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About Weekly constitutionalist. (Augusta, Ga.) 185?-1877 | View Entire Issue (March 17, 1869)
TEE WEEKLY OOHBTITUTIONALIBT WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH 17. IBW Clnfe Ratei for the W«eltlj’ Mltot. That every one may be enabled to aub •crlbe, and receive the benefit* of a live Jour nal, we offer the following liberal forma to Clubs ; 1 Copy per year - * ''** 00 3 Copies per year - • - * 790 S Copies per year * - - • 12 =OO JO Copies per year - - - - 20 00 We trust that every subscriber to the paper will aid us la adding to our list. OBOPS AND (TUREEN f NEWS. Our subscribers and friends in the coun try will confer a favor on us «nd onr nu merous readers by sending us Items as to crop prospects and general news in their different sections. We trust that each subscriber will consider himself a special correspondenf for the Constitu tionalist, aud thereby add to the interest of the paper THE TRIUMPHANT EAST. The National Intelligencer, in a brief but comprehensive article, demonstrates that the Bast has the whip-hand of the West and Mouth. Our venerable contemporary says: ••In view of iho great victories in leirislstion of the East—lW bonded Interest—lU monetary ascendency In tho respect of national banka— Its manufacturing supremacy through pro hibitory tariffs, and the abolition of excite du ties upon domestic manufactures, the compo sition of tbc Government becomes a thing of life snd death to the South and Wcat. Is the agriculture of those sections to Ire forever • bound thrall ’ to the moneyed monopolies o f the East ? *• Tho question at once practically arises on the point as to who Is to be Secretary of the Treasury. He, If an Eastern man, will be a tower ol strength to the class interests of the East. It Is, therefore, to the Interest of the Weal and South to have In that position other than a man who ta a devotee of the monopo lists of the Rut, the bondholders, the manu facturers and the capitalists. "The Speaker of the House la a groat power |D this regard, through tho privilege accorded to him of selecting committees. Mr. Blaine, being a Pennsylvanian born, and a New Eng land man by adoption, can, of course, bo fully relied upon by the Eastern clans Interests. It cannot he said that Mr. Colfax, a Western man, can neutralise Mr. Main* in this matter, be cause Ms committees of the Senate are decided upon by the Senate iticlf Why would it not be good policy for lho Western und Southern members of the House to Insist that Hie Com mittees on Ways and Moans, Appropriations, mnd Ourreney should bo selected \*y ballot, leaving the designation of other committees to the Speaker ? We observe that In the Republican caucus of the House, Eastern men were alone selected for the offices. The candldste for Speaker is from Maine; that for Sergeant-at-arms Is from the adjoining State of New Hampshire; that for Clerk Is from Pennsylvania, and that for Doorkeeper Is from New York. Tho West and South get nothing." With regard to the Secretary of the Treas ury, it la no longer a question. Though not an Eastern man, strictly speaking, lie Is In full accorl with New England men and New England Ideas as opposed to Western and Southern policy. The West, to a con siderable extent, is governed by men who were born tu New England and are Just as truly the emissaries o( their native region as the carpet-baggers who at the point of the bayonet have been lifted Into high places from the South. Thus falsely represented. It is a matter of grave, difficulty far the South and West to combine In Congress and compel the East to bo Impartial, If noth ing else. To render the difficulty still more serious, President Grant appears to have cast hla entire Influence In iavor of the rich monos the East. It, therefore, becomes a subject of much Importance to both West and Bouth how this lop-sided arrangement shall be lawfully resisted. It may be that, altar the revelations of the next census, the West will open her eyes to the Injustice done her and the tremendous power she possesses and elect men to the Federal Con gress who will not play Into the hands of the crafty Yankees. The best present nollcy far the Suuth Is, It seems to ns, to abstain from au alliance with either section but If a coalition he at any time desirable, she may And more profit at the East than at the West. We owe thanks to neither, hut least of all to the West. The West Is an agrl cnltnral country, and little or nothing else. God has blockaded her, geographically, and her Isolation, as fkr as the sea-board is con oerosd, is by natural law. The South, on the contrary, has not only