The Wabash Courier, Volume 17, Number 23, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 3 February 1849 — Page 1

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THE LOST STAR. BY OHW coorxa VAIT»

From the mighty wilds of ether seven glorious systems sprung— Hitir in the blue dominions brighter sister orbits clung All around them, and about them, watched the licensed ones of heaven No archangel ever guarded glories like the Pleiads seven. And their golden banners throwing rays of living light afir, ftamed like streams of brightness flowing onwards to each tribute star, 8avs a few dissolved by distance from the system's brilliant core, Which flew on to some bright Eden to remain forovei more.

And the seraphs poised their pinions as they clove their sta of blue, Gazing on th* bright dominions God's unequalled artists drew Wondering, taring, still rejoicing, as each world rolled ty sublime, Uttrea glnriom spheres enlisted "neath the sway of wizard Time!

Chrysslis of fair entrancement nothing thought of half so fair, Nothing buil: by bright enchantment with the

tv*r!/ U7,ru*

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Tim* lay bound in tilktn bondagt, for an aft teat but an fewCities sprang ro quick existence, shadowy yet more than fnir, watchers in the distance saw them oft dissolve in air— "Twas *peH of these bright regions every angel srtist knew, Likes breath on polished mirror, there a fairer city grew.

Flowers shed their pure caresses, blooming never to decsy, Though the wind that kissed their tresses bore their Incense half away Lake and sea and flowing river echoed goWen waves ntons, While each hiU and dale and valley breathed the minstrel angel's song.

In Fate'e dark and silent pagea, knqwn toOns, and one aloue, I There the by-gone war of ages shows a stardeserted throne Thero an autograph appeareth, wet with one immortal tear, I In a trembling hand't ii written, "he# fell Heaven's brightest sphere."

Wfc*Hts last faint apark did quivetfwa of earth can never know-- -J Thon tbe queen of light forlver lolt a brilliant from her brow CouM not Bister plead for sisti-r, doflned for any, every crime 1 Six fcir Pleiads yet are wiling—oie, alone, has

j»asaed#from time.

Uke a robe of darkness swinging'to'er a mighty phantom's bi^r, To despair aud darkneaa clinging, stagnant tloau the fallen sphere And When eve is bearing onward to the nidnight's solemn knell, Silenoe can mark out the orbit whence tM aaventh

Pleiad fell.

RHYMES OF THE GOLD UIWiERS, l-ran (At San francitcv Co/i/tm*a'«, of Oct. 7. [The rhymes which follow, askle frtm their

Buds lime to scribble.] SONO OF THE SPAJDFA RIRODV ON HOOD'S SO.HA OF T*K

SART

Dig—dig—dig—

To pierce for the golden ore IIR —dig—dig— lill you sweat at every pore

Dig—dig—dig-

To root in tho deep black land,* Aid this to be a citizen Qf a free and cluistian laid! An! its «h! tobeaalava

Tb the heathen and the r«rk. To tid the hands of a chrUian man Ftm such dirty snd tinaome work.

Work—work—wrk—

T»U back is almost boke Work—work^wrk--^ With jour legs and your-highs in soak.

Work—work—vork—

Reviving an old tin jan. And wlrbling about witha ahake and a «p«sh Tin joa doubt you're •christian man! Soul ail body and mind:

Mindand body and sod. Oh! cainot be right what they're ail confined To thj baain and the bowl!

Pile—pil*—pile-

When ifs only a little h«p pile—pile—pileTill it •twdua^ly,,growsmoredeep. ^Me—pile—pile—

And »w it away iu b»g. Till youjaie with eyes of vrild surprisa On th^contenta of tk*t tag! ,#1 Oh! cnr»theharel«wad5,

And cit it be gold I see I Ho! ho 'I'm off* for a christian land, To sped it ao merrily!

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\MO?M^TS DERIVATIOX.—We are informed Professor Noodlckr&nz, that California Somes from two old Indian •words—K* gold, and/omarAo, dont YOU wish yii g®*

In traveling through this queer world of ours, one not onfy meets with strange bed-fellows—(vide,'the account of a certain Illinois Judge, making his first electioneering tour)—but strange fellows meet us, who apparently never go to bed.

