Norfolk gazette and publick ledger — Norfolk [Va.], 1810-06-25 00:00:00, page 2

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COM MUNI tJ ATION.
. Pa r*x«-»-Th* engagement of this young
*1 our Theatre, tlom tbit evening
^Eircunutaorr* have heretofore prevented us from
notiring «b»* rtftroordinary young' man, whoar
fttyffttjtttt. h%» |jttiu4 equal aktinmhatrat
mwpfwlight. The different characters in which
kf haa peifiiTnied, although not tonally suited
to. M« parsinlr ami powers,. have furnished op
portunities of displaying the variety and extent
of hie talents.
Uaaitr Ptgns appear! when is private company
to be between seventeen and eighteen years old ; on
the stage be appears |o b older, ami this appear
M produced by bis performance, from whirh
w’e are disposed to doubt ths evidence of fan.
for we are astonished, and deetu it incredible thio
•urbastripling should have hern brought to a point
of diSc^ne, that rivals the greatest masters oi
the isJRRi)ir«l dHportmint of the art. He is not
0# tail as youths of his age usually are, but this dr
Jsct be either is not trouble n(, or deems it unim
portent, for he does not add to hrs'hefght by the
of dress. His countenance cannot be suppoe
•d to be marked by those deep lines of thought
which w*? *xpm ia mvtnrtr njjt—U is, however,
(highly prepos**»*iog, and expressive. Matter
tread* the stag* with confidence and »a*r, at
the mom* time with modify, without embarrass
ment, with dignity, without ostentation. Thevemti
' onsin bis step from She majestieb strut,to the quirk
step of harry end alarm, and the ahrnpt start are
•taking—Jn hit sitilgdes, he is bold, and grart
fill,‘end rbrrects some defects in bis person, Hit
aetioo it Sometime* redundant, into which be is
hurried by the ardour of youth, the unpremrdi
Uted effect of his feelings.
Hit voice cannot be supposed to possess those
•harp tooes which ere requisite to express the
Stronger passions, it is, however, sweet, uncommon
ly clear; and harmonious—his articulation is die
jJWt. though Serhetim's - in sympathy with his
action, hie delivery becomes too rapid. Time,
and observation wifi correct these slight de
fects, which srarccly.appear as such, when the
causes are ronsidered. It has been observed by
some, that the changes in master Payne's voire are
too sudden, passing from the solemn, to the ironi
cal, from the plaintive and serious to the light and
careless-—we did nut observe this defert. it is in
whet ts called the bye play, th.it young Payne ex
rclle, end in who h we should have expected to have
foundhji»defective, considering that he would not
he wholly exempt from the thoughtlessness aad in
attention of yoet1*, wl' n not immediately. orcupi
<d—not to. lie is entirely ahtnibed ip the busings
of tbs play. Listens with attention to wh^t is ad
dressed to himself and others—there is no empty,
vacant stare while dthyrs arc speaking, < r whet is
Worse, roqueting with th* boxes—he ts natural, and
wbat w passing appears to produce the effect
l|«pw» his feelings, which the same situation in
Mai life might be expected to produce. With
'tSk'prompter he bat no acquaintance, and lh<
oply lipowlcdgt that he app. a>» to have of the ex
' of such a perion, i« when others requires his
‘ aid—on such occasions his anxiety is very evident.
Tbu limit* to which this conitnuniratioD must
,,,bt fotfiped do not permit s ctitical and comparative
' fnylyeia of the performant;* of the differ* ot parts
’ ■ i he b«s»*pre»ented on oar boards; th* writer
ff*B bins in very character but in that ol
flla. andUhids it difBroll to say in which he most
^ ^ Itcanoot be expected that every charar
t been personated with equal judgment, and
i»r even that any one was equally well
1 win ainerenre win appear f renter in pro.
» to the artnr'a inexperience. If jD Bny par.
scenes Master Paine has been defective, ha
ruin to,,burst from beneath the vioud, resume
irae with splendour, astonishing and delitht.
dlrrijajstiMy demanding the just arknowlHg
Virgr«Ht t«1 nts, bit nit* judgment undex
' f*«fing—lb« was particularly discoverable
performance of Douglas, Hamlet, and Orta
la tba&at* Ida nurmtioa uL haw be acquired
owledg* of mdrtHrj tactirks, was the hist fa
la impression, made upon his audience, aad
*»k»did Course of perform
ejkiclt .temspjjfljud only in thefeath.of U»wg
|tl^jfcft;»l(i'iU*VWe«fa:'were those with
ntoth*#— to his Octuvian, he was
^Hjj^urrect, than in either of the other
yioraathe. ard that
gowert wera cur
any .Men, wttif h «*o gmrnes prepoa
P^Uaw«eiBt»rt«ifal,;ifg4 ahuh io;at.
|gb*aMil* w» fear that #«*}« i*ur.
