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t I i ' J 7 A, i f, v; I i v. 1 1 J f fi' . i. . "1 - . i ; t . i 1 v. 4 node hi cause couUl have .1?: u - mi w h e re ;t h e y j h a v e -mm w bee 'oh-.d, ii he ground is-elevated and ne i the : crock, and bcucalK any alluvial de i . r . . t 1 . i i . .: t ;km cs ov sii; yritneik aim nyi wiium the Ucre id Iced, (must -for1 the (present remain a subject of jliiloVoVlvicit iticpiiry land speculaTiin. ! At many other mine j.'jliv' k tj limner and. logs it aye nctiij. louuu n ah (I oil tljej slate j formation, together with' a variety of articles, farmed by the jjiatid of ai t. shell a9j Indian pottHy, In di.iiY arrow points, j(tnade: of flint,)' and -pieces ol wood, an Jvjtribus shape t AtieC, L AN'QltlllflljNKW 'MIX Iff -i. A deposit $ miner has) lately- htjrn o- period on theands jdf vM'r Thfriiias Jeans on .Second llroad rh er !in ' this S 'county, tat no L '...and which his beenileased Vy yik Chts. v Hill who has eiupioyed t'. week's past, uik! av foui: hands, lor u -a "en ;2 dwts jier week wprih QU; tln.1 proceeds ui -jour nanus lur i o wee m 20. J -ins mi be uius l-r to.l)ecguie nf of tiu besl in. the.tcoid rei mi I 'It lies Itonlcr- ih,j oti the river and the foltl it'i one of lias be'n ton ud "most abumKi i Us i I i nie'' :lituinels; oil e';tetAini' 1 1 o e; niin:U;ou .. i. . . . y..Y- . k ;o tue ;pi u .em. -wen oi ine rn erj. raMt! Ouaudltes hut e hcvn loun'l I in, ihc .'lijnil. Sv'ltie.-li leads .... i ' - to. tm suppo'sition. that jilote oiliess is coniajued in tne aiu-. f ih'H und o her ri eis in this - ic j'poiv'iuwi I i 4 1 they Ja '..Uiiferous ri'veis qf U I: . . 1. M v similar to the rmany iind S'wit !' 'i. ! t i i;XVAUltANTAlihlvOUTlUCE. ,Cn.iabroN, !Iay .1.1. It ivwith no tit d nia y feel in of of i iftfiu riaiiod that yc learlijand lecoiil e fact, that a vnot'ross and -mij warra stable oui-i raj;e has .tee,ently beenj (ionVmi tet upon tle per'sonalji ltjfitsiand liberty tf one-ol' the ci1 iei)s of this;city. rh r.ircuui sta'icc whidi follow are tateil upon ics- lK'C.f.hle -anil uwiuL'Stlonaule - auinoiuv. Tlu'v t cbte uic ttiicr wuicn i invoive rights jo f e v e r y . c i 1 4 ze f i a nii the pe,rsf)ital.j as sucn, md tin individu ej)eiiden(ly of sympathy for .u ujh'Ji NyJioin.lns outrage tmiUed;c!annot f.Ml tu exi ite . has be. n c(jin tl'ileepost interest n.i the? pulihcj hniud. :Xl iv the case ol .Mejjhensun lepeated - and repeated ,yith ugisravario!),. iiul up (jii 'n.ot ouif own. cnjzens'-fa .tcspccla ' hie .and 'deserving man. I he jlabts allu- . ded lo, are: ; That on Sunday hihi abq'ut 1 o'clock, Mih Jacol Lazarus on Itis! rejurn from 't'nc Eaglj Motel, East J a y to his place ol 'lesidencts .was aries-, '.:trd and -take 11. brcibly-un hoaWi the schr.! Ohio,j whi.iir ' vessvl v'soon '-.hauled from the wharf at w'1iclv she had laid, and aiijChojed in t(he tiran,vhei et he'remai- . r.ijd, in convenience -pf head wintKi lor u' k.vaids of u h Mii's;! ' Eroni.Uu infor- vntLttjin givei usv it ajijtears t.h at Mr. ha z6 i'iv iw av taiken ken on account uf some c- pi p-'eeu(eil in -l!ie city, of ii sti),5tu be . jNt'w tIK. 1 1 AV.S UiMt Uh III' .i ah bail here aihi.itf iiuderstandjliiat- upon a trial ol thievery case, "his honor JiKStr: nc Richard- of' hi'Al decided, that he coiiihl not bt a-M led '.'beyond, the: jurisdiction, of, our Meijsuirs are: in irbijress, and will be air. .vely proscuteci to obtain redress of : f-hU' ilar. J citizens; : lyiih.assl nt irvasioil ol the. rights ol, our nd a fuil si;kemeit of the case on as 'practicable, Uu ; iveu Lo tlic' public LVercury. . t - .. t 1 : lIr. Taylor in his peech in 'of I'eitii'esl'ntjitivesr vn the IV the House nsiqn liiil, 1 read.'ihtHvIIolwin'g kt'ter-front an- did. Rc volutinary -Solditri who