New-York daily tribune., 1846-12-26
Joel Barlow.

TIE EASTT PUDDING Poem Il Taree & Ssns1s
Wrir.sr a; Chanhery IN Savoy, JauGsry. l793 ey
rnrI RARIow: With Memoir On Maize OF lncisn
Corn compiled BY D. J. Browne. unier tas direction
of the American Institute C'V. Z. Grsha'a9
We are glad to see new edition OF Bariows
ropular Poem Of the Hssty Pudding, which has
loug been out OF print Fer many years after 1t
v.s written i. had great run. both in Europe'and
au,er;ca but particularly in New-Ens!and where
:, !, familiar to many OF the elder citizens. The
Memoir of Mr. Browne on Indian Com. 10 winch
The Poem Is an appropriate accompaniment. Will
be acceptable st This time. when this important
grain is attracting SO much attention.
Some pct;ce OF JOEL BARLOW author OF The
Eas.y Padding, may be interesting to our readers
Ee was born st Reading, Fairfield COUNTY Con
nscticut. in l757. he entered Dartmouth College
in 1774 IN, soon removed 10 Yale College, where
he gradra,ed in IT'S being ranked the hFst OF MS
Class Tor talents and learning. During the Fsea-
tios he more than once repaired As vo'uh'eeF 10
the Camp having four brothers III the Amercsn
ARMY He was present at several skirmishes' ana
fousi1, bravely at the Battle OF White Plans
Alter leaving College he commenced the study OF
the law but being urged to quality himself Tor the
Office of Chaplain he studied divinity. and, beng
soon licensed TO preach. he served IN the army as
Chaplain until the return OF peace, when he re-
suu,ed the stQdv OF the law also edited paper st
Hartford In l.S7 he published his great poem OF
The Vision of Columbus, and in lsos he revised
and enlarged it, republishing 1t in & splendid vol
ume. under the title of The Columbiad In l4e'
ne published revised edition OF Wattss Psalms
and HYMNS which lie prepared at the request OF
the Conversational Clergy of Connecticut. In i'eS
Barlow wen, 10 Europe as the agent OF the Scioto
Land Company but ignorant OF the fraudulent de-
signs Of tha. concern. From England he crossed
over to France where his zeal for republicanisn
induced him to take part in the French Revelation
connecting himself with the GirondiSS. orlnoderate
party In l39l he went TO England, and published
the first part of his Advice to the Privileged Or
ders in which he attacked the teudal system. ma
tonal Church. and other British institutions. In
l792 he published poem called The Conspiracy
of Kings. work which then obtained for him pop
ularity and fame TIE French National Conven'
ton conferred OH him the rights Of French citizen
He now fixed his residence in France, and accom-
panied deputation to Savoy to organize 1t as
Department Of the French Republic. Al this time
he wrote en- address the people OF Piedmont, in
citing them to throw Oft their allegiance TO the mon
arch under whom they then served. la Savoy he
also omposed his Hasty Pudding, mock didac-
tic poem, the most popular of his poeiical produc-
tons After his return to Paris he translated OIL
news Rains but his time was principally occupied
by commercial specuations, in which he acquired
n large property Shocked by the atrocities OF the
French Revolution he took bu little partin politits
hires, General Washington appointed Barlow
Consul at Algiers with powers TO negotiate treat
les OF peace with the Barbary powers. lie soon
concluded treaties with Alsiers and Trpoh. rescu'
ing many American citizens from slavery. In lss'
he resigned his Consulshp and returned to Paris,
where he purchased a splendid house and lived tor
some years in sumptuous manner In -lsO' he
sold bis estate in France and returned 10 the L nj
ted States after an absence oil seventeen years
He purchased beautiful place near Georgetown
but within the limits OF Washington City this es.
tablishment he called kslorama.' In lso6 he
printed prospectus OF q National Institution at
Washington, combinnga University with learned
society. Military and Naval School. &c.
la lsll, President Madison appointed Barlow
Minister Plenipotontiary to the French Govern.
ment The Emperor Napoleon, being then on his
expedition To Russia. invited Barlow to meet him
at wilma He Immediately set OIL on his journey.
but taking n severe cold. he died OF an nlamma.
tion in the lungs at small village near Cracow IN
Poland, December, 1872, at the age OF 5i