Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-11-10

plshed, Dynam'caly, not Mechanically Nay. we
will venture TO saw that high attainment. net
wen ony iar.- N'tn'" movement among men, wa'
ever accomplished Otherwise. Strange 1t may
seem, 4 We read History with ny degree Of
honth'f la-s', we shall hnd, that the check. ani
balances. OF poit and los. have never been The grand
agents with that they have We been reused into
dep thorough. si-pev siug efforts by any compute
ole p'osPee, OF moh, a"d 'os- lor any visible. finite OH
llscii but always tor iuVsbi" and infir- one.
The Crusa-- took their rise in Religion their visible
obJ"c' was commercially ,vakiug ,vo,th nothing Ii
was the bouuii-ss, uNiuSi- world that was lid bare
~ the asna'icn- OF those men; smd in burning
light the visih" shrunk n.scroli Not mech ancal,
nor produced by mechaical means was this vas,
movement Only the pas.euA'e voice Of on man the
'pt soul looking through hr Of nau aud rug.
ged, steel clad Europe trsmhied beneath hi. WORDS and
followed him WHITTIER Ia. listed. In later ogcs was
sill the sams. The Heo uatjcn h,i invisible. mvs-
uc' aud ideal aim the result wa indeed TO be embodied
in external hnVS; hut it. pi"t. i's worth Internal,
Invisible infinite. Gu En1li.h R-,op'i,' tN. rri
n''-d in Religion Nj did hit ie. even ia ,ho., tav+
not TO- fur-e sake, bu' to- Cou>ccrc SAX. NJ, in
onr own days It i 10 way d,h-.rn' The French Re
voluiinn ITSELF had something tiyh ~, 40 "a. IA a.
bread and IA ibrss Cnr'.us act. Her. ,n, WAS a.
Idea; Dynamic no, Mechanic tore. II wa a
suugg'", though blind AMI ,t i'as' ir-sn. on. or
me nh"re 1i'in' ia urc OF Digit, 81 Fr 'om, OF
Con- try
{" THUS does man, II evory age viojrae, conscious
~ or uucouscipusly, his celestial buh RIGHT Thus
do-s natur" hold on her wondrous, uuquestiouah,e
course: and all our systems and theories so ma
ny roth "ddieS saudi a7kS, which from time 10 time
she cast. mp and washes away"
After several "Ase. of this OF writing he hus
beautifully concludes
"on the who'll, his wondcou. planet Earth, il
iournrying w,th f.lio,Ys thr ugh infinite sp,ce go
are the woNiron- Nies mbar Red ON il ourn- Wing
hiongh intni'" ';e uh"r higher guidance ihan ours
ror The pr">eut.a- AstrOf;uy pi'h lice
towards Hercules the Phvsicd[ P0tcer
Dnt That L. no. oar pressing concern. Go where il will
The deep Heaven viii be around it, Therein let us
have hope and faith To reform a void To reform
nation, no wise WILL undertake AMI all hut fool
lsh men know that the only soil, though Ear slower
reformation, Is what each be-, and perects on him
SELF"
AIT. VIII. British Painters This /. q very interest.
IN" article on the relative excellence OF Sir Thomas
Lawrence AMI Mr. Martin, the portrait and Historical;
painters ot Britain The distinction drawn between
these great masters is very clear ard very beautiful;
we shall probably extract part OF il hereafter Allan
CHnnnghau's wO,k on the Lives of the British Painters
Scuipofs and Architect furnishes the text Tor this es
say. The article =" Gothic Architectural ~ IL a sort
Of twin sister TO that on th- Brt-h Painters
The Review concludes with long noiice of Mr..
Coopers "NoonS OF The Americana, and Capt HAlrs
Travels" The two works, which form a completes
pnratoT are miuuely examined, and lAudab,e spirit
displayed TO eNtricate the truth. The writer seeing
Tree from passion and pre- niicr OF every kind. the
article may be read with pleasure ana profit by any one
a remark At page 5l6, struck and impressive
The peculiar desirnctiveness Of the American mus.
ket Gas at Bunker Hl) is unavoidable consequence
OF the general dissemination o.; drought in the people,"
The article finishes with few pages of excellent re-
marks the political feelings of the two countries
written in the best spirit and with the hest Instructions
There is in the presen; number OF the Review an al
most entire absence of Wing politics; indeed the work
has for year or two past been gradually assuming
more moderate tone iu Ills particular.