The native American., 1838-08-11
THE NATIVE AMERICAN.
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GRAFTON AT NEW YORK

FORESTS GRAFTON AT NE" ionh'
We have perused this airy tissue OF attempted ora'oy
with more pleasure than any Fourth OF Jny Proa"e'oA
for many wears II is doubt the elaborate u ho' i
condite concocon of all the powers of nina "ie" nA
hereofore been contented with recltIng IRON 'e genius
of other peoples and if it does fall inhni'ey snort OF
either originality of thought talent the allowance Is 10
he found in the fact that il is the authors nrst aehpt AZ
trading upon the capital of his own brains. we nave
said we read this speech with pleasure; we did, so
reminded us of young light days OF school, when we
listened to the outpourngs OF some ciassmate yet whn
his teens who on holiday occasion, had strung TO-
peher the names and doings Of Hampden Sidney Locke
and Jefferson and ranled them upon us in set phrases
well conned like the unroins Of the tune from small
barrel organ, which, in the warm and liquid dew OF
YOUTH Hamlet says, seemed to our untuored ears 10
discourse delightful music
Thanks them to this Orator, who in the attempt al te
experience or wisdom OF has fallen short o the ou
mark and carried us back the compostio gala days OF
our juveniy.
There is one part however of this oraton Which does
SAVIOR somewhat of knowledge and as II Is The lns'rnc-
tion realised doubt through Of the senses OF the
orator upon his late trip TO Europe. and which any one
not deprived of the faculty Of vision, may acquire who
goes there, have doubt the description OF It is
true, maugre the bombast in which plain facts are Sci
forth
We would gladly have witnessed the public rehear.
sal" of this composition We have no donb:
the personal part well managed-or as Forrest re-
laes of himself Old actor used 10 say che strong in
the physics, though weak in the mertalities."
The following is the extract. He is speaking Of the
curses of depraved population i'll England. z.
Yes! though she drove fathers from her shores
with the accursed sconrge of political and religious per
secuton, and though like unnatural parent she bat
tied with her children when they asserted the uaenable
prerogatives of humanity and nature, reverence Eng
land But let not eyes be turned to where she sits r
the swollen pride of aristocratic grandeur, fo exam
pie of that system of poy which can wholly restrain
the outbreaks OF popular phrenzy. Behold what fires
those which flash her borders and wrap then
in the red and fumd wreath of conlag They arr
kinded py the rolons and incendlary ol agrcul
ture, Who pushed by want TO The extreme verge of endu
rance excited to madness at the sight Of art in
Producing her corvances to render their labor snpern
Gus, and snatch the scant crust from their tamslns
mouths. But hark! in another quarter the hoarse
many voices is ascending, mingled with the crash Of mas
sive bodies falling shattered fragments to the earth
The tumut proceeds from the pale operatives of tn
manufactures turning at last and enng the hands tha
degraded human 10 the d udgery of brutes witou
afording it the respite and nurture which brute
enjoy. And mark again, from yonder seaport .h
sounds of sudden tray. press gang, with the lnyrmi
dons of power at their backs, in fierce conflict witt
the populace The latter contend desperately, for the
conendng for the nes!imahe right Of personal free
dom. But the guards in blood red livery, ht colo
for their sanguinary trade) hasten forward to the feel
of action, and restore peace and order at the bayonet
point. Th Of the scenes which CURSOR
glance over England describes"