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SHOES at his old stand. lie has now in his
employ, and engaged, several roost excellent
wolkineii; and is coufident that he can furnish
his customers with as workmanlike and durable
boot and shoes, as can bo purchased else
where. 1'articular attention will be given to
' V . . 5 FINE BOOTS.
Repairing done neatly, at short notice.
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ment of
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Accordeons, &c.
which he will sell ot low prices. Also, repairs
Watches, Clocks, Jewelry and Music Ilexes.
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fust received and for sale at No, 76, Music of
i all vin.in nnh ni violins. Accorueons.
wi.L.n. - ri.noniaM mT hhhiji. itiiilhts. unii-
joeai Perfumory, Confectionary, fruit, Toys,
Notions of all kinds. Clocks warranted or no
Mle. looking Glasses, Cigars, Tobacco, Sport
ing Apparatus, and a great many other articles
. i 1 . ! . .. Ooll alirl auufll Nfl
loo numerous 10 iuuuiiuh. . " -
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iTTOXIEY&BARBER,
WK3LE8ALE AND RETAIL DEALERS
IN Drues. Medicines, Chemicals.
' Painta. Oils. Varnishes, Turpentine,
' n Binrrw -"Wiridnw: Glass. Glass-
Rnnffk!' Tobaeoo. -Ciears. Sl)i-
um iaiiimi. r-eriamerv. rauuv n.iw
cles, Biationary, rnann oooas, -a
. i.. Mveil. and will keen constant
ff on fcand, a large and well -selected assort
jWrtiiefthe.abovearticle,'na ll 6Uiers uau-
" .. - tsva rwiiff Rtnrawhich thfiV will sell
it the towest cah prices; Every article sold
bv til ttwarraniea va do pure, n uu n-
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ine. rartiottiar bvwiihuu iu piu vj ..in..6
: tAavm arut nntfinff n n nrescrirjtions.
tmraiw compounds,, and preparations of all
-ST." m. f.ii.4iiAM.Brifliinff artinlua in our
Krnin.- Tr o ,av t "t"ae
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.REFORM.
f air. TnoxAS t. iiAaais.
A Talc peal. o'i r Mf.'i wildly ii'uvln water.,
Mure .tiirllliin llian tlio ainhoin nf tin! lotm
Nwch aa lite hymn wliorewlili i:irnri douKliler..
Wont forth of oM lo welvuma in the iiioml
It iliakr. with fear Ilia Depot alvrli anil hoary '
lie toiler, on lilt lilooil-eeiiienlril throne
It hri-athea Into the Warrior', our Ilia .lory.
ordiiy. when Btld. of blood will lie lliikiio .vii , '
II lilU lite gray old Idol-lime., whaw nllnr.
Are Ally liulhled o'er Ihe hollow touili
The Prion jtinid hi. liaitliilloii fuller.,
AiidtreiiOile. with .the pr."cleiice of their doonij
I'a!ehooi(, wj It fearful nirniiy di.wiuhle.,
Vi'iled in ilia dnrkite. of. neri.heil oko,
Anil Vleo within her gilded ehumlier, Ireinlile.,
And llule grow, durker .till with idlo rage. ,
Hut the ern.heil Ruiiilamnii hear. It, anil up.nrliureih
To linr.t hi. .hnckle. anil oueo more ha free,
Ami uliuiit. iiioml until Iho eeho riligetli
O'er the fur Mend, of the Kiutern .en.
1 h ' riilihfnl Iover nf hi. Rnee reolee
Tin. i'LiimilIim. i.u M. ....
- 1 lie Heer .nilh "Hloil .iienk. Iu iImiim! eiiriie.l voice.:
Kuttir. f. urfnl hiittle-fii-ld .hull yel he won."
Kwk lutllowetl Martyr of Ilia are.ahlon . . .
