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E E! W 3 E I, F 0 S T - S If JIEIEOPOLITAN CORRESPONDENCE. V LETTER XXVII. - . - . - ', . , ; New York, Nov. 26, 1853. The War in Europe Success of the Scimibar--Thanktaitina in the Metropolis The British de partment if the Crystal Palace The unity of ; England, an I America Similarity of pr- ducts ; Principal jeaiures oj uve liritvth Jixfiibitum Jex tile fabrics Cocoanut fibre Works of the gold smith Silver toareElectro-jdated ware English pottery Parian ware Iron and steel Sheffield cutlery English furniture De la RW s ftatione-ry-'-Mr. BuhrCsbooH Contributions if the Govern invent and of the Queen. The autobiography of ffaydon, the-painter Weber's wild scenes and song birds. Mr Dear Post : The echoes of our 44 National Thanksgiving" had scarcely died 'away in our churcbes'Jtfid- in our h.mes, when the intelligence came upon us "from afar,'' that w.ir is actually in progress between-two of the great powers of the old world. The rumors of the past have thus be come the realities of the note, and a new impulse has been given peri 1 .tion in all circles. And what circle is there in Europe or in America, that .will not feel, in some direct or indirect way, the electric influence of this'powerful and destructive antagonism of nations ? Be it Sultan or Czar, who shall have the best of the conflict, t ie t-ho.k must, be great enough to reach the farthest extremities of the great social pact of nations. If we may credit the submarine telegraph, the war which has broken . out has been waged with zeal, and so far, with complete success to the Turkish arras. The Scimi tar has fallen with terrible effect upon the Hussiau soldiers in Asia, arid in European -'Turkey -too, the invaders. 1 have been overthrown. To all this startling news, I for one, am disposed to say, "It is well." The crest of tup Russian autocrat needs to be brought low the iron will of despotism needs to be broken. The. genius of the age demands this. But who shall tell what may yet be the end of thi great co t; motion ?' I alluded just ' now to " Thanksgiving." The season was a pleasant and tiietnlfrabl one in this citv. It was a metropolitan holiday. The churches were opened, and from many of thse Christian, temples, "the voice of thanksgiving" rose sweet ly, and I trust acceptably, to the Benefactor, of our j land and p-opl?. The incitements to a general and j devout thuiiksirivinjr were never greater in the his-I . tory ot our nation . 1 eace ami 'plenty crown the j land from ;jth Atlantic to the' I?acitie, and the Ian- i gtiage of tin? sacred ' psalmist, recounting the. iner- -cies of (jiod to the Jews, is-perfectly applicable to us. " He hath hot dealt o with any nation." I promised in my la-t letter but" one to glance compielivtis; t!y at the.f.. reign contributions to the Crystal I'alace. lt i.eni sirtvly natural to ap-! ply this teini for . ; t" Great Britain our moth-: : er country -still , cherished by us u:id honored for I her .'-undisputed excellencies. It is indeed impossi ble for us to hold that people alien who lanunage we speak, whose !'st blood Hows in oiir veins, whose intellectual idols we worship speaking af- ! ter live manner of men ; whose laws we.arogov- ! e Fried by and. wi.ose religion we love. It seems, in ! theses lays of" steam but a step from our own j s'nore- to those of A bion and when we arrive I tHeic' we are not rudelv awakentd t tin1 fact that we are upon a foreign soil. Our own country seems t-j bt around us stiil, -only -wonderfully condensed j . and 'ifonceiitrated. In like manner we cro-s the! n:tvi' jif t!ie.(.-rt;;i i'idace-from .the I'ni'ted, States 1 ' to Ewglaud, and are. scarcely Conscious'- of the change. ! No striking dissimilarity of objects compels us ; .-.tofoel.thi.it we have pase"d oui own national hound- : tries. Yc may traver.-e the who'e British area j in one great Indus tial Temple and feel, at home. at every step. If we do not produce every things we "set; about us. we are f tmiiiar" with all from con-! 'stant and universal use. We have need to be fold ! that thost1 long low s of -m iudh-s an. I cotton spin ' ning machinery are of Enirlih manufacture; or we I should lay i-laim to them for our Yankee neighbors. ' It is true, those agricultural timplenients close at i hand, are less familiar to our sight than those j. which crowd the United States (lallery but we I cannot make them foniipi. Those abundant and i multifarious specimen of the Derbyshire marbles j are unlike the products of our American quarries ; j ' but then, are not the yasos, inkstands, cups' and ta- j bles into which they are wrought household foods' ! amor gst us? So I might proceed through the f hardware cutlery, chemical, furniture and other ; courts. In