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!*? Wicked and tit* Day of t'atiaiaaiiy
IMANSLATION >KOM VIMKT
"JfU *?? madt all thn,Si m thai tkiy muxi uk< (? anotkrr,
and tvan f&4 wuked /or (Ac tiuy oj c uiasaily,"
Ttic first part of this declaration scarcely prepares us
(or the second, and we do not understand Hub last with
uut a and uiovyiient ol surprise. It is agreeable to us that
all things should he made in a way to correspond. We
hud there the pledge of our security?the conditions of our
happiness and of our employment?a testimony, perpetual
and everywhere spread, of the goodness 01 the Creator :
we see there all that, and we see only that But when
itie divine writer finishes his thought, and he enumerates
the exact relations which compose the world?the con
nexion necessary, and divinely preordained, between the
wicked and the day of calamity?our soul, half open to
joy, ahats itself; we shudder from within, and we see
no more but under a sinister aspect that declaration which
had expanded the heart: " The Eternal has rnuile all
thing! to that they answer one to another."
Nothing, besides, in the expressions of the sacred author
has been spared to prostrate us. The wicked, he says,
baa been made for the day of calamity. Taking these
words literally, might we not sup|>ose that the day of
calamity bad been made or decreed before the wicked,
since the wicked was made for this day .'?that this day,
first creation of the Most High, if we may so speak, and
object of his delight and care, demanded a prey, and that
the wicked was created to satisfy this savage thirst? VVe
must not, we wish not to see in these expressions of a
terrible energy but one thing : the exact correspondence,
the intimate connexion, that the Supreme Governor has
forever established between sin and unhappiness, and
the irrevocable decree which makes calamity the heri
tage of the wicked. .
If this text seems to invite us at first to throw our re
gards upon the order and harmony which God has estab
lished in creation, that we may transport them finally
upon the more dreadful side of that universal order, it is
uecesaary to recognise it well: the true intention of the
sacred author is to fix thern upon the second part of this
ilouble truth, or of this double spectacle. The beneficent
tiarmony of all the parts of this universe is indicated here
only as a point of comparison between the physical and
the moral world; and whatsoever may be. besides, the
thought which has suggested this unexpected approxima
tion of the two points, to which of them shall our atten
tion be the most immediately directed ! Which, between
the two objects which are at the same time presented
to it, goes quickest to possess and to absorb it, if.we may
ao speak / is it possible to doubt i We can see hut one
thing: the ruinof the wicked?necessary, irrevocable,es
sential to order, as much as any of those great natural
laws which control and preserve the ensemble of created
beings. This is, then, a parable, where the physical world
intervenes only as image of the moral world; and it
will be in vain to contest: either we shall fly far from this
text, and from the overwhelming truth it forces us to con
filler; or, if we reason upon it, it must be only in this
tense?the unha) piness of the wicked considered as a
part and condition of universal order.
It seema to us that, in approaching this truth, we take
into our weak and mortal hands the very thunders of Di
vine justice, and that we propose?we, a sinner?to make
them fall upon the heads of other sinners like ourselves.
Howaball a man, the accomplice of universal sin, dare to
arrogate to himself this right, if this right were not, at first,
and above all, a duty We cannot, in fact, be the mes
tengera of grace, without being at first of justice ; Calva
ry is also a Sinai; and it is from the height of this bloody
Sinai?from the foot of the cross, where eternal justice
minglea its thundering lights with the rays of eternal
mercy?it is from these, it is from the last heights of the
law, that it is permitted to us, my brethren, to s|?ak to
you of safety and peace
We most not dissemble : that law which reserves the
wicked for the day of calamity is not as evident to our
eyes as the laws which govern the visible world. Out
of the condition of denyiug that law, we are also unpre
pared, it appears, to assure ourselves that it is inviolable
and absolute by the same title and in the same degree
that the natural lsws a;e, which we do not put in doubt.
It is this prejudice?or, if you prefer, this illusion?that
the ?acred author dissipated in a word. In the same man
ner, says he, that the Eternal has made all tbirtga that
they answer one to another, in the same manner?that is
to say, as exactly, as constantly, as necessarily?he lias
made the wicked for the day of calamity. The laws of
Nature would be as easily suspended, the stone would as
easily forget to fall when it is not held up, the light to
?bine, the cold to contract the pores, the heat to expand
tbtm, tb? liquids to seek their level, as that sin should
not produce unhsppiness.
But there i* here more than an usage or a similitude :
there i* a reasoning. Theae two governments of the phys
ical and moral world resemble, because they must resem
ble each other) it being not possible that, from the one to
tbc other, God should have contradicted Himself, and thai
with the same hand He should hare put order tu the
world of things, and disorder in the world of inteili
(ences. What do 1 say ! I?et us look to it more closely
The Scripture, in the passage that we study, siioakx not
to us of two worlds; it shows us only one and the same
creation, of which man is a part; it subjects his exist
ence to the laws of universal order; it does not make it
enter separately and a|>art in this general system ; it
finds it necesaarily included there ; and, setting out from
ihe principle that God is a God of order, and not of con
fusion, it assigns calamity to the wicked?or, to follow
strictly the language, it reserves the wicked for th? day
of calamity
But, my brothers, that God has made all things in such
manner that they harmonise, it is what it is impossible to
doubt. This character is even more than one of the |*r
fections of the world: it is ihe world itself. World sig
nifies order, the world is an order; it is world only by
tbal; with less of order it is not the world?it is chaos
Cbaoa became a world when each thing had found its
place?that is lo say, its j.ist relation to other things,
these with others jet, up to the term of creation all an
ensemble of phenomena with another ensemble, on<'
kingdom of Nature with another kingdom, living heing?
with brute bodies, matter with spirit, creation entire with
the Creator Although it be not more difficult to us to
luppose the world coming out of nothing than from chaos,
the Bible authorizes th? belief that soine time pa?sed be
tween the creation of matter and the organization of the
world; that chaos?that is to say, a (lightlul anil barren
unit)?confounded in its bosom the principles of nil ex
utences, until that God, in n manner unknown to n*.
? wakened those sleeping germs, freed those captive
|rrm?, separated them hi order lo unitr them better, an<l
made succeed to a confused whole a harmonious whole?
to the nnity of chaos the unity of the worlil Krom thence,
one and diverse, chaos became the universe It is thu?
that there was an extent between Ihe waters io separate,
uya Moeee, the waters fro-n thn waters. Thousands and
liooMIMUof Other separations of the same kind are indi
cated U> M id that first separation; each by one and the
??M Mroke put an end to a confusion and created a rela
tion; Will|>i instead of absorbing themselves, liarmo
sired with each other, and, combining the one with
otbera Vithoal losing the one in the others, Ihey excited
>n the bosom ol the inert chaos, movement, life, und
fecundity.