U'opetli for Joy within hi. darkelleil grnrn, '"' " 1
And ni'w-ljorn Vtrtf wuke with voice. itoM.mi
Tn eliunt the glorion. action, of the llruvet
O'er I'.urih it roll, like pen! of gathering tliiiiuU-r,
And Nation, ri.e from .hiinher on Ihe mkI,
And Angel. Iit, nil mule ujth lirenililei. wo.ukr,
In eelu, ill the I.iviiiK Soul of On 1! .
.O'i'r every ruilliint lulunil orCreniioii
T!n iiuiie of tlint .welliiitr peul 1. hnrne.
I.iniil beur. lo l.aml. uiul Xiititnt .liour. to Xniioti
The wiir-ery of the oge ll'funa Iliii'oiiv !
I.it in llint iiiiihty mn.ie O. my Brother !
Ili'cil ilniii ihtHe niithcin-voicc., a. ihay roll, ' Jer.
Ikelnirtiiig flume, thntdnrkne.. fiiiu would .inolh-
Ttiroiigli Hie deep chninher. of Ihe inner wul,
AVnlinir the pirii. iu it. deuihle.. power,
To gird it. nriiinr for tlio daily flglit
And in His rn'eiU' durk anil fearful hour '
lo f.,rtli to battle for the True nud lli.rht
lleiirlii ii, nud kur.t Iho .limy chniui of Kn.hion,
' ' Let the fulMi worldling .corn thee if he will;
Rie. nun-like, o'er the utoriu. of enrihly piipinit,
And -H ill with fearlcM breiut the tide of ill.
8ueciM will crown each nrdunii. endeavor.
And iriiin the .trifc thy .mil ri.e grewl nud free,
And deed itivo l.irlli lo deed, tlint roll forever,
Wave uUcrwave, o'er Time', gruud aiirc ea.
A erown of thorn, the foe may twine around theej
Pre., on. the way I. open, heed not Iheiii
Tho mournful wreuth, wherewith Ihuir hulc hutlt
houud thee, f
Slinll eliniie unto n tnrry dlndcin.
The erand of .oiil, Iho true, Iho nohle henrtcil,
Will hear thy .troke. and rally nt thy .ido.
And round thy brow, through rlrteil cloud, and parted ;
Hlreiiin down Ihe .mite of Clod. O, glorilh'd '.
From life and voice the wnkened world inherit
A legacy of Truth nud Iaivb .ulilime,
Whn.c chiirm .hall echo when thy cnnie.t .pirit
Re .u with tho Mighty of tho olden li j
Ke.t.. nih il with joy beyond all hiiinnu .lory,
A. kinking down, with calm anil find-tike eye.,
It view the Raeo, iu Mind'. Irnineundeiit glory.
Healing the .tnr-crnwneil mountain, of the .kic.!
Japan and the Isles of the Sea.
In tho beautiful nnJ glorious visions of
tho Prophets, tho "Isles of tho Sea" were
tho Inst order of Illumination and the
brightest stars in tho crown of tho final
restoration. This idea, if no other, gives
peculiar interest to tlio recent move
ments in that vast repository of islands,
tho Pacific Ocean. Everything has con
spired in the last quarter of a century to
give them new and extraordinary impor
tance. The Sandwich Islands havo been
reformed and revolutionized by our Mis
sionaries. Our Exploring Expedition
discovered new and strange land far to
wards tho South Polo. Borneo is just
emerging to tho light of knowledge un-
lei- the government of Mr. Bfooks Ru-
jah of Sarawak. That vast country, Aus
tralia, intended, a few years stnea, as a
Penal Colony, is formed into Statesand
a populous and prosperous country is
vindicating its right to freedom and civi
lization, So is oven New Zealand and
Van Dciinan's Land. Far to tho North
of thoso lie the great islands of Japan
Niphon and Jesso.- Of these islands less
has been known than of almost any part
of the earth. At present, somo enquiry
and interest is excited, by the fact that
our Government has sent a Naval Expe
dition to that region. Somo persons
seem to be alarmed, as if blood and car-
nago wcro actually before them. But, we
know of no reason why pur expensivo
Naval Force may ,not yet be employed
in extending our knowledge foreign
nations, and opening new avenuoa, of
commerce. The Isles of tho Sea , must
like tho Continents,- bo. ultimately
brought under the influence of Europo-
Amoiican Institutions; . and why should
we be the last in moving, where wo must
goon ho the first in power, on the high
way of tho Pacific? " -c
