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—j,. g the Congress oi tlio United States, "HhKx~ ' parting to be acts laying duties it ' sr '° s ; o‘n’foreign 0 ‘ n ’foreign imports, but in reality Intend* j imposts . 0 f domestic manufactures, and fl)r lllC at’ bounties to classes and individuals cn ie g ! Tl " S .riicular employments, attlie expencc and aged in P a ant [ oppression of other classes and in. ,the injury . b NV liolly exempting from taxation, i'iduulf* . commodities, such as arc not pro i't'2l" “ manufactured in the United States, to af- BCfdor text for imposing higher and excessive du ir Jtpfe'' similar to those intended to be pro ‘s ffcalh exceeded its just powers under the Con <*■ , h ich confers on it no authority to afford ‘ r f micction, ami hath violated the true meaning r tof the Constitution, which provides tor *m l imposing the burdens of taxation upon P“- | states and portions ot the Confederacy; VriVheroM. the said Congress, exceeding its '' W ' to impose taxes and collect revenue lor stgl.r of efleeting and accomplishing the spe f P"™ ',, mid purposes which the Constitution ot States authorizes it to effect and accom c raised and collected unnecessary reven i! 7j.ipcts unauthorized by the Constitution. w therefore, the people of the State of South r in Convention assembled, do declare and or jolinal j ]ere | )y (] ec lared and ordained, that acts and parts of acts of the Congress ,1. United States, purporting to be laws tor the w . aof duties and imposts on the importation commodities, and now having actual opera nd effect within the United States, and more “Silvan act entitled “an act in alteration of the *2 L a imposing duties on imports,” approved K nineteenth day of May, one thousand, eight l,d and twentv.eighf, and also an act entitled tJ a iter and amend the several acts impos. ’"hmes on imports,” approved on the fourteenth > - , u iy one thousand eight hundred and tlnrty uuaatliorizcd hv the constitution of the • } States, and violate the true meaning and in. It thereof, and are null, void, and no law, nor bind, “n this State, its officers or citizens; and all ' .I*Bcontracts and obligations made or entered | or to he made or entered into with purpose to Ire the duties imposed by the said acts, and all ’ 'ial proceedings which shall be hereafter had in Irmance thereof, arc and shall be held utterly null \nd it is further ordained, that it shall not be law- I for anv of the constituted authorities, whether of s State or of the United States,to enforce the pay- Mof the duties imposed by the said acts within limits ofthis State; but. that it shall be the duty te Legislature to adopt such measures and pass iactS as may be necessary to give full ellect to (ordinance, and to prevent the enforcement and isttbe operation of the said acts and parts of acts fe Congress of the United States, within the lim otthis State, from and after the Ist day of Ft bi'ti fext and the duty of all constituted autli rides if all persons residing or being within the limits tfo State, and they are hereby required and en. id to obey and give effect to this ordinance and tii ids and measures oi the Legislature ns,.may bo jjjul or adopted in obedience thereto : _ Ami it is further ordained, that ■'* no case kivor equity, decided in tlio u'outts of this He, wherein shall be drawn in question the ioiity of this Ordinance, or the validity of I actor acts of tho Legislature as may be sed for the purpose of giving effect thereto, the validity of the aforesaid acts of Con es, imposing duties, shall any appeal be ta il or allowed totbc Supreme Court of the 1.., lies, nor shall any copy of the record be rmitted or allowed for that purpose, and if ystjcli appeal shall be attempted to be ta ctile Courts of this State, shall proceed to ecule ant! enforce their judgments, accord to the laws and usages of the State, with-, referenceto stich attempted appeal, and person or persons attempting to take such pal may be dealt with as for a contempt of iCourt. Ad it is further ordained, That all persons (molding any office of honor, profit or trust, vilor military, under this State, shall, with sitli litne, and in such manner as the Le slaure shall prescribe, take an oath well BJuly to obey, execute and enforce this or nnce, and such act or acts of the Legisla te as may be passed in pursuance thereof, eerdingto the true iiitenf and meaning of 2 same, and on the neglect or omission of a such petson or persons so to do, his or thcii :c or offices, shall lie forthwith vacated, ishall he filled up, as if sue!) person or per ■ were dead, or had resigned, and no per ?h ere after elected to any office of honor, $t or trust, civil or military, shall, until the ipslature shall otherwise provide anti direct, itiron the execution of his office, or be in iy respect competent to discharge the du thereof, until he shall, in like manner, retaken a similar oath ; and