he said was I personalis l.t own to n im as a'ii honest, tn- mau A ' "Forty six years, ago" this day, lifeceiT Ved an . i 'i hoiiorai ible ,! iChare from the set uutry. i I tried ftojserve - it viCeUl la 1 1 Ii l'u country y jet wee i tl reer and Ibuh ; ea'r and I should be lot! to .belibve that. bargain for Conres; I ha been industridus; since ihat dnie. - - la more- than? tvteniy years ,1 hsavei .not! I- i" 1 i I ;e yet I must' labor haikl or I c?tnnot;Avith my tittle I arm, tnahe tiu'iwoKiidsof the yeatj meet; 1 havei stood a sentinel. aslnngton's ; habitation mny an jhour. Maiiy a d?y hu bti'n spent in harder ditty than that ofwatclnng lbr s;obpd a rani Con. f.re-s mu.st Ruow ciiav kind ol lUOi ' 4 if, o In scyldtet , vver' paid -dip iir h President JaUsori says,! in the; ivssagji? ypu sent . im'." "t li '-i t t t': I Itii tHfli St rtc tk51 1 ;At Kl, itit iifdebl. i The ( It'ivi'mmdh t ' 4 i 'f'icli. old soldiers are' poor, but, thank 1 t . . I t ' K - jGod, )t beW ii tuaiiK arucut spiriisk l have aiwtiv'i been Shane, it. is in acta 1 renstr;v h? L II- 1 1 l 1 L I " ' . 1 11 ' It tempeija'e, jV hal JiUle pi opertjy I liave, ' main object of it beinir ;to . enforce ! ha i bet&u prptjured by .hard labof, jknd in . proper collection of existing" duties I no other way T: feel the, cfll etii of at'e. . : ! - jVat: Jut'. .' not all of them begiars. I will! not betrlation all Lbnclon shall have s"o ended is of the V . States. - A "re volu i to nit v sol- dii'ilshould scorn ill It is asr unnatural as it wou'd In: to scda worthy father'heg-gi'iA'.of-u soir T hJro arc hundreds! still . living like nii, or prhps mpre worthy. They have been .industrious and tempe- raU-When wo)rkihg lor themlst lves,) land -.y 1 1 1 ! e arc li i e vin g t ht ind e ptndence of our country. Yk a k fQi'JsrieE.MPay us what we lost py bad .'money, and the in terest 01 it, ,-ml my old bones1 need Inoi aqhe so often fronr ha'rd labor. I d hoped President Jackson woiuM have re- 1? .comm'v ded sbinetliiitg belter than an e.xvenyon ol 'ijh'e briSebts of ,tibe peision law to those 'hoare irnab!: o maintain j 1 themselves in comfort, Have not 4 hes r j i vtvoi the wui of independence'- some longer claims upon their country than tfratiiudejand oouniy' cor onei ;i Justiok, Ijcfore President j say give us J.ckon , or any other man talks of n ........... -! iJEFl'liRO. ThO following is a passage: from the a.ble review of Jefferson s v liub- I i s h e d i n t h e i a s t n u m b e r of ti ie North Amerit atiReview. Its tone ciau'iot but lie relished by e cry ifitellignt and dent reader: :- .-i' : V :.) 'Mr. Jefferson's mind partook of ; the character: which he wished to coramum tate to sociejty. His ';-spc(:ulati6iis;: afll manifest a feeling of independence,vhich allowed no authority to restrain himi) m tne inciuiuL'nce oi his tnouchis. it is -re mark able, that he never quotes iheojiiij ion ot any other as the ioundationj or motive of his own . In what ever respect lie held the ri'nlitaiion of the ''l eat - Jt leai tit td, he did nof pay them th3 delerenc e. of receiving thei- behet or tlieir doctrines witliout myestiq-ation ; for there are fancies s-p -extra vagaivt in morals or p;hil- osophy, as not to have received, at scinie period or other, the countenan-c of great names, and to have been allowed oy t sanction to bavs current in society,. Men learn early to jrive up : their unders ah- ding; ahdNrelieve themselves frqm doubt. by reoosinir their confidence on sun ri- ority Education too often, begins dictating to llie. infant intf llect U ha above its comprehension, and, wijih j best, designs on the part of parents is the ir.sii lectors, the youii. arc expected to express -their conviction btlore thtpir 'judgment can be infurmetV Thu is of the ojjeraUons