Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-11-26
Dawes Lscture ON the sabiiSss e"d Beau

yard torthe literary journals oil the DAY. III was
by these efforts only, that Mr. Dawes was kaown to
the public, and it was deemed rather presump tuoas
for him to offer to lecture subject that had besn
illustrated by the pen of Burke. Bat the
.ive and repeated praise of his fellow laborers in
the field of humbag, had induced the bslief that
there might be something in him, after all.
He commenced his lecture on Monday evening TO
seventeen persons-seven ladies and ten gentl.m
As he proceeded, others came in, and before he
concluded, there forty-six individuals in the
room, including three boys and one elderly lady, past
sound asleep
The lecturers manner WAS peculiarly dull and
nnimpressive His voice is feeble and monetos Gus,
and the dark and dreary space in the bady-lighted
room, seemed to throw a gloom over his mind, and
he read his lecture and recited the poetry in the
tone of school-bcy anticipating the birch.
He commenced in a strain sublime to be
| intelgible, and talked about the magHi6eenee OF
the essential forms of beauty. After quoting the
mark of some Scotch philosopher, Dugald Stewart,
probably, to sustain his position, which was no po-
sitieu at all, he rected long passage from Shaks
| peare.
"when we ascend mountain" said he, go the
stars seem near enough to be reached by the out
stretched hand. In our rambles through the mazes
of false philosophy, in search after the true, we
meet nothing to WHY or enliven the mind. Most
and beautiful Plate was an exception. For want
of a knowledge of degrees, Plato was not able to
come 10 the same conclusion "
Here Mr. Dawes read long extract from AIKEN
sides Pleasures Of the Imas ination.
Ideas of the sublime and beautiful" SAID he,
belong to self preservation. On tins subject,
Barke made one OF the most remarkable bunders
that ever borrowed dignity and respect from great
name
Here followed a long and splendid passage from
hide Harold
There is only one kind of sublimity,' CON
timed the lecturer; "but in this there three
degrees. Longinus defines sublimry to consist
of emotions derived from the interior faculties
The light Of the present day is the inversion
of truth-the phos phcreseence Of corruption. The
uxtamcd heart is the unfamed will, and these will
drag down the most exalted intellect, and brutalze
and deprave the mind Subimity is nothing bet
beauty in different degrees Of continuity"
"Despite of all that has been said to the contra
~, poetry is still in It's infancy
To prove the truth Of this assertion, Mr. Dawes
read Cslerid ge's Geaevieve. This, said he, sis
fair specimen OF the beautiful / will now read
you Wolfe's ode on the burial Of Sir John Moore,
as an example Of the palmetto beautiful" And he
began
"Not drum was heard nsr fuseral note
and went through the piece with great accuracy.
al will now give you an instance Of the sublime
son Linden, rhea the srn was low
and CamPbels beautiful ode was read through
These pieces ali produced different sensations
In Gcnevicve the passion Of love is painted with
delicacy Of touch not surpassed by any am.ory Po-
EN- in the language. The ode an Sir John Moore lie
perfect in its kind The touches Of the poetic are
laid on with boldness and force scarcely capable
being excelled. Hoheulinaen is admirable COM
position. The intense interest aad sublime ndef-
nteness Of emotion described in this piece is str
king beyond parallel 1t delightful, glorious, to
die for ones country.
cit has been my object to uafold those princi-
pies upon " hich sublinity and beauty depend. The
science Of CORE spon dences, which was known ages
ago, and was then forgotten, has now, through the
interpolation Of divine Providence, been discover
ed. desire to inform those that are interested in
the subject, that Dictionary OF CorresPondepces
is now in the course Of publica by Samuel Cole
man. Of Gold street. II will be out in June next
price 81 80 per copy
CUSARp's STEAM SHIFs--WISrER Arrange
MExrs.-We have the best authority for stating
that, durisg the winter months, the commercial
mails for the CaHadas will be conveyed over laud
from Halifax to Quebec, and thence distributed land
that the government dispatches will be sent 10 To-
ronts and Quebec BY the way of Boston, this city
aud Albany.
Th. is a sensible arrangement, so far as il goes.
Would il not be well to finish il by sending the
steamer. from Halifax to New York, instead OF to
Boston or Portsmouth Steamships, or ships of
any kind, that derive most of their profits from pas
.engers, must start from the most importan; sea
ports, where people 90 most do songregate." That
New York is such place is As Z" clear Is mud"
A moments refecti n is uificent II decide that
ts city, grea, in splendid packet ships is the cen
tire Of every body asd every thing. The success Of
our steamers and packets is proof Of this. But, We
do net the reby detract from Boston or Portsmout
Both those cities are great IN their way Boston
hsrbor is good one, and the current that by
Portsmouth 10 very strong. Neither Of them, how.
ever is fit for steam ship depot For what does il
signify If the harbor OF Boston is open in the
mer, and the water at Portsmouth, runs strong
enough 10 carry mill should steam ships stop
AZ those ports merely for that, stead Of coming