from ~ndpoue.'\
Tlif iatnc obst-rvatioDi are, in a preai
i£grc(, applicable lo ilie appropriations
Tiiacic for fortificatiors upon the coasts
and harbors ot ihe Utiitfcl States,lor the
rnaintP'naticf ol tbt* Militar y Acadi*my ai
's\ t">! i^oint, aiu] lor thf various objects
untU i the superiMtrriCiOiice of the Depart-
incni of the Navy. I'hr Report orth»
Secretary of the Navy, and those front
ihe sabordinalt* brunches ot both the
Military Departments, exhibit to Coti-
in minute detail, the presciU cott-
j^ress,
tliiioii of the pui)Iic establisimifnts cle
pendent upon ilicin, the execution of the
acts of C'onp;ress relatitifj lo them, and purchaser-^ of the land sold is not yet e-
.ft * ... . t* L. — -. ^ ^ ^ 1 4^ «•*! c« rtivl vI-va 1\llt
rromihe ftcnera! Land now MJni*
municated, it appears that, under the
present Governnient of the United States,
a sum little short of thirty-three millions
of dollars has In-en paid from the common
'I'reasury for tlvat portion of this proper
ty which has been purchased from France
and Spain, and for the extinction of the
aboriginal titles. The amount of lands
ac(iuired vs near two hundred and sixty
millions of acres, of which, on the first of
JaTtuary, 18^fs a!)out one hundred and
thiriy-ninc millions of acres had been
surveved, and little more than nineteen
millions of acres had been sold. The a-
mount paid into the 'I'reasury by the
the views of the ofnr.crs on;^a;xecl in tlie i tiual to the sums paifl for the whole, but
several branches of th; scrvicr, concern- leaves a small balance to be refunded; the
ini; the imj)ro\emenis ^vhtCl) may tend to' proceeds of the saks of the lands ha\e
their perfection. The fort lilt r.iions of j lonj^ been pledged to the creditors of the
the Coasts, and the i;ii-.dual incrra-i'und Nation ; a piedtjc from which we have
improvement of the Na\y. a e jraits ol
a threat svsiem o)' national fit fence, wliicb
has been upwards of t»'n years ifi pro
gress, and whit-li, lor :i scries ol years lo
come, will coriini'e tu claim the cotistanl
and prrsivcrin;^ pvot'-ciion and superin
tendence of the le.'^isiaii'.L authtiiity. A-
rioiii;' the measure.^ n hich have euianatel
from ibese principlLS, t!u* Act of the last
Session of Co!)s^tt'Hs ior t!ie i^radual Im
provement of ihe Navy, nolds a co:)sj)ic-
rjous place. I'hc coiieciiuii ol' timber
reason to hope they will in a very few
years be re.leemcd. Thu system upon
wl'.ich this "reat National interest has
be;“ii maiiaj;ed was the result of lont>;, anx
ious, and persevering; deliberation ; ma-
tured and modified by the protjrrss of
tiur population, and the lessons of exj)e-
rience, it has been hitherto en»inently
successful. More than n;:)e-tenihs of the
lanos still remain the common j)roperiy
of the Union, the appropriation and
disposal of which are sacred trusts in the
for ihe future con-'ii ucuon of vessels of hands of Congress. Of the lands sold,
war; the pjvtiM-v j;ion atid reproduction
of the specie^ oi" timbei- peculi.irly adapt-
oti 1v> that purpose; the coiiMi uction of
Di '• Ducks t\j" the use ol ihe Navy ; the
rr( ':tioi' ol .i iivuiway lur ihe re
pair of tlic p'jSlic ships; and the im-
pri'vcfiK'rit ot 'be Navy Yaids lor ihf
fj!i's»T\ation of the public property ile-
