Western Times, Volume 2, Number 14, Richmond, Wayne County, 14 June 1833 — Page 2

which it is hard JO believe that in its present form, it required the labor only of a single ■. afternoon. I’hae the voriousexcpllencies of' Scott were gradually exhibiting themselves, 1 like stars above the horizon; in the first in- j sutuce, wefindlrue sentiment, and passages,, of uncommon beauty; then comes theanH mated and varied action* and the fullness of ( his descriptive power reserved *Tor the Lady of the Lake, the most popatar of aU his metrical romances, and the bb* taserv-: iug of its reputation. Its characters arej beautifully drawn, and the story proceeds with uudiiuinished interest to its close* nothing in poetry surpasses the magic beauty of its scenery ; it shows, or. the whole, more inventive skill as well as varied power, than any of his former works. But it is needless to enter into an inquiry respecting the merit of poems, which have been read with admiration wherever the English language is known. Rokeby and the Lord of the Isles were the only remarkable ones which followed; these were distinguished by other traits than’any whidh .preceded them; they exhibited far more variety and precision in their views of character, and greater hurry in toe preparation. Scott ha evidently become in a degree weary of his task, nor was this stall wonderful; he says that he had taught others to use his wqapon as skilfully as himself* a world of #nitators had assumed his dress, and mimicked his voice and air, until he was completely ashamed of his company, pud the world was tired of uie motley train. Another circumstance had for some time prompted him Vo leave the field; this was the appearance of 'Lord Byron in the lists; whose original genius, together with the mystery that hung around him and the charm that rested on the classic scenes ha sung, secured a complete monopoly of the public favor, and left no space for others; but he retreated with a grace, that deserved to -will the honors of the highest victory; and, for from murmuring at the change, pursued the path on which he had already entered and was pop to tread without a rival. The Lord of the Isles and Rokeby were , published after Waverley appeared; so that, before this resolution took complete effect, he had begun his wow and memorable task. < From the time whea be commenced the , publication of bis poems, his wealth had , kept increasing with his reputation; this was a period of his life, which we have (Mused over somewhat hastily ;'hut his condition , In respect to fortune, a blessing to which poetry -is not uniformly found to lead, was, | alt that poet could desire. 'ln his beautiful retreat at Abbotsford, in the midst of a region full of song and legendary tale, he was at leisure to pursue his oyirn inclinations in , his own way; his fame was alreacly beyond the reach of accident; but some secret givings led him to adopt that mystery in regard to his romances at first, which, partial as it always was, kept the world for ever-on the watch to pierce it. He evidently lodked upon Waverley as a hazardous experiment ; and so it was: tor unless he could reform the public taste, already vitiated, there Was no hope for him; the sentimental novels 'hf the day must fly before it, or itself must .perish; and’we H-he knew, thatiheliterature ofliis country had nothing to’Which if could beitkened. There were romances in abundance, but something tnore was wanting. Nobody eeuld’deny to Richardson the praise of just and noble sentiment, and a familiar knowledge of some affections of the heart; nor was this light praise; he was popular in his day, because he was infinitely superior to all who went before him; but his day was long since past; his characters were looked upon as old family .pictures, starched and stiffened in the costume of a century ago; and men had no patience with one who managed a love affair with as many notes and protocols, as a conference on the affairs of Belgium. -Fieldingand Smollett were great in their own sphere, but that sphere assuredly was not high; nothing Could surpass the fidelity of their portraiture of certain modes of social life with which they were familiar; but neither of them had the least conception of poetical romance. With these exceptions, and one or two others, the field was entirely barren; for the sentimental trash of twenty years ago has claim to be remembered; having performed its task of injuring the public taste, it was ready to pass quietly into oblivion, when the hand es a true magician should dissolve the spell. It will not be expected, that we should eater on a-pritical examination of Waverley* mm) the brilliant train which followed it, when we have hardly room to enumerate them all; it would be the offering ofa plea, after the decisive sentence has been passed; though it could new -be done with greater impartiality, than before the hand which created them was celdaud still. The historical romanee-wasindeed of his creation, vuid he stand* responsible for it in character and fome;ifitbe true, as some have said, that he has thrown a false coloring over the severe truth of history, with a view to lead other minds astray, we might stHf admire, -but we could no longer-venture to defend 'him. We know that some have gene so far, as to cliarge him, for his representation of -the Govenanters, with deiiberataand wicked falsehood; but it would be well 'for those who thusaccuse him to eonsider whether, if he TsftatfigfWthe one ahtej-they-aTO not as much so on the other; in -fact, when "we -cannot read of few-ware of Greece and Troy without taking sides, it-ta vain to talk of perfect impartiality in matters nearer to our own day. Oue might as well'believe all the historians of England guilty of deliberate misrepresentation; for no one will deny, that they have shown little mercy to their political or religious foes. He probably gave a true transcript ofbis own impressions and prejudices in regard to the religious nfeett, with which he had to deal, and may

