New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-06-10

than could be attained by any repetition Oh o'O
touches The discourse on Cooper TOT InsvA -
livered in 1852 was vivid picture OF He" ioiH 80
society, as the author then remembered H. oue no"
o.r, ar, ,oo,s M and with many changes Oy inc
lanse M t,ne s,nce the occasion that called u iort
was abont this time that my acquaintance "en Noop
hogan an ACQUAINTANCE OF more than qu"i'ei VI
century An which his department towarus INC was n'
NJ pnvar,ed kindness He then resided conSueraoie
n.rt q, the year IN this city, and here had founded
a Weakly club, 90 which many OF the most uisin-
,ha men of the place belonged. OF the members
p, ha,,e snce passed away Chancellor Kent, the
,st. wiley the Intelligent and liberal bookseller;
Henry d. sedgwiek, always active In schemes OF DeneV
o,enee: Jarvis the painter, man Of Infinite huinor
whose tests awOke inextingushable daughters DE Kay
the naturalst Sands, the poet Jacob Harvey, whose
genial memory IS cherished by many friends OF those
who are yet living Morse the inventor OF the cleo
re telegraph; Durand then one Of the first OF engraver
and now no less ilustriOus painter; Henry james
Anderson whose requirements might awaken the envy
OF the rpef oholars OF the old world Haleok the poet
and wit; planek who has given the world the pest
edition of Shakespeare for general readers; Dr. Hing
now at the head Of Columbia College, and his TWO lnne
date predecessors IN that office Knight enlarge the list
with many other Of less distinction The army
and navy contributed their proportion OF members,
whose names are on record in national history
Cooper when in town was always present ana renen
Der being struck with the inexbaustbe vvacty OF his
conversation and the minuteneSs OF his knOWleuge' i'll
everything which depended upon aeuteness OF obserVa
tion and exactness Of recollection remember, 700
being somewhat startled. coming did from the seciu-
sion Of country life with certain emphatic frankness
in his manner which, however at last TO Ike ana
TO admire The club in the hotel called Washington
Hal, the site Of which is now occupied ny
part OF the circuit Of Stewards marble building
The following account OF an excursion WIN haieoA
is OF more recent date "Haleck loved to rambe In the
Rn1fan oil
did me the favor to make me his companion IL was
while the region from Hoboken TO Fort Lee was yet but
thinly sprinked with habitatons, and the cliffs which
overlook the river on its western bank had lain in forest
from the time Hendrek Hudson entered the great
stream which bears his We were on slOw'goihg
steamer which we left at the landing OF BuPs Ferry
DO You not go on with us, Mr.. HaleekP asked inc
| CAPTAIN. NO. was the answer; 1 am in hurry
We walked to Fort Lee. where we made snort stop
az the house Of publican named Reynolds, who is men
toned In Duyckinck's memoir, English radical man
OF no little mother wit ana deep strong voice, winch
he greatly loved 20 Halleck had known him When
he exercised his vocation in town, and took pleasure
think in hearing his ready reoinders to the poets
praises of a monarchy and an established church; and
Reynolds proud Of the acquaintance OF so eminent
man as HaIeck, received him with demonstrations OF
delight We returned over the nights Of Weehawken 10
look at the magnificent view finely celebrated by
Haeek in his Fanny" with its glorious bay It's Deauu
full isles s grand headands and its busy cities the muir
/ muir of which was heard blending with the dash
| of waves at the foot of the Gill;" curl
| GUS anecdote is given in illustration OF Mr.. Hal
ecks habits of poetica. composition. have my own
way of accounting his literary silence in the latter
half OF his fe One Of the resemblances which he bore
TO Horace consisted in the length of time for which he
kept his poems by him that he might give them the last
| and happiest touches. Having composed his poems
without committing them to paper and retaining them
in his faithful memory be revised them in the same
manner murinuring them himself in his solitary mo-
me pts recovering the enthusiasm with which they were
first conceived and this state OF mind Tightening the
beauty of the thought or Of the expression remem-
her that once in crossing Washington Park saw Hal
leck before me- and quickened pace to overtake him.
As drew near heard him grooming to himself what
seemed to be lines OF verse; and he threw back his
hands in walking perceived that they quivered with
the feeling Of the passage he recitng instantly
checked my pace and fell back ont Of for the
mood OF inspiration which seemed TO be upon him, and
fearful lest should intercept the birth of poem des-
tined TO be the delight Of thousands of readers" Sew
era Of the papers the volume of less permanent
interest than those which reference has been made
many Of them are brief occasional addresses which
gave little scope the speaker for the exercise Of his
characteristic gifts but they all remarkable for
nicely OF adaptation and proprety OF expression a
conspicuous example which is the discourse on the
unvailng Of the statue OF Sir Walter Scott which con-
denses in few pointed sentences everything which re-
manned 10 be said Of the ilustrous novelist and poet