New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-01-22

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The secret o. " EIae-sgis objectionable
strength les Ia the profound sincerity OF his nature
Ia his freedom from al aeciation N ms attachment
70 reality. ia rs rdiguaH; rejection OF az vaInsh.
gliding sud foppery, whether IN character or IN 1t
erst1re ne has scarcely biz equs4. He looks al
Ire inverse with bs own Eyes and presents the
report q he vision. Ike ;he testimony .; g man
under oath He feels tho intrinsic bsseness ct
deception and IL equally unwilling 70 psy the pat
OF e pretenier or dupe. IN listening even 10 his
mys-ic suggestions you are sure that ~ attempt
Is made 10 put Won of with words, and that the
ohsc-Irest expression stands for some fac; IA the
mind OF the speaker He gives YOU himself, and
not the dry bones OF some grisiy ancestor
The truthiulaess 10 himself IS the pledge Of
originality His writings thus possess the sparkling
freshness Of salient fountain. His thought and has
imagery alike are the product Of his own na;ure
They could not have been derived from any other
source Used By any one bat himself, they would
often appear forced and trivial But flowing in
their houeyed sweetness from his lips. they seem
so redoeut Of all delicious sromas that they might
even allure the swarm OF bees that rested on the
noith OF Plato
MIR Emersons instincts impeI HIM 10 penetrate
I, the hidden essence oi things H. is never con
tent with the most obvious view. Which : oitcn
only the mask OF reality Ii tins sometimes gives
his pages an ar Of too subtle refinement. and eads
to suspect that many OF his Orphic sentences are
only ingenious concelts or brilliant psradoxes. IT
also adds a marvellous force 10 the frequently
occuuinp passages which stsrtie rs by the radiant
iI-ht they throw on subjects winch hed been con.
caaicd in the Infinite profound This tendency
characteristics all his Judgments Of man. Of history
aud Of literature HIS opinions derive peculiar
slue from its uucees.ns exercise Even when
we are compelled to show them DO quarter. Il IS
never On the ground Of their being superficial and
common place
With such a strong aversion to everything con
,eationa. everything which looks like intellectual
mechanism everything which is not penetrated
and informed with the richest juice and succulcncc
Of lie. Mr. Emerson ranges over all the regions II
thought with the naughty tread VI a denizen Of
rs native heather Win INN nothing Is common
~ uAaeau His philosophy which teaches that
1iod sud himself are the sole existence. Is con
hnnod by his personal idiosyncrasies. Hence, he
leaves no realm OF beauty uuvis.ted He gathers
tic most impressive and magnificent images from
every sphere Of Nature, from the loitcsi 10 the
lowest The pillow the furrow the meal ia
tie tub and the milk IN the pan present hin nO
ic-s fruitful sources OF INSPIRATION than the starry
ncsyens and the purple dawn Coldly AS he looks
on individual lite and sympathy IL themselves con
sdered he loves to draw materials for biz aiiuent
puetics eloqdence, from the humblest phases o.
humanity The nlesnest flower that blooms has
thoughts ior him too deep for tears He make,
the whole material aud social inverse tributary 70
h.s GENUS with a. oudscjous freedom which Is
pardoued by gods and men, IA the glory VI rs sue
ce,s HIS treatment oi literature IS IL tie same
Ia lon H. niles Il OF rs choicest sweets 10 n
crease the fragrance OF his own gsrlands. He has
.unceut iamil arity with the lore of books TO fur.
nish out dozen pedsnts. In the eSubersnt life o.
his expressions We never think Of his learning.
because ne has not been mastered by ithinself II
IA always his willing slave. and serves hun with
the slscrit, OF the dainty ARIEL The lavish Use
which he makes OF literary illusions and ilustrs-
tons showing him to be on the most friendly terms
with all insnrer Of books gives rich peculiar per
fame to ms style. Wide the robust, original lie
with which il IS inspired takes awsy every sp.
pcarance OF arthcialuess etieminacy 1t Is like
tie smell O, pine woods compared with the altar
@, rose K
OLD PORTRAITS AND MODERN SKETCHES By
JOHN q WHITTIER Emo pp. 5'4 Boston Ticknor
Reed 4 sie.ds New York q. P. Putnam.
The oh portraits IN tbs pleasing little volane are
of Buuyan Elwood, James MAYOR, Andrew Mar
vel. John Roberts and Richard Baxter. Under
ilc lively aud picturesque coloring Of the author.
these ancient wo,tnes are revealed IN all the
freshness in HE He porirsiture o. the sturdy
Quaker Thomas Eh~oOd. "oue oi The firm CON
querors U. the old struggle for religion. freedom
GENIAL hearted sud pleasant scholar. the friend Of
Penn and Milton aud the suggester OF Paradise
Rcgsined, IS sdmrabl, drawn. and VII be read
with great interest Among the modern sketches
are those OF Samuel Hopkins. William Leggett,
Nathaniel z Rogers aud Rober, Dinsmore The
follow ns passage nom tire sketch OF y L Rogers
gives iclcitous description Of a genuine original
character the truth and beauty Of which vii be re-
cognizcd By oil WIZ knew the lsmented subject
In auo.lrr point orv1ew he not unlike Fla he
had the same % home and home irenos and fRis
90 eci. the same ondne.- for common sights ami sounds
the same drrad Of change the shrinking from tie
un known and DARK Like him. be- chung with cids love
90 the living present and feco@d from The contemplate
~ he great change which awaits Us Like him - was
content he goocy green esrth, ard human co'inie-
nArc~s AID would fam his tabernacle here lie bad
might be termed seiindug cnce III tbs feeling
iaan Lamb he had higher views he loved TINS word
moi only for It's sake bur for the opportunity afforded
Of doing good Like The Persian Seer he hehed TIE ie0us
fOrnld ard Ahrman OF Ligh and Darkness cunienduE
tor mastery The earth The sunshine and shadow ~
gs, hscoudy day struggled Tie green slopes % %,
native mountains and mingled with Tie tngh hosi, BE-
would ian have fought ami ~ banners waved eierra
sunshine the las; dngpacr OF dsfne.s lie entered
INTO tie worA reform viii the enugsiasm and clvalr
~ Knight Of the Crusades RE had faith IN human pro
-ress-n the Ultimate triumph OF the good mil Azh
aeacoued up all along IL horizon In III PHI alihrupic
movements OF the DAY the efforts 70 remove he evils u
slavery. Wal, nierprrsnce. and al srsy laws n he
fgusne ard generous spni o ruch o. our modern POEM
and literature IN lie growing Gem and Of The gcu
oi a. for The preaching q the Cope o.
Love snd HUMANITY he heard the .ow Aod urnuOu- pre-
la4u OF lie great anthem OF clvefssl Harmony TIE
word sad te IN " The music - lie Hutchinson
family. 3 on; OF tune But II vii be ilued ssun
All VII bocone harmony Ia has faith be lived ard acted
workiug 70. .wsys as seemed Ct rs friends
.fff IA rh.se