New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-08-20

The Hon Thomas Il. Floreocs. Econ )mlc.ly
called Tom Florence. An NJ. e. gentemsn who
said to be of eoodly proportions, and physically
resemble either Demosthenes or Plckwlck-we
forget which A gentleman who is said to know
every body and TO be beloved by everybody 10 that
classical region Of Philadelphia which contains so
many retreats for tne weary mariDcr-yea, even
from Walnut street 10 the Nwy Yard, and from
South Second street to tie Delaware. A gentleman
who has made very good figure in Congress.
Evidently Considering the literary wants Of the
country, this is the gentleman to establish that
desderaium, long, apliously painfully to be sought
for, and now Cd W To be found. Oar dearfrend.
Mr. C. Edwards Lester undertook the great work,
and startled US by The Democratic Age, which has
passed into the receptacle of things lost upon TINS
unworthy earth. A single copy Of The d. A.
is row exposed forsale at q stall in Nassau
street but the acute proprietor holds it at fabu-
lous price Our own copy is not for ssle. Tbese
are the only copies known 10 be 10 existence.)
The Democratic Age having subsded INFO brazen
age, the Hon. Thomas b. Florence proposes boldly
to set up The National Democratic Quarterly Reriep.
Tits is to be emitted from press 10 Washington,
and may be ob'ained at the Idiculously small rate
Of So per aDuum. Mighty ouens will accompany
the publication Of the initial number 1t will dawn
upon the world upon the 18th of September, 1859
"a day commemorative of thst upon which the
Federal Constitution wss adopted This is fine,
but What is better at will be embellished with
finely engraved likeness of his Exceency, James
" Buchanan, Presiden. Of the United States Ii
will be, as Mr. Thomas b. Fiorence's circBlsr lltho-
grsphed letter, kindly franked BY him to this
Office and soliciting our valuable and energetic
cooperation" assures ur, "a medium for prVmul-
eating sound principles" If Mr.. Florence had
stepped here, ".oupd principles" being our weak.
ness, We should at once have ordered ten copies,
upon the finest paper, TO be sacredly preserved IN
TIE library Of THE TRIBUNE. But when Mr.
Thomas b Florence NJ C, goes on to say tina, il
i. to be IAN efficient auxiliary in furtherins the
success of the Democratic party We are obliged
as matter Of conscience and taste to Withhold our
support copy, however, duly sent to US. VIII
be duly noticed Except, therefore 10 this notice,
We must withhold the cheerful aid" which Mr.
Florence asks of ue. We shall, however, in any
event. purchase the irst number, and pay the cash
for the same. We shall do this principally for tie
cake of the likeness of MIR Buchanan, our excellent
old friend.
But While thus limiting our own support of the
enterprise, We cheeriully recommend the work 70
the Democracy. We have 10 doubt that It Will be
bad enough to please them-th,t it Will be go fckle
in tsposiiors coarse 10 ts tore, weak in its
arguments, so subseryient in its demesnor 10 its
friends and SO arrogant {, lis enemies, and so IN
scrupulous, that it cannot but please them. Tne
Hon Thomas B. Florence considers, as the litho-
graphed letter informs us, that its immediate ennis
sion into the world is Of uDquesticnable import
apce.' Let il then BE- emitted. We, however,
believe the world can get along without the threat