Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1820-01-29
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FOR THE ENQUIRER.

III, iNDGO ENtLNI NO. : L.
hdnoyt Jam btuma foco te, Base Sabine
Jaime yra ttsEco u'an' uhi pectine cbordGH
PtrSiHs, Sat. q, {. /.
While hrumai horror asserts IT'S reign,
And datkiy broods DER every hardened plain;
ekui IN my cottage, " here the tie side heat
" th warm a,uatuun, draws ny ccnsiah' scat
Nhai thoughts invitins can IN, MINE suggest
While gloomy rigour binds my barren breasi
- "ted myself. Ills morning, at my table TO
compose nuniber OF the l,disenist /; but each
su cessive effort of Thought was succeeded by
iacreaSinr aversion for the subjects, 10 which il
was duPcted, aud increasing unwiiingness to
follow hem oui TO the result ct composition.
AT len I'll, though the mOrniug WAS Intensely
cold. arose, took nv hat aud sailed Out for
wax The ground beneath mS tset was III
dnralea TO continuous but rugged cou>isteuce
b, The recent frost, The naked trees alone
Ind'Cat.d the approach of those bre'Zes, with
WING then suM nPr foliage has been so tain 10
" nt1H, by The shrnk M of ter l. aiicss
brt cbes wrile the sky above displayed cold
and ri"id ElasS OF clouds, scarcely vpnetrtbie
by the sickiy beams oi The SIM. " An u.iike-
~ scepe" thought L. 10 excite tagging
ina 'nAto., or 10 awaken, in the mind. "a
d. re Qtclasiic ,iacliy oquil To the exe,Ions
d'naHdeu otit;' | prucertied, neverihcie less,
sill soliclt."g my torpid Judgment tor alhcri-
,tOu< aTrin emeut OF Thoughts but slowly
afforded bN an invention almost frigId
liu VrCrUttnlN had rNende q my ~ TX IeNuud
my iuteaded boundS.& had already passed by
Que or Two places, with an uucOuscI, n ObseT-
vance of, yet iuatteutiOp To the details of abu-
siuesS. which. as perceived, seemed 10 be- that
morning. very generally on hand. AT length,
i passed SO ne ar 10 place, where this sacri-
fee 10 ihe C. nivorons lord OF The creation
was performing, As III a measure, 10 be COM
PEELED To witness its bloody immolatunS The
high priest OF the morning, with apron guided
TonHd hlS waist, aud sleeves rolled up 10 his
shoulders, welded IN his bloody hand, a long
fnie, and, AS soon as the victim was raised
from the boiling cauldrOn into hich IL had
been iWmerged, and cleared from it, pous
coating, he Stood ready TO perform Ills ,acrifi-
cal dIssecuon. aud 70 devote TO this carnivo-
- rOuS deity" EAta ct diVlna tomacula por-
ci.'S III PLAIN language, l found that this
morning had been selected in the neighbour
hood Tor the annual killing Of pork now
bent my way homewards with the matter, as
10 readiness Tor composition, but iIttIe mend
ed (; for an association OF the train of thoughts
excited for composition, with an involuntary
depression OF the disgusting scenes alluded 10
abo.e lad established itself in my mind Re-
suming my seat at the iab.e, with my pen and
3 pee before me, | began To look out for
Sunlec.s for speculation. might find, thought
L, annie space for moral disquisiiion & repre-
bensioIr ipihe display of malevolent passions,
and The hibiliou of peinicious habits winch,
In tie circle OF my intercourse & observation
so often behold destroying domestic tramquill
~ aud producing domestic misery. Enough
oil social Ill grieves The observation OF the
lover of ocial peace wherever that observation
is turned or directed. Here, husband, once
OF gentlemaulS department and amEtbie cha
Iacter, tires OF home and its tranquil enjoy
spated habits and, by degrees, brutalizes his
manners and sacrifices his char acter There
wife, once gay and cheerful youas woman
fiudiug the mdrTi u state incapable of re-
alizIug thst b-atty vision of IT, impress
sci or hcF mind by novels, becomes at first
disccntepted, then, the peEp.eXiiy OF domes-
tic Gascmeai, tTetlui--tgaZrs hCT husband
with many but very minute petnlancies,
Qiedam paTvS qUIdrH sed non IoitI randi matits.