have done them undesigned injustice, though he has certainly invested (Hem with many ' noble qualii iea. Air. Cunningham Baa told . ! us, that the Cameronians acknowledged the 1 fidelity; of the portrait; hut if It were erro- | neous, we should no more think of chaining j him with falsehood, than we should charge , his accusers with the same failing in regard to him. There wqs no motive for it: Scott was not one, who found it necessary to resort to extravagance or caricature; his taste, I if not his moral sense, would have prevented this. When again we are told, that by mingling fancy with fact, aind changing the order iff events, he *has perverted history, and led us in*? error, We at once perceim, that the objection rests on an unfounded theory. There js no such virtue, in a foct or date, as to make it criminal to disregard their order or connexion; a man -may study chronological tables forever, and be no wiser than when he first began. according to the formeTr charge, he perverts history by false views of the influence of events or character, it is a grave offence undoubtedly; hut throwing the rich veil of fancy over the rigid features of historical fact is opt - doing this; it is ouly investing it with a graceful drapery* instead of a deceitful mask. ,'We have no doubt that thousands have been induced to read history,* by the influence df these romances, who would otherwise as soon have sat down to amuse themselves with Coke or Ruler; nor do we think that they have in general complained that the author has deceived them. It would be strauge if he should misrepresent so Weil, as to send his readers to the very spot,Where they may find the means of his conviction. Can any one doubt, that his pictures oflumes 1., of Mary, of Elizabeth, and bf Cromwell, are taken from the life! They go beyond the usual power of history, which gives their likenesses too often with the ioexpres- , sive features of the marble image on their | tombs; while he makes them walk forth .

from the canvas, lika the queen in the Winter's Tale, with all the freshness of reality. The scene of the earliest of his rompnces is laid in Scotland; and for this very' , reason, they are probably the best; -though ' when one is called upon to select the finest , of tfae whole, the chances are, that be will , enumerate a third part of the number. He could hardly fail to share the feeling, which he attributes to the generous Highland outlaw ; though his heart did not shrink, nor his arm wither like fern in the frost, when he lost sight of his native hills; the world had no prospect that could console him for the rocks and cairns, wild as they were, which he saw around him. The characters of those, of which the scene is laid in other countries and other times, aire powerfully drawn, and the action is not less quick and exciting; but '.he moral associations connected with the scenery are wanting, and we are sometimes tempted to look back with the feeling of the dying'chief, to the blue bills of his country. There he was conversing with what he saw and knew; his Antiquary was so true a picture, that it led a friend to the discovery of the secret of the authorship; his characters were welcomed by his countrymen as old acquaintances, as in foct they generally were; Jeanie Deans, a most affecting portrait of unpretending no* blenessof soul, was real; and when Mr. Jarvie assured his brethren of the council, who‘setup their nashgabs at hi m,’ that Rob Roy, saving the misfortune of some folks ■loeiug life by him, and one or two other trifling qualifications, was tan honester in n thanstude on any their shanks, 1 is there any doubt, that he, asd*tiis. worthy father the deacon, were perfectly Veutembered by the aged men df Glasgow? At a later period, he evidently feared that hi* readers had grown weary of the subject; and he therefore left the land of his departed ancestors and living friends, the happy family mansion, to go abroad in others; wherever he went, he found and represented man; but this was a spot, which he could not leave without a sigh. Wherever his scenes are laid, whether io Switzerland or in the Holy Land, man is at work and in action, as he is in the broad highway of life; he appears, not tostistaina character, or ro play a part, but to talk and feeland act like man. The beings whom God had made were good enough for him; you do not find them heralded with pomp and acclamations, nor are you warned beforehand whom and what you are to meet; but you look on and observe them aa they com® and go without restraint; you find them outgust as ifyou encountered them in the daily walks of life, and carry away asdistinctan impression of their dress and every other peculiarity, as if you had just parted frtm'them in the field or in the street. So it is with his descriptions: instead of being sensible that he reads them, -one feels as if he were abroad in the open sky, where every object is distinct and true, and in perfect harmony Wife others; the power of association is at work; he suggests Ihe outline, andfancy finishes the picture; and that picture ia reality and nature, and not a poor resemblance of artificial life.—There is no illusion or extravagance; and to say that such representations are not hapmy in their moral influence' is only to declare, htaf nothing valuable can be learned by the Study of mankind. [To W-cenluNieiL] •i. J