I met with a lot of these the other day —or rather night—in a certain town, in the southern part of Illinois, and as it can positively have no bearing uponth* election now, perhaps you would like to have it to use for "chinking" in among election returns.

I don't know how it is, exactly, whether it is in consequence of the sovereigns of southern Illinois drinking so much whisky, that General Cass gets so rpany votes in that district, or whether so much whisky is drank there in consequence of so many Cass men being there. But certain it is that if the General had to pay for all that has been drank in his name, he would need another "extra allowance"—not of th« "critter," his friends take that—but something extra to foot the bill.

I slept in a certain town, in that region, a short time ago, where thp extras were indulged in most freely. "The Grocery"—consisting of a whisky barrel, six tin cups, two green glass tumblers, a lot of pipes and tobacco— tvas in clos# proximity to the inn I was in, and there the qualities of a very recent extraction of the corn, and the fitness of the candidate to receive the votes of the corned, was discussed in the manner usual in such times and places.

From the run of the conversation, 1 was led to believe, that one who knew a thing or two, had lately been to St. Louis, where he had learned that General Jackson was actually dead, and that it was not "a darned Whig lie" and that General Cass was a colt out of th» same old war horse, and they were a going to run him any how, and he was jis' naterally bound to be the next President, any way it could be fix'd and he wanted all that could, to stand up to the rack, fodder or no fodder.

But it also seemed that there were a few Mexican soldiers, who, although they believed that Gen. Jackson creatad the greater part of this world, also believed that old Zack Rough and Ready was now the only living personification of human perfection, and they'd vote for him right straight, from the word go and no Cass man in them diggins could out run, out drink, out fight, out bet, or out argue them on that pint, by a long shot.

All of which remedies wara apparently tried, and found ineffectual, in the course of tha evening.

Finally, it was proposed, about midnight, to danca it out. The two parties then selected their champions, the fiddler mounted the whisky barrel, a large pumpkin was placed in the middle of the floor, and at it they went, with coats off, lika going to a hard day's work. Each one wa» to give the pumpkin a kick and a roll, and the other was to mount it, danca on and over it, without tumbling, or own himself and his Presidential candidal# defeated the lookers on, rolling in and keeping up a supply in the pumpkin market, as they became demolished by an occasional caving in of the article.

Aftar about an hour's effort, it was a drawn battle the two Generals having bean floored about an equal number of tint as, in consequence of trying to make footing upon a very rolling foundation— a sort of pumpkin proviso.

At this juncture, the corn was getting decidely low two of the tin cups had been flaitened in the fall of Gen. Cass, and one of the green glass tumblers having come in between old Zack and the floor, at a time when the pumpkin went th* wrong way, had made him imagine that Capt. Bragg had run short of grape, and was firing broken glass, a portion of which had made him think he had an enemy in the rear, being decidedly damaged in that region, and, withal, it was not vet settled which party should yield. ifereupon Bill Smithers stumped Jim Jones to dooid# it by a horse race.

I had been dozing before this, but the proposition for a horse race by moonlight, in the small hours of the. night, to settle the prospect of the two Presidential candidates, seemed so decidedly rich that determined to witness the performance.

As thft' horses had had nothing to eat but a rail tone© for the last fifteen hours, there was no danger, in consequence of high feeding and^hard running injuring them. Not having time to robe mvwif exactly for a dav» ight street walk, I donned a buffalo robe, slipped on my boots, and put out* This Jfvas a very good costume for me, but a confounded unfortunate one lor Bill Smithors, who rode the great National Michigander. 1 did'ntcare so much a^ut the starting point as I did the coming out, and so 1 stationed myself at the corner of the house near where that event was supposed to be about to come off.

The greater part ot the crcrJ*d had gone up to the top of the hill tosev'fair .play in the start, leaving three or four the* most leg-weary to watch which should first come round the corner.

