Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1849-01-04
CASSIUS.
For the Times.

pie" The writer OF the article has SAID
what he had to say very neatly; in fact. the
communication has such studied air of
primness about it, that l at first thought
some Aunt Tabby had been guilty of the
awful improperly of appearing before
the public in the disguise of one Of the
male sovereigns, until a closer scrutiny
convinced me of the mistake.
Unfortunately for the world, perhaps,
and certainly so for our author, mankind is
SO strangely made up, that all theories con-
cocted for the better regulation of socie-
ty, based upon subimated systems of NOR
ais, or utopian ideas of proprie,y, have
come in due course of time to be regarded
as absurdities, and the promulgators of
them as mere day-dreamers, whose philan-
ihropic aspirations have been ever doomed
to disappointment. If our author suppo.
ses he is TO be an exception TO this general
rule, and that his article is to effect any
thing of revolution either in taste or ty-
biography, much as we may deplore the
state of things which he deprecates, we
must tell him in all sincerity that we fear.
like his ilustrous predecessor in the pro-
fesson of Knight Errantry, don Quix.
etc., he will be likely to encounter more
discomftures than Dukedoms.
The ideas which the writer advances are
strictly in accordance with what all know
to be right and proper, when abstractly
consideration much so indeed, TO create
the desired sensation, for unfortunately,
they are mere distractions. He asserts
what no one will attempt to controvert,
and puts forth as newly discovered mares
nest, that which has been the theme of eve
ry school boys composition, from the days
of Doctor Faust to the present time
Like other navigators of this dangerous
sea, our author has run foul of the break
ers, when he least expected to do so--the
age of Ulysses with him, has not been &C.
companied by his sagacity, and he has been
deluded by the syren sound of his well
turned periods, into the fatal mistake, that
mere words are ideas-when he thinks he is
in twenty fathom, he is foundering in the
shallows--when he fances he is talking
Philosophy, he is only twadding.
But our design is not to find fault with
the abstract opinions of this writer: what.
ever they are worth. he has right to en-
terrain them, and if they content those for
whose especial benefit they have been pub
lished, surely. sir, l cannot grumble at them
very much When their chaste author,
however, comes to the application of his
theories to the facts in the case, we must be
permitted to say, that we think he mani
tests great want of that useful faculty dem
onstrated in common parance, common
sense, and exhibits quite too much of pre-
judice to perceive clearly, what his broth
or Philosopher-Square-would call the
fitness of things" Believing as we do,
that this article was written for the purpose
of raising the cry of persecution in Capt.
Fosters behalf which "One of the PEG.
pie" knows full well is sometimes profta-
bic one, and believing that the said Foster
would never have inserted it, much less no.
ticed its appearance favoraby, without
declaration from the sage author, that none
of its puluerizing sarcasms were designed
for him, we are forced to the conclusion,
that they were intended insidiously to in
fiict an injury upon your paper, and your
unfortunate correspondents, who have I'M
Willingly "come between the wind" and
the noble sensibilities of this "grave and
reverend" though not very "potent signor."
Now if the author of this Addisonian
production has not been asphyxiated by
the polluted atmosphere generated BY your
paper and its correspondents-if he has
not closed his eyes to that truth" he re-
veres so much, he must know that the "per-
sonalities," of which he seems to entertain
such holy horror. were commenced, not
by us or yourselves, but by the Editor of
the Banner" whom he seems, for reasons
good and sufficient with him no doubt but
wholly inexpicable to any one else, to have
taken under his ESPECIAL charge and protec-
,ion-that your columns were thrown open
to your correspondents. for the purpose of