The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1871-06-13

ton.
lie says: at seems a little ludicrous
that person setting himself up as a re-
former in literature, an advocate Of a
purer simpler style should 60 on as fol-
lows, speaking Of the modern novel he
says: Passion infurated intensified
passion attempting and achieving impos-
sibilities, stratagem wildly wrought. inco
herent, senseess an expression sickly,
hashy often displaying frightful cvolutions
in rhodomontade are some of the chief
ingredients in the nauscating potion.
The hellsh draught is invariably favored
with a suggestiveness Of amorous desire
after decending to unreleved brutal
lust.
A goodly number Of pages in each
volume invariably glow with this rehec-
tion of the fires of hell
Ideal monstrosites whose hidcousness
and unrivalled unseemliness constitute
their only claim, even to contempt, are
blasoned on every page. Think of the
educator in taste and morals. Bah
What "black vomit" of literary filth
the gods are raining upon us. The re-
suit of such assaults upon good taste and
morality is appalling.
Now the text from which this garbed
quotation was made up appeared in the
columns of the REGISTER as follows;
"Passion iniuriated, intensified passion,
attempting and achieving impossiblties,
stratagem wildly wrought, incoherent,
senseess an expression sickly, hashy,
often displaying frightful evolutions in
rhodomontade are some of the chief in
gradients in the nausueting potion. The
hellish draught is invariably favored with
a suggestiveness of amorous desire often
dccending to unreleived brutal lust. A
goodly number of pages in each volume
invaribly glow with this reflection of
the fires Of hell.
Crime, whatever its nature or henious-
ness is seen in this light, clothed in a
ghostly and diabolcal splendor that has a
strong and fatal attractivencss for youth
ful inexperienced minds
Ideal monstrosties, whose hideousness
and unrivaled unseemlness constitute
their only claim, even to contempt, are
DldSouNu oh NNNig p"S''
Think of the uncean and monstrous
lie ideal conception found among the pages
of a popular novel in which the heroine
a fair" carefully educated" girl almost
in her teens is made in finishing excur.
II sion, in dark night to sit astride the
neck Of negro, as he wonders up and
down the stream spearing fish. And this
from the pen of our eminent Brooklyn
r. divine popular educator in taste and
% morals Bah What "vomit" o.
.. literary fifth the gods are raining upon us
70 The result of such assaults upon good taste
% and morality is appalling
e That the sensational and slang clemen
10 in our literature makes its victim mental
J ly inscnsblc to the requirements of truti
n and fairness, we have in this garblet
nt quotation of our critic, indubitable proof
re In criticism the undue exaggeration of I
r. fault is evidence Of a mean spirit actuate'
ot by vile bose intention; but by an in
as genious process of garbling, to ialsify thu
le text, so as to destroy its sense is wretch
ID ed atrocity, that fined no parallel in dis
n honorable intention in literature.
IN Following the garbled quotation GU
Y. critic continues "All critics do no
agree with this one. Thus in Erer.
ne Saturday we find Il passage probabl.
from the pen of L. p. Whipple. VIII
ID perhaps may be rcckoned as a fair authori
nd ty, which takes very different view.
he The exceptional character Of wicked
ness as a force in human affairs is demon
on strated by the light literature ofthe tim(
lie The most popular novels however cor
on temptabe they may be from an artist
le, point of view, are rigid in the point {
no morals. From Dickens and Thackera
, a all the way down to the meanest produ'
as tions of the sensational press, virtue in
,at vital or mechanical sense is loudly cell
es brated The representation Of huma
le. life may be intellectually imperfect bl
,te the "moral" is good. Rogues reall
enjoy this romantic literature. They ma
n. be individually sensual and knavsh, bl
an a novel which inculcatcd sensuality an
,es rascality as motives Of action would
;al kicked out of their houses Hence mo-
mo of the popular" literature is not on
ro. modest but prudish. Virtue is alwa.
n rewarded" in the New York Ledger al
nd Saturday NtgM.
Now it will be observed that in ii
the quotation from the original text Of II
ant article, against which our critic presen
ty, as an argument the above quoted view
ind somebody, who in his opinion, is "pr
ere bably' f. =. Whipple, that the eemc
,cb 10 the sensational school of literature TIA
ed condemn the most severely is "a su
TO gestiveness of amorous desire Often decen
is ing to unreicved brutal lust. "
IN Observe also the admission "ih
rogues really enjoy this romantic liter
the ture."
eri. Now the term "rogues' must OF nee,
in sity include the whole class outside t
do. pale of honesty and virtue.
+ra. Now according to our critic, aud
of uncertain authority that is "probabl
m. f. p. Whipplc, this entire class, witho
,itb the precincts of roguedom, "kck out
the their houses" every thing ofa itera
ex. character "that nculcates sensuality a
rascality as motives of action.
ate Now if market is not found in Il
and class outside the pale of honesty and V
and tue for the vast amount of obsenity n
ON sensuality embodied in II literary for
Ihis that is daily issued by the press in q
cities, where would ask these astr
of literary whitcwashers of "rogucs" n
ear villains, does it find "a market
Do honest, respectable, christian peol
ted purchase it?
Of That "rogues really enjoy this roman
,er. literature" that in the majority Of
stances is foul with profanity, sensual
the and obsenity, would ehecrfuly adm
of with our critic, or +. p Whipple, }
,e;r that "a novelwould be kicked out of III,
-. hnnses which incnlcatcs sensnnlity n