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tv his colleague, (Mr. Butler,) but even that, iii my judgment, was unnecessary. Years after ,i e celbrated Thermopylte,a traveller,in visiting ■he spot, found a monument with the simple nsC ription : “Stanger, go tell in Lacedcmon, ia t we died in obedience to her lews.” “Why '. lti he asked, that the names of those who fell ;, e rd are not inscribed on the stone?” “Be ciusC)' was the proud reply, ‘it is impossible that s Greek should ever forget.’ Thus,even so it is ofhini of whom I speak. His acts are graven cn the hearts of his countrymen, and time has not the power to obliterate the characters thro’- ont this broad land. The meanest and mighti. e st river rolls mingling with his fame forever, living in an age remarkable above all for its intelligence, surrounded through life by men, jnvonc of whom wonld have marked an era inf die world’s history, and stamped the times in which he lived with an immortality, Mr. Cal fot'tt yet attained an intellectual eminence not only unsurpassed, but unequalled in all its parts by any of his great compeers. The great ligth is new extinguished; a scat in this Senate has been made vacant, which cannot be tilled ; the sad tidings has been borne on the lightning wings to] the remote corners of the Republic, and millions!! of freemen are now mourning with us over one] who was scarcely lower thnn the angels. And now, Mr. President, i must be permitted! to express my gratification at what we have this! day heard and witnessed. Kentucky has spo-| ken, and through the lips of one who is not only} her greatest Statesman, but the world’s greatest living Orator. The great Expounder of the Constitution, whose massive intellect seems to comprehend and give clearness to all things be neath the sun, hath spoken for the Common wealth of Massachusetts. From every qnartcr the ablest and most exalted in the land have mingled with the voice of mourning notes of the highest admiration. These crowded galleries, end these distinguished gentlemen upon our floor, all indicate that here have bards, ariists, sigea, reverently met to waive each separating plea nf sect, claim, party and degree, all honor ing him on whom nature ail honor shed. The question then being taken upon the reso lutions they were adopted unanimously. The Vice President appointed Messrs. Davis, of Mississippi, Atchison, Dodge, of Wis consin, Dickinson, and Grf.en, the Committee To superintend the funerai arrangements. The! Senate then adjourned to me to-morrow, at 12! o'clock, to attend the funeral obsequies. Similar proceedings were had in the House,] andMcssis. Holmes, Winthrop, and Nenablf.J spoke. J.E.C. I MACON ,G A . I SATURDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL (i. XT’A meeting of a number of the friends of! Mr. Calhoun, was held at the Council Chamber! in this city on Thursday last, when Col. W. 8.l Parker was called to the chair and A. ll.Colquitt l.sq. appointed Secretary. The Rev, Mr.Sliank lin addressed the meeting in which he disclaim ed all party feelings, and only wished to pay a merited tribute to the character of the illustrious deceased,which was all that was ‘good in morals and excellent in intellect." Having been born and bred in Mr. C’s neighborhood, lie knew him well, and only knew, to love him. lie related many instances of Mr. C’s greatness in small] things,and of his republican simplicity; and sta-| I ted that from conversations which lie had held] I with tho deceased he was satisfied that he was a| firm believer in the Christian Religion. After! .Mr. S. had concluded, Col. A. H. Chappell ad-5 dressed the meeting in a’very neat manner, in! which he glanced at the splendid career of the! noble statesman, whose patriotism has neverbeen! excelled. After he concluded his remarks the] following gentlemen were appointed a Cornmit-I | tec to co operate with the City Authorities, in] making the necessary arrangements to honor the] memory of the deceased, viz. lion. A. 11. Chap-] pell, Col. 11. A. L. Atkinson, Rev. S. L. Stevens,! Joint J. Jones and S. J. Ray, Esqs. After* vvliicli the meeting adjourned. P S. Since the above was in type the follow-] : i ;l g Proclamation has been handed us for publi cation : Mayor’s Ollice, ) Macon, April 6, 1850. 