Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1839-05-16
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When last addressed you, protpi>.l
70 Touh'e You agsIn With a oommur,cai..t
'efiF 10 tour correspondent, "A Mcchaa,,
Ana u was then my serious intention =,
but have been attacked with ueapa,
winch was not prepared to defend n,s,.
mean hNiery. You well know this Il n
tent engine IA the hands az an iagsn,on, NJ
anu 20" 'AeNse know that poor frah hum
nature Is very apt 10 tail victim To Its s,,u,
charms
] have been 50 'Tcs,d,asis fs,isysd. O., ,
eject OF certain hints, which mad. an nv
communication, upon your correspondent d.,
Mechanic, ;" and which has 81 material alt.
the character q has composition, ,ha, We an,
duces To- say fsr more words "a hiin ,.r..
that ] feel battered tina, hc has needed my a e
aud has given very iule Of that Which l. or,
10 the no small improvement Of his s,.i, stI
itJaeiien OF hts readers. would. howr,.r b..
! 'her advise him, not To run too much ,r...
other extreme. or he might iaadr, rierfi, r, ,,.
vhoie boon upon his patient readers, and ,h,-..,
render hiInscn liable TO thu charge of pl-. 49,,
| hope that tins kiES al!monIIion wall not tc .1.
dcrcd crciou, "a me
have extracted enotkcr compliant frun, q.
communication Of your correspondent. VI I ,
IcchSoling under the dtspcusations 81 hi> - s
rod. u u THIS Tha; although occupied , 81
orstisc ~ your columns yost correspondent ,,,..
/ ed % think that u would require al hat i,ra
ii'mH' md haif Of ''his somnocncv." To-.
down The haSs'ns which | had erected up,-,
I iorihcaions :! lie has my sincere thanh.
thus tribute 20 my abht.cS. IL Is n triumph WI,
ia ms humble way ! could not have expe,...i
over 80 greai pcrsoHage.
The hrst ihin: winch arrests nv eye 90 la,.
ing over The eomp'iiaiicn of your corrcspoudrtt
y. hat he has consigned me To the tomb Of .i.o
CapuctS
--'Sepulchrcd IN such penn We I've
That kings, for such tomb might wish 10 dc
And perceive that h. rerales himself rsys n,,,.
with The kePe that he should never s.- me mere
But he will find that whenever the vital spatA
does 'ca'e tue, be osnnoi tc the sIeUiioisr uu.cs
".Nonsense, Precipttaie like unuirr leid.
mat Slips through cracks and gags Of has head
could put stop 60 the vital current II IS s,,,.
."g "a see With what romp and cifcumuanrr i.s
stalks ~ - (vhai ~ suypt Is, M 64A..4i ....
ana ~49 "{t',> 2" himself iisc fu- ifr dfrG r Ia.
lns consigned me 10 she tomb of The Capuic,.
surely II Aoud have been iHeiig enough to hat-
eo''Niratd m" IL an early tomb; .nd br rpt.Dt
nave spared me the igNominy OF tGamphne az -
INV cold remains Net conicni with irasluc IA,
lie When hylng,
g he danns our der,Is with rur-atoriai praise e
lie calls upon ''the geese" (wc presume 10
means h's own offspring. for What more ~.
t"ia' Nah E"ose t. appeal 10 the svmpaihies
hcT go-llhsl 10 come, aut rejoice with HIM ia fl..
"cmisc OF one whO was his terror when Twin.
bat whom bouni,ful Providence IA the p'rr
nude 81 has goodness hal removed from The ...
swiftly ot haruting him. Doubtless be wished d.
exhibit to them lbAc Don lui1oite's attach Dbl
Tie wind mill wuh Wat pror,n he could char
upon al enemy1fom trhoin H. tTp,ci,d no opr...
lam, and cia!ma victory whtch a course Of Ul.
'nfe had elected for him. Eut, like Raur..
gAosi. must deprive him Of his shor,-Ived pie.
sure, and show MN that II - "but the b-r.utl..
"i irrFor' We have S;il farther conhl,us-
ton o! The high tiood and giou bolton, Of ,-
correspondent IN the enormous length OF d., CON.
man'csi"n, aud confirmation strong a. holy W.,
as To biS claims as man Of Eiies m the FACT ,.
hN aiiniutinc he h,gTo song OF cd Gnnc> o..
he immortal bard, Shakespeare. IEdecI such ..
re magnitude OF The discovery, that hrcolding a.
the law II nations. be ~ cnttied 10 the mrr,t of
authorship, (hy night Of discovery, > and has INV
p rmssion, when lac publishes his BOOK 81 poems,
tOPut II IA company with
u waters erase 10 low
u grass refuse TO grow
Come veal or II come go.
