The telescope. (Columbia, S.C.) 1815-1818, April 16, 1816, Image 2
Autumn has the common bearing* of the bicVlc
anil whenten leaf, with which lie, or she, in odd
ly H?idtube 44 ciowned sM and Winter is ouly
marked by the qualities of gloont and surltaie??.
The other sketches ofpursoniliuatiou Urhis poem
. aitrtmrsllght tomerlt notice4.
The case is very different witJi Cowper; Ills
? powerful imagination wan equal to those crraHwe
exertions which arc, perhaps, the highest triumph
of poetry j and though his purpose in the Task
" ditl noturgehim to frequent attempt* of tiiis-klnd,
yet hehftse\hibited specimens which,In grandeur
anil elegance, have scarcely ever beeu surpas
sed. Ills personified figures of Winter a*n?V of
Evening, will justify this assertion to every
readcr susceptible ofthc charms of iiure- poetry |
andy-I' think, clearly establish his claim to a
higher scat on* Parnassus than that oooupied by
Thomson,
The descriptive matter in die Seasons is di
versilled bv some little histbry pieces, the sub*
jects of wftioh have a reference to that part of
the year in which they are introduced^ it is
generally admitted thatthe style of Thomson is.
Utile suited to the narrative of common lifb.??
Destitute of vane, and wholly unlike the lan
guage of real conversation, Itprovesan awkward
vehicle for the dialogue and inoidfents of story
telling; and though an interest is excited by the
pathetic nature of the circumstances, at in the
maid struck by lightning, and the man lost in the
snow, it owns nothing tothe manner of narration.
Cowpet*?on the contrary, was a*master iif this
style. lie perfectly understood common speech,
mid could readily accommodate his phraseology
to his subject. The touching story of G'ra?.v
Kate* nnd the various passages in which he al
ludes to tho melancholy history of his own life,
are examples of the true natural mode of nar
rating < of w hich many more instances might be
adduced from his other poems.
As the versification of Thomson has been
mentioned, it will he proper, by way of compar
ison, to pay something of that of Cowpcr. His
blank verse is in general the apparently negli
gent effusion of one who, pouring out his thoughts
in exuberance; does not longstudvto put them
into measure. Hut he evidently possessed a
musical and practised earj and his irregularities
are notalways without design. It is known that
in his version of Homer he |taid very particuUr
atteution to the melody of his lines ami its adap
tation to the subject j and if, in the Task, bin
mind was more occupied with the sentiments,
there are not wanting passages the How of
which is remarkably harmonious. One example
shall suffice for a proof of his talent in this
respect
llow soft the music nf tlkxe villagfe bcUs
Full nf? at intcrvsU upon lite car
fn cmU-iu c ?\vcci ? iniw tly nj?all away.
Now pc.iling IimiiI ng:i nt niul hiKlcmtill^
Clear wi<l Mxxiioit* a* the gulccotncson.
A fine ear is, then, another poetical requisite
in w hich nature seems to have Wen more liberal
to Oow^per than to Thomson. It would, per
haps. be easy to quote from the latter, instance#
in which harsh or appalling sounds are happilv
imitated, for our lunguace abounds with word*
which echo tones of that class : but to make
fln-ili-ih verse 44 discourse eloquent music,'' is u
much more difficult task.
Such appear to me to be the principal charac
teristics of these two original poets in that de
lineation of natural objects and tho incidents of
fufra! life, for which both are so ju?tlv admired.
Thomson is so far entitled to the first place,
that if bin minute style of painting had not ob
tained' admission into English poetry, the de
scriptions in the Tank ??.-jv.M probably never
hjiv c existed) yetCowpcr cannot be denominat
ed *> imitator In them, since his manner is en
tirely i.is own, and the objects ho has represent
ed ere evidently suggested by individual ob
icr.ution. Hotween phe two norms no compa
re ran subsistj for, while (lie Seasons \? the
completion of an extensive plan, necessarily
comprising a great variety of topic*? most of
which would occur to every poetical mind occu*
tiled in the same design, the Task owes nothlhg
to a preconceived argument, hut is the extempo
raneous product of tfie very singular mind and
genius of the author. It had no model, andean
have no parallel.?Hcjlectav.
OONtiHKHS.
|{l)l hK OF UKPUKHKNTATIVE8.
Thursi& jti Afnft'fi 2H.
The House then again resolved itself into a
Committee of the whole, on the hill for the rugu
futioii of the duties on import* and tonnage. M r.