o'' the mind. .Assent is rv &5 i ii a d e lop r e c exl e i n q u i r v, and t h e you n iufvteud ol being wise, are: nlade creau lous... ; vv:::----' '- i M v JefTerson recommends to a young IVieiul and illative a habiilof the mitid which allows" vhe greatest indulfcne to the ; spiruiof research, tempered at the same time by just ap prqhe-n s.iohs ' of e;tf jr or neceii. -a naou wmcn is . canea oy lltoac who pra lice it, ft ee in(iuiry, ;arid by th. se who cn iciini it. ,tret . j hiakinp;. Mr. Ji'lli-riioii h as cettaSuly ex i jresse iiis belief and his doubts dn religious su ject.s. w'thout .restraint. t In disseniiti iV)ni thf opuiion of others w hose pie wisdom -are en lit led to venerations he hi s :iol undertaken to advaneelhils own wii !t the l.iVide or bit tie rness of a sVctakali'-f il e has ;. not'.'t;6iHtescc: I'detl-.lod sgpMc. us sentimeiijis lor lear ot provokiiiy;! o position. no; Das he been ;i ambition s: o obti iitlc (ju the p'iblic in the ;c:q2eeit bf maKinir coiV ei ts. : : i e wish not to caktea'iURU' :wo.M i.t lit worthy, o tlie .wrtiiugs to conceal ti our canu'M',; i:n reviewing ol Air. jem'rsi;!i to attenun ic tact, tli.ai His sejimmeniis on. some -''points oi' lire C!;'ris'tiHn j blijrioti J areE hostile; to our own; n6r is u tq be i.ii fer.rVd; tlar',;b;ecau se a-4 vpdateUhe li "erty ofu if re t ra . ' i e d hscussion-t-feven lee ! iiie-.mosi acreu su iijucts, that" vvc any ( piiiplaifiance for some lof t.fe- bbn; elusions'; to .which he arririi.. Jt is j in di'ssetitin 4V m hiiii ihat we reejor ltiietj a latitude of-in e stiij a t iuH i F h i c h w i I Ii ej vince the yo; (kle.if e of the advcci te. and result in, tlv be't vindication fof the cause. AVhv shoti Id suspend he ex ei c hf o four liijhest facullieb upoi a su jtc.t infiiiiteiij important above all others', and do reli.irm ther 'discredit of suppo sing that, letwe become -3ceptiptj by r"5iuu ? I11 uuietiee wouici recommend ia, quiescent submission of the underotaii diner." : r The bill or regulating the; Col tibn of Duties on Imnorts ' inn !w tie.t'ariir:deUatejtook place in the Houk. Hot Heivresentatives. y was! on the i thf nr. ' dered to a tliiid reading in the Senate. i by so decisive a vote:as to leave no! doubt of its bassinsi: that bod v 'jt' Jn its breleilii t . "4 : J'. : . . 11 T . the tlie There was a rumor on the-19th IV ay, that the next packet from finelaiid iivas expected to bring to the Executive offi- ciallnformation of the resuk'of.M'r.-.Mj: Lane's communications with the British jr-orergn .Minister concerning tje Colo jnial Trade, kc. And upon this rumor there arose a speculution that possibly the arrival of - these despatches imiglit have the effect to j)rolong the term of the present session of Congress It is our irhDression. However, that if the neni l. to invite legislation by the U7 States, ' it is not within the pale of probability that Congress vvoukl, in the short remainder of the present Session, undertake torf act upon a subject, so very important to e very interest of the country of-an adap tation of ou.- la'ws of impost to anytreaty stipulation,' Nat, Intel. i The bill reported on thp 20th hist, in tjie HbUse of Representatives, by .the ti tle oLUa bill o encourage Ship building in the Unit- d States," proposes' an. al lowance to the owner of any vessel of o- yxt twenty tons bjirthen, built, equipped. Jrcpaired, or supplied in the U. SiatQs,6f - . i r i a draw bac'U of the! amount of duties 1 may he hereafter le-l which now u're-or vied 'oh the iron and sail-cleth consumed I in the building, See. qnr the f quantity of hemp and unjhackledflax used in the cor dae-e, cables J and sail cloth, xjnsumed lor the nurooses aioresaiu. wnen manu factured in the L hited btates. provided that no d raw back shall