compared to nothing but a fhip at fea, deprived of fails, rudder, compafs, and expofed to the billows and hurricanes of the boisterous deep. 9. With it, we have a moft fubftantial foundation laid, on which we can erect a fuperb building, for public and private utility: with it, we can conduct the thip of fate, and regale ourselves under the tree of liberty; and unfhackle ourfelves from ignorance, which is the origin of feuds and animofities in free ftates. 10. Do not the arts and fciences, in every kingdom, participate to a great degree the fate of its language? rife and flourish, or fink into difrepute, as the latter is cultivated or neglected? How dear then ought the honor of the English language to be to every American! 11. And as grammar is the folid foundation on which all other science refts, and as all human inquiry is divided into science and language; and further, as under the lat ter, fall the ideas and fubjects of the didactic ftyle, oratory, poetry, painting, and fculpture, judge ye, if it ought to be left to young gentlemen to form their ftyle by chance, or to begin the ftudy of their mother tongue, at a time of life which calls them forth to action. 12. You, who are entrusted with the education of our youth, and you, who fuperintend our fchools, have a glori ous and joyful profpect before you, a noble opportunity in-." deed of doing much good to mankind; of conftituting read merit, and fecuring the warmest returns of gratitude, by perfecting the flower of our youth, in fpeaking and writing. that language, in which alone they must act the part of their fathers, ferve their country, and become the mouths of the people. 13. You will not fail, my beloved countrymen, to afford your children this diftinguishing, this neceffary, this all im-, portant education, by which you will, in a fhort time, nurse up a race of freemen, to the honor and never fading glory of our country. 14. America will then increase in wealth, in commerce, agriculture and manufactures; will as far furpafs all other nations on the globe, in virtue, learning and abilities; and will as much diftinguifh herself for humanity, nobleness of gentment, attachment to government, and love of liberty, as as the towering cedar among the trees of the wood, or the fan in the prefence of the ftars. 15. All nations will look up unto her, call her bleffed, and fay, "In her, the problem, which has been put for thoufands of years, has been truly verified; whether a na tion can be governed, and yet be free.' THE HOTTENTOT AND THE LION. AN elderly Hottentot in the fervice of a" Christian, near the upper part of Sunday river on the Camb debo fide, perceived a lion following him at a great diftance for two hours together. Thence he naturally concluded, that the lion only waited for the approach of darknefs, in order to make him a prey; and in the mean time, could not expect any other than to ferve for this fierce animal's fupper; inafmuch as he had no other weapon of defence than a stick, and knew that he could not get home before it was dark. 2. But as he was well acquainted with the nature of the lion, and the manner of its feizing upon its prey; and at the fame time had leifure to ruminate on the ways and means in which it was most likely that his existence would Be terminated, he at length hit on a method of faving his life. 3. For this purpofe, instead of making the best of his way home, he looked out for a precipice; and, fetting himfelf down on the edge of it, found to his great joy, that the lion likewife made a halt, and kept at the fame distance as before. 4 As foon as it grew dark, the Hottentot fliding a lit the forwards, let himfelf down below the upper edge of the precipice upon fome projecting part or cleft of the rock, where he could just keep himfelf from falling. But in order to cheat the lion still more, he fet his hat and cloak on the stick, making with it a gentle motion just over his head, a little way from the edge of the precipice. 5. This crafty expedient had the defired fuccefs. He did not stay long in that fituation, before the lion came creeping. creeping foftly towards him like a cat, and, miftaking the fkin-coat for the Hottentot himfelf, took his leap with fuch exactness and precifion, as to fall headlong down the pre-. cipice, and was dafhed in pieces. SCENE BETWEEN GUSTAVUS VAŠA AND. CRISTIERN. Crit. TELL me, Guftavas, tell me why is this, That, as a fream diverted from the banks To turn their inundation? Are the lives . That thus thou'dft push them on the keen rebuke All awful and refiftlefs, to affert Th' impervious rights, the fanctitude of kings; Guft. Juftice, fanctitude, And rights! O, patience! Rights! what rights, thou tyrant? If wrongs give right, O then, fupreme in mifchief, Of frank election, Not ev'n the high anointing hand of Heaven, Can author fe oppreflion, give a law For lawlefs pow'r, wed faith to violation, On reafon build mifrule, or justly bind Abfolves all faith; and who invades our rights, Crift. Licentious traitor thou canft talk it largely Of our firm continent, to fume, and chafe, Guft. Miftaken man e I come empower'd and ftrengthen'd in thy weaknefs; Crift. Profane, and alien to the love of Heaven! That hangs o'er thy rebellion? Know'st thou not Among the faithful, thou and thy adherents, Guft. Yes, I know,. When fuch as thou, with facrilegious hand, OF Of avarice and ambition. Soft and fweet, Sack'd towns and midnight howlings, through the realm, Affumes the robe pontifical, the eyes Of faintly elevation, bleffeth fin, And makes the feal of fweet offended Heaven A fign of blood. Crift. No more of this. Guftavus, would't thou yet return to grace, Guft. Imperial fpoiler! Give me my father, give me back my kindred, And fpare yon little trembler. Crift. Yes, on terms. Of compact and fubmiffion. Guft. Ha! with thee! my country, Compact with thee! and mean'ft thon for NARRATIVE |