5 Die sad tidings of the decease of the Hon. JOHN C. CALHOUN, having been communi cated to the Mayor aud Council, the Citizens ofg Macon and vicinity are respectfully invited to] meet at the City Haii, on \Y EDNESDAY Next,! •lie 10th inst., at half past 10 o’clock, to adopt] Measures expressive of their deep sense of this Steal public bereavement. GEO. M. LOGAN, Mayor. Hutching’s Panorama. —The lovers of the Lne Arts would be highly gratified by visiting fas beautiful Paintingdurrng its stay in our citv Election. —Seventy-six votes, (a good num ber,) were cast in this city on Tuesday last, for tlieDelegates to the Nashville Convention. In Savannah 43d—In Augusta 116—In Columbus M3. Godey’s Lady’s Book— The April number! pf this excellent monthly has been received.! rh'ch f u ||y sustains its former high reputation. Holden's Magazine. — We have received Mie April uumber of this cheap monthly, from "liicli an excellent article will he found on tho first page of this paper. Graham s Magazine.—A great improvement ,s promised in this work at tli o commencement] 01 the new volume in July»next. "K V\ eeki.iks. —The Philadelphia Courier, "birday Evening Post, Scott's Paper , and Fitz r rr " , il s City Rem, are ail excellent papers, and l,| * c w ' s l*ing a paper from that city, would no * '"'it be pleased with cither of them. "tor Oil.—Several enterprising citizens] ( . ■'l'atna, have commenced manufacturing] ( j s,or Oil in good earnest. Mr. John 111 ( J ,,sr>ll l| i Marengo county willmako soinel '* "r ten barrels this year. A portion of liisl „ Uct !' as been sold in Mobile, at $2 perl , t " n ' Next year he expects to go more cx-| rl ) in'o the business. i Death of the Hod. John C. Calhoun. By this time our readers all have heard the sad tidings of Mr. Calhoun's death. To every! heart that loved or venerated that surpassing intellect, this bare announcement is eloquent enough, of profoundest sorrow. Ilis personal friends must indeed feel as though an unspeaka' ble bereavement has befallen them. Their pride and glory—their model of all that was great and good—their noblest sample ofwliat qualities of mind and heart it took to make a man, is gone— is gone. The true friend to this Union and to the pure administration of our Constitution—or the one who, proud that he himself is an Ameri can citizen, boasts of the jewels of his country, must feel that one of the brightest lights of the laud is extinguished forever, and that one of the very truest of all the guardians of our common freedom, has been relieved from guard, to watch for us no more. But to the Southern man who loves bis home, who feels for her note, who for many a long day, has, without stopping to think of a prop and stay that would he sufficient for his sunny land in her troubles, instinctively turned to him as more than a match for any foe, [thiscup of affliction h is becu most bitterly drug feed. For he has never once permitted himself [to think that Mr. Calhoun was growing old, or ■that while the South was in peril and wanted [him, he could ever die. He has never stopped [to think of w ho could succeed him, because that [was so impossible, lie fondly thought that the [necessity could never be forced on us. But as no joy is ever gathered on this earth that does not taste something of death’s bitterness, so no sorrow is w’ithout some alleviation. And it will be no small comfort to Mr. Calhoun’s devoted friends as well as his admirers, to see how men’s minds will change now death has become inter preter for their reviled and slighted leader—to mark how those who, confident that no injustice could sour or neglect alienate that heart from his duty, will shed bitter tears now that it is too lute, to oiler the tribute ofgrateful hearts to their [truest frienl—and that now his task is done, it ]was finished without that plaudit of “ well done [good and faithful servant,” he so much deserved [But nature will cry out against the heart that is [false to her. Mr. Calhoun’s friends know—his [enemies know—his petty rivals and because [rivals, detractors know, that if there be another [man besides Washington, that was ever born [here or ever died here, whose grave would dig jnify a pilgrimage, that grave is the one that holds [in its cerements the still heart ofJotiN Caldwell [Calhoun. The old and jealous and selfish may [disparage him, but the American youth, too [young to be venal, will in coming times worship [liis memory. And the day is now coming when to the Southern man, who has listened to his warnings,as did the Greeks to Cassandra’s, his words will appear to have been the words of a prophet. May God avert the hour when all o* us