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Ftom Thiers’ “ Consulate and the t&apira.'*
NAPOLEON’S MARRIAGE WITH
JOSEPHINE
The eve of that grand solemnity now ap
proached ; that it to stay, Decem
ber. Josephine, who had foußßfavor with
the Holy Father by a kind or devout ness
much akin to that of the women ol Italy,
Josephine sought an interview with him, to
make an avowal which she hoped to turn to
good account. She, declared to Napoleon,
as, at the tirrie of her marriage, religious
ceremonies were sboilishcd.
The very throne* presented a strange
specimen of the msnners of the time. Na
poleon had put sn end ftrthis state of.things
for his sister, the princess Murat, by asking
the Cardinal Capture to give her the nup
tial benediction ; but'be had not chosen to
do the same for himself The PApe, scan
dalized by a situation w hich, in the eyes of
•ltd Church, was a mete doneubinage. bl
atantly demanded an interview of Napoleon,
and iu that intervidv declared that he could
aery well eonsecr|t him, for the conscuuu
’ cea of emperors bar! silver been inquired 4 **!
to by the Church, rdierTthey were to be
ernwtlfed, but flngdielcouM tipt by crowning
Josephine, give, the Sjauie cotiseccatson to a
State of coiiatjSjhtagef' Napoleon, irt Stated
against Josephine fur this interested revela
tion, fasting to ’’offend the Pope whom ho
VrewAto ha inflexible in matters of faith,
snivßoroovec,unwilling tosltei/a program
md%hich had always bletj puWsrrfed, con
seiwid to receive the nuptial benediction. —
Mmsephine, sharply reprimanded by her
husband, but delighted by her success, re
ceived, in the very night preceding jier cor
onation, the sacrament of mat riage in the
chapel of the Tuileries. It was Cardinal
Fesch, having Mile Talleyrand and Marshal
Beithieras witnesses, who, with the most
profound secrecy, martied the Emperor and
‘ Em pi ess. The secret was faithfully kept
until the epoch of the divorce. On the fol
lowing nmtning, the reddened eyes.of Jose
phine still Imre testimony of the tears w hich
these inWard agitations had cost her.
On Sunday, the 2d of December, a cold,
but clear wintet’s day, that population of
Paris, which forty years later, we have seen
crowding in similar weather, towards] the
m ■rtal remains of Napoleon, hurried to see
the passing of the imperial cortege. The
Pope first set out at ten o’clock in the morn
ing. s.Ki much earlier than the Emperor, in
order that the two colleges should tint hin
der each other. He was accompanied by a
numerous body of clergy, attired with the
most costly ornaments, and escorted by de
tachments of the impel ial guard. Aridity
decorated portico had been erected ail
•round the Palace Notre Dame, to receive,
•t their descent from their carriages, the
sovereigns and princes who were to pro
ceed to the ancient basilick. The Archhisli
optic, adorned with a luxury worthy of the
guests that it was to] shelter, was arranged
so that the Pope and the Emperor could test
there for an instant.
After a brief stay, the Pope entered the
church, where for several bouts there had
already been assembled the deputies of the
towns, the representatives of the magistracy 1
and of tbe army, the sixty bishops, with their
clergy, the Senate, the Legislative Body,
the Council of State, the priiif;*of. Nassau,
Hesse, and Baden, the arch -llor of.
the Germanic and | . ;\e min
isters of the different powers, fH| great
door of Notre Dame had been jj'! fed, be
cause the back of the imperial throne was
placed against it. The church, theiefore,
was entered by the side doors, situated at
the two extremities of the transversal nave.
When the Pope, preceded by the cross, and
by the ensigns of the successor of St. l’cter,
appeared within that ancient basilick of St.
Lnuia, all present ruse from their seats, and
500 musicians pealed forth in solemn strain
the consecrated chant, Titles Petrus. —
The effect of this was instant and sublime.
The Pope pr-icedad in a slow pace, directed
to the altar before which he knelt, and then
took Ids place on his throne that had been
prepared for him to the right of the altar.—
The sixty prelates of the French church
presented themselves in succession to salute
him. To each of them constitutional nr not,
his countenance was equally benevolent.—
The artival of the imperial family was now
awaited.
