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ronviiv. THE I'lU.HIM.U.K OK l.lt I'.. Ii.iv. I. hat 'he pilgrim who in t r .iitilo Can li an tijxwt it huvim fVi ti I ; Stren tli, connive, hope, w.ih him redouble, Uln ii tut i U'su.l or jrrn ! nr,;n ml. Cue Hies betri.- his lijutiti ps, strauiijf At day bi'vi.k o'er ttitr purple heuth, 3 le plu;k the wild rVa'r round him playing, And binds iln t !; castle's in a wreath. 'Store dew to liim the tx -Ids und moiinluini, W hen with his friend abroad lit rovri, Rests in the sJude luur a limy t'oiiiiHim, Or tjlki by moonlight throijj!i the groves; Fur him the vine i-ju'id its ehutrn, Spring wakes fur him her woodland quire ; Yea, though the storm of winter blunter, 'Tii summer by his ev'uing fire, In Rood old e serenely dying, Vi hen nil be lov'd foriake his vie', Swe f 1 deetimiS voice rf-pKin, "i :-. s .on," K h, " fit-J S ty tiirn, t'ioii(ff cnrthly ties are men, '1 he sj.mtN union will not end, Happy t.'ie man, whom llcav'n hath g'vcti In lii'e and death a faithful friend. taoM Till H1MCUI PATRIOT. .1 FR.iVME.T. "Oh lor a ix)j,rc in son.e va.it tvildcrnetV" far awiiv from u'l tin; little petty Rivalries the eternal, unceasing LiosVippiiir of a country town. Scarcely A bi-inj; iit it but know more u'.o it His ncijf libnr and all hi little pnvulc Home concerns, than he does about himself Or his own affairs. Neither the l.Ule domestic circle, The walk tbe ride ramble o'er the fitld'. The innocent amusement the pursuit Of honest industry, nor the still more Humble and would-be (jinrt and peaceful Retreats of solitude and study, but M is' be ev'ry hour intruded on by Offir meddling curiosity ; Wdiieh ri oth'-r i.-'U, uiav b.- htiter called The sharp and biting tongue of slander. BF.NEVOI.F.NCK. Ffom the low jmvrr and plaint f.f vwr, O never' never turn an ai tjiinr ear Forlorn in this bleak uildenievi below, Ah 1 what were man should Heaven .efuse to bear ! To othrrs do (the Uw is not severe) What to thvself thou wished to be done, Forgive thy foes and love thy parents dear. And friends, and native land nor those u!ine All human weal and woe learn thou t" nikc thine own mime aU'rnrj liXtvtu'U, &r. Variety's the very spice of life, That gives it all i's Havor. NKWsl'AI'F.K.S. In the following extract cf a letter ' to the editor, the readers of the A mer- J ica' will promptly recognize the chaste stvu an 1 tx.-mplary stntiniri.t" of wx vrho till recently elividrtl the r ires, re p(nsiilities anil Li-or f.f o.ir pro feisional life: Rh(,.h-Il. An.er. I am mueh inileoed to vou for the cunetualitv with which vou forward me your p iper. Aside from the pie js- j n' 1 betray his trust, and sacrifice his ure whi.h is derived from every thing ! iuocpendencc, to the dictation of oth which reminds ore of former scenes ! crs perhaps as little qualified to direct and Ivndlv cherished recolhctior s, he!nim "V conception of his duties, or must have renounced all svmpathv with the hopes and sorrow sif I. is fel low men, who does n t feel a desire, how .t r removed In m the whirl f.f its busy tia.'hcings, to I ok out, i ow and then, upon ti'e mighty throng, and rote its shitting and fant. stic phases. A newspaper has been termed a 14 map of busy life." I should prefer to ele nominaie it a picture, in which the ''very age and bodv of the times" stand out in vivid distinctness of f.rm, and living fidelity ut colouring. In such a miscellany, the various pas-i-n of men disclose all their work inrs, and what accident or design mav hav.- conceabd in one part, is uncon scio' sly bttraved in another. Here the moralist labours, with a heart e f controversy, to stem the torrent of modern corruption; there the politi- cian discr urscs w isely cn the myste ries . t legislation and government. In one elepartment, the mind is summon ed t ' consider the solemnities of re ligion, and the realities of a future wot Id ; m another, the eye is attracted by a -orgeenis display of the various tomir.Mlitic. wl'nh minister to the w ;nt r-" luxuries ol the present. The wb(l, ifrfainlv an interesting and inM ;ive view of tie nun ninety and ino i ;."nts ol ftocictv. I w xf-ntive influe nce wl.'uh new i papers h..e acquired, particularly h' this c 'iutr. rr.d. rs them very im portai t ami edTuient a;iXi!: r'u s to anv ' line in whii h tin v are cn'.stee!. Thev rnsib!y give a tor.c to pulil:-; s:-t:ti- men, atvl ntaufcl the pojiular mind a!