Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-10-21

and Temperance Societies, and Sunday schools.
which, originating IN tn best Of motives have been
ASHAMED with the mos, un,i'ing zeal we sec abnr
dant cause for mupl' 'ng, sill further, the aids an
indictments o, virtue aud good morals We hai
therefore, from Whatever quarter ~ may cmanatr
every attempt 10 elevate The human mind, and guide
ITS feeling. IN the proper channel; aud when The at
tempt comes IN this instance clothed IN the rls-
Gina ing garb ofpoetry. regard It with the great
er favor, as promising To he moro effective II was
Cowpers highest praise that he made his muse n
ndmaid OF vlftGe. Montgomery, in our own d,v
has acquired degree OF popularity beyond INV
contemporary poet, by selecting themes and tone
which chime in with The religious spirit of the ace:
for take u for gtonted that his poems, n ror ne
they are, IN oil the higher attributes of poetrv IN
many other productions ofthe day, would never have
gone though their eleven editions had thew no,
been borne along upon The shield OF religious favor
Mr. Bryan, like these, has enlisted his movers ON the
side of pure morals and Ike all truly prcat minds
shews himself free from the sin of presumption He
does not affect to sweep the golden Tyre DER which
Urania sheds her beams divine He dose not wildly
aim to sport IN fancy high and ght,cring clouds
The theme to which my humble harp tune
Pertains 10 things OF ife-,o human veal
Aud human The truly wise they
And only they, who seek the light of truth
10 guide them from the tempting snaies OF Vice.,
To shew forth Virtue in her chaIns,-
TO shed winning brightness DER her path,
Aud cheer them onward IN its hcavenward course
The poet dilaes upon the power Of i'm ,wledgc and
enforces the Importance ofcutva,ing the heart while
instruction is addressed TO the head
Ills Educa,ion's province then, no less
With moral treasures to- enrich the heart
Than with ITS mental gems TO store the head
This is a truth winch cannot receive too strong 4
sanction and which, we have reason TO fear docs
always engage proper attention of learn
ing The wand of knowledge, IN the hands of man
whose heart not highly disciplined, becomes insru
ment otincalcuaOle mischief Such u man Il scourge
to the community upon winch he falls, who scat
tiers pestlcncc sery aud eath hts eccentric orbit
and whose baieful influence continues often TO be ret
for ages after he has been called to his Of all
-
the broad sense of the word, first m importance,
affecting then all o:hers the interests of socie-
" here, and mans destiny hereafter; and that teach
er must have but imperfect view of his vocation
who does consider 1t of much higher necessity to
Undue the minds of his pupils with good prlncIples
than to instruct them IN all the forms of vurleu and
deep learning Ii is too much The bent Oft the youth
fu mind 20 place knowl,dgr above ali other attain
menis-to prefer fame to vlrtue--to forge regIon
and morality IN the dazzling career o ambition DIR
WIherspoon SAID he would punish boy as soon for
being witty for telling falsehood. There may
be some force the OPINION. as well as IN hat OF
another distinguished man, thought that the first
word taught child should be
The wees most apt to attach To- young men a. col
lege, with their fatal consequences wildly por.
trayed IN this poem. We see lawiess ambition IN
it's countless shapes impelng 10 shed his broth
Gs ood,'-oringlng he 'desoatlng march oil war
The beggafd soldier lmpmg to the gave
The widow weepn- DER her starving babes
In broken hearted grIef, and these, II tones
That pity breatheS TO soften breasts,
Bewailmg their loved fathers long delay
And pleading for his promised, safe return
TO cheer them With hts well remembered smiles
Tog've them bread, dry their mothers tears
AN evil kindred to the demon war, the poet reck-
ons the monster party rage thrilling, moving
picture of nlemperance is gwen, which Is TOO long
for quotation Gambling dueng, avarice and pro-
family, are desc bed IN all the hIdeousness of their
character, and all the misery and degradation TO
which they lead. Next follows por,ruture OF
envy-that basest, most whitening, and most revolt
ing OF passlons-a passion generally harmless to
It's object, as 1t is tormentlng It's victim
Lean Envy, too, deested passion! feeds
Upon the joys of many prning bosom,
With binding sight,
And, breathing around the puTest names
And brightest objects, hints that they ausht
But pure or bright-dnd sicke1s at Helr PRAISE
The poem concludes by pointing the Gospels
holy truths, cure for. these and all the Ills that
swell .he catalogue Of human woes
We have read this poem, wnich abounds in har
mouous periods, III eloquent language and noble
and Just reflections, with great pleasure 1t appears
TO elevated AID appropriate, and we doubt not wa
well received, aud will exercise sautary influence
the minds of the young men 10 whom Il was
addressed l. p Y.
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