Japan hns been closed against all Eu
ropean anil American observation, on the
same principle aa China that of an ex
clusive State, neither seeking nor permit
ting foreign intercourse, The Dutch and
the Chincso are the only people, who
have ever been permitted to visit the
ountry. The Dutch have been allowed
a single factory in the country, and once
In four years an embassy io Jed do, guard
ed, however, all the way, and' allowed
but little observation. It is from the ac
count of some Dutch travellers, that all
Our scant knowledge of the country is
derived. iThe following particulars of
the Isl ands and government will, perhups,
interest those who have heard of the Japan
expedition.' '-"..y'.:' '.. '
' The Empire of Japan is said to extend
nvr most of the Islands from Latitude
gfj O; t0'iB'-r.'tw of
Latitude.' Rut the main Islands i of Kiu
in, Niphon and JesB0, lie .between Lat,
32 o and 45 0 North. , TbU is tha.aame
parnlell with tho best part of tho United'
Stoles.' The first of those, Klu'-sln, is
about 220 miles long; tho so:ond, Niphon
about 1000 miles; and Jcsso about 100
miles In length. The average breadth Is
about 100 miles. Tlicy. extend in the
ocean more than 2000 miles', and hove n
surface of abbot 180,000 squoro mUes.
Their population Is supposed to bo about
twenty millions, and Jeddo, tho cnpitoli
is estimated to contain 1,-800,000 per
sons, anJ to be 25 miles in circumfer
ence, Tho produc. ions of Jnpftn nro very nu
merous, and in great ubun lnncc. Among
them nro tea, Spices, Cotton, all the
grains and tropical fruits, Gold, Sul
phur, Cofleo, Jron, Ilice and Coul. It
is very obvious, from these facts, that
(his country contains tho elements of a
great commerce. In aldition to this, the
people nro iu ho physical arts among
the mpst civilizoj of the oriental world.
Morfy of our domestic manufactures arc
familiar to them; but beyond dbubt ma
ny of the fabrics which we make so cheap
by machinery, would find a rca:ly sale
there, in exchange for Tea and Gold.
Tho Empire of Japan i s. Govern
ment and Institutions, are tho most ro
mnrkablo in tho world. Its vast nnl.'ir.
al resources have enable 1 it to be exclu
sive, and its dark superstitions have con
structed a most conipliea'od, compound
Government, in which tho spiritual und
civil nttrtbu os aro strangely niixod. The
real Government is held by a Military
Despot, called Kouba, but the Spiritual
Government by the Duiti, resiJing as a
sort of prisoner ot Macago. Tho Govern
ment is divided into eight Administra
tive offices, viz:
1. Tho Centrul and Gcncrul Office.
2. Lpgislalion and Education.
3. AfTuirs of tho Pcoplo and Police.
4. Bureau of the Interior.
5. Bureau of War.
6. Bureau of Finance.
7. Bureau of Criminal Law.
8. Minister of the Rovnl Pnlnce.
The simple enumeration of these prove
tho Japanese to bo in many respects a
civilized pcoplo.
The Doiri is called tho "Son of Hea
ven, and is tho spiritual head of all re
ligion. He is however shti' up in the
Palnco of Macago, surrounded by innu
mer; ble Princes, nllowcd twelve concu.
bines, is addicted to Music and Poetry,
and the sun is not allowed. to shine up
on him.
Curiously enough the Koubn, or, po
litical Governor is likewiso o sort of
prisoner at Jeddo, on pretence that tho
mcro de'ails of . Government aro below
his notice! Tho truth is however, that
the actual Government is in the hands
of tho Cabinet Ministers, as it is in Eng
land. Tho Polico system is tho most
minute, and strict in the world; and as
a result property and person are singu
larly secure, and yet corporal punish
ment is rare. ' Wi.cn guilt is proved they
punish at onco. They have no gover
nor to pardon out, nor bailors to bribe
from punishment. It is a severe system,
but it is carrieo. into execution with loss
loss lo society, than exists in our coun
try.