nearly all the processes and products ! of manufactures the English are the type of our own and declare the.. kindred of the two people. The principal features of the British Exhibition are the textile fabrics, the works of the goldsmith., the potter, the iron founder, the cabinet maker and the j stationer. I think I -have covered the ground-in this general classification ami yet not too widely,! for in all these departments "Great -Britain- presents j a striking display. The textile fabrics comprise j nearly all known descriptions of goods. There are fewer specimens of cotton fibries than of woollen, liilk or linen. , The cloths exhibited sustain the high reputation of Great Britain in this depaitment, and are unequalled, I think, for fineness and durability combined, by any other cloths. The linens, chief ly from Ireland, which has the pre-eminence in this branch of iiiTustry, are numerous and of the most, excellent quality. An interesting display is made by Messrs. Feuton and Son, large Irish manufac turers, of linen in every stage from the unbroken, flax to the exquisite cambiie. Silk aud silk and worsted goods are extensively displayed in every variety and 5-tyle. The British -contribution -of laces and. embroidered goods is both extensive and magnificent :Some of the Irish examples in this class being of unsurpassed beau- ' ' . " I noticed ! very .numerous specimens of . cocoa-fibre goods, chiefly carpeting and matting, woven of the prepared fibre of the cocoa nut husk. It is an exceedingly substantial fabric and must come into very general use. . The work of the English gold smiths exhibited in the Crystal Palace are worthy of the immemo rial fame of that ancient craft. There is no part of . the gallery more visited than that where these rare nj costly work are displayed. It would require more space than I have at command to describe them, nd a very general reference to them must aaffiee. In a case which the eye readily takes in jt once, Mr. Angelhof London, exhibits sdver ware of each exquisite and elaborate workmanship that U vahied At thirty-five thousand dollars. It corapries groups, vases, services, basket and many other objects, wrou,' t in pure silver in, the most artistic style. Mr. Ga v. rd, of London, makes a display equally impo njj ; and Hunt fe Rokell. also of London, a still more magnificent one a perfect wilderness of splendor, and costliness, and beauty. This latter colU-e ion is rivalled in extent and almost equalled to the eye, at least, by the dis play of Elkington & Co., another London firm, which exhibits electro-plaied ware, in forms quite as artistic, and of a brightness quite iis radiant as the solid silver ware of the contiguous cases, They display also electro bronzes, in antique styles, and of wonderful delicacy of execution. The Britis t p tteries are justly renowned for the elegance and durability of their works, and they are very lar"- ly repiesenied in the exhibition. 1 caunot enter into details, but must say briefly, that no country rivals England in the extent and beau- ty of its, potteries for use. A very large Collec tion of statuettes, figures and vases in Parian clay form no inconsiderable feature in this department. These works are essentially English, and they have vastly increased the.domain of Art, since the no blest works of ancient and modern sculptors, can be reproduced in Parian with wonderful fidelity at a very low price. The Parian resembles marble, but is moulded into form in a semi-liquid state, and then carefully baked to hardness The iron and steel manufactures of Great Britain- are extensive and important, and in examples of these the Exhibition abounds. They range from immense bars and plates of drawn and rolled iron and steel to the most delicate specimens of cutlery, watch springs and needles. The famjus Low Moor Company exhibit iron rods from three'to five inches in diameter, absolutely lied- into knots when cold. The force of the machinery required to do this may be imagined by those who know the strength of iron rods. The Sheffield -manufactures in the Pal ace are .at once varied and beautiful having for their exponents t mammoth chisels, saws, razors, knives, scissors, &c. A famous knife, made by 1 lodgers 6z Sons would be a tiresome burden to a mair. -It contains So blades; and instruments on, which are sketched views of cities in the old and in the new world. ' ' The English furniture courts are exceedingly rich and attractive presenting many' novel and highly ornamental .works, and styles of decoration. A large mirror in a frame of"; carved wood is the ad miration of all beholders. The carving is woiidk-r- fulh "beautiful and elaborate, imitating fruit aid L flowers. The stationer's w'ares including also books are very elegant