A loud shout told the start. Down 'they came, so close together that the judges swore there was but one, which was a strong evidence that they did'nt see double, and as it turned out, I believe thsy really did not, for just as they netred the corner where I stood, both nags saw the buffido, and Bill Smithers saw "the elephant," for while old Zack put it straight through at his best licks, Bill's horse wheeled and sheered close op io th^fili of the building, and sud­

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The Pampkin Dance and Moonlight Race One of the Western Border Tale*. BY SOLON ROBUtBON ESQ.

About the same time, 1 thought, as I had not been seen among the lookers on in Vienna, I might as well retire rather suddenly, and leave the mystery to be solved bv the due course of events.

Accordingly, about five minutes afterwards I was dreaming that there was a very animated discussion going on as to what had become of Bill Smithers and the Gen. Cass nag, as it was indisputable that, as the record of that race, they were both to be set down as "no whar in the mean time Bill began to think he was somewhere, but where that where was, he was well satisfied he could'nt tell. He thought he had seen the "big animal," and began to think he had rode under his belly for every time he attempted to remount, he struck his head against something, and as the moon had gone out when he fell, he could not tell what it was that prevented his rising in the world. ,it

How long he would nave tain in that deep ocean of darkness buried, I know not, if it had not chanced that othar eyes than mine had seen him. Woman—ever watchful woman—had seen the immortal Bill Smithers, astride the great Cass champion, in a run that was to settle the fate of that renowned hero, ride stern foremost down into the dark recess of th® open cellar-way of the "Traveler's Home."

There let him and his hero rest and while we dreamed away the balance of tha night, the "better half' of poor Bill raised a force, and, by hard digging, made out to raise him and his horse to daylight before I left the next morning.

But as Bill told me, he honestly believed he had seen the devil, and that it was a warning to him not to ride another Cass race in the dark, and that he would most truly vote for Old Zack, I quieted my conscience by thinking that "ignorance is bliss," and this is one vote saved, and therefore, left him a believing convert to abetter faith, in which he will probably long continue, notwithstanding the publication of this veritable history. Newspapers, be it understood, are as a sealed book to that portion of our brothers of the great political family of this "highly enlight^hed land," for which our fathers fought and bled, and Bill Smithers rode the midnight race, and I wrote the history thereof.

Sandusky Bay Sports.

The merry jingling of bells is heard giving out their joyous notes, enlivening th« htarts of buxom lads and rosy-cheek-ed lassies, as they glide over the level and glassy surface of our ice-bound bay. At all hours of the day is the wide expanse of our bay—nine miles in length by four in width—dotted here and there with moving forms—horses and sleighs, ice haulers, fishermen, footmen, and groups of merry skaters, with their lithe and graceful motions, gliding along almost at locomotive speed, in every conceivable direction. Of all ages are they —some are rosy, fat, and light-hearted youths, bent only upon their own amusement some in the prime of manhood, and here and there is a'man of graver aspect—e'en some with silver nair, reviving the agile sports of their youth.

And far off, along the shore of Cedar Point, lie a dotted line of queer looking objects some are hogsheads, some dry goods boxes, and once in a while you see a neatly constructed miniature house, with curling smoke gracefully climbing up the bracing air from its chimney.— What does it mean As you draw nearer, you perceive a tall, slender pole reaching through the roof, and while at a loss to ascertain its meaning, it suddenly disappears. Wondering, you draw near, and as you do so, you find each occupied by a single person, seated perhaps upon a cushioned stool beside a sheetiron stove. His house is situated over a hole cut in the ice, and there he sits contentedly, with a fish gig in his right hand, and a decoy fish, dexterously managed by the other, waiting the visit from one of the finny tribe. Hold! Did you see the broad, flat nose of that pike, as it protruded beyond the limits of the icy orifice A slight movement of the left hand, and the decoy glides about like a thing of life—the pike darts suddenly upon it, the fish gig of the patient fisherman descends like lightning, and the next moment a noble ten-pound pike lays floundering, dying, upon the floor of the cabin. The hunter detaches it from the gig, throws it outside the door to freeze, adjusts his decoy, and makes ready his spear for another onset.