Such as thousH small husband viii endure
ana ends the matter with making herself
confirmed SCCid and her husband a confirmed
sOt. lbi- is field OF observation not only
ample, but OF legitimate access 10 the essay.
lst-I or Other subjects he may be able, here
, lie may br useiui-it on other topics he NAV
give applause heCe he may produce beneft-
Bot, may MT the anxiety and gloom OF NY pre-
sent state 0i mud produce eXa.. geratiUn and
unjust severity ia my representations on such
subjects AT best IL is an irKsOme iask-and
probably IT may be an inetteciuai one-aIl that
Teason can suggest, beBev0ieuce plead or sa.
tire pdini-may lee vain. he delinquent NAV
b. deaf TO the voice OF the chdrmer charm he
never 80 wiseiy-iet me then postpone these
uhanklesS spec .iatInu- to a state OF tnuHd more
adequate, aud an opportunity more pTOpiti-
Gus 10 success; iOr, 10 discipline native man
Dcrs aud morals by pOuftraying a startling
vie" OF deiihqueDcies, ibiInical 10 social and
VelHicious 40 domestic peace. shall set be nv
endeatour. The dignity of moral reprehep-
sim tects observed with sorrow and por-
TRACED Wuh seriousness, MAY be d mode of too
much sOlemnily tor these essaSs-& a picinte
painted in iht apt aud lively spirit Of rihicuIe
may cause the imperfect TO laugh away their
imperfcctions bile, more serious strain
mtght eXcIte 40 tear Of penitenCe while Il
migtt produce fTOwn OF pertInacity. To The
period, then, ia winch lnis nyely spirlt Of TidI-
cGie may ari,e, let these speculdiions on social
i'll jt deferred
promised my reader "A description Of nv
friend FOtestefe's cottage aud grounds Lam
ticipatrd with pleasure, The drHghtI should
eXpefi nee, in leading him through scenes
exhibiting character of handsome, easily
drawn forth from the natural growth aud face
OF the ground, yet Cha,tc aud brautilnl and
constituting ~ my opinion, Jdst specimen of
the continuation OF Indigenous beauty with
artificial aoorumeut. Bat, while ibis brumaI
hOrTO," Dir. is over nature, u would be mail
ly unJust 10 It's beauties and To tue exprrta-
lions OF tie tetdyt, o. attempt IT. desc. ipuon
Nntie IT,, leaiiess trees % It's groves afford no
other muse than The whstluIg Of tirtr o,,n
naked branches IN ihe winds Of DrCept,r--
and tie voice OF IS waters IS chilled wiih tLe
ice while tic s0il otis walks H. spared INTO
deaJness, aud tue tUw,fs and shrubs at its
garden pAAiGt nothing to The exc Dut DIR,
stdlk, aud g.. hef wigs AN H,ttt4Iinu IT, ms
Ttla"t ~ acc ~ rUus iae through tive rrc.i.cts !
OF ia fcscApe would surely be Consideted
as m5stir.G.
But when the breath of Spring has breafhed
UbOu fnis cold deafness; when the
SPINNING ~ the witi Bowers from thc latciy
tIozeB earth and tie busting Of tl,e buds litto
leaves on tie lately naked trees reminds Us 10
weicOme
MsiH cslenda. ic'ile 81 nero
Lgdslnc Gica.G iCCisque,
~ tcners chautuui chores.
Buehanan.
sBt Et.uen .---vryeGsrue saceliis
ENta, e. Candiduit Cigina tnmasua pOTci.