The cbutcli of Notre Dame was decora
ted with an unequalled magnificence.—
Hangings of velvet, sprinkled with golden
bees, descended from the roof to the pave
ment. At the foot of the ultnr stood two
plain arm-chairs which the Emperor and
Empress were to occupy before their crown
ing. At the west end of the church and
opposite tu the altar, raised upon tvvenly
fuur steps, and placed between columns,
which supported a pediment, stood an im
mense throne, a Sort of monument within a
monument, intended fur the Emperor, when
crowned, and his wife. It was the custom
in both the Roman and French lilual. The
.mon--c k did not seat himself on the throne
, SHF” he had been crowned by the Pun
* wCu.y now waited for the Emperor, and
Willed f>considerable time. This was
thaJaplu aaameeahle circumstance in this
RflßaU}’ Vfbe position ot the Pope
•r of tlm day, skid VerySiirtUar to fbe cos
tumes of the sixteenth century. He wore
• plumed hat' end a short mantle. He was
not lo assume the imperial customc until lie
reached the archbishopric, and at the mo
ment of entering the church. Escorted by
bis icarshals on horseback, he proceeded
•lowly along the Rue St. lionore, the Que
ry of the Seine, und the Pluce Notre Dame,
•midst tiie acclamations of immense crowds
delighted lo sea their favorite General be-
Cme Emperor, as though he hadnot achiev
ed this with his excitable passions, and his j
warlike heroism, and as If some touch of
• magic wand had done ihdir him. Napn
hJott, on.arriving before dm portico which
we have dlfesdy described, alighted from
his carriage, proceeded to the Archbishop
ric, took the crown, the sceptre, and the
imperii}: robe, and directed his coutse to the
cathedp). Beside him was borne the grand
crown, in the form of a tiara, and modelled
after ttwMf Charlemagne. After this first
stage ortho, ceremony he wore only the
crown of.the Ctesars, namely, a simple gol
den laurel,* All admired that noble head,
noble beneath that golden laurel, as some
antique medallion. Having entered the
church to the sound of pealing music he
knelt, and then passed on to the arm-chair
which he was to occupy previous to takir.g
possession of the throne.
The.'ceremony then commenced. The
sceptre, the sword, and the imperial Tojie
had been placed on the altar. The Pope
armninted the Emperoron the fiirehead, the
arms, and the hands, then blessed the sword,
with .which he girded him, and the sceptre
which he placed in his hand, and approach
ed to mko up the crown. Napoleon, who
had watched his movements, now, as he
settled the difficulty on the
*8 pot, by firmly,- though nntfaiolenlly, seiz
ing the crown, and placing it on his own
head. This action, which was perfectly ap
preciated by all present pr#!bce§ an indes
cribable efl’ect. Nspnleon.'fhen, taking the
ctnwn otthe Empress, and.approaching Jo
sephine, as blic knelt beforte him, placed it,
with a visible tenderness, lipon the heid of
‘the partner of hie fortunes} wVb at fha’t mo
ment burst into tears. This done, he pro
ceeded towards the gland throne. He as
cended it, followed by his brothers, bearing
the train of his robes. Then, the Pope, ac
cording to custom, advanced to the foot of
the throne to bless the new sovereign, and
to chant those words which greeted Charle
magne in the basilisk of St. Peter, when the
Roman cleigy suddenly proclaimed him
Emperor of the West; vivat in .etdrncm
semper Augustus. At this chant, shouts
of “lire l’ Emptreur” resounded through
the arches of Notre Dame ; the cannon ad
ding theit thunder announced to all Paris
the solemn moment of Napoleon’s consecra
tion, with all the forms received among
mankind.
Tbo arch-chancellor Conibaceres,present
er] him with the form ofthe oath, a bishop
handed him tho New Testament, and upon
the book of Christians he took that oath
which embodied the great principles of the
Revolution. A pnntificial high mass was
then chanted, and the day was far advanced
when the two colleges regained the Tuile
ries, through an immense concourse of peo
ple- n
“ Dow, J.” on Anatomy, Pathology, Phys
ics, tyc. —lt is a long time, Nitniod,since we
have proposed questions for you to answer
Suppose you get round on the other side of
this imposing stone, and let us see how near
you come to knowing as much as doctors.
Yes, sir—here 1 am.
Q. —How does man differ from the brute
creation 1
A.—He stands upright, but’ doesn’t act
so. He walks on two legs contrary to the
Bible, where it says, “ upon thy belly shall
,thou go all the days r.f thy life,” and the
jseed of the woman shall cotjh thee by the
t fljK—What is tlje office of theism 1
. —To grind over old ideas and pass.’em
l toss for new.
- p Q. —What isthe spina! marrow ?
s ; A.—Goose gease extracted from hot li
, iiings, leather tprons, and various other
I vegetables.