no juror shall Hapannellcd in any of the Courts of this He, in any cause iu which shall be in ques nthis ordinance, or any act of the Lcgis tun, passed in pursuance thereof, unless stall first, in addition to the usual oath, tvetaken an oath, that he will well and truly lev, execute, and enforce this ordinance, id such act or acts of the Legislature, as may i passed to carry the same into operation id effect; according to the true intent and catling thereof. And wo, the people of South Carolina, to that it may he fully understood by eOovernment of the United States, and the co-Stiitcs, that we arc dotermin tmaintain this, our ordinance and deola ian, at every hazard, do further declare, it we tvil! not submit to the application of ice. on the part, of the Federal Government, reduce this State to obedience ; but tha 1 . wo ill consider the passage, bv Congresn, of any b authorising the employment of a. military naval force against the Slate of South Ga ther constituted authorities or citizens; nuy act, abolishing nr closing the ports of “BState, or any of them, or otherwise oh tlctingthe free ingress and egress of ves e'*i to and from said ports ; or any other net Bfee part of the Federal C •overnment, to co vet the State, shut. up her ports, destroy or a®*’ her commerce, or to enforce the ae,ts Mtfay to be null and void, othcr isctlian through t' lo C > V >l tribunals of the it|consisiU nt with 1,10 lo "h TCr con nuauceof South CaroliiiJ’ > ‘he Union ; and ishlie people of this State v> ”• thenceforth * themselves absolved from all l r m ‘ li cr o>- ‘gation to maintainor preserve their po.’ *‘- J inucsion with the people of the other Stale.-. Afhviil forthwith irocced to organise a sep tic Government, and do all other acts and Jungs, which sovereign and independent Mes may of right do. JthlN F. B. BESSON el" Harris county, Geo. uas lor sale this year 000,000 cuttings and "rooted vines. The whole is ofdifferent kinds S* qualities to plant and well adapted to ta Miami climate of this Slate ; he lias now in a Treatise oil vine culture, ami the art "I taking Wine, vvhteh ho will sell at a fair price, P the public in general. ; November ii 7, 33 I*UFJFS. Ot all professions we are least qualified for criticism. We have but one cannon m the ait. Iho merit or demerit ofanv porfomance we estimate solcy by the effect which it pro duces upon our feelings. livery thing is measured by this standard. Whatever stirs the passions, elevates the mind or excites the imagination, we pronounce to be good whatever tails in these particulars wc consid er as valueless, or something worse. When we listen to music, witness a theatrical perfor mance or look upon the productions of the pencil, wc have but this one rule bv which to judge of the excellence of each. 'Professed ; critics and amateurs boast of other cannons.! lo us however they often appear too mechan ical; applying in the manner of Stern’s critic, J the Square and Compasses a poem and regu-! bating oratory by a stop-watch. A songol'7he i most soul-stirring sentiment and melting ten derness is heard with no delight by thc”aina- I ‘cur—it is all horrible discord—-because P I sharp was too close upon (j flat. An Actor ( may properly conceive and sustain well the character he represents, but what is this if his wig be out of order or his buskins bad! bo likewise with the painter. The master picture of Apelles, drawn from the separate perfections of the fairest and loveliest of the human race, is pronounced a melanchollv daub, because the shadow under the Ague’s nose is too heavy and the sandals on the feet too long ! Now we humbly concieve that ma ny if not nearly all the deforiinities iu the line arts, are justly attributable to this species of criticism—criticism founded upon taste made stilt by study and judgment rendered median* ical by pedantry. Fame or profit is (he object of the artist; neither is to he obtained against the decrees of the professional critic, for he is the means through which applause or pat ronage is to bo acquired—tlio channel of in troduction ami communication between the artist and the public. In the dominion of taste his authority is recognised as absolute and his decree is the law. Hence the neces sity of conformity to his cannons, and not to j the unerring and immutable laws of nature-j N\ ho regards the one will doubtless be re warded with notaricty and money; who follows the other may meet with neither, but cannot! fail to gladden the hearts of thousands— Wc j bold that every departure from nature is a ( fault, and every approach to it, an excolt ncc. lie is the best musician and the best actor who is the least artificial and the most natu ral. And he is the best poet and the best painter whose productions produce the strong est effect upon the heart and imagination. A which makes us melt at its tender ness; an tiefpr who makes us forget that his character is assumed; and a painting which makes us feel that wc arc in the presence of a living, breathing htin/ r ' wo are constrained j to pronounce good, however learnedly others may argue upon their respective defects. Some profound Arisfarches in edch of these branches may complain of the violence offer ed to his fundeinental and essential laws, but we arc content that our solitary one is cor.