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j-jm. ra i-i-err.r-l x'K a lcUsr.il r irrr, M tl
I c. 1 cr.vrr i:S my thur.i r.r i that wii
beaemiu G. UriuV. 'I'Kro v:,ht: is'iorrurt.
H source i! rir icfo'imatica it' tli rived, a:;d
'.i!uv Liu. r.cih.rg of ihe renl air,.: t'.on cf A-r-.crlcan
fctl.ng or rf tuc American character.
. AnJia ihc povernn.enl to Uacnt, when I dc
-'dare to G"J that I hate secq r,efthrs attri
bcird.tr me-w-hith I hvre-never made ihe
i,st .ha.T.t.rul misrepresentations made by
irrn Iron-St here ret for the purpose of re
porting oCr proceeding to the nation, but for
u-jortirgp!rty purpose . . Gentlemen tell u
-re rsmct str.nd a permanent embargo.' We
-ntrtr founded, it. Gentlemen til know that
,'the rights of C:ti nation cannot , be ?aLandoned
without a struggle. The csly question is when
; to commence it. "Our ft sources will soos Xt
' at out command: Messs of reslsiunce are
' provided, and the period - must soon arrive
' when r.o(hirtrvll be waotintr but soirit on the
, . . p-ri ci trie rejreseniaures ro use tnem. 4 ne
v . ' T ''rte are.wuU you you have their support.
', ' . ''" Nothing can forfeit it but ' abandoning their
,. j i r?Bht. " If bv wpr onlv thev can be maintain-
.. - V" edVhc" people-will meet it with 'firmness... J I
trees rdiit be witbdrttwrf, or we must resort to
t . ; war.,; 1 said. so last year i! I - took it openly.
i - My sentiments are known to the people I re
; ; present. 'Thty unite m that sentiment ! It is
the undivided sentiment of the state it) which
.-,.- vr-v..'.., i.
f-'r It has been said . that the 'southern people
wish to destroy commerce. , I will ask gentle;
; : men what but commerce has produced our pre
sent difficulties ?' If ' I. had consulted my in--"t
teres? onlvi: of what importance to me was the
tarrying trade"? rNone,"sir; but it , ever was,
it r.:
- anu eTr win pe, or inuniic imporunceio me
X Vhat are these. pririciptea? j- tTqiiat and exact
.j4 ' -y justice to everv class of jour citizens. United
-: for common? protection,' and; for'the general
Zl&'Xt " i ' safetythe riglits of ncr one1 class can be aban-
':-H'-J dontd. 'The rttef chant htfa I'ns good a right, to
v- jrotection in UVe use'bf his hip,' as the' farmer
" --'j ,.v t- m tne usa ci uis plough. said sd in 1805,
( and I say so stiU Our atfuatiori, however, is
;V'Vj"4 ;how change 'it ii;nq onjr a'coruroercial
' " 1 auestioiV ! fliie late decrees and oriferA maVo 'a
' i uirecij uimiv on mc sorcjrcigniy oi uic naiioo :
lXi'-l:;;?1? it Is no longt aqueition whetherwe will trade.
V; but whetherwe wUl iTuintain or surrender our
iodepefideneKtTIie Embargo at the time vit
"l .was adopted, was I believe, the best measure
W iH which could have beer? resorted tt I fsVpcra
:nit":vl l,on.wa9 ueieatea paniy oy tneroisrepresenta
I ;?.Si5 'cJ'tinaVf whkh'I"havi' spolehvWhile'o'n this
.. ' J ",'suhjert,,! will a'skattentibu to another ,pontT
ilJ v:?A& which 1 had:neaVly'bmjtted;i I have saict some
I nearly
. uupg m.torM8.s l !Mh it to beunderstotid..