he allowed unless clai rhed w i lliin twentyd ays after com pleting the equipment, fcci that 'no fa- mount oti dnawbacK shall oe-aiioweu on foreign; canvass heyond.the amount of du- tv vv hich thHot eign raw material would nave Dornc riaci it oeen manuiactureu in the United States: and tha no amount of draw back shall be ! allowed less than fiftv drillarsl 'v'l'hfi bill also nrovides' for allowing a drawback) of two cents per - r-i -t - T"-".r-7 r t I pound oti uii cordage ana caoies . maim facttired nAk; jUnited:Statc;; from :.fpr,4 eign ind exported m cbniormity to existing l)ack. laws for the Ijervefit of draw- it is not jprooaoie tpai ;ttn oui win acted uppn jutjthe i present session of Con- j grcss. Information vy as; oh the ?0tfi com municated to the House? of instant, Repre- sentatives that the V . .. . . i . .-. tit' lesideiitof the Uni ted States ias approved and signed the oui to red u;c the duties on. i ea, Apttee, and Cocoa., So that the bi,ll has become a: law.- -,. ! i:fr.'-;-t :;- U ';;: jl; r - ! J It i vn6t yet knowii whether the a Pre- ny; cpneerning his decision upon which J Vhenvhas been: and isj mtich speculation and diversity of opinion. coBiiyruuiCATiONS. FOR THE EX A Mi N EH . 'i: f'FARMERS ARITHMETIC; ' . : chapter i - : i'i I PJIOEITS OF AtlRICULTijREi I If the great Franklin had eve'r iived in the couiuryNN bis- observing eye would have- noticed j and v: iMsj jdicriminating judgment ha .'yje solved (the lollowing dif iicult probleiiis ; 1 : ' .- . . a . jr 1. Fctrme,i;s; ire more imposed on than an otliri elites of the! cbmmuiiyity ; theyi p-y nearly the vhole expense of the State ti o v ernmentj ji re opp ressed by a ! he a vy tariff: a:ndjothepvderous;m G en era 1 CI o vt? pi uient, anxl. by j t h e com imrcial llegulions of,' fdretn hationH ; ijfver have mijch money yet every In dus trio u s, p rticre n t- fa ifiri e;r gioJvvi riic h " 2. The nit chanic receivestliis 75 cents or a dollir a day, yet remains poor : the farmer earns hiu seveiit4n cents a dav. and grows rich ! -:- V ;--.tlli'.;;l-';:,; :. ' 1 : j 3. iNlerchanis,- Phvidiaus,. Lavyeis, uulf i--eie ineir inotisancts per itnuu m and-die poor, : U)ileTfijilie Farnu i scarcely ireceives as iiianV tlii's vA rllrs yet dies rich i -i :? i How f.. -e 'tljic3'e 's t ran g4 rfes u 1 ts prod u cedr k cuts 11 calculations in; dollars, and to account it. : Those who f ia 1 f 1 dteAui " 1 ljrmgie4r thing to4 ,iine siaifaru joi: douars ulj cents; pro liounce ;;j!tri icului to! bil rwjfolly: iiinpro li able, when the fact that nearly all the jtv.eaitn o tnepcountry ihas bpen obtained by agriculture stares them irii the -face:.--In the' opinion of these c;alcilators agri culture is the proper pursuit of such on- ly as have not sense: enou to pursue any lilting else I j i The mischiefs' which sic hlcailcUlations tire doing , iirour country first induced me to call the pubiic aerjtion to .the J'armkrsJi Arithmetic., I3tut11having been more accusiomed;to'h;andling the plough than, the pen, I am altogether unable to do justice to the subject. j" If some abler hand would take it up, dispel the mist how resting oil the subielt and shew us -ciearly.the wiiole truth ot the rnatteivit would do sumcient good -, to '.compensate the labors of the ablest patriot: ' When! the 'mechanic lays diwn his tools and the professional mah;is idle, they are sinking, bjecause their expenses are going on and I" their' profits are siip4iided! Not so the fuii-7ner; while lie sleepSj'his crop growsnd his siock continues to increase, antl when he spends a social evening with his neighbor,;evcry thing Continues to advance ; The iz-wdrsiriwe" shews that the farmergro ws rich by . saving, while o t iers conunue popr byj spending. Others hve first to: make ;!money and then