This is winter fishing on Sandusky bay—this is one of our winter sports, and in this manner are our tables supplied during the whole winter season, with the best fresh water fish in the States.—Sandusl'ian,

HESB WOK*.—Head IWFC is the hardest work In the world. Tbe artisan feel* this if at any time he has to spend a wholo day in calculation. Ah men of learning testify TO tbe same truth, MM

measre forms and sallow complexions teU a plainer tue than great Engl work:

than their words. Sir Edward Coke, the ish lawyer, speaks thus concerning his great work: "While wewerein hand with these four parts of the Institute, we often, having occasion to go into the country, did in some sort envy the state of the honest ploughman and other mechanics, For one when he was at work would merrily sing, and the plovghman whistle mane naif-plea*-ng tune, and yet their work proceeded ana succeeded but he that takes upon himself to write, doth captivate all the powers and facilities both of his mind and his body, and mast be only attentive to that which he conecteth without any expression of jov or cheerfttraew while he is at his worit." ^Viti not these words breathe a degree of consolation to many who heedlessly consider that all the toil is confined to the working classes t, 7 "Well, John, I am going east, and what #haH 1 tell yoor folks "Oh, nothing only if they sty any thing about whiskers, just tell thero I've got »omc."

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West Indies, Gtiiana, and Bermuda, Australian Colonies and New

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The French is spokea by about TheGermatt

The Russian

:™. TEBBE HlUTEf:IND.,rFEBRUARY '3,™1849.k

Future Prevalence of our Language. The history of the future is clearly foreshadowed" by the prevalence of our race and language, bath at present and in coming time. The English is already spoken by a more numerous population than any other one language• Look at this table: British Islands, u* -iJi* Canada and Northern Frov-

28,800,000

*,100,000

1,000,000

2*3,000 260,000

India, Africa—Cape of Good Hope Sierra Leone, and Liberia 300.000 United States 23,300,000

65,000,000

35,000,000 40,000,000 45,000,000

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Hindostan is divided into several distinct languages, though all derived from a common stock—the Sanscrit. '1

The Chinese are divided into a number of provinces, the people of which do not comprehend each other, though their written language is the same, and the Mandarin dialect is generally employed by the high officers of government. v.'

From this tabular statement of the present, let us turn to the future. We know, by mathematical certainty, that, unless some unusual dispensation of providence occur, our own race in America in 80 years, will number 240,000,000 and that there is nothing in human view to prevent their peaceful spread through the whole American Continent. As the French. Dutch, Swedish and Spanish have disappeared as far as the Rio Grande, so all others will vanish as far as Cape Horn.

Australia, the Sandwich and other Numerous Islands of the Pacific, a' landed territory rrioreextensive than the whole of Europe, will soon speak no other language than our own. There are eight distinct colonies upon New Holland, New Zealand and Van Deiman's Land, and the emigration thither from the British Islands has reached as high as 19,000 in a single yeau,

Africa spreads out her wide fields, and the colony of the Cape of Good Hope, as fine a country as our globe contains, already numbers a quarter of a million of Europeans, and the prospect of their extending through the rich territories on the north, is almost indefinite—very much in fact like our prospects on own continent. In this connection we must not overlook the present and future emigration to Africa by the blacks of America. These numbers are more than eight millions!—distributed a follows: United States—free 380.000 slaves. 3,000,000 West Indies.

!2,600,000

Brazil and South America. 2,500,000

Total.

81480,000

The majority of these speak English. But a few days since the public was gratified with a letter from President Roberts, of Liberia, written in a highly commendable style, stating that his now adopted country has been recognized as an independent nation by England, France and Prussia. Liberia has already received 100,000 natives of the adjoining tribes, under the protection of her laws. In connection with Sierra Leone, it extends 400 miles along the coast. And if at this early dny colonization to Africa has begun among the colored class, how much will the stream enlarge under the pressure of the dense population which another century will witness in our land. They will be as glad to return to their original country as we are now to remove to the West, or as Europeans are to cross the Atlantic.

