The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1845-01-29
Jannary 20, Is45
A WORD WITH CORRESPONDENTS

or See fourth page, for interesting variety
A woRD WITH CORRESPONDENTS
We haze received a long communication, signed
"a CrTIzES," and although we entertain the highest
respect for the writer, we hope he will excuse us for moi
publishing his article ut this time, as we conceive it to
be rather personal on a few individuals of the opposite
party. We certainly coincide with "A Citizen'' in the
opinion, that it is unnatural To give out general invi-
tntions for a party, and Introduce gaiety and revelry
and dancing, when in the next house friends are drop.
ping the sorrowful tear over the cold corpse of the de.
parted" There is a time for all things-and every
thing should be done decently and in order. "a Citi-
GEM must surely be mistaken in saying that two par
ties recently made, were got up ''solely for the purpose
of gratifying political spleen,' as we cannot think that
any person, unless devoid of human feelings, would
permit such a spirit. to influence him at a time when a
young lady was stretched out in her winding sheet,
and over a dozen of our friends and ~neighbors were
ssprostTsted on beds of sickness. But there are strange
gpeoPIe in tbs world, as my Uncle Toby used to say.
Since writing the above, WI received another com
munication on the same subject, signed "Finis,'
which viii be found in our columns to-day. We con-
Sess frankly, that we don't know whether to regard the
writer as speaking seriously or ironically. There evi.
IDENTIFY appears to be a double entcndre throughout the
piece; but We let it go for what it is worth, hoping that
it ,oilib be the 'fnis'' on the subject Of parties.
"WHAT MAN WAS, AND NOW 49," Under this caption
some person bas written a long poem, signs himself
''the Rural Muse" and sent his lucubration to us for
publication. There are some coupletS and ideas in
the piece which please us very much, but then, again,
there are many lines that are susceptible OF improve
YDapf 0ur y,pLynnyyn rorraepapIapt xua hovo No Joub.
might employ his leisure moments probably on some
other subject. A Miltonic poem, commencing with
the creation, is rather a deep subject for a now begin
ner's 'frst attempt" The MS. awaits the order of its
author.
"THE LEYDoN BARD,'' we had began to think had
fallen asleep on Mount Parnassus, caught a cold, and
''died OFF, from neglect Of the " Nine sistersn in not
throwing their mantillas around him! But how glad
we were in discovering our mistake! 'The Wonder
fnl SCHOOL, will be published at an early day.
A few years ago, when conducting a paper in a
neighboring town, a friend Of ours, into whose hands
the entire MSS. of the late GILBERT Gar, Esq, passed
at his death, furnished us regularly for publication some
of his exquisite gems Of poetry, which were ceivedb by
our then patrons with infinite satisfaction. We have
not had the pleasure of seeing the Executor of the
GAY MSS. for a long time, but if this should meet his
eye, and he has not cancelled the promise he once
made us, we wish him to understand that the columns
of the Sentinel are open to string the orient pearls OF
our deceased, but mutual friend.
AnTIIUR's LADIES' MAoAzINE.-1he February number
of this deservedly popular periodical has been before
us for several days past. 1t is embelished with four
engravings, two of which are on steel. "CALANrHA"
is an exquisite engraving,-the best female face that
has adorned a magazine for many Il day, The con-
tributions to this number possess rare merits, many of
which are from the EDITORS gifted pen, "Sketches Of
Italy, by a member of the Baltimore Bar, is an inter-
esting paper, in which the writer gives a glowing ac-
count of young Powers, the American Sculptor, in his
studio at Florence. Powers is a native of Cincinnati,
and we have read with interest, may of his private let
tiers, addressed to a friend in Columbus, when he was
struggling against poverty, and just when the light of
his genius began to radiate over the west. The writer
in Arthur says that ''Powers is destined to achieve a
brilliant reputation. Ee is a man whose strength of
character will carry him over all obstacles, and those
which he has already stlrmounted during his residence
in Florence, are neither few nor small. Ambitious,
hopeful, and energetic, with a fancy prolific of beauti-
full conceptions, and a chisel prompt to embody them in
the enduring marble, it cannot be but that his future
labors will give to the world, works which taste and
appreciation will not willingly let die" 'Ihe Revolt
of Massancilo," translated for this number of Arthur
from the French Of Dumas, is a thrilling paper, which
we have read with peculiar interest.