Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-04-28
let for Ophelia.
New Southern Work 4.

Rufus Wilmot Griswold is chiefly known
to the literary world as the compiler of a
book entitled the Poets and Poetry of Amer
icav In the eyes of the Northern critics, the
work has one merit at least, and that is. it
gives prOminency to the writers Of that sec
ton, while with us one of its many dement's
consists in the fact, that although protesting
to embrace the best of American authors, the
compiler seemed to consider the South a sort
of literary NaZarath, out OF which but little,
if any good could come.
That charlatan in the world of letters, held
us as High Commissioner Ieh held the Eng
lish--..Outside barbarians" The celestial
Flowery Kingdom of Literature was confined
to that region where one-haif of the natives
study the geography of dollar with an in
terest absolutely refreshing and unsurpassed.
That is to say, this Paradise of Letters lay
between the Kennebec and the Illinois, the
Ohio and the Great Lakes.
With "a c0ndescension which deserved the
highest appreciation, Griswold admitted into
his sacred volume a select few of Southern
authors but accorded them as little space as
the Cantonese Mandarin would give an Eng
lish barbarian" in one of his dispatches to
His Tartar Majesty at Pekin. Duychinck' IS
ponderous Cyclopedia of American Literature
is another specimen of Griswoldism.
We are glad to learn that an etfert is now
boiuS nod1 TO do justice 10 southern WEliSiS'
NJ. b. V. Moore, Esq, OF Leadvale East Ten
nessee a gentleman of fine literary taste and
acouirpments will soon issue volume under
the attractive title of the Poets and Poetry
of the South
The list of contributors. Mr.. Moore writes
us, is incomplete 1t will be seen, that 80 far
a. il goes the names of the authors are ar
ranged in the order of States, each appearing
under the name of the State of his or her ma
T,il Npif mol a
ditions as can he made before the manuscript
is placed i'll the hands OF the publisher, will
appear in the volume:
MARYIANp-Emma Alice Browne Rev. C. F. Deems,
Estelle Anna Lewis, Edgar Allan Poe Edward C. Pink
ney Amelia b. Weiby, Richard Henry Wilde
IiRGINLA-James Avis BARLEY, A NJ, Margaret l..
Bailey, A. .udson Crane, JnO. Estcn Cooke, Esq
Philip Z. Cooke, George NJ. Eyerhart, A ~ James
Fitz, Esq James Barron Hope, Esq, Jane I. Lomax
Mary Webster Mosely, John W. Overall, Esq, Matilda
c. Smiley, susan Archer Talley, Mrs. H. Terhune,
NORM CARoIxA-Mrs NJ E. German, Rev. A W
Mangum, A. NJ, smith VIM. Moore, a. NJ, Sarah J. C.
whitlesey, Oscar c. whittlesey.
SoUm CARDHNA-Nas hington Allston, Howard II
Caldwell. VIM Crafts, Anna Pcyre Dnnics, Caroline
H. Glover, w. j. Grayson, Paul II. Haync, Esq, Id
win C. Holland Mss Mary + lee, James NJ Lcgare
Mrs. l.. $ McCord, wm Gilmore Simms, Ii. D.
VIM II. and james w. simmons, VIM. IL and Henry
Tmrod.
Hagrai, Hon. IL. r. Jackson.
ALAnAMA-Thomas BIB Bradley, Hon. A. b. Meek
Miss julia Peasants.
MIssiSsIPiT-Nrs. Eleanor y. Lee, Mrs Catherine
Warncld.
MIssouR-Sinon Kerl.
TExAs-Mrs W j Clarke, J d williamson
kENTucNY-Rev. sidney Dyer, Sophia Helen Oliver,
VIM. Ross Wallace, Esq.
TfvxIsssEI-C Clara Cole Julia W. Finley L. yir-
giua French, Mrs 4. c. Graves, Lacy Jones, Esq, A
~. Fhzmiller, Chas Grandson fHrrott.
To this list, we may suggest the addition of
the names of Gen. M,rabeau B. Lamar, form
erly of Georgia, now of Texas; and A. J. Re-
queir, Esq, now of Mobile, but formerly of
Charleston. Gen. Lamar has late published
a volume Of 'Verse Memorials" which will
outlast his reputation a statesman, soldier
and diplomatist. Rising above the ignoble
prejudices of the age, he has sent out this dove
in the deluge 10 bring back, not an olive
OF \. J. Reqaeir, Esq, we can only say,
that the "Ode to Shakespeare" is itself
sufficient 10 place him among the Southern
poets.
Louisiana is not represented in this list of
contributors Mr.. Moore desires that she
sloll be added to the galaxy of Southern
States in his forthcoming work. Where are
some of the gifted contributors of the Sunday
Deltag
The compiler, in a note to the list of con-
tributors, says:
There will be several included in a supple
ment who are of Northern and foreign BIRTH
but now staunch SOuthcrnrrs in all their SEN
timents: Geo. ID. Prentice, Esq., Albert Pike,
Mrs Gilman and Others
We cordially wish Mr.. Moore the fullest
success. The Poets and Poetry of the South"
should not fail To receive at tie hands OF the
Sou,c~rn public u right-royal welcome.-N.
o. DsLa.