-i mint tu any model. Tim in t HWtcd, too, in a maimer the best adapted to attain its tibjret, because l-.ist liable to coidhct witli the passions and pre judice of men. Few are benefitted by open and direct personal advice, however sound and cogent ; but by the slowly mining influence of gener al reasoning, however specious, men are 11 taught as though you taught them not," and are won over to the suloption of new opinions, while they are taking credit to themselves for the intrepid exercise of their own unbiassed judg ments. An editor, therefore, exercises a power over the minds, and conse quently over the actions of a commu nity, which, as it yields in extent, im portance and true dignity to that of the Div ine alone, is second to that on ly in the weight of its responsibilities, lie holds in his hands an instrument, which In' may render subservient to the best interests, tcmpor.il and eter nal, of his fellow men, or may pervert into a-i engine fearfully active in the perpetration of extensive and endur ing mischief. If he strive to mislead the minds, to foster the prejudices, or stimulate the evil passions of men, he will inflict an injury upon society, which will call for the severe visitings cf justice ; but if he stoop from his legitimate elevation, or submit to the dictation of designing men, or pander to the Inse passi ns and corruptions of a party, he will deserve to be de graded from the station which he had perverted. lint, my dear sir, if you will pardon me for thus gravely talking to you on this subject, 1 will assure you, that 1 am not unaware, that, in this case, as in most others, duties are reciprocal, and that not a few of the actu .1 sins, and a at prop. .rtion of the censura bly dc-fn iencics of editors, are attribu table to their readers. Notwithstand ing the influence over their minds, to (which I have alluded, there arc few ! readers, who do not tlaim, and some- times attempt to exercise, the fancied i "right to enf.rcc a compliance e.n the, n.rt o nn n,r u th the n.irrin. .r , i views ,.f them, elves or their party, , ! . , . i . ... , . i ; not secminz to kr ow or care, that ne i i . -iii -i i is assailed bv marv smnlar and con-1 flirting claims, and that untess he were ; 'end"vcd wrh the convenient lubricity of Proteus, he could not give general satisfaction. It '13 a lamentable fact, ; that t ditors arc tni generally regarded merely as cate rers for the public, and j not as persons, claiming all the imrr.urn- ! ties of gentlemen, as much entitled as their read. rs. and certainly seldom less qualified, to form and express dieir own e pinions, to sav nothing of the individual stake which they thus lay down and the consciousness of re sponsibility which must rest upon the conscience of every honorable and en lightened nun. An editor certainly oufbt to respect the opinions ol his readers, and his own interest needs m a dJitii.nal inducement ; but h- should competency to c!ischr;re tf em. as w..s the fdileel Phaeton to drive the chariot of Apollo. I am gratif.ed to know, tli.it the chancie r e.f newspapers has aire uly undergone, in some degree, a s denary change. They are more gnu rally conducted by men of talents and re spectability, whose aequirements fit theni for diffusing sound principles and liberal knowledge, and whose charac ters elevatf them above the temptations or control of sinister influence. Many of those have dcotcd themselves, with laudable and enlightened veal, to the promotion of the permanent interests of s .cirtv, and to exciting and fostering a taste for those tlevntcfl -nd liberal studies, winui cXdll .ii. d Uune toe manners and morals of apc-ple. Such j editor, moreover, have effected much tow ards introducing a more courteous and gentlemanly tone among them selves. Vc certainly see less of that fierce and hitter collision between edi tors, which often degraded them to the rank cf pugilists. Could th v treat each other with more courtesy, and be less teady to pervert obvious n ean ings, and impugn unquestionable mo t'ves, as the manner of somr is.") thev would e!o less towards matnally neutralising t'ueir legitimate influence. There is one trait in the chararr - r of many modern new jpape i , uhiel is p-rtieularly pleasing; 1 noan th more frequent introducti-n ' f r lit1 i"in articles. Some have- tin tiht tin subject impronnly introductcd if.to pubiications so ephemeral andhetero-j gem-ous. liut this objection is not en- J titled to anv weight. Certainly, it is important, that in works so generally, and in numerous case3, exclusively read, the subject, before which