:r. ?u‘>Tiii,v M.K,a/ink.
I'HE ''ONv^S (>l )l U rATin.KS.
'Jie pi-'-i iovis
sine: a1c«i(l
fil th
Ji ur(hu '.'rlh.
iiNr, thriTi upon tlio ninry liii’.t,
Vlu II s lire lonj^ r.nd ’h
Ainl til'- I'lui- j^leam of sMniiig'I'iils
. li. lowViC't to the
Gin^ tlu'm along tlic moor,
>\ here ancicnt laintiTS rovM,
AtmI swfli them tlirouj^h llii' torrent s roar,.
The soups (uir {atli«'r» lo> 1!
The sonps 'heir souls n ;oicetl to hear,
\\ hen liarps were in the hall,
And prouJ note niniU- iuncc and spear
Thrill 01 the bannered w.ill :
The kon^^s that through our vulkys green,
Sent on iVom ag'c to a^^e,
L.kr his own rlvci’? \olce, have been
The ])easant’s herita{;-e.
The reaper sin^''s them whtn tlie vale
In i'.iied with plumy sheaves;
The V.''.idn.an, h\ the starlight pale,
(jli'.t pkI lionu-w ril tliron.q;h the leaves
And iiuto th( ni l!ie j;lanein.^ oars
A io\ ous nifKsu; e kei p,
WheTo tlie dark rocks tliat crest our bhorcw
Dash hack thw I'oauiing' deep.
•Jo K t it he !—a llRht they shed
V( r eae.h old foniit un-.l }.;io»*;
A meiiiory of tJie g-t-ntie ih ad,
A li.ifi-eripp soell oi lo\ e;
Vii'.miiinnj: the j;..ine^ of niir;!i1y men,
'i liL V Md our sir' ani^ roll ni.
And’ ii'i! ■ '■h tllO'l^'llf« foe\ery i^'l 'rt
•.•c '.-.d.unt I'.cids wefe done.
vnnr ihiUlren round the iiearth,
Viu'n ■ tire'j 'uirn e!. .sr,
Ard :;i ili'- • t !ihr\ .‘■I ii'irth,
(.n »!.. iii'.l-^ '•!' l'-"i •
t'o •snull far I u'.r..'ii/»*.ten v ord,
V.'iiC’i tai 1' oTCsn im,
Call h:'.dy tr.t 1.'. : - v' ’-i.c!) (jn. c it stirred,
Tu c'liidliO-'d's-Itj.) iic.’.'.e
Th' trrcc" U-. •'Is o(1i '-.r na'ive land
M idl '.viiispci in r,
TIk c) .iit'.r lior,':Lui !d hand,
ijh !I ''.i’ athe li'ieir names a^Min ;
The hcatLx. r\ h( i};lit > in vision rise
Wlu T', r.Ve the stag-, the) rov’d—
Sintj to your sous those nulod'.es,
The bongs yi>ur fathers lov’il!
i!u' ],ni M.nc; forth ol* volorinic fire??, w iili
[ioii(aiict>u>, inilive rurco.—
riio pr.Tcrs Ir.upjhl in tlu; sclu)ols, llu
■nsll V oriiainc’.ils, and :jtuiiio(l contriv.ui-
•I's of .spct'ch, shook nnd di?2;i’.st inf:ii,
'vlicn ihoir own livov. nnd tho fate ol
liu ir w ivt's, iheir children, arid their
•ounlry, hanj; on the rlecisioii of the
liour. 'Then words liavo h):-t thoir pow •
t;r, rhctorio is vriin, nnd all tdalxtralc or
atory eontcmptiblL’. Kvcn ^onius itsoh
liu'n 1( e!s rebrkcd, and siii'ducd, as in
I'lie ].rc A-ni’c of hi^licr qiialitic.s. 'I'hen,
pntriotisiu IS clociuent; then, self-devo
tion i-i elo(|uen. The conception, out
rnnnin" tho dcil1ctioiis of l»«;ic,. the
hiii;li purjtose, tlie j’r.ni resoive, Ihc
daiintlcj-'S spij'it, ‘;pea];int;; on the tontou-.
he.indn;i; from the eye, Informiiii; ever\
feature, and ur^in£^ t!je whole inaii on
ward, ri»;ht onward to his ohjerf,—lli;-,
this is eloiiuenee ; or rather it is «or.ie-
thint:; grf-ator and tii;j;h( r th:in all elo,
(juence, it i action, noblv. sr.ldiuie. C:;od-
likc action.’’
