Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1820-06-06
From the Petersburgh InteIligeneer.
SPRING.


These are thy glorious works, Parent of Good,
Almighty---thine this universal frame,
Thus wondrous fair, myself how wond'rous then
Of all the seasons, Spring is the most
delightful. Nature is as it were then be-
ginning to receive existence. The howl.
ing storms of desolate winter, are gone
and forgotten The mild serenity Of the
morning, the gradual advances Of vege-
tation, and the changing appearance OF
the whole face of things, accompanied by
the harmonious confusion of singing birds
heard on every side, convey to the trans
ported Imagination, pleasure which the
mind can scarcely conceive. Not only
birds and animals, but even inanimsle
creation, seems to rejoice in something
like that universal joy expressed on the
appearance OF the FIRST spring, when +" L he
morniDg stars sang together. and all the
Sous of God shouted with joy" The
music Of the groves-the roaring of the
tempest--the striking colors Of the living
landscape--the immense circle Of heaven
the bouudiess extent Of ocean-~com-
prehead all that is great, sublime, glorious
or magnificent; and sink into the soul
with irresistible power. Yet, strange as il,
may appear, there are men 10 the world,
to whom all these glorious manifestations
OF the Deity, these ineShaustible bounties
bestowed 90 his creatures, are overlooked,
despised, or utterly neglected. Winter
may blow, spring renew the world, and
summer return 10 rich pomp-it is all one
to them; if their Golfers are full. they
care for 20 more. May such feelings be
for ever strangers to my breast Great
God! may conviction Of thy munifi-
cence never cease to animate my BOSOM
may thy goodness teach me humanity {:
thy greatness contempt for those who
call themselves great aud the constant
succession of day and night, seed time
and harvest, cold and heat--this glorious
truth, that thou art our kind and universe
parent, and we brothers Of one great fam
lily.
The Spanish Notwithstanding the
reign of Ferdinand and Isabella, and il
the Popti6cate Of Innocent VIII. the In
QUESTION was established for the prosecu
ton of heretics. 1t was originally intend
ed only to take cognizance Of the Jews
and Moors-but so rapidly did it extend
its influence, that during the sway Of Tor
uuemada, the first IBquisitor General, il
was calculated that six thousand persons
were burnt by bis order, and upwards o.
twenty thousand fell victims in various
other ways. From the above period te
the present time, it is impossible to calcn
late the number Of persons who have falleI
victims to its horrid cruelties. The late
revolutions in Spain have abolished thu
iDauisition, opened the doors Of its prisons
and set the captives free. This measure
alone is subject of the highest congrat
ulation to the friends of freedom through
out the world.-FreemGn' Journal.
Beautu.-Socrates called it short
lived tyranny; Aristotle one Of the mos
precious gifts Of nature; Plato, the priv
lege Of nature; Thiophrastus, mute ell
oquence Diogines, the most forcihle lei
ter of recommendation Carneades,
queen without soldiers; Theocritus,
serpent covered with flowers; Bion,
good that does not belong to the possessor
because it is impossible TO give one's-se
beauty, or to preserve 1t.
CheerfuIness is far preferable to mirth
the former is habit. the latter tempo
rary act. Mirth is moi always friendly t
virtue, and when too frequently INDUCED
betrays an incorporate mind not a it'll
tinclured with folly; cheerfnloess is
great support as well as ornament to ever
virtue. and is consistent with dignity, an
even with sanctity Of character.
THE arts of deceit continually gro,
weaker and less serviceable to those VIII
use them.