and- -attractive. No' other house in the world perhaps coiiid have-surpassed the display of De la Hue fc Co., of London, of ad descriptions." of plain and fancy-letter and note papers, cards, envelopes, ie. . The beautiful --and elegant books of Bohn of Lou don deservedly attract much notice. I have more than once commended to your leaders tile cheap and valuable series of Uoks published bv Bohn, 'under the general names of the Standard, Classical and Illustrated Libraries and if they could see the two hundred volumes. which they now embrace, ii 'sumptuous English caif binding they would be u'nlike me if thev did not covet them. England has done her part in the Great Exhibi tion. She has come up generously, as she could certainly well atlurd to do. I have before noticed the government contributions of arms -and. armor from 'the-grim old Tower of London, and also the Queen's private contribution of the picture pajnted bv Winter V alter in commemoration of the birth Mav of the young prince Arthur, and a!so of the dpeiiiiig of the London Crystal Palace, on the first of May.. 1S51. itli this very rapid gener;ilization of the Brit ish Department of the Exhibition, your readers must be content, o far as, my pen is concerned, and I hope,-in two other subsequent letters, to complete my survey of the Crystal Palace of 1853. I have been very much interested recently in the perusal of the autobiography of Ilaydon the paint er edited by Taylor, and just republished in two han. IsOme volumes by Harper and Brothers. A more eutertaining book has not appeared in a Ion-? time. It is brimful of life and incident and ane'e dote, and exhibits not only-the outer and the inner life "of a man of a peculiar temper and of a most - remarkable career, but affords ns also many inci dental pictures of the times in which he lived aud of the persons with whom he associated. It is an eventful story that of Haydon's life and can not be read without exciting a deep interest in the mind of the reader. ' " . Before I close this letter I will comm nd one more book to the notice of your .readers. Wild Scenes Gnd Sony Birds is the title of a magnificent volume just published by Putnam & Co. It is the joint production of Mr. C. W. Weber and his gifted wife. Mr. Weber has already a national fame as the "Hunter Naturalist," and in this work ho has given us some of the sunny and gentle aspects of his world of nature. The book is illustrated with twenty exquisite pictures, printed in colors. They are chiefly from the pencil of Mrs. Weber and por tray the song birds and wild flowers of the country. The work is written in a style of charming enthu siasm and cannot fail to win the sympathy of every lover of the beautiful. Adieu until next week. COSMOS. For the Southern Weekly Post. A MEMORY AND RESEMBLANCE. BY C. II. C BRJjCKETTE. R(peftfully dedicated t? JfUt EUen Garland, of Tehnttsee. - The bird of passage, through the sky Sweeps on, his home to find ; There is no track before his eye,, He leaveth none behind. He leaves no track, except it be A passing shadow dim ; That like a silent memory, ; ' One moment fol lows him. G. H. Coomer. The bright gems of the night are to be seen in thessky, and memory is very busy to night. Du ring the day, there went by the 44 New Hotel," where this production is written, a lovely, sweet girl of seventeen summers, who reminded the writer .very much of one he had met somewhere, and filial ly, the toko that one was, came back to mind. ? Possibly reader, you may have been at a small so i i nartv at a house like Judsre D s of Mid 1 - ' O dl6 Tennessee, when the Judge was living. If you have been, yon can in some degree appreciate the merit and the Dure ones who were assembled at the Judge's in December, 1850.. There was Miss A, soon afterwards a bride, and as lovely a girl as ever gave the greeting of the morn. Miss of Columbia, Miss G and another whose name may be forgotten, but whose image has been remembered, and will be for many.a year. Mrs. D was as accomplished a lady as ever presided over a bouse, and will long be recalled by many a transient acquaintance even, as among the best of the good. - The Judire has passed away to another world. j but the memory of his worth, and service to Ten- j nessee will remain greeu in the minds ot tne cm- j zens of the State for many a year yet There are some thinrrs bard to be oorne, auu among the incidents, the passing away of a roan of rije years, of usefulness, and true worth may be regarded as the most difficult to be properly understood. Still we are each to take our place in the grave, and we should ever appreciate that life has been triven to eacb on earth to do good. Life is a boon to us, for which we can"never be quite sufficifty4 grateful, and we should wisely