:'that"'I '.iean,no finderiaannhli''IIoi2se'll
y i l txreant fqttsnhaf the tory ' prih'cfple had'ma
1:
... . jJHTaicu i;3rniii u puruuu oi mis country, una
' 5 4 T'-that it was'tharrinc! W'hlotiiai'' he
X''vtiiicts of British kgoVenimeiit,
:- tfiir. ; ;waicji proaucratrie evasion ot our law.s ; ioui
send to their inencls.' what iH essential to thei
':i -"ih'if prosperity, in violatiorfof your Jaw.: v. Nay, air,
' j . toryisni Jri this tountry, has in one case assurn
rip !'S,,s --4- a sort of officlal' ibfrnVI refef to the rf
" t ,v;'5' c?ediftgs of the Essex Junto. J hold them in
. v' - . mVAkcfj; aiicTt r wiirreact Irresolution i'frdi
; :fm
. s.if -fV
'them.'
i. . f l. . r - .
As tolhe orders of. touhcil.- It will
Vi v Sreclicd, thai theie prde r bearing date Ihh
.iV;Novl80r, 'were occasiohedty the decree of
fiX'we' French Lmperoa," dated Nov; 1 806 de-
claricg ail iheCBritish dominions in ai stte'of
blockade. v oreat-lintam mav think theft nr.
ZixTalio'nis
V : b.Aw of retaliation.) -There h no reason fto
j . ,; , ' hostile io this1 country, and they ought hot to
rf-.oe so consmerea : it,; is notorious that she
r?f;buld,accbrdingto known law and usage, plead
v W th actual -blockade: by her navyrof all the
lX&ftX'r prrndpnl-pcrts under the bower of Frarice.j
wt'v Now, sir, this I say is a rank tory principle
' ZkW -IrM&Ad 'it is immaterial what "may be the oroies.
roav be the nrofes
fV'sTons 'ef . menV' vThe 'thati'hb cart say in the
i present 'Biftratioa of oaf countrvi that the con-
the lex taUonisor ahv Other 1hw.js t6ryv? Itis
?V':',?'.am,(f pePf? ?Q any portion of the union
' -to make professions of patricrtism7wheh thVv
5 ;iC0linc' frdV'and by a public act' sa that
hk3;f?yeh
V y.'ry&f-fixj! Britain I wish gentlemen f corrtclly to uri.
; ...,rt.r "fom"." me, ai ihc juriiisn nation wouia come
fbrwa and tnakc rephtiatrphfoV th insults
wHt:-vith mf bn:'cfalgrottridvwith France ! But
la fV hen I recollect that insteadrtetiderlnV r.
faratla
iiyurtes, she sent here avlegnhSied spy td'in-
insult OS with insolelit demands; I -cannot coik
r ih cr m ; point 01 injury aone this country, these
Hwb'tor'eigB nations i as ecjual in thkfhonourabte
r H" catccr of iniuitFce i anot. vibleoeetowards'iia.
tZtf 'f Great-Britain redress-thesei injuries,' and
:V-U J "would as sooa tender the hand of recohcilii-
; J-F1 behevetheprlnciplesVfbohnfdinfh
V : ; i; T'lf ,n. contest for ihe empire of the world,
.'-.f.vi--the'y"rcgard"onl.v'jihei
'9 iyjhfy.'ortKe'Uttit'ed' Stated totakr i
i &'4j-Cf Jirhi'anttirtanlly tu'titcleand oppose both It to
. ; ,N .' maintain the 'independence, of the nation' and
i&Miputi afofeign-yokeYou must assert your
v.nr,!ns they cannot be mamtawtl .without
men; v'"! he mdepehdehcetif oar cotlr.try is ch
ur,.- -11 j!r;.
S 4 S J i
urn! iJiri,r,.tr'..fla u onr Airs.i
: .Weill it 4i-
ay
t!t U.c cuUi nu".e e f1
lliii b a r
common ir -reiJ. Itisa croU wUcns.i j-r.j j ,.,,ri..ca tr tieu:-, ?,r. r; tint!
Iv feelinr f.:.ou!J be sacrificed to the V.nr.e c J , , Ir.lirmo rn cW ltoiJit.-3 ther-
' . . - j - t. l. - -Tli . .. . . . t ...
tur country s g"ca.
niuutei s nvxiun wm ric t:
:d rrjiort piores, aixl list
Mr. Livcrowre resume J Ijj rernvVs, ..cn it
appeared t'u4 t!.eve vr not a epiorura wiUiia lb
wvi:. tnobn of Mrv Qulncy Ue comnnuet
rose and reported th-t there was was not cuoruca.
