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Another "National" Party.
The political movement* are becoming very
complicated. The third party at the North, the
Freesoil party, has made its first move?and a
very strong one it has proved. Full reports ofthe
proceedings ofthe Massaehuestts Freesoil convention,
preliminary to the Nat'onal convention to
v. u.i j clinw it to have been a most
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threatening demonstration, both |as to numbers,
policy and spirit. We shall publish its proceedings
to morrow. The crowd was so great that
there was speaking outside as well inside at the
City Hall, where the convention was held Among
the outside speakers were the Secretary of State,
and other eminent gentleman.
A long series of resolutions was adopted, approving
of the National convention to be held at
Pittsburg; declaring Mr. Hale the first, and Senator
Chase the second choice for the Presidency:
adopting Kossuth's intervention doctrines, in favor
of internal improvements by Congress: the
abolition of slavery in the I >istrict ot Uoiumoia,
and an immediate repeal of the fugitive slave
law; denouncing slavery, and the Democratic and
Whig parties; declaring the Freesoil party as the
party of union, constitutional law, of freedom and
progress, and opposition to sectionalism, secession
or disunion.
During the session of this convention allusion
was repeatedly made by the speakers to the fact
of the great increase of members and power on
the part of this third party, since its last trial of
strength, when it cast 300,000 votes for Van
Bureu. Large promises were made as to howmuch
better it soon could do, and all seemed confident
of their power of frustrating the calculations
of the two old parties. In addition to this
disturbing element, the Native Americans, dropping
the perfix, are attempting to organize anew
party to act with the Union party Noith and
South for Mr. Webster, who, it is surmised, will
not decline their nomination. It styles itself
now the American party, and antagonizes with
the Freesoiiers.
So it seems the Whig and Democratic parties
are not considered "National" enough at the
North to meet the views of large bodies of voters,
while the Freesoiiers now boldly claim a monopoly
of that patriotic quality, and plant themselves
against "slavery, sectionalism, secession or
disunion."
"We earnestly invite the intention of all reflecting
men at the South to those movements of
the Freesoiiers, whose organization is more com
plete and eltectual tnan mat 01 any uuum p?uty
in the country?who have a common puq>ose and
a single one, and pursue it with a pertinacity and
constancy worthy of a better cause. Vain is the
attempt to delude ourselves or others into the
conviction that this agitation has ceased, or that
these difficulties are settled, while such proofs as
these come in thundertones upon oor startled
ears. Again, then, we cry aloud to the citizens
of the devoted South, not to hug so fatal a de-'
lusion to their breasts, lest they awaken only to
the glare of their own burniug dwellings, with
the knife at their throats. Again we call upon
them to be as active in defence as their foes are
in assault To keep their sentinels watching on
the outer walls, so that they may know when and
how the enemy approaches. And so long as we
shall keep our watch here on the outposts, wc
must still repeat the cry.?Southern Press.
Colored English Seamen in Socth-Caro
una.?Lord Stanly, in the House of Commons,
was Questioned on the 22nd ult, relative to the
case of Manuel Pareira, the colored seaman, who
is claimed as a British subject, and whose case
is now before the Court of Appeals of this State.
Lord Stanly was glad that this question bad
been put, because he thought it desirable on all
accounts, that the public at: ention, both in this
country and the United States, should as far as
possible, bo called to the hard and oppressive
working of those local and provincial laws which
obtained in the Southern States of the Union
with respect to negroes. With regard to the present
case it was supposed that a British brig,
homeward bound, was compelled to put in at
Charleston harbor, in a sinking state, yhe vessel
was found to be incapable of repair, and it
was condemned. Amongst the men there appeared
to be a person'named Manuel Pereira, a
colored searaau, who strictly speaking was a
Portuguese, and not a British subject, however,
that he was an articled seaman of a British
ship.
"ThA nw?sent ouestion was not a novel one.
but it required very delicate handling. No subject
led to a greater diversity of feeling or difference
of opinion than that which related the mutual
oblivions affecting the federal and provincial
governments. The most energetic remonstances
had been abdressed by the noble lord,
the member of Tiverton, on this very subject."
Charleston Evening News.