Middleton moved goto amend the second secti
on as to admit mans* charts and drawings free of
duty ; which motion wan agreed to. On sug
gestion of Mr. Stearns, chemical apparatus watt
aIkh included in the free article#, when imported
for incorporated societies.
On motion of Mr. Athertoif* gold and silver
foil were added to bullion, in the list of free ar
ticles. On taking up the 3d section, which im
pose* 12 I-: per cent, on all article* imported
after the th June next,in ships 6r vessels not
of the United Sfutes<?-Kir. Smith moved that
10 percent, he submitted for 12 1-2 j which Was
?agreed to, .. ithout objection. Mr.Hmith moved
to rrduce the amount to ho deducted from the
duties on ui tides exported with the benefit of
drawback, from 3 per cent, as proposed by the
bill, to 2 1-2 per cent* On this motion a short
disr /,uon ensued, alter which, the amendment
was adopted by a large majority. Mr. (.owndes
moved the following uroxiso to the enumeration
of the artirlcs entitled to drawback > 41 Provided
however, that piece goods imported 4n ships or
vesstds of the United States from India, which
shall have sailed Itefore the passing of tblsact,
and shall arrive hctweeit the Mth of Juno IBltl
and theflOlhofJuno lHI7, maybe re-exported
with the benefit of drawback, and without fcttjr
deduction from the amount of duties secured or
jxml at anytime within twelve months from the
time of importation." 'Hie proviso was ottered
without the ieriods stated above, but the blanks
filled up, and the amendment Anally Adopted in
'. the form statM. Mr. frvhlg moved the follow
ing as an addit ional section to the bill 111 That
mm tbfcsotttf of entry
of mercltandtie for the benefit of drmuUfcfc; the.
time of 80 days ?h*U be ?H6\vc?l from the date of
the entry, Topgivingthe e*pprtntion bopdi.for'
.the Name t Provided, that the exporter shaft* in
every other particular, comply with the regula
tions and* formalities heretofore established'for
entries of exportation for the-beitefit of draw
back j!' which Wan adopted without? opposition
uh the 3th section of the bill. nMr. Caoy then
moved to atrikc out thtv wholejiectioniproviding
a fund from dr&wbactia, 8cc. lor the erecti'on w
custom-house*, (Sic. j which m&thm waa agreed
to without a division. Mr. tnghaiir moved a
long amendment, the object of which waa to r^
ducetho number of grade* of ad valorert) duty,
and trunsfer tho articlea falling uudhr the rate I
of &0 per cont. to other classeo?which waa a-1
greed to. On motion of Mr. I nghani the duty on
.unmanufactured' wool jraa fixed nt* 7 l-? cents
per lb. The committee then rose, and reported
the bit) and amendmenta* which were ordered
to lie on the table and be printed.
The bill'- in addition to tne act regulating the
Post Office eMabliahment, with the amendment*
of the Senate-thoreto, wa? referred to the com*
mittee on the post office and post roads.
The House then went into committee of the
whole, Mr. Jackson in tho chair, on tho bill sup
plementary to the act laying a direct tax. Mr*
Nelson of Vo. moved to' strike out tho proviso
which makes the'ttpllor of a slave after toe pur
chaser has entered 4uch slave as his property,
.responsible for the tax as well as the purchaser
?whfcji motion was agreed to. After some in
effectual attempts to nmend the hill, Mr. Lean
of Ky. gft'ored an amendment, the ohjcct of
which waa to compel the. assessors to attend at
each courthouse in their re*|?octivcdistricts, an
well when the counties exceed nix, as when they
do not?which was agreed to without objection.
,/l'he committee then rose and reported the bill
as amended. The House concurred in the n
mendineuts, and the bill, as amended, was or
dered to be engrossed for a third-reading.
Snturtttiy, .IfurrA .10.
Mr. Lowndes from (In* committee of Wavs
and Means, reported n bill (o fix tlic commis
sions of the collector* of the direct tax and in
ternal duties &c.?a bill incrcasin;; the sala
ries ??r certain officers of government, and a bill
making appropriations for the support of th?* na
vy nf the Cnited States, for the year IHltit??
which were severally twicf read and committed.