An Ki,CHinwnci4 was then called for, fcfxl tnr
queslion taken by ayes and noes and! Carried aye
t ralists ought to forgrtlhat tliy. have Iot the
helcn of 'state, when the oli turies, dispersed
through our coaniry, sfhould f rjrtlhat we
have acquired indepenJence.'nd when all ho
nest men tiiould unite to maiutain those r'ghts,
which are ths Lirth-rightof an Anwrican. ; '
-t , r'Tuesday, January 3.''. i.-.;
: r. Macon, from the committee W whom ws re
ferred sci much of l!e messie of flifc PrcyJuit of
the United. States ts relates w t!ie expediency of id
tenngthe militb system ef the United Sutei, maoe
a report ' The report state, that Li the cbinion of
the committee, no amendment wwild be .expedient
at this time.--vt'-'-'-'.vH rj-i J
After some' obserrations from .Mr'Macon,' in
which he stated Lis disseht td tle report, tnd bis
wish that the system should be so rnodiried, as that
the miiitta might be clashed according to age, in Or
der that the young men kIiouw be hrst ctule4 upon,
he oHcred a reholution to recommit, the report to
the select committee with instructions to report a
bin tUsAntj the milida, and to furnish' those persons
who might hereafter be placed upotijLke list, with
arm at the public expense. 1 -r :' '.. ' i t y
.Mr. DJL Williams supported themotion for re-
cemmitmehV vVv ; fuift" X'tibt
. ' Air. Sturges moved that, the report and resolu
tion should, lie upon the table, as a vote upOa it would
commit the House in some degree, he wished to al
low time for copsideradon, -, ';. " . ; . ' ; v
Oh the motion of Mr, Lyori, te repoit and reso
lution were referred to a committee of the whole to
morrow?' ' X't t.r.f ''f'f ' '.-'-, v-.r' "
On motion of Mr. X Jackson the House went
into committee of. the whole on the bill from the Se
nate to enforce jhe embargo laws,
the chair, v;- -J.'O, ,,.V
. After the bill had been '.read and : the several
amendment proposed by the select committee
agreed to, Mr. Van Cortlandt offered an amendatory
clause to it in the following words t " A v";-
; Ani be i( further enacted, That tSe act laying
an embargo and the several acts 'supplementaiy
thereto; shaJi be repealed, and shall cease to be, in
force from and after the fourth day of Mirch nextj'f.
Mr. Van rtlandt. made 4 few observations in
support of his amendment . ,j ;:i r.-'.,
Mr. Lyon vdshedtheume to be left bhiiuVat which
the.embarRO laws were to be repealed. . He was
willing to fill It up with any period, so jhat the peo
ple might know that the measure was not to be an
everlastingone. If the time specified in the amend-
niw were omitted, n, might peveht the object
which was so much tleured from being defeated.-
HewouId be willmg to insert a period eighteen
months. hencef so' that he might be spre of habig
40, noes Si.
. , , , Thnrvlav, Jan. 5. i .V '
. On motion of Mr. Nicltolaa the Ilonse went into
committee of the whole on the bill from the ScJfc.tr,
to enforce ctvl make, more effectual the embargo
laws. ; 3 r. Bjssett in the chair. .
, Mr. LIUot agia resumed his objections to the
MIL ' - After be had concluded, the committee rose
and reported thcil . agreement ' to all the amend
ment. '- : Jv i- ' : ' ;. -... u
' The I louse immediately took op the bill with the
amendrnentst'v v, ? .r t i-V 4 ' -ft -;"
: The amendments to the second section of the bill
which go to allow evidence of accident to be re
ceived in cases ef violations of the emburgoc was
spoken agKinsi oy oir, i-ove, lie tnougn; n wouia
creue great room' for evasion of the laws by de
signing men. - He prelerred the section as it origi
nally stood, aldtoutjh it sounded somewhat harshly.
