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NtiUTR.VL Ii POLITICS & RELIGION—tDEVOTED TO ART 1 , SCIENCE, feDUCATION, AORALITt AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF SAC RI D MUSIC* # 4 b. f. white, Superintendent. | CELESTIAL tteHT,-e. M., * • * by H. S, Rees. Sweet glories rush uponraysighf, Ajul charm my waudering eyes ; The regions of immortal light, The beauties of the skies, The beauties of the skius. 4 * . Short is the passage—short the space, Between my home and me ; There, there behold the radieiit place. flow near the mansions be. tf}: I *~j - PrejisVe nhj. God. so stretch djlwi***, \d in -■*.’ v - | Uli circular Letts;is. •Prepared, and Read before the Oconee Musical Convention, Oct. 21 1869. BT G H. PERU OK, KSQ. Almost eveiy where in najtttr# we turn our eyes, wp behold objects capable of producing music when properly acted upon. There is music in the gentle murmuring of the smooth stream, as it glides by us to its ocean home. There is music in the gentld zephyrs, as it sighs through the forest pines There is mu •sic in the roaring thunders and the roll ing surges of the ocean. Almost every insect, beast and fowl make its own mu sic, and sings i*s own song. The little xricket, at the hour of night, chirps away, no doubt to its ow n and satisfaction. Al- ; most every bird enlivens the forest with I its own peculiar song. If, then, these irrational insects and bitds thus delight themselves in chasing away dull care, and singing praise to their Maker, why should not man, who is incomparably above them in every necessary endow, merit, make a proper use of the faculties which God has given to him ? Not only ought he to do it for his own special ben- ! efit, but if he does not do it, God holds : him rvspoorible for burying in the earth the talents given to hint. God has gtVen ufitsf/'yrt 4 — making music within himself, wheteby he may serve his Creator and delight his own soul. Now, if man does not im prove this faculty, he is guilty of the sin of ingratitude—-disregards the gifts of God, and hence subjects himself to His awful wrath. Surely man will net degrade himself below the insects and birds, in thus letting one of his noblest faculties lie dormant. To improve this faculty is a duty we owe to God and ourselves. It is a duty we owe to our Maker, for it is clearly taught in the Bible that music should be a part of divine woiship. And indeed it is an exceedingly delightful part, and there is none, in my opinion, mere exalting, when it is performed in a proper spirit. ’ How cad a spectacle, and’ how discouraging to a Minister, to enter a Church in which the congregation can hardly make music of even the oldest tunes. Verily, one would be ready to exclaim, that such a community has come short of its glorious privileges in this land of freedom* and ge of improvement. How dry and insipid must that meet ing be which is not enlivened by sacred music. It gives effect to every prayer, and throws a charm around (he preach ing, and makes the attendance upon di„ vine worship in every respect a delight fol duty. We with pleasure, would remark that no member of this honorable body is al [owed to te-Jgh vulgar hr demoralizing piece*. HSacjed and alone, such as are found in Ihe SaCred Harp, are recommended and practiced. J thank God that notwithstanding a fS'tf of our fellow citizens consider the teaching of vocal music alow calling, many ot Our most talented and worthy citizens are de voting their labor and lives to this praise* worthy undertaking. Many great men have sighed for the inestimable boon of singing their Maker’s praise. Inestima-. ble boon ? yfes, it is a boon which is by iar too seldom appreciated. Let every philanthropist then, and mortal, that de sires the amelioration of his fellows, place bis shoulder to the*wheel and roll forward the car of improvement. We will now consider some of the ad vantages of vocal music. In the first place, we would say, whilst in the act of singing we exercise our lung*, and this, it is well known, is conducive to health. It gives us clearer, stronger and more •mooth and pleasant voices, for which •very man and woman is, or ought to be, an earnest desire/ To have a clear and musical voice renders a person's company much more desirous. Every public speaker, especially, desires an excellent TM STtCAN. voice, and I believe that there is no ex ercise more likely to ensure this than ex ercise iu vocal music. It is recomrpenrled by .Elocutionists as a noble exercise.