Manuel Pereira's Case.?Our article of yesterday,
wa9 based upon the supposition, that Pereira
was still in jail. We are now informed,
that he accepted his discharg, and has been gone
from Charleston more than a month ago. So
that all the indignation which the Commons
may expeud in favor of this martyr to liberty, will
be so much water spilt upon the sand.
Southern Standard.
Negro Troubles in Canada.?The St. Cathrine's
(Canada) Constitutional gives an account
of a riot which recently took place in its vicinity.
It was training day; and an officer having awarded
some praise to the blacks for the manner in
which they went through the* military exercise,
some of the whites took offence at it, and treated
the blacks with derision. This led to a general
row in which the negro domicils were attacked,
the negroes driveD to the woods for refuge, and
their village reduced to a mass of ruins.
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itAlL.ROADS. XUO A eiersourg lllLCiiiyciJLL-1, Hi
alluding to tbe re-construction of the Raleigh
and Gaston Railroad, states that the Wilmington
and Manchester Railroad will be finished early in
1853, and the road from Raleigh to Charlotte
by the end of tbe same year. We will then have
a complete chain of Railroads through the interior
between the North and South, travellers
will then bo able to avoid the risk of a sea-voyage
and steamboat navigation altogether.
Tlio celebrated Mrs. Mary Ann Clarke, whoso connexion
with the Duke of York caused so much sensation
in England socio years sinco, died at Boulogne on
tlio C3d of June.
Newspaper Postage.?The following section
of a bill to amend the postage law passed the
House of Representatives on Friday last:
" That from and after the thirtieth day of
September, eighteen hundred and fifty two, the
postage upon all printed matter passed through '
the mail of the United States, instead of the
the rates now charged, shall be as follows, to wit:
Each newspaper, pamphlet, periodical, magazine, p
book, bound or unbound, circular, catalogue, and t
every other description of printed matter uncoil- p
nected with any manuscript or writing, and of I
no greater weight than two ounces, shall be r
charged with one cent postage, and one cent for
each additional ounce or fraction of an ounce, fi
foi any distance under three thousand miles ; and 0
for any distance over three thousand miles dou- t,
I le those rates. All newspapers and periodicals t(
not weighing one ounce, published regularly, as n
often as once in three months, and sent from the n
office of publication to actual subscribers, shall be
chargeable with one-lialf the foregoing rates.
The postage upon ail printed mailable matter
shall be prepaid at the office where it is mailed,
or paid quarterly in advance at the office of delivery,
otherwise double the foregoing rates shall
be charged thereon."
The large blanket advertising sheets of New d
York do not appear to like this bill. The Journal
of Commerce says :
" This bill may be an improvement upon the j;
existing law in some respects, but in others it
makes bad worse. For instance, under this bill
the postage on the Journal of Commerce, Cou- ?
n'nr mi,I Fnniirpr ,ind other miners of the same
tva M.-vfc ~ | i ,
dimensions and weight, would be two cents a
sheet, (cheap postage with a vengeance,) for any *
distance whatever. If over 3,000 miles, then D
four cents per sheet. Should this bill become a v
law in its present shape, we shall be obliged to d
use thinner paper for our mail subscribers, so as a
to reduce the weight per sheet to two ounces. It is 1
now nearly two and a half ounces. By increa c
sing the minimum to two and a haif ounces, all c
the papers in the country would pass under the i
single rate. Then by allowing an abatement of
one-half in favor of papers only half the size of s
the Journal of Commerce, all would be right j t
enough, so far as this matter is concerned. We j r
are not without hope that this modification will l;
be made."
Correspondence of the Journal of Commerce. ?
Washington*, Thursday, July 8. t
The subject of salaries of our functionaries at 1
home and abroad, has of late been much discuss- F
ed. There is a co slant tendency in this government
towards the increase of salaries. There 1
is a project for increasing the salaries of all the
District Judges of the U. S. Courts, far beyond t
those of the State Courts. Salaries of clerks and r
other officers have olten been raised, and are
higher here than in any other country. The F
pay of officers of our Navy is higher than in any j:
other service in the world. New officers are t
yearly created. We lately found it necessary c
to create an office for an assistant Attorney Gen- a
eral, though he is only called a clerk. The of- n
fice of Assistant Secretary of the Treasury was ?
not long ago created, and his salary has been c
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increased, me uimc ui | .