Tbi section prevented any ' evidence of ftcxident
from beingTeceived. ' Mr. Lovo thought Utat it
would be eavy to restore the property if it should
apprar that stress of weather or any other unavoid
able circumstance had. intervened to prevent the
master ot' the vessel from conforming to the law.; J
Mr. Story ably supported the amendments to the
second "sections . He ' considered it ia its original
form not onlV a tinmh'hilt an nMmrv nmvitinn. nnA
rgo law. :r mw. xwssen u )xserW subversive of a principle of law which had
v ; - i i y ; w i prevailed since the earliest period of civil jurispru-
aenre mat lie act y uoa thould injure nf man,
Mr, Taylor also spoke' ia favour of the section
as amended.. ;"ii".'''j,-.:-, :-v:-; . t-j-:
All the amendments reported by "the commitee
of the whole were agreed to by the house. ".Somfe
addidonal amendments of ah unimportuit nature
were also proposed and adopted: v--,". ' i .
7 Mr. piikin moved to amend the ninth section bv
striking out that part of h which suthorises collec
tors to take into their custody any specie or articles
of domestic produce which may be found m carts
wa&gon sleighs, or any, ether, carriage, or in any
manner apparently on their way towards the territo
ries of a foreign inauon, or die vicinity thereof, or
towarusa piace whence such articles are intended
ro oe exportea ; and not to permit such articles to be
removed until bond with uf5eieiuretie. shall
have been given for the landing' or delivery of the
same In some' placvof the United States, whence
UUwaepealcd atalL ; , Mr imvedhat the pe-j In theopmbnofthe collector there shall not be any
nod assigned for the repealshould be left blank. . ? danger of auch article, beinff nortrf.'w"'
Mr,.Pitkms Supported his amendment in a con-
Mr, Bacon asked if the amendment ode red bv the
geptlenion frbii) New York;was hi order, $t thi sub
ject was before another committeemen the resoluudn
offered by Mr. Chittenden tor the repeal of the? em-
The chairman decided .'that it 'was' BollnbrderH.
cise and able speech t raaintaininir that the section
as it stood was arbitary and 'Unconstitudonal, and
diat a power so despotic was not even put into the
uaiius vi juiiian excise omcers.
lie was followed by Messrs. Livermore and Da
r.iVir.Gardehier.ppealed
ch?V VO Pf& t strikbe out The ouestimr n, h itZn k
some conycrsauon ensued Bpoii Uie.iestioii of and noes, and the' amendment' lost, teas 4 l--na
order, when the decision of the chair ws confirmed, j 5 U ; jtuw ,?. -fj-?
Thus the amendmentnf fhr. ovnflpman lr.m V . .'. .". ' - . ..4 .' . - ri.
York was mrown out? r-7 rTVT moveoto amend tne thirteenth!
MrI?? cr H -w instead of continuing the act in fore
meeSfefe $&? W' the epibargojaw ahould
menament .-. -'Ci1-,:' .v.. . ; oh the first day of mie next. The ayes and
And . bt it further Vrrtf.'That this act' .hi.11 ft.! -i. i I Zj" ?T
. -rrf.- -t-"-"1
The question was then taken by ayes
on so that instead of conunuing the act in force un
cease
noes
were taken oh the amendment and it was reiected.
yeas 27 noes 75; i7,-:v':3- v. -
-S Mr, Stureresthen moved to emend the bill bv 1-
dinga hew section in the 'following words And
be it further enacted, That this act, with the act lay
ing an embargo on all ships and vessels in the ports
ti i e t . v. . . . . .
anu Aoroours oi iue united roues, arul the several
acts supplementary thereto, be and they - hereby
are repeaieaxrom ana alter the hrstday of March
neat": s. &-.m&&&'t p$:&:Mfctfib 4
' f Mr. Blount moved to amend the nronoscd amend.