the finest soil In the world, but the best water power and the noblest coast line. Why should she link her destiny to a merely agricultural section 1 It Is eminently necessary that we should be a great agricultural people, hut it is quite aa imperative that we should de- Telop our commerce and manufactures. How shall this development be brought about, If net by Money ! That precious commodity, that opm the East pos senses lu Immensely greater abundance than the West. Shall we. then, If needs be, go to the beggar rather than the banker? It | seems to us, then, that iu case the over throw of constitutional liberty he assured; and In case the political strength of the South be worth something as a balance of power—wc should not drive head long Into a Western bargain without considering the probability of making a better trade with the East. We trust the Huuth will be enabled to stand aloof (torn with either section ; but If this be Impossible, it raav he her beet plan t« mi for the money rather then the send •t®* If New England furnished Ui< inoan* to overrun us, the West furnished the chief part of Um men that did the job. If New England contributes a liberal share toward the bad government!. w« have, ibe West poisnisa the minds of European* against us and prevent* ns from having she immigration which would change the order of things. Mo, since there Is but a toss up between the two, If a bargain i* to be •track in the Aitnrc. ere Ihtuk the East quite as good. If not a better, partner than the Wcat. Until the West manifesto a kinder spirit toward us. we shall couth) jo of that opinion. THE NEW ADMINISTRATION. We have already given copious extracts from our Northern exchanges concerning the new Administration. We now select a few opinions from our brethren of the South. The Richmond Kr,quiver anil He aminer takes this view: “ President Grant will not doaerf hl« party, and it is not to be desired by the South that he should do so. lie can only control the public sentiment of the North by respecting his party affiliations ; and be can. if he baa the disposi tion, do more for the Southern people Inside of the Republican party than onlside of it. Os course we would smash the Republican party to atoms II we had the power; bnt they have our head in their mouth, and we think some one acquainted with the animal can get ns away from him better than a stranger, who would merely Infuriate him. The Northern people are to he led back to reason and moderation by a firm, hut frieudlv hand ; and they will have to be humored more or less in order to avoid a fresh frenzy.” The Dispatch, as If eoi tie Mentally inter preting the Enquirer* words, says | •• We are decidedly better off than we were | under Mr. Johnson’s administration, during j which the departments fought over us with i weapons whom! Wows felt entirely upon 0* on- I til we were well nigh dead. Let us be both ; cheerful and hopeful, and get ready for the new era.” Col. Forsyth, la the Mobile Register, perceive* much encouragement in the future because of Inevitable broils in the Radical camp. He says; “ Every act of the past four days has been significant ot coming war. General Grant has disappointed the Radical leaders; he has mode a war upon their psrty traditions for which his verbal concession to the bondholders Is but a sorry amende ; and he has declared his in tention of managing the Government himself with only the aid of inexperienced and untried men. In plain language, he has undertaken to bore a very large hole with a very small anger; and, unless ho soccecds beyond all precedent, he will have to try snother bltt before long. That new agent will perforce be the balance of power in Congress. The dissatisfied Radicals and disaffected Republicans will probably split on the first serioqp question of party policy. Then neither can carry or defeat a measure, without the nld of that balance— seventy-one. Democrat a to (lav with additions to come. “This may be speculation only ; but, by the light of recent events, it looks very ranch like fact. In any event, the Democracy can wait. It has nothing to lose, and, so fir ns the new administration Indicates, it has much to gain. Therefore, It can afford to be a looker-on yet a little longer, and awiit developments that most speedily come. “Some ten days since we called upon tbc parly to hope and to be strong; to throw out tbeir pickets and to lock shields more firmly than ever. At thia hoar—which is possibly the darkest one before day—they have greater need than ever to keep their watch-fires light ed on every hill, and to pass from camp to camp the cheering words ot union closer atlll.” We are convinced