Mr Tngham reported a bill concerning post-ofli
1 rex and pnst-r?ads, which was read ^.committed.
fir if til iv/, 'ITiat the following Standing Com
mitted! he appointed to servo during the present
Congress, ami that hereafter at the commence
I mcnt of the first session in cach Congress, tike
committees shall bo appointed, whose duties
shall continue until the first session of the tin
suing Congress :?A coimnitteo on so much of
the Public Accounts and Rxpenditures as re
late to tlie Department of State $ a committer
on so much of the Public Accounts and Expen
diture* a? relate to the Treasury Department $
a committee on so much of the' Accounts and
Expenditure* as relate to the Dejmrtment of
War ; a committee on ho much of the Public
Accounts and K&pcnditure.t as relate to the Dc
partmeut ??f the Navy 1 a committee on so much
of the Public Vcrount* and Expenditures as its
late to tl?> Po?t-Office, and a committee on so
much of the Public Accounts and Expenditure*
a<* relate to Public Building*?the said commit
tee* shall consist of three members eueh. It
shall he the duty of the committees to examine
into the state of the account* and expenditure*,
respectively submitted to them, ami to inquire
and report particularly, whether the exnendi
tores of the respective' Department* arc justifi
ed by law; whether the claims from time to time
satisfied and discharged by (he respective pe
partmeivt* are supported bv sufficient vouchers
estahlishiug thclf justness hnth as to their cha
racter and amount ? whether *uc.h claims have
been discharged out of the funds appropriated
therpfer, ami whether all monies havo been dis
bursed in conformity with appropriation lawn }
and whether an v and what provisions are neces
sary to be adopted t<?proviclc more perfectly for
the application of the public mojrie*, and to kc
care the government: rro*o demunds unjust in
their character or extravagant in their a nount.
Ami it shall be moreover -the'duty of the *nid
committees to report, from timd to time, wheth
er any and what retrenchments can l?e made in
the expenditures of the several Departments
without detriment to the public service s wheth
er any and what Abuses at any time exist in the
failure to o ft forcc the payment of monies which
may be due to the United Bute* from public de
fauIters or others, and to report from time to
time such provisions and arrangements as may
be necessary to add to tite economy ??f tl.e several
departments the accountability of their officers.
The House then proceeded to consider
the amendment* of the >Senatc to the bill
from this house to authorise the puy mcnt for pro
perty lost, captured or destroyed by the enemy
I while in the public service. One of the Senate's
amendments was the addition of a clause pro
viding for the payment of the 40 cents per dnv
stipulated to be paid for certain horses which
were afterwards lost, as well as the valuo of
Mch horse. Various unsuccessful amendments
were offered to the amendments of the Senate j
after which the latter were concurred in by
this House.
The following engrossed bills were severally
ead the third time, passed and sent to the Se
nate, to-wit i?A bill supplementary to the act
laving a direct tax j a bill for the relief of cer
tain purchasers of public lands in the Mississip
pi territory ) a bill toennhle the people of Inili
ana territory to form a constitution and stato go
vernment, and be admitted into the union, on
the footing of the other states; a bill to enable
the people of Mississippi territory to form u con
stitution and state governvient and l>e admitted
into the union, and the house adjourned.
Mouthy, ttyrfl 1.
The Houie resolved itself into a committee of
tKe whole, on the bill to increase the pensions of
certain invalid- pensioners. No amendment be
lag ottered, the committee rose, reported the
V.Clf
IJt . _Ja&
miHooof tl
lilfh move > amendments were
rjr service far the yearJ?l& ,Vlr? addition tniho
ordinary appropriations in the bill, Mr. Johnson
ofKy, moved to Insert one of I J,000 dollars to
pay the owners of certain vessels wink iu the
fiarbor of Baltimore1014 to defend it'against
the enemy?whitli hadta&vnuwHed inthennU
wince bill, but withdrawn toMSe transferred to
this. The amendment was agreed to without
objection.. Flavins filled up tho blanks, and
got through the1 bill, tho committee succes
sively tbok up the bill making appropriations for
the navy for tlie year 1816, and the bill to in
crease the salaries of certain officers of the go
vernment | which were also proceeded through f
when the committee rose and reported to the
House the-four bills, which it had undo# const*
deration, with the amendments there to* which
were ordered' to be engrossed for a third reading
to-morrow j and then tho house adjourned.
Titrid-rif, 2. "
On motion of Mr. Hopkinson, "Resolved,
That a committee tie appointed to enquire in
conjunction with hucIi coinniittcc as may ho ap
pointed by the Senate, into the expediency of
making the following Alterations in tlio mode of
transacting ihe public business of Congress, to
wit: That the standing committbos appointed
at the commencement of any Congress, shall not
be dissolved at the end of tno Mission at which
tliev were appointed ; that on the adjournment
ofConfp-ess the unfinished' business, to wit, bills,
resolution*, uud reports of committees, shall re
main over to the next session of the same Con*
Kress, in the same situation as they were at the
time of adjournment."