mentby adding thereto the words and that from
and after the said first day of March hefct It shall be
lawful for the President of the' United States to issue
letters of marque and reprisal to such titlzcns,of
the unitect Mates as may apply for the same, against
the ships vessels and property of such of the bellT
gerents having in force orders and decrees infring
ing the lawful commerce and neutrul - rights of the
United States." v 7,v ,r M , . s
MrlJlount said that he would vote these words
to the proposed section but he would also vote to
reject the new section as amended. 'Cilia bbjec in
doing thiS was, to shew that whenever' the embargo
was removed he .' would' be for " arming, yet at the
same time that he was sverse to removing it at so
early a period as the first of March. 'v; sW-
flt. u R Wlllumshad tlouffhtthe. pentlermin
too well versed in the wile of legislative jmnnoevrc
to be so taken in. i, 'He might perceive that the ob
ject of these various, motion was merely to gab
time and prevent the taking of the final question on
continue and be in, foreeutiul'thef diiy W r
ftlr; J, C. Jackson . said the amendment wsi at
variance with $ proviaions of the fourteenth Section
Of the bUl.X iiikWMiHi:-Vtrt- A
Mr Gardner moved to strike out that soctioniof
war. tayon maae several motions to . fill up the
blanks with different periods, which were hot se-
A Mr. Gardner modified hii resoluon'so as to read
shall continueiuid be W force until ; the first day
of April next"-?,?. ?"e: i
;;: The tjuestion on striking out jthe fourteenth 'sec.
ticat wastakenandtost -;The amendment proposed
vA motion of Mr4 Elliott thai-the committee
should rise and report progress was negatiyedvf .
On the motion that the committee rise.andreport
the bill, ; Mr. Elliot , resumed hi objections to the
bill; -which indisposiuon had prevented him from
concludinget a formei -period. ", -? .ij;. ;'HV-j
f After M. Elliott had spoken a few minutes it ap
peared there was not k quorum within the -br.' '
. Mr;. Dana then suggested the propriety of the
committee rising and reporting, that there was no
Tlds was objected to by Mr.'J. O. Jackson, on
the ground that there was no House to report to, 4
j Mr. Micon,said he had no w.ishto sit there while
gentlemen should go homo to their dinhers. l' 'H -f
r Mr.' Mosely said It was an "old maxim thk duice
etdtKorumeHirialtria wort, but lie had rio notion
of starving to death fork I. If he must diche should
"i? M! 1 the P"? 'f a more dignified
mode. 'tyA$A, tij.ir&i.te'V V." i'";'H
;,A quorum,; having appeared, on.motion of Mr.
Macon the committee rose, reported progress, and
obtained leave.io sit again.;, i ,b& Upi-&
" A message, was "received from tne'Senate that
tiiey thud' receded from their amendments to the
bill authorising the President to employ twelve ad
ditional revenue cutters.; So the bilf passed:-" '' l
ipi ?'-fVvtr p-- -S I v v-sB
vmr. uoyie presented thd followbg resolution tlA
;t H-Rwperf, that the committee on publie Jands ; be
instructed ,to fehquire into the expediency of reduc
ing the. price c of 'kid', lands, and of abolishing the
credit upon? the saV thereof With leave to report
by bill orothrrwis.; j 1rr r,'i!'-rn;': 1 1
: MStOiy 'SubmitAJd'th follntoWi tininUn'i hi
Hctolved,! that thtf "cdirtihiltce to whdn was 're
fcrred so .much ofthe President's message as relates
to the military and rmval.cstablishmdntsu hemstreeu
ed Jto enquire into the expediency of increasing the
naval, establishment of the UniUd Stutcsi with
leave.'to report by bill or Wherise,.Ordercd (o
tice at the same time that he should rehew t,k
tionif that of the gentleman from Connecticut Mrl
Sturge prevailedii.? ':n'rt 1 i;? .( '
'i'A spirited debat ensued iri which amend
ment of MrJSturges Was advocated by Mr.Panain
an mgemous spcecn ox- aoout halt ait hour,Tind Bv
Messrs.;-Quincy,' . Masters Livennoro Riid Lyon.
Messrs.; J, O. Jack3on, Macbtif, G. W, damobeU; li
Smilie opposed Itw'V' '
'Mr, Elliot then spoke aUencrth hi' ucport of th
amenumeut, taking if wule ?view of the Subject of j
re tmuoi g u uuiuittuuii wim ourioreign relatrans.