here may have to feel that Calhoun’s daring and unfaltering resistance to oppression—his perfect devotednoss to the safety and honor of his home, and his noble self immolation for our sakes, are not only a part of the cherished houors of the South, but her shame as well as her glory. We have been so accustomed to think of Mr.l Calhoun in connection with our defense and] safety—with the proud vindication ofour honor] and as one of our darling jewels, that we had] scarcely allowed ourselves to believe that we] [could lose him. But alas! he is gone to that [“bourne w hence no traveller returns," and wc [have cause to fear “vve never shall look upon] [his like again.” Will we ever again see such] [purity—such infinite reach of mind—the same [proud strength of soul and purpose that never] [fullered —and the same inimitable model of the] [Republican Statesman ? No never vve fear.— [But so long as virtue shall sway the young heart tor true greatness win to its side the generous and [noble of all ages, wo will have in Mr. Calhoun’s [life and character the model of a true man to [foiiovv and to cherish. | Premiums for New Discoveries. —Mr. Ew [bank, in his report from the Patent Ollice, sub [mitted to Congress, makes some important sug [gessions relative to the proper encouragement [and fosteringthe developement of new discover ies and improvement in science and arts. He [considers no subjects connected with sectional, [national or mundane advancement with the pro gress of a people or the species, with the lowest [or highest purposes of existence, can compare [in importance with them. Legislation in this [country has as yet done but little towards this [grat subject. But an effort is now being made [to wipe away the reproach—not by soliciting money from the Treasury, nor putting the pub lic to any expence whatever—simply by allow ing the surplus money of the Patent Fund to be expended for the benefit of those who paid it, upon the condition of the public receiving for it anew and increased value. He therefore suggests that one hundred thousand dollars of the Patent Fund be held sacred and intact as a permanent Inventor’s Premium Fund ; from the interest which rewards in money may b< distributed once every four years, for the most important additions to science and the useful arts. [ Among the subjects for premiums he suggests. iO’ie o! SIO,OOO for a locomotive plough, or plough and borrow combined. One of .$20,000 for tho first steamship or other vessel that makes three consecutive trips acros the Atlantic at an average speed of not less than twenty miles per hour. Another of $20,000 for the first vessel that does the same at an average speed of not less than twenty-five miles per hour. One of SIOO,OOO for the, first person who, within a cer tain number of years, shall render electricity available as an economical, efficiant and general prime-mover; or who shall make known the means by which atmopheric pressure can be profitably employed in the propulsion of a sea going vessel nnd land locomotive, or ns a general propeller or fixed machinery, hy some rapid mode of expelling air from a cylinder of anni hilating it in a piston; or who developes an ex plosive or other prrtne-rnover, applicable, encr [getic and economical as the vapor, of water,and [whose exciting and transmuting machinism is [less massive and costly than that of the steam [engine. He recommends the whole Patent [Fund to he devoted henceforth to the encourage [incnt and facilitation ofthe effortsof inventors,] [and that, in addition to national premiums for] [new discoveries, there should be a regular an-] [iiual publication of the specification and draw ings of all now invention, nnd the publication' [of a general analytical and discriptive index oft [inventions, at an cMimnted cost of $6909- THE SOI Tli IS IN DANGER. “Awake ! arise, or be forever fallen !" We scarcely open a paper of late, without see ing a notice of a speedy adjustment of the diffi culties existing betweenlhe North and the South —whilst in our opinion the breach is as great as ever. Grant that Congress may pass a hill au thorizing the surrender offugitive slaves, and not press the Wilmot Proviso—and yet the peo ple of the non-slaveholding States shall refuse to pass laws requiring the surrender of said slaves (as the Legislature ofOhio did a few days since,) aud we ask of what avail will it all be in its practical operation upon our people ? Why ju9t none at all. Then why should we longer dally ? —Does not the South see, or that part of it that cares at all to sec, that the coil is draw ing surely and strongly around us. The flum mery and effervescence of Senatorial display is over—men lionized themselves for a day and what better off are we of the South for it all? We have been fighting against the Wilmot Pro viso, and after many a day’s hard battling we throw up our caps and make the welkin ring because we have been subsidized by- a handful ofthe enemy. The cry ha 9 been raised by some of victory, and wc ask victory over what ?