“ Let us, then, hi iii"- before U' the
assembly [tiie (’ongtess of iTT'Ij which
was about to decide the (iiie^lion lliti-'
biii; with the fate of the (,'nipire.' ]..ct us
open their doors, and lock in nprn tlic^ir
deliborai,ions. Let us surves’ tlie an';-
as p(f4^il)!‘, chaiiLj'e iuiS a ^:.vii
,1 national war f And since we
li'.rht it through, why n(jl put ourselves
ill a Sstate to I'lijoy all the benefits oi vic
tory, if wetj;ain the victory
“ If we f;nl, it can be no worse for us.
lint we sliaii not fail. The caMv;c will
raise up armies ; tlie cause will create
navies, 'i'lie people, the peo|)le, if wc
are true to them,-will carry themselves
vclorioe.sly tlnou^h -this strii2;2;!e. I
care not hou fickle other people have
been fount!. I knov/ tiio }innplc of
these colonies, and 1 know that resis
tance to liriti'^h aj;u;re'isio!i is deep and
settled in tlieii- hcaris, and cannot be
eradicated. Every colony, inde-ed, has
e.\j>r(,''bcd its willinp;!je’'> lo loilow, it
w e but take the h ad. Sir, the declara-
li(»n will inspire the j)eople \*. ith in
creasing; coura»:e. Instead of a lon^
and bloody v/at for restoration of privi-
!e«>-e>, or j'cdiTC^-s of ‘grievance?, for
ue ii' tiii> l/nerLy, aiul these iii.sti-
tuticns of Governnieiit. Nature ha*^,
indeed, given us a soli, which yields
bounteously to the hands oi industi} ,
the mip;hty and fruitful ocean is before
us, and the skies over our heads sheil
vi-4or. But what are lands, and seas, and
skTes, 10 civilized man, without morals,
without reli;j;ious culture , and how can,
these be enjoyed, in all their oxtent, and
all their exccllcr.ce, but under the pro-
tertion of wise institutions ami a Free
Covernment! Fellow-cili7ons, there
is not one of us, there is not one of us
here present, who does not, at this mo-
raent, anuatevery moment, experience,
in his own condition, and in the comli-
tion of those most near and dear to him,
tli(' iniluence and tho benefits ol this lib-
criy, anti these institutions. J.etus then
acknowledge the blessing, let us feel it
deeply and powerfully, let us cherish a
strong ailection for 'it, and resolve to
rharter(;d, iininiiniti?s, held under a j maintain and j)crpetuate it. The blood
Hrili.'^h kir.'j;. set bei’orf' their, the glor'- lot our lathers, l(t it not have been shed
I,us objtji't of (Mitirc
it will breath.:; i:ito , ■ i
of life, ilcvl tins drclaration at the | 'J'he striking attitude, too, in which
hc;'d of the ar:n\ ; c\ ery sword will be i we, siar.d to the world around us, a to
pic to which, I fear, 1 adveittoo oltc.i,
anil dwell oa too lonii, .'annot he alto-
lelorc'tlieir. tne gior'- ot our lainer.s, n i il nut i
re iiulc(yv.ndence, anfi j in vain ; the great hope ol posterity, let
llieni ane'A' the breath j ;t not ba blasted.
