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chaste and correct style of speaking. As you
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nave never iuu md upponumiy 01 seeing an)
of hit speeches, I will tend you a few extract
from one of hit specimens of oratory, in the
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, or Its pnymcnt assumed by some person la this town, or
-its vidnityy
Cj"AU letter to the editors must bcptitfdJ, or they
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ttertt mortal bkit it he,
'rem fc6f, am uvry, am butineti free.
With hit $vn team vU pUvgkt tU 7,
Which grateful tnce eopf-md hit father t toil.
FROM THE PLOUOIl BOY.
TO CLEAN FLAX-SEED.
Mr. S'Mthvick : I will" give you my plan for
cleaning flax-seed. You are at liberty to publish
it In your valuable paper, if you think it worthy
of notice.
Make a comb"oFw6o3, similar" tollhVwool
comb, only one row of teeth I a boy of ten or
twelve rears old will. comb off bowls enough, in
one day, for any farmer's seed. When this is
'on, take your wheat riddle, and riddle the
whole, leaving the bonis by themselves clean
your floor, thresh tho bowls; after which run
through the mill, and your seed will be perfectly
freed from all kinds of foul seed. '
Any mechanic can make a comb for 23 cents
Take hard wood, six inches long ; split it half or
three quarters-of an inch square try out two
' inches for the butt ends ; taper from this to the
point in the shape of a hand-saw file, only the
point Verging upon one side, so as to leave one
side perfectly flat and straight ; set the teeth in
a mortar or groove, cut on purpose, with the flat
" -ides alPon way. ThisdoneT pur a Stem" or
handle in the piece of wood which has the teeth
in; drive this stem in the post fas above) firm,
with the teeth inclining toward the post. A.
P. S. If any farther description be necessary
I will endeavor to explain more fully.
1 03VTOAIT VTLIE .
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From 44 Letters from Washington."
The. subjects ih which-Mr." Wirt excels,
nndm -which he displays the best specimens
of his style of writing, are those of elocution
unci oratory, which may be found interspersed
throughout all his literary works. H is style
of speaking bears a strong affinity to his style
f writinr. aud blazes not unfreauentlv w ith
v e effulgence pfjGiufani en eloquence ; but
ilic splendor of Curran is only calculated for
tne modern rostrum, and at the bar, in the
pulpltpr ii jhe senate, can only sparkle on the
fancy, without exciting the heart, and play
nrouna tne imagination without rousing the
-0rrtd pet cieivi ii 6troinf A tiirenst ty gene r
ally among the Virginian orators, for this spe-
jckaj)Lglittcrand rcwJomontadeCurran, with
;.ll.hts genius, founded school ouXiUe clo-
Muence, to which many in this country wisK
to belong, and glory in being conoidercd as
jiip;!s. Philips has carried in Ireland, his mas
ter m style to aii'stitchf:ftn4.wkit-was-
i xutierancc.m Currant has.bexorae intolerable
fastlan hi him." - Into this absatdity nd tr
) or some-X)f theVirginian speakers have also
fjllen, from extravagance of admiration, tvaht
of judgment, and badness of tasterArwi
faJ??p! Ivas lately prcsent in the house xif
fetatives, when a Virginian, of, tome
reputation, made a very inflated and gorgeous
apostrophe to the comifron4ay, but instead of
exciting tears, hs he supposed on so pathetic
and oceasion, the reveKel9a"the casev and
iht- poor orator's swollen apostrophe fclldead
l.orn from his mouth, to his infinite mortiHca
lion. ' . . -
"Whatever were the errors into, which Air.
"Wirt may have fallen, at the commencement of
" his oriitjrical career, from false imitation, nnd
m brilliant fancy, his good sense has since ena-
; iJlvd him to shun them, and to adopt a more
case of Aaron Murrywho was tried, some years
agoTfof treason. THerator, after describing
the character of Burr, proceeds to give the
followingpicture of Blanncrhasict: an Irish
man, who Lad eome-tathirTOmitryiO"a"verT
.r.t.ii-t.-rs-r-if r- T -- - - , - f . -
wnai nccaueu persecution, and who had re
tired to a heautiful island, in" the.Ohio;l4liut
he carried with hMVtJln iViittastk
science anoSvellim.airdiojthe desart smiled.'
Possessing himself of a beautiful island in the
Ohio, he rears upon it a palaceand decorates
it with every romantic mbellishmentof fancy.