—Why the answer is, over the Wilmot Proviso, llow? Why by admitting California and leaving all the other territory just so, to bo sure. And this is the game and this is to be the game—until it is played out. Would to God all our enemies had] been honest from the first. That the slick-faced] traitor pretending conciliation, while all tho time] he was plotting ruin, had rolled up his sleeves] and made at us in earnest. That wolves in sheep’s clothing, that went sneaking round what they meant to do finally, had like our vilest abusers and openest enemies, told us right out what we had a right to expect. Then we might possibly have been aroused aud united, because we saw in a huge heap our trouble any disgrace in the path before us. We say then we might possibly have been aroused—but as the policy is now wc do not believe it possible. For our] enemies like the Doctors in the old Inquisition.] have kept their fingers on our pulse all the time] and now they know exactly what we can bear] Hasten slowly is the Northern policy—no violent] revulsions are to be risked—gradually bring the] South down to her right level—little by little quench herfire and subdue her high spirit slowly and it will be done surely. Well we have no [doubt these tactics will succeed if kept up per severingly. The lesson was taught long ago by the old English fisherwornan who trained her eels to bear skinning very patiently, by continu ing to skin on. Oh before Heaven it is a shame for us to get on in this matter as we do. Make! a fair trade with the Nortli for our peace at once] and share as deep as we can while doing it] Let, if we please, our rights, our honor, our social] and political standing,go to the dogs, and if we] are really not to have what was promised us] when we set in with the concern, then let us] take the very best wc can get out of the “ bre-J thren” who have outwitted us by a big swindle I and then defied us afterwards. If this is not] palatable let us quit the rascally partnership—{ \if they trill let us, and if we think it most prudent! not to do this against the will of our betters.] [then let us stick by them like a bur and give til! [tor tat. To the namby-pamby essayists upon our] [gloriousUnion this will be delightful no donbt, [unless they could succeed in persuading us to [submit. And while we are working out the [glorious compromises now preparing for us— [while these villainous drafts on our patience and [stupidity are maturing to be again and again pro tested and dishonored, wc cun bo amusing our selves writing lung lectures to the North, and [threatening what vve will do iftliey act so again [ —firing up our brave orators to get up more steam for the time when Seward comes at us in the States, and shews to his constituents how if the Constitution does not allow the abolition of slave ry every*ctit 7C) uGu does. V\ c are pushed to the wall just here and do not sec how wc can back out any further, for when this day comes what will we compromise on? Possibly we have it—the North will agree to pay us such a per cent, on the value of our property, if we will, for the glorious Union, al low them to send the “National disgaace” away. Or if parties are raised on that issue and grow warm, wc may, to escape the charge of ultraism, agree to give up the Negroes, after working them so long, after the law for their “discharge from labor” passes. No doubt Mr. Clay, if alive, or the “God.like,” will be brave enough to propose rhis middle ground, after abusing roundly both Nortli and South for being so ultra. May he too Mr. Foots. will he there with his measure ot deliverance and safely, liis Committee of Thir teen, and wc think we may count on his friendj and patron Gen. Cass, supporting a project so extremely reasonable. VY'e think it likely that should the Slave States allow this adjustment of this u great question," Mr. will avow it as his firm belief, and if he is in hisscat, “give it his vote,” that the South may manufacture cotton goods,though it should interfere with the interests of the Eree States to some exteut.