all oth ers shrink into comparative nothing ness, should be proposed to the mind, and pressed home upon the conscience. Moses commanded the Israelites to teach the law diligently to their chil dren, and to talk of it when they sat i. their hou-ics, when they walked by the way, when they lay dow n, and when they rose up. So should the lessons of our hoi) religion be taught, and by the aid of ne wspapers, the glad tidings to salvation might be conveyed to many spots, which were never enlivened II y the Church Koimf bell, Nor smiled when a Sabbath appeared ;' and the attention of many might be excited, who would otherwise have neglected the word of Clod, and the stated ministrations of the sanctur.ry. Surely, an instrument which has been it i so potent an agent in pulling down and building up the kingdoms of this world, will not be inappropriately or uselessly employed in aiding to over turn the kingdom of Satan, and build up the cverlastinir dominion ot our Redeemer. rniMrsii'A Tin. men r, wuom.s no man. In discussing moral subjects, hardly anv hat occasioned greater obscurity, and, of consequence, more violent disputes, thao the ambiguity of terms, tbe vaue ;uiel in determinate idea annexed to them by dif ferent patties. Of this, no veoid can af ford a more t-ti ikinj; instance than the word right. Although some people may agree in some general and indefinite no tions of ti'ht and jns'ii e, we arc not on this account, however, to miicinc that the rights of men are intlefma'de, or that there are not general clas-sci to w hich the may he reduced. U'r know that the i i;;hts of some men arc iinperrcp'ible, and fiat no pre-eminence or prerogative whatever can c;be a title to deprive any innocent member of his lights, without his cms tence is either precarious or miserable 1IoW ofu'" is property withdrawn from its uiui possessor -not or.iv ov lo;.:ierv. out ; hv unf'' -""".''"' " ornate l"e ignotarit ..nn illiterate e.'eltauoe-d hv h . . , , , persons whose itirerity is founded upon . , , . . . , . . ' , . ' tundu' ev. hon. refl.cli' aml .... tional being will inevitably censure, eldest and abhor, knowing that tbo-e persons e!o not act from just motives Peradvt ntutr I may be asked. What i tinderstooJ hv the teim justice ? I nsw er.it is the basis ef all sncietv, nd the sure bond ed all conimerrf. llnmjn society would on longer be any ttiir, but a vast srcr.e f robberv, if no respee t were paid lo this tw-flli'. u-l.l.-V. kr...na mi . ft, 1 lit. nn. ' ""' - v. . -.v V session oi ins pioperty. i he impesed on all riien lo be jus., U easily shewn to be a Uw e.f natuie. I'hrrrfoie, all nations and persons oiii;ht stiictly lo cultivate justice, and riot tlchs.ud inen out of their rights. a vkiuc a- M)UL ki I I I e I ;o . Uncertain is the tcm.r ! life. Those who now experience the loss of a ce.m Danion that but vesu rd..v like ihtm was vigorous and hopeful'; who w ere I where ver they might find it. I h ive railed to view the lifeie-ss remains, the ' thought there were materials forming s demn, meniridul pr'aessn n. and ron-1 ' the midst of those Solit udes, at which signstothr t mhajur tie r and a Ir ie-nd ; i lnf heart of the- wretch who might at havr rcase.n aw fully tf. pam-c and st- j'tnipt to usur)ihc litictlirbof hi tfiun rioush refieit, that whate ve r may be , tr would trendde. " Kendvr unto CV their preset, t condition, how ever health ;-" tlR' things that arc Cesar's, and uu- mav invinorate their frame h ,w ever fortune smile, and woildiv ple.o-orcs the text ofe.ne of these humble' jirea. h with alluring a-pect promise long en-icrs r,n ai occasion of this kind. And jovmcnt, to nu rrnw may behold thcm,Jw'u'" ne depicted the lights of h'u rtis swept as a flow er before the hand of J tic hearers, as e itirns of this country, eleath-t!nirvouth,thrirbc..uty, wealth ine repeated the bold truths of the dec ami worldly pleasure, "brricd in one j Irattin of independence, al.lmugh he common grsve" their spirit where? Pr(,l)ab!y had never seen that iustrn- I heir conduct must determine. An:"1. And when the meeting eliss lv- hour may change the scene, and a death bed prove the pleasures ol the world to be but glittering vanity, which, cl po st ti belorc- the mirror of truth w ith out virtue a chaos of d.u kness and fearful remorse ensue. Serenity and peace annul the vii tuous. Temperate are their pleasures; innocent and ex hilarating their amusements ; their e m ployments rational and useful, (ili- dingem in an even tenor, their livrs