New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-16

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49, a.. he and caseer has ever beon soppnea~ ne
American public, while every oshss OF our eo OF
mark, whose reputation has oeoo" %,ncr hAs S,
o,amsmorstpQ their erits Yves gray ied on per- |
Giving that Mr.. Buchanan is aoo NJ u, supply the
omission. He wss the eompeer IN " oRress OF Mr. |
Gopn6ss in The latter part of his pdbb fs aud from
his poltcs associations mnst have altered from ira
dton such materials relating to tho amentsd patriot
services and character have not come within his per-
sopsl knowledge We shall .nxiously expect Mr..
Bucbsnans contribution 70 this par of our biographical
literature.
The appearance Of the bic graphical sketch Of Mr..
Lownoes IN the columns OF the Ledger constitutes an
additional claim TO hat pm lic support which toe en-
teTprisinp proprietor has already established by pro-
cuImg the contribnsIom of such Acne icau sates mem
wit command geneI al attention by their experience
and literary attainment s. beside aid from the pens OF
other contributors III the province of tslewrhng,
poetry and magazine writing generally.
Fro n the NewYork Tines
President Bucm nan is about 70 join the long array
OF the LedgeTs contributors. He promres 70 com-
mence Woik ss soon as he gets l,isure' ana sVe I
he proposes 10 pen with Biographical sSo'cA ~ !" on
liam Lowndes OF South Carolina. THIS is MT oniy GU
terIrspg IN lr. Bonner, but graceful ana seDs.oo ~
the venerable President We have no donoi ms c ,o
IlbuhOns al have decided lntfiosic iheTes, So
taply the Decqce of President OF the UDltsd oeAso
becoming a contributor 10 newspaper IF "iu'u''
| enough 10 attract attention
rFrom the New.Yo,k Day Book
HwJ be by the Official aonouncenepg usS tno
Preside nj of the United States VIII commence ser.s
of bio t hical sketches for the Ledger as soon a. ms
nublc dn,ies will hermit moments relaxation. me
first # the series will be sketch OF IlaIn LoWDdes
OF 50 nth Carolina of the most promising statesmen
OF IA day. the peer and equal OF Calhoun aud Oy some
bel sved to be his SUPERIOR and who unfortunately
for his country was cut of in the beginning OF career
of real greatness The American people know TOO
tie Of Lowndes, and we reJolGe .hefe9re, ,na' SuSn
n able hand and such an excellent medium aye TO os
he means of doing him Justice the Ledger deserves
s greater success not only for Its enterprise but Tor
its patrotism An additional feature IN the next num-
Der Will bP contribution from the pen OF the Hon
George Bancroft the historian. The present number
has original contributions from President Buchanan,
Edward Everett, WIN. Cullen Bryant Henry Ward
4 Beecher n. z. Wilis, George L. Morris, John q.
SAKE, George ID. Prentice, Thomas Dunn Eagish,
EueTson Bsnnett, 4. 5. Arthur Mrs. Sgourney Fanny
Fern aud Alice Cary-an array OF great names'
Iron the New.York journal of Commerce.l
The New. York LcdgeT is about to commence series
Of biographical sketches Of eminent statesmen aud has
, selected VIM Lowudes, the olstngu shed South Caro-
2 iaan and early friend Of President Buchanan, to
WHOM 10 boefapher has yet done justice az the
subject Of the first article. ThinkiDg that the patriot
ism Of the President would lead him to serve the
Voupg men of the country by holding up before them
an example worthy Of theiF imi5stOn, and knowing
that his intimacy with Mr. Lowndes and bis thorough
acquaintance with public affairs a. ts time, peculiarly
fitted him for the tk the publisher Of the Lager ven
tured 20 request him to write the sketch
From the Trenton ~ j. American
j TIE EfW-IORR LEDGER.-Tne copy before ne dis
plays q continued Improvement in the mechanical de-
pertinent Of this widespread Journal ano it is not sur
Iapsed by any other published 10 this any country
for tine variety OF its contributions and the ability OF
its contributors. Beside the distinguished names all
Z ready connected with the Ledgcr, we find that the
venerable Presiden. of the United States will shortly
honor its columns 10y furnishing sketch OF the life OF
Vim. LowndeB.
) From che Brooklyn IN. " Timesl
= WHAT NENT What Rr. Robert Bonner, Of the
ledger, will be up to nsxt we unable to tell. The
last effort he has made has been to secure the services
Of President Buchanan TO write for the columns Of the
Ledgtr. Mr. +. has signitied his willingness 10 con-
mence series Of biographical sketches by writing hs
recoeetions of Mr. Lowndes Of South Carolina whom
nc styles Gone of the greatest wssst and puTest states
8 men that adorned our country The Ledger
d will heneeforth become more popular than ever.
u tF1on the PennsyIva philadelphia Gpette.I
| THE NLW-YOEK LEDGER-The career, or rather
the fight of this journal is one OF the most remarkable
OF success Known consequent on that enter
prise energy ald perseverance, 20 characteristic OF the
Yankee Mr.. BOnner's paper has finally reached
high grade in excellence az in variety of matter
IFrom the New Haven (Coun) News.I
, THE LEDGER.-it is marvel in the history OF news
paper literature bat not al all surprising, that the New
York Ledger should not only have reached but main
tanned the proud position it occupies among its
many imtato1s and rivals. With a circulation above
a quarter of million Bonner seems determined TO
keep his beautiful paper fully up TO the original stand
ard. His latest move nae been to engage James B1-
chsnan, President Of the United States write for the
Ledger. With the names OF Everett. Bry ant SAKE,
I | Morris, Eogiieh Beecher, Mrs. Sigourney, Fanny
b Fern, Arthur, Bennett Prentice, Cary, Buchanan,
and others, contributors, what paper could not
I coed
From the Providence *. I Journal
Certainly other publisher has succeeded in bring
ing together such array Of great names in literature
as have illustrated the columns Of the Ledger.
IFrom the Albany IN. " Tirnesl
1 THE NEW-l ORR LEDGER.-it will be seen by
advertisement in another column that mr. Buchanan
has consented TO contribute for the New York Ledger
4 II s said that he will write essay the life and
character of Mr.. LOwndes Of South Carolina one of
the profound stemen Of his day and generation
(From the Richmond Va Enquirerl
President BUCHANAN FOR THE LEDGER--The
New York Ledger designs introducing a biographical
department, and giving IN every number the life Of
some great mf H. prepared expressly for its columns
Pre- sident Buchanan contributes the first in the life Of
the distinguished South CarOlinan William Lowndes,
the appearance of which viii he duly announce d.
This department VIII be most interesting and valuable,
J and give the Ledger an increased character.
| IFrou the Boston Transcript
| THE NEW. YORK LEDGER.-Mr. Bonner she enter
prsDg proprietor of the Ledger not content with
rolling among his contributors such names as those Of
| Edward Everett, William Cullen Bryant, Johu G..
Sxe, n. p. Willis, Geo. y. Morris, Rev. Henry Ward
| BeeCher Mrs. SgOurney and George ID. Prentice now
thai he has secured the services Of no less
peIeODSge than the President OF the United States,
Hon. .nes Buchanan. This distinguished contributor
vii help 10 write up the biographical department of
the LedgCr as soon as he s relieved the of
| public Office and will begin with sketch Of the Hon.
William LOwn0es, the distinguished Southern saies-
man. Il is stated that Hon. George bancroft ia also
preparing some historical contributions to the columns