Daily national Democrat., 1861-01-08

devoutly fixed upon the ground, receive from
his sanctified lips "the latest news" concern
ing the Scarlet Lady," who dwells some-
where in the vicinity of seven Hills No
wonder that an intelligent public should ap-
preciate the enterprising spirit that, regard
less of cost, secures the services of the dis
tinguished Gapl, who, TO quote the language
of the Boston Courier, "of all the unscrupu-
lous ibellers, whether of individuals, gov
ernments or nations is immeasurably the
most unprincipled we have ever known" >
And lest said public should not set a proper
estimate upon your newly acquired associate
beg leave TO furnish you, gratis. with the
following details, as derived rerbGtUn from
the same respectable source already men
toned:
"Among the French writers for the amuse-
ment of the reading public, there is but little
regard for truth, at the best They are, gem
orally speaking, set ofliterary adventures,
gaining hvihood by pandering to low pas
sions and proAigate Desires less respectable
in all the attributes of virtuous character
than the ehifoniereS, who pick up IL preca-
rious subsistence from the refuse and filth of
the streets of Paris. To them, domestic ties
and domestic virtues are only subjects of
mockery. They are witty reprobates, and
Paris amuses itself with their sallies caring
but little for anything beyond But even in
this blessed and hopeful society, there are
limits which no man can pass with impunity:
there are crimes, which when committed
bring upon the perpetrator the penalty of
loss of caste. Edmond About has lost caste
even among the prohgate wits of Paris. He
has written several works of fiction, which
have had large circulation. lie has stolen
one piece of private history, and altering
some of its details, and adding few names,
has printed it rs his own invention. Fola,
which was much admired, for time, proved
to be in great part a translation of pamph-
let printed at Rome, md afterwards sup
pressed, containing the original letters of
young lady of rank To this stolen matter
he added something of his own, the object of
which was private revenge. On the discOv
cry of the theft, the conductors of the ReUue
deS Deaur MondeS the most respectable lite
rary review in France refused to have any
further connection with the plunderer. Any
one who has read AboutS Greece Contempo-
raino and his Roi deS HontdgneS, with
tolerable knowledge of the fact on which |
alone just judgment of their amazing de-
merits can be formed, will understand what
we mean when we say that every species of
falsehood and SANDER which ever disgraced |
II uuheUJuTeT Gun De IOuUu united In /
his works-slanders of man and woman
ISLANDERS of private citizens and of statesmen. |
His practice is to watch the prejudice or in
terest of the hour-to address himself to that |
Ito write book that shall embody it in a
pquant form, and reap golden harvest un-
til the prejudice subsidies for new one
lie lives upon viscissitudes of falsehoods.-
AS long as the Crimean war lasted he chimed
in with the Ignorant prejudices of rance and
England, and slandered the Greeks and their
public men and private citizens. Having
accomplished this honorable task, he looked
around for other promising subjects to SLAM
der. He went to Rome for the express and |
well understood purpose of holding up the |
Roman Government to contempt. 1t was a
mere money speculation, nothing else. DR.. |
Kinks suggestion that the book has a semi /
official character, is without the slightest |
foundation. He did not go there to investi-
gate, he went there to invent
We leave the Union to sustain and uphold
the character of NJ. About, if it feels like it
and is equal to the undertaking. The point
in controversy is one about which we care
but little. Still we think justice ought to be
done, with regard to one denomination as
well as another, and, if NJ. About be such a
man as he is described, the Union ought to
be ashamed to cite him as authority against
anything or any body.