entertain, respecting the corrnpticn or
perversion of the language, by tiie word
manufacturing Americans. My
ion is, and it is a luimble, thougn ii umy
seem an extravagant one, that the lan>
guage ill go on improving in America
while it is degenerating here. 1 caul
not ])ersuade myself, but that it is now
spoken with more (jurity by the *^nicr-
icans than it is by the great body of
Kuglish people. \Vhen 1 lirst canic to
this country, and began to iunn uC-
quaintaneqs, 1 found a great vanat;uu
between the written anti spoiifu Jau-
guage, especially among the man*
ufacturers. , ]}efore I couin trau^^cj^
business with them, it was necessary, m
fact, to learn a sort of new langua
Some words ^verc entirely new to me
—others were jjronouncod in bucli u
mnnner as to be quite nuintelhgio.e.'—
'That, however, which is wonse. laan tbu
above is, that the dialed d' one cuulit^•
as you h've often heard, ilitfcrs so n.ucli
from that ofanother, that the re.sidt;nhcai\
iicarcely make themsidves undersijod,
‘N f glL.it
dr.iw n from its sc'djb.ii d,';ind the solLiun
vo'A' uitered, to r.iaint.iin it or to-peri'-h
ions care worn countofiance.-, letes henrion the l;edol honor. I’ublishitiromthc
the (inn toned
patriots
voices, of this band of inilfjit; relii;iun wi!la[>pro\e it, and the
|i*\ e '.'f religious lii)erty will cling ro;;nd
Hancock nrcil.lcs over ti,c soicai, i!, rc-,ivea to.tanJ Kith it.or lall with it.
tiii'v : ;ind Mtif of fboso not prcijjred 1 !^>'nd it to the jiiiono .ipJls ; piocl.iim it
■' 1, -1 I ...li,! |u»nv, 1 [lie
Mixing; together proHt and delight.
Jill
then,- ; let theui hear it, w!io bean
lii-;t rn.ar of the enemy's cannon ; let
thei'i see it, who snv/ their brothers ;\nu
iheir .sons tail on l;i:nlvcr Hill,anil inti'iC Jjiulg'..' justly oi our >ituatir-n, :*::d ot I'u;
streets of l.c'.-;inglon rnd Concord, and j own dutic':, tiiat I earnc.-tly i:ri:,e this
thevery walls will cry ou; in ilssopport. j consideratio;i of our position, pnd our
“Sir, I know tile uncertainty of hu-1 cha.'-acter, among'the na!-o.v- ei the
man atf.iirs, but i see, I se'j'clearly, eariii. It cannot be denied, lint by
through this day's business. Y’o'.i and | those who would dispute agiui’t ihc sun,
1 mav rue it. \Ve may not live to the ithat with Amcrica, and in Anicrrca, «
tune, when the dechiration siiali be j new er.i conunences in human allairs.
I made c:nod. ^^'e may die : die colo-i ’i n.s era is distinguished by ci’ce Ku-
! nisis ; ilie slaves ; die, it may lie, igno- j [)i'e?entalivo (lovei'nments, jiy entire re-
j miniously and on the scailold. J'>e it I ligicns liberty, b\' impr()vi d syst'.'ms oi
j !«o. Be it so. — It it tji; the j)leasure of|nation;!l inteioonrse. by a newly awjk-
licaventliat my conntry shal' rci|iiire j ened. niid an unconouerable ^plIit ot
the poor ollering of my lile, th.e victim
shall bo ready, at the aj)pointed hour of
sacrllice, come \vhen that hour may.
sitting ; and one of thost
to j)i uiiounce for absi^lute lndeiicnden: e,
is on the lloyr, and is urging hisreaM)i)5
for dissenting from the Declaration,
j Here Mr. Webster gi\ es the su])poseii
arguments made by Mr. Dickinson.]
