Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1841-08-20

.ove and il may possibly aid HIM IN iu-
70 soo. .:,;srs- Amelia, hsarken unto one
re c, 10 the wilderness" yon are ia my
0y, on;niou one possessing miraculous s0-
O. ~, .;racitv. and audacity. and doubtless
ce', ~ ,;rs to become q bard yourself, but !
0 0''1d advise you, in attempting the 'nsPlra-
our 70 remember, aud keep constantly oe'oro
ol' .;s;on. the fact, that "there IS but one
ou' s.an, the sublime to the redicnlous, ana
eP have not confidence in your own aoili-
y0a s.eed from the incumbrance OF pettl coats,
es' Iii surely fall inlo the latter strain
s 0u like to see you beat the following:
n;m;nutiye and my defective slave.
Reach nv corps coverture Immediately,
r;s INV complacency that coat to have,
70 insconce my person from trlgldty.
1t, .xclaims. "know W not that the
AVA Bard has forever sllenced cri'clsm' .na'
has awarded to himself, by the name ne mas
.snmed. all the poetica talent 10 Iowa. by
b name. mark that! Now rose oy any
,h.r name would smell as SWEET ana what
ioo;cal conclusion Amelia has arrived AZ;
he nenetration in discovering the reason why
have written over the signature OF the Iowa
Rardi Herein gentle reader you may discern
80 secret movements of his heart-the poison
~o,kipg and steaAhiiy oozing its venom forth;
mite Of the bombastic praise lavished upon
No. The tho glazing eyes of the serpent, envy, peep
~" ,I' and dazzle with brilliant greenness
ooh! why did write,
Oh! was it in Spite" &c.
III. Amelia never heard of the Boston Bard,
- Nav York Bard, the Baltimore Bard, the
h MI Bard, &c. &c. Poets often adopt the
SIGNATURE intending to designate the place OF
heir nativity or residence, and not from the
mOnopolizing spirit of assuming "all the po-
.e,ical talent" for goets generally are the mQst
humble minded mon living, they look upon
ambition as g grieuous fault and as averse
tn the kinder emotions of our nature; they re-
member that, IS but yesterday the word of C@-
ear might have stood against the world now
| liss he there, and none So poor to do him reve-
renee Amelia says that, he has asserted
and maintained that to criticize his poetry you
must be God" Amelia must be Informed
what genuine criticism means. Criticism in
the legitimate sense of the word requires some
tbiuo moro than ordinary qualifications, more
especially poeticaI critic. No one, it is be-
eved, can be- good critic without clearness
and comprehension of mind, extensive know
ledge, pure principles, amiable feelings, and
phiIanhropic aspirations. From what you have
seen, heard, and read. Of Amelia, patient read
er, are the aforementioned qualifications pos
sessed by him! From thee, Amelia, We could
expect nothing more than illusions Of personal
assaults upon my indiuidu-
aHty, and a total mistake OF my principles,
views, and objects. We are charitable enough
to believe Amelia is the afectotion and not the
reality of malignity for sometimes, for the sake
of temporary notoTiety, men will profess to be
worse than they are, and accuse themselves of
deeds from which they would revolt. But Ame-
liza is astonished that man in Iowa, "club
la,c man." highway robber, runaway from
la,c alias justice, should presume to poetize, to
begui|e weary hour Of dull care tremendously
away. Why it is preposterous; a man in
Iowa, citizen Of the bandit tovn," alias
Bloomington, writing to improve the heart,
'dscaJI1 atoue all things and desperately wich-
ed;'' . OF with his head away with him so
much for PQckenhan alas poor Yorrick -
A close examination into Amelia's efforts,
will convince any scre,cing. cycling mind that
he has extenuated aud set down in malice, all
the godke, irouical praise he could shoulder,
as sort of stumbling block in my path, but in
club hw phraseology, she couldn't come it
over this young one" Amelia, one word Of
advise, do not venture too far from shore, alias
the newspaper, as critic; remain the Office
and copy off the deeds of other men for private
use, and your name will then 60 down to pos
terito as defender Of human rights and prvi-
leses. IOWA BARD.