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WHO IS TIMil/Y GREAT?No. t>.
Julius Garsnr wn.i crowned by bis cotcmporary
writers truly great. 1 lis devotcdncss
to aims, and his ??rcat admit.
J o ***.
ness in destruction and blood shed, was
deemed by tlieni, as evidence of true
greatness. lie was indeed the most
brilliant hero that ever waded through
blood to conquest, or that ever loaded
the limbs of freedom with the galling
chains of tyrany. (_'.i>ar was no less
ambitious than victorious, lie enslaved
his own country, tie waded to dominion
through rivers of human blood.
And alter having conquered the world,
and maimed, and inur?l> "cd thousands of
mankind, he fell hcncath the dagger of
his adopted son. a victim t" ambition.
The garland that graces his brow, the
very next moment adorns his tomb.
C.ks.vr knew how to conquer, to murder.
to spread devastation and ruin, but
11I.-now* nr.t limi' l.i nli!ri 111 nrnnl.
ness of fame, which is true anil genuine
?lliat enlightens the soul?calms the
hearings of unhallowed ambition, and
humbles the man. Ili.s greatness was
that of a mad, blinded conqueror, who i
delighted in' profusion of blood, and not
that of self-denying- debased philanthro
jjiat. jjul uiu uui 15 jJillliv 1UU1U- I
vcd from his imputed greatness, by the
splendid endowments of his genius. He
described in the purity and grandeur of
his language, the greatness of his
achievements, and the successs that
crowned his exertions. lie proved that
1 in I/nntir rn^vn Ir*
<IV IVI1UM IliUlO Lllllil IU CUIM|UUI. J JUL
the noble critic, who pronounced C.Kjsau'.s
writings sublime, hatli been derided,
with scoiTIngs and gcering.s. J Jut
he who pronounccd C.ksaii truly great,
hath not only been permitted to pass uncensured,
but gained approbation
and much applau.se. Now C.usau, was
as far from great, as liis writings arc
r. i-i! a' ii *
jiuiii summit-. i>ny s no was inucii
further. 11 is writings were sublime.
They speak forth the true nobleness and
fire of his soul, and powers of lii.s mind.
His great power and unparallelled success.
filled his mind with contempt (or
small things, and rendered it a proper
residence for .sublime feelings. The
ancient desert hill over which he. |ia?.sed
' ?the dark and ins:lnii>ht hour in
which ho stood sentiinl?tin: roar of rapid
rivers?the burst ol 1':?11 i 11 catnracts
?'.he frequent news ul dreadful battles
were well suited to tnaUe, and did malio.
Cjks.vr. think and write sublime. Yet
all ins tears (lul not make him prudent.
All his power did not make him contented,
nor all his guilt forgiving. < *:esar
was not great. " War was hi.<
ment" And he buried in ruin, the
rights of feeble, but of Tree people, lie
knew nothing of that relenting ami soothing
spirit, which rewards innocence
and pardoning guil'l. But revenge and a
remorseless soul, filled his proud austeer
bosom. Mothers he made widows, and
children orphans, and even the proudest
monuments, of art and genius, crumbled
io ruin before his proud aspiring soul.
l( But leaving now, the temporary
greatness of conquerors," whose greatest
study is " physical force and physical
obstruction, and whose employment the
lowest combination of objects," still wc
sec man active in exertion, and aspiring
to distinction.
He Tears up the lofty pyramid, whose
towering heights seem to picrcc the stormy
clouds, the wonder and admiration
of the world: and laying down, and
making out with careful exactness the
uuuiiuwim ui magnificent cities, and
costly monuments, the ornaments of his
name and country. lint such is vain
glory.