that Congress will make short work with the Democratic gains referred to In the above extract, if the occasion demand it. Still, the tone of the Southern press is very cheorfui, and all men seem persuaded that the future has nothing In store for us eqtial to the diabo lism of the past. In any event, the dispo sition at the South is universal to give the new President all the sympathy he could ask for, under the circumstances, without an abatement of that self-respect which still constitutes us a worthy people. CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION. We urge upon the Legislature the neces sity of pushing the matter of Congressional elections In this State. Although an early adjournment Is most desirable, we trust there will be no adjournment prior to the settlement of this business. Georgia has some rights worth struggling for, and the right of representation Is among the great est. At present, we arc uot lawfully repre sented and the General Assembly should provide a remedy for this waut. If an adjournment should take place, leaving this matter undetermined, or In the hands of the "Governor,” the people will hold their public servants to strict accountabil ity for such dereliction of duty. Meekness Person ivikd. The gentle Anna Dickinson, who favors amalgama tion, but has uot yet married a negro, re cently delivered a lecture at Chicago, and rasped the editors of that delectable city without s'Jnt. The Tribune man thus tim idly responds: " Mi** Dickinson’* speech, at Library Hall, almost convinces us that some women, at least, are ‘combatants,’ and. If endowed with suffrage, would possess the requisite martial ardor and power to enforce the laws they might enact. II nil females were like the • gentle An na,’ there would be no doubt as to the sub mission of the males to their common ami un common laws, edicts and orders. A man would rather face a cannon loaded to the mui ak« than encounter such a tongue as hers.” Goon potwr.—The Worhi puts this flue point ou the XVth Amendment: “ " hen the lately emancipated negro j slaves of the South voted far Grant aud, by being the balance of (tower, elected him, j they either had the right to vote or they had not. If they did have it, why this pro 1 iKMrd amendment to give it to them ’—and I If they did not, then Uraut was elected by ! Illegal voles." I RECENT PERIODICALS. From time to lime we feci impelled La pire oar iwaderw—who may mH fhesnaelw* have the leisure for what Is called llehi Pteraturw —Idea of (he opulence and variety of tolent embodied In the current periodical issues of Great Britain and A meric* Here, Ural, with its neat cover and front ispiece. cornea the New York Gainey, for March, edited hr the Mc**r* Cnrucii, and published by Sit ELDON A Cos., 500 Broad way. We have so often Alluded to the eharac teristic merit* of thia monthly—its aprigbt llttes*, vivacity and artistic daintiness of I ton*—lt la merely necessary to observe that the present number docs more than sustain Its well-earned reputation. It contains altogether eighteen articles. The leader is an original novel, by Chas. Read*, with the significant title, “ Put Yourself in His Place,” and the chapters thus far given are exceedingly spirited and interesting. Mr. Reade, we rejoice to see, is gradual ly ridding himself of those strange affect* tions of style which materially interfered with one’s enjoyment of his tales; and while all his racioess of descriptio* and vigor of imagination remain in fullest force, he no longer oflfeods by aa, uitrusive egotism or a perverse indulgence m para dox. The scenes and personages of “ Put Your seif in His Place ” are, for t,he same being English, but. of course, before the author is done with us, we usay be transpoeuxi to the coot quarters of the globe, AJki brought in contact with the mandarin* ot China or the men -eaters beyond the Crys tal Mounudu*. The limits ot space- anti the peculiarities ot nationality are nothing to Mr. ii» adk. His fancy scorns all bounds and his invention seems exhituslless. Two other serial stories add their value | to the March issue. “ busau Fielding,' by i Mrs. Annus EdwAnn*, has reached the tenth chapter; and Mrs. Austins singular j uairativc— “ Cypher”—draws rapidly to-j wants what, we predict, will prove an hi-; genious and startling >Jonouemont. Os the miscellaneous papers, the most noteworthy are Mrs. Howi's plea in beha.fj oF “ Women as Voters,” “ The English j Positivists.” by Jcsror McCaktbt, and 11 curious discussion of the question, “Will j Murder Out?” whereto a partially negative i answer is given, sustained by illustrations I drawn from certain recent case*of crime of a very