State is to be created. It has been repeatedly jr
recommended. Another Postmaster General is j ?
required. New bureaus and new departments],;
have been lately created, and two or three additional
burpaux are proposed. The creation of
new branches of the Mint, and the extension of
the revenue, light houses, and marine hospital,
and military asylum, and land systems, all in i;
volve the increase of the numbers of officers, and f
there is a tendency towards the increase of their g
salaries. Mucli is said as to the expense of liv-j t
ing in Washington, and every body admits that, 1
Senators and Members of Congress must be al-1
lowed better salaries. A Secretary, with his: 1
family, cannot live here comfortably and receive j1
company, for a less sum than ten thousand dol-; 1
lars a year. As to members of Congress, it has t
been proposed to allow them a salary of twenty-1
five hundred dollars a year, for sessions both j
long and short. The influx of gold and the con-'
sequent swell of the paper currency have so en- (
hanced prices in all our cities, and especially in 1
Washington, that a salary or per diem that ?
whs deemed adequate live years ago, is much
short of the mark now. If the revenue should
continue to be as abundant as it now is, Congress
will increase their own salaries and those of all '
other officers. An annually increasing revenue , '
is what we want, in order to keep pace with the j
progress of the country in wealth, luxury, and
population, and with the patriotic zeal ot' politicians
to serve their eountry in public office. j1
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Death ok Wm. J. Rees.?It is with painful (
feelings wc record the death of our fellow-citizen I (
Mr. William J. Rees. He died at his residence
near Staieburg, on Wednesday morning, the 7th !,
inst., of congestion of the lungs, in the bloom of
youth leaving a melancholy void in the. hearts
of a large cicle of relatives and friends, and ubovo '
all a young and lovely wife to mourn her irreparable
loss. Wc seldom hear of a ease of equal sadness.
Mr. Rees was wealthy; but modest and
retiring in his manners, lie was surrounded
by all the comforts and many of the luxuries of
lite. Beloved by his neighbors he had passed
but six short months with his interesting and af
, . , " . . ,
fectionate wife and while tHe Drignt. prospect or
future bliss and happiness was spreading out before
him, he was summoned away. The mournful
event has cast a melancholy gloom over the community
in which he lived.
His disease was brought on by exposure to the j
sun during the injudicious parades on the 1st'
inst. We fear that other serious results will:
follow that day's work; but we trust not.
Black River Watchman.
Singular Blow Up.?The Wheeling Gazette
of Monday says: Late on Saturday evening last
as a boy, in the employ of Alderman McConnell
of this city, was on his way to water his horse.a
loose keg of power which laid on the wharf, become
suddenly ignited by a spark from the
horse's shoe, and both horse and rider blow into
the air. The boy was considerably hurt, as was
also the horse?being seriously burned and otherwise
mangled. On the whole, this is the most
'inrrular circumstance we lmvo nearu tor some
time.
The iDComo of the city of Edinburgh, from its property,
ie about aud :i half millions of dollars a year.
THE SEMI.WEEKLY JOURNAL.
FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 16, 1862.
THO. J. WARREN, Editor.
Rail Road Meeting in Lancaster.
In our last paper wo published the proceedings of a
relirainary meeting of the citizens of Lancaster Disrict,
held at the Court House on the 5th inst., for the
? t? M J e T O
'urpose oi constructing a nauruau now i?uu?idi j
I. to some point, connecting them with the scheme of
oads in the State.
An adjourned meeting is appointed to be held on the
rst Monday in August, to furthei those proceedings,
r if possible, to aid i n the accomplishment of this en:'rprise.
It roally seems, as a gentleman of that placo
:>ld us at their last Court, " that the people are deter
lined to do something." "What a pity our people would
ot come to the determination to do something.
We think it is proper that Camden should be repre*
ented in that meeting, and respectfully suggest that
ur Council appoint delegates.
Impossibilities.
It is said that a proverb of one of the oldest and
Teatest authors of ancient times was?"Nothing is too
.ifficult for mortals." This remark is a general one,
nd may apply with considerable force as a general
reposition; but like all other aphorisms, it is subject
o manifold exceptions. We must not always tako for
;ranted what wo see; because such an one may have
stablislicd it as a precept for so long a time back,
that the memory of man runneth not to the contrary."
