The prairie news. [volume] (Okolona, Miss.) 1851-1875, 1859-02-03
II From the New Orleans Delta.
Edward Everett and the N. Y. Ledger.


London audience by one of his mos
splendid delincations Of Hamlet, sudden
| " threw himself into a comical atitud,
and began to dance an Irish jig-greatl.
10 thu amusement of all, and somcwha
to the delight of his unappreciative audi
ence.
Mr. Edward Everett, real scholar
and patriotic gentleman. who has, too
made very respectable figure as a di
plomatist, has been suddenly seized witt
a similar freak, and descending from hi>
hieh position as a professor, a divine, al
orator and statesman, is now dancing u
literary jig in the columns of the New
York Ledger.
The proprietor of that extraordinary
journal, the Barnum of hebdomadalism
has furnished us with copy of the
Ledger which ontains the first number
of The Mount Vernon Papers. The
number in question, So far from being
worth the sum paid for it-one hundred
and ninety dollars would be dearly
paid for at the cost of the composition.
1t is composed of certain extracts from
Mr.. Everett's SPEECH, already delivered
over one hundred times details the facts
known to everybody relative to the pur-
chase of Mount Vernon, the annoyances
to which the proprietor of that establish
mrnt has been subjected, and concludes
with an editorial puff and an advertising
dodge for Bonner, by proposing that each
reader or buyer of the Ledger shall con
tribute to the final payment Of the Mount
Vernon propriety, the sum Of fifty cents.
The shrewed b nner, however takes
care lest his readers should be alarmed
by the excessive statelineSs and dryneSs
OF Mr.. Everttt,-to accompany, and, III
deed, to precede his Mount Vernon dull
ness, by several very spirited tales of
horror, bloodshed and adventure. The
Boston Sage is well set off by the san.
culinary Sylvanus Cobb, who tavors the
Lcdgerate with chapter No. /, Of that
most thrilling story entitled Harry
MOntIord, or the Privateers Last Prize, |
a story of Ship and Shore also by chap
ter Ill. Of " Raphael, or the fugitiveS of
Paris, tale of France and Louisi.
ana, and the " Buccanecr," by DR.. l..
Compton Smith. Fanny Fern too,
The name, We suspect, of some New York
B hoy, habited as " Lie" to give great
point and license TO what would be set
Town as downright val garity and black
suardism, is thrown in as Il make-weight. |
: Fanny takes the same advertising one. |
which Mr.. Everett so promptly adopts,
md which Bonner gives to all his au-
hors, and earns her 500 for work, by
he following spicy puff:
i" To the gentleman who exhausted the
dictionary in praising the New York
Ledger, and who styles me &" Mr. Bon
ers right hand man, and the partner of
is bosom," will reply that | have no
gyely claim as many have supposed,
pom the slcndid pair Of horses and other
title editorial luxuries monopolized BY
bis distinguished editor, who has little
way of monopolizing the best of every
hing, if Ever-it occurred to you p
Now, in all sober seriousness, we think
If. Everett has, to borrow Texas
hrase, greatly "let himself down" in
his matter.
We are not Indifferent TO the duty of
atriotiSm TO cherish the memory of
' aShlngton, and to preserve the memo
lalS that Stlllrrmain Of that great man,
which there Is none more impressive
nd suggestive than the tomb where bis
lortal part was deposited, and the man
ion and grounds where his manhood was
assed and where the scenes of life clos
d upon him. We have little doubt that
MS prevalent feeling would attain its
ratification and object whether Mr..
1verett ever wrote for the New York
1edger or not. But, even if such re-
ort were necessary to the complexion of
ne work, We should still question its
roprleiy and tlinesS-should still enter
ain grave doubts whether the degrade.
on of an acknowledged, high and cult
ated intellect-the vulgaration of dis
ngnished name in literature and states
lanship-by his voluntary association
pom equal terms with class of writer's
hose unhealthy imaginations, crude
lyle snd depraved tastes have contami-
ated, and are weekly contributing to
nervate and pollute the juvenile and I'M
Dphlsticated minds of orr people, than
ny other existing agencies and inhuen-
es. Will ten thousand dollars, y buy
lount Vernon, compensate these bad
fleets
Does not Mr.. Everett lend his name
nd talent to extend the circulation of
ne Ledger Z and i he not, to the extent
his influence in that behalf RESPONSE
lie for the effects such reading may pro-
uce Will such a design be made res
ectable and justiiiabIe by the preiext Of
the name and money of Wash
lglon
a Hard Case.--Ihe Cleveland Plain
ealer says: We witnessed the other day
scene which, God grant, our eyes may
ever see again A young man was sen
need 10 the PpuiteDtilry for one of