New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-04-08
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
p,rDr WISE AND PILOT PALINURUs.

II Ne Editor u TH< ~ " TrfesH~
s1R. have Just seen an account of speeoh oeh.-
cred by Gov Wise Of vhgits, where ne Calls h"''eN
de Palinuru. Of the Ship Of State. The comparison
xss, haspv one. and doubtless far better than even
On. c,....c Covernor dreamed say dreamed, tor,
nA p,;,ns y, the feet Of Eness the State pilot Is
toI,ox,,o the beck Of some drowsy god, or else has
h.a d,sneht from Lethe. You may remember how
S:slln: SsSI i'd sS e. ToS% lie a
Then fell at once, and IN the sea was 1osL
give you the yersion OF Dryden, winch, perhaps
the Governor himself, as well a. the most OF your
readers. will ike a. well Virgil in the orig'nai. Inc
whole account IL interesting and aproPos; may say
prophetic.
The arowsy on the benches Ne
De.eerds and dIaws behind trail oiIisht'
Thou PaJinuTus art his destined pTey
To thee alone he takes bis fatal way
Dire dr.. .ms to thee, AID iron sleep be eeeIs, LAW.
And lighting on the Prov, the form OF fhora~' "s'-
Then ShUs 'I re, v fsns n.pife esssins se
The ,hips without thy care securely san
Now ,t,,l an hour Of sweet lepose, az
viii take the rudder aud thy room .rppy'
whom The Sswo ,gg! g 70: aS deep
The ssot mile. Of Der dee 1a siSs race
S sI.ns .s,S,eS no, kaop ae nson'ter msiuP
iis Ia III. fastened han the rudder keeps
A. 6s.d o. Heaven. hi' s5es repel invading seep.
The God was wfo,h, and a; his temple throw
bsach ia Lethe dipPd, and drunk with StJe'ah oe"
Tbs pilot ysnquthed by tho power divine,
600" :sS BIZ iT nS. sae Ss ib length
The sod insulting with superior strength,
Fell heavy On him, puns'd him IN the sea,
md with the tho rudoer tore s~sy.
U.sdioDg he fell AID strusgliDg In the m.in'
Cn,d out for helping hands, but cried IN VAIN
she victor demon mounts obscured IA ar
While the ship sails without tho pilots care"
The unfortunate pilot was thrown ON
THE Syrens Cliffs, shelly coast
Lons Infamous fof ships aud sailors Lost,
Ard white with bones"
"For faith reposed seas and the hsttering sty
His naked eOrse isdoomso On shores unknown |" ''e
WI. n n. arrived on the borders Of hell, he found
old Cbarop 10th TO ferry him across, az he dIed WIN
ont sepulture He questioned with regard 70 ms
unfortunate position. lie denied, however, that he
cot bamboozed and declared it was all an accident IN
consequence Of his falling asleep.
4" The ghost replied!
Nor Pbdbus hsitered, or his answers He'd
Nor ebvious gods have cent noe 70 ne dsePj
Bot while the stars and course OF Heaven Keep
NV wearied eyes were seized with t,sI Sleep
tll'" q.
But the unkindest cut Of all, was when he met his
old chief Eneas Pierced with such black insrat-
,ude he could scarcely hold his head up for the old
Trojan gave him the cut direct apparently considering
him part Of the landscape.
Amidst the spirits Pslinurus pressed,
Yet fresh from lite "a new admitted guest,
Who while he steering viewed the stars ana bore
His course from Attic 10 the Latisn shore
FeI hesdlons down. The Ttej jan hxed bis view,
And scarcely thro the gloom tbe sullen shadow knew
The narrative is Of interest, and have no doubt
but the learned Governors whole career-past, pres
eat. and future-bears a much more striking resem'
bance 10 that of Palnurs than he at first imagined
Yoo, ancient friend MARC.
Hssp York March II, 1886