remarkable nature. The Editorial department is, as usual, terse, clever and satisfactory. The March Harper IS the fullest num ber that has appeared for a considerable period. Beyond doubt, this magazine is suigeneris. In the course of a single year, perhaps within the space of a few months, it embraces every conceivable topic of con temporary interest, ranging from “ grave to gay, from lively to severe,’’ and by the help of corps of contributors, among which may be. found the most learned of aureate and the brightest whs, it accomplishes its pur pose of furnishing mental pabulum to all sorts and conditions of his readers—the scholar in his sanctum, the workman at his bench, the absorbed professional, and lastly, the gay men and women of the world! We have not time to go minutely into the merits of the number before us, but we particularize these articles wldch have afforded us much pleasure and instruc tion. These are entitled “Policemen of the Sea," “ The Lauds of the Earth quakes,” and “ Southern Coast Saunter ings in England.” The latter by Mr. Mc- Cauthy, author of “ The Waterdale Neigh bors,” is one of thoseebarmingessays, which remind us of Leigh Hunt or IDzmtt in their genial moods. We are taken, as it were, by the hand, and led under the tutel age of the most intelligent of Ciceroncs among the memorable scenes of Hamp shire, by the banks of the Avon, and be neath the shadows of Christ Church. A description is given of the monument ol Siiri.i.ey, which alouc would serve to render this locality famous. It was made by Week*, aud placed there In 1854, by Sir Percy Siiellky, the poet’s son. “ A fine work of art,” says Mr. McCarthy, “ rep resenting Mary Shelley supporting on her lap the lifeless body of her husband, just after it has been washed ashore.” From Christ Church we pass to Bourne mouth, a beautiful sea-side village, the resi dence of the venerable Hknbt Taylor, author of “ Philip Van Arteveld.” “ I never saw man,” the writer tells us, “who had so much the look of a poet. His fine figure and hmdsome face, with long snowy locks falling round it, make him a favorite with artists, one of whom has represented him as King Lear bending over Corde lia." Let us say, en passant, while referring to Harpers” that this same author, Mr. Mc- Caktut, contributes the chief serial tale now being published in its columns. It is called “ My Enemy's Daughter," and Is a work of marked originality and force. Biarkteood's Magazine —genial "old Ebony” —for January, arrives in due season In the neat reprint of the Leonard Scott Publish ing Cos. Our ancient favorite resembles that geuuiue “straw-colored and bock flavored Madeira,” which seems to Improve with every added year. Or, should such a verdict sound extravagant in view of the fact Wilson, Df. Qcinckt and Bviver were formerly Its regular contributors, we may at least truly declare that we know of no periodical which is more uniformly ex cellent and true to its orlglual fame. This number opens with Part 10th o( those ” Historical Sketches of the Rclgu of the M George," which have deservedly at-! iructod so much attention. Iu caption is, "The Philosopher,” aud It treau of the Ufa and philosophical system of the great Hkkkicijct. Naturally a subject to sug- { gestlve leads into various ramifications! and details, so that. In the end, we have! not simply au animated, lucid account of I one distinguished man, but the picture of many noteworthy characters grouped around the Bishop as a central figure.— j Briefly, we obtain a coup <f oed of the import-, ant actors and events of the 13th century,. its science and politics, its theology and morale. Berkeley was a poet as well as philosopher. At least, he composed one poem, the concluding.quotation of which ; is worid famous. Probably few have read i the entire piece. We therefore reproduce j it; 1 “ VERSES on the prospect of plant 12,-0 ARTS AND LETTERS IN AMERICA. “ Tb«- Mure di-guited at an age, and clime Barren of every gloriole tbeme, In distant land* now wait a better time, Producing subjects worthy fame. “ In happy climea where from the genial sun And virgin Earth each scenes ensue, And force of art by Nature seems undone, And fancied beauties by the true: “ T n happy climes the seat of innocence, Where nature guides, and virtue rules, Where men shall not impose for truth a sense The pedantry of courts and schools; “ There shall be sung another golden age, The rise of empire, and of arts, The goo-1 and great inspiring epic rage, The wisest heads and nob'est hearts. - jLrt such as Europe breeds in ber decay.; cueh <» she trod whet freah and younx, When heavenly dates did orimate ber clay By future PO -t» shah be sung. “ Wsatword the course of empire takes its way, The Hi at four sets already past, A filth shall close she drama a ith the day, j Time’s nobieet offspring is his last." Hjnglakjk’s “ History of the War in the ■ Crimea ’ Us reviewed with an elaborate rare, an exhaustive analytical skill, which places '.he oremo do la creme of that work before us, j rendering a perusal of the bulky origiual unnecessary. The amusing burlesque of “ Double ami Quits,” is continued; it shows, unabated spirit and inventive oleveruess. — i We had not supposed that a topic so thread- 1 hare as a similarity of personal appearance would have been selected by any modern author, or if selected, that the result would have been so entertaining. The “Fifteen Louis D Or of Beaumarchais” treats of that famous Trial which in 178- agltated all Paris, which was carried from court to court, from term to term, until the indomitable pluck of the ci decant watch mender, backed by his eloquent genius, and searching wit , forced a body of foolt to act with common discretion, and a body of malignant* to be partially just. It is a bril liabt essay written with appreciative ear nestness, without pretending to any special originality. Indeed, there was no room for originality. The New Eclectic Magazine (March,) pub lished by Turnbull & Murdock, 54 Lex ington street, Baltimore, contains in toto, tweuty-oue articles, selected from the best periodicals, English, Continental aud Ameri can. The frontispiece exhibits a handsome engraving of the great British Liberal, John- Bright, who is not by any means, however, a handsome man. A genuine John Bull, no less than John Bright he seems to be ! High-shouldered, broad-chested, short necked, with a chubby, determined, but not nnamiable face, the chief features of which are a somewhat aspiring nose, and a mouth as firmly set, as rigidly locked, as if nothing on the earth be low, or in the Heavens above, would even induce him to open those obdurate lips again! This striking likeness is an appro priate introduction to the leading article of the Eclectic (“ The Liberal Triumvirate of England,”) which discusses the political career, the opinions, the style of oratory, and the mental idiosyncracies of that illus trious trio, Bright, Gladstone and Mill. A melange of fiction, poetry and essayical matter follows; all of more or less interest, with the single exception of Mr. Trollope's “ Phineas Finn,” wldch drags its weary length along with an interminable prosi ness, enough to provoke the most patient of readers. The fact is, Mr. Trollope writes too much. To be engaged upon three dif ferent serials at the same time, although no attempts are made to exhibit special origi nality of plot, incident or design, must strain unduly even the faculties of genius, and as Mr. Trollope is only a man of very considerable talents, we can’t wonder that he becomes bafrildered, tiresome and inco herent. We learn from an advertisement in this issue of the Eclectic , that after the mouth of April next, Gen. Hill’s magazine, The Land We Love, will be combined with the Balti more periodical, retaining its characteristic feature of military anecdotes, &c., aud thus adding materially to the value of the for mer work. Notwithstanding this improve ment, the price of the Eclectic remains un altered. And now, we must make room for the Juveniles, who come thronging up with the imperative demand that we do full, ample, aud immediate justice to their favorite of favorites, their darling monthly among monthlies, the handsome, elegant, and fas cinating Riverside. Here, indeed, is the youug people’s friend for March, with the asual. number of illus trations, and the usutU charming table of contents, consisting in nearly equal propor tions of solids aud sweets, fitted to the i mental palate of children of all ages. | A pleasant little sketch, with a thought | ful moral by 11.a53 Anderson, and Mrs. Week’s continuation of her graphic pic tures of Indian Character and Life, are par ticularly worthy of note. So is Abby Sage's tale of “ The Alchemist,” wherein some very significant truths are inculcated, if the youthful readers will only study the narrative with attention, and try to look somewhat below the surface of the inci dent* recorded. Glauclng over the poems, we find an ex ceedingly oild performance called “ Hop, | Skip aud Jump,” "Or, A Queer Trio Per I minified," which begtua thus: “O' Hop 1* a sailor used up in th* war, With a siafls good leg to stand on And a lac# a* dingy almost a* ths tar Hs was wont to i#at bi hand oa, Aad bo r urn Me* smug* oaths fa bis hoary throat, \Vhom \cr b* mm a fair TMsei »fio*«— Especially