Ye imagine it llie otu essayist naa uvea ia our any uuu
ime, he would have modified his saying to suit the
lature of the times?at least he, with us, would very
villingly admit that there are some things which are too
lifficult for mortals to do. We might enlarge here to
, very unlimited extent, but ono or two exceptions to
he rule above quoted, will suffice on the present ocasion.
And among the impossibilities, or things too
lifficult for mortals to do, may bo classed the followog;
1. To make a respectable Temperance speech when a
mall portion of the audience are disposed to see how
ukrcsi*ug they can be, and how near they can approxioate
to the confusion of tongues?which we are told
mppened at the building of the Tower of Babel.
2. To successfully conduct any business at the preent
day upon the "good old" credit system which our
athers were wont to adhere to with remarkable perinncity.
They could do so, for they had "long profits."
Ye have short ones and more particularly where the
irinter is the last man paid.
3. To give something new and interesting when the
.'elegraph is out of fix and won't work.
4. To please every body. And under this head we
teg to introduce a very capital extract from an editoial
of I)r. Wioiitmax, whose notions suit us to a "T:"
" We suppose it will be granted that among the imlossibillities
of the editoral office, the thing most cleary
impossible is the attempt to please everybody.?
iuch is the variety of tastes, opinions, and modes of
hinking; sucli the prevailing impression among a great
aany people that they, each of them, could manufacture
, better Journal than the one honored by their patrongc;
such, the freedom of criticism, of the smaller as
veil as the larger type, in this free-spoken eountiy; that
t would seem wonderful how a religious paper could
lutlive the year of its birth. Your articles are either
oo grave or too lively; too long or too short; too fragnentarv
or too serial; your paper contahis too much
editorial matter or too little; your correspondents aro
oo prosy or too spirited:?in a word, popular favor is a
lame so capricious,
" Uncertain, coy, and hard to please,
And variable as the shade,
By the light, quivering aspen made"?
hat we have long since given up the hope of securing
ter favor. Nevertheless we feel bound to do our best
o meet the wishes of the more reasonable of our subbribers.
Nor are we without the comfort of knowing
hat upon the whole, we have succeeded up to the measire
of our merits, if not our expectations.
We think, then, that in view of the above considerations,
that no Pro verbalist of the present day, will pre">
'lnnv thnf thpro aro evcentions to all trencral
ules, und that what every body says is not always
rue.
Democratic Review.
The Juno number is before us. It contains a portrait
if Gen. Pierce, and its leading article is called "Eigh:een
Fifty two," and the "Coining Man." The contents
if the Review seem as usual.
Lady's Book.
This magnificent Monthly for August, is on our tahlo.
Its illustrations are very fine, aud its former high
character is maintained.
Mr. Webster.?This gentleman is now on a visit to
Massachusetts, and had <; public reception at Boston
on the 9th inst., which is represented as having been
a. mairnificcnt nfi'nir. It said nt least thirty thousand
persons wero present. According to tlie present understanding,
lie will return to Washington about the
first of August, and then decide whether he will withdraw
or remain in tho cabinet. Tlioro appears to bo
very little doubt but he will bo run as a candidate for
the Presidency?a National Convention of tho friends
of tho Union is to moot in Philadelphia 011 tho tenth
of August to nominate him. Tho conveners of tho
meeting say that delegates from ten States now hold
themselves in readiness for tho step.
Union Meetings in Geoiujia.?The Union party of
Georgia is engaged in apjioiiiting delegates to their
Stato Convention. At tho meeting in Newton, all tlie
speakers condemned the tickets of both tho Daltimoro
Conventions. In Burke, the meeting passed a resolution,
pledging its support to the nominee of the State
Convention provided it does not ratify tho nomination
of Gen. Scott Wo observe that one or two of
the Union Whig papers have hoisted tho Scott Flag.
The fear of invasion appears to keep tho Cubans in a
constant state of alarm; a pilot lately reported that ho
had seen two steamers outside of Cardenas bearing
down lor it. Of course, tho Government and his troops
were greatly disturbed, and all kept watch the whole
uight, but no steamers nor invaders earno.
