Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1845-02-19
Through care, and grief, aud want. and woe,
And wrongs tina, death alone could heal,
Torsures, tho poor alone can know
The proud alone can feel
He kept his honesty and truth,
His independent tongue and pen,
And moved, in manhood and in youth,
Pride OF his fellow men.
ItALLECK.

Pride OF his fellow men.
The progress of public justice, though is slow
Very seldom have the favoss of fame received it during
lives; and unfre qenty been the that
delayed through long periods Of time after their
death. Envy, ea,ness, and maleyoence, which never
fail point their vsnomsd darts at disng iished merit
while dwelling among cannot even subside when the
object Of their persecution is moe;-nay, they have
known edouble their ma grant efforts, with char
actsrsc eowardice, because they knew the hand
which could have chased their baeness, aud ovsrwhem
Cd with everlasting iafamy, lay cold and po"eress
in death.
The of obss Ivation. has been
chilly exsmphed Than the life of ROBERT Burns Near
Iy half century has elapsed since the death of tina,
great man: yet world is beginning fully awake
sense of his deserts His fame has made vast advances
Of late years, and is still the acendant;and will
main the ascendant years to come, or I'LL 1t ap
proaches much meridian than has done
do think will extravagan, say
he il, tho favore poet of modem timss-fos
individuals assailed during life with
groundess calumnes and perhaps there have been
whose has been loaded with sproach and obo-
guy. 1t was, for long ,ime fashionable decry the
MUS and talents Of Burns. Within my memory this
has been the Even Dr.. Cure considered apol
ogy due 10 his character for respectaby. for condo
seendng publish edition of the works OF the "Bard
Psasant How ridiculous does nil this sound when
know, that if DR.. Cuie shall be heaed in future
ages will only be humble attendant Of the fame of
wronged SPIRIT vindica,ion of whose memory, the
learned and fas,dious gentleman insnuaes delicate
piece of business for Of CHARACTER"
undertake!
Every attempt (t has been eloquenty sadly extn-
guish the light Of genius, whom fairly placed before the
world is Intellectual would be a effort
.'quench the stars" This proved pres
instance the enemies of human greatness found
cessary change their and tho cry raised
he
wrtings Even this last refuge of malignant stupidity
at tho present time pretty failed them though
stIll occasionally meet with individual, encased
in The armor Of prejudice, impene,rable than
tho ssvenold shield OF Achilles, whose bigotry il
unyielding. and whose poverty of soul in every thing
generous and charitable is great that he admit Of
paa.ion. justification, of the sgh.es, failing
greatest genius.
have been led foregoing remarks, from hav-
ing lately perused address delivered long
Oxford, by Alexander Campbell '.On responsibilities
Of mon Of gsnius'' In what l going say, l
wish il distinctly understood, intention Of
applying the above observations the author of adj
dress a. Il would be exceedingly unJust and
tesiains moro respect for that distinguished
do. And tho address in tho main, repste sound
ideas. clothed in oloquen; and beautiful language But
speaking Of certain emi
subject severity language, which even
his sacred calling hardly renders allowable; and taken
himself "responsibility,'' in determining
and results Of mems lives, which sensible of his
fallibisy am, would shrink from.
But have the present but exception
Mr. Campbells address. He adduces Of
Voliare, Hume Gibbon. Pane &C.; and of Byron Burns
and examples of persons whose influence
tbs side of evil. Now say that il unus,
cluds BURNS in this lie had faults: there
spots too, the and perfection, ,old
made for below. But charity will find ample
POLICY for all his when the of the age
which he lived, and tho unexampled difficulties against
which he had to struggle considered.But taking
works. prose aud the standard by which Judge
him, (for his life and character found i'll his
wStngs) and his influence has been, most decided
y The of soul which he displayed through
out his life; the high sentiments OF honor
and patriotism, which breathe throsgh his writings; to-
gether with those pa hurpor
aud Of all tho delicate sympathes which bind
follow man, which abound his works; TO
mako protect against verdict OF epil influence tho
ussrious Bard Holding these sentiments, do strongly
protest and sxeaim against it, Pased be my tongue and
my right hand forever, if fail them, in VIM
dica,ing foul aspersions memory injured depart,
ed worth!