Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-01-31

% Canadian wheat is admitted ut very low Her
Is decided advantage that grain now enjoys, which
lose with the Repeal OF toe Com Laws. 70
when that takes place. shall with active eompe
from other nations. The countries Of tho North o
Europe. said, with their cheap labor. aud nesrness
British ports can dispose OF their grain much ehespe
price the than be done by our own eoun
uymen. We should therefore hope from the Repeal o
the Corn Laws no such brilliant results agriculture
interests generally anticipated; although 1t
evident that it will by the addition OF such market Al
England farmers in some measure sgains
depressing effect Of very low prices in this county
The suboined article from the pen Of lady, and vii
attract attention. The poem she reviews, seems to have
much Of the bold imagery OF touched with "nsture'
hre."
"FESTuS"
Poetry is an order Of Literature be respected; il
has for il, end the refining and eevatns Of others it in
tended mpel the feelings OF mankind towards all that
lofty and honorable in human heart. To recent
Poem should the world be indebted than to "Festus
well sustained, remarkable poem OF 400 pages, ~nitsn
i've years since by r. j. Bailey. The design OF the Poem
similar Goethe immortal production, "Fausr. On ev
cry page there fulness OF thought aud powerful express
sion; the author seeks project his imagination to the
bound OF human existence he succeeds admirably except
about the OF the work. there violation Of good
taste "Fe.us" aseends to Heaven. and converses with
the Amighy-the supporting OF such scene too much
for uninspred mortal TO expect accomplish The Poem,
which appears for the first time, opens with
Poetry is itself a thing of GOd
lie made his Prophets poets; and the more
We feel Of poeste do we become
Like God in love and power.
The mind is this worlds, but the soul is Gods"
proceeds stfu length and with descriptive power
tell the aim and object OF the book II has "mora'
and one universal aud peculiar TRUTH" although the
prss.ions be like the stones at Stonehense,
ka FEaAa Nh.n .f
God" The Religion Of the work is copied from the
Bible.
IAN creatures being faulty BY their nature,
And BY God made all liable TO sin,
God onlg could atone-and uutp none
Except Himself-for universal sin;
II is thus that God did sacrifice TO God,
Himself unto Himself in the great way
OF Tnune mystery"
The principles and doctrines made clear aud besut-
fully expressed, and then concludes
This much then for this book. Il aims to mark
The various beliefs well doubts
Which hold search by the minds OF youth
Unresing any where"
And the body Of the work: "Lucifer. no
and accompanies Fesius throughout the world. is master
piece OF the highest order of dramatic POraure the
approach Village FEAST in the dsance Fesius remarks
This is a snake like world
And always hath its tail within Its mouth
As # II ate itself, and moralled ume"
Again he says to Lueier-
mature does
Never wrong: tits society which sins"
HIS hcmily on Death example OF beauty and pow
"Men look on death lightning, always far
OH, Heaven. They know not 1t is in
Themselves, strong and inward tendency,
The soul Of every atom, every hair"
His advice the Student GoeIhe's Gosthe:
keep thy heart cool. or rule its heat
To fixed ends. waste It not upon ITSELF
OF ali he Of a
Fused in pang, vies with that earthquake hrob
Which wokens II from waste to let US see
The world rolled by Tor aye.
Lucer's recipe for Riches is srikngly original:
Take Of the hood OF martyrs, tears Of slaves,
The sroars OF prisoned patriots, and the
Wrung from the bones OF Famine, like parts. Add
Naplr OF Orphans sigh and wall Of all
Whom h-th spoiled Iaw first fanged then gorged;
The lyranJ's lies; the If the proud;
The ueasOnOus rebcliiOns OF the wise.
The poor mans patient prayers, and let s this
Simmer, some centuries, or the slow red ire
OF human wrath, and there results, at last,
glorious Constitution, and grand
Totally OF nothing"
He tells Fesus that the living blood the wine Of life
which mIketh drunk tue SOUL" After of Fsstus'
breaks Of feeling and passion he replies,
Thou taiks Of hearts, in style to me, quite fresh
The human heart S about pound Of flesh"
After allowing some Of f.ndsh GOODNESS to pass from
his nature, he yeiy justly observes:
"Can murderer stay the soul.
Or suicide drug immortality :"
In depicting Love MIR. Bailey surpassed by
any living author; every reader be struck by the
grand beauty OF Festus' declaration 10 Elisa
LET me kneel!
Come | will have no other Gods but thee;
To but thee will bow down and worship.
Thy bosom Is mine altar-and thine eyes
Are the divinity that preys upon me.
Oh cruel the week day gods Of old,
Thou wilt have human victims. content
With and kiSses-hfe aud wateT-thou
Wilt have the subiler element of life
Thou needs must live immortality
Here-iake me then. offer up myself
Asacrihce TO thee!"
In the Of passionate Of love his chosen
idol, he says:
The might and truth Of hearts is never sbewn
But in loving those whom ought To love,
Or cannot have. Tho wrong, the suffering
Its own reward"
The Growing scene Of this great poem the wonder and
might Of mind Is portrayed IN Lucifer's Sermon the
multitude, r. Prayer and Lucifers final Hymn. In
the whole rarge literature there no ghi Of genius
bold grand, comprehensive this from the 9th
the 9Th page The book should be in the hands of every
lover OF literature il 1t contained only those Is pages
outward appearance prognostcsts its sell. knot
ted serpent with Its body hauking high air, be
writing under the influence Of piercing ray Of light de.
scending the reptile in foil force. Notwithstanding
rich soil and Of fruitiunoss, "Festus Is ma
nicenl poem and destined to live and grow brighter with
the roll Of Time. Its eulogy pronounce the
wonderful poem Of the age IL.
II will be by notice IN another column that
effort being made procure Library for the Of
the Conyicts in the Peni,entary TAe Ladies who visit
the female conyiets have already collected useful
and interesting Volumes and endeavorIng to
tain more, but thought that public like the
one alluded to, would ere By facilitate this most humane
enterprise. As it may be known wha, opportunities
are enjoyed by those in the Pen,entary, for reading
may be well to state tina, the conyic confined their
cI.a hyu upat anil Inc dav nd.
except during Divine services that their cells sufficient
y light permit them TO- reed during the day, aud tina
they allowed read any books Of injurious ten
deney. II unnecessary cay any thing the bsn.f
be expected from this useful employment Of their time
ns well as profitable occupation Tor their mind; we deem
only Necessary call the Of the public the en-
terprise now on foot being satisfied that suicien
argument 10 its favor.
LOUISIANA