And we also see inau through history as
throti _! 11 a ^'lass. raising a saerili-.>ii?n.s i
arm. as the pusillanimous Ki:? >s i i: \T<>r.c !
diil. when he struck down the cdilicc. j
eonsceraU'd l(? the < Jod of his faith. alone
to ho remembered in the jjreat hook of
.: -1 r _ ? Ml
unit;, dim slum is pusuianmiiy ami
real meanness ol soul. True greatness
consist nut merely in having that nainc
which will he remembered and spoken
of; but it consists in n very opposite
principle. And men thus prostitute to
wickedness, and to the < !od of ambition, *
cannot in the classification of truly
great men, hold a pre-omminenee. It
would he madness in us to class the
f
j wild careers of the murderous con
i queror, wnii ilie curcor oi those men.
who have sacrificed not alone their
worldly interest fur tlx* good of mankind,
hut have been engaged through lile in
deeds of charity, and virtue. lit; is
great and truiv irreat too. who hath ventured
his reputation. his friends, and his j
ail tar the good cf mankind. True J
greatness is no companion of wickedness,
or of artful craft, neither is it the
companion of valor ami address, but of
true meekness of spirit, and Godliness
of h?nrt. .\Ioi:mso\. whose noble bosom
filled with tin licl blessings of God,
and who from the real and natural imI
. _ r i * 1
puises 01 111s magnanimous ami generous
soul, traversed Europe, visiting the
lowly cells of loathsome dungeons, ami
dirty hovels of neglected and unfortunate
human beings, preaching to them,
and instructing them, in the wisdom and
knowledge of Clod, was truly great.
Like Pavi. in Athens, fearless lie stood
upon the walls of China and held forth
the Jiible. and in bold defiance to the sacreuolal
tyrany of their priests and
kings, and with an arm unshaken with
(ear. lm dro.w llin v:iil cnn.
ccnlcil irom infatuated mi I lions, the degraded
delusion of their idolatrous and
mystical religion. lie taught thcui that
ignorance is the parent of vice and superstition,
and that Knowledge peace and
justice are the teachings of the IJible.
Thus the name of Moiiiii^ox has conic
down to us, decked and adorned with
I
i the finest tinsels of "Ion*, and bearing
j too, a reputation that neither. the dyes of
i i: .1. > .. . . r I
; Ill-Ill'. ' < I1J .M.IIII, li"l Hi'' ll">l <11 ('11 V V |
j nip, hut will ciit'uiand hii.dikn wiiii !
j revolving y
And again. in tli*"- action* of the mi-:
j yielding martyr, who wr< athing In.- I
j ii'-jitli ili?: torturing scourge of a perseou
| tors hand. > t;11111.- torth, linil in the spirit J
, oi his: cause,a11-1 amid the horrid ami Icar ,
till gloom of (loath proclaims aloud the j
i
j great injustice of religious intolerance,!
i vvi. I., lw.1,1 , r . i
, ii.-jmih.wi ,nu_;ii.illilllll V,
j ract? rittu: of none but the gootl and the
| greut. 'J'lie zealous missionary too, who
j forsakes his own home, with all that is
| near ami dear, and repairs perhaps to
| heathen lands to undergo a life of toil j
i ami vexing cares, is indeed truly great.
The names and greatness of Aloitnisox,
and the noble saint, who suffered martyrdom
on Smylh-fleM, will stand untarnished
by the mockings and scofllngs
of infidels, and will endure as lasting i
monuments of greatness, when the ;
names of N.\roLi:ox, Alexander and j
C.KSAI!. will lir? miJnmlir.il in f I
? w V..IV1UUUU ill lUl^CHUl"
p.css. A. L.
(To he ronthivcd )
FAT)', (>!>' A CALIFORNIA Exi'EDITIOll
?It is lea red that Gapt. Leavitt,
and his friends, eleven in number,
who started to California lastApril,
have been murdered. A
party of hostile Camanches have j
i been seen in possession of their |
i -* - - '
guns and omer arms, and I lie; traders
of Little Uiver, in the Semiliole
country, believe them fo be ;
murdered. i
(mil tiii: i;\\m:i:,) j
Mr. TUifor :?I am a M>uth<Tii< r. and ,
repaid with ji in to rest auv j?osili*>ii ;
we may occupy as a people. At the j
present day therefore. 1 leel it to he a so- !