Tho dark religion of those countries
are their worst fuwtures, and it can do
them no harm to let in the light of
Christianity, even though it should not
bo at once impressed upon their institu
'ions. Tho time is certainly not far dis
tnntwhen the "Isles of the Sea," shall
como to a gladsome light. .
To the Messonger of . Grace wo well
moy say:
Cio to many a tropic Me
In the bofom of the dee p,
Whero the skies forever .mite,
-. ; And the oppressed forever weep.
Where Ihe golden gntes of duy ,
Open on the pnlmy east, '
" ' There the bleeding cross di.plny. -
NAPOLEON AFTER ELBA.
Lamahtine continues to issue the
volumes of his Napoleonic history. In
tho following passage he describes that
remarkable scene which occurred be
tween Napoleon , and his soldiers, im
mediately after .the flight fromElba.
The story has been related a hundred
times, but novor more effectively than
by Lamartine.--Home Journal.
"On quitting La ; Mure, the EmperoJ
composed his vanguard of one hundred
picked men from that chosen body al
ways, under the orders of Cambronne.
Tnis General,' on advancing towards a
bridge at some distance from La Mure,
found himself in front of a new battal
ion, The envoy he sent to them with
signs of . peace was driven back,- .The
Emperor being informed, of this, 'again
dispatched i one of, his officers, Major
Rjioul. to attack the battalion which re
fused 40-. Open his route, but Raoul,
threatened with their fire, returned with-
ou "being- heard.c Napoleon fel that
the.;. moment bad arrived to put to the
toBt his own. ascendancy '.over his old
soldiers. . He passed through his column,
ordering U to halt, and rodo forward at
a gontU pace, almost alonoju al Vance
of his army. ' ; J 5
Whether he had been assured by his ac
complices at Grenoble that tho hearts
or this battalion beat in his favor; wheth
er tho habits of a soldier on tho battle
field lia l iquro.l him to look on death
with less rcpugnanco by tho firo thuii by
the sword; or that his soul, sinco his do-
parture from Elba, had concentrate 1 all
its powers in anticipation of this su
premo moment, and that he hod deemed
that his enterprise was well worth the
risk of life, certain it is that ho did not
hesitate a moment. Ho neither hasten
el nor slackened his stops, but ap
proached within ahundroi paces of tho
bayonets, which formed n wall before
him on the road.
Therohs discounted, gave the reins
to ono of his Polos, crossed his onus on
his breast, and advanced with measured
steps like a man whtf ' marches - to" his
death.' It was tho sptctro of tho imagi
nation of both army and pcoplo appear
ing suddenly, and, as if . rising from the
tomb, between Franc: of the prosont ond
the past. Ho wore thi costume in which
recollection, legend j and picture had
aliko enrnved him n the mcinerv of
nil: iho military hat, tho groon uniform
of tho light infantry; of the guur.l, the
over coat of dust-colored cloth, open and
displaying his undor dress, the high mil
itary boots, and spurs ringing on the
ground; his attitudo was that of roflec-
i!ah .l.t..t. .i- , . .i
.aiSin .mract, or oi
peaceful command, which doubts not of
obedience. Hvo descended a tlopa on
the road inclining towards the regiment
ho was about to accot. No groups of
porsone Loforaliim, beuiiln him. or be
hind him, prevented him from being seen
in nil tlio illusion of his pcr-onal pres
tige, his figure stonding out boldly and
olono ogninst tho background of the
high road, nnd the bluo firmament be
yond. To strike such a. man, whom the
soldiers recognized as their former idol,
would have been in their eyes not to
(i.L'.ht, but to assassinate. Napoleon had
calculated from afar this challenge of
glory to humanity and to tho heart of
the French soldier, and ho vvns not mis
taken: but it required a profound genius
to attempt, ond a Napoleon to accom
plish it. His grenadiers nt a great dis.