-) formed to—wc want no other test of excel- j \ lence than our satisfied feelings. Let us apply this simple cannon to some of tnc fashionable exhibitions in the metropolis. First comes music. This will not bear the test at all; it has become a mere senseless sound, that “plays round the car, but comes! not to the heart.” We have had our Oratorio, j We have frequently witnessed such exhibi- j tions but oftner with regret than pleasure.— Yet wo are not destitute of a love of “sweet sounds”! on the contrary wo are passionately fond of music. Few are more so. It is true wc have no talent for the execution, for wei play on no instrument whatever, nor as vocal j harmonists could we even rival the melody of j a cat-call; yet no person has affections more I easily operated upon than ourselves; we are completely under its sway and dominion.— There is not a passion in our breasts which music cannot call forth and work up to the greatest intensity. In hearing Collins’s odo recited, wc have alternately experienced j each of the passions as discribcd. And yet with all this suceptability—with a heart in every wav qualified for such enjoyment, wo have attended concerts, oratorios and operas j with as little pleasure perhaps as the most ! lethargic lump of mortality that ever witness-1 ed such exhibitions. Wc have never reaped the pleasure we desired and anticipated, but j have been doomed to sit melencholly in the j midst of mirth, and gloomy when all was gay,; witnessing in others the appearance of pleas- J lire which we could not partake and a rap- j tore which we could not feel. What was the i cause of tliis? Is it to be found in a wait of j harmony in otir nature? This we deny. Is it attributable to a want of skill in the per- j formers? Persons of nicer car and more cub ! tivated taste than ourselves, approve. A lit- j tie reflection has convinced us that it consists in the total departure from all that is simple and natural in such performances. The art is now adays based upon such artificial prin ciples and carried to such a high pitch o: complex refinement that no one is capable ot comprehending or enjoying it who lias not been suitably educated to it. Like mathe matics it lias to be studied before you can be impressed with it beauties. 1 here is a scien tific stifTness about it which renders it cold and uninspiring,producing upon those who; are not initiated into its high intricacies, no other effect than admiration of the grace and | dexterity with which the performer handles, the instrument. lie who makes the most dif ficult music is the best performer; not lie who executes ordinary tunes with the happi est efleet. The simple tone that goes direct lv to the feelings of the listener is contemned I —some demisimi quiver movement which i fibers onlv of lightning speed can execute, . - “neplus ultra” of the art. Now we 13 i,-t this is all wrong—bad m taste contend i. “ • (o the heart. Music should and unsatisfying >i-ncuagc of the soul arid speak the universal • ", brass and a tink all other is but as “sounn. * , cvcr y ono liner Sitnbol.” Wo appeal _ W , Q ~) 0 whose taste has not been „ a nrevailin<r corruption, it their experience not'otten been similar to ours have they new felt foreiblv the want of natural rxpressi . L Mnne? in MU to*™—**' “'“ |V V “ C 1 music. In tljo latter more especially. THE MAtM ADVIiIITISEK. ( :| M affection should bo totulJy ca-,t aside it i might to hj in vocal music ; yet where it. is .east becoming it abounds the most. Alice* i tutiou in-singingis as disgusting as it is in j manners ; the sensible will avoid it in both. • V\e will not put the question to that thought j less portion oi society who deem it vulgar not io anmire what is fashionable; but those j whose candor is superior to foolish vanity, I v.r would u.-k —have you not in visiting public concerts otten sat with listless and careless | indifference, sometimes wondering why you ! were so little pleased ; surprised to find' your | so unmoved by the music which floating ; through the hall seemed to exhilarate the bo ; soms of so many around you ? Have vou not I felt sad and disappointed without being able , to assign an adequate cause—concious of the capacity of enjoyment, ardently desiring it, yet catching none ot the glow and excite ment which the scene seemed calculated to inspire ! Doubtless your minds have wander ed as jtirs have done, to some unsophistica ted maiden, and dwelt with fond recollection on her artless and affecting song, the very rc uiemhrance of which was worth more than all the complex melody and intricate airs of thi& garish and heartleas show. And how do you account for this—why was tho heart not satisfied? Phe answer is an easy one. There was no soul in the matter —the scene had light without heat, and breath without life.