in iln nt bii'c ai! ’.’eceivod Irom
iJn Executive the aiternioii )ejuin-d by
the Act, and will coiiiinoe to itccivc it,
Steadilv pii.f toward the execution
of ail tis pjrp'>b!es. esiablisbiTient
of a Na\a! Academy, fuiniKlun|^- the
xrieuns of il.corotio itis'.ruLlion lo ihe
youths wbo devote ilteir lives to ihc ser
vice of thi'ir coi'.Miry upon the ocean,
•Mill solicits the sanction of the Leirisla-
ture. IVactical sear.ians'iip and tlie art
of navigation u)ay l>e .it uuiier! upon the
cruiscs of l!ic squadrons wl’.icii, (Voni
time to time, r.;'e (li spatched to distaiu
eeas ; but a competent kno\v!ef!t>e, *.\en
of the art of ship buildin", the higliPi
mathematics and aslvonomj ; ibe litera
ture wliicli can place our oHiccrs on a
level of j)o!ishec! etUicaiion wit.b the olii-
cei s of other niai ino nations, the knowl
edge ofilic laws, nnnicipul utui national,
which, in tbeir inicrcoi.rsc wit!i foreii-,n
Slates and tbeir lioverinTicnts, arc ron-
tinaaliv callev! iiuo o|;eruiit*n : and a-
bovc ail, ibat aCPi;.'.ifiia.’.C-* with the prin
ciples of hoMM' and with tin-
high'M- oblis^aiioti', o> nuruU, andof;^eii-
cral lav>’T., bun.ati jr! oiviije. which con
stitute tbf’ great belweei« the
warrior [)Utriot, and the licensed iob!)er
and pirr-te : these cun be systematically
taught and eminently aojv.iied otdy in a
permanent school, s:.alionefl ujioii the
fcbore, and provided wit'o the H'achers,
the instrumtnts, arul the books, con
versant with aiid adapted to t!ie com
munication of the i)rincip!e.'i of tihcse
resjjei'tive sciences of the youthful and
inquiring mind.
Thr :e;)ort from the Postmaster Gen
eral exhil)ts the condition oT t)iai Depart-
irient as liighly satisfactory ior the pres
ent, and still more prninisi:i,j for ih«‘ lu-
ture. Its iTceipts for the >ea;‘ etiding
the fir«;t o!‘ .Tu!y last ainounted to one mil
lion b)ur hundred and seventy-lhreei^ou
sand live hnr.dred and I'l'ty-one dollars,
anl ''Trt'idtd its expetidisures !>y up-
T*ards jf (/fiC htiridre.l tliousatul dollais.
It cannot be ?u ovei-■>ati.;;uinc estimuie to
pirdict that, in lesa ten years, of
>vhieb oi.t'-half hj^c elapsed, tli»“ nceipts
vili liave i)eet. snore iban doubhd. In
the mfrr.iiinie, a rediced expenditure
ujjon es ablivbfd routes ha-, kept pacc
vith iitMCasid faclli!i‘'i of pul^iic accouj-
ilation. a.Tid ad:'iti’'..a! sc i'\iC.-s have been
obtaine«'i 31 n diucd rates ol’ t:oni|)eiisa-
tloiu Wul’iu till lasi veitv l‘i ii.»n-por-
tatioit of tht' ii'ui! ih siagt**, ha;-, bceri
j r. it lv atJuMiu' ilcd. 'I’he xj! i’o;>!
()1Vkcs t.^s '>,cr. increased io seven tbou-
san'i ; and jt ioa\ be atiiicipiiied tl.:'.i,
■wl'ilc the facih* >cs of ini' i'coiirse bf lu i i t
considerable part were conveyed under
extended credits, which, in the vicissi
tudes and fluctuations in the value of
lands, and of tneir produce, became op
pressively burdensome to the purchasers.
It can never be the interest or the policy
uf the Nation to wime; from its own citi-
z» ns the reasonalile profits of their in
dustry and enterprise, by holdirig them
lo the l igorous import cf disastrous eii-
i^^agemen s. In March, 18C1, a debt ol'
tv, enty-two millions of dollars, !ue by
cavicii?.
Mixing togctlur profit und dcliglit.
