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MISCELLMEOUS.
IIev. Gr.o. Pcxcuard, of Plymouth, N.H.
now on a journey Soutb, for his health, in a
lclter to tbe Cougregational Jouraal, gives
the following intcresting description of New
Orleans:
Tbc City lics in a crcsent formedbend,
along tho castcrn bank of theMississippi, on
a plain, or marsb, sevcral fcet below tljchigb
water mark of thc river. It ispreserved from
inundation and dcstruction ouly by an em
bankraentofcartb sevcral fcet bigb, callcd
tlic Levee, which exteuds for Bcvcral hun
drcd miics up and down thc river. Along
tbis Levee, before tbc city, in an unbrokcn
linc, are moorcd, from tbree to five abrcast,
tbc vcssels n liich crowd tbis great commer
cial cmporium. Here may bc seen ships from
cvcry climc, pouring out tbc productions of
ihc woriu into the lap ofthisqueenof cxport
ing cities. Here, too, may be seen, comjng
and going.hundrcds of steainboats, of all sizes
and descriptions. Tbese traversc erery part
of tbe valley of Mississippi, for morc than
1000 miles, crowded with passengers and
Inailed witb tbe nroduce of tbe richcst and
most cxtcnsivc agricultural regiou of the
known world. To gct some conception of
tlic productivcuess ofthe region which ibese
boats traversc, and ofthe quantity of mer
chandiso they bring to this city, look- for a
moment, at a few figures which bappen to
lie before mc. Within six months last past,
beginning September 1st 1843, and ending
March Ist 1844, there have come from the
interior. into New Orleans, in round numbers,
35,000 barrels ofapples; 14,000 hogsbeads,
boxes and casks of bacon, and2G3,000 pounds
inbulk; about 3,800 barrels ofbeans; 9,000
kcgs and firkins of butter; 35,000 hogshcads
and barrels of salted beef, besides nearly 12,
000 Ibs of dried ; 2,000 barrels of coru meal,
107,000 barrels in the car, and 175,000 sacks
of sbelleu corn; oB.UUO liogsneaos anu uar
rels of pork, besides morc tban 3 1-4 millions
inbulk: 105 hoeshcads; 73,000 barrels and
25-2,000 kegs of lard; 2G3,000 barrels of flour;
Cli.dOO barrels and sacks ofoats; 30,000 hogs
beads ol'sugar; 41,000 barrels of molasses.
liut, I inuststop. I have givcu you only a
tithc ofthe commodities which are continual
ly pouring into tbis great depot ofthe Snuth
ivcst; I have menlioncd only some of the
chief articlcs of food, which are brought to
this market, omitting tbc measurelcss quan
titics ofother articlcs for tlic comfort and
cotivenience of man, and omitting cvcn that
great slaple of the country toilvn, half a
miilion ofbales which have beeu rolled out
on tbc Levee, witbin tbe same six months.
liut what a vicw do tbesc figures givc of thc
country about which I ain writiug, and ofthe
commercial importaucc of the city which is
tbc portof ibis country! Nothing about New
Orleans bas so niucli intercstcd and ashmish
cd mc as this saine Levee. It h on this that
all tbe productons of the vast valley of the
Mississippi aud iss trihuiaries are poured out.
Ilcrc nuy be seen, at o:ie tiuie, tcn thousaiul
balcs of cotlon pcrhaps I might say with
enu.il trutb ten thousands of balesT here you
may pass acies of hogsbeads aud barrels of
Higaran'l molr'iscs. in a conunuuus uuikj;
here is pork and beef r.nd hams enough to fccd
onc of Napoleoi.'s grand armies; here.too, is
enough of ths vilc wccd, if properly mastica
ted to float afrigate,bere is cottonbaggiug &
bale rope enough we might say, aluiost wilh
out hyperbole.to furuisb a wrapper aud string
fnr iIir cfiliil rmilr-nts of a New Encland
State; hcrc, too, are tbe products ofother
lands, in astouuding protusion. riere may
be seen "heaps upon hcaps" every tbiug,
which man cau eat, drink, wear and use. And
what most astonisbcs thc bebolder, is, that
thouRh scorcs of truckmen and draymen arc
incessantly employed, and 1 grievc to say,
cvcn on the Sabbath in removingthose pro
ductions to tbcstoresaud warchouses of the
city, y et tbe Levee is ncvcr, for an hour cmp
ty ; for new frcights arc continually filling up
the vacancies, which those busy carriers are
continually making on the groaning Levee.
And when 1 tell you, that thcre were on the
second day of March, lying at tbe Levee, no
less than 197 ships, 39 barques, 23 brigs, and
39 schooners.bcsides scores of steamboats and
- . : . .
flat boats.and tuat tnere were uauy anu nour-1
ly new arrivals, you will be more jcady to
rjclievemy asscrtionsrespccung iue immensi
ty of the iraportatious into the single city of
Orleans, and the cxportations from it. But
I must not detain you on the Levee any lon
ger, for though a place of immense comraer-
ciai inieresi ana lmporiancc, x n piac
where all our moral feelings are constantly
shocked by the profaneness, drinking and
gambliug which here abound. The street
which ruus along the Levee. is faced with
grog sbops and gambling-houses, and the
gate .ways of death: and these pollutc the
whole atmospbere around tbem.