— This right would be clearly derived by a fair im-j plication from the compromise to send the slave population away or let it remain after the appren ticeship was out. YVe declare to our readers wc do not think these expectations at all unreasonable, and think tile more moderate of our .Yorthern brethren, tcho are largely in the majority, will, for the sake of harmony and this “ glorious Union,” which nothing could or should estrange us from, give us a generous suppoTt in carrying out these views. Butin advance, as lovers of peace and of every section of our “glorious Union,” vve are bound to say that the idea of direct importation of our supplies from abroad, is an unreasonable, demand upon the North, as it would render us too independent of our “ Northern brethren,”, and by that reason weaken the bonds of frater nity, and tend to the advancement ofthe pauper labor of Europe, at the expense of home indus try, free soil and free men who all read and write J YVe think it right at this time to allude to this subject at the first bush, ns wc have seen the re commendation to the Southern people to adopt some such policy of independence,- In conclusion we are constrained tosav, and feel cheered in doing so, as genially devoted to the common weal, that present signs are auspi cious of a better and more patient spirit, particu larly on oUr part; and that vve are getting to see that much that threatens us at a distance, when closely viewed, is comparatively harmless—that the imagination has much to do with the trou- Ihles of mankind, and it requires hut time and a will to adapt ourselves to our situation, what ever that may be, to get us safely over what were apparently the sorest trials. So far as the South is concerned the Union is safe, for the President! will certainly be powerfully sustained by many] here in all Constitutional measures to maintain] the Union, wliich Southern politicians, as wcll| as Northern statesmen, are, vve believe, all uni-l led in agreeing to be a consolidated Govern-] ment. | Influence of Electricity on the Human] Body. — A friend has handed to the Baltimore Clipper the following interesting article’ “Dr Pallcs, physician-in-chief to the French troop, at the Military Hospital at Oran, has pub lished a volume of 350 pages on the Influence of Electricity on the Human Body, and on tho effect of electric isolation as a curative applica-’ tion tn many diseases. Ho is convinced that the] great electric currenrs which exist either in the] atmosphere or on ear.h, take an active part in] the production of diseasse in general, nndespe-1 Icialry in those of hot climates; und that by! [modifying the activity of these currents, which jare always penetrating the human body, it vviiiv ■be possible to diminish, if not actually to des-| jtroy, the causes ofthe endemo-epidemic diseas < es of Algeria. Satisfied that his theory is cor-j rectlie made the following trials: He had twoi beds constructed, whose legs rested on glass] nearly a foot in thickness, so that they were] completely insulated in reference to the ground | To one of the bed-posts a chain was attached,] with a glass handle at the free extremity, so that] the bed might be completely insulated,or placed] in communication with the ground at will. Thel first trial of the effects of insulation was in the' jease of two patients suffering very severely lan aggravated form of dysentery. They were] ■removed to these beds at noon, and in three| ■hours was a marked amelioration o:| ■their symptoms. One of them improved so rap ] ■idly from the time he was insulated, that in five] •j a?* 8 he was in a state of convalescence. The] ■other patient recovered from the period of his] insulation, but not so rapidly. It is worthy oil remark that the pulse became slower from tin] moment ofinsulution. Many other cases of dis-J terent diseases are detailed, in which benofii] seems to have accrued from this inode of prac-| ties.” An Invention. — The Cincinnatti Time s | mentions that a Mr. Seellcrs of that city', for.] jmerlv of Philadelphia, has completed an inven | |tion which “will simplify and revolutionize the] |vvho!e science of engineering.” The following] |is the only account of the invention yet pub-] llislied : I Ihe machine, we believe, has no name yet,] |but we learn combines the