Iciim iln'y resting on uiy.selT,ami all nth- !
crs south. to exert ourselves, as Car as we j
: ----
iiiu uuii-j in jiiuiiioiiiil; uvitv I'lll'-l'jiriM.'
that has lor its end. the i/nlrjn u</rao-} anil
welfare of our much abused portion ol
tin.* Union. And however much our agricultural
and commercial embarrassments
call on us lor action?they constitute,
in fact, the least of our diiliculties?
for the claims ol' literature and religion,
are truly yet more imperiiive. It i.wilh
:in r viv i*sni?ri:illi? In llii< l:itii-r m- I
Icrest. that 1 have undertaken this arti- j
clo: and I Inivc heen urued to it by the I
j
reccnt perusal ol' a prospectus proposing j
to issue in <'<dutubia. first ol .lanutirv j
next, a review to he called the riouth.rn [
Presbyterian Jicri' ir. under tiie ^uitli- j
ance of three Presbyterian Clergymen |
iii tli;U M'lii'.i!1 !. ivi.ii.fin.1 -il-illif
have already yie.d them and mviabi-j j
reputation iii ihe literary and religion.-* j
world. As this prospectus is short. I bcir j
leave to lay it before your readers: it
will ill so cubic many of thcin to delect
readily in its pure vigorous style, the la-j
miliar name of one of those who design
to conduct the lie tunc.
jiii uocuv. uiiivn i-u i i ucu y u:i iuu j
Ministers in the Town of Columbia,
propose to publish a quarterly work,
theological ami partly literary, to be
called 'J he Southern Presbyterian liecieir.
i: As its title imports, it will be devoted
mainly to the exposition and defence
of the doctrines and polity of the
Presbyterian Church in the United
States of America. Still, as it is designed
to be thoroughly evangelical ami
protestant, its Editors hope to give it atI
r;i <*! in 1*1 ft foi* nil wlm llio no if
is in Jesus. It will be the unflinching
advocate of spiritual religion, and will
devote no small portion of its pages to
the great questions connected with the ;
Romish and Prelatical controversies. !
It is to be an original worlc, and though '
it will. perhaps consist chiefly of Uc- |
views, and critical notices of recent
works, yd dissertations and essays upon j
particular subjects, without reference to j
existing publications. will fall equally j
within its designs. In the literary de- j
partment, the Kditors are anxious that |
it should sustain the reputation for learn- j
ing, which has generally been accorded j
to the Presbyterian ('lcrgy. It will tie- j
lend the claims of the ancient lungua* j
^i'S. endeavor to raise the standard of
education, and to diffuse sound priuci- j
pios in Moral Philosphy. Every cflort j
will he made to render it worthy ofpublic
patronage. Each number will consist
of one hundred and fifty octavo pages,
and the first will be issued early in Januuary,
provided a sufficient number of
subscribers can be procured to justify
the undertaking. The annual subscrip
non win uc l lirce lJollars, anil lor the
first year it must be paid in advance, to
meet the expenses which must bo incur
red at the very bcgining of the enter
prise. Until further notice is given, all
communications must be addressed to
the Editors of the Southern Presbyterian
Review, Columbia S. C."
Now Mr. Editor, there is no Yankee
catch-penny in this, and it must strike
every one, that the successful establish
incut ot tins proposed able Review will
go far towards satisfying an important
desideratum in our own Stale, and the
whole South. For at this very moment
notwithstanding the acknowledged genius,
mid piety of the "Land of the
sun," wc are totally destitute of such a
work; and it becomes a subject of the I
most serious consideration, not only of'
? \? :y t !i11 in our t.ii !-J. but "! p i- i
ll i'tl.s ;:I >. we :ire . I \\ !: !!v (!
