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Camden Gazette. THVH ijDjtT^A W 15, t34-6V It has long been a question among phi losophers, whether temperate regions be most favourable to the production of geni- ] us, and the solution of so interesting an inquiry has often been attempted by recur ring to the illustrious examples of human greatness, reared ill Midi situations. Many Antiquarian* in glancing at this j subject^ retrace tbe footsteps .of incipient ] improvement, to the vcrdain plaifrajflp 7tsia,rand assign the consummation of ih tellectual growth, to the copied ?fcld? ? of and Rome. Insurvcyi * progressive advancement of othev they saw no attainments wl them to a comparison srub ttyvfj i te n- j monuments of art, no specimens of geni us* Immerced in the grossest barbarism, j and sh rootled ty the sable mantle of igno- 1 ranee, thjey couid boast than the heroic deeds of their chieftai MM the fertility, of tfreir^aoil, and ivr . . ? attachment to no writer to preserve the memory of their acUievementSy no poet to immortalize their c . fi -y ? ? num. Although bound to yield a reluctant as 1 cannot subscribe to the _ inculcate* a bthtf, that auperwr gemu, exists exclusively iwy^ltudes, by the prolific rays of I' i ? . i|?} ^ ' lrtffl Tire rfi *un. U Is tfftfpjkical causes, may be partially extinguished, by thf* chil ling irtfltientfc ofa flrtfcfifMi ?? - \r ? TfilBH B no means proves that native genius, d?/v? not there exist,; .fince Hie induction of letters ink) Germany dis- ! played aaurtny specimen, of native great new a* thwe, blessed wl?,h mjfl ?tlicl^a<r>' Sweden Miose in h*bil*htf attract bmt little attention means degraded by penury 4f talent*. She J can boast a fum #U*wS|fcrat magnitude) j which has enlightened the civilired world for 90 inconsiderable time. H?r ml Lenntua 'explored the Intricate ol MM laid open us jdetor* , poured foi'lhltjijlJ^asuicd Matu-J ral his toryand Botany, which anterior to iTfm,rK-a -I a so ciudite and luminous was hit plit? the world ' inspiration, Oil " inhabiting : the the earth, are ?*%( and barbarism* of inventivb gei bUrtee of %hat *he *ii letcd by tWfta Turk, tati m ness is only her departed'. 1 af^V>a5Uji of gentjAs f*i voted t<) their in indolence, soporific cares of fife. 7 dine qpol the f-i '*1 1 ?? ?> ? love. Liceotioui of regal asct at the afiti^1 ^ genius mvfet i\ other S? who hi***i WOMl the Rlitterfti] works, Hki plendqqf il glare of whose ed lustre of your exalted ti from your divine m mainf*d by the fostering hand of attentive c ulture, or were they the ?ponflneott* pro duction of 11 favoured soil* Other causes than these conspire to elevate the itvind of man, and dignify him by the most exalted intellectual greatness. His Creator en dowed him with capacity, hi* industry fur nished a vigorous nutriment* and the first germs were cultivated by the liberality of publick attention. These are the sources from wivcuce sprang the many display s~of fwncyi the nobis sp^cimcni ^tSTttgniua which adorn the august an age. These are the to lb< highest scat in Ufe^fclispleof fame.. Wherever wealth gains the ascendancy, a adthe fire of ehlMki^M^^inguishcd by the. humid influence of subserviency, genius is obsc?mtT The* declension ojf ' Roman greatness was commensurate with of Kterauiit; the only ?aiise #hrch . ii_5 ^>>JaL ij- t-JtilSS Minn rfm Mixing wi?rt*.K?< wmtm A Steimtfciat l?fer Russia, fi n r, "7 ?"C late 7)r. Ramsay, n about ;to be put to press in Philadelphia. 'The work is to be published solely for Ube benefit of hir family.' ~ *r g|-4 ^:k i~~ \fV; It is said (ha^j^jneral \Vm. H. Harrison is a candidate for Con ^restrt he will, if elected, possess r? y " r ? a tine opportunity to explain the t >rial tflnra ? milifarv -i rvri fv?rnniarV j llttlliilt j ?w-y/v,X ti in? t j\ ft ' 1 ? 1 AutOT a -i,0I4,$*> 1,393,000 1 ,7OT,*0Q S8s,aig -gag ?sr5r 1 Aitowr j.??.to6 ??.M0,000 J *SM then,ij|ibf; Jmm?2| ['ttebo-olis will be i* 'rfpBttSi HVnich ttMmm W<m*' i?*i A"d .1 W.d^ I ha.Pfcw^ihukl-' IU SA*S, for Mle JL^U on good tci f'- Cwtrttn^^T*. _ SHERIFF SALE. -- By -virtue of Sundry JZjceentio** to me (ft mmti /li m/(f na thmjjmmt r...r/ Tuc*4cty in beftt emder mex 'before ike court Aofise in Camden y tut thin Mc ie&xl ? ? fiKy i a/ ntfr.t 7 Vr ^ One Lot bounding on York -Street, with a wacksiuiihs shop the i eon * atso? a tefcee with the bdi Wings and Im provements theNion, On the south fcaftt cor ner of Broad and -York-streets ? likewise 4 worked some at the blacksmiths trade* kvi<d on as tbe propert y of AleianHtr M'Kae it tUe separate suits bf Seth Tibbits and Johu ?Vob r.r v 7 ' -? CimdtD? Aug. 11, 1816. ' ? . ? ? -yW. ?> . . ~ mi ? ?? i - ?i i '"I. ?? i ? i 1 ? ' ? '.in; Notice. ?'/*' OTTOl* to;j*e seed* ill be reteh*< ?d, ?? nv>q^?Tnr O^W> Fw;l^ m f Ctiraden* ? -r ? SpNfr. Aug. IS, 181#. JJw B. I wish tojtiire two firstrate' pack ers for S or 6 month* i th? subscribed, itlttted accoidibg tolaV ? and all thoee indebted to tbesmd estate are I !?. ?.-u- li ? : ? - i ata-?' ?kuate<A mmmik two stotf* ?&,akitcl smoke house, stable l.?"M ? JfM V:&m "gainst hen Rj? thft Camden <?*?up Office. ^PlliifcN Kg & tsns* IW Sale at (his I Hi