The ‘Philadelphia Inquirer of the 25th uIL, furnishes fee following information: *We yesterday-heard AmosKertdall mentioned as m-candidate for the-next presidency by a zealous and efficient friend of the administration ? The Winchester Rrepublican, says: We. beg leave to nominate the D——l for the vice-presidency, to run on the same ticket with Amos. . ,

, 1 Fitai Ita Richmond Palladium. , £ Ms. e|*tob:--Io the 193d number of your papa-, I discover a communication over the letteriP, and headed ‘‘the prospect before us. 1 * The subject which P has taken up tsof imdofance to the people of the district, and had In treated the subject fairly, these, remarks widM eot have found their way into the columnaof the Palladium. Ibe weight of P’s aigun^nli: loses ita force, and subjerts hiiti to cetsure when the object he wishes lo palm on ike public is discovered. And (here is not, Mr Editor,® subscriber of youtrs so ignorant, but in qn ristpnt can discover that in P’s estimation Mr Smith should be elected 16 congress over cither McCarty or Rarideft. P says, and very justly, that every thug like personal feeling and individual prdalictions should be discarded from our mills, fee. HoW for he has been govi principle in the article batothe readers rs the PalladI do not complain of P for re than the truth, but for not the truth, and thus endeAvorthe people intentionally. He active part Gen. M’Cartv Wo years, he was our repImportant measures, was his nportant measures, was his e United States Bank- Now an error In Gen. McCarty, P wasicorrict in saying so. But if the votes of our representatives in Congress are to he published tithe world, and their evil deeds socarrfulljl remembered, why not accompany tbejehajgp with some palliative—some apohgy ? that perhaps Gen. AlcCarty done some good. It is unknown to Por myself on wbfeh de the nugoniy lies on the bank question. The Indiana legislature endeavored to imtruct their representatives in

Congress; to rapport the bill Tor rtie re-char-teriug of fftq United States Bank* but these instructionß, by way.of resolutions were negatived, and Gen. M’Carty knowing this, tod at least same*pretext for voting as he did. Why did not P if he intutided to*ct or write fairly fnforrft the voters of the flfth-tffofetet ,of other thipgs which Gen. McCarty did! or to say the feast which were during the two y tars he was our representative* Why did lie not inform the readers of the Palladium, thatJn these two years 200,000 dollars wer|i appropriated on the National road in this eta to? Arid instead of the original intention of the department, to expend the appropriation immediately east and west of Indianapolis, jie by his own industry pnd perseverance caused instructions to be sent to the superintendents of this road in Indiana, to have the first appropriation of 100,000 dollars expended in constructing durable bridges across the principal streams, which bridges are now in rapid progression. The appropriatioil of 100,GOO dollars made last winter, is also to be applied to the bridging of the streams,® nd grading tho road through the town of Richmond, which taken altogether make a suin of 7ft or 80,000 dollars in Wayrfe epurtty . Yet P saye his opposition to ihe United States Bank was the only subject that chrimed his attent ion. In addition to the foregoing,® distributing post office ha* been established in the town of Richmond. The advantages resulting from these Appropriations, &c. to the county of Wayne, may be placed to he credit of Gen. McCarty, with as much aptness, as any favor bestowed qn us during the two years Mr Smith was our representative, can be applied to him, and if 1 am not mistaken, during the two years of the latter we find little to praise or to censure. That Mr Smith has been the antiring foiend of Mr Clay I shall not dispute, and kill also admit that Gen. McCarty has been the on wavering friend of President jackson. And w|t ctf this? what does this prove? Shall we make use es an ambassador who has the entire confidence of 4he Executive, or one who feels instructed to oppose almost every measure of the administration* and iodoing so expects to merit the acclamation of his constituents for having fought well ; though in the end entirely vanquished. Air. P did not feel disposed to inform the people that Gen. McCarty voted for Henry Clay’s land bill—that, he opposed nullification—that he went for the Union, and teat anew land office was established in the for west for the accommodation of the citizens of the western wilderness,and also of the bill being passed for seltiug forty, acres lo tto poor man that was not able to buy eighty. Not a word of this does be tell you. tits production taken en matte is,a one sided article, bearing on ihe face of it evident marks of endeavoring to buiid up one man by keeping others out ot view, and intentionally concenling their usefulness. I do not say that Gen. M’Carty has done more than hiadaty, but ttot he has done his duty I feel.warranted in saying, and if diligence, honesty, and perseverance are not to be rewarded the stimulus to good aotion immediately ceases to exist. Mr Pcontrary to my wishes ondeavors to engender party feelings. Tbe terina National republican, Demshould in my opinion be forgotten. Wear® citizens of the sth congressional district, then of Indiana, and then of the United States. Our interests are the same, whether Jackson or Clay is president. 4f Mr Smith's entire devotion to Henry Clay should induce the National Republicans pot to forsakqjum, why I ask should they forsake JndCarty, who has been the people's frwnd, and who has in the district iujured hiiritelf to accommodate P and his neighbors. 11 will'hot detract from thedaims of either at the candidates. I know them well,they Sre friends to the country—they will with slight exceptions pursue the same course. They ha ve established characters in the district. They are foirly before us, aud all they ask is fairness towards themselves, and this the people are in duty bound to extend to them*

