Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-04-25

| Bayard Taylor IN the New York Mercury
| The exclusive engagement, By the propretors oil
: the Mes York Mercury. Of the talented American
tourist and author, Baysrd Taylor, Eco, Is among
the most brilliant Of the many journalistic enter
| prses OF this journalistic age. The announcement
Of this arrangement has been greeted with (urore
of mingled surprise and admiration, the part of
the public, and not only has the literary world been
aroused to . decided pitch Of excitement, but all
other circles have likewise been brought to the qni
| pire of expectation and interest.
| The variety and piquancy Of Mr.. Taylors nd,eu-
turcs-the romantic and interesting scenes-the
thrilling incdents--anong which his path has lain,
and the fresh, sprehty, strictly conscientious style
of his writings, will render them peculiarly nppro-
pirate TO the columns Of a paper that aims to be-
anf is, NJ once brilliant and chastc in tone The
general title, chosen for these contributions is
Stray CHAPTERS or LIrE AND TRAvEL"-a simple
but expressive head, under which, not only the char
acters and customs of other lands will be portray 3D.
bu, the voyagers own personal adventures, vcissi
tudes, and fortunes, sad and merry tragic and comc
also.
The first Of these "Chnpters," which has Just mp
peared in the MERCURY for April 30th, Is eat,Ied
" Tnr FIasr JoURsEY Even MApE,' and is all that
could possibly DO desired. for fascinating inter e
instruction, and amusement The author considers
this first journey TO have been, perhaps, the most
interesting of any, and he has certainly made ro-
rious hit 10 describing IL.
The recent engagement of our great Anne ric N
artist, Felix o. G. barley, was master Ike of
enterprise on the part of the MERcUay, and in d.
Gated what their second coup-detat corroborate -
TINT the Propretors intend to employ the very best
talent, in order to make the very best paper. Da |y
is universally acknowledged TO be the most Il ,len,ei
artist now living whose works engraved ,ipon
wood. England has her Gilbert and Leech +, anrc
has her Gavnrni and Cham but our own barley com.
bines the best qualities of athc picturcsc uo ap-
probation Of Gbert-the humor OF Lcech--'he mas
tery effects and rendition of character that sg nalz
Gn,arni-thc love of fun and satire that he ve made
the Paris Charrari what 1t is-al under the con
troll Of barley nnl when two such nstru IN, nte AS
his pencil az Bnyard Tnylors pen br gh, to-
gelacr, TO (Which the columns of family Jal,er we
may indeed wonder nj the progress Of weel y lilcra-
ture, and the enterprise of publishers.
The Proprelors Of the Mercury deserve e, At cred
lor having made this acquisition to thei already
bfllian, corps c contributors, and although the cx-
pense has unquestonaby been enormous, there IS
not particle of doubt that tho reading pub liz viii
most gladly second their efforts to give AID ditional
lus,re and sodity to home reading.
As might naturally be expected, the dcrnr.nd, for
the MERCURY o! April 3otl containing thu, first OF
ba,ard Taylors Journeys, is entirely unpars Il ecd
newspaper history and the rush for it, Mt all the boo,
stores and news dcpo,s throughout the country plain
~ nttcsts the immense popularity Of the talented
trtveier. further proof in the same direction II
further proof were desired, may be found in the f,c
that the subscriptions received by Messrs. auldwelL
Soathworth and Whitney the proprictors of the MEn-
crsY, since the announcement of Bayard 1aylor's
engagement, amount we are credibly iniori ned to
o'er fte Hundfe3 Doiirs a Day. in addition to the
enormous sales OF book sellers and news agents
But this, perhaps, ia hardly to be wondered Mt
either, when consider that the New York MKR.
ny Hoknow edged 10 be the largest cheapest, aud
best literary journal in America, being large quartp
sheet, filled with purely original matter from first
last far which only Two dollars per annum is charged,
with ns liberal reduction to clubs AS is made by
oherpapcrs Of half its size and less than half its
merit