.UMfeboUrty efthe VmK. A liberal and »n M
lightened min merrily, owe il to their out taste a no
judgment, t® reward merit so rare and eitraordioa
ry. H.« youthful mind, wilt receive the smJrs ol the
publirk, with doe sensibility, as the reward of the
past and the inducement to future exertions.
Il' it were proper that any notire should be ta
bes of Master Payne, lot what arises not of h;s?
professional character, be would appear as amiable
in resl life, as he is admirable and astonishing in
the fictions of the drama.
Mr. Editor,
A» you are an admirer of our young Roscius I
Send you the following lines, ivbub you may pub
lish if they please you.
TO MASTER PAYNE.
Let bypermties blame thy voire and form,
And rry, “ H's leg’s too large-he whines—lit can
41 not storm —
“ He’s quite too young—bis stature is too low—
‘ And bis best attitudi-s are but—so so.”
vTive me thy melting and thy ktndlirg eye,
I by ton* vehement, thy impassioned sigh,
Thy artion always suited to the word,
Just emphasis, and radt ore dearly heard;
Thy strong conrepiion of the authors thought,
And that quirk feeling which rannot be taught;
Thy proper pause, deiivrry distinct,
Thy well tim’d calmness, and thy rage succinct.
While carping envy srans thy few defects,
And holds the mirror up, hut not corrects,
I'll range mv6elfon truth and nature’s side,
And faults will palliate which I cannot hide.
Sweet youth ! let not the multitude’s applause
Eer make thee over-art; thou bast no cause
To bar judicious censure, whilst thy hand^
True to thy tongue, is under strict command :
Combin'd with rapid gestures, graceful ease,
The eye of taste will never fail to please.
Farewell! I am not skill’d in flatt’ry’s ways—
Thu-' ill express'd, I give the honest praise.
A LOVER OF MERIT.
Sunday night, June 2d, 1810.
MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATURE.
4K&VER 0~ THE tEKATE TO THE GOVERNOUh’s
SPEECH.
J/uy it please your txcellency—
On the first meeting of the several branches of
the government, thu senate respectfully recognize,
iu the person the chief magistrate of Massachu
setts, the man who so eminently contributed, hy Ins
revolutionary services, toesuhluh the independence,
and secure the p.-ace and prosperity of our country.
The seal aiid fidelity with which these services were
rendered, afford to us a pledge, that in discharging
theduliesof the high and honourable trust roru
muted to you by the suffrages of a majority of the
people, your excellency will he uninfluenced by the
sinister suggestions of party spirit, hut will beguid
rj i.y a sincere end single-regard to the great inte
rests ol the whole commonwealth.
This confidence is strengthened by the reflection,
that during the rbufiict which for many years ties
agitated almost every portion of our community,
your i *i elleucy has b<en aloof from the scene of
contention, and we trust, therefore, has advanced
to the chair of government, unbiassed by those
passions and prejudices, which are in some degree
common to nil who have been actively engaged iu
the warfare of political opinion.
Experience, m every Hge and eonntry, has ton fa
tally evinced the troth of the position, that the
measures, and not the professions of rulers, furnish
the standard, by which to determine their claim to
the gratitude of the people. While, therefore, the
senate proffers to your excellency a liberal degree of
confidence, and receive, with unfeigned pleasure,
your assurances of impartiality in the administrati
on of our public affairs, they look forward with still
greater pleasure, to the period when a strict and un
devuting aiiher< nee to these professions, shall leave
ensured to you the richest reward of aa “upright
and honourable” mind, “the happiness of consci
ous rectitude,” «Bd the universal “ approbation and
esteem" of y»u> fellowntijeRS.
in Uie measures pursued by your immediate pre
decessor, we have witnessed a scrupulous regard to
the prnieipJes avowed at the commencement of his
Hiiini'nistrat-oti, and in this leaped, we con&deully
hope your excellency will not be surpassed l.y any
« hn have gone befoie you in the executive departs
uunt.