K\rUACT
From a roview of Scott’s I.lfe of Napoleon in
the last^o. of the Christian Exumiuer.
We have spoken of the energies of
mind cailetl forth by war. If we may
l e allowed a short iit;ressiop, wliich,
however, hears directly on our main
Mibjf'Ct, the merits of Napoleon, we
would (*bserve that military talent,
even of lh»t hije;hosl order, is lar from
bolding the first place among intellect-
tial endowments. It is one ol the lower
forms of genius—for it is not conversant
tvith the highest and richest objects ol
thought. Wo grant that a mind, which
takes in a witio country, at a glance,
and tmdcrslands almost by intuition the
positions it all'onls for a successliil cam
paign, is a comprehensive ond vigorous
one. The general who disposes his
forces so as to counter act a greater forcc;
who supplies by skill, science, and
aenius, the want of numbers ; who dives
into the counsels of his enemy, ajid who
gives unity, energy and success to a
vast sphere of operations, in the midst
of casualties and obstructions which no
wisdom could foresee, manilests great
j)ower. Jiut still the chief work of a
general is to aj)ply physical obstruc
tion ; to avail himself of j)hysical aids
and advantages ; to act on matter ; to
overcome rivers, ramparts, mountains
and human muscles ; and these are not
the highest objects of mind, nor do they
demand intelligence of the highest or
der ; and accordingly nothing is more
common than lo find men, eminent in this
department, who are almost wholly
purchasers of the public, lands, had ac- wanting in the noblest energies of the
cumulated, which they were unable lo soul ; in imagination and taste, in the
pay. An act of Congress, of the 2d capacity of enjoying works of genius
of March, 1821, came to ibcir relief, and —j,, Iar2;e views of human nature, in
has been succeeded by others ; the indul
gent provisions of which expired on the
41 h of July last. The efTcct ol'ihese laws has
been to reduce the debt from the purchas
ers, to a remaining balance of about four
niillions thr^e thundred thousatid dollars
due; ntore than three-fifths of which are
for lands within the State of Alabama.
I rt*comTuend to Congress the revival and
continuance, for a I’urtber term, of the
ber.cficent acconimodaiii-ns lo the public
ileblors, of that statute, and submit to
their con.-.ideralion, in the same spirit of
Mpiity. the remission, under proper dis-
criminfations., of ihc forfeitures of par
tial payments on account of purchases uf
the public lands, so far as to allow of their
application toother payments.
’fhcre are various other objects, of
deej) interest to the whole Union, which
have heretofore been recommended to
lb/* consulei ation of Congress, as well by
my predecessors, as under the impres
sion of the duties devolvintj upon me,
by mybvlf. Among tlu-se are the debt,
rather of justice than gratitude, to the
surviving warriors of ihe Revolutionary
War: tl>e extension of the Judiciary Ad-
minisiratio.i of the Fcj.leral Ciovernnient
tl'.e ij oral sciences, in the application of
analysis and generalization In the human
mind and to society, and in original con
ceptions on the great subjects which
have absorbed the most glorious under
standings. The oHice of a great general
does not differ widely from that of a
great mechanician, whose business it is
to frame new combinations of physical
forces, to adapt them lo new circum
stances, and to remove new obstructions.
Accordingly, great generals, are com
monly no greater men than the mecha
nician taken from his workshop. In
ctMtver.'^ation they are often dull.
Works of j)rofound thinking on general
^^jii^myfteHou^peechV^s^ up
to the stranger ard asked, ** Djtl you
speak to me, Sir.^’^ “ I speak,’’ re
plied the stranger, “ thou speakest, he
speaks, we speak, you speak, they
speak.” “ How is this ?” said the En
glishman, “ do you mean to insult me?”
The 'Other replied, “ 1 insult, thou in-
sultest, he insults, vve insult, you insult,
they insult.” “This is too much,”
said the Knglishman ; “I w'ill have sat
isfaction—if you have any spirit with
vour rudeness, come along with me.”