— We are free to confess, though eccentric in our taste in this regard, that a song however exquisitely the tune may bo sustained, looses much of its attractions if wo do not hear the words and catch tho sentiments. These, arc with us, its chicfest excellence. —If ihey are to bo disregarded in singing, a senseless song is as good as the gifted pro ductions of genius. Why should the hard write in words that breathe and thoughts that burn, it they arc to he suns in a lifeless man ner, by performers incapable of appreciating the beauties of language or catching the in spiration of a good sentiment? The mind wants food aswcHas the ear, and he is cer tainly the first and the happiest vocalist, who, whilst he tills tlio latter with a concord of sweet sounds, is able at the same time to infuse in to the former the fire and feeling of the song lie sings. This is the perfection of Ins art, [ and yet how very few attain or even aspire to it! Once upon a time wo attended a concert (notin Millodgeviile) and Heard a song which wo were told was sentimental and pathetic— another which was said to be very martial and patriotic—and a third, that was most solemn and devotional, yet for our lives we were not able to detect from any manner, look, jesfure or expression of the fair performer, tnat she either understood the language she used (winch wo did not hear) or felt the sentiments she uttered (which we did not gather.) By I the polite and fashionable auditory, however, she was received with “ unbounded applause” and hailed as the brightest star—the Sontag of her profession. When called upon for our hut.nble opinion, we had but this solitary criticism to offer; that though she was bright and bcautifn.L and for aught wo knew, sang liliP .an Aimed, j'ct she could not so move the heart, ’,?or please ito ' ,alf P 0 much, as “ Betsy Baker.” Header, ytto eiay have never had the happiness to hear this u Tutored harmonist, but if you will go to the .In cat re, you may hear a song all about her, sm.'tj ‘ 1 • Hai ley, who is as accomplished in Jus >vay, as Betsy was in hcrs._ llow stands it with the Theatre ? Upon this topic our remarks shall have the brevity “j" wit if not its point. Our rigid morality Wi.J not permit us to vindicate the vocation, y °t we I have not the conscience to abuse a profcs'.s.'on j which has occasioned us so much amusement. J Luckily we and the players are no great friends; consequently they cannot complain if we treat them little more cavalierly than some of their neighbors. If they cannot pat ronise us, it is a “ plain ease” we cannot af ford to puff them. This “log-rolling” rule regulates political matters, and why may it not, the affairs of the printer and the player? The laborer is worthy of his hire, it is said, and if the redoubtable buskin heroes will give us neither a job or season ticket; why they must e’en take what comes, and thank their good luck that matters arc not. worse.— So have at them. We shall bring them forth to public justice, one at a time; try them by our solitary cannon of criticism, and dismiss them in thelliortest possible order. — First then for “ Old Sol.” But before enter ing upon the trial of this “head and front” of j the battallion, it may be proper to settle a pre liminary quesiion upon which his acquittal or condemnation chiefly rests. The iioart will sometimes laugh in defiance of the sober de crees of the head ; and when this is the case which is in the right l Who has not had his risibility irresistahly excited by a joke, which his judgment could not sanction ? Shaft the joke therefore he condemned ? “ That is the question.” We answer, no. Now this is ex actly “ Old Sols” situation. His acting we cannot approve as being always in good taste, yet he will extort the laugh from us in despite of our disapprobation. Shall we therefore condemn him ? We answer, no. Our objec- tion to him as an actor is, that he often low ers comedy to a farce, and brings farce to the borders of buffoonery. The approbation i which we have to bestow, is that which we have just admitted; his absolute dominion over our risibie propensities. He never fails > to accomplish the end and aim of all comic performance,, that of exciting involuntary laughter and applause. This however is not his only merit. He possesses a lively fancy and a good fund of original wit, which ena ble him to introduce many seasonable jokes acceptable to all, and offensive to none.— This practise it is true, is liable to abuse and stands reprobated by authority no less than Sliakspcare, but with all due deference to the bard of Avon, we must still adhere to our j infalable rule, to censure nothing and praise all that produces a happy effect; by virtue of i which “Old Sol” is entitled to our high com i mondation and a full absolution for all faults, { which we do hereby freely award him. In his company lie has a brother and a wife.