A shrubbery that Shrmtone might have envi
ed, blooms around him; music that 'might
have charmed Calypso and her nymphs, is his ;
an extensive library spreads its treasures be
fore him ; a philosophical apparatus offers to
him all the secrets and mysteries of nature ;
peace, tranquility, aud. innocence -ibcd-tlmr
mingled delights around him, and to crown the
enchantment of the scene, a wile, who U said
to be lovely even beyond her sex, and graced
with every accomplishment that can render it
irresistible, had blessed him with her love, and
made him the father of her children. In the
midst of all this peace, this innocence, this
tranquility, this feast of the mind, this pure
banquet of the heart, the destroyer comes ;
KebmVrtdTurn'ih hclt'fyeT
the flowers do not wither at his approach, and
no monitory shuddering through the bosom
of their unfortunate possessor, warns him of
the ruin that is coming upon him. Blanner
hasset is caught in the toils which the arch
traitor has set to insnarc him, and he becomes
a willing accomplice in the conspiracy. The
result is thus described by the orutor :
44 No more he enjoys the tranquil scene ; it
has become flat and insipid to his taste ; his
books are abandoned ; his retort and crucible
are thrown aside; his shrubbery blooms and
breathes its fragrance upon the air in vain ;
he likes it not ; his ear no longer drinks the
rich melody of miwic ; it longs for the trum:
pets clangor, and the cannon's roar even the
prattle of his babes, once so sweet, no longer
affects him; and the ancel smile of his wile,
which hitherto touched his bosom with ecsta-
cy so unspeakable, is now unfelt and unseen.
His enchanted island is destined soon to re
lapse into a desert ; and in a few months we
find the tender and beautiful partner of his
bosom, .whom. he lately 4 permit.trd not the
winds of summer to visit too roughly, wc see
her shivering, at midnight, on the winter banks
of the Ohio, and mingling her tears with the"
torrents that froze as they fell. Yet this un
fortunate man, thus deluded from his interest
and happiness, thus seduced from the paths
of innocence ancf peace, thus confounded in
the toils- which were deliberately spread lor
him, and overwhelmed by the mastering spint
and genius of another ; this man, thus ruined
and undone, and made to play a subordinate"
part in his grand drama of guilt and treason
this man is to be called the principal oilcii
der ;wJii!ejLe by whom he was thus plunged
and steeped in misery, is comparatively inno
cent a mere accessary, bir, neither the hu
man heart nor the human understanding will
bear a perversion so monstrous and absurd ;
so shocking to the soul ; so revolting to rea
son.
Ilv comparing these passages with some of
Lurran s crtm. con. speeches,you will discover
a stronc; similitude, and an evidcut imitation:
though tne A merican orator tails short of his
Irish prototype in picturesque effect and in
f i sr 'tit.
splendor ot painting, i win detain you no
longer. ' Adieu.
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In their deeds of glory, we gaze on tbera as ob
jects more lo be admired than Imitated; while
In the ruin wrought by their lawless passions, we
view them with feelings more nearly allied lo
dread than to detestations-Jo lheakclcbes drawn
from thVTIoraestic circle, re hail our Intimate
acquaintances i the little foibles, the mild and
unobtrysi.TC lirtoes, ancLboldef .faults, all betray
svmvu iiu4u.jjuiw-iB- inemy-ccnainiy ex
cue - our emulation and that wo !o not profit
much br the evil consequences of their failings,
ts.pilaclpally because we are too familiar with
v ron me w3,Kni-ciioi.i3rtxl
Mrstrs. Editors ; It has been truly remarked,
that every ncighlwrhood is in itself a little world.
Self-interest there, as in the more expanded
sphere of public life, exercises the ane pre
dominant inShicnce over the hiimari heart, dis
played in a multitude of amiahlcor malignant
passions, that want but the theatre oj a turbulent
and warring universe to display Honapirtes in
ambition, Arqoid3 in perfidy, and Washingtons in
magnanimity. A delineation ot the glaring
specks, as well as the brilliant points in the prom
inent characters on the stage of life, dpes much
to check evil propensities, and encourage urtu;
ous actions. . picture, oi wnai-is lauuy or
praiseworthy in private character, has less in it to
tttractcbut may iv ive an equally" powerful effect,
since it is brought more immediately home' to
ourselves. -The vices of eminent men are. pub
ic misfortunes ; their virtues pubiic bsiH-fits-
Mc ii t monster of no frightful nit ii,
As to be hated necda but lo be wen :
Uirt een too oft, famiKar wltYhfe'f fatv,
W'c Cnt endure, then pity,' then cubney ron.
l have the desired effect, then, names should
be suppressed, that we may not allege, as an
excuse, the conduct of one in this instance er
ring, but in many others, perhaps, worthy com
mendation. We ere too apt to forgive our ex
cesses, because others have been guilty of the
like, not reflecting we do. not possess those shi
ning qualities that ensure a pardon for a momen
tary eclipse. Titles, therefore, are no object.