tance behind him, stood with their arms
reversed, as a token of peace. The offi
cer conminuUing ,jjio ..fifth. .Regiment,
doing violence perhaps to his feelings
in tho execution of his duty, or knowing
beforehand the resolution o! his soldiers
not to strike their Emperor, and only,
wishing to intimidate the army. of. Na
poleon by an appearance of discipline,
ordered his battalion to fire. The sol-
tiers appeared to obey, and took aim at
Napoleon, who, without stopping or bo-
traying any emotion, advanced within
ton al,.... nf tlio mnKhotn lnvll.,l nt 1,!k
breast, and elevating that spell-like and! aboul t0 lcavo ,ho Pulnco nml steP int0
resounding voice, which had so often di-! hls "mage, An attempt was made to re
reeled th mnnceuvres of the review, or' 8train him- "Sjwiw mo my children,'
of tho field of battle, 'Soldiers of the
Fifth Regiment,' he exclaimed, deliber
ately uncovering his breast and present
ing his naked bust to receive their fire,
'if thero is ono amongst you who would
kill his Emperor, let him do it, Hero 1
am!' There was no reply; oil remain
ed silent and motionless. Tlio soldiers
had not even loaded their muskets, as if
they distrusted themselves.
Having gono through the semblanco
of obedience an.l fidelity to discipline
they thought they had done their duty,
and that the heart might now be left to
its own course. And tho hearts of all
spoke with ono voice, At first a thrill
of feeling ran through the bnttalion, then
a few muskets were lowered, then a
greater number, and finally, the whole,
wlulq a cry ofvite 1 Emporeur issuod
from every motilh, which was replied to
by a shout frem the grenadiers of the
guard in tho distance, of 'Vive tho
Fifth Rogimcnt' of the line!' Some of
the officers quitted the ranks and took
the road to Grenoble, that they might no
bo carried away by the emotion of their
companies, whilS others wiped their
eyes, sheathed their swords, and yielded
to Jho general contagion. . The soldiers,
quitting the ranks, rushed along with the
people to surround the Empror, who
opened his arms to receive them; while
his 'own faithful soldiers following the
example', hastened to the. spot and min
gled in one group and one "acclamation
with those of the Fifth. . It was the junc.
tion of France past and presont, em
bracing each other at the call of glory
the Involuntary sedition of hearts... Na
poleon ' had conquer i., by disarming
himself;' his name alone had done bat
ttlei ' From this' momeni France was re
conquered, the trial 1iad been made the
example iveni' " '. ;ri .'-''r :
i-At a distance beople miiththe faithful
to duty'btii when near, enthusiasm
would seize On all; the example of the
Fifth .Regiment was worth more to the
Emperor thai the defection of ten armies.
(Napoleon's triumph was complete,
though evanescent, ond the royal family
were obliged to leave Paris precipitate
ly. In ihe following passage, Lamar-
lino rotates tho manner of their depar
ture: 1
"At the siht of the carriages which
had been prupnrud in secret, 'and enter
ed the court-yard at midnight, tho offi
cers of the National Guard, and the citi
r.cus who wore under arms to guard the
palace, rushed in disorder into tlio halls
and-staircnhcs of the chateau as if to op
pose the departure. Murshuls, generals,
officers, magistrates of Paris, youthful
enthusiasts of t lie return, or old com
panions in tho exile of the princes; men
who had been newly enlisted by the
charter, others wliolud been drawn to
the palace by a conformity of sentiment,
and participation in misfortune, courli
ers, magistrates, tradesmen, pcrs and
deputies, all keeping watch with sword
or heart over tho sovereign of their hopes
and their rumcnibrunco, spread them
selves in a stato of confusion, of irrita
tion, despair and tears, through tho gal
leries on I under tho 'porticoes through
which the liberal and peaceful monar
chy was about to pasr, and aguin with
draw from France. A depressed mur
mur muttered imprecations against the
violator of the coun'ry, and stifled sobs
arose from the breasts of all, while their
faces, blanched with emotion, appeared
! still more livid and feverish in the re
flt,clc.j light cf ihe torches carried for the
journey by the scrvunts and pazes. The
King at last appeared, and a thousand
voices were raised, "o thousand arms out
stretched, a thousand heads bowed, ond
b thousand knnrs bent before him. He
walked with difficulty, leaning on the
arm of tho Duke do Blacas, and sur
rounded by . the group of princes and
their most intimate friends. His fea
tures, though undisturbed by fear, bore
tho traces of the tragic calamities of his
house and country, and as his look wan
tiered with nn expression of benign and
sorrowful majesty over all thoso faces
which he recognized nnd saluted with a
slight inclination of his head, his hu
mid eyes seemed to contain the tears of
his people.