are jtually the people; and hence 1 argue contented and comparatively happv ; I that it is peculiarly adapted to republi and their end glorious. View the dv- lean institutions. Christianity, like ur ing Chiisti.tn! Cheerful and se rcnelv I constitution, knows no orders of iv.hib happy, he iclds his breath, and in l is Saviour s arms, his soul reposes in the ure hope- of glorious immortality. Vast arc tie vvoiks of the Almighty !" Sublime Iv beautiful the appear:!rr e ol lie Heavens! "Ouleilyis nature in heruinrse-!" and wonderful the struc ture of the earth ! More vast more ..ut fu! far more transcendant'v glo i us is true virtue in its operations and i He a! Meic valuable than the "gold of Ophir" is religion ; and more to be prized than the plai.dits of mercenary millions, is the testimony of an ap proving conscience. l'rom the Winchester l'.i publican. I have slwavs admired the character of our republican institutions ; not on ly because the people were the sove reigns of the land not only because their rights are more secure than un der anv other form of government ; but because I have fancied there was a pe culiar and admirable adaption of the great political piiiuiplesed our govern ment to the advancement of the thris- lion religion I'lure is something in;., ..,.,. ...,,. ..... . as deceived. the character of Christianity wl.". h tits it to become the idol of a r: publican nation. It speaks to the people. "To the poor (it is aid) the gospel shall be preached." Not pecnliaily to the in digent, but to the body of the popula tion ; to t1 at class who are generally denominated poor, but who ai c abso lutely the most independent portion ol the country who think for the mselvcs who act not by first asking whether it is fashionable or popular, but by ask ing whethcrit is right. Th'u is the char acter of the great bodv of the Ameri can people, in whose hands all the pow. ei xi iiie n.uiDii is inuiii i iiu 110 e anity bad been promulgated alter the great political principle had been ac knowledged th.t tin: po ple :.rc the sovereigns of everv country, its ene mies might have said that it was inten ded as an engine to net upon popular feeling. Liut if we- mm-mbcr that it was sent into the woiM when Augus tus Ca'j.ir was em the t It rule if the leorlj ; and that righte-cn hundred years from that period this simple pulilieal principle became lirst rcci.giii.ed and acted opon, and v ;;s ihen b.und to har monize so perfecllv wkh tin- simple principles of a religion promulgated at a time so long antecedent, Joes it not speak volumes in its f'avi r I Yes; ;md travel from one e nd ef tiur conn trv to the other, and on see the: fec:s !ol this great political principle and j piine iph- f Christianity blending nd the to- ge thtr. I'm see in the most unculti vated parts of oe.r land, that as soon as the setders have cleared a small space, a-id are abk to obtain the ne cessaries of life, they join their com mon labor, and raise a log building to nnwf r the purposcsof a meeting house. i t t W ho that has pierced our deep woods, j w here- only here and there signs of hfe and c viliation nrcsent themM Ive s, but i must have observed with ast ni'-hmru:, that although neighbors are miles apart, ve t. that in sonic central situation the!!';,,,n ,,,r 'or Vr " of Iovt humble log meetir.ghousc rises to view, M .i,'1"1'1 o 1 i.'e . e i 1 1 i ue i ii 011,111 jwi . e n i , , . . f ; the dreariness of uncultivated nature ! ' ,'"'s Mn llc n,' ,vv rn ,ilinp nt,;ir,: IVuc, the preacher is us lowly as his j 1,0 firrcr n!ul fltr ptat.ots assas hearers; but the sin.-, lieity ef truth ,hv Mni1 ? Arc thme mbreel corrs; neeels tutt little elrcoration ; tiul I have never alighted from mv horse (some- times frumcutiositv, 1 e .,t,fessson.e- ...iw I.. i Toil.. .i.r.TLu . ..... i t i. times, I trust, from a bi tter ptim iph .Ut; en n one- nt tliese- i.H'et'.ni's. I lave bse rwd an att.-ntiv e : ctmirre gatn-n eauer to e mhraee truln to (;r"' the things that are Cod's," was ed, I thrjucht I e.bserved a sentiment of noble prielc and humble gratit ide expressed in the ir looks, because thev were lords of the soil on which thev Hod, ui.J lield t.f n Superior. 