To Richmond he must 60 ~
Ana az yo'r J'irHd, will furnish ycu with thu
following coupet, which wall enable you TO swell
The sac OF your volume;
Pretty miss Jaculine
Size had nose aguu,nc, &c.
In justice 10 "A Mechanic" however. mb,,
congratulate hun on the circumstance Of the
great triumph Wiih he has ash,ersd oter H1 IN per-
sSafiag itc friends Of Mr.. Srrser Of the nrossSl-
" 81 Withdrawing himself from the canvass q,
means 81 advancing tlIe dsiaocruiie causs IL .,
but the Just reward of ihe 'cu.uscaiIons'' OF b.,
mirfy Iu'eieci, and Of a mind capable OF con-
ceiung such rhapsody -. "lfWaiers ccas~, m"OtI
bfiW"e, &c. and furnishes the invaluable mo-
tai. iiiai We should never b. discouraged IN any
undertaking, u matters not how dark aud dfcary
may - The prospect before u. Whist Jchsr-
son only Tenned the bcClsfauuu 81 Independence
AMI Madison only s.ggod It. and jackson oHhi
achieved the bait'e 81 New orleans, aud sue
c'c'ed IA iF1mpl,ng under foot he Constitution
az hiN county. % was IN for the fotrtriBg g,ait,
90 "a n.ihy Mechauic'' Il 90 not desire 10 DIS
p3ie Hi> own Respectable au.huAiy 10 denying
hm lbs tuel o. persuade ihe friends OF llr SUI
tei io withdraw hun from his Candidacy" iof
S'ai in ne slate Leg vtatuFe 80 Men have hlirI
h'ch" lp i'ic iemp.e oi lSme, Tor f,r less deeds
S"r'ig, ilir DrHoc,acB viii not overlook his claims
q" BE- registered with thr Apostles Il liberty,
jefferson, Madison. sc. Surely, they will not
confirm ihc charge diat republics are uugrai.-
iuI,' ~ not erecting m-uDtnrni to his rafgktu
dfsd' Surely, the Argusune age IS returning
upon us add be- - tie hoIsld a. what mankind
a'g io expect in hi' scrr.sny lie is TIE perfect
anomaly Of Ms sprc;es Potent in pfo.e aud
verse! The scini'auons ~ h.s Inieieci have east
Their ciid'scuce over l,s-htif ireffI and val wake
up iAe 'lecrne scr>e. foT ages 10 come All
'' ''NHi""' ~ hs Wer goose fH'A Wui D.
Hr constant theme 90 sagea heroes, and sfats.-
m'H. rhfa bcmD,iHencs, Cicero. Shakespeare and
Byron sha. have been icfFotfsn, buf net hH ibsa.
HI' am 'ag frf .~at uOmins umbfa
and Hho knows bot lhai hi. ,siiriHx mod,ity isag
L". induce hm tp piBcilte similar frHsIfs uf..n
an a'mlrng wor'i, uih ms great rfotot,p c. JL-
hi'r Bot surely Tie btarroi,ses OF he hcau
"hch influenced his course toward, an unodsnt
i'f young man. Will not permit him t. deny a
-r'ii t'"h go his ,r0eJfrinr .J,,pt
J ora chLed hy YOUR correspondent for not ~.
replying 20. and febuilng DO, Arguments conta o.
90 40 Dr. FSsnf Communication ard viii fei..,.
'n'' could ind ~ a,gubisnf and We got,i,eas
v 20" in r"t'ta. ioo rf.cuious i0 pretend g. n.-
Fe They required Do s.zumfnft Do fefute Giem
ray titfc were na srean,ufs 10 b. found ~
ff''H ~ f.efi 1rranusnf Jsf wbich ~ asraii
tieh me a.r.r notice Buf pfcsifue ttat iu
hs ionfh "s.mB0.enc}." I shali DO chided ..h
COG replying 'I iie F..Hi,f p,gsusns 81 DE "sou's
pr. EHtH c.ni-Ued boo ihc iasi cHusi0n al
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