What is Doing roit the Indians.?Ton Missionary
~ c,.r tlmcn within the limitH of the
Societies are juuunug
United States. These havo under their care 94 ordained
missionaries, 38 roalo, and 108 ftmalo assistants,
38 nativo assistants. There are 936 boarding scholars
and 1466 day scholars in the'schools supported by these
societ'es, and somewhat raoro than 100 communicants
in tho Churches. When it is remembered that the
whole number of Indians within the Statos and Territories,
accessible at tho present timo to missionary cf
fjrt, is only 20,000, it would seem at first, that they
havo their f\ill sharo of attontiou. As thero aro several
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natives ordained and reckoned among the missionaries,
there is one preacher on the average, to every 2000.?
The Church members, distributed in like-manner would
give each one of the 100 preachers a Church of 100
members.
Alabama Southern Rights Convention.?A Convention
of the Southern Rights party of Alabama assembled
in Montgomery, on Monday last Two sets
of resolutions were reported?one proposing a separate
organization, and tho other recommending the party to
support Pierce and King. A very animated debate
ensued, which lasted until midnight, at which hour
tho Convention adjourned over without having come
tu a vutc.
Tea and Coffee.
"We are about to have these two great luxuries of
life added to the numerous productions, with which
the Almighty, in his abundant goodness, has blessed
the South. The success which has attended the introduction
of the Tea plant into South Carolina, by Mr.
Junius Smith, seems to have settled the fact, of the
adaptation of the soil and climate of portions of the
South, to the raising of this highly important plant.?
Coffee was once cultivated in Florida, and in a few
years will doubtless be produced in considerable quantities.
"We shall then have the three great luxuries
of life?Tea, Coffee, and Sugar.
How thankful should we be, that God has given us
such a mild aud delightful climate; and such a diversity
and richness of soil, adapted<o such a variety of
productions, that miuister to our gratification, supply
our wants, and add to our wealth. May He give us
the hearts to receive all these varied blessings with
thanksgiving, and to enjoy them with a grateful sense
of our dependance upon Him for these abundant means
of happiness.
If we fail to honor God. and to acknowledge him as
the source of all our good, wo cannot hope for a continuance
of our mercies. Ingratitude is the blackest
ol crimes, and whether manifested by an individual or
a community, is sure to receive sooner or later, its appropriate
punishment. * *
A new planet has been discovered in London by J.
R. Hind, on tho borders of tho constellation Aquilla
and Serpens, about live degrees east of the star Tau in
Ophiuclius. It shines as a star of between the eighth
and ninth Magnitudes, and has a very steady appearance
by moonlight.
Mr. "Willis has challenged Mr. John Van Buren a
second time, the first challenge, the place of meeting
having been designated as Bermuda, being refused on
account of the distance, Mr. Willis has endeavored to
induce Mr. Van Buren to give him a meeting near Baltimore.
Dress makers live, on an average, 32 years; milliners
45. tailoresses 41; teachers 29.
It is positively asserted that the Hon. Abbott Lawrence,
Envoy Extraordinary, and Minister Plenipotentiary
at the Court of St. James, has no intention to resign.
The Washington correspondent of the New York
Herald states, that the Special Committee of the Senate,
in tho case of the contested seat of Mr. Mallory,
of Florida, have unanimously agreed to report in favor
of the sitting member.
The Boonsboro (Md.) Odd Fellow states that some
two months ago; a young mau named Garver, residing
near that place, while fishing, was slung by a catfish,
which has proved quite serious and painful, and threatens
to result fatally. His hand and arm became very
much swollen, and continued to grow worse until a
few days ago it was found necessary to amputate one
of the fingers, in order to arrest mortification in tho
arm.
Tt.~ 1:r? honlr nSRnora is nf sextons 57
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of railway conductors 30, of brakemen 27.
A tire occurred at Boston on Saturday night which
destroyed thirty houses and stores. The total loss i?
estimated at a quarter of 3 million of dollars.
New Pennsylvania Loan.?The Treasurer of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has advertised for e
loan of five millions of dollars, at a rate of interest no1
exceeding five per cent, and the principal redeemable
in not more than thirty-five years.