giveit lor meat, drink, dnd raiment, while the tarmer obtains all these at home. If hewants a fat Jamb or pig he has it without loosing, aj day or 'two in tiymg to buy gne. If he wants a new Cuat, the ludusfryoij hiswife supplies it In short M wants: butitwvei'iVwihihffs which ciot; be obtained on hisown farm- Why theii shouidr the farmer ra pine becatkse he has not ihe-mlhn h,.J abroad? or measure his wealth bv r.nm. paring money with thai iof others, give it: all, for5, thinirs which who must he has wit bout buying -Surelv a Far mer may..ivithout a sigh'resign to others the gaudy fabrics of foreign artists, while heu clothed by the labour of the hand thatlsooths his cafes and strews with pleasure his journey .through; life. a Farmer appear in comna- ny genteelly dressed in hbmespurt,Iink of Solomon's description of a good wife i'tni Vinihnnrl It- J.J ? ' i the gates when lje silleth among' the Riders,' and most caardfally do Ifctngratuiate the pos sessor of such a prize, i 4 A.CK i; Pll A N TEU. ens ..a; THE 33XAJniXXr$:iL n i r : TJ- i ,b Th4WashingtonTimes,f hichsprintrs from fie Freeman is Echo, s betore'- us. Tlnepearanc'e d(-:lhei. patter ';is '.hand- Udme Mr. Carnneton, tffe Editor.has avowed hisdeterminationiJnursueanin- deoenilerit course Ve hail the Times as Requisition to he periodical Litera tulebt' - North ..CarplinJ."- i f THE ROAD IVIA Kl NGIPO WEU. Th Bill authorising afsubscription to thrertiVlaysville turn Dike Lomnanv. it will' he seen, has, riassed bdth Houses of Cbngless, and at our lst l t counts onlyfj awaited the signature 61 thfe President to becoMle a law. There hal vbeen some speculation in the 'Newspapers, reshect- etrniatinn in tile probable decision f the Presi hetner he name to the. itiorlbf the Con stVtutih to the full extent lhat has ever beeli lolhtended for. ! We Ire not mena: red tf igive ah opinion! asfto thecourse o Prsident-'J.ac kson 'III' thp , .case-' ; ' but, juldgiig from :his fbriher Ivpirtionst and pfactce!, ye are inclined. tc believed that he- wil istpprpve the jbi 1, aii -with it the priiicMile invplyecl. j! f -; ! r I If we . do not labor uHderii$apprehen siion, Ibe elausejs of tlie Costitution re lied upon, by the jadveyzate of Ihternal Irhprfvement by the Natiinal Govern ment ,are ji hose. granting, pjjlwer. .. to Con- jgfessltor establish lTOt H0:ads' and, to enact Saws tor the promotion of the 'gen eral vjjeljfare., Now tlis.bllrauthorizes a jsublcwption in aid of rdaking a road Irbiii ih to, another piacel likewise; in Kenuckijlxnd so far as vyecxn learrt isj not kiesined to con heck, r become part ofj anyjlthain of im pfovements of the o'ame kicl We are therefore to suppose tht it:ls for the sole bn :e fi ;;pjf :. a p a r t o f t h e $ t a to f'Kent u Ck y , and i tot truly, a national1! vVork', and consequently that its hUcndSj db not rely upon the genera welfare1doctrine for it sup rt unlfessj they it!tend to give as maiy meanings; to tlje wlyds "general well are j as the Chamehonfh&s colors.- lijpw"ands the Mesijibn upn the j first grou.ill- When the framis of the CPn sututlpix vested power in 'Congress to witaUh; Post Roads,!" dill they intend toj; authorize the appropriation of 150,(00 dOllaWtb turnfiikh a Ideal Irbule'for the pUrp'(!sC of conveyingj tht rriail ? We psuW not. puryimpr&ion is that the plyf power! designed tm begran ted. was tat Congress might designate the route on which the mail Should run - iv 1 1( ma"ke turnpikes. roads,' See. for th plirposei The bnlylicase in which 'the exercise of the road-making power is iea,ibe, is when the wo ic is evident ly 'National in its charactei? and design ed to jprojmote the "genera) jelfare," and npt fujj; tHe exclusive benefijjof any parti culaijection of the Union, (f in the pre sent, distance" we believe