Passing back from tbe Levee, you enter
the city. This is laid out with great regular
ity, in strcets of good width, and for the most
part as well paved as tbe nature of the soil
will admit runuing rparallel or at right an
gles with the river. The side-walks arebrick
cd, and remarkably good. The city is also
well lidited. nartlv with cas, and partly by
jjjcuus oi large ou lamps, wuiui urc auapcuu-
ca across the streets from opposite posts.
But, the gutters! O. the eutters!! Every
street is supplied with tbese, on each side of
the pave, which are fed by countless sewers,
which run across thc side-walks, arc filled
with all sorts ot filth and offal. The dead
level of tbe city renders it very diflicult to
drain olf these reservoirs of filth ; and in many
of the gutters you will find several inches of
stagnant water, covered with a thick green
scum, sending forth an intolerable stench
which speaks loudly ofdisease and death
This stench mingled with tobacco smoke
for the streets are thronged with smokers
secms sometimes to constitute the essential
element3 ofthe atmo6phere ofthe city.
Tho general impression made on the stran
ger by the buildings of that city is rather un
favorable. In ?alking through the streets
with a vast number of small, mean-looking,
one story, wooden buildings; and tbese, even
in the most populous neighborhoods, partic
ularly in the older and lower portions of the
city; where the French and Spanish popula
tion chiefly congregate. In the upper or
American part ofthe city you will find more
substantial and lofty houses. But as for such
places as adorn tbe priucipal streets of some
of ourNortbern cities, you look in vain in
New Orleans. I remernber seeing but a sin
gle stone building in the city; and but few
even with 3tone fronts. The spongy nature
ofthe soil, and the expensivencss of building
stone, prevent the frequent uso of this sub-
VOL. IX.
stantial material. All the stoncs that are
here used for building, and all the best bricks,
are importcd. I noticcd a few stores which
were faccd ivith our beautiful New England
granite, and but a few.
The public buildings are gcnerally of but
little interest to the Northerner. St. Charles
and St Louis' Hotels are vast edifices, capa
ble of accommodating 500 or 600 persons
each; but tbeir beautiful proportions and ex- .
tensivc structures fail to impress a stranger,
by reason ofthe unsubstantial and decaying
nature of tbe material of which they are J
stucco. which is very common about the city,
Iooks very neatly and prettily when first put
on ; but soon oecomes aingy, anu cracKS ana
falls oiriu patches, greally marring the beau
ty ofthe buildings. The cathedral, of which
so muchissaid, and whosestyle ofarchitect
ure would otberwiserenderitvery attractive,
has rather thf appcarance of a half ruined
structure, with its dirty face, broken windows
and battercd corners, than of tho principal
church edifice in thc city. Thc trutb is,that
every thing in this climate tend to decay; and
this tendency superadded to the nature ofthe
soil aud the scarcity of substantial building
material, forbid3 the hope that New Orleans
will ever be distingnisbed for the beauty of
its public or private buildings.
Among the most interestine objects inNew
Orleans are the provision and vegelable mar
kcts, of which thero are several. Thcse are
lield under and arnund large, open, shed-like
buudings; aud early in in the mornmg are
ecenes ofthe greatestanimation. Almostthe
wbole population live by the day fromhand
to mouth. Sucha thing asa private cellarto
a house is scarcely known in the city. The
waut of convenicnces for keeping articles of
food, and the nature ofthe chmate, together
with the abundant supplics in market, induce
every body to buy by the day. Before break
fast the markets are crowdcd with men, wo
men.and children : with mastcrsandservants
white, black and yellow; with English,
Frcnch.Spanish yca with men of all nations
aud tongues.all jabbenng m tbc most energet
ic manncr. Such a Babel my ears never be
fore beard, nor did tnine cyes bchold.
But follow mc.and I willshow you the way
ofthe market a little more fully. Here is the
master of a family, bayinghis daily supplics;
a black scrvant, bcaring a capacious, open
basket, adroitly balanccd on lier head, is in
attendancc. Follow thc good man to the
housc, aud watch his purchases. First a piecc
ofbeef is deposited in the basket; next, afew
pounds of bacon ; for this is a staplc article
of food, and isalmostahvays fouuJ on the ta
ble, thtii follow adozenortwo oysters in
tbeTsbells; a few potatocs both Irisb and
sweet; a pint of crackcd corn another favor
ite Southern dish; half a pint of rico is put
in by its tide; a bunch of onions, and anoth
er of radishes follow; a fcworanges aud ban
U39 coniplete the provision for the day: and
oll'stcps tbeservantwiih thcwbole mass care
fully poised on bcr head; for blacks carry all
manner of burdens on their hcads, even to
pails and tuhs full of water.
The New Orleans market is probably ex
cecd by few, if auy in tbe world. Everysort
of thing that man cau wish to cat, may here
be fonml exposcd forsali1; and in thc small
est or larget quaulilies as will best suit the
purchaser; with this siugle limitation a
'ccnt's norlh'is ncvcr soU nor bought. Ibave
seen but a siugle ceut in New Orleans; and
that I tookand passcd again at thcPostOffice,
Tbc smallest quantity in general circulation
is a 'jiicayune;' whichiseitherCl-4 orocents;
thc ucxt is a 'bit, 12 1-2 cents, or 10 cents.
And here let me advise a Yankce friend,
bound South, to lay in a good supply of five
or teu cent pieces ; as hc is subject to a loss
of 20 cents nn the Spanisli fragments of every
dollar hc expends ; a 'dime' being gcnerally
of the same value in this market, as a ninc
pvnce, andahalf-dime as four-pcnce half-pcn-rty.
THE YANKEE IN 3IAIN STREET.