Egypt, though nominally free, is fast becoming a British dependency,—being necessary as a thoroughfare to India.— A numerous English society is collecting at Cairo, and an English churrh is erected. Although France may extend her power over the Barbary States, it is plain, especially in view of the great colony ot the Cape of Good Hope, that four-fifths of Africa will speak the English language. According to this calculation the proportion of the whole area of the globe over which our language will extend, is the following: North and South America—square miles, 15,000,000 Australia and Pacific islands 3,500,000 Africa, 8,500,000

Total, ,Y 27,000.000 The Earth contains 50 millions of square miles, and by the above estimate the English will be used over much more than one half of it—to say nothing of its prevalence in Europe and Asia. In Asia the British possess Hindostan, containing a million of square miles, and

150

millions of inhabitants. They have large territories in Farther India between Burmah and Siam they hold most of «l»e Peninsula of Malacca part of Bor»eo an island on the coast of China and Aden in Arabia. The latter guards the entrance of the Red Sea as Gibraltar watches the Mediier ranean.

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Not only does it seem likely that onr language will extend over more than half the globe, but over by lar the most fertile and productive hftlf. ^And it is not generally known how immensely fruitfcl are the tropical countries and what a numerous population they can support. She was insured for about 8100,000.-

Beljrium has 338 inhabitants to thai*-"®WB5

square mile. Holland has 222, and exports provisions largely. If this can be done in a cold climate where one hstlf of the yenr lives on the products of the other half, what may we not expect or the rich tropical regions which are fruitful the whole year? Probably the entire landed surface of our globe, when science shall be applied to agriculture, and when the principle of

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dustry shal be everywhere prevalent, will support on an average 200 to the square mile. This would swell the amount of population more than a hundred times greater than it now is—and according to these speculations our own expressive language will be daily spoken by more than one half of the entire number.—Newark Advertiser.

ii California Mineral Treasures. A gentleman, who has sent us a communication, the substance of which is, that in 1840 he was in the city of Mexico. When there he heard much of the existence of gold mines in that country. In 1840, while Mr. Bustamente was looking over some of the ancient records preserved within the palace, he found a memorial from Upper California, to the head of the Government, signed by one of the Missionaries in that region, in which he gave a narrative of the discovery of an immense vein of Native Silver: Great masses of this ore were found on the surface of the earth-—some of which were equal in weight to twenty quintals, (20, 000 lbs) and there were many indications of a permanent vein of this ore. In reply to this communication, the record goes on to state, that the Government instructed the missionary to have the mine covered up, and that its existence should be kept a profound secret under penalty of death. The Government gave as a reason for this injunction, that if the existence of such immense mineral wealth in California should become known to the people of the City of Mexico, such would be the tendency of emigration to that quarter that the safety of the city might be greatly endangered. This is the substance of the communication. The materials for a discovery of lhe whereabouts of this precious deposit of silver, are very scanty, nor do the records supply any clue to them but as California is soon to be overrun with adventurers in search of sudden and easily acquired wealth, perhaps it would be well enough for them to take this matter into the account of possible discoveries.—Missouri Republican.

Astronomical—Looking Westward for Science. Prof. Locke has been applied to by a distinguished practical astronomer of an eastern city, so to nioaify and apply his recent invention ol tne telegraphic clock that it shall move all the clocks in a large observatory, to keep exact time with each otner, and at the same time enable each observer at the several instruments to register his observations, and also the time in connexion with them, on the running fillet of the telegraph. In a short time after receiving the communication the invention was completed.

An observatory thus organised would present a most interesting spectacle. The primary clock would be working off its registration of time, and receiving the observations of longitude to the greatest distance of circuit wires of the telegraph, at the same moment it would be imparting its lightning beats to hall a dozen secondary clocks in an observatory, moving them nil with the most jerfect, unchangeable, simultaneous impulses.— These secondary clocks would each be printing its time currently on the fillet of the register, while each observer, with a key under his nand, would print down on his appropriate fillet his observations to the exactitude of hundredths ot a second. This he would do by a touch of his finger on a key similar to that of a flute. It would be unnecessary tor him either to see or hear his peculiar clock, which might be very distant from him. He would merely be required to look through his telescope, and as the stars crossed the wires of the same, to touch his key, to play tbe "music of the spheres." The automaton clock would take care of all the rest, and would print down, in true time, the events thus signalised. In this manner, during a single night, a great manv celestial measurements might be registered, almost as if the stars themselves, as thev journeyed onward' marked mathematically the footsteps of their progress for the instruction ot mankind.