Tis not the acquaintance, but the example, of the
individual we arc to shun or to follow. Yet it is
not expected, nor Is It desired, to entirely to met
amorphoio the character us to cludo the discov
ery of the most acute. Disguise the countenance
as you will, soul still beam in the speaking eye,
and the heart still glows on the trembling lip.
All that is wished is so to shade the port nature,
as to make it a pleasing employment to seek
through tlic light coloring Ihcwellknowrr features
of a friend.
Among those held in my mind's eye, for the
purpose expressed in the preceding remarks,
there is a bevy of odd beings living in the neigh
borhood around me, whose good qualities, faults
and foibles 1 intend delineating lor the instruc
tion and amusement of the community. Not
having arrived at that age when 1 could, with
strict justice, be numbered among them, 1 feel
some fear in freely descauting on their charac
ter ; but when I reflect that the worst they can
wish mc, is, that I may be as one of them, a boli
tary, isolated being in the crowd, feeding on
spleen, and drinking the bitter draught oF lonely
existence, I cannot be "deterred from tearing the
curtain aside. Besides, to deprive them even of
a hhadow to ground a murmur on, 1 have deter
mined to commence with myself ; hoping horn
them, as well as from your icdti, candid for
bcanmce when. I am faultysnd. forgiveness for
the mass of egotism that follows.
I have ever thought that man blessed in tem
per who, conscious or his own defects, envies' hot
the want of them in other; and aware of his
many foibles, cun good humoredly join in the
laugh at their expense. I oni one ol those rare
kind of men who, with a tolerable share of the
above happy qualifications, carelessly win my
way through a bustling world, neither so tied to
its pleasures as to depenji on them for happiness,
iw n linked to its misciica as to saciince to
them rav ease, and quiet.; aim: well suiitied, it
the crowd, by a light jostle, arc oateiy leminaea
of mv existence. Friends I have, lis true i at
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least in mv acceptation ol the term. Aiounu
me arc neighbors with whom I can spend an hour,
nay, an evening, in social chat aud conviviality.
Vmt 1 da not mourn that there is not among them
an Achates, for I am r.o .Sneas. ; Friendship of
that exalted kind of which Jinn 'fu-uk, I revere,
yet expect not in real life. It might possibly
have exited in ages generally called fabulous,
but at this time to look for it would be the mud
ncss of infatuation. There is degree of per
lection required in the human system, before tne
inoculation cf friendship will freely take. 'Wiat
perfection in thu agc is, I think.mercly ideal.
Some, may suppose my life has never burnished
incWents calculated to intei est the feelings ot a
friend. What, pray, kind sceptics, are with fou
objects ot coniidencc f rctty intrigues wuu Btuuy
very different from whit -they', arc. With a
father to direct and traln'thc Inf.int mind, every
thing that hope could wish, ambition covet, un i
perseverance win would ha vo been within my
grasrw Fate forbade it; snd I, anuncnrbcd or.
phan, took mj way where fancy pointed, and
paisionled. What Could be expected from a
wild bay, cast among st rangers,. u ha cared not
how he guided his little canoe, tct as it ran not":
foul thcirvcssalsoursr rSonie' years " have'"""
elapsed t-inre I could first pride myself on the
title 44 man ;" and it Is now nrdifficuTt "matter to""
point out the errors of past lifcrond the faults of
present character. In despite of self-love, I can
see them ; and why not tell them? Justice to
thysc who may hereafter, throueh mv mirror.
be held up to the public eye, demands (lie record.
I wince not at the trial. To proceed, then : The
prominent defect In my character, Is its want of
floint. I he desultory manner in which I pursued
the studies assigned me, and the works 1 ulected
for my amusement, have left a vague, confused,
and undefined impression on my mind, that re
collects but by halves, grasps but at interval, and
pourt rays ideas ;;vnd inciients only b'Wl.ight
features. Character certainly depends nv'ich on
mind. In me, thence, the former assimilates to
the latter. 44 Every thing. byft and stuns, yet
nothing long." II jf soldier, half statesman, with
a nupcrficijl knowledge of the principles of nl.
most every employment and profession in life,
my attainments throw no lustre on my owq repu
tation, (for every man understands his calling
better than I do,) add no new. light to tbut already .
experienced ; for I am not master enough of any
to Tcason "without aid." One" great fault (and "
rather a consequence of the defect just men
tionedl is my propensity to day-dreaming. I his
is a flower sprung from the seeds sown by ro
mance. Its fruit is ripening with age, and 1 fear
will only die with the spirits that gav it ideal
body and existence. How difficult, when man,
to eradicate habits formed in ywih ; that have
grown with our growth, and strengthened 'uh
our strength; till, like the instinctive appetite
of our nature, they become uncontrolablc, units
from time to time indulged ! T.Sis, fault as it
is, has become meal and drink to mc.