In thia sphere, as in all others, we know only I he
??order of the way* of God, and this border is itself an
mmsnsity. Let us limit our?elves to some observation#
Hie first order of relations which strikes us is the rela
tion of cause to effect. Already, nnder this point of
'lew, all things agree with each other Karh fact recog
ofae* it* cauee in another fart, which finds itself again in
Mother fact more elevated and more general, th>s still
?A another more vast, until the miod pauses before n
?*>*11 number of cBii?e?, or of forces that it a^airi
"lakes re-enter the one in the others, and to terminate,
d possible, in unity. Hut, whether all the natur.il farts
! be definitively the effects of one only force, the expan
??on of the same principle emanated from the bosom of
'tod?-whether that sovereign will have primitively es
ttkliehed many causes from which must spread in par
illel stream* all the phenomena of the amverne the?e
enumerable effects of thre saine cause, or of many, Hi
??y* adapt themselves harmoniously to nil distane.es,
?"<1 from one extremity of creation to th* other,
"i snch manner that each np|?ears to have been
''eated in view of some otlivr, and that to take
by one all the pairs of thing* in Ihe world, we migh'
*11 them an infinite number of creations, partirnlar and
""Ispfnilent; but those grou|>? themeelves form some bun
which are connected with other bundles, until we are
brought to au ensemble, torn general design, to a creation
umijue, although infinitely diverse See, then, a second
order of relations, a second manner iu which all things
correspond?agreement If your regard ascends and de
scends in the line ot causes, each existence is only an ef
fect or a phenomenon , if your regard, thrown around you,
pauses at the relations, each being exists for itself, and
the causes aie means. The human eye, for example, is
not only i'l relation of ettect with the cause which has pro
duced it, but, as if it had no other cause than the iinine
diate will of the Creator, it is in exact relation with li^ht.
Nor does this relation prevent the eye from being the ne
cessary ettect of a cause ; nor does the necessity of this
effect prevent the relation ol the eye with light from be
ing just and perfect. It is the same way willi the air and
the heart, with the structure of the human body and the
laws of gravity ; and 111 these Mime lelations how many
delicate circumstances and relations exist still more ex
ijuixite.us, by example, the system of colors, of which the
moat mild and suitable to the vision are those that the eye
meet* most habitually ! What shall 1 say, in embiacing
a circle more vast, of the relations which unite (he or
ganic and the inorganic world, one kingdom of Nature
with another, everything corresponding with some other
thing, and finding there its temperament or its support/ Ev
erywhere the intention appears by the side of the cause ; all
effect is an end ; all end is a means. Nothing is out of
place?nothing too much?nothing in default: no re
mains, no refuse in the shop of the Grand Artisan ; the
innumerable parts of the great machine, measured and
cut beforehand, aspire to uuite themselves, and when
they are united they appear not to have been assembled
as the rocks of an edifice, but to have grown together
around the i>ame centre, as the members of a living body.
Scarcely have we penetrated in the sphere of human
existence ; it is there we shall see again, not with more
evidence, but in a more interesting manner, all things
harmonizing : in the individual all the parts of the body,
one with another, and all (he faculties of the body, with
all the faculties of the mind ; in the mind, reason con
curring with imagination, imagination with sentiment,
intelligence with will ; in the social relations, man an
swering to man to complete and finish him if we may so
speak; society conducing to the individual, the individ
ual to society ; all things, in a word, if we take them as :
they are, and as God has made them, forming together,
the system the best bound together, the most solid unity. |
It is true that on all the points of the universe suffering
appears by the side of joy, death by the side of life.
That is a great problem, and it is perfectly permitted to 1
suppose that it belongs to God to create a world where ;
suffering and death will no more exist. But that which i
it imports to us to observe in this part of our subject is,
that this great and terrible fact is not a confusion, breaks
not the chain of relations whose continuity forms the'
order of the universe. It is au order sad, but not u
disorder, and the law by which all things correspond
with each other suffers here no exception ; for death :
answers to life, life to death. Death is a necessary part of
the great system. The death of the individual makes
the life of the whole; and to suppress death would be to
suppress the world. Say not tbat here the Divine Wis
dom has slumbered, and that death has crept into the i
world because of this slumber. It is by sin that death 1
has come into the world ; but it has come with its front i
erect, with the permission?or, rather, by the express or- |
der?of Him who is called the Master of life and death.
It is evident that it is not there too much ; that it nssoci- j
ales itself with all the rest; that it has been treated with ; i
so that the maxim of Solomon?all things agree with \
each other?remains true to the end. But that law, would
it be constant?God, would he be consistent with Him- j
?elf?if the xcicked had not been made for the day of j
calamity ?
A fact absolutely isolated?a fact which would be
neither cause, nor effect, nor object, nor dependence on
another fact?such a fact, if it were possible to conceive
it, would offend our reason, because it would be without [
reason. We know of none such ; we ca:i conceive of
none such in- all the extent of God's creation. There
would have been one if unhappiness had not been indis
solubly united with sin, or if the wicked had not been i
made for the day of calamity
For tht Union.
Mtckatilsm, No. VIII.
IT J OBI AH HOLBROOK.
In mathematics an empty cask and a stick of timber are j
both solids; also, a tumbler of water und a bar of iron, an
empty room and a block of granite, a care and a moun
tain, a perfect vacuum and a mass of platina. The terms ;
air, gas, vapor, liquid, and vacuum have no place in purs 1
mathematics; they belong to chemistry. Any figure with
length, breadth, and thickness is a mathematical solid.
Five such figures are called "regular tolidt " Three of!
these are enclosed in equilateral triangles. Their respec- j
tive number of sides are four, eight, and twenty; und
they are hence called tetraedron, octaedron, and icosae
dron. One of the five is enclosed in six squares, and is
hence called a hexaedron, or, more commonly, a cube.'
The remaining one of the five is enclosed in twelve pen
tagons, or five-sided surfaces, and call? 1 a dodecaedron.
Of i arh of the "five regular solids," the Fi fes, corners,
and edges are all alike. No matter which side, corner,
or edge is presented to the e>'P, the appearance is the
same. This is true, and can be true, of no other plain
figure bat one of the regular solids?a fact of great im
portance in the subject of mechanism.
Not long since a chemist paid a carpenter nine dollars
for a set of regular soli Is, made of some common wood,
say two or three inches in diameter. Thousands have
been made by children, a< their richest amusement, far
superior in many respects, and much more instructive, 1
from being made by the pupil's own hands Being made i
of pasteboard, the outspread surface is seen, showing the
mode of combining, as well as the solid in its regular
form
Not long since a box containing the cube, mo 11tied by
several sections and combinations, was procured from
France, at the cost of six dollars. Last winter, n Rirl
seven jears old,the daughter of a member of Congress,
made, principally under the instruction of another girl of
ten years old, a s?t of illustrations far more complete in
effecting their object than those procured from France,
though in workmanship inferior, of course To pupil
and teacher it nee I not he s.ii I the 'vork w.is amusing in
struction, an I instructive amusement. Willi the cube,
under several divisions and combinations, the other reg
ular solids, variously modified, were also formed by the
I ?arre young pupil, aided by her juvenile teacher,
j By these practical lesnoiis the farts tf at in nn inch
! rube are eight half-inch cu^es ; that in a two-inch cube
I are eight inch cabas ; and that m a four-inch Cube nre
| ftixty-four inch cukes, and the whale principle of the
rutin of inert BSC in all solnls, become as familiar both to
teacher and pupil as that lead is heavy and cork light,
or any other physical truth le?rn?d by repeated ex peri
meals The doctrine of the cube, thus familiarly, he
i-Hilse practically and agreeably learned, is of very great
importance, as henn; at the foundation of thousands of
daily but mess operations, with that importance gn ally
increased from the constant anil gross blunders in busi
ness arising Iroin the general unorance of this funda
mental principle of cubic measure, even among our moM
intelligent business men The five regular solids together
are at the foundation of the heiutifnl, wonderful, and
instructive acidncc of crystallography, us they are of
natural and artificial merhamsm generally, as exhibited
in the works of God and man. One ot two hundred dol
lars are frequently paid for models of crystals imported
frori France.