'I calculate I couldn't- drive a trade with
you to-day,' said a true specimen of the Yan
kec pcddler, as he stood at the door of a mer
chant in Main street.
'I calculate you calculate about right, for
you cannot,, was the snecring reply.
' al, l guess you neetin t gci nuuy aooui
it.
iNow heare s a dozcn reai gcnuine razor
Rjrnnd.wnrtb twn iTnllnrs and a bal voumav
- -
have 'em for two dollars.
'I tell you I don't want any of your trash;
so you had bctterbe going.'
'Wal now, I declarc! Pllbetyou live dol
lars if you mako me an offer for tbem are
strops, we'll have a trade yet.'
l)one !' replied the mcrchant, placing the
money in the hands of a bystander. The
Yankee deposited the like sum when the
hncrchant oflered him a picayune for tlie
strops.
'They'rc yourn,' said the Yankce, as he
quietly fobbed the stakes. 'But, he added.
with great apparent boncsty, '1 calculate a
joke's a joke, and if you don't want them
strops, I'll trade back.
The merchant's countenance brigbtened.
4 You are not so bad a chap, after all; here
are vour strops, cive me the money.'
'There it is.' said the Yankee, as he re-
ceived the strops & passcd over the picayune,
'A trade s a trade.and now you're wide awakc
in airnest I euess the next time you trade
with that picyou'll do a little better than buy
razor strops.'
And away walked the peddler with his
strops and his wager, araid the shouts of the
laugbtng crowd. 61. JL,ouis Atnal.
The True Spirit. At one of our meet-
ines the other eyeninr, a modest pretty look'
ing young lady came up to the stand, and af
ter subscribing her name to the Pledge, tuok
from berfingera gold ring -and presented it
to the Secretary, saying : ! will give it for
thebenefitof the cause.' We would hke to
see one of our young gallants wbo can sip
his glass ofwine at a coflee housc, offer his
arm to such a girl. Wouldn't he be taken
witha sudden Ieaving? Ohio Temperance
urgan.
An eccentric divine, in speaking of the av
aricious and grasping disposition of man re
markcd : 'If a farmef possessed the whole
world, he would want a litte peice of Venus
iui u puuiio patcn.
A man in Casey county (Ky.) has an
nouuccd himself as a candidate for the Leg
islature, by the following placard, which he
has tacked to the court-house door oY that
county: "John Brent, Locofoco, bas a sick
Iv wife and eight small children is verv
poor.afraid to steal.don't like to work; against
tne tarift, but m tavor oi lexas wouia iiKe
to bo elccted to the .Legislature.''
MIDDLEBURY,
"PoETRr of Life." When thc cclc.
brated Dr. Samuel Johnson was askcd
why so many literary mcn wero lnhdcls,
his reply was, bccause they are "ignorant
ofthe Biblc. If tho question be asked
wny tne lovers oi gcncrai rcauing ao ui-
ten fail to acquaint themsclves with tho
sacred volume, one reason may be as-
signed doubtlcsi is, they aro not awaro of j
its intcresting "vaneiy. This leaturo ol
the Biblc is well illustrated by Mrs. Ellis,
in tho following eloqucnt exlract lrom
hcr rcccnt work, entitled thc Poetbx of
Life. Jour. Com.
"With our cstablished ideas of beauty,
grace, pathos. and sublimity, eilher con- hymn as she used to do. Scarcely had
iLa m m;t.0t mt nr n.'the mother suns two hnes of it, when
dedtothe widest range, we can derive Reg.na rushed from the crowd, bcgan to
from thc Scriptures a fund of gratification ,slnS L,t,aIso' and hrself
notto be foindin any mcmorial of past mother s arms. They both wept for joy,
or present time. Frorn the worms that nd ,ho u Colonel gave the aughter uP to
grovelinthodust beneath our fcet, to tho her mother. But the i little girl had no
track oftho leviathan in thc foaming P"0"19-" Pably had been mur.
dcep-from tho moth that corrupU the , de,d- She cIuDg to Reg.na. and would
sccret treasure, to thc cagle that soars not let her go, and so sho was taken home
abovc his eyry in tho clouds-from the th ,ReS,n- lhouSh h good and affec
wildass in the desert, to the lamb within t,onato mother was very poor.
tho shcphcrd's fold from thc consuming
locust.tothe cattle upon a thousand hills' THEODORE FRELING EIU YSEN.
from tho rose of Sharon to tho cedar of rm.ru i . L r.
Lebanon-from the cryslal stream, gush. 1,1B 'w.ng SKClCn or i.jr. rnmo.
ing forth out ofthe flinty rock, to the.HUYSES is taken from "the Gallcry of
wide walcrs of the delugo from the bar- American Portrails, by Gcorgo Watler
ren wasle to tho fruitful vineyard, and the sor)) published in 1830. As this distin
land flowing with milk and I'oney-from ! isllC(1 gen,icrna has bcen selected as a
the Ionely path of the wandcrer, to tho . .... . , ,.. n .,
gathcring of a mighty mullitude from 1 candidate for the Vico Presidency of the
the tcar that falls in sccrct, to the din of United States, this skctch, though taken
batlle, and Ihe shout of a triumphant host Jsomo yoars ago, will bc found intcresting
trom ino somaryin me wuaernoss, to
Ihc satrap on thc thronc-from thcmourn
cr clad in sackclolh, to thc prince in pur
ple robes from thc nnawinss of the
worm that dieth not to tht seraphic vis-,
ions of the blcst from the slill small
voice, to the liiunders of Omnipotcncc
from the dopths of hcll, to the regions of
ctcrnal glory, Ihero is no degree of beau
ty or deformitv, no tendency to good or
evil, no sliadc of darkncss or glcam of
light, which does not come within tho
cognizancc of thc Iloly Scriptures ; and
Ihercfore there is no imprcssioti or con"
ception of thc mind that may not find a
correspondir.g picture ; no thirst for cx
ccllcnce that may not mcct with ils full
supply ; and no condition of hnmanity
neccssarly c.xcluded from the unhniitcd
scope of adaptation and of sympathy com
prchcnded in thc Ianguagc and thc spirit
of tho Biblc."