operation of the pe-| jrambulator with that of the pentagrnph, givin<4 |profi!e lines of plats, surveys, and measuring] jdistances. By trundling it over a tract of coun-j |try, u more accurate survey for a railroad can he] [made than by any other method ; and at least] [fifteen miles per day mapped with correctness—] [altitudes, depression and space. It can also be] luscd on our streets, thus dispensing with tliel |scrviccs of an engineer. ] Omnibuses. — Few things in modern times] [have been such influential agencies as tho om-j jnibus. Their history is one of more dignity] [than shows on the surface. Those social con-] vcniences have revolutionized all the chief capi-l ta!s of Europe. Invented in 1827, they ruined] the elder branch of the Bourbons in 1830. Thel accidental upset of an omnibus suggested tliel first idea of a baricade, the structure which chan-9 gcu tho whole science of revolutions. Thej overturn ofa Monarchy. Since that time tin omnibus, as we have said, has made the tour of Europe. Among ourselves, it is a peaceful and health-giving instrument. By its help all the world is able to live out of ;own. Barristers, merchants, artists, and men of letters, who form cly crowded narrow courts and passages, live now, by its permission, in snug suburban cot. tagos. The Johnsons and Goldsmiths ofthe last age met inclose courts and stifling taverns for want of the omnibus. o°Tlic news from Europe is cxcedingly intc-S resting. Francois certainly on the eve of a] revolution, which will be quite as sangninary ns] that of 1789 and no such child's play as that of] 1830 or 1846. Men of action, not poets, will be] its leaders. In Germany,everything is unsettled, whilst] I a private letter states that the very boys ail school are divided between Royalists and] Dcmocratid Republicans.—The army of confed ] crates amounts to the enormous sum of 900* thousand men ! The bank of Austria has but 10 J 000,000 of florins in specie, tn 200,000,000 ofj paper money in circulation, and a universal] bankruptcy is hourly expected. The present] government of Europe can only be supported by] I bayonets sufficient to pay for them. Under] such circumstance Frankfort-on-the-Mainc he ' become the great continental stock exchang - ■■■rj American securities, the last quotation of U J G's,new loan, being 116,1-3. Objf.cts of thf. Southern Convention. —As there are those who steadfastly presevere in misrepresenting the objects ofthe Southern Con vention, we insert tho following, not for the purpse of influencing those who make unfoun ded charges, but to prevent others from being deceived by them : Mr. Turney, in his shecch in the Senate re cently said that the object ol the Southern Con. vention was to consult upon the subject of ag gressions upon the South, and to adopt resolu tions as tn the proper course ofthe Southern (States. The most they would do, would be t»> [pass resolutions of a recommendatory and de rclaratory character, n'nd perhaps address Con- Jgresson the subject of the injustice complained Jofby the South, and point out its consequences. (He vindicated the mearure as one ofa ccmserva [fivn character, and calculated to prevent discord [lie insisted that resistance to aggression was not [iu itself disunion.” Thought* on Phrenology. Dr. Crane has delivered several Lectures on this interesting science, in this city, during the past week, before large and respectable audito ries. After the lectures he examined the bumps on the heads of several of our citizens, and be ing blindfolded at the time, proceeded to des cribc, with considerable minuteness and accura. cy, their prominent traits of character. Being a stranger to those he examined, he had no way to ascertain these facts, other than by the prin ciples of the science which he well understands. | How suprising it is, that this important sub [ject occupies so little attention. But such is the [nature of man—pleased with trifles, elated with [any thing that can amuse the fancy for a moment, [brrt too light to be deeply interested in matters [of importance. Talk of the mariner’s compass [ —ofthe steam engine ! Why here is a discov ery worth them all, and the universe is going t 0 [sleep over it. What is a bauble that may ena ble the mariner to traverse the ocean, compared ‘ with the art that can guide us though the laby rinths of human thought! What are continents compared with the vast, the illimitable space, of |he intellect of man ? The range of thought is farmore extensive, than the boundaries of the’ physical world. Too ambitious to be satisfied' [with the surface of this globe, it penetrates into] the bowels of the earth, roams through the mine,] [explores the cavern, rides upon tho raging bi 1-3 [lows ofthe volcano, and revels among the vibra-* [tions of *!ie earthquake. It takes the wings |th ' m irning, and flies to the uttermost verge of, (the horizon It soars above the sky, and travels] .'joyously among the oibs of light. When thej [stars sing together, it is there. It plunges into} [' lie deepest caves of the ocean, and roams among} [the coral palaces of the inhabitants of the deep, j [.