improve alb the opportunities for doing good. For years the wav of life of the-writer has been I chanririr. and manv a raan has he known, out not one every way more worthy than. was tue ""i j man referred to. Tf fl. i ...., tk,iA i.r. rJoWl nVr the crrave cf unobtrusive merit, then' indeed, should the friend of man visit that of Judge D ."for he was in- deed, a man true to the holiest aspirations of our nature. But for such a loss we way think that : Each hope and fear That lights the ey and clouds tie brow, Proclaims there is a happier spheE Than the bleak world that holds us now. Chapel Hill, NwV. 15, 1853. MISCELLANEOUS, I A SKETCH FROM LIFE. i Look into yonder window: what do you see ? j nothing 7iczi surely ; nothing but what the angels : have looked smilingly down upon .since the morn . ingr stars first an totether. Nothing but a lov ' ing mother hushing upon her faithful breast a j wading babe ; whose little li e hangs by a slender thread; mortal hps have said, "the boy must die." A mother's liooe never dies. She clasps him. 4 4. i closer to her breast, and gazes upwards; food and sleep and rest are forgotten, so that little flickering . taper die not out. Gently upon her soft warm breast, she wooes for it baby .slumbers ; long weary nights, up" and down the cottage flo r, she paces, i soo h'ing its restless moaning. Suns rise and set; ! stars pale ; seasons come aud go ; she heeds them ! not, so that those languid eyes but beain brightness. ; Down 'the mead-jw, ly the brook, on the hiil side i she seeks with him the health restoring breeze. ' God be praised, health comes at last ! What joy to see the rosy flush mantle on the pallid cheek ; 1 what joy to see he shrunken limbs grow round with health ; w hat joy to see the damp thin locks ; grow crisp and glossy I What matter, though the knitting He neglected or the spinning wheel be j dumb, so that the soaring kite or bouncing Uall ' please his boyish fancy and prompt the gleeful shout ? What matter that the coar.ser.fare be h rs, ; so that the daintier morsel pass A'y rosy lips j What matters that her robe is threadbare, so that ; his graceful limbs be clad in Joseph's rainbow coats : What matter that her couch be hard, so that his j sunny head rest nightly on a downy pillow ? What : matter that her slender purse be empty, so that his j ; childish heart may never know denial. Years roll on. That loving mother's eye grows ! dim ; her glossy locks are silvered ; her limbs are ! sharp aud shrunken ; her foosteps slow and totter j ing. And the boy, the cherished Joseph ! he of i the bold bright eye, and sinewy limb, and bounding ! step; surely, from his kind hand shall flowers be strewn on the dim downward path Lo the dark val i ley ! surely, her sou's strong arm be hers to lean ; on ; his voice of music sweeter to her dull ear I than seraphs' singiug. No, no. The hum of busy life has struck upon his ear, drowning the voice of love, lie lr s be- ; come a man 1 refined, fastidious ! and to his forget j ful, unfilial heart, (God forgive him)' the mother who bore him is only " the old woman'!" : Fax sy Ferx. A daring Tennesseeau at the battle of N. O. with a blanket tied around him, and a hat with e norruous breadth, who seemed to be fighting on his own hook, disdaining to raise his rifle over the bauk of earth, aud fire in safety to his oerson, like his more wary feliow soldiers, chose to spring, every time he fired, upon the breast-work, where, balancing himself, he would bring his rifle to his cheek, throw back his broad-brim, take sight, and fire, while the enemy were advancing to the attack, as deliberately as though shooting at a herd of deer; then leaping down on the inner-side, he would re load, mount the works, cock his beaver, take aim, and tire again. "This he did," said an English officer, who was taken prisoner by him, " five times in rapid succession, as I advanced at the head of my company ; and though the grape whistled through the air over our heads, for the life of me I could uot help smiling at his grotesque, uemi-savage, deini-quaker figure, as he threw back the broad flap of his castor, to obtain a fair sight deliberately raised his rifle, shut his left eye, and blazed away at us. I verily believe he brought one of my meu down at every shot." As the British resolutely advanced, though col umns feil like the tall grain before the sickle, at the fire of the Americans, the same officer ap proached at the head of his brave grenadiers, amid the rolling fire of musketry from the lines of his unseen, undaunted and untouched. " Advance, my men I" he shouted, as he reached the edge of the fosse u follow me !" and, sword in hand, he leap ed the ditch, and turning, amidst the roar and flame of a hundred muskets, to encourage his men, beheld, to his surprise, but a single man of his company upon his feet. As he was about to leap down from this dangerous situation, his' sword was shivered in his grasp by a rifle ball, and at the same instant the daring Tennesseean sprang upon the parapet and levelled his rifle at his breast. I t I auu b mm io vivwitf calmly observing, "Surrender, stranger, or I may perforate ye V' Chagrined," said the officer, at the close of his recital, " I was compelled to deliver to the bold fellow my mutilated sword, and pass over into the American lir es." NOT FORGOTTEN. The memory of the great may be forgotten.