Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-09-20
From The Atlanta, (Ga Courier.
SOUTHERN POETRY.

Some time in the spring of last year. noticed In the
CRUSADER the fact that "CLARA OF the gifted dsugh-
terra OF Nashville Tennessee was about TO introduce TO
the public volume of Southern poetry-her own beau
tu sorgs few days ago We received the long lock-
ed.for guest exqaisitey gotten up In every respect.
and mos superby cos,umed. No labor or expense has
been spared to give these bgh. song gems an appropr
ate setting and Southern work has come under our
notice more ishly finished in all its details l! is print
cd In besutfu clear type tinted paper, such as AS
bt used for the best copies OF Losslngs mount YER
non and It's Associations" aid is elegantly bound in gilt
Turkey ant que" The engrayings which comprise q
portrait Of the dstine auhores one OF her sons
the late Hon. John L. Marrg atd sketch of her ru-
raj home together with truthful views Of the tomb aud
residerc ce Of the late James K Polk, and helrose.
the hcme Of the late Postmaster General Aaron V.
Blown, are most exqusitely executed. The poruat
of "CLAR.n lie highly finished, elegant and graceful
giving very corrsci idea oil 'ne rsel lLAsA
as she appears to her hosts Of friends, and
the picture Of her home is as much as pcshbe like
cosy little birds nest she calls L. Tai, choice volume
dedicated 10 of Tcnnessees most noble patrons
Hrs James X Polk, compliment from one good wo-
man TO another which does honor to both. Or the coz
tents of the book il useless TO attempt either re-
view or an analysiP "Cara is already well known 70
the reading public and no compliment which we COZ
nav her genius would add Leaf 10 the crown OF bay
which now enccles her fair brow. Hers is the poe ~
of the heart-the warm mpulsive ghthroobng South
ern heart-and she regus womans sweetest empire,
that of the s cions. One would soon think OF re-
ducng the wild OF the spng birds to musical role,
as to bring those posms before the Procruean tess
Of criticism They have taken like birds songs, firm
hold of the popular heart and words have ever better
e1pr, ssed the sct Of ClAras poetry upon the mind
than those of the late Rev. Dr. Edgar in his introduction
to the volume He says at will be seen that the great
charm of her verses il found not in their Classical aiu
sions or romantic imagery but In the simple app as
which they SO winnngy make to all that is irarthcal
upcorruped truthful and responsive in the more pure
and gentle emotiors Of every unsophistca,ed heart.
The school in which many CT her most impressive
Lessons have been taught has beou that OF disappoin
mcut ard sorrow and such lessons we are Indebted
for any Of the finest and most thrilling sarzis OF her
often paintive and persvs muse. In Short TO us the
prsat beauty and effect OF her poeca creations are TO
be found in their touching simplicity; in their fcw not
of rhyme only, but Of senment-pure, moral and ee.
yaing sentiment in their echoes to the kinder and
better emotions Of human nature; in their moving ap
peas through many alternating trials and ct'ous TO
hearts that have been smtten bJ adversely or rendered
desolAe by grief in their soften;ng and refining infu
enc, and in their tendency elevate By their purity,
d their freedom from sl scky atc alton, unhaloWcd
imagery the purest and best affections belonging to hu.
nan hearts In such hearts they must slways hnd many
responsye tones for tu,h hearts are always more or
les alive 10 the beautiful 10 description, TO the synpa-
thetc in so:row and TO tho truthful in sentiment or
taste"
In addition to the poems Of "Clara" have in this
vo few of the poems Of her gifted children, Ada,
aud Hon John L. Marling, S. Minister TO Gsu;emals
during the administration OF President Pierce For the
beauty style and finish OF the work cur auihoress ac'
know Lodges herself indebted almost entirely to the ar
tic skill and fine taste 10 Col d. IL Huyet who took the
sketches aud superintendent in person the publication
Col Huyetrs reputation artist aud author is such
that we would have expected uuch Of him in this re
gard aud very nob he has sustained our expectations
Of hs powers We OIL corey trust tha! the South, now
asserting her independence BY mlary force, will also
btiap 20 bear the moral force by supporting her own
literature To be entirely free she mu wear the chains
Of no foreign literary ogarchythese she delights to
honor must be "lhose Of her own household In view
of ts feeling now developing among U.s. we predict for
"Claras" beautiful book ready and rapid sale Letters
vile. Tennessee will NEE, with immediate attention.
For copy bound in cloth, beautifully gill; S2-hound
Elegantly in Turkey morocco, 81. We have space but
for one or two extiagts-he rst eha be tribute TO
lovely belle Of Tennessee, IL is entitled