POWER OF EARLY IMPRESS.
IONS.
BX Xtr.V. JOIIX TODD.
Manv ycars ago a German lcft his
country, and with his family camc to the
Statc of Pcnnsylvama, to hvo thcre.
Thcre wero no schonls there during the
week, oron the Sabbath, and no churches.
So thc poor man used to kccp his family
at hoinc on thc Sabbath, and tcach them
from God's words for he was a very good
man. in thc ycar 1 io, a drcadlul war
broke out in Canada bctwecn tho Frcnch
and tho English. The Indians joincd
thc Frcnch, and used to go to Pcnnsyl-
vania, burn houses, murdcr the peoplcand
carry off every thing they wanted. They
found tho dwclling ot this poor lierman.
The man, and his oldcst boy, and thc two
little girls, namcd Barbara and Rcgina,
were at homc, whilc thc wife and onc of
the boys were gorie to carry somo grain
to thc mill, a few miles off. The Indians
at once killcd tho man and his son, and
took thc two little cirls prisoncrs, ono
agcd tcn and tbc othcr ninc, and carried
them away, along with a creat many oth
cr wceping children whom they had taken
right after murdering their parents. It
was never known what becamc of Bar-
bara, the oldcst girl ; but Rcgina, with
another girl two years old, whom Kegina
had never seen before, were civen to an
old Indian woman who was very cruel
Hcr only son Iivnd with hcr, and suppor
ted hcr, but he was sometimes gonc for
sevcral weeks, and then thc old woman
used to scnd thc little girls to gatber roots
and herbs in thc woods,for the old woman
to eat ; and when they did not get
enough, she used to beat them cruelly.
Regina ncvcr forgot hcr good father and
mother, and the little girl always kcpt
closo to hcr. Shc taught tho little girl to
kncel down under the trecs and pray to
the Loid Jesus, and to say ovcr with her
all tho hymns which hcr parents had
taught her. In this state of slavery these
children Iived nine long years, till Regina
was about ninclecn, and her little friend
was cleven years old. Their hearts all
this time seemed to wish for that which
is good. They used to repcat not only
the tcxts of Scripturc which Rcgina could
remernber, but thcre was onc favorite
hymn which they often Raid over. In tho
year 1764, ihe kindncss of God brought
the English Colonel Bouquet to the place
where they were. Hc conquercd tho In
dians, made then ask for peacc. Hc
grantcd it on condition that all the white
prisoncrs and captives should bo givcn
him. More than four hundred were
brought to thc Colonel ; and among them,
theso two girls. 1 hey were all poorj
wretched looking objecis. ine uoionei
um ir. j, -,iiPrf n.n-lia! in
Pennsylvania,andhaditprintedinallthe petition, by a protective tanff; whtlethe
newspapers, that all the parents who had , Locofocos are in favor of buying what we
lost children by tho Indians, might come want from foreign nations, becausein
and see if they were among four hundred consequence of the low wages that pre
poor captives. Poor Rcgina's sorrowful vail there, we can buy of them cheapest
rnolher-a poor widow, among others, The Whigs are the American party, and
wentto Carlisleto see if sho could find, are in favor of sustainmg American in
her children! But when she got there, terests; the Locofocos are the British
.1.-j:j f nnftrnnw Rpriti!i ' Tiartv. and are in favor of sustainmjt Brit-
She had grown up, and Iooked, and dress-
ed and sookei.ke the Indians. Tho
mother went upand down among tho cap
tives weeping,but could not find hcr child.
Sho stood gazingjind wceping, when Col,
VT. WEDNESDAY, ' JUNE 19, 1844.
Bouquet camc up and said 'Do you rec
ollect notiiing by which jxur child might
be discoveredJ" Sho then said she rec-
ollcctcd cothing but a hymn which she
used often to sing fo bcr children, and
viiicii is as luuuna .
"Alone, yet not alono am I,
Tliough in this solitude so drcar ;
I feel my Savior always nigh,
He comes tho weary hour to cheer.
I am with him and hc with me,
E'en here alone I cannot be !"
The Colonel desircd herto sing the
t0 lho American Peonlc :
"Mr. FBEi.ixonTjrsE.v is bctwecn forty
and fifty ycars of ago. His countcnancc,
though grave, posscsscs much swectness,
is often lishted up with thc smileofbe'
ncvolence, andindicatcs great scnsibilily.