The name of the astronomer may hereafter be given to the public.—Cin.Gat.

A Dream Fnlfilled.

The Boston Traveller relates an extraordinary instance of the fulfilment of a dream. A physician of that city dreamed that as he was going in at the iron gate of a friend, a small dog new out and bit him in the calf of lhe leg. He sprang up in bed, and- to his wife's inquiry as to what was the matter, said that he had been bitten in the leg by a dog. His wife replied by a "poh, that can't be," but the doctor, imagining that he felt the pain, jumped out of bed, lit a light, and searched for the supposed wound, but found that his leg was untouched. He accounts for the pain by the concentration of vitality in the place supposed to be bitten. But the strangest part of the affair followed. About a week afterwards he waa called to visit at the house which had been the scene ol his dream, and as he entered the iron gate, a dog flew out from the house and bit the doctor in the call of leg, in perfect accordance with his previous dream. The fsmily were much astonished to find that the dog should bite any one, but were still more surprised when the doctor related the antecedent circumstances.

THE TEA PLANT TN THE UNITED STATES. -Mr. Meigs read extracts from a letter by Mr. Junius Smith, dated Greenville, S. C., on the 29th ult., giving further particulars of bis success in introducing the tea plant into this country. He observes that on the 15th of last month he planted out the tea seed which he had taken to the Southern States and on the 36th he planted out the first tea shrubs ever cultivated in the United States for agricultural and commercial purposes. Several of the plants opened out on the 28th, and were in full bloom, with their leaves fresh and green, as if growing in China others with the blossom-bud just showing its snowy bosom. We maytherefore say, continued

Mr. S., that the tea plant is in blossom in South Carolina Mr. Smith observes that he is delighted with that part of the country as a teagrowing district, and thinks the soil, cli mate, &c., most desirable for the purpose

The fine steamboat Empire State which was destroyed by fire a few days since, cost about $200,000, and had been in tbe service only since June last

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A Chinese Dinner.

The Pennsylvanian publishes a letter dated Macao Roads, Oct. 25, 1848, from which we take the following account of a Chinese dinner:,

The dinner, and indeed all the ceremonies of the day, passed off pleasantly and happily, and we left for the city in good humor with our entertainers, not even suspecting we had eaten dogs, or cats, or rats, as some began to imagine we had but I do not and will not believe it. It is estimated by those initiated in Chinese affairs, that each one present eat about $100 worth, or at least what cost them that amount. You can, therefore, form some idea of the extent and magnificence, in their way, of the entertainment. I do not care particularly, however, about eating another Chinese diplomatic dinner, especially with chopsticks, unless I see it cooked.

Mr. Davis is now living in Canton with Dr. Parker, the Secretary of Legation, who acted as interpreter on the occasion of the presentation. Our commissioner is so able and excellent a man, that he will be much liked by these people, and thereby be enabled to render great service to our country in its commercial relations but I fear our Government will not have the benefit of his valuable services long, as he will not probably reniai|i( here oyer a year of two.

Old Time Winters.

In 1664 the cold was so intense that the Thames was covered with ice sixty-one inches thick. Almost all the birds perished.

In 1691 the cold was so excessive that the famished wolves entered Vienna and attacked beasts and even men. Many people in Germany were frozen to death in 1695 and the winters of 1697 and 1699 were nearly as bad.

In 1709 occurred that famous winter called, by distinction, the cold winter. All the rivers and lakes were frozen, and even the sea for several miles from the shore. The ground was frozen nine feet deep. Birds and beasts were struck dead in the fields, and men perished by thousands in their houses. In the south of France the wine plantations were almost all destroyed nor have they yet recovered that fatal disaster. The Adriatic sea was frozen, and even the Mediterranean about Genoa, and the citron and orange groves suffered extremely jji the finest parts of Italy.

