The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1828-05-29

parte, and that he possessed il we need not
prove, and none will be hardy enough to
deny.
lie allows that great powers, even in
their perverslon, attest glorious nature,
and we may feel their grandeur, whilst we
condemn, with our whole strength Of moral
feeling, the evil passions by which they
are depraved. We are willing to grant
that war, abhor it as we may, often deyel.
opes and places in strong light force Of
intellect and purpose which raises our con-
ceptions Ofthe human soul. There is, per-
haps, no moment in life, in which the mind
is brought into such intense action, in which
the will Is so strenuous, and in which ire
presslbie excitement is so tempered with
sell possession, as in the hour of battle. But
still the greatness ofthe warrior is poor and
low compared with the magnaninlity OF yir
tue. IL vanlshes before the greatness OF
principle. The martyr to humo nity, to free
dom, or religion; the unshrlnking adheront
Of despised and de,crted truth; who, alone,
unsupported, and scorned, with no crowd
to infuse into him courage, 10 variety Of
objects to draw his thoughts from himself,
no opportunity Of effort or resistance to
rouse and noursh energy, still yields him.
self calmly, resolutely, with invincible phi
lan'hrophy, to bear prolonged and exquisite
suffering, which one retractng word might
remove; such man is as superior to the
warrior, as the tranquil and boundless hea-
vens above US, to the low earth we tread
beneath our feet"
Sentiments like these are too elevated,
and have too much power, to permit any
laundiced his mind re.
specting the new world--to think of con.
irving how he may deprecate. We have
evidence here that America has journed
on like healthy giant, not in physical
strength alone, but that her growth in in.
tellect is commensurate with grand circum.
stances in which she is placed. We re-
jcice most cordially that the shoot is already
rivalling, and will soon oyershadow the pa.
rent stem. We are prond Of the relation.
ship; and from speaking the same language,
we shall profit more Immediately as well as
more extensively than any other people,
from the rapid progress Of mind, govern
ment, civilization, in what were formerly
the colonies of Britain. "The true con-
spiracy (says our author) before which ty-
ranny is to fall, is that of virtuous eleva,
ted minds, which shall consecrate them.
selves to the ,Oork Of fapdkening IN men
consciousness Of the rights, po'Oers, purpo
Ses, and greatness ofhuman nature which
shall oppose to force the beroism Of intel
ect and conscience, and the spirit of self
sacrifice" The seeds Of this greatest Of
all moral virtues-that which is TO evince |
practically in man, some ofthose high quail |
ties which he has derived from his maker,
md which IL TO prove him worthy ofhis vo.
,atlon--are already sown in Europe and |
t is from America that they are to be wa
cred, nourished, supported. Though the
practical example, and the moral and intel
ectual influence ofAmerca,the political in.
Of Europe must at no distant pc
rod be remoddelled, the condition of soci.
ety mcliorated, the better fortunes of the
race ensured; this is a glory Of which the |
united despotsm of the world is not able |
% deprive her; and 1t is so. bright and vivi
ying, tha; the mere prospect oft is enough |
o carry hope, confidence, healing, and tc-
icity, into the very bosom Of despair.
We are surprised at the stinted praise |
which has been bestowed by several Lon
lon journals on this incompatible essay, |
which, for the,combinatlon of intellectual
md moral excellence it presents, rises, in
'ur estimation, immeasurably above any
'ecent production In the literature Of this
,ountry.-[ Scotsman.