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ibmtom ibmjsmito,, ATHENS,....SATURDAY, JULY 29, 1848. The Insurrection in Paris. We have little, if anything, to add to the letter of *rur London Correspondent, in last week’s issue, upon the facts of the late horrible outbreak in Paris. We propose, simply, to contemplate it for a few moments in connection with its probable causes, and its possi ble results. It is conceded by all, that a more des perate, sanguinary and revolting struggle between classes has not occurred in modern times. The dreadful massacre of St. Bartholomew, and the revolt of the workmen in Lyons, in 1834, are the only par allels which we can recal to mind. The statements with regard to the actual loss of life, are conflicting; but there seems to be little reason for hoping that the aggregate will fall short of ten thousand. Since the days of Robespierre, Paris has never been so completely a pre} r to the destroying angel. Liter ally, and not by a mere rhetorical figure, the streets of the city ran blood ; and the waters of the Seine were reddened with human gore ! In four days was this dark and fearful tragedy •enacted, and not less than a quarter of a million of human beings, embracing men and women, youth and age, were participators in the dreadful events, the narration of which has sent a thrill of horror through the great heart of the civilized world, and the memory of which may not speedily be blotted out. The question is naturally asked by thousands — What was the real cause of the revolt 1 Who were the true conflicting parties 1 Let us endeavor to re ply to these queries. The actual cause of the insur . rection we believe, to have been the fatal mistake of the Provisional Government, in pensioning one hun dred thousand workmen, nominally employed in the workshops, but of whom, in reality, less than one tenth were employed at all. Thus, there were up wards of ninety thousand idle, vicious, ignorant men, with nothing better to do than to devise mischief against the hand that fed them, in the vain hope of creating a Social Paradise. It was these men, coop erating with two thirds as many unemployed onvriers from the provinces, that composed the fearful mass •out of which arose the terrible form of civil war, clad in robes reeking with blood, and bearing a red flag, inscribed with words of terror. The defective organ ization of the laboring classes of Paris then, was, we conceive, the fatal cause of the rebellion. As to the conflicting parties, it will be seen at once, that they were these infatuated, reckless socialists, opposed to the people of Paris. By the people, we mean the tax payers—the property holders —the citizens from in terest, of any and every class —constituting an im mense majority of the population. It was therefore not only a war of classes, but a war of principles. Had the insurgents proved victorious, the social •and political consequences to France would probably have been, to the last degree, fatal and destructive. A reign of terror, or an absolute despotism must have ensued. Thank Heaven, that law and order pre vailed over the demoralizing principles of the “ Red Republic,” and that Paris, scourged as she has been, trembling still with the earthquake shock of anarchy, mourning, through all her streets, the death of her sons—not of the human fiends who kindled the strife, but of her gallant and noble defenders, the devoted troops—and scarcely yet cleansed from the deep and dreadful stains of blood which have covered her —is nevertheless triumphant over her foes, and not over her foes only, but the foes of themselves and of every fight that is guaranteed by Heaven to man. We dare not predict, with any confidence, the result of this insurrection. A fearful lesson has been read to the National Assembly —and it would be doing vio lence to human sympathies, not to hope that it may not have been learned in vain. If, however, we can not indulge much confidence in the happy issue of these events, for the establishment of a solid and en during Republic in France, we may perhaps extenu ate our incredulity, by adverting to the present in harmonious combination of the Assembly, and to the apparent lack of those true perceptions of Republi canism which even the most liberal of the French legislators continually exhibit. We are, it is true, sceptical as to the possibility of organizing a true Republic out of French Monarchists, Communists, Moderate Republicans, and all the other parties rep resented in the Paris Council. The whole series of events since the deposition of Louis Phillippe in Feb ruary has been a succession of surprises, not to thebe- §© ® ‘O* SO B(E 0 hfl IFB IE AIS ¥ B&SBfiFB* holding world alone, but to the enacting multitude. The first Revolution astounded those who achieved it as much as it did the dethroned king and the de feated aristocracy. There is no question that affairs in Paris have run riot with their