- Those names recorded on th Scroll of the Past in characters so livid that a wondering world as it looks upon thera believes earthly fame to be peren nial, may one day be blotted out forever ; those monuments that have reared their lofty heads for ages, firm and unshaken, until we almost fancy their foundation is eternal, may be swept away by the river of Time, as it rushes on, on to the ocean Eternity. The pride of Empire will fade. The gorgeous palace of the monarch, the stately mansion of the proud, and the humble cot of the lowly, will one day be as if they had never been ; and the traveler of a future age will carelessly tread where the re mains of tho great, the noble, and the gifted of this world, are mingled with the common dust, from whence they sprung. He will gaze on deserted lands that are now teeming with life and population, and wonder what races of men have there lived, and moved, and passed away. i The loved and the loving are forgotten. When the great Insatiate tears them from us, and rudely severs the ties that bind us to hope and to peace, we feel that no object can ever fijl the void left in the affections ; that no balm can ever drop healing on the lacerated and bleeding tendrils of the heart. But the spring of time alleviates the woe the winter of death has caused; and under its genial influence, the heart again sends forth its green leaves aiid verdant branches, we had once thought were blast ed forever. And indication not that man is heart- ' less, but that his great Father is kind the loved and the loving who have gone from earth are par tially forgotten. But a kind word is not forgotten. As the voice of Ilim who stilled the tempest, fell on the troubled Waters of the Gallilean .sea, and as the grateful dew drops fall on the lowly flower that is parched and withering on the mountain side, so fall the breath ings of kindness and love on the sorrowing and the drooping spirit. And however humble or lowly the recipient, they shall by no means be for gotten ; but from Him, who ishe essence of love itself, shall receive a rich, a glorious reward. A worthy act is not forgotten. The motive that actuates it mav be impugned ; the consequent re sults may seem adverse and disastrous ; calumny and scorn may be the reward of its performer; but an upright and virtuous act, prompted by love to right, ad hatred to wrong, can no more be for gotten than that spark of life eternal, which burns in the human breast, can be quenched. He, with out whose permission a sparrow may not tall to the ground, is cognizant of it, a:.d will never suf fer it to pass unguarded. And the memory of the good is not forgotten. Those, who, with honesty of heart and integrity of 'purpose, devote a life of labor to their fellows, to lessen the evil, and advance the trood of the race, leave the only indeltible record that is made on the book of time. When, for ages unnumbered, the turf has been level and green above their graves, when the marble column that pointed to their rest ing place has fallen, and crumbled to dust, their names vet lincer, " Familiar in out mouths as household words ' Not forgotten when the weakly, Ere life's noon-day, droop and falter; Not forgotten on the heartn-stone ; Not forgotten round the altar. The life of the good is an undying plant it buds in time, it blossoms in Eternity. RULES AMONG SHAKERS- In the course of a debate in the Legislature of New York, on application for special grants of power, in holding the property made by Shaki-rs of Niskayuna, in that State, the following rules of orders, said lo be the principal rcquiicmeuts of their spiritual direction, became public. Contrary to order to inquire into any bargain that the deacons have made. Contrary lo ord,r to go to church with sins un coil fessed. - Contrary to order to go out among the world, or among families, without permission of the el ders. Contrary to order to shake hands with a world's j woman without confessing it. j Contrary to order to shake hands with the world unless they first tender the hand. Contrary to order to play with dogs or cats. Contrary to order for a brother and sister to ride together in a