. Q. — What isquanandromliydrosudother
i npmia 1
, A. —That is what they call the water
. cure ; putting a cutiken man under a pump
i nose, or drownilg one’s self for love. It is
a sometimes practieci on diity faced children,
-but in a different/nnnner.
!. Q. —What is tie hnmoepathelic system?
] A.—Letting a patient look at a box of
:i pills, or making Hm walk past an apotheca
i ry’s shop twice c day.
Q. — Where i: situated the carotid arte
i ry ?
i A.—lt commmces both sides of the neck,
, at the shirt collir, passes up under the hat
- brim to the top .if the head, and down the
r insensate canal :nd terminates in both boots.
Q. — What is panacea?
- A.—A uui'ersnl medicine ; by many
- thought to he Irarnly and water.
i Q. — How Inig ought a person to remain
- in a warm ball ?
a A, —Till he finds bis toe nails floating on
J the surface of die water.
We are sttisfied; the examination is
] closed.— St. Louis Reveille.
Essay on Natural History, written during
‘ the intervals of business —by an Attorney. —
3 H’hei eas. Harmony pervade Creation, one
1 would expect to find analogies between na
-1 lure and the Law, whether common or stat
- ute —nor is the said expectation disappoint
-3 ed. The young Cuckoo, to wit, as is well
known, serves an Ejectment on the young
Hedge-spairow, co-tenant of the same nest
I with himself, the snul Cuckoo; though it
1 ; may be doubted whether, in “so doing, he
1 does not commit an assault. There is ho
1 question that the old Cuckoo, jitft ent of the
young Cuckoo, aforesaid, in laying and de
positing, her egg in the said nest, the prop
- erty of the Hedge-sparrow the elder, is guil
| ty of a trespass on the said property. In
■ this cas6 lihwever, there is no remedy;
which shows the superiority of the British
over the merely Natural Law. ltonks are
said to distrain upon each other's nests. —
The hawk, ovtd, weasel, polecat, fet ret, and
other cainivoia, setve writs of capias on
their prey ;. and I recollect many years ago
witnessing, with interest, the apprehension
of a chicken by n kite, on mesne process,
the abolition of which, in cases of debt, is
deeply to be regretted.
THE THUNDER CUST.
The loud wind roared, the thunder roll'd,
Fierce lightning split the sky.
And all the west seemed fringed in gold,
As I was reaping rye.
, I laid my sickle down to view 4
The grand and awful scene, I
But I didn't atay lo see it through— M
Oh no —l warn'/ so green, H
(D nr ® m mjsh maa- ©
Georgia Arrow, Root. —Col. Hallnwes, of
Camden county, has sent us a specimen of Ar
row Root prepared from his crop of 1845.
Owing to the severe drought of the past sum
mer, we are sorry to learn that Col. H. has not
realized quite as largely from his crop as he
did in 1844. In quality, however, the prepar
ed article is pronounced by good judges to he
decidedly superior. Col. H. has, thus far,
we understand, labored under great disad
vantages in regard to his machinery for pre
paring his crop—roost of it being of his owu
invention and manufacture. We commend
to his attention swell written and instructive
article on this subject, which lie will find in
the ‘Suppliment to Dr. Ure’s Dictionary of
the Aits,” Arc. He will there find detailed
the whole process of the manufacture, with
a variety of excellent plates illustrative of the
machinery, to he used.
We mentioned some time since, and will
here repeat, that a specimen of the product
of Col. Hallowe’s last crop, was carefully an
alysed by a distinguished physiciau of New
York who pronounced it equal if not supe
rior, to the best foreign article. When we
reflect that a vast prnpoitinn of the article,
generally found in our markets, is made up
of foreign substances—of adulterations of
the basest sou—it hecomes n matter of no
small astonishment that the American pro
duct is not more readily and advantageously
disposed of.— Savannah Republican.
Thu AWe. —There dtfTerenre
in the number of yaids Contained iV a mil*
in the different countries ‘flic following
table will he useful to geographical readers:
England or America 1.7G0 yards.
Russia, 1,109 * “
Italy, 1,476 “
Scotland 3nd Ireland 2,200 “
Poland, 4,400 “
Spain, 5,028 “
Germany, 4.566 “
.Sweden and Denmark, 7,223 “
Hungary. 8,80 “
Reslora/ion of St. Domingo
The Philadelphia U. S. ur
day, quotes fiom a kite pa
per, to effect that a re
potted at Havana, has Do
mingo and established a over
the Dominican Republican.
billion of President
Porteis. Tile black the
other part of the Island. Pres
ident l’iei ot, menaced in con
sequence of insults at
the Cape, for which an
is demanded.
