss
destitute of wind and bottom, simply by bis skiE ia
getting him upon the track.
In the course of yonr attack, you have gs.aiious
Fern" the first sketch.writer Of the tines woman
only OffeDse is the possession Of rare genius.
The galsry and chiyalry OF every community insure
just appreciation Of an assault like this. wonder
hat you had DO malicious alusoD, by name, to somed
he other authors who write for the Ledger. There
Mrs. SiGouRsEY, ranking at the head Of the moral
and religious poets Of the nation. Every week yoa
viii find one of her poems in the ledger. Inere u
ALICE CARY with her sweet ard spiritual Tyre. she
writes for no paper but the Ledger. There is joins
e.. SAKE, the most popular poet and humorous wntst
living. lie writes only for the Ledger. There =
GEORGE ID. PRFNrIcE-is be not universally connd'
cred Of the first wits and journalists Of the coun'
try? lie contributes Ia every number Ut the Lkde1.
Why should all these have eaeapcd the visitation
your wrath
seems 10 trouble You most. Well Sir have reserved
him for full discussion. Mr.. CoBB is one of the
most successful writers living, and he is Of the a.
! say "BgsT," understandingly, and with my eyes
open. IknoT erocty rtdt lie IS. He is not invariably
oiDate and bshed IN his style; but he Is NJ Of
decided acpus, and of vast ana varied information.
He does not pOmpousy parade quotations from iatn,
French, SpaDsb, and Italian; he does not nl up DIS
writings with egctism and pedantry. lie Is clear
straightforward, torcible and honest writer ysiae
his writings, and pay highly for them, because tney
are just what they arepure in morals, sones ana mo-
BILE In sentiment SIMPLE in dictiop, plain In e,.suuc-
iop, and thoroughly adapted to the tastes and com.
prehen sion Of the people am glad to have ,hs nsu'
distinctly made on the character f his ProiaetrIr
because certain starvelng herateurs, whose aness
have been rejected by NE over aud over agaiD ar
the habit OF decryibs CoBB, and sneering ~ Cgss
AMI rayipg and swearing about Corn, and drinking
" copfnsieI Ia CoBB:" sud because these same mss,
for the most parr control and give tone to what rs
chilled ''itersiy criticism IN certain qnarten. Ins
truth il, It lie not Mr.. CoBB style whsreA ana
whereby these "cr'lcs' are offended, bat his p9pu.
lsri,y and bark accoun' They cannot bear sha tnen
literary bantlipgs should be chueked into tis nls
" he Mr. CoBBFs are paid for literally, puoaSnoa s'
tensively, and read Enthusiastically.
And now, sir, az to the literary mern ana ',,. ~.
foae Of the editorial end miscellaneous 49,.
Of the New.York Lesger. ON these points ehs'
lenge scrutiny and criticism. The readers -, -
Ledger know It's worth, ts tone and character; os'
certain talkative and scrib5ling people VINO sIs ov-
sideTed in certain quarters 10 be very sesee' M