thjir. " both legs othestoFol" have failed, arid. their places supplied hy the will of a majority of Con- giessin total disregard oi fthe spirit of ine V)usuiuuon. SUNDAY 'jviAlis. It is a favorite hobby with some of the advoateis for the discontinuance of Sab- Datbflails, that their1 opppjients are'.i Jiberal m the consiructiori bf their,; mo tiyesjjthat unwarrantable designs are at tribulhl to them, and abusive latkruaire usd,&cv Now' we ai'e-rey . to adinjt ; that iLUch has; been said kynich had well not have been uttered4P But at the r -f " "l musiiDeialloiea to observe thkt iieirtsidejias ;not ibeenPlivantine': in abusile language, 'andHmikEonstructioii oipndjiys also. For ekample, we refer 1 f rfaqer to an extract fr4m,thtf Rich m n dTele g rap h, In se rled; J bur last pa per a tithe request of a cf respondent, cojnnenthg; upon Col jfinsoh's Re port, in ly-luic.lv -lhi ; (jdlorrlfs : name -is, wi fhdt'rauch regard to ttlce, thrust tne jounv; company oi r annivv nghfana p .prpei'ytes j 'WitH; djtre:thiit has- her in . Pp t j aril article .onfj tli other side, whicniia;y be foundibhuliej first page of this dafr's (paper, to; vyhich'fe invite at tenjtionl j tSVe can do Ith! wjilri more! pro pribty, j prij account of thU tefiiper and j ust semimnt$ contained in )t: I f - iVje jbeijceiye that at ia melting of the Societ for the observancel $f ; the Sab bath, iff tle City of Kew If rk," a reso lutjon ras offVred tq encoiifage- the fbr pationof auxiliaries' throughout the U. States, and to raise funds foHthe purppse of mp'loying; agents, td faf(her the bb jec cf jstopplng the mail oil Sunday. iy januiicoiTecc juagmnt j may not be formedj jof Cob: J and! hiMReport; we have sllected from the NewJV J'' i- NATIVE TALENT. . The proneness of the heart' to icalor. sy of another's: fame, and that inWir nrinciple of the mind, that raiders if ! impossible fot Jiumari nature ?tc awanf the meea ot praise xo unassumiui; men'' wnicn snouiu auvaysutne rewari ot rno.j dest and", retiring genius, arc the. great obstacles with which the -really desei vin - ix:ei wiui in uicu abteni oi inc ,moij-,i oflitiarv,fanfe. f He wpo seeksi jtreTcj-.! merit in literature, or desires to firure asa popular writer,- must eithet In' if; lhe possession of the '.mpst tommaiuiiiv fWwers''"'o-m'infIif and capacity: to forcV. a passage t the summit of .eminence, or assume a standing beher siihed to his taetits, and by mihisUring- tortlve paW sions of rrit n obtain the; amlausc of the , ignorant and theapprobaiion of .the i- ' cikis,of tJst?er-:The. former character isr ; oil svhich is rarely met with, and many Wio i are blessed with splendid genius,' are. p-ermUted td sink to the lomb uhhonof ed, and ther merits u nappreciated J ; Tjie posthumous honors bestowed upon tlteir works,1 it is. tru; , t arc calculated to atjach celebrity to their liames, hut is a w aided when their hearts are cold" be- neath the sod, aid not susceptible of one emotion of pleasure, or a" single feelitisr . oi, gratincaiion at tne honi-age paid to uivir acquiremenis. f ne latter descrip. tion of authors abound' in 'every couiftrv dtid the most striking portion of thir Blpgi aphy is the unsubstantial adulation and; fulsome applause, bestowed upon . iiiem during their brief careef, obtaiited either by the exciiement of the times, or purchased of the unprincipled re v i ev which inunpate the reading comninHv" aid Corrupt! pulic'taste. These resuits are the consequence: :of the strong pre judices 7 of riSen, and the lolhness -with which they -equite the efibrts of unpre-" tehding talejits. While genuine genius is ii tTtillered tb repine inHlie hepek'ssness , of heglect,.he blustering literary pre tender, is blazoiieu before the world ast ; one deserving the most ele vated niche ia the temple of Janie, by the hireling scrib- ' blei jf lulspme pti.ffV, yho praise or cpri-,: demn in proportion to the .arnoji.nt of 't he fee given. The publiciis thus'dlied in to the belief ihl the iroductioriblof these authors are really meritorious until orne-v ! honest critic shall draw the veil, and. X- t 1:1'." - ! ' J m ' C pose, the .