Without speaking a word he passed
through this lino of followers, familiars,
courtiers, and privato citizens, who
opened before him and closed after him,
somS darting forward and' seizing his
hands to kiss them, others touching the
skirt of his coat as if to preserve an im
- ei t .
prcssion ot nis person; an breaking
forth into lamentations nnd molting in
to tears, as if nt the sepulture of a reign,
or the death bed of a father of the peo
pie. At the foot of the staircase a thou-
8nna 8.WOr"S WCr Cr0SS,M over his hent1'
"D'"c" - . "eicnu or io a-
Ve"Se llim' At th 1(1S' moment, when
said he, 'spare me tho expression of the
pain I feci as well as you, at a separa
tion which is necessary for tho sake of
France. I wish to preserve you for my
own sake, and to preserve myself for
yours.- I will soon seoyou again, alas!
under what auspices!' The Duke dc
Berry and the Count d'Artois assisted
him into the carriage, closed the door,
bowed and saw him depart. For fear of
arousing attention, or exciting a display
of feeling on his way, the King would
have no escort as far as St. Denis; and
tho inhabitants of the streets ho travers
ed knew not that the enrriage they ' be
held bore away a dynasty. A single
officer of the mounted body guards fol
lowed the wheels of tho King's carriage
at a distance. The season was a severe
one tho night tempestuous and dark,
tho rain beat against the windows, gusts
of wind roared through the streets and
over the roofs of Paris, and the March
sky seemed to share in tho storms which
agitated the court, the capital, and the
people."
; ' AMERICAN HISTORY. :.
THE OFFICE OF THE HISTORIAN.
We alluded, in our notice of the re
cent numbor of the North American Re
view, to' what seems to us the peculiar
views'of that, periodical of tlio style in
which American .'history should be writ
ten. The views of the North American
are expressed , in a very brief notice of
Mr. Bancoft's fourth volume of the His
tory of the United Stales. The preceed-J
ing volumes of. that work won a wide
popularity, which could .scarcely have
been gained, except by very substantial
merits, end time, thus far, has Certainly
extended in -all their capacity the chan
nels through which ifcf. popularity has
been .rolling. .And we think ; that , 'the
posterity, about whose twtrd the re
viewer appears to feel solicitude and Bp-
prehension, will: receive Twith 'acclaim
the jrich treasure which the. genius' of
Mr. Bancroft has wafted to ward iu Li
teroiuro presents few examploa. if any
intioeii, wnero in sucn worna
Bancroft's, the' favorable award f con
temporaries has been reversed by posteri
ty. 1 ho s'.reum of time has not washed
out any of the merits of Herodotus, Thu
cydides, Gibbon, or Robertson, that
wcro rccognizod by their contemporar
ies. The historian who is a classic with
his own generation will cosily and sure
ly maintain his place with posterity.