To this defiance, the imperturbable stran
ger replied, “ I come, thou comest, he
comes, vve come, you come, they come;”
and thereu))on he arose with great cool
ness, and followed his challenger. In
those days, when every gentleman wore
a sword, duels were speedily despatch
ed. Tliey went into a neighbouring
alley, and the Englishman unsheathing
his weapon, said to his antagonist,
“Now, Sir, you must fightn)e.” “1
fight,” replied the other drawing Iris
sword, “thou figlitest, vve fight”—here
he made a thrust—“you fight, they
fight !” and here he disarmed his adver
sary. “ Well,” said the Englishman,
you have the best of it, and 1 hope you
arc satisfied. “ I am satisfied,” said
the original, sheathing his sword, “thou
art satisfied, he is satisiied, vve are satis-
lied, you are satisfied, they are satisfi
ed.” “I am glad every body is satis-
lied,” said the Englishman, “but pray
leave ofl'quizzing me in this strange man
ner, and tell me what is your object, if
you have any, in doing so.” The grave
gentleiTian now, for the first time, be
came intelligible. “ I am a Dutchman,”
said he, and am learning your language
1 fi.id it .very difticult to remember
the peculiarities of the verbs, and m>
tU'Or has advised me in order to fix them
in my mind, to conjugate every EnglisI
verb that 1 hear spoken. —This 1 have
made it a rule to do ; I don’t like to have
my plans broken in upon, while they
are in operation, or I would have told
you before.” TheEnglishman laughed
heartilj’at this exphmation, and invited
the conjugating Dutchman to dine with
him. “ 1 will dine,” replied he, “thou
wilt dine, he will dine, we will dine,
you will dine, they w’ill dine, we will
all dine together.” This they accord
ingly di»l, and it was difficult to say
whether the Dutchman ate or conjugated
with the most perseverance.
THE ELEIMIAXT.
Thi’s gigantic being seems to pessess,
and great topics tiiey cannot compre- in some measure, a cultivating power,
hend. The ooufjucror of Napoleon, | This we infer from the following fast
the hero of Walcrloo, undoubtedly | which we witnessed ; He was confined
possesses greal nii'.itary talents ; but we I in a small and uncomfortable place
never heard of his elo(|uencc in the Se- vvhere a temporary shade was erect-
uatc, orofhis sagacity in the cabinet, ; j ed for him. The weather was ex
tremely hot, and the sensibility of the
poor animal had been frequently tortur-
and vve venture to say, that he will leave
the world, W'lthout adding one new
tlioiighton the great themes, on whicli
the genius of philosophy and legislation
has meditated for ages. We will not go
down for ilTustration to such men as
to those extensive and iinportuiit mem-
beI^5 of the Union, which, having risen! . , . *i i i i .
.nlc since iht orRamzuuon ol gi'cal on tl.c dock, hut
the present Judiciary establishiT^en', now
'I'o institute a conj)arison in point of
constitute at least one-third of iis terri-
t(»ry, power, and population ; the fj>iiria- j _
lion of a n>ore efl'ective and uniform , 1-dcnl and genii:s between such men and
system for the govermen'of the Militiaj ^ jMilton, Bacon and Sluik«ipeare, isalniost
and Jthe amelioration, in some In]m oi ) an insuit on these illustrious names.
modKication, of the diversified and often j ^V!,o run think oi these truly great in-
oppreiisive codcG relating to itisoiveticy. j tolligences ; of the range of their niinds
Amidst the multiplicity of iopics of greai thrciiH;li licuvrn and earth : of their new
iiaiional concernn'.ent, which may recom
mend themselves to the calm and patri'
otic deliberatiin’.s of the Legislature, it
may suHice to say, that, on these, and all
other measures which may receive their
sanction, my hearty co-ope-ation will be
given, conformably to ilte duties enjoined
upon me, and under the sense of all ihe
' obligaliotis prescribed uy :he Consiiiu-
lion.
.TOIIN ^Jt’lNxJV ADAMS.