— Wli/'t arc their claims? Mr, Lem. Smith has itlie ii.'vnnta^c.of a fun-, person, (lie heals iris 1 1,, a thcr m that) a good eye and a flexible voice, i not of the greatest compass, but sufficiently strong to he heard distinctly. He succeeds equally alike in Comedy or Tragedy and ex tremely well in both; conceiving lits charac ters properly, and never overstepping the mo desty of nature. His powers we think nri considerable and Ins genius versatile. There is much refinement in his manners when in comedy, ami much dignity and force in his appearance in higher characters, such us Tell. Wo have seen him in a great variety of parts, and find it difficult to decide in which his success is greatest. His Tekcli did not disappoint our expectations; he did well, hut was not suflioiently sustained by the balance of the company. In genteel comedy. Mr. Tatem is not his rival hut ap proximates to it ; their style of acting in this department is the same. This gentleman appears occasionally iu tragedy, with credit & applause, but comedy is his forte and in this walk, he lias wherever we have seen him been a favorite with the audience. No man surpasses him in Jerimy Duller. Disappear ance is good, his deportment easy, his man ner natural, always in character, and always pleasing. But the very opposite ofthis is an other Knight of the buskin, seen walking not fretting his little hour on the stage —a solitary looking devil,with little gentility of appearance —-much negligence of manner &c a wonderful apathy for one of his vocation. We think his name is Palmer. He seems not destitute oi powers, hut seldom appears to exert them;— What is the reason ofthis ? has ho no ambi tion 1 We are Confident that a high degree of excellence is attainable by him in some particular branches of his art; for we have seen him sustain strong and daring characters that required talents of the first order and which no dull and mechanical actor could ' sustain. In comedy he rarely succeeds ;in such parts as Sir Edward Mortimer, in the Iron Chest, he seldom fails. Ills voice i; strong but not harmonious nor easily modu lated, yet wo have heard* him deliver Holla’s address to his people with an eloquence that went home to our hearts—with a fervor and zeal that made us enter deeply into the feel ing and spirit of the speech. He plays that character well; as indeed he does any which demands strong expression and violence of action. In this he excclls. The offsets to His merits are the exagerations and ranting into which lie sometimes runs. These arc faults however almost inseparable from vehe ment and impetuous acting. Every excel lence nas a concomitant weakness; & after ma king till due deductions from Palmer’s claims, wo still feel that he is a Tragedian of strong powers, whose personation of deep energetic end villianous characters would insure ap plause upon any boards. Belonging to the corpse there tire others dl' no mean promise whom wc shall take an occasion to notice hereafter, but cannot stop to enumerate at present, lest our remarks be protracted, n* we fear they already arc, to a wearisome prolixity. One however whom wo have already named, —the star of her profession—it would be cen surable not to hold up to the admiration of our renders ns she has often presented herself to her gratified audience. We mean Mrs. Smith. It is far from our intention to enter into any minute analysis of her acting—set ting forth her peculiarities; lauding wli.it is good and appolOgising for what is otherwise, but shall speak of hot merit in the aggregate, reserving our more detailed and definite criticism for some fuiure number. To say that she is a first rate actress would be giving her nothing more than her due, hut wc should probably not be believed, because she had jir.t been brought up at the Bowery or at - Dtury Lane. Stars wc have seen of the first - .magnitude who have shone with unrivalled lu.stoe upon both those boards, and can say that ti.cv .have afforded us no greater pleasure than we have derived from the performances of Mrs. Smith, -'fit he at all true that the merit of an actress i l *'')' he justly estimated by the cflcct which sf.’e produces, her claims will be found inferior to i : w. For we have never yet heard the first pcrerui declare them selves disappointed or dissatisfied —we have never seen one who did not admit that slit always had a just conception of the part she played—that she entered deeply into tile spirit and feelings of the character she repre sented and that her look, jesture and attitude were always graceful, natural and appropriate; if these added to other qualities which she possesses, a melodious voice and eloquent de livery, do not constitute the perfection of the histrionick art, then we are at a loss to know what does. All these excellencies arc uni versally conceded to her; although we have heard it urged by some that affectation was occasionally visible in her air and deport ment. We do not make the objection our selves, for we have none of any kind to.urgo except one upon a point upon which we are not likely to get any one to agree with us.