Southern planter., 1832-04-28

Tho people Of that precinct, and we believe the
majority Of the citizens Of Wilkinson county, are
in favor Of eeciing the Circuit Judges by general
suffrage This measure is polite, in strict accord
ance with the nature Of republican institutions, and
will prove of infinite advantage to the true interests
and welfare Of the community. The objections
urged against this mode Of selecting Judges. com
bat with ienioid force the present system
Il is said that if the Judiciary hold the tenure of
Office from the immediate voice of the people, il will
become degraded and corupt,-that the decisions
Of the bench will be warped by private interest, and
made with prospective view 10 future elections
that the asprans Ofer Office will descend TO the level
Of common electoneerers at the polls. In what
manner is that Office now obtained from the Legis
latures If corrupt means are used (as is asserted)
to obtain Office iiom the people, how should office
be obtained from the Legislature by any better
method. The legislators are elected by the people,
and if bribery, corruption, or any other neiarlous
schemes are used for that purpose, how can they lay
claim TO any greater sancttyf Can pure stream
flow from foul source7
We have not space sufficient continue this subject al
present, IL will be resumed next week
The pieces Of verse over the signature o" "Le-
la," are much above the common order of newspa.
per poetry. With little practice and study of the
rules OF criticism, Leila will prove successful aspi.
rant to literary fame. The fgurativc language Of
her composition, Is imbued with the true spirit of
poetry. This species of writing does not consist
IN making one line rhyme with anotheT,-that is
merely mechanical. Poetry is the language of
passion lllumlned with the warmth and lustre of
bold, brilliant imagination, and il is by enricbing
common speech with apt simlitude, striking meta.
phor and the various gaces ofrhetoroal figure that
the language Of the MUSES. gains all its beauty and
fascinating charms "Poeta nascitur non ft.n is
maxim as true as it is uite Any one may become
rbymsier,--a poet must be born. The first part
ofthe above proposition rs humourously illustrated
in Salmagundy, or some ofihe writings Of Irving,
"thst every young man when in love, is sure to run
mad and iprite badPOetry" From association with
good company, man will acquire correct and
Ghasie diction; from the perusal of good authors
one may form pure and lucid styls,--and from an
ha6ifuGi reading merely of the Poets, ones train
OF thought may be so modified as to afford facili-
y In melting out lines and making one word jingle
with another;-but to sound the trembling Tyre
with the sublimity and pathos Of Homer, requires
an inborn genius diviney inspired
The editor of the Natchez Gazette has been as.
cused Of plagiarism attly,-In the last No. Of that
paper, the editorial is branded W. p. M. W. Is
this car mark put for safe keeping or to distinguish
the speckled sheep Of young Jacob, from those of
old Labang An article appears in the same No
that savours very much Of literary felony The
comparison Of Scott 81 Campbell over the signature
}. OK. II. seems to have been purloned from an
others pen and The mark altered. We have seen
the substance oft before when at school-Will the
editor refer TO the preface to Popes version oftbe
HAD, and view its similarity to the parallel ,bo,o
run between Homer g. Virgil. Several serpile imi.
'a'ions OF that eritiqUo have been made by modern
hands,-we shall hunt them up and show thai, bv
eraslng the words Scott g. Campbell, the propertv
can be traced to its lawful owner
inc Natchez Gazette has no great propensity for
relating things as they are It asserts that Poio.
dexter meeting irds TO have been held at Woodville
Every citizen of the town can deny the truth oftbo
remark
Mr. P's friends arc too numerous and secure y;,b
regard to the deserved popularity ofthat Statesman
10 heed the Intellectual attempts of the petty Van
BuTen party to misrepresent public sentiment. n
attempting to produce an impression abroad. that
Mississippi feels any commIseration for The dis
graced minister.
Ahree spaniards were hanged in Orleans on NTon.
day esd ult., for murder
Loul'r'ue Price Current, i4M Ara-Bucon S
l-2 a &c. hog round. Lard, 6aGt4. Flour '
4 38 to 81 c
ny an Alabama paper we learn, that an order
rom the War Department has reached ,bo Chos
aw Agency commanding the expulsion of al ~. !
white people from the Chocraw nation and ,s," ~
he order. '0'"loIco Il
ut Is estimated that from seven N e;gb, ,l,,,l,ol