The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-09-29

q traders. our nacn and wbmer. M int
wits. PHILOSOPHERS and writer's. I, i i,
deed Of m"fc inpm tanc- tn search o,,t III,
snre than tie eause this n.tlleet,,sI ma.
lady and he would deserve vii ,f A..
country, aha instead of amusing b;n,s.ll
with eoniectrrai speculation, nonld fol
aieans ofrcrsnading the. governor 4, Ia,
sp.ct his Stewards arronnls or r.p,;r III.
rural mansion oil his ancsstufs, who could
replace the tradesmen brhnd IN. co,int.,.
aud SIND back the farmer to the maitock
and the fail
General irregularities ara known in time
IN remedy thensel'es. By The CONSTITUTE.
On 81 ancient Egypt the prlesthood was
continually Increasing, till al length there
was no people htsidts lhenasel, IS ,hc. cs-
tabll'hment was then disal,ed < the num-
her of priests WAS rrdtcrd and limited
thus, amongst rs. writer's will nerb,n5. be
multiplied, I'LL no readers will be fo,,nd
and then the ambition of writing must me-
cessarily crasf.
Let il bc deeply impressed and frequent
Is reculected that he who has not obtain
ed the proper qualifications OF an author
can have excuse for the arrogance of
writing, hut the power .ofimparting To man
kHd 6Omt thing necessary IL he known
\ man npeducaied or uglrtiered NAV so,ur-
times starta useful thou, a. or make a lucky
discovery, or ohtain hy chance some Sc
ciet otnature, TIT some intelligence of facts
OF which the most enlightened mlnd may
be ignorant and which II is hrtter ta reveal,
though by n rude and uusltilfih cum nInni.
caiinn, than Ia lose, forever hy supprcssing
n.-Bnt few will hr Justified by this plea !;
Tor ct the innnnefahIe essays that have
constantly filled the new spapers Of the ma
ton, scarce one has made any adj ION t.
real know edse, at contained more than =
transportation of cammun sentiments, aud
repetition 81 cotnmun phrases
II win be naturally inquired, when the
man who feels IN inclination tn write may
venture TO soppose himself properly qla!i-
fled and since every MN is inclined
To think well of his own intellect, by what
test he may try his abilities, without ha-
zarding the contempt %, resentment of the
public rhe FIRST qualification Of writer
is, a perfect knowledge Of lhe snhirct which
he undertakes to trcat, since nv cannot
teach " hat hr does ut know, nor can pro,
p"ily undertake to ins;,rt ethcis v nile
we are ourselves 10 want Of H. traction.
The next requisite is, that he he master ot
the language III which he delivers his SON
tlmenis it ifr treats ofsrience aud demon
stratiou, that tp has attained stNir clrlr,
pure, nervous aud expressive if his topics
be probable and pcrsuasOry. that he Ice -
bl, to recommend them by the superadd-
ton of elegance aud im'Sety, - display
the colours OF waved JrIlun, 4 pour forth
the music of modulatv3 periods.
If it he again inquired upea nat princi
pies any man 4hall cnncludl lhal r. wants
these powers, il may be readily answered,
that nn end Is attained Int by the proper
means he only CT !ttinn.y presume that
he understands i suhltct who has Rad aud
compared the writers that have hitherto
discussed it. familiArized thtir arguments
10 himself by long meditation, consulted
the found ations Of different systems, aud
aeparatrd truth from error by a ri2"rons
examination. In Tx" manner, he only has
il ri sht to suppose that tf can express his
thoughts, whatever they arr, with psrspicn-
ity or elegance, who hiss carefully prrHscd
the best anihars, accurately noted thrlr di-
vPrsities Of style, diligently selected the
best modes of diclipn, ~ famlll.uized them
ny long habits Of attentive pracllrf.
M man is a rheto,ician or philosopher
by chance. ne who knows that he uu-
dertakrs tn write on questions which he
has never studied, may without hesI-
tatinn determine, that lie is about -
waste his own time and that Of his rca-
der, and expose himself 10 the d"'ision
of those " hum he a,,.ros In instruct he
that, without f'rmina, his style by the stu
DIV of the best nudris has'ens to ohtruir
his co,nuasitiaus on the uuhhc, NAV be Ger