New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-11-15
CITY ITEMS.

TIE LOST OSE MIR. James Lynch, late Of Capt
Vu1ians Battery, 9Th Regiment Hew-York State
Militia, commonly called " Bull Run Jimmy" ap-
pears to be unfortunate in the selection Of bis bards
If great must have his praises sung during bin
lifetime, it would at least be a slight mitigation Of
the evil to have them sung, if possible, an decent
English; unless indeed eminent Celtic ehiefGih
% Mr.. Lynch should prefer to have them celebrated
In the language Of his fOef4tbers; tie language IL
which Ossian chanted aud in which 81. Patrick Is
enpposed 10 have uttered Lis famous objnratioH OF
snakes and Other vermin.
Mr.. Lypchs laureate celebrates the occasion OF his
election in elegsic verses, parodying song which
appeared in our columns on election day. The critic
must stand abasbed in the presence of so much w.t.
expressed with 30 much elegance. The title OF tie
production is The lost one found" which in itsef
zee as to be- not to put too Gne point upon it, un-
heppy. Mr.. Lynch is suPPosed to be the " lost
one." His own poet Acknowledges his condition to
be as bad as any Of his opponents can claim; atd
although the saving clause that he is found Is added
there is but little consolation in that lie was
found when, on the eve Of battle, he marched away
rom the field of glory; but, unfortunately Tor MS
reputation, be was found wanting. Surely, II aoy
man ever needed 10 be saved from hs friends, Bun
Run Jimmy is in that unfortunate predcament. IL
u bad enough TO have ones flilngs freely cauter-
! lied by an enemy; bat who can tell the misery a
man feels when very sore spot If rubbed too hard
by friend although the intention may be to sooibe,
the sting, for all that, Is sharper than serPents
tooth.
TIE poet tells ne in the poem before US that
Jem's nan Of brass" Who will be bod
enough to DISPUTE the assertion Alas too facie
pen the terrible admission WAS made in obedience to
the inevitable rules If rhyme. Had Mr.. 10y 5
bard confined bis vindcaton of his cbieinin to prose-
he never would have fallen into such an error bu'
he must have word 10 rhyme with ess, and brass
alas too readily suggested itself.
Some poets consider a slight regard for the rules
Of Grammar ornamental but The Celtic author Of the
Lost One Found" betrays no such weakness
Perfect and imperfect tenses are alike 10 lini sfou-
dees ianbics, or trocbees, he knows no difference.
He is perfectly free from any reverence Tor etlei
Liymology, 0Ithognphy SJnisx or Prosody' and
ne outrnges the rules Of each with coolness winch
would be charming, i L zee thought be neee, y, lie
Jays particular attention TO the fact that MI ~
has renquished the sword for the halter and ht
seems to consider the latter the more noble weapon;
but what can be expected from poet who fpell'
damn without the final n, and makes that unforu'
nate expletive monosynlble rhyme with hand and
plan. The columns Of The Irish american or
namented with this choice madrgal; it il beautiful
contribution to Irish poetry and it must at take
its place among the immortal melodies Of that nation.
The election Of Mr.. Lynch, If it causes many more
such poetic efforts must be a wone evil than we
supposed it TO be. Let us hope that the deep dis
grace OF being hung by "a man Of brats, Will deter
all il-doers, and that thus indirectly good may como
out Of evil.