'I bus it is that the thtis'.ian religion is addressed to, and, what is more, i. suppeirted by, that class of the commu nity who in this country possesses the jpower in their own hands, and ait- vir itv no distinctions of rank further than merit creates them ; and they are not le ss oelious to our republican iusti- : tot ions than opposed by the principle cl our religion. The sun e.f fashion and the sun of righteousness never re volve in the same sphere ; and he who basks in the beams of the one, is seldom w armed bv the ravsof the other. The cold a'mosphere of ceremony, in which high life treads, chills all religious fer- vour ; pride, which is the nutriment ca which it feeds, is no one of the chris. tian virtues; whilst among the middle class of the community, in whom most of the political powers in this country is lodged, the christian religion f.nds its friends and supporteis. W. Public Welfare (IcftctuLint on Relight., The belief of religion is of such im portance to public welfare, that the most expressive description wc could give of a society of men in the utmost disorder, would be to say there is n-, fear e.f Clod left among them. Imag. ination would immediately conceive ihem :ili:nidi.iu d to ranine and violence. oppressing and oppressed j consume:! by intestine broils, and ripe for beiom ing a prey to the first invader. On the other hand, in order to form th; idea id a society floui isbinjr in its high est j.lcrv, we need emlv conceive th belief ef a christian principle exerting its f ull influence on the heart and live; of nil the members. Instantly, th; most amiable scene would open to on: iev . We should see cause of pub!'., disunion removed, a hen men were an imated with that noble spirit ef lov and charity which ourreligion breathe; d , he -t (A th o.,t higher interests winch give no otca sii.'ii to ceitr.pt tition and jcidousy. sin edd see families, neighborhood?, and comniun'uies living in amity, ai.e pur: uing wkh one heait and mind th common interest; sobriety cf manner ami simplicitv of life, restored; virtu ons industry carrying en its useful h hours, and ehecrlnl coir.eiitment ever, where reigning. IMiticians may la, down what plans they please for ad vancing prosperity; but in truth, it i the prevaknev of the principles eif re lignui and virtue, whieh fjrms t! -stie ngth and glory cf a nation. Wh-.r. liiei-e are totally wanting, no mcasur.. (ontiiveil by human wisdom can s1.., p!v the defect. In proportion as tl.r. prevail, they raise the state of sneirv from that sad degeneracy ir.to which :: iat prtitr.ti.unk, ai:d curry it forwur . under the blessing ol Heave n, tow an; that happy period, when ttdion j!:c. not lift tt iii:n! c-fitr:,! . e';r;i leur c '.'i ir.irc. The Lord mav :-77, but I.c- v never Jcr.t, those blessings to his chi. drcn which are for his glory to rran: j or for l!,eir ta " '" u; l ) generations oi out, ami see j Vl r ;in i hunde trusted in (iod and were c ." " Open thv mouth wide.' i i hviU 1:11 -,t" U ,K,t thrn ni' r('aJcr toy ji'-ution, -enti wnai is tnv req'.t -i t ions lue a mii'litv torrent, rca Iv t j )," 1 1 'VcrwhfIm thee? Do doubts and lev I ,!-Trt ' ,hY f f'r'ts Or.art thou miV hut utuler the pressure ed temporal J ir,-. t?....t.... i...... :..-.'! ... 1 i. 'i ii'-..-,; i, hum -oil - Mill ' i US throne, anM st.il it stan-is on rec' the day of trouble, aod I will h!f. -thee, and thou sh.dt gloiify me. Vr ry thou, then, the Lord's insure : ' strong, and It shall omf . rtthinc he..-; w ait, I sa , ope n the Lord." I I. e height ed ability consists ..; thorough knowledge of the re al v;;! of things, ant! cf the genius of the a: w e- live in. No are ider ts arc so unlucky, but u.; the prudent may draw s me advnnt. from them ; nor are there any so l.i i hut what the. imprudent m:iy turn ' their prejudice. A certain j-roportion should bf(-' served between our designs and tl'ms, if we would reap from the pi advantage thev migh' prosl ,e e. Misers mistake gold for their go. j whereas it is oniy a mean ed attaiui' ; it. One reason why we meet with fc-vv pi o; 1 wh arc rca son a! ile r.r.l a gr;: cable in convi isati. n is, that the: is scarce any body who does iieit tl it more of what he has to say, than ( 1 vve-ring what is ?aid to him. I've: tl'.oo- who have the most address ft" polite ness, thiak they do enough if th'7 nnlv si e m to be attentive ; at the s.u'.i time their eyes and their minds hetrj) a distraction as to what is addressed t. thrm, and an impatience to return t: .. i, ,u t : , i. .ii in. t, nn iiniitcj writ jv ii'(j i re flecting that to be thus studious c pleasing themselves is put i p or v..) ot pleasing or convincing others ; ar.i that to bear patiently, and answer pr cisrlv, arc- the great petfecttrnr, of -' versation.
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