Kvprhhiknt.?The clerk of a steamboat once charged
freight for a pile of rope for passing cars oa an in
clined plane, according to his measurement, one-fourth
of the price intended ; not having learned the differ
ence between an eight-foot cube and eight cubic feet, or
other mys'enesof the Cabe ?also locked up from thou
sands to whom it would be well if thry were spread out
in broad daylight.
Appply your aospauds to your gra|M>-vines and rose
bushes : they will be benefited by it.
4'orrerl Pronnnrlntion.
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I Kngtiali ltnr<*(? mushy pr?n? ?ne?d Improperly by J. H. M?r
tin i 95 r#ntf
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I'-rn, und corre'-tom of tti1 peeee.
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edition, %:i M ; univrrsity ediUon, ?! Ni small edition, T, f*nt?
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TAYLOR fc MAt'RY,
June M Boek?eli?s, Mar Mistreat.
EDITOR'S CORRESPONDENCE.
Ucruiaiilc A flali i.?Lflller No. 3*
Merlin June 2, 1HS1.
The inauguration of Frederick's statue took place on
the 31st May, ami, whether regaided a* a picturesque
spectacle or a political event, it may justly claim the at
tention even ol the American reader.
For some days a great inflow of strangers had added
to the town population about 30,000?among them many
royal personuges and reigning sovereigns of the neigh
boring German States, whose magnificent equipages were
seen glittering through the streets, or waiting at the doors
of the various palaces and hotels, amid groups of curious
bystanders.
If there is any prognostication ill the weather, Prussia
may look forward to a bright future ; for the morning
broke with the splendor of Austerlitz, the heat tempered
by a refreshing breeze and a few soft clouds, as if on
purpose to protect the complexions of the fair German
ladies in the open tribunes. Reports Hew about of possi
ble disorders, counter-demonstrations, arid loaded car
tridges, but no one paid thein much attention. The
whole business of the towu was suspended ; the open
ing of a great national scene was announced by the ring
ing of all the bells; and it may be said that 200,000 or
.'100,000 persons, directly or indirectly, participated in the
show.
Come with ine to the tribune, in front of the Univer
sity, and you may read a living page of Prussian history.
The spot on which the statue is erected atlords ample
space for the accommodation of more than 100,000 peo- j
pie, including the troops, and is often the scene of great
parades. Perhaps no city of Europe can present at a
glance more architectural splendor. At our left, partly
hidden from our view, reaches the wide area of " the
Lustgarten," enclosed by some of the finent edifices of the
town. The huge, dark building visible on the south of
it is the royal Schloss, the palace of the Prussian Kings,
lirtt erected in 1451, under the Elector Frederick H. It
is 400 feet long. Frederick the Great was born there, j
and many painful scenes with his father were enacted
there. From its golden roof Frederick William 111, and
the beautiful and virtuous Queen Louisa, fled at the ap
proach of the French; and that wonderful being who
presides over modern history as the type of wordly am
bition, founded on military power, its glory, its haughty
pride and its punishment, stood in yonder window, with
his low, three-cornered hat and little gray coat, to receive
the acclamations of the multitude, and then drained them
with a heavy pecuniary contribution. The future histo
rian will have also to record the terrible hours passed
' there by the royal family on the night of the lrtth March,
1S-4W, the bloody events which shook the neighboring!
streets, and the still more terrible circumstances of-the
following morning. The street on the right, with its
four rows of Linden trees, forming three thickly-shaded
avenues, two paved side-walks for pedestrians, two car
riage and two equestrian roads on either side, and one
wide gravelled walk in the middle, is the Linden, about
200 feet wide, and in a straight line to the famous
Brandenburg gate, about 3,000 feet long. Immediately
on our left is the arsenal?an edifice remarkable for
its admirable architecture, its exterior ornaments, and
the rich historical treasures it contains. It was stormed
by the mob in the summer of 164^, und the young
officer In command, who surrendered on being per-;
suaded that the republic had been proclaimed, now
pa)* the penalty of a moment's weakness by au im
prisonment for life in a fortress. The small palace oppo
site on our left, so lavishly adorned for the occasion,
with orange and palm trees, &c., is the modest tene
ment inhabited by the old King Frederick William III.
From that window, eleven years ago, he saw the founda
tion-stone laid of the monument to be unveiled to-day.
How little lie dreamed what events would intervene be-'
(ore its completion ! That elegant edifice opposite us is !
the 0|>era House built by Frederick the Great. The
simplicity and tastefulness of its noble architecture, and
its ample dimensions, form one of the most striking tem
ples of art in Europe.- It stands alone, separated from
the surrounding buildings by ample spaces. The palace
from which it is divided by tho*e temporary open trib
unes, now crowded head above head with thouKinds of
spectators, is the residence of the Prince of Prussia, heir
to the throne ; and the enormous palace, in the court of
which we sit, is the University, from which the voices of
so many celebrated men of learning and genius have re
sounded through the world. From Uiese walls went
forth the philosophy of Hegel and Fichte. The lucid
style and profound erudition of Savigny here charmed
li is crowded class; and while in one room (stra ige
anomaly in the reign of an undnuhledly pious monaich)
a professor openly taught infidelity to the German you'.h,
the great and good Neander defended Christianity with
the learning of Gamaliel and the ardor of i'aul. And here
every day may be heard the lessons of Itanke, Von Rau
mer, Kilter, and others, whose names are household
words in remote countries
But, look ' While we talk the vast multitude have filled
all the places allotted to them. Tubune, house-roof,
window, and balcony havegathered together the flower of
Prussia, and the broad street and square glitter with the
troops, of which about twenty thousand assist at this f#:e
Yonder lofty tent, open at the top, yet veils the monu
ment of the gteat King, and now as the hour of eleven
approaches, at which it is to be uncovered, upon the
balcony of the palace of the Prince of Prussia api>ears
the amiable Queen, surrounded by all the princesses of the
royal houje And now the Domclor, the singers of the
royal church, consisting only of men and boys, (the
ravishing performances of the latter recall the voiccs of
angels,) ariauges itself near the statue. The emotions
of the German people on great occasions always seek
expression in music. It is impossible, amid this throng
and pressure of brilliant images, to designate all their
elements ; but yonder is one group which must not be
overlooked. As three cannon-shots announce the hour
of eleven, you see that procession of a^ed men slowly
making their way from the door of the Academy of Arts
towards the statue The youngest is -in?the oldest con
siderably over 100. Their snow-white hair, their feeble
gait, their trembling limbs, (one is blind, and slowly
follows the leading of his wife, who herself seems in
need of support,) but ill befit the glare and excitement of
the scene?the bursting lrum|iet, the cannon lhat shakes
the earth Who sie these old men? and what do they
here? They are the surviving veterans who served un
der Frelerick. Five and sixty years ago their great
leader was slruck down by death; and now, relics of a
past age, which bossled no telegraphs, railroads, and
steamers, surrounded by a new generation, new ideas, ami
a new world, ihey have come forth to behold once more
the figure of the daring arid indomitable hero whom they
followed, perhaps, at the battle of Torgau, or the surprise
of Hochkirch, and who, without money and with only
starving troops, surrounded by vindictive and triumphant
enemies?with Kussin, Austria, France, sad all the tier
man circles?with Sweden, and even England against
him ?knew how to make his foes bend the knee, and
raised his country to victory, glory, independence, anil
peace They have come to behold posterity place a lau
rel on the brow of valor.*
Anil now |wel forth all the city bills; and now the loud
hurrahs announce the approach of the Prince of Prussia
and his mute, followed by flags and standards of the time
of Fiederick the (treat. Twenty-four of these banners
are planted on either side of the status; and now the
great procession of all the deputations, corporations,
guilds, academies, he., appears, approaching from the
royal palace. Yonder lull and stately-looking old man,
with snow-white hair and such a noble countenance, is
the sculptor Katich, the artist of the monument. Do you
see yonder old man, also with snow-white hair ! lie is
short, but his countensnce and head indicate the highest
order of intellect That is Alexander Von Humboldt,
probably the greatest man alive, and as good as he is
gr^at. Many obscure persons live in happiness by his
private benevolence, while mankind in common enjoy
the light of his genius and learning Do you see yonder
sinsll innn with ilsrk complexion 'and eyes, blnrk hair,
and thoughtful face t That is Meyerbeer, the com|>oscr
And yonder? but, hark ' new shouts announce
another arrival Handkerchiefs wave from the tribunes ,
a burst of trumpets ; a grand mass of military music?the
march of Frederick the Great, ft is (he King, mounted
on a supterb charger, surrounded by all the princes of his
bruise and many other sovereigns and royal personages.