“ It was for Mr. Ailams to reply to
ars:umenl.s like these, ^^'e know his
opinions, and we know his character,
lie would commence with his accus
tomed diiectness aiul carnc>tiie.ss: —
“Sink or swim, live or i!ir, survive
or perish, I sive my hand, and my iiea.' t,
to this vole. It is true, indt ed, that in
the beginning, we aimed not at indt;-
pendence. Jhit there's a Divii ity whioli
shapes our ends. The inju'tice of J-lng-
laiid had driven us to aims ; and, blin
ded to her own interest lor our good,
she has obstinately persisted, till inde-'
pendence
but to
Why . , . r
tion ? Is anv man so weak as now to! whatever may !)3 out fate, nc
hope for a reconciliation with F.tiglrtnd, j he assuied, that this declaration
which shall leave either safety to the i'vill st;nid.—It may cost treasure, and it
country and its liberties, or salety to his i it will stand, and
own life, and hi^ own honor ? Are not j ‘ compensate for both. 'I’hrough
you, sir, w ho sit in that chair, is no) ho, j thick gloom^ ol tlie' j)resent, I see
our venerable colleague near you, are I hrigiitness ot the iutuic, as the sun
you not both already the proscribed and ffeaven. We shall make this a glo-
predestined objects'of punishment and I‘ immortal day. \\ hen we
of vengeance ‘ Cut olf from all hope (d'j our graves..our children will hon-
royal clemencv, what are you, what,.*^*' ^ hey will celebrate it, with
can you be, while the power of England i tlianksgiving, witii festivity, with bon-
remains, but outlaws ? If we postpone I illuminations. On its annual
indejjendcncc, do we mean (o carry on, j •cturu they will shed tears, copious
or to give up, the w'ur ? l)o v/e mean • ,'-?>^>shing tears, not oi subjection and
to submit to the measures of Parliament, | not of agony and distress, but
Koston ^oi't-bill am! all i Do we mean i gratitude and of joy
gi'thcv omitted here. Xi'ither imhvid-
nals nor nniions CAn licrform I heir j>art
well, until they understand and tctl its
importance, and. comjircliend and just l>-
appreciate all thediities bflonging'to it.
It Is not to inHute national \aniiy, nor
to swell a r ’it and emjjty teelinL;' ol
s!::t-im>)oriance
:e. Ire.t it
is t.’;;it we mav
, .' ’ w I Jii.L V hilc I do live, let me have a coun-
endence is within our *;rasp. \\ o nave i, . , ^ i r . f
ut to reach forth to it^ and it is ours. east the hope of a country,
Vhy then should wo deter the (l(*clar.t-iit-Ciouniy.
when they meet. 'J'iietruth
number of the lower classes can neiiii-
er read /lur wiitc, and con.seiinentiy Uio
words which they use, areeitiier can rjit
from those who are as igi^orant as tucni-
iclve.s, or are cojned to suit tiieir uu u
purj)oses.—These new-made words arc
soon learnt by the nKi"ters, and are apt
to sll.ie into use among tlie higlier clas-
sc-s. Such cannot be the case with us.
Almost every American youih is tau"-ht
to read and write ; and th(;ugh education
may be somewhat iimited, as to tlegree,
with us, yet so far as it extends, it is
coricct. Wi- have no pin and needle
manufactories to give eti!j)ioymcnt to
childrea that liave not learnt tlicir Al
phabet. We have no work-shops where
y.utn trapfi and cor.t phrases are aliivo
manufactured, 'rue be?t English books
are put into the hands of cur youth, and
they are both allowed time, and taughf.
to read them. If language is not cur-
rupted in Great IJritian in tlie uaV a-
bove alluded to, in what way can it be
corrujited } Or if the I'lnglish language
IS not found .sulliciently coj)ious, .'Sjic-
cialjy umler tiic ciroumi«tances ol'ntu*
anu rising nation, why nia) not an A-
merican aud a word to it as well a au
Lnglisiiman ! Vou may smile at iny
pro.sinu; on sucn a subject; but my ai:-
tual observation has furnished me with
some data for forming a jugament cou-
cerninij: it.
From the Salem l?eg;i.ster, Ang-ust :24.
M'KBSIEH’S FXLO(iV.
The Eulogy on Adams and JcfTerson,
pronounced by Mr. Webster, at Laneuil
Hall, has been published, and forms a
pamphlet of 62 j)ages. IVIuch as has been
said of this performance by those wfio
witnessed Its delivery, our cxjjectatlons
have been fully roali?.ed ou a perusuj of ^ _
the p imphlet It is indeed a proud spe- to snbrtiit and consent that we ourselves i '^cloro God,. 1 heliove the hour is
shall b(i ground to powder, and ourr°»'t-'- judgment approves this
country and its rights trodden down in I "’I'olo heart, is in it.
the dust? 1 know we do not mean to i ^ have, and all that I am,'and
cimt ri of American genius and eloquence.
