Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-04-21

From the last number ofthe NewYork Review extract
land COAL Of which we feel al thi, moment Of rcnewe
n,er, fully the value. They will be easily Recognizes
N~ins from the Eited PEG Of Bryant ~. j. Ev. Post
a MEDITATION ON RHoDE-IsLAND COAL.
DecoIor, ob,eurus will. non lie repexam
Cessriein reguni, nou candida virgins otnat
colla, nec Insight splendet per eingula morsu.
Sed, nova 81 n'sri siiea' mnaeulA SAX,
Tune superat
Iudu, norbu, rubra .crutatur in siga.
7 sat beside the glowing crate, fresh heapcd
With Newport coal, aud a,,hc tame grew bright
The many-eolored hame--and played aud leared,
thoush,of rainbow. aud the northei n light,
Moore, Lai!a Rooth the Treasury Report,
And other brilliant mater, Of th. sort.
And las, thought Of that fair isle which sent
The mineral fuel. On summer Jay
Il saw il once, with heat and travel ,penf,
And scratched by dwarf oak, in the hollow way;
Row dragged through sand, now joled over stoue--
a rugged road through rugged TTcrton.
Md hotter grew the air, and follower grew
The deep-worn path, and horror~truck, thought,
Where will this drrary passage lead me u g.
Tbt, long, dull road; 50 narrow, deep, aud hot,
locked toses il dive in earth outright;
L looked hut saw far more welcome sight.
Like .of, mist upon the evening shore,
At once lovely sle before me lay;
Smootb, aud with tender veriure covered DER,
A ifjust risen from IFS calm inland bay;
Sioped each way gently TO the grassy edge,
and the SMALL waves that dallied WITH the ,edge-
The barley was just capped 1t, heavy sheaves
Lay on The subb!e field the tall make stood
DAek in its summer geowth, aud shook n,lesvc--
Ard bright the sunlight played on the young wood -
For fly years ago, the old say,
The Dritop he~ed their ancient grove, away.
Issw where fountains fcshened the green isoJ
Aud where the pleasant road, FROM door to door,
With rows Of cherry tree, on either hand,
Went wandering all that fertile region Ger
Eosues Island but, when the rogue. we're dead,
Rhode Island was the name It took instead.
Be,u,ifu. i.laud then ii only seemed
\ ieyely stranger il Ia. grown friend,
rysred on its suioo,h slopes, hut never dreamed
How that bright, henieen; isle would seudl
ThercSures Of IL, womb acros, theses,
To warm apoetsroow aud boil his tea.
Dark anthracite that rridencst on nv HEARTH
Thou hose island mine, dds; siumb.r long,
But thou art come forth TO the earth,
Aud pot 10 shame the men that mean thee wrong;
Thou shalt he Goals Of lire u those that hate thee,
and warm the Sims ofsll tina, unler-fate thee.
Tc, they did wrons tbee fouliy- they who mockcd
Thy honest face, aud said thou woild.t not burn
OF bcwins thce 10 chImney-piecss talked,
AID grew profane- and syorc, in biter ,corn
That the ;neu might TO thy inner caves retire,
AID there, un.ngcd, abide the day Of fire.
Vet /, thy gres,nes, nigh. I pause TO state,
That Iton have seen gre atnes.-ey I -
Shook hand, with Adam, stared at LAFAYETTE,
When bare-head in the hot of July,
lie would not le, the umbrella he held DER him.
For whiehiree cheers burst from the mob before him.
And hsveseen-no; many months ago
An Eastern Governor, IN chapeau bras
Bf'i inilitary coat, glorious show!
Ride fvrtn to visit the reviews, and an,
Hlw oft be smiled AMI bowed to Jonathan.
HOW many hands we've shook, and vote. were won,
Twas great governor--,iou too shalt be
Great ~ thy 'arn-and wide shall spread Thy fame
And swiiily-farthezt Maine shall hear Of ihee
aud cold New brunswick gladden. at thy name
Apd, family through its sect,, the weeping isle
That seeds the Boston folks their cod, shall smile,
t-oS thou shalt fOrgevas railways, and shalt heat
The Kissing river, into steam, and drive
Huge masses from thy mines, on iron feet
Walking their steady way, a, if alive,
Notthward till eyeril.fing ice beses thee
and souih Us lar as the giiD Spanisrd lets thee.
Thou shalt make mighty engines swim the sea.