— We allude jo her singing; and if she would learn the nature of our objection she can find it toward the close of our foregoing paragraph on the subject of fashionable music—:t is this, we want the words of her song ns well as its melody. In what character she suc ceeds best we could never decide for our selves; she seems to he qualified by her versatility equally for the grave and the gay' j —for “ Farce, Comedy and Tragedy.” W< | saw her once on a benefit night in the “ Sol j diers Daughter” ‘and concluded she appeared best in that part; hut when she subsequently appeared in the Orphan of Geneva, we thought no character became her as Tlierese, and now our present decision is that her| greatest efforts have been in “ Elvira.” The other night in Tckcli, when the queen rush-! ed to the succor of her husband, wo wanted j the claymore in her hands that she might j have dealt death and destruction to the as- J sailants. By the way that battle was a per ; feet farce—it was worse than the sham fight of Cnpt. (flod pole's company on a muster day. Old Sol should have his rnilita in bet ter training than that, else they will not reap many laurels in defence of Montgatz. The -scenery prepared for the occasion was good & we brgleaVC hereto introduce to public notice ; the gejitletnan who painted it- -Mr. Moore. • Mr. Moore is a portrait painter of eon i sidcrublc oolebrity, whose skill m ukctcli t iiiif strong likenessess arul colouring ip to nature is inferior to none of his conlcmpora iics in tlx? State. 1. you want evidence oi this, you have only to call at his room where you will lo politely received and greatly en tertained by an exhibition of several speci mens of his art. Attracted the other day hy his advertisement in a public print (lie ought lo have sent it to us loo) \vc poped in as Paul Pry would say by way of curiosity, and sud denly found ourselves surrounded hy ladies and gentlemen, all decorated in rich apparel, sitting in various graceful attitudes and ani mat ion beaming in every eye. For a moment we felt that wo had intruded' upon a pleasant private party, and was about to make our bow and retire when the politcnr ‘ss of the artist in conducting us to seats dispelled the illusion, and we found ourselves not actually ui the midst of living beings, but their faith ful semblances only. Seldom had wc seen portraits more up to life, We were riot ac quainted with till that were ranged round the room, but very forcible and striking indeed were tiic likenesses ofsuch as were personal ty known to us. On entering the rooms of painters we usually fortify ourselves for a severe trial which wo always anticipate hav ing so frequently had to encounter it—that of passing judgment on the several perform ances ; and many and poignant have been the mortifications which our blunders on such occasions have brought to the sensitive artist! Once we mistook the portrait of an elderly lady for that of her daughter, by which stu pidity in us wc won tlx.* friendship of the for met but lost the good graces of the latter, and gained the implacable dislike of the exaspe rated painter. From this trial however, we were exempted in our visit to Mr. Moore’s. Our ingenuity at evasion was not called into requisition, for the very first glance at their portraits enabled us to recognise our acquain tances, and wc frequently felt tit at wc were in tlic presence of the very persons them selves. A gentleman stepping in and cast ing his eves on the wall exclaimed instantly that “ t! tat certainly must, be intended for Mr. Calfrcv, ultbo’ i have not seen him for sixteen years.” lie was right; it was Mr. Calfrey’s portrait, painted about tliroc years ago. But there are fetv evidences more decisive of an artist’s skill than for a stranger to lie re cognised by his portrait, yet this very circum stance oecum and during our v isit with a little el;i! not beyond four years old, the daughter of Mr. Peter Williams; she was gazing on one of the paintings & being asked if she had ever seen any person like it, she immedi ately turned round and said it was like that man—pointing to the true individual whom she had never seen before. This was not only flattering to tiie painter hut was a re markable instance of nice observation in one o( such tender years. If his likenesses are good, he cxcells no less in other branches ol his art. His drapery is never stiff; always easy and graceful and the background of his pictures, tasteful and appropriate ; not very gaudy, but very genteel as St. Nicholas said when he tied up his cue with a log chain.