one with thOM atari n* round eyes, rl'ort-bolM jrou know! Wb- nce the hot shot file* At a quaktnx foe; And then—bis anger, It fizz’cs up (Like the •puttering foam in a liger-beer cap,) And then he hoarsely cries, “ May witches fly off with the fellow by whom I'm reduced to the cruel, contemptible doom Os tottering all day In an imbecile way, ’Twixt a single good leg And this base wooden peg, Far, far from the spume Os the gay ocean-rpray! Bo seize him, and scores him, snd fry him I say!” “ But Bkip is a mincing lady fine, She never was seen to breakfast or dine, And how she lives none knoweth; Her waist is so very slender and thin, Yon fear it mast snap and topple in At the first slight wind that hloweth ; Her favorite motion’s an airy jerk, With her eyeballs raised, and her chin aperk, And her little red ringlets bobbing,— Bobbing and hobnobbing, In a friendly fashion, each to each, And ber cheek is the hne of s delicate peach, (That never a shade can vary:) 1 Perpetual motion ’ she’s sometimes called, And really , truly, one feels appalled To view her galvanized skipping, Her dancing, wriggling, whipping Os one skirt in and one skirt Out— Her general manner of g *ii g about. Which lies, I ween, Half pitched between The twittering, fnssy, (fid maidish way O' the restless Jay, And the airs of a sprightly Canary !” We have not the space to introduce the personification of “Jump," so our little readers who are curious must send to Mr. Quinn’s and procure The Riverside at once. This magazine is edited, with peculiar taste aud care, by Horace E. Scuddek, Esq., aud published by Messrs. Hurd & Houghton, who announce many forthcom ing novelties. The subscription price is only $2 50 per annum. Was there ever a magazine of such merit offered to the pub lit upon terms so reas mable ? By the way, the “Hop, Skip and Jump” poem, partly quoted, is the production of a Southern writer, Paul H. Hayne, Esq., who has be come, we understand, a regular contributor to 2he Riverside. [Fr jm the New York Herald. The Higher Development of Religious Teach ing—The Future Seen by the Lights of the Past, The great activity presented everywhere in the operations of the human intellect, du ring the present age, points with unmistak able directness to a coming higher develop ment of religious teaching and belief.— Whether the result of this movement will be to bring us immediately to the milen ninm, or whether it will be merely one of the stages of progress which marks the suc cessive cumulative development of the hu man mind, it is not our province to inquire. Our present object is merely to present a concluse review of the historical testimony which points out the great fact that in every age a higher religious development has been the result of periods of great men tal activity. A contemplation of the dawn of our re ligious belief carries us back to pre-historic times, whm Egypt endorsed the light and science of the world. The remnants of Egyptian culture and civilization which liave come down to us, all indicate a high degree of mental and material development, accompanied by wide political conquests. The remains of their architecture are still a subject of admiration to the world, and the testimony alike of Holy Writ and Pa gan philosophy bears witness to the great expansion which Egyptian wisdom had at tained. The scanty remains of their litera ture which have been preserved include only a number of funeral prayers and por tions of the so-called Book of the Dead ; but these contain many of the highest pre cepts of our present religious belief. The immortality of the soul, a state of future re wards and punishments, and the moral teachings of the Decalogue are there, but mixed up with the worship of boasts and reptiles, and entwined with a mythology as varied as that of tlie Greeks uml Romans. But the testimony of the monuments points uudeniably to the fact that the period of greatest activity in the Egyptian mind was that of the Mosaic religious development. The reign of Tothnies 111, which, according to some of the Egyptologists, was coinci dent with, and, according to others, shortly preceded the time of Moses, was the Au gustan era of Egyptian history. From this period of wonderful mental activity in the olden time sprang the Mo saic development. Leading forth his peo ple from captivity Moses cast aside the im pure in the teachings of the Egyptian reli gious scheme, as no doubt it was rejected in his day by all cultivated minds (and as were also the debasing portions of Greek and Roman mythology rejected at a later day,) and, adopting the highest develop- the accumulated wisdom of his age, he aunouuced to the wondering