Thc last was, it is bclicvcd, the second
scssion hc had servcd in thc Scoaie of the
United States, and though it was ono in
which thc highcst intcllectual efforts wcrc
callcd into cxcrtion, hc did not fail bchind
tho most giftcd in tho conflict of mind
which was then cxhibilcd. Mr. F's views
are patriotic, bcnevolent, and cnlargcd :
animatcd by the spirit of philanthropy and
guidcd by tho dictatcs of a sound judge
mcnt, he is always found on tlic side oftho
oppressed and pcrsecutcd, and always thc
advocatc oftho true intcrcsts of his coun
try. Callcd out by tho natural feelings
of his bcart, and impclled bv a strong
scnsc of duly, hc cntercd into tho discus-
sion ofoncof thc most imporlant and in
tcresting subjects of legislation which has
for many ycars been uubmilted to thc
considcration of Congress, and displaycd
an acutncss of pcnctration, a dcpth of
fceling, and a powcr of cloqucnco which
havcclcvatcd himtoahigh rank among
thc orators and statcsmen of his country.
thc Indian question was onc in which hc
felt a deep interest, and on which hc
brought to bear all tho energics of a vigor
ous and cultivatcd mind. Tho subject
was adaptcd to thc naturo of his clo.
qucncc, nnd he did amplejusticc to it.
Thero is in Mr. Fiielixgiiuysex a zeal
and carncslness that give great cffect
to what he says, and a mcllowncss and
plaintivcncss in his tono which harmon
ize fincly with thc pathos ofthe subject on
which his eloqucnco is employed. His
voice has, perhaps, too much uniformity
in its intonations, but it falls agreeably
upon tho car, is listcned to with plcasure,
and its cffect would bc wondcrful ifit
wero modulated with morc art and made
to suit thc patticular scntiment which the
speakcr fcels. With thc qucstions on
which Mr. Frclinghuysen speaks, he pre
viously makes himself well acquainted
and ncvcr comcs unprcparcd to clucidatc,
amplify, and cnforcc tho various topics to
be discussed, Hc Ihinks profoundlyjind
juslly on whatcver ho attcmpts to handle,
and cmploys with great juogemcnl the
Iabors of othcrs as well as his own, to de
velope and cnlightcn wbatevcr may bo
dark, obscurc, or inlricate. But thc most
distinguishcd excellence of this gentlc
man is tho cxquisito moral and rcligious
tono which hc infuses into and which
brea'.hes through all ho uttcrs. Every
onc who listens admits its powcr, and
feels that ho is listcning to one wboso
heart is dceplyimbucd with religious puri
ty and truth. Mr. F. does not often cm
ploy his imagination. His mind is more
Iogical than poctical ; he prefers reason
ing to embellishmcnt, and cndeavors to
convincc rather than delight. His stylo
is chasle, and occasionally oratorical ; and
his action casy and appropriatc. Tho cor
rcctncss of his views, the soundncssof his
Ijudgemcnt, and the sincerity of his heart,
givc to all he says such lmprcssiveoess
and cffect that ho never riscs at his seat
that hc does not claim the undividcd aS
tcntion ofthe body of which he is a mem
ber. In shoit, his talents and virtues
rcnder him an honor to his State and an
ornnment to his country."
The Difference. The diflerence
between the Whigs and the Locofocos, in
regard to American labor, is: the "Whigs
are in favor of manufacturing all we can
in this country, and of protecting all en-
gaged in these mechanical and manufac-
tunnn occupations asainst toreign com-
ish mechanics and manufacturers. Which
cause do you espouse that ofthe Amen-
can eagle, or that ofthe British lion J Arc
you in favor ofthe noble bird, or ofthe
beast ( Uoston Auas,
From the Magntt.
PSYCHOLOGY WONDERFOL
FACTS.
The facts that I am about to relate are so
extraordinary that a few persons, pcrhaps,
will crcdit them; but as I can swear to them
as an eyc witness, I do not hesitate to pro
claim their truth, and if you judgc them wor
thy of public attention, I authorize you, in
publishing tbem to give my name if necessa
ry. r
I have always been more than sceptical on
what is callcd Mcsmcrism or Animal Mag
nctism. I had, beretofore, suspected deccp
tion when tbc parties interested were un
known to mc, or illusion and credulity if tbe
vcracity of the person could not be qucstion
ed. But, in spite of myself. I must confess
that conviction has been forced upon me af
ter wbat took place Tbursday, the 4th inst.
at Dr. T. Leger's rooms.
A week previous I was, with several friends
present at a private Lecture that that gentle
man dclivered on tbe sciencc that he calls
Psycho Durumy. I was indeed not a little
puzzled to witness cxperimcnts which provo
thc sight without the use of tbc eyes, aud
particularly to hcar a somnambule give a cor
rect description of the discase of persons wbo
were present, and could ncither be expected
to have called or their maledies be known in
advance. Still these singular phenomena
clairvoyance and intuition have bcen record
ed alrcady in mauy books written on the mat
ter, whilst the experiments of Thursday last
exceeded any thing I ever hcard, and do not
believe that sirailar facts have been rclated
before.
The Doctor had announced that he would
try to impart, by the sole power of his will, to
a person in the Psycho-Dunamie sleep, any
thought, scntiment, or passion, that the audi
ence would writc on a piece of paper, and
elicit the mimical, epokcn, aud musical ex
prcssion of it, although prescrving himself
thc most profound silence, aud without touc
ing or communicating in any physical way
wilh the somnambule.
About forty highly respcctable persons of
this city mct at thc appointed time, in the
rooms of the Doctor, No. 74, Broadway, to
witness tbe experiments that I will now suc
cinctly relate without father comment.
As soon as the Psycho-dunamic sleep was
produced, the audicncc agreed to writc on a
slip of paper; "Love of children," and to
givc it to thc doctor. He appcared to com
pose for a short while ; then extcndcd his
hands towards his paticnt, keeping them at
more than a foot distance, in a commauding
manner, without uttcring any word or sound.