? All ihese old msn hsve been provided with annuities
Tor the rsst of tbsir lives
with several Russian and Austnan officers This bril
liant group stop at the foot of the monument; and
that short |ierson who advance is the celebrated presi
dent of the Council of Ministers, Baron Vou Man
teulfel, who, when the ship oi Prussia, sorely tempest
toet, lay like a wreck upon her beaui>ends, the waves of
the revolution breaking over her, look the helm, and
steered her course, amidst the execrations of one party and
the adulations of auother, to the present moment. He
delivers an address of some length; at the conclusion
of which the King draws his sword, and himself gives
the. command: "Present arms!" And now, amid the
thunder of cannon and the shouts of thousands, as if by
magic, the veil disappears, and there stands revealed, in
golden light, and w ith an imposing majesty, the finest mon
umental statue in the world. Now comes a moment of
silence. The excitement of the spectators must be carried
still higher; for silence is more eloquent than the cannon,
and calm more sublime than emotion. And now the
great national hymn, breathed from (be lips of those boys,
" Nun lUinlctl alU dolt.'" (now all thank God !) floats ou
the air. This hymn is associated in the minds of most
present with an anecdote in the life of Frederick. After
the bloody battle of Leuthen, when Frederick stood on
the battle-field, at midnight, surrounded by the dead and
the dying, an old grenadier suddenly broke forth with
this byoin, and the whole army joined in it with solemn
emotion.
The rest of the fete consists of a review ; and f would,
but for feur of wearying the reader, ask him to accompa
ny me in the evening through the enchanted streets of the
city, blazing with a great illumination.
So much for this fete as a picturesque spectacle. It
has, however, political significuncy, as a counter-demon
stration to the revolution, and the antithesis of German
unity. It is a royal reply to the German Parliament at
Frankfort, and a laconic comment on the Erfurt plan,
t n J 848 a powerful party aimed at the suppression of every
separate German State, and the King himself had pro
claimed that Prussia would merge into a great united Ger
many. Berlin, Vienna, and Munich were to sink into
provincial towns, with grass-grown streets, decayed
lodging-houses, and palaces converted into town-halls
and courts of justice. Ranch's monument and the cere
mony of its inauguration is the opposite point of the
pendulum. The seeches delivered by his Majesty and
Mr. Manteullel were in this sense. The King, with an
elevated voice and a drawn sword in his hand, pointed
to the standards, torn and smoked in many a famous
battle, and then greeted the deputies of the army :
" I greet with my sword (said he) these flags and
standards. I greet with my sword the deputies of the
army, and in you my army itself. Thank God my army
is to-day worthy to be called the army of the great King.
I rejoice at this moment, and in presence ot this great
man, to thank my ariny that, in the recent period when
the whole country was covered with black night, it rose
like a mountain of God, through the clear eiher of
Heaven, in the bright sunshine of untainted honor and
fidelity, above the poisoned vapors at its foot."
To the deputations of the city his Majesty said :
" There is a custom of the old nations, in places where
they were peculiarly favored with prosperity, to erect a
memorial. Such a memorial, gentlemen, let us consider
the monument before us. But, gentlemen, let us con
sider it as something more. Let it he"?and he here
sjiokc in a inuofi louder tone?"I sincerely pray God it
may be a type of reconciliation to all and of repentance to
many." M.
from oar Baltimore Correspondent.
? Hai.timoiik, June 21?5, p. m.
The following ctiangus have been made in the lialtimore
cusiom-house, from which you will peiceivo proscnption
has not yet ceased: Richard Grubb (whig) appointed
inspector, vice Win. Giubb, removed. Jno. L. I). Gilt,
(whig.) itn|**ctor, vice Jno. Lowry, removed. Alexander
Goulii, (whin,) inspector, vice John White, removed.
J. J Haltzell, (whig.) inspector, vice Luilier Wilson,
(dem ,) removed. Peter Leary, inspector, removed, and
ollioe abolished. Jas. P. Heath (dem) removed, and of
fice abolished. Nicholas Wyant (dem.) removed, und
olfica abolished. Jesse W. Lee (dem.) removed, and of
fice abolished.
It will bo Mien by (he above list that the otiices abolished
were all formerly filled by democrats ; nnd it is to cut tlieiu
oil, under the miserable pretext ot economy, that the de
cree for the abolishment ol these olfioes has been issued.
Several of the persons removed are old and faithful public
servants, whose only fault oonsisu.-d in their attachment to
democratio principles.
I suppose it will soon be discoveied that the offices abol
ished cannot he dispensed with, and they will be recreated
and filled by whigs.
The dedicalijii of the Sus luehanna Lodge of Odd Fel
lows at Columbia, Pennsylvania, un Thursday, was at
tended by a Isrge number of the order from tins city. The
ceremonies were exceedingly interesting, and everything
passed otf in the most satisfactory manner.
James M Btiohanati, esq., lain postmaster, declines the
I nomination ol judge ot the court of appeals for the first ju
dicial district. Tins announcement wi l he an occasion of
I disappointment lo his many friends, who recognised his
I |ieculiar fitness lor the post.
The weather to-day is exceedingly warm and oppressive
Our market presents no special change Breadstuff* dull
Sales ol 600 bbls. Howard urest flour at 91 124 > City Mills
| lield at $4 2V Corn meal field at si H7. Kye flour, #3Ml
Grain scarce Small sales red wheat at 83 a 8^ cents ;
white do , 90 a SfioMts. Corn quiet. Sales of yellow ai67;
white,08 cents. Oais, 117 a 39 cents. Hye, K7 cents.
IHKD,
Yesterday morning, (the 91st inst.,) ANNA LOUISE, iioond
daughter of J. Jamkn GilKNoroa, aged W yvars.
Her funeral will lake place tin* morning at half pant A o'clock.