He brews the mighty scope of his design. “ Now, therefore, i' ye will obev my voice indeed and keep my covenant, then ve shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people ; for all the earth is miue ; and ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.” (Exodus six., 5-6.) But the Jews, who had been slaves to the Egyp tians for generations, had not participated in the higher degrees of the mental devel opraent of their age, and Moses was com pelled to give them, in addition to the Dec alogue, au organized priesthood in the tribe of Levi. The Mosaic scheme presents its times of development during the periods of great mental activity which attended the Hebrew nation. The era of the prophets was an era of war and trade, and David and Solo mon were mighty princes and merchants. The mental activity of that time has given ns our sweetest songs and some of our most imperishable teachings. Bnt before we proceed to cite the age ol highest men tal activity among the Hebrews we must refer to another outspringing from the Egyptian mind. The entire scheme of Greek mythology and philosophy owes its origin to Egypt. Takingnhe sensuous and the assthetical in the Egyptian teachings, the active and supple minded Greeks went on trading, fighting and philosophizing through a period of seven centuries, de veloping the mythology of their forernn uere. The result of this activity was the religion of art, which culminated in tem- 1 pies and statues that have never been sur- i passed In any |>eriod of the world’s history. The next period of great mental activity iu history is that presented by the culmina tion of Homan conquest and empire, which has given form to thought in the scheme of W estern civilization until the present day. Religion, literature and law all acknowl edge the heading of their streams In this era, aud Cicero, Tacitus and Paul represent it* progressive schools. Looking only to the religious development of that period, we find the purest and highest among the Hebrews. « wu* a time when universal conquest had brought universal trade and Intercourse, and the schools of religion and philosophy were stimulated to their highest effort by mutual contact and irritation Among the Hebrews the period of highest culture was during the time immediately preceding and coeval with the Christian era. It brought forth the entire scheme of angelology and demonology which charac terize the New Testament and the Talmud, and Gamaliel, at whose feet Paul claims to have sat, was but one of a long list of emi nent Hebrew teachers. The Talmud in forms us that Jesus was a pupil of Joshua, son of Perachia, and the same record claims Paul, or Acher, as he is there called, as an eminent scholar and disputant of the school of the Pharisees. At no period of the world’s history, unless we except that of onr day, do we find a time of greater men tal activity; and its religious development is fitly represented in the sublime teachings of Jesus on the Mount and His succinct re capitulation of the Law and the Prophets —love the Lord thy God with all thy heart and all thy soul, and thy neighbor as thy self. Followingfhe parallel we pass through the age of mental inactivity and decay which succeeded the breaking up of the Roman empire. The activity of the Carlo magnian period gave the church anew strength, but the age was not equal to the requirements of religious development. It possessed none of the ancient or modern agents of civilization, and religion fell back into the darkness of the middle ages. A period of unusual mental activity appeared in Europe when Charles V of Germany, Francis I of France and Henry VIII of England aspired to universal rule on that Continent. The influence of the New World and of the printing press was felt coioci dently with, the schemes of these great rulers, and the product of the age was Martin Luther and his followers. As Moses had sloughed off the accretions of Egyptian priestcraft, as Christ had rejected the ac cumulated dogmas of the Hebrew schools, as Paul had broken alike the limited teach ings of Hebrew Christianity and Greek mythology, so the reformers of the sixteenth century cast aside the accumiriatiou which flfieent’hundred years had gathered around the pure dogmas of revealed religion. That great work is not yet finished. The age has but gathered material and impulse for its accomplishment, and the mental activity which results from steam as the common carrier of matter, and electricity as that of the products ot the mind, points conclusively to a higher development of religious teaching and belief. In this de velopment of the future the sublime morali ties of revealed religion will not suffer.