— It is not our intention to enter into a formal criticism on his style of painting, for we are not qualified for such a task ; besides what artist would deign to except of advice in his profession from an urmitiated knight of the black halls. But we mav be permitted wc hope without giving offence, to make a suggestion which we believe experience jus tifies and reason will not condemn. We ad mit his great fidelity to nature ; and our ob jection to him is, that he strives to be 100 faithful. This you say is a solecism—the design of the art is to copy nature, and how can the copy be too exact! Wo contend that it may. Painting and Poetry,are alike in many particulars—based upon principles common to both—subject to like laws and producing similar sensations upon the feel- in" anti imrnagi nation. To follow nature '3 the rule of both; yet flic poet who shall set down to the discretion of a city or a forest, or any sublime production of nature or of art and shall copy it literally by giving the exact length, breadth and heiglh, all measured by the square and composes, would hardly acquire much reputation for the spirit and genius of his production however faithful lie might be in bis account. But the bard who scorning such particularity shall sketch with graphic daring, & colour with the j exaggerations of irnngin.T ion is metre likely to succeed in conveying to the mind the idea! of the stupendous object of his description.! Nor will he in consequence of his suppos-! cd extravagance be in reality and virtually any inore than the other at issue with truth; for the truth of the delineations depend upon their effect, and this will always be found to be as true to nature in the im aginative poet, as in the geographical one.— Hence we conclude, that inasmuch as feffect is the object aimed at, be is not nccesssari-j ly the most consistent with nature, who! copies her with the most literal exactness.— j Apply, this principle to painting, and it; will hold equally good. Ho does not sue- j coed in making the strongest likeness of the human face who colours to it wjth the greatest fidelity, for in painting ns in poetry ja little exaggeration produces a happy and Ifavornblo effect which literality cannot. We see this exemplified in the art of the engra ver, who by two simple powers of light and shadow, is able to stamp on paper the face and expression of an individual, with as much trutli and force ns the miniature painter with all his boasted colors. The latter has been jrnorc literal, it is true in bis cop/,but does his production look more like the living man?— jThc effect intended to be produced—that is the resemblance of the individuals, counte nance is as strong in the engraving, as in the painting. Why therefore seek to color with such scrupulosity; wherefore labor for such ex actness in the quantity of light'and shade? It occurs to us that effect does not depend so much upon the precise quantity of these, ns upon a due proportion of the one to the other, jlf these proportions be preserved it matters | not that the coloring is stronger than in life, ilt is said that poets “ snatch a grace beyond jibe reach of art,” and why may not a painter • natch alight and shade beyond the reach of natme. \ow our quarrel with Mr. Moore is, 'but be. will not do this —lie paints the face ex ay tly as it is presented to him. lie looks upon his subj> c( and discovers a thin shadow and a feeble light, and turning to his canvass he puts them down just as they are on the face. But if we were painters, wc woiil' deepen the one, and augment the other.— And wherefore?—simply because it produces, iu defiance of all scientific rules to the con-’ trurv, a pleasing and happy effect upon the mind and feelings ; and this ho it over remem bered, is the standard by which we measure all excellence in the fine arts.' Thesis our humble notions, proceed from ho disposition to dictate to an artist of acknowledge 1/ cienrv,and still less to cavil at paintings that extort our approbation—they are offered' merely because they occurred whilst writing/ Oilier paintings in the room will arrest tlio visitors’ attention, besides the portaits. There are several fancy and historical pieces, all small, but admirably landscape,'' from Lorraine wo believe, which appears to us to possess superior merit. On the frons wall is suspended a full length portrait, not executed by Air. Moore, but by a verv vouiig artist by the name of Negress of the first pro mise in the land, but long since consigned by disease to the silent mansion of the dead. It is the likeness, and a very powerful and strikV ing one too, of an orator and hero of high* achievement and fame, the most gifted of his race, whose study was the welfare of his pco pie, whose, eloquence swnvetl their councils, and whose intrepidity and courage was their shield and buckler. His patriotism