New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-03-21
PROSE FICTION AND las PROSPECTS.

regard these SUGGESTIONS
PROSE FICTION AND I1s PROsPRCTs.
That any human beng, in the Western regions OF
tbi. our B,vved CouUtry, or ia any other regions,
shoula thiak Il necessary 10 the worlds Pesce aud
comfort and prosperity to write novel passes Que
comprehension. OF the supply Of novels there
seems 10 Us 10 bs 8 gut. New. Engl land, with all
It's domestic lore ard tradition. has been written
out New.York, VITA sii its historical afi 'eoce,
has been ~ritteD out The Southern DoveIsls be
gen to gasp almost before tbes bryan to bre Atoe
SIR. Cooper who vas, ul6eDi,biy, clever man,
DID what could be done for our lnilans aud our
trees. Mr.. Irving BIAS given Us exquisite sketches,
for which we must constantly love aud thank hun;
ard think of him rs oar own Addison or Steele.
Miss Secewlck Is 90 fee. in parts of her books,
that We are lost in wonder at fadiog toeu. UPON
the whole, no better. Mrs stowe, feuc'
ious in the conception and PerformaDce
of her first book, will give US, We
hope, when she has rested, soOther worth
~ much az The Grst. But until all these goat
people do something again Which ID really great ~e
must rely upon DvtpbJtts AID eXpetmenter' AS
il IS our svo Sed purpose TO encourage 10 ali parts
the country intellectual e ri sud exeItiou, @e are
much obliged To ge1ti.nau who lives at B"yds'
"ton's Mills, KOscu.ko County, Ind, woo o."
sent TO Us the fret che pier Of Oh elegsat powell.
which be VISIT, us 10 publish. We viii do hln
the justice TO print tee title, which Is ser! imp's-
log. and Which 10 10 fOllow.: RICHARD FRUIT
IMAM, and othtrs; With Sprinkle Of LIFE IN the
East"
TIE author informs us Of various matters
bone Of which strike US as intensely Interesting
how "he understands grammar pert1'ty'-ooR
be j. ignorant how be has lived in 1.-The Athens
" OF America" (Bosteu)--bow hs has also resided
in New Otl,sns-how hs has been struck oy sac
great success Of " Fanny Fero'- and box 10 would
lie to have US write To t IN letter exylNnIog Why
Mn. Fern makes mouev, aud be-, apparently, does
Dot. He wants "a to do this "conciseli and
plainly" We viii Try to DO 30 before We finish
this article.
Dir. Tbinkwell eniArses, to begin with, upon the
pro. psrity o. thu West. F1smpl' gratia ." Where
"twas bowling wilderness tseD'y years ago,
" full of wolves and Indians, nov farm -bouses IN
" Bsoy places and almost within stobos throw
" OF each o.her. and thriving village every here
" and there Sc, &c. Toea tue writer rusnes
TO the consderat on of tho Iuotsn tribes " do~
"are tie mighty fallss-KiDg Pauip, Tecumseb,
" aud others, biav,ly but surely" And then
philosophical deduction: so will oil their mighty
" meD bsr. after fall They are smart 10 tser oSo
"way. They CAL shoot a buffalo wtils upon tae
1" full sallov, through the RIBS with sn arrow. For
"thls c3use, is it night TO take tner huot'og-
" gtouDds1 Away trom toemp WrsoPposs not.
Upon the whole, We are sute not. QaIte wrong,
certaIDy.
Nothing in the manuscript sent 70 US is better or
more promising than thee htt'e extracts which
We haze gwen. IL is perfectly PLAN that tie
writer might hoe com, dig potatoes, or do Odd
daily jobs. wi'h success perfectly splendid IN com
psrsOn vito bis succ.ss 10 writing novels Aad
yet, as have 30 doobt, be vii go on spolliog fne
paper wa.tiog valuable ibk, .toerlug tho much
sexed editor al fr.teruIty, paying more 'or postage
stamps in ole month thao De- wilI gee tor biz novels
ID year or teD years, wearing out bis besrt bis
hopes ard bic life, and oyios b'-aod.b. to Do fOf
gottep, or remembered ONLY by bis creditors
What is there about writing Which has sncb fs'-
cl1auoD7 Why viii not our 'ri-nd Ut the West
be eostent 10 exhaust hls fne enetgies oser q
potatf heap 10 a csbb.gr- garden, in raising wheat
or 10 fencing his iarln7 Why should be exclain:
PRAY w,ite ne f-w words Oh the subject OF
book. making" He,ysn help yoar sout, Sir
Tbus@rll have we Iottiog 70 d. but 10 s-Dd You
our thoughts upeo boos a,ab.ngl IL compilation 20
necessary go imu.lasBt ADD 80 Indispensable work
thst YOU OF all nen ghO Can write, must eOgage
ID IT Do you rot tb,Dk that this orb would sei
~ upon It's AIS although your initial chaper
Should Lot sppesr 10 The TRIBUNE. hoe, Sir.
IbDAwelIi Dig, Mr.. J1Dswrli PeodIe. SIR.
FbIrkaeil But 90 nat deem Il necessary to Gu
tighten US tbTongs hcsit prose. Aud our advice
t. sou will oe ~b6lesoue for msny others. The
world needs boots; sad viii We trust set receive
many thst are sxc-i'.nt add instructive; but as
there have already been too many volumes utterly
worthless aud sheer a.te Of money sno LABOR, ~e
hope that sUIsoe uen goo, Ia spite Of E1oir pro-
clyties TO sutt orstip. do not wh 10 BE- nasAaces,
will ven. th-m,eiEes in some asy more hsenle,s
AID lees eIpepsvs 'b'D publishing.
e.. l.. A. LAnAR.