— These have shoue forth with a brighter lustre after those mental attritions which led Moses, Paul and Luther to reject the accumulated errors of their times ; and so it will be after the age of unparalleled men tal excitement upon which we are now en tering, shall have swept away the accumu lated follies of our modern Church and schools. Mrs. Grant.—The Washington corre spondent of a Western journal has this to say of Mrs. Gen. Grant; Few women ever bore the perilous test of sudden fame and fortune with a more hearty happiness or more unassuming grace. Is she pretty? No. She is a roly poly of a little woman, with beautiful neck, hands aud feet. Her features are well cut, but her eyes are crossed. Some of her friends wished her to have them straighten ed. “ No,” she said, “ Mr. Grant had loved her ever since she was a little girl with her eyes crossed. He ha.d said that she would not, be herself to him if they were straight. Crooked they should remain. It he was satisfied, what mattered it to other people?” Mrs. Grant I have paid my respects to. I found her a dignified, matronly-looking woman, who insisted, in a pleasant way, upon knowing my name and place of abode. I was satisfied to find that she remembered, both when I came to take my leave. Those officials and official lions see you as Adam saw the beasts of the fields and the fowls of the air as they filed before him to be named. We are lost individually in our class. The classes are of three sorts—Sen ators, members of the House, and rag-tag and Robert-tail. As I necessarily came under the latter class, I am dismissed as Mr. Pratt, or Mr. Platt, or Mr. Spratt, or any other combination of sounds that re semble my name. And going home, I take a grim pleasure in driving my pen through the official insect, and sticking him or her in my cabinet of political curiosities for the amusement of the pensive public. Mrs. Grant, however, when I took my leave, said, in the kindest voice, “ Good day, Col. P.,” and, pausing at the door, I heard her dismiss Jones, Smith and Robin son, in the same thoughtful, gentle manner, and. taking up that trifle, I said, “ You are a dear good woman, and I hope your life may be happy as it is prosperous.” [Don PiaU in Cincinatti Commercial. An Heiress Arrested fob Vagrancy. —Many of our citizens remember the kill ing of Thomas Sale at the hands of a man named Lawler, some time lost year. The tragedy had its origin in a contention be tween the parties about Mollle Horton, an orphar girl, for whom the deceased, Thomas Sale, had been acting as guardian. She lived in Mr. Saje’s family, and was treated as one of his children. Her property, which was inherited from her parents, was worth several thousand dollars, and, by the ju dicious investments of her guardian, it was greatly enhanced in value. Having an eye to this fortune, it is sup posed Lawler made a proposition of marri age to Mollie Horton, and persisted in the attempt to consummate this design. In view of the extreme youth of the orphan girl (she was then scarcely thirteen years ot age), and for other reasons, Mr. Sale re sisted the overtures of Lawler. This en gendered a deadly enmity between the men, and it culminated about a year ago, as we have said, in the killing of Sale by Lawler. The case has been continued from time to time in the Circuit Court, and will proba bly be tried at the pending term. These facts were recalled yesterday morning by the presentation of Mollie Hor ton in the City Court upon the charge of disorderly conduct. Since the death of Mr. Sale, it appears that she has fared very badly; her interests have been wholly neg lected, and she, incapable of self-manage ment, has spent the time mostly in roam ing the streets, keeping vicious company, and exposed to ruinous temptations.— Lately, the Sisters of the Good Shepherd have interested themselves In the child’s behalf, and, at their request, Judge Craig ordered her to be committed to the St. Xavier Industrial School for six months. It is to be hoped that this wayward girl may there learn lessons of virtue and wis dom that will fit her to properly enjoy the wealth of which she is possessed, and to ornament society and honor her sex for all time to come.— Louisville Courier-Journal. The entire area of the United Kingdom under cultivation Is returned os 45,052.545 seres la UWB, snd nearly 33,000,000 of this area were under greener* fa and graaa, vis seres tu England, 1,871,851 |„ Wales. 2.H50.518 In Scotland, 8,153, m la Irslsnd, an I 88,037 In Un» ClUBBcl UUiwU. In tome JSnglUki counties turnips snd swedes occupy m a per cent or sore of lb* satire cultivated sres.