4 1M27.
eil by the cries of distress proceeding
from a dog belonging to his master, on
whom the visitants inflicted pain, to
witness the distress ofhis gigantic pro
lector. At every cry the elephant
debasel by gross vices, and who never j would groan ; and when the dog was
pretended to enlargement of intellect. | admitted to his presence again, he
ANK(;i)'-’i K
A pennyle.ss lliIn.i'tiMn stoj->pcd at a
taveinin M;is.;acliuse'.u, and afier much
iellou-ci'izef i., in person or by coi j cs-1with ihc landlord, agteed to
e. vi!i ;,cor- l;e cari'H-d u> i!h ! 5'avO a tl-'zen eggs. Afler receiving
y
poralence,
door oi evei) \il!agiT in the Union,
tally s'.ir;)his of ;'c>.rnue \sill accnu.
whicli nia) !-e ap| Ih vI cS iIh; visiloui (.1
Cot.^riiis. iii'di;- ( xerei >c' (-f ti!(u
constiiuirj:ial ;> wi r' iiu.y d( vl'ie jwi lir
fiirtlit r e'-tai.lisii;.;. ..I and in.iJi uvriiK ti'
of the Ol by add'n
iurtlier lo lin s iij ilie tvai'->, oiia-
tionof the mails. Of Jie ii,.'.icaiiiHis of
the p'ospci'o;;'. r.:r!ilic;:i
ti). ’iC't (* Ml., br jre
llMr. j rei.'-iiU (! i.; tliC hi reh.-j
^i.ons (> ’ p^'!'s'„:ic.’ a;.rl p.riuiu''- lutej ..oiir t. :
l,vt\v;( ii lli‘( ! li.e {..'ni')i) .ivvt l-
liii}.' at the .‘'’ir.otc'-' (lislancc from each (
giber. j
Amotu: Ibe su!/jc.-is which ba^'e heie-,
ol'ot e occt.'piefi ilu' t uMirbt bofK. itnde and
:»lti (itioii ufCoiigi ess, it. ’.bo manageim tit
21.il dispos;^^'il that |M»iiionof thf pro-
r-crlv of the Na'ion v.bich co.isists of the
public land*. Tiie uCfjuIoiiit)n of them,
made at the exfiense of the whole Union,
v.nt Old) in Ueabure but in blood, makes
fl ri-ht of'projierty in tin Mt equally ex-
'--V report ^tid btaitaients
!i'’ ap.jarenily cha;ic;ed his mind,
a;ul i(.ld '.'le landlord ihaL he would give
tilFor a half pint of whiskey.
— I iii-. was agreed '.>• Paddy drank id '
Mi.e 1. ill, and v,as olV. J>oniface ol)je l-
I',! to ilii:;. uirJ demanded pay for the
sti!! I vklii !.cy.
;iUi-j ‘‘Ocb, voii r.puij.'een/’said I'at, “and
did'ni I give ve the ni;:;s for the stiift’ye
)! 'j'li' coijii jcal! whiskey, which is no more like whis-
' u -.ill . tnai; 1 k« y ‘bun you are like a jontleman.”
'J'ruc,” said the landlord, “but you
ohaJ'l ;jay me for tIk; eggs.”
iiv St. I’atiick,'’ returned tlio Irish-
m:m, vviib well feigned astonishment,
•'-'I'hui’s what I call Yankee impudence
—I iave you the ui^s and fhe/n y)ii can’t
ask pay for ; and us for the whiskey, I
uw apt the mgs for it—no tricks upon tra
vellers if you pla7,e. ”
And !)idding the astonished landlord
adieu, he left him to bpeculate upon tl.c
profits of his bargain.
