The recorder, or, Lady's and gentleman's miscellany. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1801-1802, 1802-02-27

g rs a,gaA7est5f He leaves the reader toec
Innate the II tative value Of intellect and fan
cy. When Ill tlis has Seen res3,iced r., ~.
Ineligible : 7gusge of common life. we are
informed tina, good fea(e is one tb;cr and
that cioqaenoe IS another, tiiat q.,r.,,;r,av t..
very great ora Tor, 1t the sataIe tiine whso h.
IS talking vcrf re2t noelef.fe. This ,< H..
opinion offhc.S 5 ational lnteNiosncsr >, aud
Il is iroal ilch "A ,ure and profoena .o.o,s -
mead OF critican, that our txethr ar. j., ~,
habit of extracting columns apon coj,nrs
We ihould bes lad 10 earn ,rhat l.indr.f@I,
quence Sc Is, flat ca1 exiR w;,bout ,b. C,D
port OF reaion. The or At orator Of A,ba,,,
VINO, AZ the dittance of two t,oufand years.
continues 20 tt.,nd atthe head OF mis- nroft,J;n,
Isl at the fame time, oree of the clofeA and rnoR
convincing reafone*s in the world. tt is
hct . that ms man excellence canlifts. Try
,oisr,Ee out ihe ioliday of his arguments, and
you mail hardly leave: BIN even Inc fhadow of
, - he great 9.tiiy Cier,o, as
mAuan1 eherf calls hin>,s is equally re-
''ia, .ao'c Tor ths actrtencls of his Arguments.
ana ms dexterty in arranging then. Take
on theie, and his orssionS are not worth read-
ing. 20 eotitl nearer i,ouc, confiiif the.,,c-
9a'es OF ire RiabHond Convention, i; t788
ASoc% a ne t,cee51es of,iie ION OF the Scots
si1..s,oil O. Foys5 cosntys and 3-s,. viii Zee
.NaS' ~ rs oy if cNccis every ot!ier fpeak 2r
~ 'Ne gfaees and art Of eloquence, 70 h. is
eqaai 20 George Maton hin:fslt, in the cor.
te<3ne e and pFa'undityof bis reafonirgs. His
PTeoicfions, cofcernng the confs ouences Of
a1opSing the feferai contribution, are now TO
'' fSao? ara deterve even 10 be ttuded, as
flied pi-'>'J vi
10 fay, tlst eloquence can exif without
'S<'ofi, IS to AZ that the fhadow can exil
"Eh"ut the tpdy, or the branches o. a tree
Without she tank, or the roots OF it. The
c5'tIc N queitan may confult, if he pleales.
NIi'ihf'hanS il.hrIccs, BARS Lectures, or any
''leF commo' book of criticifm; and every
one OF them 9ll tell him that good fenf, *
the very eielFe ard lou, the Priacibiam st
igAs: as ttorac Serms It, O all that is et}in,a-
! p!e IN iitcrarysonpoEtion
! MI Madila has always been REARED as
| enc Of The H'tf able ipea6ers in Compress.
/ e tas 2ooye ccFlniton will deprive aim of
! the pralie q P!oqaence. His GRAVITY never
Wanders irtc Tit. His noliteneis avoids "a
tlr@. re ncyq addrei!es either Tive ailions.
! or ghe fancy He aipires only GO the rany a.
a:i fatc!icotnl!agcnr, delivering his ideag v;tb
/ Sehteei &GtriS, and IN correct and cioyTrt
| lang"age. NV if Mr. Madion is rot an
orator, We fhpld be glad to learn where clio
+! quence c2u he found.
| Mr. Breckenridge himfelf IS, by ,his def
milton e~pares4 fsan, the IN &C csetove, &c.
me criticfays, that he addrellediin err!a
| {'vsir 10 sbs u'rlsrfanding.
| We did not VITA to be 10 particular in
| handling this oitic His remark arc in re-
! a!ity beneath cr1icifn. But we have jcen
| great dea' OF frvolity copied OUT Of him by
! that kind Of editors vic have nothing te CAV
fror therntclvcs. For their Information, as
well as .or thu: of the puJic, VIC wiGh to
| place hiss ~ his proper point of view.
| Ihcie Introductory obier1atiors have cx-
| renJed 10 all unexpected length. On that &C
coanr, We fhail !atpend. until Sasurday next,
! Cur 1oteS upon tie
SPEECH or MIR. MORRIS