Massachusetts spy and Worcester advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1823-1825, 1825-04-13
from the Barnssable Gazette. I

ETOM tilS bdTuSsaple NTdZetlc.
"Order is heavens first law; but, this confessed"
"Sone do, and must siam louder than the rest. !"
Pope!
There has, of late years, a habit been
acquired in many of our parishes, of fir
:ng a salute to the minister, after he has
finished addressing the throne Of grace,
which is most vehemently accomplished
by throwing down the seats with a
proper degree of violence.
We have some alterations to propose
in its present regulation, to produce eff
feet. Let some man with good clear
voice, stand in the broad aisle Of the
Westinghouse, and give the word of
command, SNAKE ready, take aim,
FIRE''-the report would be much loud
er and more distinct. This might be
done beautifully, if the congregation
we're to assemble twice or three times
in the week, and practice this maneu-
vre, first by sections, platoons, compa-
MES, and finally by battalions, under of.
iicers we'll skilled in the clapper tactics.
There is more of sublimity in this than
the present running fire method-what
dignity is there in this sound ?-clitter
Observation-Disclosures know
that some are more attached to the run
aing than to the battalion fire. Some
who wish TO give auricular as we'll as
ocular demonstration Of their presence,
stick TO the former system, as by wait
ing until all the rest of the ordnance is
discharged, they can, by separate shot,
attract more attention than by the bat
talon salute. But we Can obvate this
objection easily-let them keep careful
watch of the word of command, and
shoot frst--this will attract attention
and commentator,
North american Repiew.-The 47th
number. which has just issued from the
press, is one of the most able that has
yet appeared Of this national work. We
call it national, because it is strictly such,
in its character and tendency, and be-
cause it well deserves the patronage OF
the nation. The articles in the present
number are sufficiently miscellaneous.
and we regret that we have not room to
give them separate analysis. The
Life of Pulaski and the instruction Of
T'upGc .4muru will arrest the attention
even of those who read for amusement,
while those who delight in philosophi.
cal criticism will find in the notice o;
Eed,pood very interesting. and in ma.
ny respects original disquistion. But
we pass over the other articles to ex.
press our admiration Of the dissertation
on Modern astronomy, which unites the
mos: profound knowledge of modern SCI
ence, with an ease and gracefulness Of
style which even professed writer's rare
ly attain. " We hazard nothing, says the
Editor of the Boston Daily Advertiser.
&! in saying, that but one man in Amer,
lea could have written this article" We
hope we are not wounding the modesty
of the writer, in remarking that this
one MAJ" is Mr.. BowD1rcH.
The heavens are all his own:
He wings his flight,
Through the blue infinite; and every star,
Which the clear concave of a winters night
Pours on the eye, or astronomic tube
Far stretching, snatching from the dark abyss,
Or such, as farther in successive skies,
To fancy shine alone, at his approach
Blaze into suns, the living centre each
OF an harmonious system.
Portsmouth Journal.