authors. No one contemplated the results as they have occurred. We will not stop to consider whether any actual good has been accomplished, but proceed to remark that prin ciples of disorganization once developed and made active, become speedily uncontrollable, and prove as fatal to their abettors, as to the object of their oper ation. This is so clearly illustrated in the history of Paris since February, 1848, that further comment is unnecessary. The question now is, where will these principles stop 1 We saw, in the person and power of Lamar tine, a guide to the newly developed spirit of free dom in France, and wo hoped all for the future. — The enthusiasm of the people for that great man, was a star of hope and of promise. Alas! how speedily was it extinguished—and Lamartine is now no more the idol of the people. We must confess that this fickleness, this volatility, of the French people—this sudden elevation of leaders, and this sudden abandon ment of them for others, is to us, the worst of all au. guries for the future of France. “ Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel,” though written by divine in spiration of Reuben in olden time, may we think be uttered by the inspiration of intelligence, and with great propriety, of France, in these modern days.— Her rulers “ darken counsel with words without knowledge,” and we greatly fear that the true sun of Liberty and Peace has not yet dawned upon her beautiful territory. 2Tf)e Stoicrtcati jfttontfilg srtss. Deßow’s Commercial Review, of the South and West. For May and June. Published by B. F. Deßow, New Orleans, at $5 per annum. We received this valuable Journal at a late day, but cannot forbear, on that account, from briefly no ticing its character and claims upon the mercantile and agricultural classes of the South. It is of the ut most importance that such a magazine should be sus tained among us —and in the management of this work, Mr. Deßow displays both energy and skill. It is well filled with sterling papers, on the various interests it embraces. In the double number before us, for instance, we find a very interesting chapter on Mexico, in 1845, by the Hon. Mr. Poinsett—an excellent and comprehensive history of the Silk Cul ture and Trade. Another article on the Importance, Resources and Productions of the West India Islands, from the pen of the editor. In addition to these, are other able papers and many valuable Miscellanies, relating to Railroads, Currency, Mining, Books, &c. Heartily do we commend the Review to the Mer chants and the Planters of the South, at whose hands it deserves a favorable reception. Since writing the above, we have received the July Number, beginning anew volume—and we would suggest to our readers that it is a suitable time to send in their subscriptions. In this number we find an interesting article on Printing and Printers, from the pen of Mr. Ileriot, of the Charleston Mercury. Southern Medical & Surgical Journal, for July. Edited by Dr. Paul F. Eve. Augusta, Ga. Very unintentionally, we have omitted to notice this work earlier in the month; but, ‘‘better late than never,” and we therefore now most cordially recommend it to the medical Profession, as a cheap, handsome, and valuable compend. Its original pa pers are characterized by solidity and perspicuous ness. Its selections are judicious, and the acknowl edged ability of the Editor* is a guarantee for the ex cellence of his department. In the present number, we notice original papers from Dr. Meals of Marietta, and Dr. Harris of Ala. £fje Slmmccin Effireeftlg sress. The Great West. Robinson & Jones: Cincinnati. We are free to say, that there are few better week lies in the country than the Great West. It is a large and handsomely printed sheet, containing a good proportion of choice original matter, and the rest of its contents judiciously selected. We like the manly, independent tone of this journal, and cordial ly commend it as an excellent family paper. The City Item : Philadelphia. We welcome this spicy and agreeable paper to our exchange list —and to our sanctum, where it will be sure to be opened and read; which we think is say ing something in its favor, when it is remembered how utterly impossible it is for an Editor to read one tenth of his exchanges. To be sure, this journal is only an “ item” in the aggregate of American news papers, but then it is neither a small nor insignificant one. 7%. •;> The Literary World. Osgood & Cos.: New York. We prepared a notice of this valuable journal, weeks ago, but it was overlooked ; and we now has ten to atone for seeming negligence, by recording our opinion that the best interests of Literature in our country, demand the support of such an organ The “ World” is under the editorial care of an accom- plished scholar and a candid critic—Charles F. Hoffman, Esq., and we regard it as the best strictly literary paper in the country. Its value to the au thor, the