Several minutcs clapsed without any percciv
able cffect; when slowly and by degrecs, the
samuabule begun to raisn her arms; she cross
cd tbem over bcr breast as if prcssing fondly
to bcr bosom a fancied babc, and imitatiug
all thc motions of a nurse who caresses hcr
infant. The feature of tbe Dr. assumed a
sterncr aspcct, and a short whilc after shc
opcnedier mouth, and saidin a low but pcr
fectly audiblc voice : Don't spcak, he wants
to sleep ! and she rocked gcntly her imagiued
child, singing iu an under tone, Bayou babc,
baby, bayc, &c.
You can casily suppose the general aston
ishment. But it was nothing in comparison
to what happencd immediately after. Scarce
ly had the Doctor, bya few motions ofhis
hands, at a distance, calmed his subject, than
"Love of God," "Veneration," had bcen
written on another piece of paper and hand
ed to the Doctor. Tbis time his silent cxcr
tions remaincd longcr without cflect. Ncv
crthcless, a Kind of clcctric commotion ap
pcared to shake thc paticnt; she joincd her
hands, bcntdown hcr head, and seemed lost
in a profound and pious mcditatiou. A few
minutcs after shc turned her head upwards,
and her lips moved as if uttering a tcrvent
prayer; then agaiu, as if yclding to a superior
forcc, she opcncd her mouth and pronounced
in a very emphatir manncr, a piece of poetry,
thc first linc of which, if I am correct was
The church asjumc- her wetdo of mourning
noiv,' &c.
She remained awhile as if lost in deep thought
during which the Doctor's mental cnergy was
evidently incrcasing. Though he prescrvcd
the same distance, he seemed by a pcculiar
raotion oi liis Hands to compet licr to kncel
I down, and when in that situation, he kept
tucm above ber lieau. l nen slie sang, witb
a voice remarkably sweet and impressivc,
the hymn
' O tbou to whom all creatsrea bow,'
Sbortly after, at a new motion of the Doctor,
she rose and sat down : her head fell on hcr
breast, and she appearcd to sleep ariain sound-
I ly and quietly; whilst the Doctor, evidently
exhausted and wet all over with perspiration,
fell, himself on his seat, but in a few secouds
resumed his self-posscssiou.
Not a word had been uttered ; the auriicnce
was struck with a kind of stupor. In thc
same silent way we then desired thc Dr. to
excite sorrow.
Hc reccwcd his exertions, which for a still
longcr time remained unanswercd. At last
the patient bccame agilated; she sigbed, shc
appeared despondent; shc clasped bcr hands
sobbed, and tears fell along her evidently suf
fering features. The Doctor, always men
tally, willed herto speak, and she exclaimed
in great anguish: "O my. dear mother! why
have I lost you! I am now alone! yes! alone
in the world !" and hcr cries and sobs smoth-
ered her voice.
The emotion and sympathy ofthe audience
was extreme. But soon the Doctor, by a
motion of his band, always at a distance, and
without uttering a sound, succeeded in calm
ing her; then as if he wished her to open her
mouth. he moved bis hands before her lips,
andshortly after, with an expressionof fecl-
ing that 1 could not descnbe, sbe sang thc
song entitled The Old Arm Cbair. -
Some persons will believe, perbaps, that
the patient could see the motions and gestures
ofthe Doctor, and be guided by tbem; but,
alas ! tbis last entrenchment is not even left to
the sceptic; the patient is a stonc-blind or
phan, well known as born blind, and cducated
at the Asylum for the blind, of this very
citv.
If Dr. L. could affect only onc persori, if
his wonderful power could take etlect on lns
subject alone, we would, perhaps, refusc to
believe our own senses, and suspect, although
we could not detect it, that we have been
nevertheless deceived by some skilful dclu
sion. But several other persons have obey
ed in the same manner. and nearly as fully as
the blind orphan, the mental commands of
the Doctor. I hare, mvself. been compelled
to move my limbs as he wished, in spite of
my exertions to the contrary. Sbould tbis
extraordinary power to be used by him only
to elicit those singular results, it would in
deed dcscrve already the attention ofthe Sci-i
NUMBER 7.
entiCc and the Philosopher, as illustrativo of
some of the most inteiesting points oi i sj
cbology. But the importance of it increases
considerably when we ascertain its influence
as means of curing diseases. The fact is,
that manv nersons of bieh and very respccta
ble standicg in this city, have bcen either
completely cured or grcauy rciievea irora
aflections of tbe most desperate charac-
ter. So Miss B P , tbe sister
ofone of our best writcrs ofthe day, was la
borlnc under a maladv of the snine for ihe
last tcn years; she is now cured, after about
nine weeks of t'sycno-uunamic treatmeni.
Miss E II , whose mind was de-
ranged for the last ten ycats, is now complete
Iv restorcd to societv. Miss EI T
who had bcen dcclarcd bv eminent Physicians
to be hopelessly consuinptivc, found her
health uuder tbe influence of five weeks of
Psvcho-dunainic nrocess. Mr. T N
, who had a liver complaint that had
bafHcd the skill of some of our best practi
tioners, found a pcrfect rehcf after three
weeks of Psvcho-dunamic attendance. In a
word, mauy othcr patients at thc Lecturcs of
the Doctor, gave the most satislactory account
ofthe rclief that they have expericnccd un
der his astouishinr means of practice. This
is unqucstionably tbc most useful part of
fsycho dunamy, and tne one nmcuougntto
call the attention of Physicians, as well as
that ofthe public at large.