waggon without company. Contrary to order for a brother aud sister to pass each other on the stairs. Contrary to order for a person to go out of the door-yard after evening meeting. Contrary to order to have right and left shoes. Contrary to order to pare the heels of shoes -under. Contrary to order to read newspapers in dwelling-houses, at any time, unless indulgence is grant ed by the elders. Contrary to order to fold the left thumb over the right, in prayer, or when standing up in wor ship. Contrary to order to kneel with the left kuee first. Contrary to order to put on the left boot or shoe first. Contrary to order to kneel with handkerchief in hand. Never attempt to do anything that is not right. Just as sure as you do you will get into trouble1. Sin ahv ay brings sorrow sooner or later. If you suspect anything is wicked, do it not, until you are sure your suspicions are groundless. A kind word will often tell more than the sever est reproof, and a sigh of sorrow makes jTfar deepr er impression than an open censure. The conditions of conquest are always easy. We have but to toil a while, endure a while, be lieve always, and never turn behind. The following is a copy of a bill posted on the walls of a certain village: u A lecture on total abstinence will be delivered in the optii air and a a collection will be made at the door to defray ex-jfextfeS." ; ' THE ' EDITED BY CALVIN H. WILEY, WILLIAM D. COOKE, LYTTELTON WADDELL, Jr. RAhEIGH, DEO. 3, 1853. Terms TWO DOLLARS PER AITNTTM, in Advance. CLUB PRICES: $5 full price $ 6, Eight Copies, Ten Copies Twenty Copies 16, 20, 40. (.Payment in all cases in advance.. Jttr Where a club of eight, ten or twenty copies is sent, th person making up the club will be entitled to a copy extra All articlesof a Literary character may be addresed " Editors of the Southern Weekly Post, Raleigh, N.C." Busi ness letters, notices, advertisements, remittances, &c, &C should be addressed to W. D. Cooke. . W" Postmasters are authorized to act as Agents tor the Southern Weekly Post. WILLIAM D. COOKE. Proprietor. Mr. H. P. Douthit is our authorized agent for the State of Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee. . CUBA. For several years past the beautiful queen of the Antilles has been becoming more and more an object of interest and a subject of speculation to the people of the United States. With any policy that would seek to .wrest her, by direct or indirect means, from the hands of Spain, we have no sympathy whatever. In common with an overwhelming majority of our fellow citizens, we repard such a policy as essentially unjust to others and full of danger to ourselves. But as its relations to Spain are uncertain, and the proba bility that it will, at some not distant day, change hands, is constantly forcing iUe'f with increasing strength upon the sober judgment of the world, we cannot avoid the conviction that it may yet beeome a member of our Union. This may not be a desirable event, hut we cannot control the future, or resist in all cases th force of those circumstances which are liki ly to develop themselves, and to exercise a powerful in llence upon the internal and external policy of our government. Viewing1 the matter in this light, we apprehend that a few of the more interesting facts in regard to the character of the island and its inhabitants, which we have obtained from several sources, will not be unacceptable to our readers. The long and narrow island of Cuba, which extends in a serpentine form from east to west in the bootn of the Gulf of Mexico, lies under tlie parallel of 22 degrees North Latitude, about 150 miles south of Key West in the State of Florida, to which, according to modern estimates, it is equal in superficial extent. It contains a population of more than 800.000 inhabitant, a majority of whom are negroes and mulatfoes. It is intersected in its whole length by lofty and precipitous mountains, w hich divide it into northern and southern slope, and give rise to m-inyr smnll and rapid rivers which f' llow the direcion of these slopes to the sea. The il.