X? *V. : I* ijk/ "s* 1 * \ A few more words on local feeljng ands ' didate who lives near us, the’ not so well qualified as other, that five at a distant.The principle is based on the idea that benefits, periiuiSites, foe. obtain* bja repre. sentative, 6re very geaerally confined to his oWP" neighborhood. Witness BrOokvftfo, t "pasaq-w Rariden are men of some talent, ad reputatien as lawyers, but locates h.s foeliogs o Mr. Smith. He seys, Mr. SmlA used every exrtion to have the national road opened on the present location, and then adds, that if local feelings had governed him, why did he aptcarry it his own county. He seys, because he wished to discharge hie duty, without regard to sectional feelings.— Why did nor P inform us, that General M’Carty also used his exertions to prevsnt are-location of the road between Springfietd, CO.) and he line dividing Ohio and Indiana, lest it might change the present route through this county. And why because he wished to diecharge his duty without regard towectjonal —Notwithstanding the Ideal situation of Mr. Rariden, being our fellow, citizen and neighbO*,Sod qualifications of aa order perhaps not interior to either Smith or M’Carty, yet P informs us ha runs without a prospect of success. Though he esteems Mr Rariden and considers him as possessed of talents of a respectable eider, yet it is impossible for him to succeed. This kind of friendship and respect, I can inform Mr. P is quite uopaiitable toa candidate and rather more unsavory than open hostility. Q.

, r . . OFFICIALAppointments by the Preiuicnt of the U. States. Louis McLone, of Delaware, to be Secretary of State, in the placo of Edward Livingston, appointed Minister to France. William J. Duane,of Pennsylvania, to be Secretary of the Treasury, in the place of Louis McLone, appointed Secretary qf State. ■ :. Edwtard Livingston, late of Louisiana, to be Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States to the Court rs His Majesty the King of the French. Thomas Pennant Barton, of Pennsylvania, to be Secretary of the Legation of the U. States at Paris. Death of ike Rev. Rowland Hitt.—By the following paragraph, it will be perceived that the venerable and excellent Sir Rowland llill is no more. We have this day to announce the death of fois popular and excellent clergyman who expired on Thursday afternoon, the 10th of April, at a quarter before 6 o’clock, at his own residence, adjoining his Chapel, Little Charlotte-otreat, Blackfriar’s road, in the 89i h year of his age. The Rev. Mr. Hill’s physical powers had been long in a declining state, but bis intellectual enemies remained almost unimpaired to the last moment of his existence.—He at length sunk under a gradual decay of nature, and died ‘ without a groan. On Monday morning, Aprii 8, he preached for the last time to an ’ immense audience,composed principally of the boys belonging to the Sunday School Union, whom he had been in the habit of addressing on every successive Easter Monday for some years past. —On Tuesday morning he expressed some desire to address the girls connected with the same schools, which was also his accustomed practice; but being very unwell, he was dissuaded from it by his friends, and his assistant, the Rev. Mr. Waite, officiated in his roofe.. During the morning W that day he found H necessary to lie down in his bed, from which he never rose more. His friends, who attended him during his last moments, state that although articulation foiled him, they have no doubt but he was perfectly conscious of every thing transpiring around him until he breathed his last. Thus has did at a good old age, this somewhat eccentric, but much respected and venerable Christain. Richmond, May 29. The remains of Mr.. John Randolph arrived last night, in the Steamboat Patrick Henry, and were carried to Mrs. Duval’s Boarding House, where the funeral service ofthe Episcopal Church was read over them this morning,at ten o’clock, by the Rev. Mr. Lee. According to the request of the deceased, uttered a few weeks sines, this was all the ceremony, he having intimated a wish that no funeral sermon might-be preached over him. The procession started a few minutes after eleven, and was followed by a crowd of people, as for qs the toll gate of Mayo’s bridge. Thirteen minute guns were fired as fee procession set off, by a detachment of ihe Artillery, under the command of Lieut. Hollins, as a token of respect entertained by that Company far the memory of the deceased.—Lieut. Randolph, who arrived last night, joined in the procession. Juba and Johnny, whose names have become classical, and will go down to posterity in indissoluble union with that of their master, formed a conspicuous part of the procession. Our sympathies were deeply affected by the silent and unostentatious grits of the former, down whose cheeks the tears trickled, as he assisted to place (hp remeins of his master in the hearse. Strange as the deceased was known to be in hit humors, capricious m was his temper, & small as his sympathy with mankind might appear to be, he bad yet so contrived to entwine the affections of the poor African around him, that he has probably thought of never existing without him. Cholera in Wheeling. — Many of the citizens of Wheeling have recently fallen

