Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1804-02-25
C0LUMBUS....No. '.
Our remedies of in ourtelves do lie,
Which. we a.cribc to HEAVIER. SgAxEsPEA


SOME time iircc, Columbus received the fol.
lowing epl!e from female CORRESPONDENT. AT
the lime it was received, his mind was 70 much
engaged inimpo,isnt reledrches, hat be was una.
bic 70 be.iow tic attentionit deferves Thinking it
may be uieful TO his fellow mottals. he has at
le1eth given il place among his numbers.
To COLUMBUS
Beloved sal revsrsd FISH,
AITHO' j, is poffble ycu may not he the real fpirit
Ct the immortal Columbus, fill am fully convinced you
are no evil pirt Who unoer the ipeeious veil OF this
,mmcrtaI name art .iitatDg attempt to ini cor
rupr ana iprious principles in the pubie mind On the
ether hand. truh you are endeavongto promote the
laudab d. ign in which you apparently have ventsred
20 emba,x -tha of reforming the mind and manners
Your introductory pumher having made favorable inn
7refon on my mind, impatient for the appearance
If your iecond. The days never longer IN nd-iam
than in the nteriun. Saturday at Taft arrived, and
lad the plcs6ng fa,isfa sion of enjoying rcpa truly
sYplicabe my u alton. and ccncordant with my len
t,ncn,s. All Who have naked in any degree with man
kind can bear te1moay OF the mournfu' truth Of yonr
remarks In iome OF my acquaintance they have produ-
ced reformation quite apparent in others. very sar-
ina Even NY rrrnd has received many ferrous i'm
nr fons fuch hope may be for my fpiritua advan-
tasc. Some few, Whole minds never RTE beyond the
ru,fur OF worldly enoyments and whe knew your re-
marks applied 10 their cafe have obierved, that
sohisous newpaper writers, had no light to concern
,hcnfeives about Pcslons attending balls, routs and
parties Of allure, If they bad been recently de-
arrived Of their friends" fon Of Columbus anfwer
edf their own feelings do not refrain them from vi
6t;ae Iuch places yet foe little regard hould be had to
decency The reply was, if their own conicences are
rcconci cd fuch amaements, II is fufcient caet we
be atlincrty TO condu think proper The truth
Is the gay and iupercia exclaim againa YOU the rei
pous ana highly prize your valuable productons
Tor nv own part ,4Ve,sd aas the ereata pleaiure an
,cpate during the GsesIy flor and chilling bas Of the
prritnt winter is, the perul< OF your numbers
a. FRIEND TO VIRTUE.
To have iucceedcd % far as to make an impref
fon or the mind OF taglsindividual. favorable to
tie caufs of virtue, fills tne mind Of Columbus with
fnfaioss, too exquii' 10 be delcribed, ADD fnch,
as century Of worldly enjoyMents could never
lave produced. IFS virtues caufe hi pleads, not
that Of vice. To this end his days are fpent in
anxious focifuds,an his nights in unwearied med
itat;on. O Virtue, heavenly deCendsnt Plea(ant
indeed are by ways" and all 'hy paths are
reace." Without thee, life IS but burr heo,. and
the days of our years as the blaits Of winter.
OF all animals. man IS tbs mott incumbent
Reaicn teaches him, that the pealnres arifng from
vice are in their nature imperfect aad tranlitory,
viii thofe ariing trern the pusiuts OF virtue are
fweetv delightful. and durable as the everlahng
mornains. Yet vice is tleriihed & virtue iPurncd
Momen.ary qualifications are preferred to years OF
exa.ted vleaf,res, ard ,hofe robe faculties with
which (tor wlfsr purpoies man is endowed, are
(acr6ced at the fsrine ct lJw feniuaty.
rsmemter, iomeghe'e to have feen beau
tiful auhon, which is peculiarly applieableto the
rieleor fltiea. lregret exceedingly 10 have lott
The name III the author, and itill more, the ele-
rance 81 his language The inthanee s'as follows ::
Surpofe tbe~~hole earth where OF { watt heap, com.
to.ed o. az initiate number Of inall Pebbles, AID