I> :11<li iil nil t!ic .North ! v i: . '
our cliiwith religious boolis. tract
iui'1 Tlioy :ir<: tIi? k ??(
our creed?llio lubricators an ! ti :- !
sururs ol' our theological j>rin |
And is this stale of tilings to bueoutinu- '
il until it is too late to remedy i'.Aim '
wo content lo ho i!'.p<:n l'. nl i v? r J
11:ivi jii?,-ty. / mill iiit< !I::i < ? im 1 1
11Tt rI v in 11 iSmith, thai sh?' nni l ! Ic \
to the 1 'irshv teriau New* ^ nrk (M-V/'-j
/ #*/ ami J.Vinn t<>n Ji- ritir, J".a!! h< t j
litoravy ami ivligiows know!*- ! _ * ? I <!>< 1
mil 1 m-1 i? v. it. ni; 1 th<- '.:<!)< :>'!! ? -'r ;-".t
which wo. al l".;^t a- a iiiatr. will iii '
to jjfivo to tin: c.^lahli.-iiiii1 lit oi t!i?. I -a:'!:- '
oni I'lvshyloiiui /'. "/'or. mul t-> that ,
many other? oi like import air! u!?;litv.
IV'llK'li I- '1
.-.#./ ? p .i'jw u; ?u*
Will prow- lo tin; U't >; l<! 1!.:: i ?; l.l V j . U < 1
1 * I 1
iiavr bi t n i-iiiv t.'.riu:t!il. t:?. wanim::.
ainl slriUf ln-in tin* t -ciiloll' 0:1 of lirSmith
tlx? mi;1 I . !? l ttial l,:i.< .-0 1 'l;:_ ti!
O'.Ji't?! her dt.-slin\\ i iii.s ? 1:1 -rj> 11- j
will hocspfcia.ly welcomed in .Mi!,- - :
villo district: it is an i_li??vl con'c:<ial
with the spirit ol her people. An<l b'
sid??-s the nianv inlrlli^i-nt rhrittian fa
milieu, who will gladly hail it. and coino i
up lu its help: there are seVLriitI promi- i
sing young men, whom 1 could name,
who will readily, when they learn tiiat !
such ;i thing i.-.- in progress. give it their '
united sup port and influence: not enly i
on account ??t the hii?h litery ch.tract* r |
the Iteview will sustain, 1.ut lor the salce 1
of that one ol" its Kditors. whose uniihrni ;
kindness of manner and unrivalled ch?- !
<[uence have so often beguiled the tedium
of their College days. 11.
(Irccmrnod, S. C.
From the C/tarlrsfon Jlma?v,~ IScirs.
rprir* ci * \*'i? t ?ix^ f? * - '
i iiuj o.V-N i-V l* l\i 1*?A I'J'ilJl 1 IUA. j
The St. Louis Republican states that '
an express from (Jen. Kearney's camp. |
at Rent's Foil, arrived at Fort 1 eavin- i
worth oil the 1 1th instant. The express!
left <.icn. Kearney on t'ne I'JthJuly. |
(Jen. Kearney, with his command, j
consisting (?f several companies of U. S. I
Dragoons, the 1st Kfginii nt of Missouri i
Volunteers, under <_Y>I. Doniphan, and i
the Rattalion ol Volunteer Ai tillery. un. |
der Maj. Clark, set out from bent's Fort j
lor Santa Fe, on the 1st day of Align.:1.. ;
The troops were all in cxceilent health ;
and spirits, thero had been but one death i
up to tlie time the exn;e.-.s left.
A short time before the express left, :
CJ;ii>taIn -Moore, of the Drapjon.--, eaptu- 1
red three spies who has been sent from j
Santa Fe to aiceil;tm the strength of;
our force. ri*iu.-y were shown all over j
the anny, hy order of (Jen. Jvearncy. ;
ami then dismissed.
From these men, and from other j
sources it had been ascertained that the i
Mexicans were anxiously awaiting the >
arrival of the army, believing that it '
would furnish them a harvest in the
way of trad<:, and protection from trou- ;
blesomc Indians in their vicinity. There '
was no troops at Santa Fe, from the uj>- |
per provinces, and none were ixpected. j
(.Jov. Armijo had issued a proclamation j
in which he stales that the existin-- lw><- i
d 1
tilitie* between the United States and ;
Mexico will not interrupt tlie trade be- j
tween the United Slatos ami Santa Fe. !
