, 1840-03-21

Ma. EnIron -" The mountain has labor
ed and --; but, whether IL be one oi
those barren sand hills. which present their
uacorer>d peaks la the searching rays OF a
nonn-sun, or a Mount Blanc, IN immature, !
will not pretend 10 determine ; nor IS II much
10 nv purpose, since | know that the com
munica,iou of I" Duane" has appeared entire,
and that the readers of the "Journal" have
now an opportunity of holding "sweet con
verse" with its valuable author, upon sub
iects. To them. fraught with deep Interest,"
To deny that the author d~IScourseS most
eagthiIy, would be To content against m
conference.-the evidence to assert thai HE
CON lnicati,n is as trarn"i as long, would
be plyinr him a compliment, winch, my
muaeSty ioruids, and his sense oil justice
would ~pronounc unmerlted and yet, I"
declare, that he is devoid Of merit, would
be doing him Injustice. He has the merit OF
standing SOLITARY and alone" not only IN
manv of his assertions, but more supremeiv
So, in his manner of c'"nmnnicI iion. 1t
is true. that ! am not learned IN "clatsIc
lore that my acquaintance with Bellies Let
tres is bv no means exten ave /; yet, ahohe
the blessings that have been conferred upon
me, ii is nv cool fortune 10 nunt'ef a lew oi
those advantages that are derived i!on "a
common school" elaratIOn. AMI IN the little
that have read, | have not had the pleasure
1, perceive anv style. with winch | could.
either ieriiinatrIv. o. cla.siciliy. associate
that of :. Dame :" his manner Is nnlqu., and
As rnany of his f,cls are original, or indebted
to his fertile Imagination ioT tlrir existence. J
infer, with ut any other acGlfntince "r'i
him, tina tina, derived from has c"n;nunicA-
ton, that If lie i not "a perfect "!'ty. he
Is, al least. 9 sui r~eneriS." not only IN nun
ner, an! f~eeiinr. but IN his conception 81 men
and thinrs. Notwithstanding. ! an brought
Ia this inevitable conclusion by the unerring
guide of reason. It * not NV purpose To ue-
clare that Diane is positively wronr. IN
REGARD TO hi, manner and his facts, for there
is a p,ssibIitythat ne may be right IN both IN
stances but, if he is, il Is evident that IN our
bo,sted .su.arch Of mind" we have wander-
ed far. reru far from the peaceful scenes oil
PHILOSOPHY, and that the world will be m
debted 10 the transcendent powers OF thus
bold and daring genius. for having, with a
giants arm, burst the chains that bound 1t IN
IGNORANCE, and dispeIled the clouds which
have concealed g the book of life" In that
event. we S1all iaSC tiuS eP
golden era,-one of pure. uadulterateJ truth,
and of :. beauty divine !" and althoush,,t may
seem strange to give up our old and long
cherish ed notions of Justice. Of truth OF taste
of beauty and Of eloquence. | presume that
we shall do so cheerfully. since we will then
through the guidance OF this " master spir"'
have been Invested of those impeEecti'n,
which have, for near twenty centuries, oound
our vision to &c the mere things Of this world
have said. that it is not my purpose 10 as
sert positively that " Duane" is wrong bnt
as | conceive that the probability, If not the
certainty, of his being ensnared by some "ig
mi, fatn,s." some "will- with-the, wisp,' i
greater, than that the world should have been
led astray;-I am prepared TO conclude iha'
he has, in his late communication 'aien
greatly below that standard which has beer
acknowledged as either chaste, peersPIcuou'
lor inteI,igibIe. and that with regard to many
loft his assertions, he is as tar from TRUTH a
the style of his communication IS below me
d;ocriiy. Believing this, nave none o
those notions Of deiicacy to operate uroI
INV feelings, which, under a different cond'
ton of circumstances, would prevent me
from scattering the arena" as a newspape
scribbIer. have been accustomed TO 1901
anon &" the press" as the dispenser Of 'ru''
- ;,s,;ce am anxious to have 1t viewed