-still unsatisfied, it mounts upon the wings ofl [fancy, and flees beyond the confines ofthe matc-J [rial world. j | Phrenology is the chart of mind. Heretofore! [the moral philosopher in attempting to explores [the human mind, was like the mariner without a| [compass, tossed upon the wide ocean of uncer-l Itainly, or crs°-Ding timidly along the shores ofi [science,from one land-mark td another ; but now,] [with the great map of the mind before him, and] | ho magnet of truth, he puts boldly to Sen, pud* [unravels all the intricacies of the mind. What [a grand discovery ! How wonderful that nobody [ever found it out before ! What a vast field of [knowledge has been hidden from the world for [ages! Thousands of men have gone to their [graves with doubtful characters, every feature of [whose mind might have been developed by the [means of this useful science. Nero lias been [stigmatized as a cruel tyrant, and yet if his skull [could be submitted to the xamination of a skil ful phrenologist, it might be proved by the de. [velopmentof the organ of benevolence, that he [vvasa despot of humane and gentlemanly feeling. [Alexander is reported to have been ambitious, [and is known to have been a conqueror; buj ■great as he was in the field, all the other traits] [of his character have been lost in the glitterof] [victories. The grave has swallowed his body,] ■the dark veil offline is drawn over his actions ; ■tho historian cannot trace out the obliterated ■ lines of the one, or call the other back from its ■repose; the feeble light of tradition alone, glim- Hmering dimly over tho past, can rescue a few Hisolatad facts from oblivion. But lo ! the cran- Siologist appears, nnd a blaze of intelligence il- Elumiucs tlio page of history. Produce the skull ioftlie coiipuoror, and the sage shall trace out, ■as on a map, the topography of tho brain, and ■tell us with certainty, whether it was dostruc ■tiveness or mere mischievousness, that led the ■triumphant warrior on in his mad career. I Shakspeare viewed this matter in its proper ■light and indeed, is fully entitled to tho honor ■of being considered as the discoverer of the di- Ivinescience of craniology. Gall and Spiirz h eim are not the first who have stolen the ideas of the great poet of nature, and built up for themselves factitious reputations out of the materials of his invention. The tragedy of Ham. let is a master piece of genius—a singular and wonderful production of art. The mad prince] himselfis a favorite of the great dramatist win I has invested him with a variety of accomplish-! ments. He was a critic, a moralist, a scholar, 1 and a fine gentleman—equally at home, whether! moralizing on human depravity, teaching the] players to speak their speeches, chatting with] Ja ghost, killing a minister of state,courting a fair] [lady, or fighting with her brother. The poet] [lias also chosen to make him a great phrenolo-] [gist, and the founder of the art; for when lie en-| [counters the grave-digger, the first thing he] [docs is to pick up a skull and exclaim, “That] [skull had a tongue in it, and could sing oncn.”L [Nownooeo will pretend, that the great poi-t I [intended his hero to bo understood literally, j], a t [a real material tongue had ever wagged in n |, u -| jman skull. Our slight knowlcdgo of a nalomy [teaches us, that the tongue is aUached to the [neck, and protected by the jaw-bone. Nor can |a skull sing ; we appeal to every connoisseur in Imusic, whether there is any music in a skull| Jbone ? That commentators should |, a vc entirclv| |p i>: eii ovei :liis apparent discrepancy, can be ac-| |c :•< <1 for only by supposing them to have lb :u so totally ignorant rvf the meaning, as tn be] Jut lb-' !