— Let not,., then, the than who desires a melodious' - voice,.deride vocal muric, for by thus doing he spurns what would be to his advantage, and mocks God. who gave the faculty. . No one will pretend to deny that mu s'c has a powerful effect upon our reel ings, and in this world of care and trou ble it would be extremely difficult to get along without this soul-enlivening gift of God. It will be recollected that Aborigi nes of (he country had so geest confi dence in the charms of music toft it was | Assorted to in cases of extreme sickness, and indeed it often had the desired ef fect. It is this which urges the soldier onward, amid the roaring of cannon end the.clashing of arms, to meet hisjpfoe in deadly conflict. In that trying hour, j when the bravest hearts recoil at the - ap palling dingers, and every ambitious throb is driven from the breast; it is the sublime strains of martial music that ex pels *vejy feeling of fear and fills the soul with that bravery which urges us on to glory and the* grave* it makes the coward brave, and the brave still braver* 4~blps4j*p animate our sires aiiiK?it extreme perif, ttf pourltFtuF life blood freely in behalf of their op pressed country* it has always been used so cheer up, the tardy, and give new im petus to attacks; it is the humming of the nurse that I 'hushes the cries of the child. Music enlivens solitude, sweetens the bitter cares of life, and makes smooth and easy the bed of thorns. It animates the disconsolated, consoles the broken heart ed, cheers the weary* softens the bed of affliction, cheers the spirit of the way worn traveler Jas he trudges on over the snow clod mountains of the north, or through the burning sands of the south. Animated by his own sweet ditty, the plpughman tugs joyously on; the sailor while bounding over the dark blue waves chants bis sonnet to deceive the time.— It animates the youth to look forward with high hopes and a buoyant spirit to the temple of renown, that glitters in the far off distance. It causes the old man to review with melancholy joy. the scenes, of his youth; it stamps more clearly upon the mind of the maid, the form of her be loved, and shfr almost thinks him in her presence ; it enables the aged mother, as she reviews her past cares and troubles, and is almost ready to yield to despair, still to labor on for her little ones ; by it the aged diciple of Christ, Who has walk- edtbe thorny road offife nearly through, is enabled to give veht to his delighted soul that his afflictions shall soon end and of immortal day. Tfien truly this is &n. inappreciable booq. Let the preacher urge upon his iongFegation to practice Vocal, mUsic that ; his preaching may be attended will. 1 ter success; let it be taught in ou. leges and our common Schools; let inn. lather teach it to his sons, and, the mother to her doughters, and the, master to his servants ; let none in this land of freedom and equality of rights, who is endowed with the gift at all, be deprived ol its hal lowed blessings. Then shall sorrow b chased away as darkness before the beams of the rising sun. Truly there shall be a balm for every wound; our religious meetings shall be places where all shall delight to go; every lonely hut shall be animated with the rich melody of its in males. In conclusion, brethren, if these are the happy effects of music let us no longer “ Hang our harps upon the willow,” or cease our co-operation it) a c&use so grand arid so noble. Henry Ward Beecher is lecturing at ObiCßgO. • * - , ;■ Harailton, Ga# Wednesday, October 3iy VA RIB TY GRACE IN FEM DRESS. Somebody has said that 9 Parisian gtis ette, with a little tutle and ribbon, will ’ co'nquer the world, while an Englishwo mu, with all her shawls t dama-ks and diamonds, looks only liktj an animated clothgs-horse There is exaggera tion in this statement, but more wit, and still more truth. The wntpon of France unquestionably have a hr ttr taste in dress than those of Great B.jt<;n or America, In bothpur mother couatiy and this there is 100 much of fa hat may e ;alled ‘snob ish’ in female attire. Tin I, dies of An glo Saxondom seem to f ncy that the n\ore they spend on die s the prettier they look. Accordingly me sees little women covered all over with lace, or buried in the middle of stjff brocade, or almost lost to sight under aWfflng velvet cloak, with capes that extend on either side, like gigantic oV one beholds tall women, if such is the fashion,tricked out in tight sleeves ami’stripjd silks, the costliness of the material, -beiig regarded by the wearer as sufficrfeh| cmnpensation for the incongruity’ of the styles. A French servant gijtl has better taste She knows it is not so mucb'the richness ,material as UwjCSuit. is made up, and tti manneVin waftffTfis worn, ttiat gives the desired elegance. A neat fit, a graceful bearing, and a proper harinonv between the complexion and colors, has more to do with brightening female at tractions than even American ladies seem particularly to comprehend. Many a wile looks prettier, if she would but know it in her neat morning frock of calico, than in the incongroui pile of finery Which she dignifies with the title of full dress. Many an unmarried female first wins the heart of her future- husband in some simple, unpretending attire, which, it consulted about, she would pronounce too cheap except for ordinary wear, but which, by its accidental suitability to her figure, face and carriage, idolize het youth wonderfully- If the seX would study taste in dress more, |d care less for ex pense, they would no reason ..to re gie! it. At present the extravagance of American females is proverbial. We wish we could say aspauch of their ele gance in the same Imfe. ‘ ‘.o.n 1 .: The, City of Cologne.