Mr. Lowndes, after a few remarks, offer
ed the following resolution, which was agreed
to without objection. " lie solved. That the com
mittee on Naval AffHira bo instructed to enquire
into the expediency of so amending the laws re
lating to the Marine Corps* as to reduce Che
number of thatcot'ps to be retained on tHe peace
establishment to a number which shall bear a just
proportion to the naval fore* which it is propo
sed tii keep in genrice;*' 'T*-"
The amendments of the Senate to the bill in
addition to the act regulating the post-office es
tablishment, were taken up. That amendment
of the 8enate, which struck out the 3d section of
Ithe bill, which granted to the- members the pri
vilege of franking during the recess,was concur
;rcd in.
On .Motion of Mr. Lowndes, the House pro*'
ceeded to consider the report of the committee
of the whole house on the bill to regulate the
duties on Imports. Hie amendment of the com
mittee to redu^o the duty on unmanufactured
wool, from 15 to 7 1-2 iter cent, was agreed to.
Mr. Forsyth then moved to reduce the duty on
cottons to 20 per cent, from June next. ThU
motion was discussed at length | and aecldad
in the negative* 09 to (13. Mr. Wright then,
after declaring his belief that many members had
voted on tli? question, who, from being interest
ed in its decision were of right excluded by n
rule of the llouitc, submitted a resolution to re
ject the votes of those members interested in any
manufactory of cotton. Before the question
was nut on this resolution, a motion was wado
to adjourn, and carried.
WedtvmUtjt, .1/nil 3.
The House were principally occupied this day
on the bill regulating the Tariff of Duties?
their proceeding* on which shall be detail
ed hereafter.
Friday, .tfrrif 5.
On motion of Mr. Hetts, a Re solved t That
the committee on the Judiciary be instructed to
enquire into the expediency of establishing an
uniform mode of trial and punishment for all
offences recognizable by the Courts of the U. S."
The House then agreed to consider the a
inendment* of the Senate to the (tank bill. Mr.
Itandolph moved that the whole subject be in
definitely postponed.
This motion produced a long and warm de
bate, and was finally decided in the negative,
91 to t>7. Tlio amendment* of the Senate were
then, after some ineffectual attempt* to amend
them, severally concurred in.
SKNATK.
Saturday, fnreh 30. N
The Henate resumed the consideration of the
bill to incoi-|ioratc the subscribers to the Hank of
the United States. A new section was offered
by Mr. Uoldsborouuh, in the following words t
And be it enacted, that if at any time the U<
State* shall cease to hold stock in this bank, the
live Directors on the part of the United States
and Ihe power herein given to the President by
and with theadvicc and consent of tlio Senate
to appoint Directors shall immediately cea*e |
and that for every million foar hundred thou
sand dollars of nahl stock which the U. States
may part with, there shall be an abridgment of,
the power of appointing one out of the Ave Di
rector* heretofore provided for." On thU a
mendinent a debate took place, and the Senate
adjourned without having taken the question.
.Woiulny, .1/iril 1.
Tim Senate resumed tlio consideration, in
committee, of the bill from the IIouho to incor
porate die subscribers to the Hank of the United
States?Mr. Varnuin in the chair?The amend
ment offered by Mr. Uoldborough on Saturday
was nogatived, aytu 10, noes IH. Mr. Brown
offered an amendrticnt, excluding the United
States as a stockholder from being represented
in the choice of Directors, lie.?Agreed to.
Mr. Welts moved the post|Minemeiit of the bill
to the next session, which was negatived, ayes
10, noes 2D. On motion of Mr. Campbell, the
time for taking the subscriptions was extended
from six to twenty days. On motion of Mr.
Campbell, another amendment was adopted rc
Mvo totta establishment orBranchcs in (ho
Vn?P
II In# reported to tho So- j
irore ordered to bo print*'
the Senate went into
" eta.
Jie consideration of the
bill to'incorporato tho Stibjcribora to the Bank
of tho United-StaUfli* The amendments made
)n counnitteo-of fho whole- having beo'n concur*
'red iu?after vomo amendment h, nflcctln^ no
principle, the MH WU read u third time and uas
soil, yeas flft, nays 12.
f/4.
MrrNewton Opooithe committee of commerce
and manufactured'reported a bill declaring the
coiiHcnt of Compel* to an act of the Legislature
| of 8<>utli Carolina* authorising the City Couh
cil of Charlostufa to lay a duty oh'ti e tonnage of
vessels arriving from foreign ports, for ccrtahi
purposes | which was twico read and committed.
