The Arkansas banner., 1844-03-20

only. They preaent no endnriue.
 memorials, before the eyes of fosa,' ,p
 Our commerce was increasinu oa
 ts. We had shown no mean I
 no f slor skill, in ccnsendirr \
 the arts of t.a'e, with rival naI;o". Y
 the superior arts, in the sciepces
 paInllrg; sta nafy. classical ard ga. Iature, the nation was totally ns,a' @
 abroad. There was no sign-mass
 aeieristic of American genius. ,o
 before the eyes of legitimate and Europe. Before this sign-mannsl made, it was necessary that ibs %
 mind should be emancipated from ries of colonial efvitude. Thew,'
 gave the first impulse to a consum'
 desirable. The seornful depor,maa
 Britain forced upon our people. in a spite. a painful, but proud ieelina
 individuality mace them sensibl. was dle 10 national character anJ | pri e. Perhaps, the lesson was o,l'I and learred in part,-hut it was 6,sl ito be followed up by others. Ts'| excesses in which the British sola;sm e'-their e horrible outrages at Ham.j other places, and the Hunlike br,] Washington. contributed to 9istmb 1 pathy with British superiority. wbls] Us properly resentful of their am. very disgraces to which the nation Y jected in Canaaa, we e productive d| rahe effects. in imp 'es, ing upon p, through shame and stripes, bette, ' national dignity than weseemed beos tar,ain. Ou' ocean victories foIlowd happy moment, to confirm in us tho n,. sense of pri.le and patriotism. Tn, , equally distinguished by hum.liatieg ]. and exhila~ating successes, did verv n sever the links that bound the mindd, ton to its old colonial faith. A gepe, lec.ual awak ening seemed to follow wesu pect that the ,ec ords ofo our oata (taken as one of the signs of int lsp 2 'ess, though in matters merely udla will show a more rema -kable ahs the history of domestic inventions {, year 1915 to that of IS }5-a term dl vears-lhan can be shown by any olbs try. of similar population. in the ssn of time. The ats arc kindred. I mere utility and those of beauty and ment, however dissimilar in then u habiliment, belong vet to the same gy fly. They are not hostile, though presides al the piano, while to lhet deputed the humber duties of put household i'll proper order. The wants of the individual supplied. lhot intellect clamar for their due.. ItR cient proof of he natn al intellactnaI cies of the American people. thatlhel for their maaial supplies did not Ii, wail u1on those which concerned tb nalu~e onlT. The non-intercon-se wi Rriain, whi h had cut off the sup hlankels. woollsn and other comm like nahra. had been far more decile eic;al in cutting off the supply of b was in the e Y midst of the conf American Eifera.nre. sfch as if is. if in,o ex stenee. The Portfolio. by ere of our best periodicals, was l shed in 1872. This was not the stance. The laws of 6enand aud did not fal 10 eseduce thei' ellaet. same national spirit, which clamoeH own mann 'aetires. was equally husN c|amorcus. in striving 10 supply the Litegaiure. The prera ali1n of srh classical books. which has since hse of the most extensive businesses off rican publisher, may he said to hay at this period. At all events we perfectly safe in saving that, prier ihe issues from lhe American press only reprints whallv from fo eign. but were confuel chiefly to works O and e,lucalion. We need make nl eXcepiioll in behalf of the domestic which, in small editions. were geat many appeals to local patriotism, al cordinglv. fhe most usually, wee ? by subscription. As little may besa young poet, who, here and thefe' one or other city, sent forth his slel ume at his own expense, rather view to seeing his verses in print [ any sangnne hope of finding pu"rh them. For !his was the psrlod, somewhat famous by the coatempluo ofthe B 'itish 'itie. contained ia theP since male proverhal by the nvh'se la which American Lite ature has upon it-.. Who reals al American Verily. up to this period, writers ol ] books were few indee.l. The natloa in every thing that belonged to the belles-lettres and the superior science to have acknowledged it's incapaclly' have surrendered itself, passively, to eign teacher, which had SO recently tvlant. No works of at issued | native press.-no fancy. no fiction, no no romance The imagination oi m the resources of which are, i'll reall drous and unsurrassaLle,s crouchlns ow, with wing folded, and head q upon it's hosom.-was not even copl to have an existel C
 To be Continued
 # *Tais remark may surpns, tfose, WIZ Ws, garding the thousand circumstances ws tended to discourage the progr. ss ol the {, ima gina ion, ia is ia9itima!e dir c'ion' lal, s sence, from :he q fei 'ney of its ina 5lnalN, a, tnrs-a d fciency, which, w. foPa to slv .a, oaly ia the iynorancs of our critics as p' r aa ion has r,aliy done. But the p'oois S' Vi 5ofous ina sinative pr sanc, afa s.'i 7. ], around us-in tn boidn ss of our puoi' q d signs s-in the rapid and vehem 'n' eh !, E }. pcopl ,-in the very fxtrava5ance oi ui'n ! 7, Al f.