The Turpentine Region.-Wftas part*f our
State has never, to our knowledgeßeen in
so prosperous a condition as at pßlent.
Lands have risen one, two or three hundred
per cent., negroes have risen probably fifty
per cent.; and labor is so profitably-that the
country is full of money to make invest-,
ments. At a late public sale in Wilmington
of fifty negroes, the overage price paid for
men, women and children, is stated to have
been 8550. In the lower part of Bladen,
hands hired for from 6126 to 8160. A gen
tleman who bad gone to Wilmington to sell
his turpentime, on pocketing SI9OO, remark
ed that that sum was tbe produce of the la
bor of four
Asa of things p
and fur the time, probably, many per
sons from the upper country are moving
down. The tide of western emigration may
be said to have censed entirely.—Fayette
ville Observer, 27 th ult.
Kentucky. —We learn from the Message
of Gov. Owsly that the affaiisof the State
are in a good condition. The amount ofthe
State debt, instead of being increased, is re
duced by tbe fiscal operations of last year;
the resources of the sinking fund have been
ample to pay promptly and punctually the
interest on the debt without anticipating
means; the avails of the Treasury have been
abundant to meet the ordiuarv expenses of
the Government, and leave an expected sur
plus on hand at the end of the next fiscal
year; the receipts from taxes, fiom turnpike
roads, from bank dividends, mid from the
rivers, have all been greater this year than
heretofore ; all going to show the solid pros
perity and tbe felicitous condition of the
Commonwealth, mid reflecting the highest
praise upon the able and faithful agents to
whom the administration of public affairs has
been so wisely and happily committed.
An extensive AJfray.--Al a ball in Frank
fort the other evening, a young gentleman,
it is said, took an undue liberty with a pret
ty lady’s pretty ringlet. The lady made
her complaint to the gentleman with whom
she was dancing. Thereupon, the last
named gentleman knocked the first named
gentleman down in the ball room. The
fight extend until, as we are told, fifteen or
twenty persons were engaged in it. Fists,
pistols and knives of all soils were floursh
ed, and some blood spilt, though no body
Was killed. Two of the yiersohr. who took
part in the affair, have since arrived here
•with the intention of settling the quarrel oil
the Indian shore.
It is said that an English officer sojourning
for a short lime at Fiankfort, was remark
ing on the day of the affray, that he had
heard much of Kentucky ‘rows,’ and that
it was his most anxious desire to see one.—
When the ball room fight got well under
way. a gentleman, who had lieatd the ex
pressed wish ofthe officer, ran to his loom
and told him what was going on. The of
ficer ran to the ball room, but the moment
he entered the door, a tremeudoos stray
fist knocked him down. He scrambled up
and ensconced himself in a corner where
he thought lie could look on in security.—
lie had not been there many minutes, how
ever, before a big fellow mistaking him for
another, rushed at him, exclaiming. “This
is the very scoundrel 1 have been look’iig
foi.” The officei darted like lightning
fiom the room, and, strange to say, lie has
not since been heard lo express the slight
est curiosity to see a Kentucky row.—Lou.
Canada. —We have no Moutreal papers
to-day, but the Albany Atlas of Thursday
contains advices fiom Montreal as late as
Tuesday, received through Virgil & Co’s
Express. The Montreal Times of the 26i1l
announced the arrival of dispatches fro dtp
England, appointing the Earl of Cathcatfl
Governor General, and directing the imnUre
diate embodiment of malitia. On this the’
Montreal Transcript remarks:
“The appointment of Earl Cathcart to the
government of this province has been, in all
probability, suggested by the uncertain na
ture of the relations at present existing be
tween Great Britain and the United States.
Although we by no means apprehend a war,
we can peifectly understand that the ap
pointment of a man possessing the military
reputation of Lord Cathcart, may be useful
in more ways than one.
The Transcript adds—
It is staled that thitteen thousand trnopV
of the line, including two companies of sap!
pera and miners, have been oidered immediJ
ately to this country. This will account fori
some of the recent movements that hovel
l taken place in the lower provinces. I
We suspect it will be found that the dis-l
patches confirm Lord Cathcarl’s temporary!
asrumption of the Government until a suc
cessor of Lord Metcalf can be determined
on. When Lord Metcalf reached England
the Mir.isteia had something to think of be
sides appointing colonial Governors.
