Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1832-11-19
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DE9MOF McMOltROGu.
Mr.. q ApAAss Poem Of" Ealuot Idc5Roy
aaz'f or ~ Caaqpc@ If Jelaa6,' s,uc1 THIS day
from tn press Of MesAs Garter, Hcrdsc Il Go.
lta 1Yparg,t tem tho dedication aud preface
III 4 The winters oh,er' il ~ show whne sort Of
Philosophy would he taurhthy tha pls ii
Hsayg the = DAD of England, ot ot prfmot Mac
Aoaarh, E'as OF Lev ter Which suited IA Me
conquest q, Ireland by the English monagcl' Al
ter quoting al fa length from Hurlc's history " Da
the historian eays Of The conquc3lct Ireland OF
De-mot Mac Moyrosh, and Of ncury th1 second,
NJ A concludes his prcla'c rs iuno~"
So much ~ Hums's philosophy, i"achrg by
II. cSfmple -, Il ury the Second, II tas'c he IN
lie aanai3 of the hdnen race. a Transaction OF
deep or r,oge melancholy dspsar'y than tae con
quest OF Ireland by Henry tho Second, II ho9 not
fallen under ny noticc Il would seem cs # II
could not be accomplished but b. complication
Of the most odous crmca public ord private
Dermet .asc Mowosh, tor lnsuppo.taal" tyranny
over hls subjects, aggravated by the violation OF
The r,os' "a red Of human ties, the seduction OF
anoih.ri Wit, Is justly expelled from the klns"om
He Immediately repairs 10 " the gTcntcst prince 81
his time for wisdom, virtue, mud abliluea, aod
ses his COUNTY, tor the price benz tc torcd hY
the foreign invader to his prnttraIfy. The hns
lish Kinr 10 cover Tic bascst Of ag@res5lorn With
The mapila ogrels on, applies 20 Pope A6rho 'he
fou'b an fasiishtnan, for 'h1iy 70 invaSe
Ireland y i,h hra and sword, under pruenta OF re-
forming the inhabitants, and reducing them To ihe
ofthoioy faith Of paying tribute 20 th1 Roman See.
This authority Pope ADRIAN Grants hlm without
scrnnIe. You may read IN Rapn tie bri~t %cL
Ard VITA tllts slc,lleSious abpsr nfrclglon Hen
~ raekuz nth the blood ofRecic' aud Dcrmoi
he RATTAN builder Of monasterIes, eahcy" the com
que, Of ireland ia vassolagc 10 the crown at Ing
land And liars is the tenure at witch ireland IS
held NJ an appendagc 20 the sister island at the
pr sent DAY
History. hsvs said sho1ld he the school OF
morals When hns. read this pa'r Of Humss
hlstory. vas shocked a, the careless ~ aetcace
Win which he tells this tale Of ~Ickcdocas and
wo; and at the unqualifcd panesyrc which he
passes upon the character OF Henry the So'ond-~a
rent man. no douat and hero, but IN The est.
mstc of phosophc y,rtde as mixed character rs
ha; appeatcI on the chechcred scene Of human al
fairs. The history Of the conquest OF ireland 40
pearea 20 lne to be full of instruction, by exhibit
ton Of tae actions and motives winch corcnrtcd 10
effect II
But % bring these into proper rcilc' 10 waa NJ.
cessary tha. it should hc told again. fhc period,
ave-,
nv the snbjugaion ofthnt island, bosn merged N
thai Of her overwhelming uelghbor oni mistress,
ard the conquest Of land At thls day bearings
ponua,lon Of seven millions Of souls had sunk IN
10 /, mere incden, IN the eunals Of England,
scarcely known or noticed by the general realor9
If history. The character, excepting that of the
orincinal ndven,urer, Henry t,ntogero were 40
obscure and Wondering into oblivion that doubt
bat Tod pf yty VI II m
first seeiny ny THE page, recoi!ec, even know
ths, each person as Dcmo, Mac Morroch ever
existed. To 2 We the sorry, therefore, rr interest
which rairh; invltc readers, It appeared tome nd
gtsahla to present It in the gagb of poetry The
,nbsc, was we'll adapted tothe composition Of al
b,storlca ,ale anil as such deliver II TO the j9ds
rnent Of nly country 1t is Intended also as NOR
nj tale teaching the czens OF these States, o! both
sexes the virtues ri conlugal fidelity Of genuine pl-
ely. and ofdsYallon to their country by pointing
the pper of Germ At tho example SIX hundred ro1rs
SINCE exhibited, Of a country sold 70 foreign mya-
der hv tive ION, ogruey IF violated marriage vows,
un,rlnr;nled AMBITION AVID religious impostIre"
frbe e,o,y. az extracted from Hume, is versicd
n f,eY car,as called with reference 20 the adven
i!,e4 ard country Of the hero-thc Elopenicnt, the
Exclusion: the Restoration the Conquest; d.
qisjon t,af gives the narrative greater dStinctncss
The Spencer stanza Is adopted throughout, and the
v,rsificaton is easy. From an historical tale of
the 18Th century, the sole object appear 20 be 10 IL
iastr1te anl cntoics Il moral lesson thl5 Is plain
from the preface sad the com,nenccmcnt otuIe po-
en- precludes othor con1srucuon
Il ,ine Of Dcrnot 1tfin's eary pride;
TIE pioa5 patriot Of the Iimorad strand;
The first deliyerer for u stolen bride
Who sold 10 Aibions king his native land.
gu,-comtryfnen of mine let woo beude
The man who thinks Of aught bit what's IN
hand
VIVA, shall tell you, happend, you must know,
Beyond tie seas, SIX hundred years ago
IT'S strange how often readers viii indulge
! Their wits mystic meaning TO discover
! Secrets nc err dreamt ofby the bard divulse,
! And where he shoots a duck, vii find povcr
| Satire sh ats from every line promuee,
Detect a tyroHt, when he draws lover
! Nay, so intent his eiIden thoughts 20 sec,
! Cry, if he pam. scoundrel-" That means me-
Ills hunan natufe. IN old Roman days
When ,la' sweet Nac,uan mln7.rc' HHe y.
Tyre,