The ladies of Santa Fe were making ;
extensive preparations in the way of
fandango balls and other .sports, for the
reception of the United States troops;
and some of them expected to be permitted
to ?o with the expedition to California.
j
It is Said tlr.it ( K'mvnnir tvill fi"" !
_ mvttiuvy ?? 111 CIV|/ j
at Santa Fe until Col. Price's Regiment j
arrives there. That upon their arrival, i
tliat Regiment, or a portion of it. will bo j
left to occupy Santa Fe anil other ini- !
poitunt points in the vicinity, and (Jen.
Kearney, with the residue ol' the lorce,
will proceed immediately to California.*
The five hundred Munnon Infantry,'
fl ?i< lor ll?o n r\ rn ?nnn J nf T All -- !
...uwwiiiiomu V JH.UL. v^ui. j
were progressing rapidly. It was be- '
licvcd they would reach Bent's Fort j
nearly as soon as Col. Price's JScgitncnt. '
A great many traders and a very i
large amount ol ^ooils arc tfoing out. !
Tlicy arc scattered all along ilie route. 1
The road is represented as in splendid j
condition. i'
AilurliM'iiirnls
WILL lit; cn::.s5?i?;uou.sly inporlod at. " >
*;t 11fs per njunrt: fur tin: lirsl insertion,
;mk! {?.'. lor each conliimanco
!uii?f?'r osvs'i' in proportion. 'I'lios*
not Iuimiiu' 'iiu ni'fcinMi number of insertions
niarkid 11j >iii tlicm will continued
...... v.*.. i. *i um, tiwiyi.ii accomingy.
I'or :n!v ':M<1 r.iyn Tolled, TWO
I )<) Li j A ' I S, to !) pa id hy llio Ma gist rate.
r<>r animiiiM :!> ? ;i Candidate, TWO
IX >1.!. \ I! S. iii ?<iva!i:T.
Ali |.-|i vr-j or ? oiiiuu:nic:atiotip must
till'1 < <! it. tin- |-;di!;>r, po.sla'jo paid.
i' ? Wi i .= ! -.? It is not '4en
r.'.liy L11 1 \vi: t1 :t wiip: h ''//> are quite
' "I;::.: m 111 i ? }jiw.t lie !< ?;>. tucli
ie ilsij ! ;:- in Tl?,. I i..l <" i i
i "in': "l ? MICIICU IS
is t tin- . :;iy :it!i;isi::11 who ha.-; enjoyed
; it i:;;i.i* :-: a :n nr.;ini.vy. Punch has
iri ! it with tin.' v< ry best rrv. Only
ii*i ? :ii?tho vrniabhi Knj{li
i :uik'!i?.- \viii!i::in'.r in l-'p noli wine,
!i 1 <i 'vicuin'/. ::::<! j Itin.;inj*. nn'l laugh
ii u:.t:S !;;< t> ran duivn his ch'.'i k.-5.
' n v. r lliscl rxju. use?a live
" \\ ii.it! a live lYane pi'c s for a tub
i'ii! <>! i !::;v .'.i 1 Yirrlii I'ranrc! *
? ? i:11 ? i i:l!y. At ! a^t ////// olli
< t'.> ! ;".i i mi liiij :";i:i>; win ,-?after
i i .?; I.'i j r oS ! in; // ' /j'it a it;ul ;i
Mil . fi ;:< i Pi' l.'MiK'U, Mi ! i'lllioll
I: i? i.:: t t:: p. . < / t; i! 11 fim'i I i I ty ulli
i' in*.. :i ::! 1 //'/ /-iivu I I'll HO jiicCCi-.
A _:< u'.l |iih:u ! ri!sJ: luh. 5
1'i.f v.;in: \\ 'Urn iIji'mwu out
:il .;i! .Si-l so. !i\* an v iiu:;uis.:!
Wi. it ill..'!