In I'pperville, Virginia, on the 19th lust. MARY ELIZABETH,
daugiiter of Hcv. Ha NaT W. f>oi>aa, aged 2 year* and 0 month*.
(Ji/- He v. I>r. Kjrder will preach at Ht. Pftar'a, ( ap|.
tol Hill, to day, (Sunday,) 29d instant, at 11 o'clock. Subject, 7Vnn
tuhtlanliation. June ifci
I ikltMrtnn < Itiik It H< \ l? K"?d?'?'k iII preach in thi*.
church to day at 11, a. m., and at { before M, p. m *
June
festival ?Th? ladle# connected with (be Methodist FpiscO
pal ONrrh Mouth invite the public to a festival which will he held
at Ap ?l'o Hall, commencing Tuesday evening, June 24, and contin
ing every evening until the ftth July. A great variety of useful and
ftincy article*, together with the beat refreshments of the season,
will be offered fur sale on reasonable term*. They r<*?p*ctfuliy in
vite the patrottag* Of the public in thin Their first effort to bmiM In
payina the debt due on their house of worship.
June U did
fi/- Maaonli Kieuraion to >tonnt Vernon.? f-ftu-al
of SI John Hapiiil, Jtmr 94, ltC>l.?The brotherhood are reapect
fully informed ihat omnibuses will We in waiting at the corner of 6th
atrcf and Pennsylvania avenut, and at the Masonic Hall, corner of F.
and Ioth streets, irn Tueaday morning next at hall past rt o'clock f re
eite/y, for the conveyance of such of ihe brethren, with or without
their families, as propose to unite In the excursion.
I 11 <? < onptn v will embark oi boai th? tea me i I ( it th
Nsvy Vard. The boat will touch at Alexandria to receive on board I
the brethren of Washington and Lafayette lodge*, and at Fort Waah '
ington to affVird an opportunity to examiae that fortreaa. Proceeding
thence fo Mount Vernon, a procession will be formed, and, on reach
ing the tomb, the eiercises vet forth In the printed programme will
take place; after which, ihe comfiany will partake of a collation to
be provided on lioard the steamer. A band of muaic baa been en
gaged, and it is believed that the arrangement* are such a* will prove
s?tt*fectO'y.
Fare for the round trip one dollar for each adult, and ticket* for
dinner fifty cents each.
Ily order of the committee
M n. FRENCH,
June 22 Chairman.
(h/~ Matonli . A special meeting of National Lodge No 19 will
" "* r, an*
be held at Masonic Hall, corner oi R and 10th streets, to morrow
(Monday) evening at half past * o'clock, for the purpose of confer
ring degree*. All members of the craft in good standing are invited
to attend.
By order of the R. W. Master.
June 29
AT TIIE ODKO* I
THE greatest living curiosity in the world, for three days only
M on day i rtaeaday, and Wednesday I ttoe 93, 94, and '?
Mr Almon, who has visited many of the principal southern cities,
has been pronounced by all scientific and medical gentlemen who
have seen him, the greatest curiosity, the most remarkable /???* na
fur*, of which they have had any knowledge Home of the pecu
liarities of Mr. Almon'a physical formation are, that one band resem
ble* the claw of a bird, the other resembtas the claw of a crab. He
has part* oi four legs, with some portion of the fifth, with onl>
three toes in all. The remainder of his body i* In good fl?rm, and he
enjoys excellent health.
il ts worth Ihe while of any per-?n, anxious to nee a most remark
able freak of Nature in the formation of Mr Alrrion's limbs, to pay
him a oall. He was born in the county of Rowan, In North Carol!
na, where hi* parents still reside. He is now 29 years of age, and
remarkably aetli e aad \ Iforous
Mr. Almon will be exhibited at the Odeott, corner of 4# street and
Pennsylvania avenue, from 10 o'clock, a. rn., to I o'clock, p. m.,
and from 3 to 5. p. m , and at night from 7 to 10 o'clock.
Admittance fee 25 cents.
June 29 4H*
By IIV it It At eirUIJIKID, *i?ril ?i??era.
VALUABLE I7NIMPROVED PROPERTY ?On Thursday after
June 16, it 6 o'clock, ? i out auction room, wc anall Mil
lot- \ 7, V, and 11, In square No >*!/>
Lots ft and 7 are situated on lftth street# between C and Canal
streets
Lot 0 is situated on O street, between 14th and Iftth streets.
Lot II is situated on 11th street, between C and Canal streets
Term* One fourth of the purchase money in cash, and the resi
due on a credit of Ova years, with Interest, satisfactorily secured
DYM H McttUIKE,
June 9t d Auctioneers.
ii H. ? I.I1KKI, Arrhlfert and C ivil ICngiKNt, tea
' it removed his office 10 buildings, north side of Ptftlicyl
vnnm botWMI IMS 13th >M. ftk t?4U
TKLKCiftiAPHlC HKPOHTI fOH THB UBIOW.
Arrival oj the California Mail*.
New Yokk, June 21. The Cherokee, from Chttgret,
with the California mails, has arrived ; the brings 300 pas
senjrers
'I ho Cherokee arrived hi 12 o'clock ; she lelt New Or
leans on the 13th and Havana on the It) h
The Steamer Falcon arrived on the 15th from Chttgres
with 5U0 passengers.
I No American vessels were at Havana when the Cherokee
| sailed.
The town was perfectly quiet, The sudden departure ol
the intendent lor the United Hiates caused little excitement
and much regret
Died on board. June 20, Augustus Thomas, of Western
Virginia, aged 40.
Nkw Yokk, June 21 ?1> m
The stock market is tinner?United Mites ti's of 1868
have advanced 1^ per cent Reading declined fl. Th?
i'ueifle takes out $928,004) American gold, and six thou -
I sand pounds English silver. l^xchunge on London lOjf
premium The flour market quiet??al?i H.000 barrels m
! #3 81 a #4 for common ; State brands and Genesee, #l 12?
a tf4 25 ; southern, #4 31 a #4 50 Corn meal and rye
flour unchanged. Giaiu quiet?sales 2,500 bushels south
ern on private terms. Corn advancing?sales 3o,(J*>0 bush
els at 5(? a 5'sfc cents for mixed western ; yellow, 57 cents ;
round, 59 cents.
Stiling of the Pacific.
Nkw York, June 21?2, p. m.?The Pacific sailed lor Liv
erpool to day with 159 passengers and $1)24,000 in Amen
can gold. Among the passengers were P. T. Hamum, Le
granu Smith, Rev. Chauncey Burr, and Fletcher Webster,
esq ^bearer of despatches to Loudon and China.
Charleston, (S. C.,) June 20.
The cotton operations have been suspended?sales only
66 bales ut to 7|cents.
The Lone Star, which was on fire off the bar, is now at
the wharf. The lire companies are pumping her full
None ol the cargo removed. The agents, underwriter!),
and consignees are in attendance.
Norfolk, June 21.
The weather has become quite warm, but very pleas
ant?a delightful breeze from the southeast. Many ol our
citizens are beginning to visit Old Point. A large attend
ance is expected there during the President's visit.
Ail the vessels that were in Hampton Roads have gone
to tea?among them win the fleet, which went out yester
da y.
The brig Scotia, from Baltimore, for the West Indies, ha4
arrived The schooners Ashland and Joseph FippieUl ar
rived from New York.