victims to this fatal disease. We learn v,„ belly that the number of deaths on Satur,!. v June Ist, were twenty-five, ft is said ~ rage with unusual fetaiity. In one <u there occurred sixteen new cases of whkh oqly one survived. " COMMUNICATION.' ! For th. Western Tim*sT~ To the people of the sik Covgrmionji District. Gentlemen—Having been for Sotaetime announced as a candidate to represent the people of this district, in the Congress of t| l 9 United States, and having recently deelio. ed a contest for that exalted and responsible station; it remains for me to give to you uj the world, the reasons of my contact... And in doing so, I can only say, that when I became a candidate, I had no right to ei. pact mole than one other candidate upon the field, and against any one , I was willing to coatend. When a third was announced,!), though I clearly saw in it, a blow aimed a myself, yet I believed and stiff believe, if party spirit could be banished from the field, (an event Which I fondly antibipated), that my prospects were not diminished. It wu net, that I apprehended, party waft now have any direct agency on either side, to a very great extent; bat that the attachments and animesUiee it had created in its reign, would still continue to operate upon our judgement in elections, and to mtaence

our choice. Even the array oftattile feeling bet when the other thro candidates* teemed to rekindle and aggravate these party likes and dislikes throughout the district—whether they were real, or merely brought up for effect, Ido net pretend to say. But it is very certain, that each of the gentlemen looked upon the efceiwrif wrMirii; Wayne,-as putting a quietus upon hi# own future prospects of advancement. They seemed mutually bent upon keeping the public mind divided between themselva, and to sustain the tenour of feeling, every cord thatcould be made to vibrate in the human breast, was, in its turn, touched. Bygone days and forgotten transactions wen invoked.—Past services in Congress, about which, I coul i say nothing, were arrayed in gaudy and imposing plumage, end held up for public admiration—and whea neceisarv for effect, the sensibility es party wu waked from ita slumber, and time made to yield from hie sspuldMO, whatever might please their own side and annoy the other. They both professed to be the patrons of Waynecouaty. Each could read a list of favors he had bestowed upon it, while neither could percieve that I, who reside in it, —who expect it to betny grave and the abiding place of my children, had ever given any evidence to the world of my devotion even to itt interests. They appeared to live solely for the good of the people, or f the good of party, as occasion dictated; while /could only say, although very decided in my choice in the presidential electm, that I have served both parties—that my personal and political friends are of both parties— that both have heretofore matte ly confided in me, and that I would not no* place myself in an attitude that any shouß feel h his duty from party considerations# oppose my election; for if elected, I should have felt myself the representative of Ik district, and not that of any great man and the nation, or of any part of the state, orda trict. Ido not wish to be understood n saying, that either the old party question, or the efforts of either of the gentlemen to revive their recollection, have, or will produce any positive effect upon the public mind; but that the likes and dislikes, which were engendered in party warfare yetromain, as a predisposing influence upon tbs people, whenever the same men come upco the carpet, who were identified in fee conflict as fee champions of party. Thisfeelini is common to all xnen and to all parties. I# spirit is contagious—it may be contracted by sympathy, and is always nourished h 1 collision. However indisposed may be the great mass of community to seknowedge ito dominion, yet a few aspirants may give direction to its foil influence, as to pr** 0 * the alternative to those not drawn with*® its shakles of unconditional submission, or a resort to its dicipiine as the ouly means of self preservation. Having duly considered these things*# observed a disposition on the part of some, lo arouse party and (o give them a bearing upon the approaching electro® and being very conscious that 1 had wo no laurels in the party war, I thought ft no< prudent to retire from the contest under tiro fullest conviction, tbata well informed P°P U ’ iation would learn ere the contest was over that the appareut zeal and devotion ofP 1 ' rants to certain men and measures bsv< something of selfishness as well as'pdttj 0 *' ism about it ; and that tlm credit te* C* 9 *