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'hros hum, at once, into the hands Of his saw
age enemies. And even il he had fallen. ,l,d
= oeso,ne Roman army, and one, too, over
the genius OF Gernanicus had presided
70 betray this dastardly and infamous terror
before a horde of undiscipiined barbarians5
The imbecihty Of her sex vanished: an the
hero arose IN her breast; and springing 70 the
held, at The head Of the astonished leeious.
she rot only prevented the demolition Of the
bridge, but marched across it to the German
bank, and secured the country to relieve any
lying remnant Of the Roman army and repel
the invaders, or dissipate the fears of the
camp by proving the fallaey Of the report
ne report was failacious--but the glory sf
agrippina was the same. "Phuy,1 saws Ia
eitns, "has lelf in his history of the wars Of
Germany, description OF AgTippina at the
head OF the bridge, rcyicwifig the soldiers as
they returned, and with thanks and conmratu-
lations applauding taeirvaior This conduct
(pursues Iacitus,9 alarmed the Jealous tenn
per OF Iiterius--s.lA remains Tor the
commanders chief, il q woman can thus I'M
sex herself. at the head of The eawlcs--this
woman towers above the commanders of the
iesions, and even above their general officer
she can suppress an iaaarrection, though the
name and majesty Of the Prince makes no
impression ssThese were the reflections. !,
says Pliny. chat planted tiloms in the heart
of Tiberius."
They plant very different growth IN my
breast Ol when read of such a wife az
this--combining all that tenderness which.
dissolves the heart with love. with all that
grandeur of character which infiames ii with
enthusiasm, it is then, indeed, wish that
were a Germanicus Where is the human
being so cold and subterTanean, who would
not glory in cherishing such being through
life, and, "eyen in DEATH to clay close his
lips to hers, and catch The flying breath.
But the noble Agrippina had few parallels IN
her age. Contrasted with the infarneus cou,t
of Ilberus, she rcsembled the solitary star
which sometimes breaks upon us through the
chasn of massey cloud, and becomes the
brighter, from the blackness which surrounds
it. To picture of that degraded court /
have now no disposition to descend: / turn
with pleasure, from a moral hemisphere,
overcast witt, such accumulated darkness, to
that cioudiess and starry armament which a.
dorns our ewn
My pen had here launched into tribute.
whose sincerity would seal with my blood,
to the spotiess purity and ingenious sinplici-
~ OF my fair country womeri of Virginia; but
erased the half finished period, because |
foresaw that it would draw upon me some
sarcasm from the iInthinking and malicious,
as # were bent on seeking the admiration
aad favor Of the fair, and cndeavoring to gain
By general couftship, what have confess
ed that | have sought IN vain by particular
one. 10 save the necessity of any brilliant
salhes OF this sort, to spare the needless effu-
sion of wit from those who arn sure can III
Afford II IN,
myreal object, here frankly coiiless that my
purpose is to court the fair, nay; if | can, to
draw them into conspiracy to bring about a
revolution in this couatrg, which am sensible
that can never effect without their aid I
cannot better explain myself than by describ
ing picture which saw some years ago, in
the parlor Of q gentleman witt, whom was
invited to dine
1t was small plate which represented a
mother as reciting to her son the martial ex-
ploits of his ancestors. The mother herself
had not lost tire beauty of youth; and was an
elegant and noble figure.-Shc was sitting -
her face and eyes were raised--her lips were
opened--her arm extended alolf, and her
countenance exalted and impassionea with
her subject The little fellow, a beautiful
boy, apparently about twelve or fourteen
years of age, was kneelfng before her; bis
hands clasped on her lap, and stopping to-
wards her his little eyes were fixed upon hers.
and swimming with tears Of admiration and
rapture sSuch.n said | 10 myself, sis The
impulse which a mother can give to the open
ing character of her child, and such the way
in which hero may be forrnedln
am sure that am understood. The err
tues Of this cosasisy are scith ON aroniea, AID
the only remaining hope Of the resurrection Of
the gessias aud character Of .e nation rests seifh
them. Need assert that since the revelation
this character has most wrongfully declined?
Look to our public bodies, and the question
is answered. Where is the remedy? Mona
tional institution can be hoped for: it would
cost money! How is the glory of the repub-
lie to. be retrieved? How is the republic
itself to stand? As to our men, they are DIFF
ferently employed; how employed through
pity TO them, win notnow say: But the me-
Tiers Of the country, and those who are to
become mothers, have the character Of the
nation In their bands OF If to their virtues
and their personal graces, they would super
add that additional culture of the mind which
would fit them for this noble task, and warm
them in the enterprise, should not envy
Rome her Agrippina, her Aureha, her Alta,
her Julia procilla, or Corneia May not
say thus much without offence? And viii they
not permit me old and bachelor as am, to
point their efforts to this exalted object, and
aid them in the achievement OF it | ann
sure they viii: and with such fair and candid
Interpreters Of nay motives. shall without
fear Of offence, pursue that course which
seems to me best fitted for the object.
Nor have any fear that these remarks on
the degeneracy Of national character, will