bookseller, and the bibliopole, cannot well be over-estimated. Its price is Three Dollars per an num. <£>ur &osst}j Column. The lively sketch in the present number entitled “Tale Writers and Tale Readers,” will repay your perusal, dear reader. The young author wields a quick and spirited pen, which we invite to j frequent exercise in our columns. The sketch in \ question may certainly be called, with inueh propri- j ety, a Tail Piece. ..... It is a rare thing now a days to meet with a man who has no political lean ings or preferences, and we were not a little amused j with the following jcu d’csjrit which we found in an exchange under the rare caption of “ The Man j of No Politics.” A prominent politician recently encountering an old but somewhat obscure acquaint- j ance in the vicinity of a political assembly hall, to j which he was going, and hoping to secure his man, thus addressed him after a few brief common-places: “ By the way, Jones, what are your politics I ” “ My politics Mr. Smith, I haven’t got any ! ” “ What, no politics do you say 1 ” “ Not a darned politic! ” It is probably, needless to add that Mr. Smith did not ask his friend Jones to go with him to the hall! When this paper reaches many of our distant subscribers, we shall be in the midst of the bustle and excitement of our annual College Commencement —an occasion which never fails to congregate a multitude from all sections of Georgia, and frequently from our sister states. The present graduating class is larger than usual, and indicates the prosperity of our University. In our next num ber we shall endeavor to give some account of the manner in which the young gentlemen who take part in the exercises shall have acquitted them selves It wa3 our purpose to have been present at the recent Commencements of Emory College and the Mercer University, but we were prevented by the claims of our various engagements at home. We understand that they were both respectably attended, and afforded to the friends of the Institutions agreeable indications of the pro gressive condition of the respective Colleges. Should the addresses delivered before the Societies appear on our table, we shall notice them in due season It has been a settled conviction with us that nothing could have more than two ends, although we confess ourself to have been frequently staggered when we have listened to a sermon in which the preacher tantalized us with a dozen “ Finally, my brethrens.” We are, however, at length satisfied that something may have three ends as it appears from the following “ fact ” which came under our obervation recently. A smart lad being desirous of becoming a sailor, applied to a Captain of a ship for a berth. The Captain, him self somewhat of a wag, told the young aspirant for the sea that if he would be a good sailor he must make three ends to a rope, at the same time handing him a piece for the experiment. “ I can do tha*t ea sily enough sir, ” replied the lad. “ See, here is one end, here is another, that makes two ; and tossing it overboard as he spoke, “ there ” added he, “is the third!” .... To-morrow (Sunday) afternoon the Rev. Dr. Stevens will preach his farewell sermon to his parishioners, and onWednesday evening he will leave our town for his new home in Philadelphia.— .... In the pleasant poem contributed to this number of the Gazette by our esteemed friend, Judge Charlton, a note was appended, in the original man uscript, to the second line of tho third stanza, which having been omitted in the printed copy, we give in this connection. It ran as follows: “ One of my fa cetious friends, on his wedding night, gave as a toast —‘ The State of Georgia and the marriage state : the two best States of the Union.’ What says he now 1” .... In the *‘ May Party,” by “ Florio,” in our last number, near the commencement of the story, Fred Stanley is made to utter nonsense by a mistake of the press, which occurred in correcting the form. Instead of saying that his business was not welcomed, fyc., he should have said it was not unwelcomed. We beg the reader to apply the cor rection. It is impossible to avoid all errors of the types —as someone says, “in spite of the ‘devil,” they will creep in—transforming milk of roses, into milk of noses, halves into calves, slaughter into laughter, etc., etc. Notices to Correspondents. Xury. We have slightly examined the “ Man of Gold and the Golden Mind,” and think it will prove acceptable. Alton. Your lines addressed to Susan shall ap pear, but we really cannot promise an immediate publication. E. C. C. Your paper on the Crusaders is filed for an early insertion. Stephenia. Room for your lines shall be made as soon as possible. Our contribution box is so crowd ed with offerings in verse that we cannot make use of half of them at present. €>ur 3300 ft Cafclr. Publisher. and authors who may wish to have their Books noticed in the “ Literary Gazette” will please semi copies lor