With the most since*; and perfect cordiality, we
reciprocate y >ur excellency's expulsions of solici
tude lor the preservation uf Ibat spirit of union,
which is the *• vital principle of liberty and
which is as rsscnUu) to the security of our political
institutions, as is the power of atliaction to the
harmony of the planetary system. An indissolu
t<‘< union among the stales, who are parties to the
' gie.it patioua) compact, we consider as not less ia-.
| dispensable to nur peace ;md prosperity, than an
j unity of sent munt and action among the people, to
the defence of li e liberties secured to them by their
constitution. The man who shall insidiously plot
a subvvi sion uf this coinpai I, or shall serrelly iniusr
into the public mind, a spirit «f discord sod. duu
niott, whatever may be hu preiensioos of pslnu
twin, it is atlempliug to demuU^r the fabric of oar
puidic prosperity,<jnd merits ihpjdttrsialiun and ab
borence of hi* country. T-'
However alarming may have been the indications
of irreconcilable division, among the people of the
United State*, yet see itre not without Imps, that
the neyrer approach of impending danger, ,would
‘find them united with a single heart, to repel tvery
' fbreigueiic roaehmentjrgRVhvir liberty god in dr pen
rdehcei' However portrpfiooe may have been the
s.
seres may yet place us beyoad the rea&itf deoger.
tegfitjr and fidelity to the constitution, thus
df, who are worthy tojbe united, in the great work
of poll lira! reformation. . ^
At a crisis not lets alarming than the guwsent,
when t missanes Iroru abroad were secretly Ttnpel
ling a» to take a part in their contentions, when in
fringements of nor neutral rights were nut less fre
quent nor outrageous than at tile present moment,
the administration of Washington preserved our
nru'.intiiy and rescued os from the vortex, which
threat'ite;! to overwhelm oor national independence.
While, therefore, his precepts and his example arc
continued to us for our future guidan.ee and directi
on, our safety can only be rndaugei ed hy the per
verseness of uni rulers, or the blind and senseless
iHtatuiitinn oi the people. His name is written, as
the rainbow in the cloud, tor remind ns that the
doubled waters have subsided at his mainland, ar»|
m a token that an imitation of his virtues, and a
everenre lor Ins example, will, at all times, bound
the lury of the surrounding tempest, and assuage
oe billows of internal Union.
But i| •* domestic prejudices and animosities'*
ue fostered by the “ invisible band of foreign influ
it our nutiana) dignity shall be forgotten, in
• “ deep-rooted” jealousy of one nation, or ait ex
essive partiality tor another : [if we are datzledLv
spuixiKj Mtchi&viiieols of ibe prvvdoppressors of
the nations, mid lose sight ol that boundless and in
ordinate ambition, which is their most powerful, if
not their only motive ol action; if we are regard
less of their unp.irallelled aggressions, and indiffer
ent to the atrocities by which turn objects ore pro
moted— hy such a course we shall become auxiliary
to their schemes ol usurped dominion, and eventlul
ly contribute to the subjugation and slavery of our
•>wn coufitiy. Shall we not, then, be prompted by
the principles of self-preservation, to watch the mo
t’ons, that we nmy shun the influence of those over
grown powers, who, forgetful of thtir true “ digni
ty and honour,” have “ immortalized tbeir lame,
not by recording it on the brilliant pages ol rllustii
ous philanthropists, on the durable annals id the
great, the good, the CiorJ like benefactors of man—
but oil the sorrowful tombs ol slaughtered millions,
on the desolate rains of mourniul principalities,
kingdoms, and en:pii*s."J
We accord with your excellency in the opinion,
that the present condition ol Eu/ope, indicates tin
indetinuive Cuniinuanrr of a war, which has become
necessary to the existence of one of the belligerents,
and, probably, to the future safety of the whole ci
vilized world.
During ibis unprecedented struggle, it is the du
ty of the government to pieserve en honest and im
partial neutrality, so fir as it can be maintained,
without hazarding our national safety and indepen
dence, But as past events afford us loo much rea
son to apprehend that such a position cannot be
long supported against the unceasing efforts of the
combatants, to force us intoa participation of their
dangeisanJ distresses, we most cordially unite with
your excellency in the opinion, that sound policy,
and even ordinary discretion, demand of our gov
eminent vigorous and active prepan.-.ions for a
state of open hostilities with one of the belligerent
j powers such a course is the more obviously ne
cessary, inasmuch, as we have been admonished
by most afflictive experience, tbst, in this conflict
of extermination, even peace is but a state of war
fire in disguise; and that the rights of neutrality,
(occasionally violated by both the contending pro
ties ;) ar-, at length, avowedly subjected to the
arbitrary will of a government, whirh acknowledg
es no other rule ol action, than that every aation
shall be subservient to the conquest of its enemies,
and the unlimited extension of its power.