After be had spoken t abbtit four-lioui-a the 6iir?i
on the amendment was taken by ay es & noes, it it was
lost, yeaa 35 nays $l.v? Si-f : .iHmwi-. ;viv.-
uequef!uon,T.nea was snail the-bill bo engro
ed for a third readinc-,', -: The Diincrolcs of the Mil
were nblv combatted bv Mr. Ktnrt. !
bout three quarters 'of ah' houfc -: III wai followed
by Ms. GJMncr, of N. Ilinshh. oh the srfne side,
A Mr;4vemiore neit'fcjKikevIIet&iira'toniWe
hchMve viewcf our foreign rlatit5hs; and of the em-
r TS . 1 .
.ir. i't-' r.. 't-i i'r: t t :
h v t xl:e r.-rr i e- .
. vl l.;.:.ci tiis i-'e u!..:i ,: t
Ti: rn m -i oil ttr.i-rr c..' v.
a.d n-x-v s.ij lost, ve nil ,,
At 4oVV.ia,rriJ.7 rvm.:-,
eJihifio ot jUjn hl Ufa u'.c' .
an'l wrtinrr.t." TLtit! the ! .
to aJnim arf o;;t I.t:i.J r(tf -t ,
thry would do soi't tumi-ijr. He .!
vd fr sn atljoumrcen: Lok, 6a'y : i .
your of it " ' - ..
Mr. Vrn Dy'ie riv!e a speech .'.-.
c5jlei of Uie IhIL The quest n vj t - i
itshavinatliu'-irtadi.ijjacdcinijj.
Noes 2,- v"'-..w '. '
. An vnmeditite third readiri of d.e". ."I r
ed ; and Sjturday wjv alto ntne i he t!i -
Mcssn. Quincy, Up!
der, and Dina, spoke in favour.of, ami M v,
son, T'rior, Macon, and Nichc!as g j-. t
MestnQui.icy and Gjrderir dcx.lrcj i
lemn belief that the bill cuntdhed ' print i-.-;
rect conflict w'uh the. liberty .of -the ciii ..
they were anxious for an opportuai y tooU
principles j lm that the lt hotirof tlie'r-the'exhaustba-prodnced
by an eighteen!'..!
ting totaliy di.fni!iied thm 'for diven '
duty at that time .which they owed to the n
and their iwistituents.' Ther there fcBt w .
not onirto the jukei 1ut the liVranv f t
jority to allow a pnvponeroent of or e ctyi I ( "
quesuon was taken on the passage pf the 1.1 !. -was,
howercr refused then.. ;Tfce rnlcfuni v. ;,
ken by aye arid hoes on Saturday, ami loi'.
noe 68. v It was ordered to.be read on Fri i V.
question arose whether Friday was to day er i
row (it waa now Friday half past 5 o clock. A. :
It was determined thafitis now Jpriday, and ti e
was read a third time. v; ..'. i -. . . . ,
'- .After a few observations from Mr. Mas'e-
question wa taken by ayes and .noessiiall tl.t
pass,- and earned, ayes 6 J," noes 22. -
- --.
The faTiowini; delicately tender effusion i from tbc p i
. .Mr. ULjrxoK, a American poet '
The morn freth. tnd pure the gale,' '
V .i VVJien Mary, fMn her cot a rovt-r, - '
' i-Pluck'd mauy a wiklmse from de vale i .
f TogtuldtlietetriplesofherloTer. j. , ' .
. A near ter little farm she ttmj d, v .'
v yha birds of lave we ever p-irlr.j
, She saw her William in the shade, . o .
. The arms of ruthless wMprepwinir : :
v She seu'd his hand,. and h! she cried, ( ,
Wilt thou, to camp and wars a trwger
' Desert thy Mary's faithful ider -. .
