The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1835-04-01

came to his death on Saturday last through an ac
ddent which has caused much sensation aud sym.
pathy in this city. Mr. Mclaughlin was young
! eenteman of good personal accomplishments, gen.
teel manners, and of fine talents His age was %
or "a wears, and he at times, engaged in the
studv of law, which he doubtless intended to have
followed as profession. His mind was Of an ex-
ceedingly sensitive imaginative poetica cast-which
with his somewhat retiring and modest demeanor
made him an interesting companion to all classes OF
people.
He arrived in this city some four weeks since,
and soon made himself known to the Thespian So
ciety of young gentlemen in this city amateur
actor-and it was soon found that his peculiar tenn
permanent of mind and imagination aided by his cx-
cellent natural powers gave him a remarkable as
tendency in histrionic exercises. He had the pow
ers, gave him remarkable ascendancy in histronic
exercises. He had the power to enter fully into the
spirit and meaning of his author, and body forth in
to forms of life the subtle creations of the poets
fancy.
q The Thespian Society occasionally have public
exhibitions, and at one of these, Thursday
ing last week. Mclaughlin acted the part of Ber-
/ tram, or the Castle of St. Aldobrand."
Since the melancholy catastrophe, which has laid
Mclaughlin in the cold, cold grave have read
the tragedy which he spent his last earthly pow
ers, and amidst the passion Of which agitating his
audience like tempest he received his death wound.
Before we close this article, the why have
! read the tragedy will be apparent. The Rev. II.
&. Maturic, the author of the play, English
! clergyman of ofpowerful fancy. Besides some pro-
ductions of the pulpit, of which he the author
there are in print of lns tragic writings, "Thc
Fatal Revenge" Wild Irish Boy" The MiIesian
Chief" &c. As far have had an opportuni-
~ to study his genius it had the cha racterisc of
stern gloomy grandcur-The dark and fearful
storms Of passion the paythngs of his imagin-
alton. He had little do with the gentlcr sympa-
thes OF our nature. Remorse, Revenge Like two
ppnn hall
IN all his pcturngs of the war of passion of the
elements, not single lovely touch of the pencil
dnshes the brow Of the thunder King
Bertram is a combination of all these terrible |
qualities In copious and heart touching cloqucnce
It exhibits to the reader the picture of a powerful
m'nd-ruined-bl -blasted-desolae life of his being
the sentiments of deadly vengeance against the |
earthly author of all his woes 1t was this being
whom M M'Laughlin represented. The tragedy opens
win terrible tempest, in which Bcrtram long an
exile and outlaw from his native land is thrown up
:" the coast near the castle of his deadly enemy,
1ob'Hnd. He is succored by community of f,
.H- ~ ~'ugh them gains access to the castle,
Ao- -'ff re IS his long nurscd-doube distilled
% .t''s'' 'e1 seance on its lord he stabs him to o
tAa ,,'1 1a lady Of the castle,--of whose con- f
sRaT /" tssgiSks" tsS as, a; % Il: .riss; FEET;
.'.la Winds ip the drama by stabbng himself
p 'aurhiis ad conned his dreadful lesson with
'nch af aDso'b ~ interest and completely stood a
fitai1 e vhagocter during its representation, that
ae eHec go5 d,cp and narrowing on the minds Of "a
ne audience lie seemed to be in high state of ,l
"en'a- esc..ement, and with the most gloomy path
IS pronounced such sentences as these: P
~ have country
And Tor my race the last dread trump shall wake RI
The sheeted relics Of my ancestry -
Ere trump Of herald to the armed lists re
In the bright blazon of their stainless coat h,
Calls their lost child again - "
The applause of the audience was great and of c''
curse added to what we shall call the mouowou;0
the imagination He became what he represen- dis
;. No. !here was something like an overpowerng sec
eality in what he wrought. His step-bi. eve -.
10 stern tones of his voicc-low and husky with ,P
&c deep earthquake Of passion,--wherc the out no
Tvs own The audience, we understand. were the
most inclined 70 say with the stricken Prior
} the tragedy nj,
"Hehhearsd man, sublim. even in thy guilt" IN.
Wild admiration thrills behold law
An evil strength SO above earthly pitch" mr..
Mis- sv,,,a. r. IA.