The National Register. — 1812-06-14 (London, England)

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.  JUN' 14.  served the gallows, while his murder appears to be a humane tac , per. petrated to save both the Minister, his finally, and friends, from the pain and disgrace of such a catastrophe. Continuing its eulogy on BE LLts:GRA M) it tells us that " shortly aftot the act was committed he even shed tears for him (Mr. P.) though Ise shed none for his own misfortunes, or felt the least dismay on his own account; and with his dying lips be requested PERCEVAL'S family might know the sorrow he felt on their account. How different is tins conduct front that barbarous joy, which the vindictive man feels when his victim lies bleeding at his feet ! No foul passion of this kind die. graced the honourable bosom of BELLINGHAM ; and therefore we cannot refuse him credit for his own declaration, 4 that Justice—and Jut. lice only was his oldect."—" A noble object! And much it is to be desired, that it were always attainable by strait and even ways! Nor will it prove any excuse for man, that Providence himself sometimes accuse. plishes that end by indirect means. In that courage which raises the mind superior to the fear of death, BELLINGHAM may be compared to Sir THOMAS MOORE ; but the CHANCELLOR giving way tO his pleasan. tries upon the scaffold, may be said to have died beneath himself; whilst BELLINGHAM exhibiting a happy combination of mildness aad dignity towards his tormentors, anxious to draw from him an avowal that would have blasted his own character and justified that of others, may be said to have died greatly beyond himself." If there be any one thing more than another that must make the friends of BELLINGHAM lament that he was unfortunately cut off when he hie only committed one murder, it must be the regret the lovers of fine writing must feel when they reflect that the departed hero cannot have the pleasure of reading the above delectable article. How qv!! beautiful is the eulogium there given on his dignified deportment at the gallows.. It must be beautiful, because it is not easy to understand half of it. Vulgar readers may, from this circumstance, be at first induced to consider it as rank nonsense, for they, not entering into the author's spirit, may not be able to guess what is meant by BELLING• HAM'S 46 exhibiting a happy combination of mildness and dignity towards his tormentors, anxious to draw from him an avowal that would have blasted his own character and justified that of others." They will. perhaps, not admire the English of this elegantly turned period, any more than its apparent meaning. They will perhaps ask, who were Ins tormentors l What avowal could have blast4d his own character 1 And still more anxiously may they ask how, doing this, was he to justify that (the character) of others. This we say, by common readers may be te• garded as nonsense, some will perhaps be uncharitable enough to think that the whole paragraph has the appearance of having come from ths pen of some associate villain, equally incapable of suppressing his gratitudefise, and his rapture at, the conduct of the hero, now no more, who forbore to disclose the names of any of his friends in his last moments. It is unnecessary for me to point out how ridiculous such ideas must be. All I will say on the subject is, that the article is very fh,e, and as there can be no doubt that the author meant it to be so, I hope something equally solemn and consoling to his friends, will come from some other pen, when his patriotism has gained the notoriety which I tru st it will one day gain: a notoriety only second to that which has crowned the exertions of the illustrious