But we must lot the critic express his
own view. In alluding to redeeming
traits in Bancroft's manner, the critic
says: "Ono other quality if hod, which
contributed largely to the success of the
work, though wo ere not sure that, it
will add to its merits in the estimation
of posterity. It was animated . through
out by a fervid spirit of patriotism; a
, f . - i. t i-at
love oi country too c.xanea io do uis-
criminating, and an a '.miration or the
American polity, which would brook no
limitations and admit of no defects, col
ored his pages so highly, that tho his
torian scorned to give place to the culo-
gist, and the leading personages of the
story lo be uniformly represented as
saints or heroes. Foreigners are apt to
ridicule such manifestations of national
feeling, and even Americans would re
quire its expression to bo moro temper
ate. The historian who would write for
posterity must remember that distance of
time has the same effect as distance of
place in sobering the judgment, and re
ducing all colors to a uniform neutral
tint."
We paused ovor theso sentiments for
somo time, uncertain of their meaning.
Iu looking over tho fields of literature it
was difficult for us to recogmzo that "a
fervid spirit of puiiiutUm,"- A ". ..
altcd love of country," were elements of
weakness in an American historian, for
whose exhibition posterity would be like
ly to forgot him. An ancient writer of
an epic history, a record of the seige of
Troy, certainly had an exuberant patri
otism, and an ardent love of country, but
posterity has not driven Homer into a
mass of "uniform neutral tint." - Such
has not been the fato of Virgil, of Hero
dotus, Thucydides, nor of Livy. We do
not know of any historian of his own
country who has undertaken a display
of "tho uniform neutral tint," whose
colors wore strong enough to break
through the shadows of posterity. They
havo been- completely drowned in the
ncutrul tint. -
The critic of the North American Re
view evidently anticipates that a time
will come when posterity will less ad
mire the virtues of tho fathers of the A
merican Republic than their contempor
aries. The idea is based upon the opin
ion that "distance of time has the same
effect as distance of place in sobering
the judgment, and reducing all colors lo
a uniform neutral tint." Now it seems
to us that all history proves the reverse
of this to be truo. The heroes and sages
of the American revolution will be like
ly to bo more uniformly admired by pos
terity than they were by their contempo
raries. The judgment of contemporar
ies is likely to bo warped by a groafvar
iety of personal relations which do not
enter into the feelings of posterity. Peri
cles is much more univorsally edmired
now than he was in Attica or her depen
dencies during his life, and for a long
period subsequent to his death. His
greatness created envy, his policy neces
sarily exasperated many powerful con
temporaries, and the continuous efforts
of Aristophanes and his satellites were
to reduce the colors in the character of
Pericles to "a uniform neutral tint."
Posterity has never attempted the neutral-
tinting that failed so signally in the
hands of the eontemporario' Of the great
Athenian statesmen..'.. Serene in his in
tollectual greatness, unrivalled in the
magnificence of his conceptions, and un
surpassed in theii execution; possessing,
in tha language of .Mr. Grate, "all the
mighty forcaste of Themistocles, coupled
with the pecuniary ; integrity-of; Aris
tfdes,"Periclesstands before -the world,
a more universal object of admiration
than he stood in the palmiest bqurs of
his Athenian greatness. His virtues,
like those of all truly great men,' have
survived the malice of his contemporary
enemies. And thus it js that distance
of time has ever, dealt .with the truly
great. The neutral tint never seizes
them. .Washington, Hamilton,. Adams,
and all the great worthies of the Ameri
can . revolution have, reached tha .first
stage of their journey through the terri
tories of posterity, and. they ,atandr,.ati
tht staje, much more nobU and glori
ous in ail their greatness than they did
among their contemporaries. Thi i?Bt-
ling of ambition, the aspeitiea.of :party
strife, the diacontBata oitpfroiirted
pirants, ; and th envybagf, wbaa Battue'
aw aepwwjiTingav0"" J
kano U.c,eyW.pojb, f
l ;a--c. . .. .. .. . -
eutral retgna . ati,;ir::.
these dead evils, while tk nnM t:".
attempted Wdiscolor with neotnt -c'
h&ia
M Bolill. fa
ppreciated .wortii.v. , tis& y. v .l:C ' ; -0...; .