—Ex-Govern or Anthony, of the Providence Journal, thus writes of the famous cify of Cologne: Os all the queer ora places that I ever saw. Cologne is certainly the queerest and the oldest. Its narrow, crooked streets, the singular- architecture of its houses, rising so high and jolting over the streets, the a£r ft greqt antiquity ’’buon etfyy things all : thee are calculated ritore than anjf I have seen bn flhe Rhitfe* te itfrtfWfS-a * So naif row are tWatreeH, thtrt from some of the houses the oppose residents may al ,mosl teach each other*. The windows 1 ,ret large, and the arrangements are not , v.prablerio domestic privacy. However, ‘filey seem to be dsed to it, and a young lady who was making a very deliberate toilet at the open window opposite my own, did not seem to be in any way an noyed at th* proximity. Love at First* Sight.- A Dublin pa ■ . a . ; per says; *• An American gentleman on his four through Connemara, stopping at Carr’s Hotel, Clitden, took a fancy to the kitch* en maid of that hotel, and lie at once said she should be hjs wife. When the affair was communicated to Mr. Crr, he got the matter arranged. On Tuesday, the bride and bridegrborri, with Mr. John Carr and Miss/Bridget Bduike.as her friend, went to the parish chapel, and the bridegroom, Mr. Murray, was there uni ted so Nancy Joyce in the bonds of mat rimony by Rev.’ r. McManus, FP.” Why may not I too?—'* Fither,’ said a young man once, to a patriarch of the mountains, who is still living (after being told that he must not go With a half a dozen idle fellows, who had come to invite him)—“ father, why is it-that you deny me those privileges which other parents grant so readily to heir sons of my age?” “David,” said the father, after lifting up and leaning his head upon the top of his hoe handle, “ I have lived much longer in this world than 1 you have, and I see danger which )ou little suspect. Thetfe young men are in 1 a. bad way. Such habits of idleness, j and this going about to frolics and horse i races, will ruin them. You will see, if you live, that some of them will get into the State’s Prison tty-ahd by, and it is i well if they do not come to the gallbws. These are my reusons far wishing you to have nothing to do with them.” David was satisfied. Years rolled away. These you nSj men soon spent their patrimony, and fell into dissipated habits. From step to s*ep they wtfnt on, till the prediction of the patriarch was literally fulfilled.— Two.or three of them were sent to the State’s Prison, and one at least, was hang ed—Dr. Humphrey. O- • A Little Incident. —A bachelor ago through Athol, in this State/when he overtook a little girl and boy, appa rently on their way-so school. The little girl appeared five or six years, and ‘Whs as beautiful as a fairy. lief eyes were lit up with a gleam of intense happirtuss, and her cheeks glowed wilh the hues of health. Obr bachelor looked aLher a moment, admiringly. Sbe met his glance with a smile, and with an eager voice sa-. luted him with, “ Have you got a baby?” He was struck aback by the question, and something like a regret stole over bis mind, as Se looked upon the animated and beautiful little face before him.— “No,” he answered. “Well,” replied she, drawing her tiny form proudly up, Aade,” and passed on, still smiling, to teU the joyous news to the next orie she might meet. What a world ol hap piness to her was concentrated in that one idea—the baby I And io her joy she felt as if all must have the same delight as herself; aod it was a matter of affec tipnate pride to ‘her, that lifted hac-little heart above the reach of ordinary envy, foYin the baby toas her world, and What else had she to crave? Such was the reflection of our friend, and he remem* bered it long enough to tell it to Us yes terday, in State street. — Boston Post. Opening the Mails—lNtAuoßs M-UaT BE turned Out.