Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-01-20

To the Editors Of the Enquirer
will you please publish the letter below, addressed to
Democrat and lrorhy gentleman, b. F. cLahKE, ESQ,
of La
NEAR HARRrsosDuRo, RocxlSGuAM CouSrT, VA,
January 5, 1882
Ny Frend:-The New Year opens with exceedingly CO i
weather and plenty of in the mountain country at
Virginia and the lines entitled "hr Frost Spirit" by
hitter most iorciuy mind Tonight while gazing
Al the lofty mountains the East, which ir miles in
extent covered with The first verse is az follows:
lie comcs-he comes the Frost Spirit Comes
On the nas,d woods and the blasted fields
And the brown hills wther'd brow.
lie has smiueu the leaves OF the gray old trees,
And tie winds which 1si"w where er he goes,
Have shaken them dawn 10 Earth.
The last indeed n very 10 nature, nod should
be read Americans often disposed Ia rI mao acf
foreign poetry foreign acting, sc, and do not always ray
respect ana attention 10 home merit This Is wron. We
nsvc land which Is more flied Win great talent ana pure
genius other u like popuaIo because our Est.i
vi government IL calculated 10 call forth all the amhi-
ton race; and the result is Cvnccd In the held ni c-
,crs ms dep In science have produced
FrankIin In the legal rofcssinn and the ns ." states
rrn We nave been and really may claim 20 be great
indeed The names Of Hamilton and Madison OF Jay and
Monroe mention Jcerso and Adams. well very
many of The honored dead, tell as vii" nave lived
while such Webster and Cass, Clay and Buchanan
"iemni how may make our lives great as Long
iclTw has written
In literature and poetry have Bryant and Loneleor,
Whittier and Prrcival we'll rs Huieck, iS, Dana and
others, numerous 10 refer Ia specially.
who has n more world wide reputation than George Ban
croft has Ii Is we'll people a. forget their great
spirits and Is 20 be hoped mat hereafter shall heed
merit while The day lasts and till the night nt
death ctes on, offer the need OF praise and the
supper, which more lregh;y material may give.
Oir schools and colleges from year 10 scndng out
niu the wurl rich material and is small matte! for
our wise men, who Sent, the peoples agents 10 tie
various capitals 10 ii that ample attention Is
paid them especially TO those U! more humble r"ensions
than evncc.
Al : lem Roanoke county, tie Valley Of Virginia
there is college of which the Rev Mr. Bauannan vi the
Lutheran Church Is President which scoa in value
10 any ,ach has been tho good fortune ot lie writer -
visit Compete professors there ID Give good at'ca
;yn 10 . hundred uni twenty students. il b,s probably
na,rly vents. Al Ednbur. IN chcnin'a cchns there =
.-i Tc-E"!ci =,i- sCh''- "ti,T TIE eliot
q: III, AL! TIE '.!ssei !4.S q t's ras. y
Marshall. MIS-. VI. Is evidently not only very superior
scholar, but thoroughly understands teaching. Let the
friends OF educaun Valley OF Virginia. that each
al these institutions vi learning has support egua! 10
their merits There is always degree vi Thrift
such counties Rockingham and Shenandoah which j.
;ca sing behold. Large and small Farms equally show
good share OF attention cultivation. Doubtless
cen condition Of the purses OF the CITIZENS the lNi
Legion has something OF influence upon their stur1,
democratic tendency.
They are too intelligent as well as perfectly nivpenicn;
the Richmond Enquirer and National lnteigencer rs
Ike we'll while in the last see only int American ptin
cples; still keep ;asinI l. - what tie cneny
| dong" The old iarrEer Too, was right
See how cordially the Press II The Democracy have
greeted kossuh, recently tiou Il. fully persuaded tina,
proper Tor US 10 become cytreEe party in European
At s. Not 81 with the National nt!igenCer, the :,ep
York Enquirer &c. &C. These papers have denounced i,
eject the principles OF free action upon the pa o
They will DO remembered Humphrey Marshall III. e.
Gov. Kossuth and will too, due time receive his
from Whin adninsrati while free kentucs