, " Ani bare thy hfc to every danger T
J j . f , .,f -V.i'.'.i ..j;';. . t v -:' '"J
TteX TO, brave vouth f t rms war ! . -
'Myraaidcn WiAifor.figitaball "diesthf;
And wliea the drum teat far avavj ' ,
. j, Til drop a dcnt tear; and bless lliee ! " " " '
The bujrles through the forest Vir.d, ' 5
' ' The woodland aoldier caQ to batde ; ' - ,
t Be some protectinr angl kind;' ' '
, vv Ad guide thy jifa when cannon's rattled.
fih ttirt--and as ttie roe- appears f
In auti shine when the atorm is over, "
-A smile beam'd sweetly throusrh her tear, . N '
..; ,f The blush of promise to her lover. r '
- LrtVRARY lA TELUGEXCE. : r
i A new pamphlet has recently made its anpeir
ance amonjr us, bcirisr the "trial of Major Henry
A. Campbell in England, Tot killing lilslfriend
Capt Boyd in a duet- A succinct of the tn
al ia given j. but the largest part of die' work is cc-
i i .i s. . i . : i
vupivnj vy uiree uiieresunj letters, apa,, rnenioi jiii
by Mrs, C. to hii Majesty peduoninglhe life ofher
condemned husband.-r-The whole
composition dis-
racterizesthe writers to possess both genius and sen
sibility i but jthe style of Mrs.' U. is peculiarly tu ir
nating, and must interest the feeangs of every 'one'
who has a heart tdfeclfo tlie distresses of i;tl ert
I give the following .short 'quotauons as a liule
spe cimen of this interesting lady's composldon, la
the letter to her implisioned husband(sed page -)
after depicting her; loriorn and unhappy im:itin:
she suddenly changes, from despondence to some '
degree OfVigour, and even animation, and sys, . ' '
f,lb fTcun tliy libertyand restore my onn ppm
icsS, I will write a memorial to our iovarelgn
Inspire me, O ye Muses, With 'inoi-b than 'mortal e
loquenco !Teach met with resistless : energy, slid,
persuasive. pathos to depict the;wido'-i.ij!)iS the
orphans" te.ar ! Ijeura H9 o niodulau? my es-r;
prcssions in all theCchixitnaticH ' witchery of luinno
nyt and like the dulcet "sneli of au'JEoiian harp, let
them wind around my Sovcreidn's heart, and cen'-ly .
attune it n$i pity's wtteit pliunt, to feel and miti
gate rny woes Lt live impart by words only tne
half of Jny.' isufferiiigs tythe royal etjand success
niustcrofrrtmy efforts:'. VJ.f V ' '
i-M FilTewelk mv ?ir!t ,nlrul ft cnrvn ?iall rar
fond arms encircle, thee-Till then adieu In the
Mttei'iuir let the liirht visinn.4 of hMven-bom hOPCi
play around, thy heart, and dtspe.rse. aught' thfc mud j
Ucs against thy.happiness.1 V '".v
u AMt Gfaioiti .Swerez?'1, I
. i-May the blessing srthvfVU vrwait on thee t .
may the uiir or lory; shine .'around thy head, and
rrtay the Rates of plenty, honour wvd haziness be al-' -
ways op.-n unto : ths and thine $ Way the- ravages
v jj-pi uc avenco irora ttiy happy rctlms, ana mv
peace .spread her mantle of prosperity o'er thy; glad
isles may no sorrow, c&strcss thy days, tnayiiot5
caiikcr tliy nights: may all the-.caUnade incident -tohuman
nature, shrink back, appalled atthe 'eircie ,
of thy virtues: may the pillow of peace kissthveheck,
u pieusures ot imagination attend thy tlreams i ; .
may thy -diys ben:ny and happyf ariet when ths..
CUrtatn of death gently Cldxcs, around the M sleep
Of human CTistenceVmsy the Angels of thy God at-
ufiKi my oeo,ana laie caro that the expiring lamp
ot bfcahall not receive, one rude bk3t to ,'hcstca.tts
extinction.!'. - .,- .v.
" loiioweu ct in mosciy. wt.s asstits it Rhoi. l u a .i -i": . ' . . .'i :.' .
v r. rh mr'" - - "v t-. I'r 1 9f2V ?'$ m ;'l but ycryumtnated sbeeeh auit the till.. .t . y WchiMreiv arouna mc,
. ;-::-'.f:r V'v -...;.,.,.,. . . v'.f icniS wicked men W;loek'drwvatri; tu
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