Louisville messenger. (Louisville, Miss.) 1842-1843, 1843-04-29
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Mn. EDTOn; eli
| observe lhnt"yERirAs'
ha. apnn come our cndea,Oring to
.pInstcr over the wou rs hi. ,anIlj has
received. by the West and most DC
uladiug scurriIhy and personal abuse
Blinded by Ii4 morIilicalion aud
rage. that his ridiculous description
nj The the concert was mol received
with loud and ilccssant plaudiIs OF
admiration, and his pate wrcathcd
with chaplets oil Movers for l'i' chlv
alrous devotion 10 The females, has,
like hot-blootcd native Of the East
running muck, madly and lndls-
crlminaIcly assatled every one, VINO
has come in his way. or whom he
least sospectcd would have the rash
ress aud audaciy to call in question
the beauty andecgance OF his modes
Of expression
He has implicated Two or more in
the attack on himself, thinking, sup
pose; that 10 one would have thr
tcmerity to assail him, the gifted
scion OF tae mul-walled cJlltge OF
Tenne the cheap institution, I'M
aided aud alone, aud in a laboured.
verbose, and pompous strain, has
dealt out his puiiy Blows on every
side, aud br ken the rules Of English
grammar With an ilnpunty; suthclent
to Invoke the ghost Of Murray from
/ lis grave to guard his beloved Eng
| fish from such ruthless violation.
Even now TO adopt his own hgnr,
for which, dear rcad"r, ! crave your
pardon) | see "vEaIrAs in fancy, as
/ once saw him in fact, seated at hI.
table with his writing Instruments,
and pamphlet with o lue cover
open before him, anA after Il akihg he
most copious and liberal extracts,
clapping lis hand on his foreh' ad,
al d IL rapture cxc'amng, good
= adcrs, aint smar's' Lord! hew
IN can writc!n What brilliant cor
uscalions If genius these arc Bu
), lest he should be SO pnticd up by tn.
!, beauties OF his style, Is inc borrowed
:, and others visible to none but him
10 .elfA until there would be danger Z
" his bursting, in common charity,
,h wll proceed to point out to him
IN few of his errors and defects whic
pro a'ly may have u tendency
diminish lis LUX.
~ In the beginning OF his onset Il
We has committed Il most egreglous eFrt
", in languagc,in calling my piece bot
oh pithy and heterogeneous, when u
no meaning Of the Two wo'd' are
" widely different a. a clear mind, an
III .sVcritas'n own foggy brainj al
we here would advise him that wh'
ne he next chances over johnson a
rs Webster, to examine the meaning
words, and not their length and soul
only.
The next blunder in order, that
shall notice, is his very classic phra
no Of ..solid str, am" the absurdty
Inc which is so apparent, that it requir
OIL no comment.
OF But hear him again, "as the pla
~, cts in their rotary motion revor
- around the great orb, so are they
y" inn" now, if"Ver.tas' can show Il
first particle Of common sense,
meaning in the above paragraph,
the will acknowledge him omnlpotet
en- ard bow in humble reverence to |
lar- Jehovahship, when he pleased
oes pronounce damnation on me or n
=; works, hut ! should think, that o.
osi- who aspires TO omnipotcnce, shou
on at least be capable OF giving his ldc
the. in language Ineligible 10 human U
! Of derstanding, now to see how much
| If is entitled 10 this attribute Of Deil
- let us examine another specimen.
"who pants for glory, fnds bu, short repose
- A h,eath revives him, aud breath o'ertlmow
~ t,If the leaned author will point Q
- any relation that exists between t
OF couplet aud what preccd"s it, ! W
alb be under infinite obligations TO hin
!. for TO me il appears like all his fra
mcnts Of poetry, thrown in at rande
ca without any taste or judgement.
use ale has been pleased TO defor
ate The soiree, a sorry" here eve