—The Post Office Department has issued an order in rela* ti<Hv4o the opening and closing of mails. It ■ sels forth that the mails Can in compliance with law, be opened or made up by the postmaster or his sworn assis tants within the teach of persons noyaus thorised to handle them. The potfmls ter must, therefore, while discharging these duties, exclude from the room ap propriated to the use of his office, all persons except his assistants regularly employed and sworn. This law.,is often violated by postmasters, and the agents of the jdfepartments are required to promptly report to the department all cases that come to tiveir notice. v > “""ST**'* , - An exchange, in speaking of the bene fits of advertising, says it Has enlarged many a small business; Has revived many a dull business;’ Has rescued many a lost business; Has saved matty a falling business ; Has preserved many a falling business; Has created many anew business; And ensures success in any business. Merchants, Manufacturers, Mechanics— “ all the world, and the rest of mankind” —try it.- * t VOL. 4—HO. 39. * * * Affecting Scene.---Col. Darringtofi an otficer ot distinction in the war of 1812 died at his residence in Clarke county, Alabama, on the l£th insit. At his burial,, .his slaves collected in largfe numbers rrear his grave, and one of them, an -old man, requested permission “ to pray over his old master.” His fellow .slaves and fellow mourners joined in a hymn whicl .{re gave out from memory, wfypf! he off-red to the Throne of Mr* v y, jo prayer, which for the deep pathos and piofound b.vhiirfy and adoration, could not be eXtelied. ,Tue IfatS of a large concourse of white p-rsons present sbaw dep% ihtp .4L~Kjx*pyt4 ‘CXrnestoess of this g6od oil slave. , The lafeiDr Bush used to tell this stoiy of a brother barrister: As the coach was about starting, before breakfast, the mod - - est limb of the law approached the land lady, a pretty Q^jakeress, Who was seated Dear the fire, and said he uould not think of going without giving her a kiss.~ ” Friend,” said she, “ the* most not dp it.” “Ohl by heavens, I will!“ replied the barrister. “ Well frieud, as thou has sworn, thee pn,av do it—but thee must not make a practice of ill” , A Fact in Regard to Drilling Wheat —We wish to pecDrd a fact which seems rather remaikable, in regard to diilling io wheat. We sowed about nine acres last fall, with one of Ross’ drills, and ‘some throe acres among corn, with a three shoVel cultivator. Os the for mer, we have not noticed a single plant heaved out with the frost during the win ter, though a part of it whs sown on the poorest clay land on the farm, wish but one ploughing. It was sown immediate* ly before that among the corn, and pre* sented in the enrly winter a poor pfos pect. But that sown among corn is bad ly killed with winter,-many plants lying on top of the ground, dead. In some places it seems almost entirely ruined.—* It is Ihe same kind ot wheat as that which was drilled. Our readers may draw th&if own conclusions.— Indiana ■Pm WieYr ‘■ --yyi—- —... Woman. —the dove will clap ilfc wings to its side, and cover and conceal the airow that is preying on its vitals, so it is the pature ol woman to hide from the world the pangs of wounded affec tion When the desire ol her heart has failed, the great charm of her existence is at an end* She negleds all the cheer ful exercises that gladden the spirits, quicken the pulse and send the tide ot life in healthful currents through the vein?. Her rest is broken ; the sw#et refreshment Os sleep is poisoned by mel ancholy dreams, “.dry sorrow drinks her blood,” until her feeble frame sinks un der the last external assailant. Look for her after a little while, and you find friendship Weppi g over her untimely grave, and wondering that one who s<* lately glowed with, all the radiance of 1 health and beauty should now be brought down to “darkness and worms.” YoO will be told of some wintry chill, some slight indisposition that laid her low, but no one knows the mental malady that previously sapped hqr fftrervglh aad ettadd her sb early a p£ey to the spoiler. ■ ” Washington Irving. A Tribute to Industry.-— Balwei* makes one of his characters io the popu lar play of the “Carpenter of Rouen,” pay the following high compliment td the world’s (rile civilizer** What hav6 thay HOt do*e? _ fiave they not opened AlwlaeCrel chambers of life mighty deep, and extracted rts treasures, and made thd raging billows their highways, on Which they ride as a tamed s.eed? Are not tbd elements of .fire and water chained to turn it ? Have not mechanics opened the bowels of the garth and made its products contribute to our wants ?— 4 The forked lightning is their plaything, and they-ride triumphanf on the mighty wind. To the wise they are flood gates of knowledge, and - Kings and Queens are decorated by their handiwork. He who made the universe was a great me* chanic. * ‘ fft sketches of Coos county, Vt., meni lion is made of a Mrs Wallace, who was present and served at the birth of twenty** one pairs of twins, and one thousand six hundred and twentysfour single births, making in all £ne thousand six hundred and sixty-six, and never lost a mother of whom she had the care. Mrs. Wallace deserves a pension. This is just enough—aia’t it ?