The embodiment or enrollment ofthe ma-l
litia may have been'dfr&ttfdrnt’ rather sane*]
tinned; something of the Rind has been go-1
ing on in Canada f.u the last two or tbreel
months. We see no probability in the ru-|
mor of 13,000 troops of the line.— N. Y.l
Courier. I
Highly Important. —The Washington!
correspondent of the Baltimore Sun, thusl
happily liita off the excitement which wasl
occasioned by the ai rival of the news by thel
British steamer, and the consternation whiclil
it scattered among a ceitain class about tliel
Capitol. Writing to the Editors on the 24th
j ins!., he says :
| “ When your extra arrived through the|
j telegraph, there was a tremendous comma
j tinn. The cry arose far and wide. ** The
steamer’s arrived !” The men shouted, the
women looked bewildered, the children
1 wondered what was the matter, the dogs
barked, the roosters crowed, and last, but
not least, an incorrigible dandy was seen to
run oil'and pay his tailor’s bill.
“ Is there going to be war ?” asked an ap
ple woman.
“ Dreadful war,” -said a mischievous fel-l
low. 1
•• O then what shall I do, for 1 shall havel
to sell apples to the British, and folks say!
they aie bad pay.” I
“ The steamer’s arrived.” shouted a negrej
into a barber’s shop. “ Has it 1” said tha
barber as in bis excitement lie thrust th J
lather brush into the mouth of a shavee. I
“The news is come, 1 ’ shrieked a cook asl
she fell down in the kitchen with a large!
turkey, and a dish of oysters fried in butterl
“ The Hibernia has arrived,” said a cor!
poral of a volunteer company to hie wife. •
lie took down the inkstand tu wriie bis re-1
signalioti. I
TliereJs Vo be war,” said a young hladJ
to his sweet heart, “ anduynu worn
me I’ll enlist.” The dear creature gavji
him a “ long, long kiss of youth and love,’l
sweeter than the very sweetest loaf sugar!
and the Rev. Mr.— : was straightway!
called in to tie the knot. I
“ The steamer’s arrived,” said a married!
gentleman to a fair young creature, as hoi
looked into her face and caught a glimpse
of heaven in the depths of her deep blue
eyes. “So it seems,” said his wife, who
that moment came unexpected out of a dry
goods store, and caught Mr. Caudle and
Miss Prettyman together.”
A few hints to keep away Hard Times. —l
Rise eatly in the morning and be diligentl
during the day in attending to our b isiness.H
and not worry ourselves by our neighbor’s*
concerns. I
In stead of following the fashions of EuJ
rope, let us cultivate a spirit of independ
ence, and decide forourselves, liowour coats,
bats and boots shall be made. Keep out
of the streets, unless business calls us to
transact that which we cannot do in our
stores, shops of dwellings.
By all means keep away from drinking
and gambling houses.
When we boy an article of clothing study
commendable economy, at the same time
gel a good article, and when made take par
ticular care of it, and wear it regardless of
any change of fashion. Fashion is a great
tyrant, and men are fools lobe slaves to it.
Stay at home nights, improve our atudiea
bv reading, writing, or instructive conversa
tion, and retiro to our beds 8t an early hour.
Be kind to our relatives, obliging to our
friends and charitable to all.
Acquittal.—The Rev. Dr. Scott, pastor of
the I'resbyteiian church on Lafayette
Square New Otleans, lias been ncquilted by
the Presbytery of Louisiana, before whom
lie was arraigned on the charge of propaga
ting a falsehood during the late Presidential j
campaign, by slating that Ifenry Clay had
played cards on the Sabbath—and then de
nying that had so stated. The senior editor
of the Mobile Advertiser, announcing the
result of this trial, has the following rernaiks;
“ Suffice to say, the Reverend gentleman
has been acquitted, a result that will disap
point no one, when are considered his high
standing heretofore as a Minister of the
Gospel, his reputation as a pulpit orator,
and the interested character of the tribunal
that sat in judgement on his conduct. Yet,
the verilictnfall the Presbyteries and Synods
in Chriscndom would not convince us that
lie and his associates in this business, the
Rev. Mr. Lyon, of Columbus, had not been
guilty of propagating, wilfully and deliber
ately, a foul and unmitigated slander against
Henry Clay.” ,
■ • Mn, aiut Joe Smashy a court in ur
■Lucy?’