the editor to Burgess, Stringer it Cos., N. York* who will send a parcel to him every week by express. A Spanish Grammar, based on the System of Don Jose he Urcullu. By Fayette Robinson. — Philadelphia: Thomas, Cowpcrthwait & Cos. Very glad arc we to see another Grammar of this noble language published in our country. It is a sign that our people are becoming more convinced of the necessity of preparation for social intercourse be tween ourselves and those neighbors to whom this tongue is vernacular. To Americans it has become almost indispensable. Our territories, now enlarged by Mexican accession, count among their citizens thousands who use this as their mother tongue, and from the relations, every year more intimate, and ex panding, between the United States and South Amer ica, it becomes more important. It does not present to the student as great difficulties in pronunciation as the French, nor, in structure, as the German, and to him who is acquainted with the Latin, its literary stores arc soon open. The edition before us is neatly printed on good pa per, and its binding is fair. Would that we could commend it equally in everything ; but, we cannot. It is careless in its proof, from which cause errors abound—and yet more from mistakes of the author. Very few pages can be opened without these being apparent to the student,—wo say, not to the adept, for many passages are so contradictory in themselves as to strike even the beginner. Examples of care lessness may be found on page 13th, where the abso lute and relative superlatives are confounded ; —on page 17th, where the accusative is incorrect in the declension of the proper name, Juan; —on page 25th, et al., in the declensions of common nouns and pro nouns, where in every case tho sign of tho accusative of proper nouns is given to common ones. If this tie tho rule now of the Spanish academy, it is certain-’ ly not drawn from their classic writers. Also, we remark some negligence in the composition. For instance, on page 87, in the remarks on Haber, the vice versa may answer, but no example of the rule as to the verb ; —on the 100th page were is called a part ciple ; —on tho 107th page, in what is called his gen eral rule, that active verbs arc conjugated with ser , and neuter ones with haber —in his paradigms of the three conjugations ar, er, and ir, is amar a neuter verb,or tenier? Sufrir may be active or neuter —On page 111, amaneccr is said to form its infinitive and subjunctive present in apetezea —What could a be giner learn from this 1 Typographical errors arc numerous, but we will pass over these, as it is not pleasant to find fault. We have said enough to point out, we hope, to the publishers the need of a stricter attention to the proof-sheets in the next edition. We would also recommend the insertion of Josse's list of irregular verbs, and his mode of explaining their irregularities as being more clear and easy to a beginner, than the author’s own. In the sound of the alphabet, also, we advise more care, and an insertion of omitted sounds. Where does the author find that a sounds like ar ? e g. ra sa, as carsar; or how does he distinguish betweeu this word and the verb casar? Where are we in formed of the sound of the terminal and, or of the same consonant between two vowels, where of the guttural g ? We have received also from the same publishers Urcullu’s own work in the Spanish for the instruc tion of the Spanish Student in the English language —a work well adapted to its design. English Versification, containing Rules for tho Structure of the Differant Kinds of Verse ; by Erastus Everett, A. M. New York: D. Apple ton & Cos. A more acceptable book than this could hardly have been published, that is, if the aspirants for po etical fame, “whose name is legion,” desire an ex cellent guide to a knowledge of the Art of Poetry. So far as we have looked into Mr. Everett’s vol ume, it appears to be well adapted to its object. We think the author has been happy in his selection of illustrations, and we believe he has embraced all ac knowledged kinds of metre. In behalf of the edito rial fraternity, who have every week to reject more or less verse, in consequence of the total ignorance ot its producers, we thank the Publishers for this book, and we commend it to all the poetasters of the land, hoping that if the specimens therein contained oftrue poetry, do not deter them from vain attempts at the ars divina, they will at least, incite them to careinl imitation of good models. $3- Rev. Dr. ThomwellofS. C. being unable to fill his appointment, the Commencement Sermon will be preached in the College Chapel on Sunday, at 10 o’clock, A. M. by the Rev. C. H. Hall, of the Dio cess of New York. TO PRINTERS. A sober, industrious, Practical Printer, can ob tain a permanent situation at tins office. In the word “ practical” is included the idea of ability at the case and press Address the Editor immediately. 95