We observe that a cop\right ha.^ been
taken out by the publisher^-, but it can
only be for the ])urposc of preveniini; its
re-publication emlre by others for pK ii-
jjiary gain—we tl^erefore take the lihei iy
To extract one or two passages as a I'wre-
taste, which, cannot but give the reader a
sliarp appetite for the whole of the rich
repas^t.- We ha\e heard that nothing
could surpass the en'cct produce'll by lh*
delivery of the ])assa;^cs rpjoteri—but-
sup; :S.d. as they must'have receiveil
•muc ' loTce from Mr. W’b. impressive
style ..f oratory, that they nii;;lit not ap
T)far 10 so much advantage in print. \\'e,
liowevcr, tiu’ik ^vc may rlral!t::i^;c the
Di'oductioii of an} ’hing from '.’.if fii.ifors
of llie jjresent age to sui'pass these quo
:atioTis :
“'I ht cloquencc of Mr. Adams re-
«enil)!e.l his gfi;: la! ejiaracler, cnul
foriiH d. iiidf( (i. ,• pait r,r it. It \\as
boh'. 'DDiiIy iij ! I IK r^ietic ; and such
the 01 isis re cpiireu W Jh ii public ho-
ili( s .'ire to he avhli i ssed on momentous
C,'e.i'i(:;is, v/hcn (ii'vd interests are ut
.'tr*ke. ai.ii sti'oi g p.issions exeiicd, no
thing is \ahjahlein sjx'eeS, further than
it IS efi’t'ee! :d with hich, ii.t'dleetual
•ind r'orai eiido'.\ menfs. (’lear.’iess, imoe
and earnestiK'Ss arc the qualities uliich
produce conviction. True cdcquenre.
indeed, dues not consist in sjieei’h. Ii
cannot be brouglit from far.. J^abor and
jc»»rnii/i; niay !oil for it, but they will
toi' vain. Words and jdiiases may
he 1 iar«hailed in every w.iv, but they
( lunot compass it. It must exist in the
man. in the subject and in the occasion.
AtiV'cted jiassion, intense expression,
ihf pomp of declamation, all may aspire
;dtei it—they cannot n;a(di it. It
comes, if it comes at all, like the out-
'irjwkii'g «1 a fou*tuinf rod the earth/or
submit. We never shall submit. Do
wti intend to violate that most solemn ob
ligation ever entered into by me.n, that
plighting, before God, of our sacred
lioiior to ^^'ashington, when putting
him forth to incur the dangers of war,
as well as the political hazards of the
times, we |>romised to adhei’o to him,
in evi ry extremity, with our lives ? I
know tlieio is not a man here, who
wouhi not lather see a general coidla-
gi ation sweep over the land, or an earth-
(|iiak(! sink it, than one jot or tittle of
that plighted faith fall to tl»e gn^und.
I’or iny.sidi', having, twelve months a-
Lfo, in this placc, mo\ed you, thal
Gfoigi Wasjiint;;lo;i be ajipointed eom-
mande: of tin'ioree'--, r.'iised foi tlie de-
feiice of Ameiieati li!)-?rtv, mav mv
1 cniuir.ig, and my
light liatK>*firi^et 1;
ton;ji,ue cleave to tli" roof of my mouth,
if I ius.tai'j or Wal t r, ir. tiie siijipori I
i:..ve hin\ 'I'lu; war tin n loiist rn on.
Wo inu>t fight it through.—.And if the
war must go on, why jnit (-{}'longer the
Di'clai’ation of 1 ndc[)endei.ee ? That
measure will strengthen us. It will j;ive
us (diaracter altroad. 'The nations will
lhe!i treat with us, which thev never
can do while we acknowledge curse! ves
suhjects in arms ay;ainst our sovereign.
.N.'iy, 1 mnintain that England, hcr>elf.
w ill sooiu'r treat loi- |>cace with us on
thi; footing ol (ndependenef, than con
sent, by rep(:aling her acts, to acknowl
edge that her whole conduct towards us
has been a coutse of injustice and ojj-
pi(^,.si^,.n. Her [>riilo will be less woun
ded, by submitting to that co:irse o!'
filings which now preilesfirate;) our in
dependence, than by yielding the ])oints
in controversy to her rebellious subjects.