We most cheerfully concur in the sentiment of
your excellency, that » husbandry and commerce
are the two great pilldrs ol the commonwealth,
and that not a right of either ought in be invaded
or impuhed, whilst she, in subordination to the ge
neral government, has an arm to protect them.”
The distress we have endured from the suspension
of the one, and the consequent depression of the
other, admonish us, that, as w e runout long exist
without the “ aid” of these “ natural allies” even
war, with a]) its calamities, is to bv preferred to
a permanent abandonment of cither.
I he embarrassments which have resulted from
the unprotected slate of our commerce, during the
present war in Europe, and which, at different pe
nods, have driven us lothevery verge of open hos
lilities with both the belligerents, cannot, we be
lieve, have left a “ solitary'doubt,” in the mind of
any sincere and intelligent fiiend of his country,
that a system of maritime defence will be our only
efficient security against the future insults and as- ]
gressions 01 coniMifimo nations.
'J he senate are deeply impressed with the impor
tanreof rendering every pussiiile facility to the pro
motion of military discipline. Our pacific policy ha
ving provided no other system of national defence,
the existing state of things, imperiously demands of
us, at the present moment, more than ordinary at
tention to the organisation, equipment, and disci
pline of the militia, and your excellency may rest
assured of our jealous co-operation in any practica
ble measures which may he suggested lor that pur
pose.
The alarrity with which the legislature of Mas
sarhueelts have, at all tunes, contributed to the ad
vancement of •• religion, literature, morality and
the social virtues,” will, wt trust, be deemed a suf
ficient pledge, to your excellency, that during the
preseul year, the senate will nut be unmindful of
these primary duties, and that their attention will
be unremittingly directed to these most important
and essential interests of ghc commonwealth.
As our collective and individul happiness rests,
almost exclusively on the support of religious and
literary inaSiUtuma. the .mate will'he prompted at
all Hines, Liy a sense of persona! »s well aspfficial du
ty, to regard them as the objects of their first sod
most solsnm consideration.
So far as "Industry and economy” applied to tbs
extension of useful manufactures, require the stimu
legislative patronage, we shall, at all times,
be ready to concur, witfc the other branches of the
government, in appropriate measuiea ‘fur tfcsir en
towagemenlandrewpid. ^
T^rj j|^sk.anuy tend )n diminish our
““ “ittsur, is a laudable effort
,th* present condition of the
'Uniat to the fosiding aid of
«i»g. polijif*l,ctviHiid ftligiqujS," ytbir^,„„
many peril* and disasters, htve bew yet Conti,
lo os by a kind and iiid«4||et providrnft.
a firria but bumble reiianeirVm the. J
lection of Heaven, they hijratfive tof
a*surnnrej, of a cordial support in every ejver-'
lion fu advance the best inteltfcs of tbetr consti.iu
enis, and to offer their invent prayers, that your ex
cellency'* administration may conduce to your indi
vidual honour and bapioess, and to the digmty, oj.
dcr and tranquility of I lie Yarmiimi wealth. ’
NOTE.
The following paragraph, zihkt appeared in the align
nal report ij this unsktr, vus struck out by the
Senate, and the uoid.s inchsed ;n brackets, in the
9th paragraph, substituted in Hereof it.
It we are dazzled by tire splendid achievement*
of a mighty conqueror, and lose sighf of that
boundless and inordinate ambition, which i* hi* *.
vowed, and almost only motive of action ; *if we aye
regardless of Lis unparalleled accumulation of po.v.
tr, and indifferent to the atrocities by which hit
conquests are extended, by such a course we shall
become auxiliary to his Scheme of universal domi
nation, and eventually contribute to the subjugati
on and slavery of our country. Shall we nm, then,
he prompted, by. the spirit of self preservation, to
watch the revolutions, that we may shun the nrKlt
ol this baleful conrel, which now sweeps over tfie
face of the earth, and, while it dazzles by its
splendour, carries death and rum and desolation in
its train.