I am, very respcctfully, yours,
F.
SONG OF THE GREEN MOUNTAIN
BOYS.
RespecUully dedicated to the Middlebury Clay
tiluD, uy tne Aumor.
Tcse, " DrigU rojy Morning."
The frecdom our fathers
.Have left us in trusl
Sball we see it fallcn, M
And tramplcd in dustl
Green Mountain boys, Green Mountain
boys
Never will see that day
Oh, rally, Oh, rally,
Ob, rally for Clay!
Our mountains and vallcys
Shall ring with his name;
Wbo joins not our halloo,
Shall hear us witb shame 1
Green Mountain boys, Green Mountain
boys,
Take your green sprigand away!
Come rally, Oh, rally,
Oh, rally for Clay!
Our mountains forcver
Shall shelter thc frcc ; .
Their cvergreen mantle
Unsullied shall le,
White Green Jlountain boys,Grecn Moun
tain boys
In their shadow shall stay !
Then rally, Oh rally,
Oh, rally for Clay I
The castern horizon
Is kindling with day,
Thc battle is gathcring
Rousc up and away)
Green Mountain boys, Green Mountain
boys,
Take your green sprig and away !
Oh, rally, Oh, rally,
Wc'H conquer with Clay!
From the Philadtlphia U. S. GazcUe.
THE DUTY OFTHE WHIGS.
Wc do not like to bo rcckoncd among thcsc
who arc called croakcrs, nnd vct juslico
to thoso for whom wo writc, and with
whom wc act, rrnuircs that we should ofT-
cr a monitory word on lho'prescnt statc
of arms, aud be constantly on tho "qui
vivc, whoever may bo nominatcd by
their opponcn's, or whoever offcnded by
that nnminalion. 'c nrantthnt, at tne
present momcnt, thc Locofoco party is as
cntircly scparatcd, as could bc desircd by
their opponcnts, or could bc cxpcctcd
from thc bad cliaractcr oftho principlcs
upon which they had bcen united. It is
most cvidcnt ih.it they are in a state
' of commotion and disquiotudc thnt, at tho
1 present mnmrnt, wnuld prevent them
! from canying morc tlnin two or three
! States. liut thcre are so many common
' obiccts amnn!? tbem. such a fixcd dishke
I i.i i:,: r it...
candidates, that wtdo wtong to depcnd
for asinglo moment, or, at most, for more
than a momcnt, upon their disagrccment.
They are now bcautifully separatcd, and
the scattcrcd members of the party look
as if they would wander any whcrc, nnd
be attractcd by any thing, rather than to
npproximato and re unite But this may
be dcceptivo ; it may prove that tho
snakc is scotchcd, not killcd ; and it is
the duly oftho Whigs to stand ready to
sccits parts join for unily of action.
We knovr that a portion of tho Tyler
party nro looking to sco such nrrange
ments between their lcaders and tho Lo
cofocos, as will cnsaro a concert of pur.
pose, whilo thero may appcar to ba an
hostility in action. They desiro to have
one Stato porlic-ned off td Tyler, and an
other, through pure Locofocoism ossigncd
to Polk ; and by this b-nion, under an ap
pearancc of disumon,thoy expcct, or rath
er they thrcaten, to defeat ATr Clay's
election by the collegc, and to throw the
choicc upon thc Houso of Represcnta
tivcs, where their bargain may be con
summatcd, by the election of ono party
to thc bad contmct, and thc bcncfit in
other respccts to the other party.
Against such wilcs we caulion the
Whigs hot.tbat any caution, on the part
ofthe Whigs, can prevent the compact,
but that it may. and it can, prevent the
results which the parties to that compact
desirc and expect.
Onc othcr plan wC have hcard sugges
ted as a possibility. Al r Polk is not quali.
fied for the office of President of Ihe Uni
ted States, even according to thc low
standard which has, of late, been adopted
and peoplo know this well. They un-
dcrstand it, and will act from it. Andit
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IS STEIVART'S BUILDISGS,
BY J. COBB JR.
BY WUOX JLLL ORDERS FOIC PKISTISO
IB(Q)(Q)S9
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Of every description will be neatly and
fashionably exccuted, at short notice.
is said that when the Loco party, in difT'
crcnt parts of thc Union, shall have cx
prcsscd their cause of dijqiiictudc with tho
nomination of Mr Polk, and have aignified
their prcference, then a new set of defc
gates will be asscmbled, another notnina".
tion bc made, and not only will our songs
bccomc uscless, but our bnttcries will bo
pointed the wrong way.
Wc do not know that any new nomina
tion will be made. but wc do knnw, nmf
we makc it thpgrounds ofour remnrks,
that every method will be ndoptcd that
party stratcgcm can justify. to defcat tho
Whigs, to take them by surprise, to drh'o
them from the fit-ld, or to divert them fronJ
cffectivc action.
Let our friends, then, bo rcady at all
points. and ct all limcs. Let the crgani
zation of thc party be pcrfected. Let no
man content himself with thc bare clco
tion of 'Clay and Frclinghuysen." The
will bc chosen, undoubtedly, and n majori-'
ty of one will muko tho President Am(
thc Vicc President, as much as nine.tenths
of tho voto of cvcry clcctorial college.