—The lo> iner slie would regard as the
result of fortune ; the latter she would
fee! as her own decj) disgrace. ^Vhy,
^Ihen—why, theji, . do 'vc not. ab soon
all that I hope, in this life, I am now
ready here to stake upon it; and I lea\’c
olV, as I begun, tliat live or die, sur
vive or j)crish,.I am for the declaration.
It is my living sentiment, and, by
the bills'-,ing of (iod, it shall be my dy
ing sentiment; independence now ; and
independence forever.
“ And so that day shall be !'onored,
illustrious prophet and j)atrint ! so thal
lay shall he honored, and as of often as
if returns, thy renown shall come along
with it, anu the glory of thy life, like
t'"'; day ol ihy death, shall not fail from
thej^^-juembrance t)f men.”
'The Discourse closi-^ with the follow’-
ing animating exiiortalifMi to a practical
imitation of those' jiublic virtues, and
that I'lve id’ libeit\ , that had been the
tiieme
and sulfinn con\iction id the
which have devolved upon us
free inijuiry, and b)'a dilfusion ol know-
U'dge throuiiii the commnnjl}-. sucii as
has been hetbro altogether unknown
and unheard of. America. America,
our counlry, iellow-citizens. (uir own
dear and native land, is ii>so[)ar;ibly con-
ncctoil, la>t bound up, in furtuncand by
fate, with these great interests. If they
fall, we fall with them ; if they stand,
it w’ill he because we have upholden
them, JiCt us contem[)late, then, this
connexion, which binds tho prosjierity
of others to our own ; and let us manful
ly discharge all the duties which it im-
])oses. If we cherish the virtues and
the principles of our fathers. Heaven
will assist us to carry ou the work uf
I'.uman liberty and human hapjjiness.—
Auspicious oniens cheer us. Great ex
amples are before us. (Jur ow n firm.i-
ment now shines brightly iipon our
path. Washington is in tlie cleai- upj-er
sky. 'Fhe.se other Stars have now join
ed the American constellation ; they
circle round their centre, and the heav
ens beam witli new light. Deneath
this ilUiminat!on, let lis ivalk tlie course
of life, and at its close devoutly commend
our beloved country, the common jj.i-
rentof usall, to the Divine He''.ignity.’’
J'iXtract from “ Obser\ ations of an
American in J-hiiilaiul,” in tlie Ciiiis-
tian Spectator, lor August,
Soon alt^r my arrival in Shcnfield,
I sent to Monfgoinerv, the poet, Pro- , „ . • , ^
r.'S^or Kvcrotf s (Irali.m, ,:divcre;l at S.,x™, ..S,,.i„
Cainlinilsc, bctore J.alUvr/ttc, will, „ ■'"'I A'ncncau l.sv,;k'-
Inie exnrc>-:[ij: my conviction of the in-
I’roin the Anniial lici,nstcr. for
Eng/dnil, t'tfly Yenrs u^u.—In
seventy years, uie IVojjle 'ut Great
liritain have advanced full lifty miiiioiis
in number. In twenty-five years, the
number oi inhabited houses in Ei.gland
and ales alone have advanced one
hall. Filty years ago, the very exis
tence of canals was a matte>' of incredul-
it\'. Filteen millions ol public wealth
have now been profitably absorjit, by
these mighty ducts ; anil at least lialfns
much more at tliis hour (.leslintti lor
ih;-*ir formation. Fifty yctU's ago, there
was hardly a bteam-engiiie in tne king
dom. Tiiere cannot now be less than
twelve thousand—a creation ol a power
equal to at least a quarter ol a milliuiiul
burses ; an energy whtcn, in a sm^io
day, would have raisetl up the great jiV-
ramid ol i'*gyj)t. Filty } ears ago, our
annual e ])ortof nianulactuieo cott.uiiuid
iiotamounttoa (luarterofa miliionin val
ue j it h;»s sw ollen toi.eai thirty million^'
•In the same j^eriod, our e\j;o.te.l waol-
te'rest w!m h he must take in the firo-
gi-ess of literature in America. It was
politely returned to me a short time af
terwards, with the following note.