In six months there have been built in the shipyards
of New York and vicinity 38 vessels of all description^
including 21 steam vessels, making an aggregate ton
nage of 22,200 tons. Tliero aro now on the stocki
thirty vessels, including sixteen steam vessels, whose
aggregate tonnage is about 30,200 tons. There wert
launched during the whole of last year, eighty-thret
vessels, measuring 65,500 tons.
For the Camden Journal.
A Dialogue on Botanf.
Scene.?A Room?Cornelia with a book,
seated at a tabic on which aro some flowers. Se
rena enters.
Serena.?What, Cornelia! poring over your
book still ? Why, its enough to make one sick
of the sight of a book, to see a young creature
shutting herself up, for whole hours together,
and conning over some dull stupid work.
Cornelia.?1 don't find it such dull employment
as you seem to supposo.
Serena.?Perhaps you have got some interesting
book, a novel it may be; (takes up the
work, and looks into it.) botany ! why Corne
lia, I would as soon be sent to Botany Bay, as
to be compelled to learn all these hard words;
for my part I think its just so much nonsense.
Cornelia.?Not nonsense, Serena; at least
I should suppose not from what I have learned,
but that is not much. I am only a beginner.
Serena.?(Taking up a rose)?I think I can
enjoy the fragrance, or admire the beauty of a
rose, jilst as well, without this farago of hard
1141itics ulill uuiuuk 15 hm*j imricij i kj j/u^jv.
folks.
Cornelia.?Those terms, though not easy to
loam, arc yet quite necessary.
Serena.?Of what use, pray ?
Cornelia.?To enable writers to distinguish,
arrange, and doscril>e plants, which they could
not so well do without this aid.
Serena.?This may all bo true; vet still, I
don't sec the use of girls troubling themselves
about such matters. To my taste its a dull business.
Cornelia.?You do great injustice to a deep1?
or>/l tiisvliltr /lolinrhtftli stlldv '
Ijr iliWTicnmijj, J j.
Serena.?Why Cornelia, you seen^tta ed
raptured; pray tell me why you find ii so agreeable?
Does the science make the /lowers look
more beautiful, smell more fragr^Qt, or appeal
more enchanting? j
Cohneua.?Not altogether sdf
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Serena.?I. am sure I can admire alf their
loveliness, and adore the hand that formed,
fashioned and painted them, without knowing
all those hard Latin and Greek names.
Cornelia.?Very true; and yet, when yon ^ -u>
know the classification of plants, understand tneir ,
structure, and behold the wisdom displayed in ' ^ j
tluwr Arrrnniwmnn vnn w mare to COntemDlate, <
more to admire; and are more irresistibly led . }
to adore that Being, who hath made all things ^
in wisdom, and everything beautiful iu its sea- *%
son. 'wall
Serena.?You will make roe a convert to j
your notions, if I talk with yon nruch longer; ttr-J
but then, I hate to see young ladies so learned? ]
I can't bear it. < -A ,w' " ~
[Enter Boutta.]
Rosetta.?Why, girls, you look as grave as
owls; an owl you know is a very sedate bird,
and for aught I know, may be as wise as Miss
Julia. iuofr
Serena.?I declare Rosetta, you are too bad;
you are always plaguing Cornelia. ' ' '
Rosetta.?It was r.ot for that purpose that I
came. I want your advice upon a very important
subject. ' < ;:jt, v[;. .r;
Serena.?Pray what is that important sub- ^
ject? '
Rosetta.?I wish to know on which side "of " "
my bonnet I should put the boquet ? 't'?i ?
Serena.?On the right side, to be sure.
Rosetta.?Well, which is the right side ? Is
the left the right, or is the right, the right side # ?fto
Cornelia,! what does Minerva say ?
Cornelia.?I don't kuow that it is veiy important.
Rosetta.?(To Serena.)?Did you ever hear
the like ??not important iudeed! Why, I think .
it a matter of great consequence; and Mamma
told me but the other day, that she liked to see !
a fitness in a lady's dress. - ,,;>i ui >-i?J
Cornelia.?And I agree with your mamma.
I think the dress, in a good degree, an index
of the mind.