In 1716 the winter was so intense that people travelled across the straits from Copenhagen to the province of Senia, in Sweden. "'In 1729, in Scotland, multitudes of cattle and sheep were buried in the snow.

In 1740 the winter was scarcely infe rior to that of 17901 The snow lay ten feet deep in Spain and Portugal. The Zuyder Zee was frozen over, and thousands of people went over it. And the lakes in England froze.

In 1744 the winter was very cold. Snow fell in Portugal to the depth of 23 feet on a .level,.. ."... .s/

In 1754 and 1755 the winters were very severe and cold. In England, the strongest ale, exposed to the air in a glass was covered in 15 minutes with ice one eighth of an inch thick.

In 1771 the Elbe was frozen to the bottom.

In 1776 the Danube bore ice five feet deep below Vienna. Vast numbers of the feathered and finny tribes perished

The winters of 178*4 and 5 were un commonly severe. The Little Belt was frozen over.

From 1800 to 1812 also, the winters were remarkably cold, particularly the latter, in Russia, which proved so disastrous to the French army. T#?

^f'A CONTRAST.—A lie may stagger through a brief existence-, as a blackguard edges his way, by din of bullying, through a crowd but the Irulh, however abused for a time, will triumph and live forever.

A clear conscience cannot he bought with money, but is often sold for it*

It was during tny stay at Canton tnat the interview took place between Dr. Davis, U. S. Commissioner to the 'Celestial Empire,' whom we brought out in the Plymouth, and the Chinese Com missioner, Sue—a sight I would not have been deprived of fur any consideration. It was held in one of their large 'pack houses,' as they call them,some little distance from the city. We had about twenty officers present, and, being in full uniform, of course made an imposing show. Commissioner Sue evinced a very friendly disposition, and responded to Dr. Davis's observations concerning the relations of the two countries, in a very warm and sensible manner for a Chinaman.

After Dr. Davis delivered his credentials and the business was finished, we sat down for a regular Chinese dinner of bird's-nest soup, duck's-feet, and I do not now remembered one-half but I do know that we had nineteen courses of soup, of all of which we, of course, had to partake, as not to tnste would have been considered uncourteeus. After we got through with the Chinese dinner, we had to commence on another, cooked according to the Tartar fashion, which was, by far, more like ours than was tbe Chinese. There were about one hundred mandarins present, all waiting on and teaching us 'outside barbarians' how to use the 'chop-sticks.' These, you dpst know, are two sticks something Tike our pen-holders, only a little longer, with which the Chinese eat all their food when they eat rice they hold the bowl up to the mouth, and shovel it in most dexterously with these sticks and so, in fact, with all their food, which, before cooking, is always cut fine.

Citizens and Republicans: The suffrages of the nation and the oatn of office 1 have just taken, distinctly mark to me my future conduct. I shall follow it as a man of honor in all the acts of my administration. I shall regard as enemies to fty country ail those who shall attempt, by illegal means, to change or subvert what all the people of Franc« has so distinctly established. Between you and me, citizens and represents* tive, there cannot be any real difference of opinion—our wishes and dosires are the same. I wish, like yon, to place society on its true basis—to strengthen democratic institutions and to alleviate the miseries of the generous and intelligent people who have just given me such a striking proof of their confidence. The majority I have obtained, not only penetrates me with gratitude, but will give to the new govern* ment that moral force without which there is no security. With peace and order our country can again improve— can cure its wounds, and bring back tho men that have been misled, and calm down, the passions. Animated by a sincere spirit of conciliation, I have called around me capable and patriotic men, who, despite of the diversity of their political origin, are ready to devote themselves with you to the application of the constitution, the improvement of the laws, and the glory of the Republic.