“J. Montgomery's respreis to Mr.
. :»iid returns Kverett's Ora
tion with thanks for the perusal. In
follow ing the speaker through all his
«om|)rehensive views, nnd s{ih‘iulid
prophecies of the future glories of his
of iiio euloi;-y :
‘‘Ai?d iio-.v, felloAv-eitizens, let us not
letiie fiom tiiis occasion, w ilhout a deej)
duties
lo^ e!y land, t!iis glorious liberty, these I jdedge, that few of the
benign institutions, the dear jiurchase
ofour fathei's, are ours ; ours to enjoy,
ours to prejerve, ours to tiansmit. Ge’n-
tM'.ilions past and generations to come,
hold us responsible I'or this sacred trust.
Our lather.s, Irntn behind, admonisli us,
with iheii
native country, it is no small pleasure
to find that so much of the yv.vy////r//
the Kn^lish /tm.‘;n(rgr ii yei preserved
there, as this may be con.sidered a
modern A.meii-
canisi.^ms will be alhnveil Imallvto per
vert it.” hat ot compliment there
ma\ hi; ill ihis remark, it is of little con-
.seiptence' to ascertain : but the amiable
and exccdlent poet has here manifest-d
a leeling, which is doubtless (lommon to
in.xious paternal voices, pos-1 most I'.ngli^h scholars respe(;tin- the
ferity calls out to us, liom the bosom ol Ameiicaii corruptions of their linnie-''
the luturc, the world turns hither itsso- • '• '
licitous eyes—all, all co/ijure ui to act
wisely, and iaithfnily, in the relation
wdiieh we sustain. \\ n can never, in
deed, pay tlie debt w hich is ujion us ;
but by virtue, by morality, by religion,
by the cultivation (;f every good princi
ple r>nd eve.ry good habit,*we may iiojie
to enjoy the blessing, tlirough ourdav,
and to leave it unimpaired i(; om- chil
dren, Let us leel deeply how nuicli
of what \vc arc and of whal we nivsyes^
It is atfcding, however, whiidi 1 Indieve
will subside, as seems to hi: the case in
regard to the jioet in this instance, in
proportion to then ac.in.iintance v/ith
our literaluri!. At least’, I do not per
ceive, how their ow n eonsist' iicy can
be mamtamei! un this point, while thoy
continue to sus|)(;ct u.s uf dfaling unfair
ly with their and our mother tijiigMe.
1 nui^t leave t|ie question to n?en of
. jeiudition, uj^ether tluMo is just ground,
ifer .ill ihe whi'j.'i Vd
meed more than two millions. Fifty
years ago, our imports of raw s.ik were
only three hundred^ lhou.sand pounds iii
weight ; they are now near tnree mil
lions. Fifty yvMS ago, our export ot-
iron w,is hardly twelve tlK)u^aud lon>: it
is now about ten times as mucli. Fn'y
years ago, our exjAnts of hneii weie a-
bout four millions of y.irds : they aic
now near sixty millions. Fifty year?;
ago, the whole value ofour ex]io led
produce, both native and foreign,,
ju.st lourteen millions of money :
vahu* Ol liritish j>roduce exjiorted iduiie
is now more than fifty millions. A
hundred and twenty years ago, say.^'
old 'I'ucker, there w'ere only two or
three vessels in Scotland, abo\'e
hundred tons ; our whole tonnage is
now more than a (juarter of a million
employing twenty thousand souls.
A
Ch.il-
d!.’
hundred and fd’ty years ago, says
mers, the wliide navy of liritam
nnt amount lo a hundred tiiousand tons
it is now at least three millions ot ton?-,
emjdoying about two hundred thuus.i:i''‘
souls.
of (ieorf;c*
half o!(h
from
A child of Mr. John Kno:
town, S. C. two years and a
died in tiuU jdacc on the rih ins-
eating CMiimiuapins.
A public dinTict* was given to Mf. Ci«y>'’
l)v the cili/.ens of Lcwisburg, \ ii’ijhu*',
and ils \i( ini!.v on ''Vcdn:.sday, t'.ic
ul'uno