M«n may live fools bu‘ foDh ti.''
not die.'—
aii(l ^ioiviiig combinations of tlmughl;
ol'tlic t i.»^rgy with wbic!) they grasped
;md si'hjeetod to lh( ir main purpose,
the ir.Cu.iicinaterialsof il.hi'iiration which
nature and I'fe ali’ord ; who can think of
the forms o!’ 1rans;eriident beauly and
irraiulcur \vhi^’l Itioy eri'iited, or which
were ralher ciiiiUiations ol’ their own
minds, of the iinpeluotis imagination
wbieh they have exerted over so many
gell.‘ratio^l^, .ind which time only ex
tends anri mrtkes Mire ; of the voice of
))ower, in wbieh, though dead, they
^iiIl '^peak to (lations, and awaken in-
tellccl, s'.iisibility, and genius in holh
bomisplieres ; who can thii'k of siieli
men, andliolfoel theimmenseinferioriiy
of the most gii'ted warrior, whose ele-
menls of thouiiht are physical forces
aiwl pliysleal obslnietion, and whose
employiiKMit is the combination of the
lowest class of ohjeo.ts, on which ajjow-
erful mind can bo enr loyed.”
'i ifK eoNirG;vTi\o m tthmak.
'fwo Kngiisbrnen onee stepped into a
coH'ce hotise in Paris, where they observ
ed a tall, old kxiking man who appeared
not to be a native, sitting at one of the
tables, and lookin^r around with the
most stone like {gravity of countenance
upon everv bject. Soon after the two
Knglishmen entered, one of them told
the other tliat a certain dwarf had ar
rived in I^arib. At this the grave look
ing personage above mentiimed opened
iiii muutli and spake: “1 arrive,” said
j he, “ ihoii a»'fiv-+'.it, he arrives, w-c ar-
[rive, you arrive.” The Englishman
; r. hojc idnjai'ks seemed to have suggest-
would pass his foot slightly over the
back of the animal, as if he endea
vcured to soothe his sulferings. Hav
ing been often irritaterl in this manner
the animal grew furious and ungovern
able at last, and his proboscis flew in
rapid circles, denouncing vengeance on
thj persecutors of his humble fiiend
If^repeatedly smote with his trunk
the boards that formed his prison: he
llrsl touched them with the extremity
of his proboscis by way of ascertain
ing the strength ofhis confinement; fim
ing the resistance still inefl’cctual, he rol
led if into a particular knot, and struck
a hiU’fler blow ; this assault was likewise
unsticcessfiil ; the coil was redoubled,
and the assault made with augmented
violence, but ntjl 'junicient to demol
ish his j)rison walls. Ivej)ea1ed experi
ments of'(his kind were made, and at
every abortive elTorl the size of the
\v( iijion of (lefeiice and tiie blow were
tcdonbled. At !i‘ncit}i gathering up the
proi)0.-.eis into a OMcnlar com| „et knot,
he smote Ihe wiiil with alibis /night,
and the boards (iew like icallier.s before
the bla.it, and he stood emancijiated
and enlarireil. Here \sas a jiiv-t and
mechanical ealenbtion ofi'oree—for the
samestrengib might h ive been applied
in the first onset, anrl what we should
havi^ expected would have been done
from the irritated state of the formidable
animal. ^ el, exasperated as he was,
he dill not lose his presence of mind,
but calculated the (plantity of force ne
cessary to effect his enlargement. Ilis
generotis Iriendship for the dog was
truly surprising. Patient, mild and
forbearing under personal injurie.s, as if
conscious of the plenitude of his might,
he would not suffer with the same (|uie-
tude an injury to his humble friend.
Confined as he once was, in a ferry boat,
lor the security of the passengers, they
deeiucd that this dog might witii im.
1)6' aissaultcd. Some of tljos*
busy and meddling- race of animals,
who are the annoyance of all company
which they frequent, must needs uii.
ness the disinterested sutleringb
animal. They began to torture the dog,
and the cry reached the ears of the elel
phant. Resentment is fertile in findinj^
out means of annoyance, and so it was
proved on the present occasion. Thy
assailants were beyond the reach of hi* '
trunk, but the water was near. f',x.