By KDWAltD S. WHICiHT, Auctioneer.
SUGAR A\I) MOLASSES AT AUCTION On Wednesday
next, the 25ih inst., at 12 o'clock, on I'. k A. II. Dodge's wharf,
the cargo of the brig Fidelia, from Ponce, Porto Kico, consisting of?
2J2 hhds. prime sugar
45 bids. do do
20 hhds. choice molasses.
EDWARD 8. WEIGHT,
June 22? dts Auctioneer, Georgetown.
[Telegraph Ik. Alex. Gazette.]
Uy A. UiitCKN, AucUmiccr.
TRUSTEE'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE.?On Friday, the 27Ui
instant, I shall sell on the premises, at 6 o'clock, p. m., being
duly authorized by a deed of tru?t recorded ut Liber W. It., No 113,
folios 134, 135, and 136, on the laud record for Washington county, a
two story frame house and lot, situuted in square 367, lot No. 52,
(subdivided,) on 9tli street, between N and O streets, fronting on 9th
street 66 feel b inche.-, running back 13b feet 9 inches to a 30 fool
alley. Title to be made good, or uo sale. Belonging to Uic estate ol
tile late Sarah Drown, deceased.
Terms cash.
By order of the trustee :
June 18 A. GREEN.
1 *y DYER MoOllKE, Auctioneers.
VALUABLE BUILDING LOT AT AUCTION.?We shall sell,
on the premises, on Tuesday, the 24th instant, at 5 o'clock, p. I
iii., lot No. 14,m squ*r6 No. 166. This lot fronts on 11 street, be
tween 17th and 18th streets, 45 feet, running back bO or 9? feet to an j
alley, and is next to the residence of Mr. Groiiam, the {Secretary ol
the Navy, containing about 3,787 square feet.
Terms : One-third cash ; balance in six and twelve months, for
notes sausfactonly secured, bearing interest.
June 'JO?d DVLK k McGUIRE, Auctioneers.
lly DYER & SkUUIRE, Auctioneers.
VALUABLE LOT NEAR TI1E OBSERVATORY AT AUC
TION.?On Monday, the 23d instant, at six o'clock, we shall sell
in front of the premises part of lot one. in square 43, fronting 24 leet
on G street south, between 23d and 24lh streets.
Terms: One-half cash, with a credit of twelve mouths on balance.
Immediately alter which, we shall *clllot 21, in square 81. This
lot fronts on 2t?l street, between E and F streets, 31 feet, runuiug
back bO feel, coutauung 2,4b0 square feet, and is next to the residence
of Mr. Stephen Pleasonlou.
Also, lot 4, in square 85, fronting 93 feet on 22d dtreet west, run
ning back 9H feet 5 inches on E street, containing 9,202 feel.
Terms: One-fourth cash ; the balance in six, twelve, and eigh
teen mouths, for notes saUsfactoniy secured, bearing interest.
June DO?d DYER k McGUIRE, Auctioneers*
By OI KR At McOtllltftC, Auc tioneer*.
Twenty thousand dollars corporation k othkh
iSTOCK AT AUCTION.?On Monday. June 23, at 5 o'clock, p.
in., at our auctrun rooms, we shall sell the rollowing described stock,
in lots to suit purchasers, viz :
Corporation six per cent, quarterly
Virginia do
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal six per cent, preferred.
The above must be sold to cover advances. Will be added?
Patriotic Bank stock
Si. Louis six per cent, bonds.
DYER k McGUIRE,
June SI?d * Auctioneers.
TIftED Universal Hejfrlj5?*r?tor.?This new refrigerator was
brought out last season, and widely circulated through the
j city and surrounding country, and wherever properly managed ha*
given entire satisfaction.
| The Universal Refrigerator is altogether different from all other*
! before the public, in ita combination*, apartments, vessels, und the
philosophical principle* of it* construction. 1 he cane is made of
wood which i? free from niiicII, and lined with a metallic surface ;
Hint It* interior * ' art- of Mom warr It i- ? arranged that each
Ktticli of (<h?'! or protidoti ka kepi entirelj iriiBj and removed
with facility. IK] dbo pi m ft ita conatruction i current of cold .?ir la
in constant circulation around each veaeel and within each apart
ment, while, by a simple ventilating contrivance, the Complete puri
ty of the whole ap|mratu* in insured, thereby obviating all the old ob
jections that have been made in every other invention for the came
purposi. mi b) iwfcMiif tfeftt HtMlit) to ? op ndef I n al ot rslstii ?
odors from the viands, meat, fish, vegetables, pastry, or fruit, which
may be contained therein. The convenience which it affords for re
DUtiifif the purity and sweetness of good butter particularly cannot
be suipa**ed ; and the small quantity of ice that is required to keep
. V.I ?. 11? 11. - ? >ld I .1 Hi ?-! ? ? Oinn a I ?? i> ?
(ft/-The proprietor challenges the country to produce an> thing that
Mill ompare ? i tli it, and h< guar an to i' to K ? ? , jmov im im . ? >1.1. -
and ?*%?-cter, with halt a peck in twenty four |j< at - ihan an>
other refngerator ean with a peck. The coat of the Universal Re
frigsrstor is an low as that of Uie, ordinary kind, and it will h?ld more
provisions. The filters are attached when desired by purchasers.
We have the ordinary kinds of refuge rat ore, of all size*, u* g<n*i as
any other in the city, which we will s<II at reduced prices.
C. WOODVVAH), of Washington, is my sole agent for the sale of
the above refrigerator for the District ot Columbia.
June vll?ilt K. 8 FARHOtf.
For Piaey Point, 01<l Point, anil Norfolk.
The steamer OSCEOLA leaves Washington for
Norfolk every Wednesday ami Saturday attf o'clock,
p. in Returning, leaves Norfolk every Monday and
Thursday at 4 O'clock, p. m.
Hhewill touch, going and returning, at OKI Point, PineyPotal, and
Cone river.
Passage and fare to Norfolk 00
44 Piney Point 00
? " Old Point 4 00
" ** Old Point, and return... 7 00
June all? tf JAME# MK THKLL.^
11oiids of tile ( hrsapeakr *???! Ohio t'aaal Company.
\OTICK is hereby given that the interest coupons on the bonds of
the Ch?'?apeake and Ohio Canal Company, ifwued for the com
pletion of the canal to Cumberland, and also on the bonds of said
company, issued for repairs and guarantied by the Htate of Virginia
due and payable on the first of Ju?y ne*t, will be paid on present*
Uon and delivery of the proper coupons at our hanking house, in the |
city ot Washington, in such funds a* the holders may desire, or tn
checks on Baltimore, New York, lloston, fcc , free of charg< for
eichange. HKLDM, WITIIKKH, k ? (>.
June XI dlw
Dank of the Dfrfropolia,
Washington, June A, 1851.
Nftiire is hereby given that a general meeting of the stock- I
Mlii ' bank v' IN held *1 to Nnking-botiMi in thl
on Monday, the 7th day of July rieit, for the purpose of electing a
hoard of trustees for the year then next ensuing.
The polls will be open at i I o'clock, a. m., and close at 9 o'clock,
p. m.
By order of the board :
fill. SMITH, Cashier.
June 7?eodt30thJune,fc,dt7thJy
I OW-PKICKI) Ingrain t arprtlnga and Floor <111- !
