Southern telegraph., 1838-08-01

working up1n other Realities, u Stimulate
70 energetic and untiring action. Great
ness Of space cannot deter ii--lcnglh ct
time is insufficient for its ana,h'la'iaa.
! External causes may mOHleRia,Tiy c0niin9
| it, but its u..or restraint would be as imprac-
ticabIe as 70 pile O5sa on Peloo ani thas
scale the batilements Of heaven. In sorr1
its existence is indis.incily marked: in oih-
ers it is the grand, the ruling passion. Ia
some it flows gently, nlnifost only from
slightly ruliing the surface; in others il is
rapid and violent, removing every barrier
in its onward coarse. Like a deep consutn-
ing fire, it preys upon the vitals, or as the
internal heaVings of volcanic matter, poars
forth its desolating wilhering lava. In no
civilized man being under the garb of FASH
ion, elegance and education, il eqlendT
appears not in its native and deflrmai CO.
lors. This, however, is easily explained,
if we admit the sentiment of Burke, that
vice loses half of It's delormity by losing
half of its grossness. To see it fully de-
velopsd, refer TO the wild, untutored savage.
Bold IN action, feryent in love, faithful in
friendship, implgclbe in revenge, he will
suffer every pain, endure every privq.i0n.
if he can but Stake his thirst in the warm
blood of his victim. The poeuiinclcndea-
cy of the memory, which has been mention
ed, results chiefly from the potent Influence
of Imagination. In Retrospective views Yf
our lives and actions, we have, nvariablg.
established certain landmarks Som which
we compute subsequent time. These ~
beacon-fros guido our wandering thoughts,
and serve as center, at which thew nav
converge. Thus events, which have trans
plred many years einse, seem to have o.
cured but yesterday. Just so, if we place
ourselves midway in an obscure vista,
one end of which is lighted, the other nat:
the former appears quite near and much
nearer than the latter. The influence u
Imagination, of fancy is familiar to all
That if she butwaye her magic wand, new
existences arise teeming with beauty and
grace. That if she but Issue hor nnndl1,
we are in moment borne back 10 tho frs.
dawn of material organization, chaotic mat
ter-4rudis indigo a Iue moles guam d.
re chaos" The state Of tho case then is as
follows: The blacks have beon connected
with the South by the bouls Of slavery
These bonds are removed. Their innate
desire of superiority has been neglec.ed.
rampled upon. Hate has been enaendorod
and fostered in their bosoms. Love Of re-
venge stimulates TO satisfaction, to rctalia-
ton. Memory, aided by fancy. throws
around each seeming injury, dceeiful and
too gloomy colors. The m0ehill is enlarg-
ed to a mountain. Under the combined en-
ergy of these several passions, they Turn
madly agsinst their former masters and in
the boastiful language of Bolingbro1e che
waters of bitterness overflow" In coy-
clusion, we can form more correct esti-
mate of our condition by contrasting il with
that OF other nations. England is, as she
has been, the mightiesl p1ton;ate on earth,
embracing within her sample folds" terri
tories upon which the sun never sets. B,ost
with an enlightened clergy, enriched with
orators and statesmen, adorned with poets
OF the most consummate genius, ysnkng in
the annals of her history philosophers of
the profoundest talents and research: her
subjects educated-commerc extensive
her red flag proudly hottering in every
breeze, she bids fair to continue in that
progressive course, where emulation would
be vain and competition impracticable a
native bard exclaims;
"H.gh on rock, in solitary state,
S"bttrne|y musing, proud Brittania sate."
Men have been known 10 ascend to such
a lofty elevation as TO become giddy and N
a moment of abstraction to fail-awake BAT
be incapable of ever again rising. Let e.
GLANCE but desert the portal and the ediica
is Insecure.
Spain, the mother of contraries, of hea-
ven-born truth and finished duplicitv, of a
Cid and Julian: the nurse Of wisdom afG
folly-humanity and barbarity is awaking
from the topper, which like an incubus has
hung upon and paralysed her energies.
Though harassed by conflicting pariia
rended by faction and bleeding at ever
pore from bitter dissenSions, still a sD;rI5
of free investigation and liberal insiiluti1g.
is rapidly advancing. This fact is mos
encouraging, since tho mind once aroused
from the sleep of Incidence or ignorance
will continue ever active. HesD inlir.tv
of matter upon 1t and you realize the E,b'7
of the ancient giants: tie mass MIL r.csv
and with rushing pinion will cleave It's wa
to its native element, there to reve sn.ds.
pleasures and bliss which none bat he who
feels them knows. Can you stem wi;l.a
straw the mississippi, the Father Of Wa
ters.' No: it flows on in silent majesty as
if in scorn Of mere human ATTEMPT.
1t is painful to the human soul to survey
the wreck Of Former maSni6cence-to y.ow
the emaciated and lifeless body that has IRE.
yiousy glowed with beauty and health.
Death, thou ART dreadful.
"The tear, the groan, the l,nell, The PAL, IL.
bier,
And all we know or think or fear
Of agony are thine"
But such is the case, alnos. the csse vig4
Greece, classic Greece, the land az H.