New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-12-31

Kim, IN The Autumn OF 1859. The reviewer points tis a.
srrst Joke on legal gentleman II would De ii IL wrhe
rne Not being IL looms grtmly Oh the otheI su
WIst does Mr.. j. Burrows Hyde say some uhie ~
the autumn Of 1859. Nk ia tie month o. 6fPteIOeT
esu.d an V," &c. am able To fix TIE date 10y h't W
tr pnlter which the subject OF our interview nc
"thnk" applies to the MONTH ana 10. 10 inc H' season
1850 or ST. when Mrs Bail WAS absent placing h. uaE
=. February 1885,. tme." the reviewer cries IN III
uppl iCu AIR Bah on his way to California.
nat determined TO make things crooked His words are
In fac the draft OF the poem was read 10 THESE tM0
ladies at that time, Just prOr t. MT Bas sailhg Ior
formal" And until IL can be shown that a man chIot
both receive visit from some friends, ana start en- NO
way to California IN any February OF my yes VIZ lame
right challenge the wits or the honesty Of hiaue-
les prti,foggrr like this. A.. .,o
cannot u member and then distinctly remembers Nnat
she dors ray Il: canno, remember the exact III ~
drsi heard II. distinctly remember Your ~ s In
me-. aud kHOW 1t was either ~ the year 1871 or for
rclcuN those Sthl'lHtA'.' ~ nc u, i"C sises hs
emphasis OF bis Argument ne ohiT ,o %orld then
blind passion and disregard Of truth. Is tAe Mf bosto
To take this the chlste scholarly In
the one case 1t better were It more e ms, nsn
Siiv mis- : ycrity is in place because II Is lust Ihls
l. not mere sharp practice that may nav io Us
mrIt Nft,r rchash OF the Hemans poem SANDER the
rvirwr caSnrS, Ms t the most impudent and absurd
A I'D - NbT f.rsooth1 Because he gave testimonies
vi could not be escaped through tie disgrace OF
prrvariri,,ion Truth Is always impudence to two
clas>c- fools and merccnaries .,., ,,o,,.
Gail .o was once "tLe most impudent and absurd man
So another Morse (son Of the aforcnamed Rev DR..
Jrddah Mui>cl score Of years ago, as we reeh-
bcr While experimenting with his coil at the Unverslly
va. esteemed ly many the most impudent aud absurd
MAI i1 Amcrira-so much SO as TO he actually on the
ceLir-'ti ere long, his absurd" theory took on Ihe
f,aurts Of rn'l atd now loss would make mend
less gap So tic history, the business, ana inc eOIOrI VI
Pr,o A. ahasr, which an editor safe behind the col
MINIS a. which he is aUOCra may dash OF anu scar
Ter tll,,..t the l.ud is q doubtful privilege when
nav d.. liberated when supposed TO now IfOm a pure
I.d warm n the maintenance OF pubhc literary inter-
sal pass upln II. t becomes mean by as much rs the
power i.,ta au the offender hedged. AutocIatc III
justice f'r greed with cowarice-what picture!
Was ~ q harsh who said, Our virtues disappear
when PVT i'm competition with our interests" few more
tur Shame al reviews in fAe Atlantic M0nhfy ana The
IH Will catch the hint that its virtue In dislntereSed
Iiactr lcryaG. It's Wshetical standards, It's fealty
I. al. very honesty Of literary criticism must be
rlvc.l lv the necessity the greed OF the puhshng
house blow. II books grow dusty on the shelves
pucIt AID absurd man" makes them dustler stthe re-
aver sud from his hlSh Uracuar seat and turn
PETTY sln for the IOnce. II The Monthly Is thus TO
bc degraded To advertising sheet, while tie public may
ar,Ju! the .lrrvdutSS Of the business device ~ VIII
al. adjust The value To be set on mercantile, not literary,
Cuu IN the balances, they are 10 be weighed on
n,,t don IL aud cents, Instead Of learning and culture.
W. h,.c Gl;r. II spite OF the tremendous out2uSts Of
laughter which may shake all the capitals OF Europe to
;hcr dltiuus IN spite OF the fury Of Boston mercdn-
Ill. olytrlr claim To have clown that Mrs. Akcrs
never wrote TIE poem Rock Ne TO sleep" and
tMt Mr.. Bali is tho only one before the world
Nlo l. iFii 70 IL hOnOrS We believe likewise, that
M>>r>. III tuOr Fields, after this exposure however
unfortunately they may have been deceived cannot con
u publish tic poem rs they do except at the sacr
nrc OF LUnOr.
neither can they save themselves from completely in
rrra in Tie AARtie lonuy except by retraction and
Apology