H ‘No ; what makes you think so 1’
■ • Why, always when he comos new her]
Klie sorter leans up to liiui, like • sick kitten]
Ko a ho! brick.’ j
hem, lhe v W,ai®;Vv;';i,?
lishts what folhfc^Cy’
Temple, and
nient, for which lW J '%}
preparing, is nov|§
downier.r coi^tfllHn
erty to
another who iifltVhiaHH
sequence is, all Naj9|
the saints were
with excitement. Hf|||
concluded to endflSgg
la r manner, was bfl|||
willing to go to
jecied, and
matched, the Lfßgp
difficulty, by giiriH|§|
Henry Clay. —General Jackson has troops
of friends whose feelings were linked to him
with hooks of steel, but we think it may be
asserted that note there is no one of the great
men of our country who has more allarbed
personal admirers than Henry Clay. The
Lexington Observer makes the following
extiaet of a letter from a distinguished’
Whig of Matthews county. Va.
I“1 have been long trying to.get my do
mestic matters in such a condition as would
enable me to visit your Stale, more to see
Vlr. Clay than for any other purpose, ant] if
God spares my life and his another year, I
mean to go.itand if he dies, still I’ll go and
see his grave and weep over it, bring some
of the earth from it, and put it around an
aloe that ntry wife is. growing ,- for such men
as he, like the aloe, bloom but once a cen
tury, if, indeed,. #o often.”
Mr. Clay. —The New Orleans Bee of
Wednesday, says : The Hon. Henry Clay
has Ibeen in our city some days, enjoying
nor fine climate in’ unostentatious privacy.
We bad the pleasure a day or two ago, of
shaking hands with-the veteran patriot and
statesman, and rejoiced at perceiving in lf,s
countenance the hues of health, ami in his
unbending form tokens that time degU leni
ently with him, and a greet) end vigorous
old age has succeeded a manhood full of en
ergy and usefulness,. God bless our Harry
of the
is still the jdpl of hi s puftiL and the honored
pot riot whom all good imul respect and rev- •
elmco.
W* Hemoi.racy of Alabama fr- A corres-
M..>d'jnt of tier Montgomery Advertiser,
■ dung from Tuib&kwsl, signed Montgom
fl,/, end vi%H known fciys the Alabama
X urnal) as a gentlemirfrof influence in his
Kjrt y, admits, that which hto long been ap
■brnn't, that the elements injlho Loco caul-
in a state of terrific convulsion, and
th°r- 1 fjar that the Democratic
IIII& this Stntslis about to be rent asun
||i||||Mh>r one, jfom against the division,
\ i to come, let us prepare for the
the storm, cveithing that tc
|||||||pt tolbe pure.
bility.
and disgust. This reasoning has but little
weight with the youthful mind; it is too
prudential—its advantages, seemingly, too
problematical; it conflicts with,the ardor of’
their feelings in whom ‘‘the bey-day of the
blood” is untamed. But the rash decisions
of early life are not unfrequently reversed
by the sober, deliberate judgment of our
malurer years. It is sometimes observed
by many who lack the first qualification of
Moralists, and acquaintance with mankind
and a capacity for nice discrimination, “that .
pleasure is at best a poor pursuit.” The
position is untenable. We were undoubt
edly intended by God to he happy : every
thing that conduces to the misery of his
creaturesjs opposed to his will, and sillUsw,
ever ten JatdViuUiply their/enjoyments well
pleasing in His sight. Those enjoyment*
must be stxclj. sg .accord with His precept
and would receive‘His apptobation. This
gives ‘ a ,n license to'tlie Sensual who impair
the,r health, vitiate their minds and destroy
Vnelr usefulness by an abuse of their facul
ties. lam unable to form the idea of a no
bler object than a man whose mind is fami
liar with the glorious truths of Science, who
bast subdued the stubborn passions dil'.biß
heart and extirpated bad habits, which siting
and entwined about his nature like embra
cing ivy around some venerable pile of an
tiquity. f
He has tivalled the labors of Hercules;
he stands a Demi-God,f tempt from the in
firmaries of humanity, unscathed by the fie
ry *rdeal of the world. This degree of per
fection is seldom, or never, .attained ; yet,
the portrait may serve to awaken emulation,
as the Madona, confessedly inimitable, stim
ulates the energies of the Artist. To him,
the volume of Nature presents no iblank.
He finds
“Tongues in trees, books in the running brooks,
Sermons in stones and good in every thing,”
In the skilfully wrought web of the spi
der, in the fell ravages of the merciless tor
nado, he discerns the might arid glory of
Jehovah, and reads a lesson, profitable,
pleasing and instructive. ‘ EDGAR,