New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-01-26
WEEKLY MORG UES.
o me Edttor Of The Tr'oW"e.

To ne EditOr Of The TrtbUne.
SIR: Cheap Art is a good thing. If we can
not have masters old or by all means give us chro
mos. photographs and illustrated newspapers But
cheap art like all other popular goods Is naDe sug
crest IN fan into velltramped and dirty ruts. Let me-
In behalf Of bows and babies utter word OF remon-
STRANGE for the editors OF pictorial papers. Ever
sncc the Prssian began, they felt 1t their
duty to give US weekly panorama Of it, Besegers and
besieged were attacked by flying artists in every con-
ecvable poin-in front in flank, in camp city, balloon
or sewer. We had the Prusian in and the Prus
sian sois We called upon to regard him not only
in attack in defense, but ne snOred smoked, or
sipped his lager beer Especially he favorte son
OF art, when presented m diectS me"bris We had the
Prussian legleSs. armeSs and disemhoweed Nor was
Pars-gaunt, CHASTITY and bungerbiiten-less enticng
e. these popular artists. Starvation of men, women ana
babies has been so long their favorite
theme that last week nothing was left but TO
present the lean ribs and gaping jaws OF
the faished street ours All this bore with patience
Perhaps occasional doubt arose whether this or any
war was not in its inception and meaning terrible
savage problem for the consideration Of older heads,
rather than matter Of entertainment in all its grsly
"details for children. That two ambitious Powers grappe
each other in deadly conflict reason IL is true that the
attention Of the world should be given them. But why
need we Americans so, jackake over the battlefield
aud drag children along with to scent the carnage
and turn over the dead bones As do nothing TO
what help TO the sufferers, and turn to our own
whOlesomer and higher work for struggling humanity
believe that very little good accrues from TINS inceS
SAINT CRYING of Alas poor YOrck over dead GauS ana
TcutOns II Hamlet had betaken himself to ms own
business in lieu Of smelling skulls and parleying Win
ghosts he would have been man OF different weight III
his day In short funeral baked meats eoldy furnish
forth any banquet hashed al ndUSedm Tor chIdrt
at Christmas time, they are an outrage ana hol " NC
borne. A.. A.. ,..,o
Having exhausted the war, artists, too, turn nome
ward for new views of misery. We have sllhoueiIes
from the Five Points from the murderers cell, rOnl E
csh factory wards, crowded with wanton women
Nast's pctures horrible they sometimes, AWAY
nforc a HIGH lessOu but these there is element
above fOuness and disgust. They surely cannot ne
meant 10 pce benevoence; the most charitable dlge
lion pals at the iteration of such naStness Our bowels
are tired Of yearning. What want I'm pictorial pa
per is glimpse Of things in the outer world Whoitsoh,
ielpul. aud Of good report, and not WeehV MoIsuG
laid on our Saturdays breakfast table. We I'VE amer an
I'm a cheerful world with God glad and good over H.
and IL is as well 10 keep children In MIND OF inns AS
for picturesque material il may he worth wmlcs0r our
artists to remember that the suburbs OF Ntw1ork III.
clude vast variety OF scenery from the pine woods OF
Maine 10 the hills Of Mexico, ana the nome me oI mn
lions of people Of every nationality under heaven.
Among these they surely md subjects for their pen
eli more original effective and decent than the lean rlhs
of Paris dogs, the second hand clothes OF Manchester
orerstiycs 4 MOTHER.
heir York, Jan. y. ls7l