Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1857-04-28
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JHeSsF1 Editors There are several uadOubt-
cd errors in MS translation Of the lines from
Virgil. Twill notice the material one, and that
which relates to the only really difficult part-ol
the pass1ge,-auaa ssoati5as uzlJrae Iusfnl5unt
eoRsena. Ills theory of Interpretation is, that
the mountains produce tho shadows, (uR6nae,)
or, in grammatical Language, that iaontibus is to
be construed as in the genitive case, and govern
cd 10y uUtJrde. Accordingly, the passage would
read-"As long as the shadows of the noun
tains shall gatherround the slopes [eonrexl But
you viii observe, that in actually tEanslating, he
repudiates this theory, and makes the mountains
produce tie slopes, by constituting aaontious in
the genitive, governed by eonrepa.
COasera is an adjective. (signifying, convex,
rouGded,) and not, as II. translates it, noun
IL so, it must have noun understood (Which NJ
has failed to supply,) agreeing with it, in gem
der, number and case. Now, the points, or
peaks, or tops Of any object, are the only parts
that will agree with the descriptive word, con
rsra, and heLatin synonym for peaks,
's1,-(supplied by us,) agrees with eoRretG
according to our rule, in gender, number and
case. There can be little doubt, then, that this
is the proper word to be supplied
Again: The tops or peaks" are constituent
parts Of the object to which they belong. OF
what object or objects, then, in this connection?
Undoubtedly, of the mountains, according TO
Ms own translation, and not of some object un-
derstood, as his theory would imply. Hence
the natural and common sense rendition of 'the
poets idea" win be as first given by us,-''as
long as the clouds shall enctrcle the rounded
[peaLEl Of the mountains, "a beautiful and per-
feet figure, by the way.
Moreover, we know Of no rule of Latin syn
tax, by which the dativc aonti5us may be gov
ernedby the substantive, ltnlGrGe, whereas, there
is regular authority for governing it by the adj
jective eonVe1a.
We also think that both he and A. B. are in
error in the Specification which they give to the
word Paseet. The verb paseo is derived from
pastor, a shepherd. It was the duty of the
shepherd to guide the flock, just as it was sup
posed to be the duty of the Pole-the North
Star-to guide" the stars of Heaven. Wegive
pOlus its literal Specification, which is always the
safest rule, when the context will admit of it
The latter error is one not of the grammatical
misconstruction, but of the misinterpretation Of
words. TYTIRE
BENEFITS OF THE INTERNATIONAL TELEGRAPH.
The New York zTuse,, in an article upon the
above subiectbecOmesquite funny and suppOses
the following dispatches to pass between. the
English and American governments
President Buchanan-Sir.-What is the
matterS With distinguished consideration, &c,
yours,
PAlNrnsroN.
President Buchanan in reply:
SIR:-Nothing. What are you doing at Grey
town? With distinguished consideration, &c,
JAMES BUCHANAN.
Palmerston in reply:
Nothing. Only keeping few ships there,
because we don't know where else to send 'em
With assurances, &c, PAINERsroN
KEEN REBUkE.-The Express, one of the po-
litical papers of New York, abiding to the re-
cent lawsuit between two beligerent church.