of appreciated
If . then, all htoty iiv
bly, the very alemenU of Mr. Bancrefi'a :
monnei, which aro. named as hll-weakness,
will prove this soresj pasapof tfvto
the favor of posterity, ,fo. man oed .
fear that he can love: his - country ip9
much, or in too exalted e degree, and
whan he wins tho favor of such a coanr
try as Mr; Bancroft's he .will. be apt. to
survive "the ridicule of foreigners,", to
which the critic so strangely alludes, If ,
we were the author, of Bancroft's his
lory of the Commonwealth of Connectt-,
cut, we would petieutly endure tha idi.
culo of all the "foreigners? who night
have heart for the work. -. V. - V .; ,
We regret to see such aaatimeuto at
these we have quoted from the North A-
mnrican Review, in such a periodical. .
It is strange teaching that an American
may have too "fervid a patriotism," "too
exalted a lovo of country," may cling
with too much admiration to the "polity
of his country," end the teaching .be
comes the stranger, when an American
is warned that by such "manifestations
of natural feeling," he is "apt lo excite'
the ridiculo of foreigners.". ;What a tr '
rible retribution in view of the offencef
If it were possible for those who havo
exchanged 'corruption for incorruptien,
to resume their habiliments of clay, and
tho critic of the North American eoubj
be induced to write an American history
aftei the "manner" of tho "uniform near
tral tint," Mr. Bancroft might afford to
revisit the earth with his critic two Cen- -
turies hence. The exhibitor of the "for- .
vid patriotism" would, find himsolf a
welcome guest in many- hearts; .while
the "neutral tintor" would find himself
"a stranger in a strange land." Louis
ville Journal. :. ." ; .' '-- -1
Ton. Benton on the UeaestoaoV t
The following admirab'e views appear
in a recent speech of Missouri's distin
guished son, delivered in St. LtjuJs coun-
y: ... .'.
The ex-Senator explained the nature
of a "homestead." He said it was a pro
vision for a family, intended to enable the
mother to raise up her children under her
own care, and train thorn to habits of in
dustry, feeling of independence, and prin
ciples of virtue. It was to be secured to
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the family during the lite time ol the pa
rents, and until the youngest child was
21 years of age. No debt could take,
nor the fathet sell it, during that time.
It was a Democratic measure, first sug
gested by Mr. Jefferson above 40 years
ago, proposed by himself in - Congress
above 20 years ago, lately adopted in
several States, and at present in the Con
gress of the United States, . But the Con
gress law was imperfect. - It was good as
far as it went, but did not go far enough. It
gave a home only to those' who had no
land; it gave 100 acres: but the man who
had bought and paid for 40 acres, or 80
acres, ought to have the quantity made
up by donation to 100 acres. ' He was
in favor of that. ', But Congress can on
ly act'on public land, and iheho'tneittad
is for all families; and any man should
be allowed to consecra e his land to the
same sacred purpose, limited in quantity
and value and the same for jll, that all
families may be taken care of, and all
mothors have a shelter and a testing place
for their children, and all children, saved
from dispersion and destruction on a
count of the poverty or misfortune of the
parents. It would require State legisla
tion to nerfert the mnAmr. . ' .
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t '.. J i it j . .. "' '-.V s -: e
iv mcaeuiu, uuu ue uia noi so coaracte"- . -f j.
ize it in the usual sense of the phrase, a a ' 'j?'J'
beine first -nronosed hv' i-HMuuni:.'
man. He might do so, and truly, as far 1 X-0i$' ''
as he believed, Mr.: Jefferson; near- AO y
yoars ago, boingihe 4rwtih&M?ft$&i
"io recommend it; and binwelf aliotit 'ni''M0p
years ago, in a speech In the senate, well i
known at the time as the Granny WhUg'l.ifM
speech, being ihe first to propose ti. ' He Sf,'
might claim it aa a 'democtttit'meatai
on account Of that paternity; but that woa
uui ma ujuue pi uecining on the pouneai ;
character of measures; It miilktrauit4' -
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