The southern press., 1852-02-21

No. SO.
HUNGARY AND THE NEW WORLD,


HUNGARY AND THE NEW WORLD.
STEPHEN PARMENIUs, surnamed BUDAcUs,
from Buda, in Hungary, the place of his birth,
was one of the most celebrated scholars OF. the
sixteenth century, and wrote Latin with great
elegance and purity. He accompanied Sir Hum
PHREy GILBERT in voyage to America, in
which they beth persisted, The following is a
homely translation of part of Latin poem he
wrote in anticipation Of his voyage, by an I'M
known hand Speaking of America, no says:
!" There virtue ne er shall be by vice oppressed,
| Nor poor men freedom by enormous wealth
Nor yet in vulgar soth usurping rights;
The strong invade by force his neighpor's store
Each happy, shall his own by right enjoy.
Then Parent Earth with rich increase shall yield
| Her products without pains no care shall drive
Youth TO old age, nor endless toll become
The lot of man from following age to age.
In virtue they shall seek their greatest good,
In virtue find their greatest happiness.
0 might | in the happy ship embark,
And--patriotism forgive my country left,
The distant sea explore, and in my train
The Aonian sisters might but convey,
In song heroic, down TO latest time"
CHATEAUBRIAND.
CHATEAuBRIANp, while exiled from France,
was for some time guest on board small YES
sci of war; commanded by Commodore PORTER,
then lieutenant, cruising in the Mediterranean
to protect our commerce from the Algerines.
They visited the ruins of Carthage together,
and the commodore has since told me that Cha
TEAUBRIAND exhibited not the slightest interest
or emotion on the occasion. This is precisely
what should have expected. In all his writings
he exhibits Fictitious enthusiasm, an exagger-
ated fungous feeling that strongly sayors Of
afftctation. could never partake in his enthu-
siasm, nor sympathize with his pathos. have
no confidence in the historical works of either
CHATEiUBRIASD or LAMARTINE, any farther than
they are supported by other authorities. Their
travels are pretty much on a par with their his
tories, and both are entitled to about as much
credit as a historical romance. The immense
price paid by the Partisan booksellers for their
works, is, in my opinion, no great proof of the
public taste in France HOMER wrote historical
poetry, CHATEAUBRIAND and LAMARTINE poeti
cal history. | have much more faith in the old
Grecian than the modern Frenchman.
THE yUsTISIAN CODE.
II seems somewhat curious that this code Of
civil law, which has descended down to modern
times, was collected and digested by TRlBoNIAE,
a great lawyer in the time of JUsTIEIAN, and one
of the most corrupt, avaricious, perfidious, and
fagitious rascals Of the age, who was accus-
toned to sell the edicts, ordinances, and laws,
comforting special privileges, at public auction
to the highest bidder, to appropriate to his pri
waite advantage, and to suppress or publish only
such as suited his own purposes.
DEACON H.
He was called religious man and an excel
lent citizen, for he would neither drink, fight,
dance, nor 60 to horse-race, and always began
Sunday.on Saturday night But he lied and
cheated whenever he could do it safely, and it
suited his interest or gratifed his malignity.
Decency, like charity, covers multitude of sins.
remember pious man who always sinned in
the name of the Lord and it is well known that
the Inquisitors invariably celebrated high mass
previous to presiding at an auto de je. The
deacon prided himself exceedingly on being a
descendant of the Pilgrims.
OHIO.
am not surprised at any folly, absurdity or
extravaganza committed by this great lubberly
State, which has Increased so fast that Il has out
grownits discretion. At this moment it breeds
more pigs and pig-headed politicians than any
State of the Union.