Tk New York, Jane 19.
ihe eye of rommerce is now particularly directed
to the advices which arrives from any of ihe po'iia
undt:r the mflurhre of his Napoleon majesty, nrid,
wheibti the news is good, had, or indifferent, it i*
interesting.
As tar as respects the American property at the
port ol Tonniogen, we are enabled to state, on the
authority of captain Berry and his passengers, that,
as late as the 7th of last month, no recent change
had tak-n pi-ire relative to the.sequestration of our
property-— loured, it w»s the opinion ofm.iny, that
no general seizure wr.s likely to occur.
Captain Berry informs, that when he sailed,;» re
port was current, that it was expected Buon -parte
wou d shortly allow exportations from Tonmngen
to Hamburg ; and it was also supposed a free trad*
between Jonniugtn and A Ilona would soon take
place.
fbe market at Tonniogen was glutted, and thu
pnres were not flattering.
Captain Endicott, who arriv'd here yesterday,
SHilfd irotn Lisbon on the 8ib ult. at whirh tune,
the British and Portuguese annus remained on the
frontiers, and it was said a large French army was
approaching-—a battle was dally expeettd. The
British army consisted of 19,000 men, aud the. IV
tugufse of 40,000.
The hon. Mr. Jackson and his lady, on Sunday
returned to this city from Boston.
Sir J. B. Warren, in the Swiftsure, with four fri
gates, have arrived at Halifax Irom Bermuda. The
Cleopartra had sent into Halifax a French --orvftte
of 32 guns, with a valuable Cargo, from the Isle of
t rance for Bordeaux
Bostoiv June If?.
FROM SOUTH OF SPAIN. !
“ Tarragona, March 24.—There are in the vici
nity ot this place a Frtuch army of about 20,600,
and a Spanish force of 30,000 to oppose tl eiu.. 1 he
French have a strong park of siege artillery, and
probibly will try ifj effect oa our city which is
strong by »rt and natun, and if well d< f n trri, and
supplied, cun withstand a six iu nths siege."
Trim a Ltmdon Paper.
LEGISLATIVE BIOGRAPHY.
MEMOIRS OF SIR FRAtf CIS BURDETT, BART. M. B.
iOR THE CITY Of WESTMINETER.
■■ • AH have rause to smile,
But such as to themselves that cause deny.
Our fruits are at the bottom of our p.dns;
F.nour tn acts or judgment, is the source
Of endless sorrow.” . '*
Sir Frpncis commenced his political carper in
representing Borough-Bridge iu Yorkshire, wjiich
is known to be theproptriy oi the duke of Newcas
tle. On this occasion he was ihe colleague of'the
present lord chancellor. 'X he line o( politics he pur
sued, and the boldness of his ‘eniinit nts sir. various
subjects, particularly on what is aptly called. “ Hot
leu boroughs,” gave rise to an enquiry at once, bo
uoniable to the then Mr. Burden Jones, aud useiulto
the course of civil liberty : it was whether be, iu
pursuing the dictates of his own.conscience, bad
acted honourably towards his supposed patron, or
deceived him by voting eontt ary to his view*.' The
disgraceful system of borough representing is too
well known to he described here, and if members do
not bold themselves bound lu follow the dictates of
| their Constituents on all occasions, but to act as ra
tional nnd conscientious men, surely the owners of
boroughs can i lamt no more thaii other electors.—
But, leaving this point as foreign to our piesent pur
pose, there is no part ol sir Francis’s condui t mi
which we can so cheerfully bestoyi unqualified *p
| probation, as his uniform and pointed ce.itore of
• Kolien boroughs.” ’1 h»> are uni quime ally e.
wrong those evils which exist by usage, and which
lisage Jras consecrated to a certain degree into a
right or prerogative ol some estates. Strange as it
may'appear, this is the fan, and before they can te
abolished, they must be purchased by the state, and
thus will meg be pai,d to prevent them from doinn
>vil! .. ■;#? *
The first and last great object of this indepen
dent senator has been^he state of the bouse.of ebr
jecUon for the county of Middlesex. It would ap
pear extraordinary, that a prison earned-for the
reformation of the wicked, bail* and regulated pre
cisely on th^ plan proposed by e men whose con
dgrt through life has identified him with^ benevo
lent*, under the epithet of ** ihq Benevolent flow
sh,r>uld betheV«ryfir*t;iti ftri&n ip incur
Ik* teosweof the patriot, and the execration bf&be
philanthropist.' Su<*Jj, however, is tfcecii?,' and
m