Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1837-02-06


we regret 10 see ltalnoolccd, by the puhli.h
- lAat Nh. Ldgar a. Poe Ia. #,,,'hs......
~" ''e e1to!hl eAatt ol Tue Msassusys. Al
l"'ua" Tue Productions I. ~ p,a ii, iies l,A,l,
riSNeufed by striking lal.ls, VI he J., u,o,,...
isA"oif !oua. Han OF b4iuint a,u,,, and
TA'ehsne learning, aud Seemingly Of unlifIu,,
-Thuu'dy. And, rosscoalns these Qualifications,
authorship, Tie mellomiag influence of Tim,
Flll throw Il check upon the rather eccentr;f
"sn's Oh MS exuoerant fancy, in which tie
s'ui's alluded TO have their origin. We are clad
piearn, however, that Mr.. Poe will still write
Or The Messenger-and as it will continue 10
1umoer among lis contributors many of the
post distinguished writer's of the day. il will.
te hope, lose noae of its attractions. nor Of is
o,aIms, upon the South peculiarly, for patron
Sc aiiAe que to the exeitlons Of the worthy pub
Esher, and TO the degree of success which ha,
ready crowned hi, laborious elloit, to estab-
lish permanently among us periodical devoted
TO literature aud the arts. May we take the
hoerly oil counseling friend White that he
should be careful to exclude all articles, which,
either IN the interest of their theme, or in the
style OF their composition, sink below mediocri.
ty Judcious selections are greatly preferable
10 original stupidity and uonsense-such, for
example, as the " Glimpses into the Biography
OF a Nameless Traveler,n which. unless the
succeeding Nos are of more interest than III
hrst will, we hope, be cut short where
they are--and The Indian Captive" which,
II possible, is worse than the " Glimpsesn-
hot ,,1l i.,, /
Lelhe's Wharf,
or the Poetry in the January No, with thu
exception of Niagara, by Eliza, of Maine, who
Is always welcome, because always excellent
the Beontift Bride, by Mellen; VAN with
The Lord, by Mrs. Sigourney, aud one or two
ransaions, we have only to say, tina, the pa
ges of the Messenger We're better without them
They might be sparkling gems in the scrap
books of their authors, but they certainly do not
shine with much lustre where they are.
Paulding's " Visit 10 his Native Village,
though not in the best style OF that popular wri-
ter Letter Of Ro. Walsh, Jr. from the other
side Of the Atlantic and an Essay on the Stu
dy OF the Law, (anonymous,) are the hest of the
prose articles. We do not express any opinion
of Mr. Poe's story, Arthur Gordon Pym,' only
the Isl No. Of which is before US. There is a
scene of thrilling interest in the first chapter,
which gives promise Of something better in
those to come.
But the most interesting portion ofthe Janua-
ry No. OF the Messenger is the Editorial depart
ment The Review OF Bryan,'s poems, by Mr.
Poe, displays a minute acquaintance with the
mechanism Of poetry, and satisfies US, that, al
though the Reviewer does not himself excel in
this department of literature, he is oiscrlmina-
ting critic. That he is no poet, is evinced by an
al,eration-he regards it an improvement-m
the lines which he quotes from Bryants Forest
Hymn. Blyant's lines read;
BE i, ours to mediate.
In these calm shades, thy milder majesty,
And to the beautiful order ofthy works
Learn 10 conform the order Of our lives"
Which Mr.. Poe suggests would be improved
by reading thus;
- BE II ours TO mediate
In these calm shades thy mlldtr maiesty,
And to the perfect order Of thy works
Conform, II ire can, the order OF cur lives
II ,ce carr Horrible
The second article is a review of " George
ascrihclt c Judge Beverly Tucker of William
,al M,ry, and is said by the Reviewer, who
gives u, an outline Of the plot, to be the best"
American production Of its class. " Astoria"
ny Washington irving, is also reviewed by Mr..
Poe, in a strain of ctmmendaton which we do
not doubt to be justly merited.
The most interesting article in this depart
ment. however, is the review, said 10 be from the
pen of Judge Abel p Upshur, of" The p arizan
Leader" a political norei, purporting to be writ
ten BY Edward William Sydney, bat really, we
understand. bv Professor Dew of William burg.
The Review itself enters with warmth and a
bility into the discussion of the prominent poll
ical topics Of the day,-somewhat too warmly.
and in too much OF partisan spirit, it seems to
Us, for the pages of such work as the Messen-
gcr,--thouyh justified probably by the character
of the work reviewed, which we have never seen.
The author of the Bipartisan Leader" lifts
the curtain OF futurIty, and shows US, in 1910,
Mr.. Van Buren, entering upon his fourth Presi-
dental lerm--all the Southern States except
Virginia, which still cllngs to the North, having
seeded from the Union. formed a Southern Con
federacy, and contracted treaties of commerce
with European nations, ON " free trade" princi-
ples-Ther agriculture and commerce flourish
under the new state Of things, while the Old Do
mnion sinking deeper INTO poverty BY her un.
natural association, is awaking to the necessity
of some change, but is restrained from making
the attempt by the large standing armies quar-
tered throughout the Commonwealth, and par
tcularly in the disafiected districts The sub
ject is Of deep interest," ard is SAID to be hcat-
ed with mastery skill. Nevertheless we are of
opinion that there are some contingencies, upon
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