Rut there is somcthing duc tothc princi
plcs of thc party to which wc belong,
somcthing to thc incomparablc mcrilsof
tho mcn wc have nommated ; and wo
owe it to oursclvcs.our principlcs, nnd our'
mcn, to rally for all, to mako Ihc natiorr
feetliat it hns in Ilsclf a rccupnrntivc aud
a rcgenemtive powcr ; that east down,
shc is not dcstroycd ; that tlinuh they
may bc hiddcn and voicclcss for a timi-,
her principlcs nro vital aud elcrnal. ni:d
would, if nllowcd, rc-cstnblish lhmi'l-'
vcs.
Thcsc considcratinns call for action.
call for union, cull for organization. Let-
thc natinn fccl that it is not n party,- bnt
the pcoplc. that havo dono thc work of
rcforin. A pnrly has plungcd us iiitu tlitr
derpcst difflcully. Thc Whigs cull uport
thc peoplc, tho whole pcoplc, to come up
to the ballnl-box, clect Clay and Freling
liuyscn, and rostore principlcs and pros
pcrity to tho Union.
THE ISSUE PROTECTION AND
THE UNIONr. FREE TltADE
AND ANNEXATION!
We have one thing to say of tbc Loeofuco
National Couvention; it has threwn off tho
mask by which the Locofoco leaders in ihtj
North have long hoodwinked and chcatcd lliu
people, and run up thc black lla ofthe slavf
ocracracy, inicribcd wilh FKEE TRAD15
AND ANNEXATPON ! Do the Locofoco
lcaders of Vermont swallow this elose! Let
ihem sway away their hypocriticnl preteu
fions about Protcction they must supporf a"
bittcr cneuiy to that doctrinc; away n'uU
tlicir absurd caut about Dcmocracy ihry
are going for the extension of slavery and tho
nbsolutesuprcmacy of ihe slavcocratic aristnc
racy, by thc anuexation of Tcxa.-i. Theso
are thcgreatdistiuctivcprinciples of Polk antl
Dallis ; to support Ihcse men is to suppnrt
thcsc princpics. W'e say, then, let the Lo
cofoco leaders of Vermont toc the mark aml
acknowlcdge thc principlcs of their candid.it. s;
let them put the issuc, against proltction,
and for elcrnal tlarery, and sco where stand
the people of Vermont.
Wc appeal, however, to he pco:Ie of
Vermont, irrcsective of party leaders, to tr
this issue and rccord their vcrdict, -fur Clay
Protcction, and the poad old Union, or fnr
Polk, British Frcc Trade, and the pcrpetua
tion of slarfry. The Locofocos have present
ed lliis issuc: tliey liavc stskcd all on thc
dcstruction of the TarifT, aud the extension
and perpcluation ot slavery ; they have igno
Lly surren Jered the North to the slavcocracj J
they have put up a Southern amiexationist,
with thc design ofconcentraling all thc South,
and a Norlhern aunexationist wilh tbe hopo
of carryingjust enough of Northern dough-
faccs to answer Ihe purjose. r recmcn of
thc free States! friends of I'rotecliou ! ene-
mics ofAnncxation ! is it not time for all of
you, irrcspcctive of old party distinctions,
who agree in these great principlcs, to nnite
for their defeoce 1 We put the qucsiion to
those ofthe rank and file who are really foV
Protection! Wc put it to honcst auli slavery
mcn can you consistcntly throw away your
votcs and neutralize your opposition lo sI,f-
very and anncxatiou, by separatrng from ihtr
Whigranks JJo you not see that !y votms
forBirney instcad of Clay. you will jnst so
far aid Polk ? But enough: the erisis secms
to us to demand the union of all patriotic
mcn upon IIENR.Y CLAY, for Protcction
and again annexation oelieving that cn fiu
election depends thc succcss of the first and
the defeat ofthe last. Such is tbe opinion
of a dispassionate, clear-sighted and prudent
man, whose opimons are entitled to great
wcight. ExtractS from a letter to the editor:
"Washington, May 30. 1834.
DearSir: The nomination J of Polk and
Dallis wcrercteivcd with great surprise by ali
parties here, and certainly with great gratinca--
liod by the Whigs. A ticket might havo
been presented, which would bave embarrass
cd us in many Whig States, but I cannot iin
agine that under such a nomination as this,
we can be in dangcr in any Statc tha. had A
Whig majority in 1840, and one wo'uld thin'n
that even New Hampshire woold wince at
such a dreneh as Texas ahd Free-Trade at
one dosc.
is nou) cerlain thdl annaxation ean be dc-
fcatcd, ot excn dclaycd, only by the tltclion of
Uay. i he triumpu or the uemocratic par
ty, which now rallies, if at all under the ban
ner of slavery extended and perpetuated, anl
hostility to domestic industry, will ensure the
annexation of Texas, and ihe rcpeal f tbe
TarilTofl842 at the very next session of
Congress. This is a simple issue, and I see
nothow the friends of manufaetores.agiicnl
ture, and freedom, can be mistaken in dcter
mining on wbicb side they will act." Watrh
man. A Retort. Wbile the iinmcue tiroecs-
s;on of cutbusiastic Whigs was moving slow
ly along Baltimore street on 1 bursuay Jat, a
long-neck'd Loco, (a raregenus now-a-dajs.)
after endeavorinz lor some time to cach a
glimpse of 'tothertnd oftho proccssion.askcd
one or tbe washington delegauou it De couid
inform him "where thc end of those d d
fools wasl" Tbo young Whig readily re
plied. "Not exactly, sir; this is th ulivinff
equator."and reaches all around thc eailli,"