!! ii'.ic i! 1 >.im! .if
" I1 \w\ . <: what purpose.' "'
' V\ I ;y. It: I" (ii ft I 1,?! M!p.\ '
" 1 ' V> it?> v. juI-.I drink such
si" I !*.
\ v ' s.. i i i .1111>:i t!u?liiti awlcucs
!" 1 '!"!: i :it i- ?rt il in lar^'' <|Uaa!.*'
1' i-i :i u)c.;l lavoi'ilu in Vuiikue1.
t:.<I.
\'<>w. J oar win.-drinking (Vict tits,
uHliLfitijH faiji'c friend.-, winii you next
smaek V'?ut* 1:j - over a ula.-;s of chainj?:i
iin- nr bitr-uiuiy. relied thatal.yoii!
.;? alderman may j??>1 v Wave bullied
in it. an l sec if the reflection will not
;is::ict yon i:i apjiioaeliim.;- lis flavor.
A T.\t.i: '.r ! 1 ?We moot daily
says tin* .New York .Mirror, with account:;
of erim?\ tin: r? stilt ? of cupidity,
in our own countrv. hut wo havo vet
J
some su jis to advance I) ! ?ro hopeless
poverty will load to sueli horrors as arc
enacted in Kurop.\ At Klein/ell. in
1 iunwary, a widow lady wlio was in tlic
haliit of coining annirtll}' from Perth. to
attend thi; b'ete Dion, brin^imj with fior,
her little daughter an only child, missed
the little ;;irl in the crowd, and after all
possible effort. was obliged to return
home without her. ^iviiv' her up for lost.
T?.i< v.-.r ; > - ?? -
- ....v . .1.. MV.IHH-II.II IW una IL'IIJJI*
ous ei remony. and as she passed through
the sired. r< cognized the poor little .
tliiu^ alI in rags, hul ling out her hand
to receive charity, ami deprired of both
> //<.<! I i iii11;I the ehil 1 sat an old woman,
who. upon the mother's reclaiming
l:*-r daughter. pushed her away, and
ruiis-tt \ viol' ntly her att-mpt to communicate
with the fiiil i. '1'he police iutorfering.
all wore earrii :l before a magistrate,
where tlie o!! woman confessed
she had stolen t';o child during the procession.
and torn out it.-- eyes with a
Iinil'c, in order to attract compassion, and
fr.'iiu f !w\ i vw\v?... r I..- 1. .. 1-? '
...... iiivii, muni", u. ii*-i ueg-^mg.
This woman i.? a ?\! ;r::vinn, njjed (58
year.?, ami was form'-rly a domestic.
The i^luncriit for her crime is being
broken :;li\e uj -a the wheel. The unfortunate
in-is sai ! 10 be in a dyincj
slate, broken hearted tia l'.-r this dreal1111
misfortune.
Tin: 1 jI.oc'Kadm.?A vessel arrived
here yesterday from Alvarado?one
i?-l A 1 1?i ' ? '
wiiuo iu mis >11 uuys ago in Mil
the same point?which was reported
from tin.' neutral port riti Ardenes This
goes to show that the blockade of Mexican
ports is st humbug. Alvnrndo is
but a few leagues from Vera Cruz, anil
yet no vessel has watched that port since
the. war began, with the exception of the
Somets, which was stationed oiF Alvarado
a few days in Juno by order of
(.-apt. Gregory, then senior officer of the
squadron, in the absence of Com. Conner.
The blockade does not appear to
give the Mexicans anv uneasiness n?
Alvarario is quite or nearly as convenient
a port as Vera Cruz; and at the
latter vessels lind no dillienlty in importing
such merchandise as Santa* Anna,
Almonte, etc.?N. O. Picayune.
" Gin me a kiss, my charmin' Sal
A lover said lo a blue-eyed gall:
L shant," said she "you lazy elf,
Shut up your 11 trap" and help yourself!"
rCj3 The papers at Washington, the
Union and Inlc.Uigtinca^ have given notice
that hereafter they will not publish
at length the speeches of the members
ul Congress unless compensated for it