Tho Houho resumed the conplderatloa of tho
report of tho committee of tho whole, onrtHeblll
to regelate tho duties on irai>orts?.Rfr. Picker
ing's motion to rcduce tho proposed duly on In
dia cottonn, to tho rate of the present double
duties, for one year from the first of M'arclt
next* wa?t after debate, carried by a largo ma
jority. After some time occupied in tho contii*
deration of other propositions the House ad*
journed.
fiatunkiy, .Iprll 6.
Mr. Calhoun from the conimitteo on a Ns
tional Currency, reported a bill for the more ef
fectual collection of the revenue of tho United
States, which was twice read and committed.
The House then again resumed the consider
ation of tho bill to regulate the duties on im
ports and tonnage. The remainder of the day
was occupicd in the discussion of various pro*
positions to amend the bill, none of iHiich, how*
ever, of an important character, prevailed. At
a: late luur the bill was ordered to be engrossed
for a third reading, and the House adjourned.
FOREIGN.
"THE HOLY LKAtiUlC.**
In the name of the Itolu and Indivisible Tri
nity.?Their Majesties, tne Kinperor of Austria,
the King of Prussia, and the Ktujicror of Hussia,
in consequence of tlx groat ovonta which have
distinguished, in Kurope, the course of the $hrM
last years, ond especially of the blessing* which
it has pleased Divine Providence to shed upon
thoat states whose governments have placed,
their confidence ami their hope in ltalone?hay?
ing acquired the thorough conviction, that it is
necessary for ensuring their continuance, th#t,..
the several towers, in their mutual relations,*
dout tho sublime truth* which are pointed out to
usuy the eternal religion of tlio Saviour God
Declare solemnly, that the present act has no
other object than to ?he*y the face of tho uni
verse their unwavering determination to admit
for tho only rule oftheir conduct both in the
administration of their reactive states, and in
| their political relations with every other govern
ment* .tho. precepts ?Ml^? My* religion, the
precepts of justice, of crnnty and oT iknett,'
which, far front being solely applicable to private
life, ought on t|ie contrary, directly to influ
ence the ropolutions of priuces, and to guido all
their undertakings* as being the only mean* of
giving stability to hunian institutions, and of re
medying their lm|>erfections.
Their Majesties have tlicrefore agreed to the
following articles t
Art. 1. In conformity with the words of tho
lloly Scriptures, which command all men to re
garu one another as brethren, the three con
trading monarchs will remain united by the
bonds of a true and indissoluble fraternity, and
considering each other as compatriots, they will
lend one another on every occasion, and in
everyplace, assistance, aid, and support! and
regarding their subjects anil armies, as the fa
thers of their families, they will govern them in
the spirit of fraternity \\ itli which they aro anima
ted, lor the protection of religion, peace & justice.
Art. 2. Therefore the only governing princi
ple between tho above mentioned governments
and their subjects, shall be that of rendering re
ciprocal servicer.: of testifying by an unaltera
bly Jjpueficenco the mutual affection with which
they ought to lie animated ; of considering all
as only the members of ono christian nation, tho
three allied princes looking U|m>ii themselves as
delcguti'd by Providence to govern three branch
es of the name family, to wit 2 Austria, Prussia
and Itucxia ; confessing likew ise, that tho chris
tian nation of which thev and their people form
a part, have really no other sovereign than him
to whom alone power brlong:* of light, becauso
in hint alone are found all tlio treasures of love,
of science and of wisdom > that is to say, Clod,
our divino Saviour Jesus Christ, tho word of the.
Most High, the word of life. Their Majestic*
therefore recommcud, with tho most tender so
licitude to their people, as the only means of en
oying that peace which spring* from a good con
science and which alone is durable, to Ibrtily
themselves every day more and more in tho
principles and exercise of tlio duties which tho
divine Haviour has pointed out to us.
Art. 3. All powers which wish solemnly to
profess the sacred principles which have dicta
ted this act, and who shall acknowledge how
important it is to the happiness of nations, too
long disturb^!, that those truths shall henceforth
exercise upon human destinies, all the iiiflueuro
which belongs to them, shall be received with as
much readiness as affection into this holy alliance.
Made, tripartite, and signed at Paris, in tho
vear of our Lord 1813, on the 14th of Hept.
FHANUia,
pnr.ttttfttc wu.i.iam,
AI.PA ANlH'lt.
Jfer/ffmorr, Jlpril <J??A mercantile friend tiaa
politely favored us with Bordeaux papers to tho
20th of February, and Paris papers to the 14th.
They are entirely destitute of interest, and
mention no further disturbances in France.-?
Captain Brnnclot has communicated the follow
ing for publication, that out shipmasters may
learn the dangerous conieqoeucet of hoUttog