Ii cloth* fust received at the store of the subscribers a fresh
supply of the above goods, which Will be found very pretty and
good*
Also, an ad<*iti*nal anpply of those heavy 4 4 evtra N. P. mat
lings. These are the la?t we shall be able to furnish our custom
ers of these good*.
Also 10 pieces of 4 4 white ditto, of a new make, at a lower price
than the above, but which will be found heavy, even, Arm, and
with straight selvage*.
And a bate step damaak drugget
The public are respectfully invited to call and einruine our stock
of furniture goods, as we devote our entire attention to this depart
rnent, and therefore con confidently recommend all that we sell.
CLaGRTT fc DOH0ON,
One door east of corner of Penn. avenue and 9th street.
June IB?eo8wlf ?
Proposals for Wooal.
Orrtci PasiTinTiaaY, DtsriucT or Columbia,
Washington, June 10, 1851.
EAI-EI) PROPOSALS, endorsed u Proposals for Wood," will be
received at this office until the VKJth day of July next, for the
delivery at the Penitentiary wharf of one hundred and twenty five
cord* of good oak wood, full length, of medium sir.e, and free from
limbs or rap Wood. To be deliverer on or before the first day of
September.
JurifUl Iaw4w JOH. R. I.LI.1M, Wards?.
NKW snd beautlftal styl?a of fam ? ahina, with rests
attached.
Also, super Lisle thread under alari* and half hose
Oanite more no wrappers
Fresh supply of silk mohair gfc&tfrs, a cheap and desirable article
for warm weather Ju?t received A*d ,iir *B,f' *l
CIIAH II LANE'S
Gentlemen's Furnishing rttore, Pennsylvania av.
May VI0~ tff
ilRAY Wrapplng-pspfr i ** cents per rram.
IT Htraw wrapping paper ; 25 cents |?cr ream
Colored ?hoe papers, white tea papers, and Manilla and vellow
envelope papers, at <?orreepondinfly low pfktsa
June ttl FFANCK TAYLOR.
ft*flOt'OSiUl ft> OU AOOlTlOflfAJL BLJLNMJI.
Forr Ofrici Danai****,
Juuc 91, ltt&l.
I J having itccuuie necessary, lu coruequeuce of Ui?f passage of ths
1 no I entitled ?* t? reduce mid uhrIi!) ibe rate* of posUura in
lire I nited States, and for olher purposes," approved Marsh 3, 1851,
lo provide, lot Uie u? of the po?tiuasierrt ol the Cnited States, in
making then quarterly returns, blanks different from und in addition
lo those lately contracted lor, notice is hereby given that, in compli
auee Willi the seventeenth sectiou of lire set of Congrens, "legalising
and making appropriations lor ?uch necessary objects as have been
uouully included in the general appropriation hilla without authority of
1? f'1 P'ovide lor certain incidental expense* ol the da
partments and offices ol the government, and lor other purpose*,"
approved A ugu*i 2ti, l*?, Mealed proposals will be received at this
depaiintent, unitl 154 o'clock at noon of the *i2d day of July next, for
furuisbiiig the following description of blanks until the first day of
April, lt\i5, vlit:
Ut. " Account of circular., newspapers, pamphlets, periodical!,
books, and other printed mailer pit:paid und sent.
'id- " Account of mails sent by route agents."
3d. Such Other blanks, not provided lor iu existing contracts, a?
the department may order from the contractor for the use of the pout
offices of the United States, lo be furnished ill the ?auic pi ices pro
lata us the blank first above mentioned.
All the above blanks t?? b? primed on writing; paper, well nixed
ami calendered on both sides-?tne sixe, weight, and quality more par
licuiarly staled below. They ere classified us follow* .
CLASH No. 1.
" Account of circulars, newspaper*, pamphlets, periodical*, books,
and other printed matter prepaid and sent," printed on paper ai least
17 by IB inches, to weigh 35 pouuds per 1,000 sheets, 4 blanks on a
sheet, '2 on each Hide, and eaeh page to have at leant 46 faint-ruled
or printed lines covering a space of at leutft 14# inches from the top
to the bottom line.
CLASH No. 2.
" Account of mails sent by route-agtnts," on psptr 1H by HJ
inches, to weigh ut leant 37 pounds to the 1,000 sheets, to be printed
4 on a sheet, *2 on each side, and each page lo have 3D lines, same as
class No. 1.
Hauiple sheets of the kind and quality of paper on which all the
above blanks arc to be printed, and of the style and manner of the
execution of the prinling, ruling, Ate., and the different forius there
of, so fur as eau now be determined, may be seen at the Appointment
Office, Post Office Department, Washington city, and at llie post
office at New York city.
The States and Territories are divided inlo 4 districts, and in each
district a depot is established, from wncncc all the blauks for thai
district are to be deposited and mailed, ut the expense of the con
tractor. The quantities required (breach district lor one year's con
sumption are, from the best estimates that can be made, as slated be
low.
The proposals for the 1st and -id districts must bamade in one bid,
and for the 3d and lilt districts iu a separate bid, and must state the
price, in one sum, per 1,000 sheets tor each kind of blanks, for paper,
printing, stereotyping, ruling, and packing. They ure to be delivered
iu such quantities* and at such times as may be required by the differ
wnt post offices, and on the requisitions oi postmasters, endorsed by
itic agent of the Post Ofhce Department ai their respective depots.
None will be countered us delivered, or will be paid for, except en
such requisition*.
The quantity ordered by each requisition must be securely envel
oped or packed for tran*portniion, and directed to the proper post
office, at the expense of the contractors.
Kadi proposal must he accompanied by sufticient evidence of the
ability of the bidder to comply with the terms of hi < proposal.
The successful bidder will he required to enter into contract, with
two sufficient sureties, in strict compliance with the provision of the
law, to which bidders arc referred.
Failures to furnish blank* promptly when ordered, furnishing
those of inferior quality as to paper, printing, or ruling, or any at
tempt to evade the true ineauing of the contract, will be considered
sufficient cuuse for iu forfeiture.
The contractor will he required fo furnish every sheet of each
description of blanks. both as to paper, printing, ruling, lie., fully
equal in quality lo the specimen, and held to strict compliance with
every requisite contained in this advertisement ; no broken or de
fee live sheets or imperfect blanks to be received.
Payment will be made quarter-yearly, one month after the expira
tion of each quarter.
A price, and one price only, must be specified for each and every
kind ot blank bid for ; the amount of the bids mu*t be accurately ex
tended, and the aggregate amount exhibited. Proposal* not made in
accordance with thete directions will not be considered.
A discrepancy between the price set down and the extensions,
w hich would afford the bidder art opportunity of fixing his price after
the bids are opened, by electing, as may be his interest, to contract
either by the one or the other, will be deemed fatal to a bid.
If more than one bid be offered for account of arty party, either in
his own name or iu the name of his partners, clerks, or any other
peisons, the whole of such bids will be rejected.
Bids are expected to bo inade in good faith by the parties intending
to furnish the blanks.
The following quantities for the districts are from the best esli
mates that can be made for one year's consumption; but they may
exceed or may full short of the quantities required. The department
does not bind itself to any specific quantity or amount.
DISTRICT No. 1.
Depot at po t office, New York city?Comprising the Stales of
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Khode Island,
Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, and California, and the Ter
ritory of Oregon ; and
DISTRICT No. 2.
