Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1832-11-19
Mr. ADAMS POEM.


fais very rare that men Distinguished as pa,.,'-
GAGS, acquire mngb reputation a. authors Tois is
especially tue Of tho Stateorao1 Of tbs cornisY,
gao, W hen they Onee become connected vi,a It's
political parties arc 50 completely allowed up in
the VaT,eR ,ha, sheY have bu, little leisure, and
perhaps .saH iaeliaa'ioa to easase 10 the eompata
lively useless pgrsua of Gterat0re Political dis
pnets0n % 81 easily seglfei and 50 lsysalg re
mansge,ed, yhiie Literary fame IS 81 lanoriousy
earned &ad lightly estssmeI, ,ha, the neyeel Of
letters FOX tho exciting ard less difcQ, study
OF poliNss 10 aoi al all strange. Il would rather he
wonderful II II were COT ss IL Is. The, if there
we're no other reasans. may sceoun, for the fact,
eAat, va1e she United States have giyaa to the
weird list OF nance which may vic wllh those of
soy other country, in all The qualities thai const
tute wise and successful Diplomatisis profound
Legislators. sad eloquent Orators, bl. few Of hoS
eminent men have exhibited any snrety for ,he
literary fame OF their coG0lgyaai still IL ger have
deposited abe slightest Offering ,ba stas Of abe
Republic Of Letters. Whatever reputation our
Soan'ry has woa, apart fiop tho tgiunphs Of her
Warriors and Statesmen, 10 due mainly end al.
NOS, entirely to tho exertors Of her obfeursE chill
dren--,nen vha have escheweG tue beaten road Of
political preferneo,, and women against WHOM
tbe doors Of the political temple ave barred, who
have forced themselves into notice in despite Of the
upedlments which beset theis early efforts. When
therefore, one who has been distinguished as Ju-
rist a Negotstor and 40 "a Legislator aud whs
has filled the highest Office IN the gifl Of hs coun
tryincn, comes before the pubic in his old age, as
candidate for its favor IN the character " an su
thor and as the author of a Poem, I may wzll b,
7, regarded phenomenon, no, more ternarkRb!,
for its rarity, than crediiabIe to him whose qua.a
cations are thus diversified, and as pee etanen, sa
they are varied. Ouch men as Mr. Adams are thu
!y tho Corinthisn pillars Of out national cdfce q
ouce It's strength and ornament. Tho influence Of
their characters and Iabors viii b. felt ard apprec
a,ed and acknowledged, long after the transer, con
tests Tor power which sometimes agtate the whol,
face of society, shall have los, their interest and
even after the leaders Of con;endins parties, nc
longer swelled into Fictitious Importance by the
breath Of blind and bgoIed degoiecs, shall haze en
behind them no memorials Of thei, existence bu. thu
degrading history of their selfish feuds We do no
pretend 20 say that the Poem Of &r. Adams pos3es
ses such ,ranssenisnt merit, that ! viii, aione, bt
a passport to immortality Ne have only seen
few extracts from il which we present To ou
readers in this mornings papey-and we shall no
follow tho example ofsome more celebrated critics
by pronouncIng judgment upon the whole mansion
from the single brick before II these extracts
however, be fair sample Of the work. il canno
fail to add TO the reputation of its author envablt
as it already is, as an evidence Of his ability in
species aad style of composition in which so few
reach high degree ofexcellence even after year
devoted solely to its pursuit. No one can fail Il
be struck with its easy flow Of language and it
harmonious versifcaton-- such as cannot ap
preciate these excelleneies, will be delighted will
its grandeur of thought, its business of senlmen,
aa :.a re pungcney Of satire.
To Mr.. Adams VIA. are office and power worth
They derive rather than receive lus;,e from his &C
cep,ance of their burthsns and except Is they
confer on him opportunities of achieving benefit
for his country. are valucless distinctions. Thos
who derive all their consequence from the stations
which they accidentally all, will plaee an undue i'm
portance on trumphs in which ignorance and vice
as ef,et acFdre the supremacy es wser,r and sir