tending his proboscis into the river, hu
absorbed great quantities into his chest
which he immediately emptied, lhrout*^!i
the same channel, into the boat, hg
began to work leisurely in the busiut.>s
of drowning the whole company ; apr>a-
rently not apprehending any counleraet-
ing exertion ; but when he observed
two hands, employed in bailing the wa
ter out, who at length became alarmed
for their safely, he redoubled his exer
tions, pouring larger quantities of water,
and with more rapidity in his draughts,
as if determined to accomplish his oh-
ject. The men employed to bail tha
water were obliged to redouble thoir
alacrity also; but in this strange contest
for superiority, the boat reached the land
before the victory was decided. Thus
was the safety of a whole company put
in jeopardy by that busy and impertinent
race of idlers, who seem to enjoy no
other pleasure but inflicting pain on
their fellow men. This fact we have
from one of the company, who was a
trembling witness of the spectacle.
The manner in w’hich these creaturcs
ford rivers is peculiarly remarkable.
Unwilling to exert themselves more
than the occasion requires, they walk
upon the bottom until the waters cover
their heads. They then elevate tht ir
trunks above the surface, and being sup*
plied with a proper quantity of air
through these organs, continue their
submarine journey unimpeded. Tho
top of the trunk is often seen moving
in quiet and confidence athwart the
stream, as if by an involuntary molion,
while its owner remains in security
below.—When the depth will no longer
allow of this enjoyment, then and not
till then, the-head of this majestic an
imal rises to view ; so peculiarly solici
tous does he appear not to exert himself
beyond the emergency of the case. It
is likewise worthy of remark, the man
ner in which the elephant fights tho
rhinoceros. They arc determined and
inveterate enemies to each other, and
the first blow decides the battle. Tha
rhinoceros, it is well known, is of a size
much smaller than his antagonist, and
runs between his legs. If he escapea
the blow of the proboscis, he W'ill, by
means of the horn witii which natura
has surm®unted his nose, rip open the
belly of the elephant; if he receives tha
blow, he lies motionless at his feet, a
breathless body. See now the manner
in which the elephant prepares himself
for the reception of his formidable an»
tagonist. In all other cases, he ele*
vales his club when he meditates a
deadly blow. In the present instance
it would give to his enemy an unneces
sary advantage ; it would leave the pas
sage between his fore legs unguarded.
—The sagacious animal seems eensiblft
of this, and, lowering his head, lays hift
proboscis between his fore legs,
to its whole extent, and wails
for the arrival of his foe. At the mo>
ment of his approach, the receding
blow' is given, while it guards him from
the horn, la^’s his enemy prostrate to
the dust: his proboscis is thu» rendered
at one and the same instant of time, an
engine both of assault and defence,.
Charcoal h becoming a valuable medi
cine and is given with success in pulmo
nary complaints, a tea spoon full finely
[)owdercd in milk twice or trice a day.
In a laie London jjeriodical, it is also
highly spoken ol as a cathartic in casts
of obstinate costiveness, and is said to
have answered the int( nded effect, in ma
ny instances after the t-suul treatment had
failed. In regard to i!ie dose, as a ca
thartic, the J ule i.sto t,Mve it as freely anJ
as IVcfpu-ntly as tbeulomach will allow—
say one, to three table spoonfulls every
lunir. it has a happy inHuencc in lul*
ling the irritability of the stomach, when
notiiing else will control the nau.sea and
vomiting of the patient; tiius fulfilling
the double intention of alleviatinjf a very
dib’ressing symptom, and then removing
the diseatc itself.
Pohfit'a.—Here and there ititorspersrd
with ibe dry anil moroie polemics of the
day, vve see a spark of wit which tends
in a degree to reconcile one to the mono
tonous repast. We saw an ;tcconni the
other day of a candidate for the office of
Sheriff, who assured his friends if he was
elected, the presidential question should
not inlluence him in the selection of Jt;*
rors. The following is an equally suC‘
cessful hit at the prevalent mania.
“Makiuko, on Sunday, by JacoI»
Kuhns, Es(|. Mr. William Patterson, tc
Mils Margaret Kean, both of WoatiRor'
laad—All forjactaun.—Cqu,^