Rosetta.?Why, really, Cornelia, I shall be- ' ;
gin to think that you do take an interest in soute- ^
thing beside your studies.
Cornelia.?I am not quite so much alienated ?
from the world as you seem to imagine. Send.
ine your bonnet and I will trim it for you, and |
then you will be able to judge of my taste in T
such matters; perhaps I can please you.
Serena.?Send it and try her skill. *
Rosetta.?I will; but mind?don't you make
it too prim. I can't bear any thing that looks
precise. But, I want to know what you girls
have been doing here by yourselves all the
morning? ' Sftifflt
Serena.?We have been talking of "Botany,, ;
and Cornelia has almost won tne over to her way |
of thinking on the subject.
Rosetta.?0, I hate botany as I do snakes.1
There's that everlasting chatterbox Miss Bradshaw,
she's always talking about botany, and
chemistry, and geology, and Latin and French^
and I don't know what else?but something
about petals, calyxes, caloric, and attraction of
particles, and such like nonsense. She might as
well talk Dutch for what I understand of her
jargon. I5ut, ?orena, wnat m?Kw juu iw* ?v
grave ? Has Cornelia been reading you a lecture?
i
Serena.?Oh, no. j
Rosetta.? Don't you mind her long face, sbe^
is just as wicked as you and L I wish Miss
Bradshaw was here to give us the French for a
long face.
[Rosetta takes up a book from the table,]-?- -
Is this the book you were talking about? {
Serena.?Yes. . .. . , ?
Rosetta.? [Turns over the leaves, a piece of
paper in which something is writ, fells out, GoM
nelia looks confused, and rises to pick up the pi
! PaP?r-3 .
Serena.?What's that?
Rosetta.?[Picks up the paper and reads.]?'
, Really, I would have no objection to studying w
k this kind of Botany myself. [Reads aloud.]
i Language op Flowers.
> A Rose Bud?Young love. Full-blown Roae .c
?A Declaration of love. The Myrtle?Coni
stancy. The Lilly?Purity. The Violet?Mo,
desty.
Serena.?I am fast becoming a convert. Here
, is an inducement, Cornelia, that I had not thought
> ofRosetta.?I
told you not to mind her long . k
j face?all her learning has not changed her na- I
ture?it has only improved it I suppose. She I
is but a girl, though I do sometimes call her 1
Minerva. - A
Serena.?Come, come Rosetta; don't make M
Cornelia blush so?she don't pretend to be a H
, Minerva, yet I verily believe, that she shows 1
in the course she pursues, more wisdom than M
either of us. V
Rosetta.?Well, this won't do for me; I must ' m
: go and see about my bonnet. [Exeunt Rosetta. 1
i Curta'nfalls. FINIS. I
Wealthy Men.?A book published in Bos*
ton, called "Richest Men of Massachusetts,*1
gives the reputed wealth of about 2,000 men in
" solid, who are worth 11,00,000 or more, with ^
brief sketches of the lives of nearly 1,500. The
aggregate property of theso men is put down at
1 $284,889,000." Of the rich men, 28 are worth A
i $ 1,000,000 or upwards. The leading wealthy
class appear to be the mercantile, 585 of whom ,
have a place in this curious book. The next
i wealthy class is the farmers, of whom there are
140.
\
i The Boston Traveller says: "We understand
that the advance in price on boots and shoes
i for the past two months has been about twenty
per cent, and consequently the profits to some
i of the wholesale dealers in Pearl-street, who were
fortunate enough to have large stocks on hand #
has been great. One house estimates that their
, stock on hand and contracted for has increased ^^9
in value, within the period mentioned, $80,000. H
Another house estimates its profits on the ad- jdH
-A Ai A AAA 1)
vance ai t4u,uuu. ksm
Yankee Cunning.?It Is said that the M9j
new Liquor Law of Massachusetts, provides that |H
Marshal of the City of Boston and his deputies EC
' shall serve the precepts of the courts when issued fljfl
against violators of the law. As soon as the
Legislature adjourned the Councils took legal |H
: advice, and abolished the officer of Marshal! so B
r that there are now no officers in that city com- jJ|
petent to serve a process for an infraction of that
law.?New Haven Reg. H9