<> i o:.Hire Rny 'tuggstion on the subject.] |They have silent’.y undertook to reconcile what] |they supposed to boa contradiction, by cluing-] |ing the tense, and thus have made nonsense of] ]tho poet’s theory ; for lie undoubtedly wrote,] “That skull hath a tongue in it, and can sing,” for he immediately adds, “this might he the pate ofa politician ;” as much as to sav, “here are humps, which can speak as well a 3 if the living tongue, which once was appurtenant to this relic was hereto tell its own story. This might be! the skull ofa politician, which this ass now o’crre&ches;” or in other words, here is the skull ofone who once overreached others, now it is reached over to me, by a grave-digger. An other he pronounces to be the. skull ofa lawyer,l whose character he expounds with all tho prc.‘ cision ofa term report; while tho grave-digger, who seems to he no novice in the business, and! had probably often acted ns the manipulator, at the prince, s lecturers on his favoritb science,' calls oat the cranium of Yorißk from a score b| relic*,which to a common eye would have lon imdjstinguishalife. Wild Cat, the Seminole Chief. —T he For Smith Herald of the 2d ultimo, says : “We learn from a gentleman who ha* brc*i among the Seminole* for several weeks, that Wild Cat, and a few followers, have left tho Seminolecountry, and are now, it is supposed, between the Brazos and Colorado rivers, on their way to the Mexican territory. Previous to Ins leaving he held talk with several of the Indian tribes, and had produced some excitement among them by Ids talcs. He told them that the United States intended to remove all the Indians, in three years, to a country where there was but little wood, and a very great scarcity of water; that it would be measured out to them, the chiefs getting about a quart a day, and the others in smaller quantities, in propotion to the rank and station of the individual—women and children only a pint. ThecMefs of the several tribes knew this, but w ere afraid to say any thing about it, and his unpopularity among his own penplo and the Creeks arose from the fact that the chiefs hated him because they knew that he intended to tell the people. He, however, did not intend to live upon the land the United States bad tp propriatod for the Indians, but was going to ob tain form the .Mexicans, for himself and follow ers, a district of country, a hich he described iu the most glowing and favorable terms. All thoie who would remove with him should have tho privilege of living there ; but, iftliey remained behind, they should never be permitted to come [into the country, hut might die upon the land t“ [which the United States intended removing all the Indians. He is to return in tlic Spring, and .bring with him a large paper from the Mexican Igovernmcnt, granting him (he country for him iself and all those who might remove with him. [lt appears, from statements made by the Indian* [themselves, that he has succeeded in imposing ’on many ofthe Indians the truth of his state >ments, and that a large number of them inten [ded removing with him in the Spring. Wild" [Cat, having lost liis popularity among the Scm. flHoles and Creeks, appears determined to make an effort to remove to a distant country, and entice away as many Indians as possible, aud [settle down where he will not have to contend [with rival chiefs. lie is a cunning, ambitious [man, nnd is not willing to be less than the head ■of the tribe. MACON MARKET, APRIL (i. 3 COTTON—The market has be*n dull during athc last few days, and prices have declined a glittle. We quote 10 a lie. Cottosa Statement. ■ Stock on hand, Ist Sept., 1849 3,<72r? NReceived in Warehouses lo March I, 'SO, 81,858 ■ Received in March, 3,111 •Received and forwarded by Macon and Wrsipfn Railroad to Ist March, 2,952 Received and forwarded by do. jq March, 2,952 Total receipts to April I, 1850, 128,801 Deduct Stuck on hand Ist Sept. 1849 3,628 Total nett Receipt* lo Ist April, 1850 1 24,173 Total Receipts to April 1, 1849 147,300 Decrease of receipts this year,' 22,136 Stock on hand, April 1, 184!) 22,356 Stock on hand, April 1, 1850 15,806 Decrease in stock 6,550 Receipts in Warehouses in March, 1649 3,43!f Receipts in Maxell, 1850 3,411 Decrease of Receipts in March 1850, as compared with March, 1849 28 Logan & Atkinson HAVL the pleasure of announcing that they have received and arc now opening at their [now stand, corner of Cherry and Third Streets, ]a very large and entirely new stock of F/I.XC F UDRESS JtfD STAPLE (i' ODS. 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