A government coming into power owes a debt of thanks to its predecessors when the deposite of iis authority is handed over to it intact and in particular, I owe it to Generil Cavaignac to say that his conduct has been worthy of the generosity of his character, and that sentiment of duty which is the first qual» ity of a Statesman. (Hear, hear.) 1

We have, citizens and representatives, a grand mission to fulfil: To found the Republic is the interest of all, with a just and firm government. I shall be animated by a sincere desire of progress, without being reaetionary or eutopian. Let us be the men of our country, not men of party, and with the aid of God, we shall at least do good if we cannot achieve great things.

WHOLE NO. 855.

J*oaia Napoleon's Speech* ,»

*The speech of Louis Napoleon, on being proclaimed President of the Republic of France, is as follows

California Gold and the U. S. Exploring Expedition. Some surprise has been expressed that a portion of the naturalists and officers of the United States Exploring expedition, under Wilkes, should have passed down the valley of the Sacramento without discovering its richness in the precious metals. It appears, however, that the geological character of tne region did not escape the observation of the eologist of the Expedition—Mr. Dana. We ave seen his report, now in print, but not published, and find there the following sentence:—

The talcose and allied rocks of the Umpqua, Shssty and Sacramento resemble in many parta the gold-bearing rocks of other regions but the old, if any there be, remains yet to be discovered." Jhis was written in 1841, and it is not a little crtoiitableto the acumen of the writer that he discovered so truly tbe character of a country through which they made only a forced march. We understand that Mr. Dana's route, after leaving tha head waters, was confined to the vicinity of the river, (Sacramsnto,) and circumstances did not admit of any explorations in the Sierra Nevada, where the gold has since been found. We notice from a sentence in the January number of the American Journal of Science (p.

126) that the public may expect some further information upon the geological character of California in an early number of that Journal, from the pen of Mr. Dana. So far as we are informed, the first credible testimony which was published on the subject of Gold and Mercury in California, appeared in the September number of the American Journal of Science, in a letter from Mr. Ly-' man, an American gentleman, resident in that country.—Jour, of Com.

Popularity.

To be popular in these days, a man must belie his nature. The ordinary kindnesses and courtesies of life, practised upon the old fashioned plan of "doing as you would be done by," is insufficient. Talent and genius are useless, btit tact is everything. You must wear coarse clothing necessarily, anddoff the habits, manners and port of genteel socieiy. An old straw hat, a musty brown coat, a pair of tow pants, a plug of two cent tobacco, with a worn out jack-knife, facility itf mouthing an oath to emphasise conversation, read* inessin the use and application of hackneyed expressions, and the power to make yourself the greatest loafer among loafers, the greatest farmer, among fanners, the besfmechanic among mechanics—all these things combined are necessary in? gradients in modern popularity. A man possessing them is sure to bo preferred for office before any other, and ia sure to win if he is moderately industrious. Tbe dements of personal .popular)) ty area strange compound, but the man who acquires them is certain to pass through the world for a elever fellow, and very frequently to be ap. predated for more than he is worth.—Toledo Slant.

DAUGHTERS.—When a young woman behaves to her parents in a manner particularly tender and respectful—1 mean from principle as well as nature—there is nothing good and gentle that may not be expected from her, in whatever condition she is placed. Of this I am so thoroughly persuaded, that, were I to advise any friend of mine as to his choice of a wife, I know not whether my very first counsel would not be, ''Look out for one distinguished by her attention and sweetness to her parents." The fund of worth and affection indicated b*y such behavior, joined to the habits of duty and consideration thereby contracted, being transferred to the married state, will not fail to render her a mild and obliging companion.—Fordyce.

CowsuJtPTiou OF LIQUOR.—In the tf. States twenty-three millions of gallons of pure alcohol, in various mixtures, are annually consumed by less than twenty millions of people. In Great Britain, twenly eight millions of gal ons are consumed by twenty-five millions of people, In Prussia, fifteen l^n*

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hundred thousand by about fifteen rat ion., of people., In Sweden eleven millions by three million, of people Franco one hundred and tbirt millions by thirty-five millions In these five countries according to official reports, are expended year by year $546,000,000 for intoxicating beverage.

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A man who is officious to serve you at first rigt",