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5 ATURD AY, January 26, 1788. GEORGIA STATE GAZETTE o K INDEPENDENT REGISTER. FREEDOM of the PRESS, and TRIAL by JUK Y, to remain inviolate lorever. Lcnju.unin oj Ltortia* AUGUSTA: Printed by JOHN E. SMITH, Printer to the State ; PJfays> Articles of Intelligence , Advertisements , &c. will be gratefully received , and every kind oj Printing performed . from tie BALOONADEi or Adven lures'of an Aeronaut. PESPHAIRASSON. t. The KALAGALAIRE. *. IT was the feaft of mercy ; and my heart enjoved it: for there, misfortunes re commend to favor, and didrefs commands re lief. There was a Languefeis 3 on Benevolence , pronounced by my friend, the Daligree. 4 His gestures and manner pleased me through out the whole: but towards the conclusion, he assumed a solemnity that very much af fected me. I wirtied for a translation of that part —“ He took pleasure in gratifying my wirti.” TRANSLATION, &c. THIS glorious condud —glorious because henificent, we fliall instate, if benevolence really* hifpires us. But whv about the imitation ?—Confider, I beseech you, the vast importance ot such a condud. From it are derived our purest joys ; and on it depend our deared hopes. For no real happiness can be ever enjoyed by the callous . It is mercy that makes consummate bliss. Benevolence! cause of our exift'erice ; source of our felicity ! The Heavens j/sallpaj's away ; J • n d the elements Jball melt with fervent h.at. . 1« earth also, and all the works therein, fliall dijjolv. ~nd fdil : but thou fliall remain, ; throughou -ter city, ; the fame. ' In Wisdom ■ great creative works, we ‘ trace Thee * bm -hiefly art Thou visible, in that dupendous Providence, by which ; the Divine image may *i*e restored to man ; and his forfeited inheritance in the realms of ; glory and bliss, regained. Thou teached man to live in amity with Clan; and Thou enabled—(glorious a6t Thou enabled even enemies to forgive. It is Thou who kindled the generous flame, from Which the widow and fatherlefs obtain relief: and to those whojare Without help, Thou fend ed support and fuccour. It is Thou , who dried up the tears of anguilh; and who mak ed the forrowful of heart to Jing for joy . Thou takefl the patriotic soldier to the field, in defence of his country and the rights of mankind: and Thou givefl him—(fupreme delight 1) Thou gived him to weep over the vanquiihed llainthus making, by thine en chanting powers, even sorrow pleating. Th* neglected, and “ woe-begone” cap tive Thou finded out ; and by thine ail-chear- Thou illumined bis darkling — l 1. Pefphairaflbn. The land of plenty* a. Kalagalaire. Feast of mercy, or of the . v merciful. 3. Languefeis. Introduftory speech. 4* daligree, frefident or chief* Thou teached us to disregard ih delusive pleasures of this vain, tranfeient world ; and, fublimatmg our thoughts, Thou raised our affections to the Heaven of Heavens. For those blifsful regions, Thou prepared our minds; and Thou gived us a sweet foretade of that happy period, when Thou flialt in spire, and wholly possess our fouls, and at tune our hearts to Aonian drains of of lo ve, and joy supreme ! As soon as the Daligree had thus finifhed his speech, he received a bow of applause from the whole audience. The ladies 5 pres sed round him. He had spoken their senti ments ; and the man, who can do that, will always please. Our next entertainment, was a concert of a dozen different indruments, mod muiically attuned; with interludes by as many excel lent voices. The Daligree obliged me with a translation of the .piece, with which the concert was concluded. But he observed “he could give only the sentiment—the beauties were much superior to his pen.** Never, in my life, had I been so sensible of the power of music. I was enraptured ; and when it ceased, I felt the misery of de spair. „ Thus tranfeient are our bed and deared joys in lite! wherefore, my friend, we mud seek for happiness cljewhere. T ranflation of the Hymn—To Godgivepraije6, bEGIN the fdlemn, grand, celestial drain With humble fervency, my foul I and sing In grateful songs, of all the glorious works Os Heaven’s Omnipotent—eternal King. Ye curling Waters, as ye constant roll Your silver waves, fucceflively along; Still as ye flow, throughout your coafls declare, Th* unbounded fubjeCt of my humble song. Retain, ye craggy rocks ye echoing hills ! The solemn, sacred found, O long retain, And from your hollow, winding caverns deep, In rapturous notes return it oft again. Ye fwiftly flying winds, and rapid gales, From pole to pole that waft yourselves {away: To every diflant clime beneath the Tun, My pleasing, glorious* lofty theme convey. In joyful drains,—O, bear his blessed name, Ye raids concreted, even when ye rife ; Whether ye soar to meet the bluihing morn, Or humbl> move to (hade the evening Ikies. 1 5 Ladies* In the original, Al-alhaion— that is, the essence of excellencies. 6 In the original it is—“ To the Great « King of Kings, Umverfal Father, and « Judge;—let Heaven and earth give glory « and guifc.” THE * Ye thunders awful, as ye roll along, Tremendous, thro* the vast aetheral plain j Thro* Heaven’s expanse his wond’rous praise [refound, That worlds on worlds may catch the [glorious strain. Still may the blefled fandtht fpherca pe vide; Forever be it echoed thro* the fkie ; YV// Angels wbh their general chorus join* In Grand, sublime, celestial harmony* For me, — thro* life with heavenly rapture [fir’d, The gre.it Creator s praise Fll ceafe’efs sing a And confecrare my heart, my foul, my all* To God Jehovah —univerial King, When we were summoned to dinner, the company was very numerous, I expefted liurry and confufion ; but I was agreeably disappointed. Before and after dinner they attended, with much decorum, to an aft of devotion* which we too often negleft— -per* haps despise. Their conversation at table, appeared to be lively ; and, to one another pleating. They drank moderately, and without any trouble some ceremony. In iliort, profusion and extravagance of every k : nd, were hanifhed ; and in their (lead, we had fimpJe elegance, and good humour without noisy mirth. Soon after the table was uncovered, the Daligree, bowing round to the company, repeated Skai Palangeis ; by which it wis ur.derflood. “ that every one (hould do as he pleased ** Different nmufements were rnftantly chosen : and I walked into the beautiful grove. It was a perfeft Paradife ; but, alas ! without rn Eve, Upon this reflcftion, all the beauties of the place began to fade. So I returned to the house. The Principals of the society were adjust ing their accounts; and my friend told me* “ they then fupporred about two hundred pen sioners. Some of that number were occa sional, or temporary ; but the vreater part, it was supposed, would remain pensioners foe life ” Happy poor! who have such benevolent protestors ; but thrice happy they , who can thus feel for the distressed !—Here I ftopt, sur prised at my own voice ; for I had spoken in voluntarily. Their eyes were fixed on m* friend ; who, underflanding their looks, told them what I had said ; and they, in return* honored me with a mod refpeftful bow. When I had seturned this compliment, mv friend added, « that the greatest part of thofa pensioners were maintained at a vety small expence. For most of them could do some thing; and it is one of the arrangements of the society, that none who can work, H>all eat the bread of idleuefs.” 1 clasped my hands together; but fhamft fnpp retied my voice. So J fwd to my fell* cp * '•o. LXX.)