-naked detorinity of their unwor thinessV ' ' " v , - i - - riSuch being the disposition of men, dtvcl j1; suciithe impediments tb eminence, 'H is p : not to be Wondered at, W hen we se'evtne stream of. native talent flowing fjom iisl" ' pure and unalloyed fouita.iu into the. voi- - ff tex which is ready to engulph it and ' , w-LereKits imbibed; corruption wiil be Ii pore lpudedNttan- its originaf puiitv: ; f; Iany authorsi possessing ieniu-i-wiUck V h uctu iu uceir projiwriy tqp c teil, w as cal culaied to. elevate "the character of Wr Country in the literary wcjld, have fol lowed the phantom of popuiai yurc to their own deslructiph or, being. tad. ; H- ! ':8V;4 ;way to theimpui3e, have been suttered to pss off loiobliMou, dfs- J gusted with! theii .'ractj aitd carfcless of ':heir.lame. 1' -'"-,'-:"" ; -.; ' i'i .. ' ': i; ' Itwa not puripurpose to discuss tne I aste of the: literary community,,, upon, which we'ihave digressed, but to Veniuj k upon thef apparent disposition of men, ' to deny to those of nipdevate jenckt.- -menu the possession pi--the least degree of geni4s,,and.to tear frbm them the por tion of merit, to whith they! are justly . entitled. If & man has ndtngred:in the , world as a viriler, this fact is assumed as'v sufficient'reason to decry his p:,du tior:v as ;worthIess and he is branded -with, tho : opprobrious epithet df plaigvi ist uC i c barged with the guilt either of embodv- ' ing the sentiments ot others in his xyvU tings,' or palming the effusions .ot abler " minds u pon the. public as his own..' To one of sensitive feelings, there is noiliing; ' better, calculated to wound the spirit and repress the aspirations pf a laudable am bition to excel, than to- attempt, by the breath of unjust censure and m is re pre- seiitation,; to. destroy his pretensions to . the possession ofsome5 share of talenrs. It is the most eflect.iral method of paraly- ' zing effort-and nipping j in the bud the flower fWliich is just raising itsJ gentle . heacl to the genial tays of the sun, which, were it( fostered with kindnessvimight gerpiin ate arid gro w into the vigor'of maj turityj and add another star to tlie -con- ' stellation of bur national literature. 1 i Of the brilliant ornaments in'the- vf. rpus. departments'; of learning we find ; utauy. bpMngMig.irom tne humble walks ' pf hit.; atid yet more .would have been ushered .into consequence, butfor the- un-': it:eung:recepnon met with from) those Who undertake to govern public taste:' ! Franklin, fHe;nry, -Shermanand otjiers owe their elevation,' and the veneratioiv r with which their merited fame is (held, ' as much, perhaps, tof the peculiar time and ciraumstances attending the - first -buddings of their geniui, as to thesb'eri dor of their talents and -their great pow- ? ersof mind, j Yet with. these glorious re-' suits of a generous and fostering care of -dawning intellect,' the present age seems -to disregard the precedent, and td! cling ' with pertinacity to the favorite hjetero-1 doxy, that talents are not to be melwith ' but among the Scotts, the Coopersand. others eouallyweil known to fame, k An,i j indeed it is too bftenljthe case, vthaTyo (wait for'the sigrialstd be-givenfrorh ths. II i - 3 r V: 1 1 .If ;i'-J f't f. i ' i ! ? : 1-. ! r -: .' i : -j :.. ' .'. . - ' -! -:v':. -.v- o f : J -i ; 4 - . I .r ':-"l-1:--iWl !---. -n:
Oxford Examiner (Oxford, N.C.)
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