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IUlits arc soon asimM i but wlirn vie strive
To strip them off, 'tis being flay'd alive cuwrtn..
Of its dangerous effects on weak and romantic
minds; perhaps many of your readers are aware ;
'f its influence over the hopes, and joys, and am
bition of active, real life, none but one who U
indulged in it to the excess that I have, can truly
and feelingly . speak. It is too important and too- -copious
a subject to be included in the bounds of
this piece ; and shall, therefore, be laicjjiside for
some future less busy time. Another defect (in
which I believe I have the general. countenance
of the world) is vanity. I am vain of my little
personal and mental accomplishments, although
conscious of their inferiority to those of many
around me. 44 The scarcity of an article," says
Smith, 44 is what Tenders it valuable, where there
is a demand for it." I leave the application to
others. Pride I have, and that displayed in u
rude and impolite manner ; in a t:old- and fcrbid
ding carriage towards those whom office or prop
erty fix in a higher sphere. My heart isthc seat
of strong passions, though few or none are aware
of it. A continual struggle to control them has
met with success ; and I now bear the reputation
of 44 good-humored, temperate, and 'unfeeling.'"
I hat I possess an evenly temper, I candidly ac
knowledge is owing to strenuous exertion ever
since reason taught me the absurdity and danger
of giving anger full headway. The elements lie
at real, because no power hath, with a master's
hand given them motion The time may yet
come when they may spring into action, a raging
tempest. If tempcraiTc be a virtue, I have causo
to laud mvseif.for my inclination leans to its op
posite. Habit, in this instance, has been called
irvtp aid in checking the pro
a sense of its dcfrradinj? effects, will, I hope,
it in bonds. 44 Unfeeling 1" yes, in one-
females ?I, too. couTd"boasl yeram-odd ciioughhcnsc j My Wars- arc not at my bidding ;
tonhinx mat tavors conterrcn anvu.u w ym
known lothe parties. Hopes of paltry ambition ?
I, too, have been fl ittered by the ignis fatuu
yet foolishly thought it wisdom to conceal it, lest
an ill-natured, wpi Id should Jaugii at my disap
ooM'tm ent.T hiakintr that no mana Secrets t &
so well sectrrrdiirwhen locked iiliwownlpitr
I have carefully avoided trusting iny cares and ,
troubfes.in a bosom friend. True, 1; hare no-
mysteries of my own, no haif-erecung tales ot
others,' to hide froma prying woHdr-liuti-anune
conscious that my foIlyT Conceit and ignorance
have led jne to the commission of many common-place
faults, which would do me no credit
to disclose to any one. The errors that already
trlare to the public eye arc sufficiently numerous,
without'adding one teller to the number. I love
the esteem of friends that are so lenient as to
forcrivethcm, too well to risk the loss by a silly
disclosure of my own shame and disgrace.
I was unfortunate, when young, to lose my par-
entSj and with tpem many prospects in lite cal
culated to flitter, cheer and bless.I.The loss to
me was au.imnovtant one; for I have 110 doubt
that my character, views i:i life, and geheral fca-i
t't: - 'A. action v ut tl:: UMie. ::nvo. ueerj
ana l avoid scenes ot woe, because it grjeves mc
not to be able to alleviate the miseries of tho
wretched. True, I fnake no call on-the sympa
thies of others : my grief is W a more sulkn. un
yielding Jmdjtjo
this suppose heart of marble ? I can feci, though;
1 do not weep. This, isisitartihg assertion to
those who have made their estimate of my char-
ccter by Outward appearances. Tlicy 'dissect the
skin, and tfecide in-triumph that the breast is -
no Want '6f sensibility?' in the heart. Despising
hypocrisy, my language runs into theextrcme of
blunt candor. Hating servility, my independente
verges on haughtiness, and my, manners on-insult.
With little to praise and much to blame,
my character now stands forth prepared to re
ceive with resignation the punishment justice
may assign for its faults, and hoping pardon for
its defcctsd-JSome more might be enumerated,
wererif necessary to complete to minuteness tho
sketch. There is enough to satisfy those who
read with no evil intentions the malignantly cu
rious might look for more. u ,
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