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

Notice Of the critique "amelia''-alias "sprig
ofMe laacs delay''-asins the scapc. gont-alias
the secret enemy Of the bard-alias the small
man in petticoats-alias the ground mole!
MEssRs. EDlroRs-I perceive the comments
on Amelia's production, in the Herald Of the
18th July, did stir him up to spread his goose
quilts once mole to aronise me! to aRnibilats
me, and not to leave the smallest grease
spot" Of the poor Bard remaining. He says
he has had the infinite pleasure of heholdinp
me in ''propria PERSONA" Of gazing upon nv
symmetric form, sc. &c. !; and too have come
to knowledge of his superhuman parsonage,
which | will describe as follows:
His lower limbs seemed far from stout,
When last saw him walk;
The cause presently found out,
When he began to talk"
am aware that might have employed my
"brilliant Inauguration" upon some thing Of
might have been engaged in perusing Coke
upon Lytlston, to find out the difference be.
twixt "tweedle dunn and tweedle dee,'' the /
science of Legality! But Law and Poetry
are Numerically antagonstical, as much so %
sail the decency' is with the vagabonds. Its i
plainly observable that the fact Of your huung 4
seen me has so eated your idea of my superior.
ity over yourself, that it has aroused yourmy
and arrogance to pitch of incnrabilily, which
is venting its poison in ironical praise, alias
pitifll SANDER, upon my devoted head. Do
you know Amelia that irony and maign;ty are
perfectly compatible, that they dove-tail, 90
hand in hand together very frequently
Knowles says the former is but another nam
for truth, g Tau Ching truth !" and ifthe asse.
tion be correct, and you good critic, in fall q
reputation and standing, am something above
IS mediocre" as poet. Amelia, forsoo,h and
alas has let the wide world know Of his hay.
ing discovered STEW triaing errors in my
productions, and much genuine poetry. DID
you indeed! am disposed to imagine that
Amelia looks upon me as mental Gullirn
from the fact of his transcendent ironical praise
in my behalf; and from the organ of compart
son being large, with very small perceptu
faculties, on his critical forehead. such a con- n
bination would lead him, phrenologically cor
sidered, to compare his own puniness with N!
mightiness, and his being of an ardent tempe
rament, would naturally cause him to st,ivea
"sUeH up" as large as common men, or vainlIss
urge him to ''htch against the prichs," to uss'
scripture phrase-alias to bring me down ffcf
the pinnacle Of glory, or mount Pegasus ID
low dirty ground with himself. This trait q
character We see developing itself in men
envious feelings every day; and is the souIrs
of continual irascibility, petty tyranny, and N
plici,y, in their unfortunate compositions;
causes them many sleepless nights and d'f
light notifications, and TO pity or condole viii
them is only TO aggravate their distemPen
brains, or add fuel to the smothered fire whE
always ends in smoke. Alas for poor hunt
frailty, what is to be done in such case1
w hat ropoo1v 10 "a h. A
one consists in gentle rebukings, administers
with prudent hand. See how Amelia BY
perverted my language and meaning; cas-
ton fit only for the Gods is a remark mi
in my last notice, and which appears to b.
cause of torment and agony, to stick in hissf
card like hook Of blue steel. The EXPRESS
should be considered in full sentence, as
lows: $ It's strange, it's passing strange,
wondrous strange, that this bundle of founs
and corruption should so far transcend the
cumscribed boundaries of legality as to asso'
to himself a station fit only for the Gods"
1t is self evident his object in noticing nv
to raise himself. No man Mould attack nn'a
an the garb and habilliments Of a helpless ,ronD
without feeling degree Of avsokness IN h'as
Inconsistent aviM his manhood Iwonld n0
surprised, however, if female was the la'
gator, and he the plant tool created to CO..
out the insidious and effeminate design.
"What private griefs he has, alas know mol
For the especial benefit Of Amelia, WIZ
form him, in the language Of Shelley, wnS
poet 10. s Poets are the hisrophants OF %
apprehended inspiration: the mirrors OF tho
gantic shadows which futurity cast upon !.
present the words which express what
understand, not the trumpets which sing
battle and feel not what they inspire, the lp
ence which is moved not but moves. rc
are the u1 s. legislator, sasas Of