Depot at IVathington city. D. C.?Comprising the States of Penn
sylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina,South Car
otin, Georgia, Alabama, and Florida, and the District of Columbia,
will require as estimated?
nfcla?rf No. 1, SjO,0.,0 sheets a year.
Of class No. 2. 8,500 do do
Of class No. 3, quantity unknown, it not being yet ascertained that
any olher description of blank* will be ordered.
DISTRICT No. 3.
Depot at Cincinnati, Ohio?Comprising the States of Ohio. Ken
tucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Texas;
and
DISTRICT NO. 4.
Depots at Chicago, Ilttnoit. and Buffalo, New York?Huch portion
of the districts in be supplied from each as the depai linent may di
rect, comprising the States of Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan.
Indiana, and Missouri, and flic Territories of Minnesota, Utah, and
New Mexico, will require, as cNtimated?
Of class No. 1, 150,000 sheets a year.
Of class No. ii, (>,SO0 do do
Of class No. 3, quantity unknown, it not being yet pertained that
any other description of blank* will be ordered.
The contract will contain a provision authorizing this department
to change the forms, character, or substance of any or ali of the
blanks contracted for, by paying the actual extta expenses necessa
rily to be incurred by the contractor in consequence ofsuch change,
or to order any different or additions! kind of blank or blanks not
provided for by the existing blank contracts, for which the contractor
?haJI be paid at the same price as for the blank described in clasn
No. 1, when directed to be printed on paper of the same size, and
pro rata according to the number of ?>U|>erticia] inches when or
dered to bflf printed on paper of a different size ; the paper in ali such
capes being of the same quality and of equal weight in proportion to
the size of the paper requited lor the blank* of xaid elass No. I.
In case of a change ot form, fc,c., of blank*) as above provided, the
expense of such change shall be agreed upon bv the contractor and
Postmaster Geaeral before ?uch change shall be made ; and if the
amount to be paid for such change cannot be agreed upon, the
Postmaster General may readvertise for all the blank* mentioned in
I the contract, or obtain the bianl of the kind required from a con
I tractor in any other district, on the terms offered by hint to the con
I tractor with whom he i* unable to make such agreement.
No contractor will be required to turmsh any new blank not
specifically mentioned in In* contract, unless at least 50JMK) sheets of
such blank will be required.
The contract will embrace substantially the provision* contained
in tbi* advertisement.
The department reserve* to itself the right to reject any bid where
it i* apparent that a part ot the printing i* bid for at very low and a
part nt very high rate*, without proper regard to the worth thereof,
for the purpose of affecting til* aggregate ol the bid* under the esti
mate contained in the advertisement, and of rejecting all the bids if
the prices named in all are deemed extravagant.
Proposals should be marked on the outside of the envelope, " Pro
otalt jar printing blank*," and directed to the " Hecond Assistant
j'ostmaster General.'* N. K. HALL,
June law4w I Hep. k Int.J Postmaster (General.
i k i di Hir-miMi, June ?i, 1 861.
OKALKD proposal* will b? received until the 1st
U July next for supplying this department with .'*X) cords of hickory
or 4i00 cords of hickory and 100 cord* of oak wood the whole to
be ol the bast quality, and to bo delivered, corded, and measured in
the Treasury yard at tha expense of the bidder?not less theii 541
cord* before the let October, and the whole quantity before the 1st
December next. The bids to be directed to lite Department, and
endor. ed 41 Prop o tali for wood."
June 6?#odr?5
JOIIN M McOAIjIjA, lot. *eeon<l 1 nil I I In ~f| H
ury, o tiers his service* in the prosecution of claims on the govern
ment, before Congress, or the departments, in the settlement of
military account*, and agency bu*ine*s generally.
Letter* addrc**ed to him on huHinesssbould be post paid. His of
flee i* at the corner of 6th and Louisiana avenue.
Washiwoto* City, April28?tf
OI/TOVH Lnnd snil Mrst Cotton's khl|) and fill ore |
(MM.TI
I; The
and Fonnder'x Pocket Guide.
K< na, or, Tha Hnow HirJ ? ? Tab; of K.-.l l.ife ; by Caroline I.e?
H?ni*.
Juat received for ?ale by
TAYLOR fc MAURY,
ig iiooluellera, w. hi WtU at.
JNU. M. Mct'AM.V
WILL practlae law in the Supreme I'ourt. :unl the varioua courla
?f Hie Iiimmci. He continue, to prw < utc claim. before Oon
gieaa mill llin department. May W?eodllll Hap.
h'Olt rent or anle a two-afory h.uar. with liutiMM,
In the ftrat ward, nenrthe corner of Irttli ?trect. Apply In
< VI II. II. MIII.LAY.
North aide II, between '' 111 and 51 at auecta.
I I.IIIOV K. PAKHIK will ntlrnd I* any hnalMH In
Ix. llie Nnpraina Court of the United Hutra that may b. intiuateW to
hia care.
Me will alao attend to buaincaa h*fr>re I'ongrra. and the i?eentl??
department*. N?? -w dhrfitf
MAl.K-VKVKI.V Ari (H'\T*. -C'l.AOKTT fc IIOIIflON re
aperlfulty notify their ruatomera Iravin, open ar ?-oimia on than
lejcr that iheir bill, will be re;,dared 10 ilu n '"'lore the lat
ultimo, when .rttlement for the aame, either with the money or by
note, of hand, will h ? moai thankfully recelved_
Inne'JO (taw^wlf il.AOBTT* IHIDSOW.
TIIK III.lory of Hmikl"#' """ * *?"?pre he naive
Account of the Origin, l'rogr?a of tha Hank, of Kng.
I.;,d, .Ireland, and H,.o,!a',d; by - J- 1,$^%
l\ "recTfmm "lV*VVe?l Indie*, Annapolis, Baltimore, and other mar
ketfl a Int of genuine green turtle, soft snd hard crabs, (certainly
suoerior to any ever seen in this market,) woodcock, kc.
\Ve solicit all to favor u* with a call, and we pledge ourselves to
ol ease even the most fastidious.
A-Hoim ready at II o*c|ock. Families *erved a* usual.
Julie 10 Ulte.Hiif WALKER * ft HA DO*
niliWRH'N Neve Plsy "Not ao Dsd aa w? Hrem"?s
L) comedy in five acts.
Tha liaughter of Night?a novel ; by f*. W. Fullum.
Bast bury a tale ; by Anna H. Drury.
June 19 FRANCK TAYLOR.
Bt'LWRR'H ??Not so Hm<I mm urm He em * a eoiaedf.
The I laugher of Night a *tory ; by H. W. Fullum
Kastbury a tale ; by \nne II. Ilrury. Cor sale by
TAYLOR * MAI'RY,
June 10 Booksellers, near ?th streat.
KW VtookM nt Taylor JU Maury'" lti?ok?lflfl,
street.
llomleddt'a roamoa, ?ol J. Para, or, Advenltiraa OB Ula Hfai
Amazon ; by J. H Warren Trenton Fall. -Ill?airat*4 ; edlttdhy N.
P. Willla, Veattgc of OiTill*tio?i i or, Ihc ^.tinlngy of IllalOfv, rall
(fout, mathrncaj, political, MMl philor'phlcal. Tha Young Qo.rm
aaa; ai, the Mio ationof t'tramnavine. .