lead to the sacrifice of his life—he fell a victim in perilous and stormy times, wlien his people were divided, when selfish and relentless passions gained n temporary triumph over I lie H-.ti.cr principles of human nature, to the ba sest wiles, the feiiest machinations, and the most infernal feelings that were ever engen dered in the brain and rioted in the heart of, demonic man. Would you know who he is ? do aAvc have done ; go and see, and when you are tlx re, do better still, —have your pof-’ trait painted. W hen we first threw ourselves with elegant, and graceful negligence upon the plusii sofa,' and opening the saffron desk, dipped our sil ver pen in the sable fluid— 110, wc correct flic error—we mean in plain reality that when' wc drew up our throe legged stool to the side of the pine table of Penitentiary make for the purpose of prrp trating these our critical in-' dietings, it was Our intention not to transgress beyond a brief and spirited paragraph ; but now, on a review of what we have written, we find that we have failed most sorrowfully in both these particulars,having insensibly & incautiously run into a tedious strain of hea vy prosing, as unreasonably long us it is pro vokingly dull, of which we are most heartily tired ourselves, arid not a little ashamed.— Sans cerement , we would here close, or to use an optical expression, wc would bring our remarks to a focus, by begging pardon of our readers for such a useless trespass upon their time arul patience, if even handed justice did not require of us to tarry a little longer, to say . a word or two in defence of another Knight of the pencil, who has high claims to public pat ronage and favor. To notice one artist and neglect another, would seem invidious, and the imputation of partiality, next to the thing itssclf, wo would scrupulously avoid. To speak then of Mr. Ilite. lie is a gentleman who takes, on n small scale “ the counterfeit present ment" of Iho human face—that is, in vernacular language,he is by profession a miniature painter; and one too of no ordinary skill in his art, as may be seen by the specimens deposited in Mr. Moore’s room. He paints with a great deal of softness and delicacy, and wc would suppose, was remarkably happy in drawing the faces of the young arrd beautiful. Of the truth of Us likenesses however wc have no means of judging, having as yet not seen a miniature of any of our acquaintances executed fry him; but we have reason to believe Ids success in this essential can not be inferior lo the elegance of Ids coloring.— He is recently from Mobile, where we noticed in a public print lie is spoken of with considerable commendation; and certainly he cannot he a bungler destitute of merit, blit on tire contrary must boast of hig h proficiency, who can acquire reputation, and give satisfaction in a City so re nowned f r wealth, fashion and taste. Mr. Ilite. has opened a room in the same building with Mr. Moore, and known heretofore as the Planters’ Ho tel, where a lover of the fine arts, who may he disposed to call, cannot fail to spend an agreeable hour or two of an afternoon. So ends our epistle.L JU\K OF COLI .1181 S. October, 25, 1832. 4 N additional instalment of ten per cent, on tV tbe Capital Stock of this Bank is required to be paid by the Stockholders on or before Tues day the Btb January next. By order of tbe Board. Nov. 8. A. B , DAVIS, Cashje. , JIRS. If. It LOME * t 1 3RD.Si:NTS her most respectful compliment I to the inhabitants of Macon and its vicinity and announces to them that she intends openiuVra ' School for tbe instruction of young Ladies iri vho French and English languages in their virions 3 branches, Geography, History' Ac. Drawing with tbe Crayon, and Painting will also bo taught. The School will be kept in an upper room in McDonald’s Buildings. 'Perms of Tuition made known on application. Should any young gentlemen under M years of age, wish to take lessons in the French Lan guage. Mrs. 11. B. will devote her evenifgo to that purpose from half past six, to half past eight. P. S. Mrs. Bloome intends opening- ner school* Monday 15th inst. Ocl. !>, Public iVoVicc ,4 LI. persons who are indebted to the estate of xl-Thomas Lundy, dec. either by note-or ac count, are requested to come forward and the same, by the Ist day of November t;ext, or without regard to persons,they will be indiserimi "ately sued, as the demands against the estate are very pressing, and all indebted to it, must settle at that time, or be sued, THOMAS LOWE, Adm’r. October 7, 2(5-3t "VTOTICE.--Debtors to thoestats of John Bird l x song late of Oglethorpe comity, dec. are re quested to make payment; those having demands against said estate, are hereby notified, to present them in terms of the law. ROBERT BIRDSONG, 7 , GEO. W. BIRDSONG, 5 hxrs * Aug. 20, 1832. l!)-tf TBU) RENT—A neat and comfortable Dwell-' -* ing House. For terms, apply to Sept. 25. 21 DAVID RALSTON"