-:nd contains several considerable cities, of which the most important is Havana, with a popula tion of over 125,000, situated on one of the finest harbors in the world, near the north-western coast. Here repose the remains of the immor'al discoverer of the New World. Matanzas, Cardenas, Principe and St. Jago are other important towns. The climate of Cuba is such as mijht be expected from its intertropical situation and the rapid elevation of its surf.ice. In the low country all around the island it has a truly tropical character, and the heat for the greater portion of the year intense. The sea-breeze, however, is r.lways at hand to alleviate its effects towards evening, and travelers write in raptures of the delicious air of a Cuban night. Among the mountains, the inhabitants enjoy a more temperate and salubrious atmosphere than that of the lowlands. Tne year is divi-ible into the dry season and the wet season, the v former extending from January to May inclusive, and the latter giving character more, or less decidedly to the? remainder of the year. In summer the rains are very frequent and profuse. The rivers are suddenly overflowed, and much damage and in convenience often result f rom them. The island is also subject to violent hurricanes, though in a less deree th;in some others. Thee hurricanes are some times destructive of property and life to an awful ex-, tent. Yellow fever and other malignant diseases are very comm n in the low country, and on the whole the climate can hardly be considered salubrious or suited to the feelings of persons coming from a high latitude. Good water, one of the principal comforts of life, is seldom met w ith in Cuba a defect for which the delightful breezes from ihe sea do not perfectly satisfy either the resident or the stranger. The soil of Cuba, especially in the low country, is one of the most prolific in the world, not only yielding a spontaneous tribute of tropical vegetation in endless profusion und variety, but richly rewarding the hand of industry with some of the most valuable produc tions. Many delightful and nutritious fruits grow abundant ly, the orange, the banana, and the pine-apple, and the soil produces yams and other similar articles with exuberant liberality. But the most valuable commodities are sugnr. coffee, and tobacco, of which vast quantities are annually exported. The climate of Cuba generates vast numbers of an noying bugfl and insects, which invade the houses and pollute the food and beverages of the people. It is remarkable, however, that like Ireland it is free from poisonous reptiles. " On ne trouve," says M.dte Brun, " dans toute cette He, aucun animal tenimeux ou feroce." There are many birds of splendid plumage and interesting habit-, and the fish are said to exhibit a wonderful variety and richness of coloring. It is a paradise of parrotsand humming birds, where they find an appropriate home amid the profusion of tropical flowers andthe sweet which they produce. The population of Cuba consists principally of Span. ish Creoles, engaged in planting and other agricultural employments, and their numerous families of slaves, many of whom are ntill in all the rudeness of their primi ive condition. , On the susar plantations these slaves are snbjected to very severe and constant labor, being allowed only from three and a half to six hours for sleep and refreshment, and a few hours on the al ternate Sundays. They are plentifully fed, and in such a climate need little clothing. This severity of labor lasts about four or five months,, during the dry season. On the coffee plantations it is far less oppres sive. Many slaves in Cuba are allowed to .purchase their freedom, and the fiee blacks and mulattoes are very numerous in the towns, where they form a kind of colored arjstocracy and move among the whites in public places in a manner no w here permitted in the United States. It i- lamentably true that this beauti ful island continues still to be a profitable market for slaves imported from Africa. There is every reason to believe that Spanish vigilance winks at the inhuman trade, and endeavors to profit by it. The officials ar nearly all Spaniards, and a large army, consisting of regular opapisn iroops, guards the island more faith fully against American invasion and Creole insurrec tion, than against the importation of captives from the African coast. .,r.c unit, intellectual cultivation among the Creoles of Cuba,' and little activity exhibited in behalf f mot! improvement ChriUnity U obmrved moss 12 r" . . " "v "mw are said hi generally given o idleness and vice. Therv i era! sentiment ol dissatisfaction-with the authJr of Spain, and thepeoplf are quite ripe for rer r But thev hare little of ihe cour p-m ,nj.. u,!&. carv to secure the blessings rr !u.. 2 I hardly capable of sustaining a(7 a 1 POP .ilar fmW... them'selveCand if free, would state 4C degeneracy so common in the ren If South America. . In all the bounds of Hv;i;,.e CSof : . ' r " infft R . is no nhnrnrter that aOnears tn ho . ,et -"umn4i iujjruveuiciiii as mui n ue mouern Spaniard to " . . -'" " -me question lating to the. incorporation of Cuba ino th a Union. On the ore hand, it is very plausiK! that the geographical position of that is4nj n , E7 of great value to he United States, for bodi c cial and military reasons ; that its acqukitio011!1116' greatly strengthen the Soutlvand promote th of the whole country; and that it is far better f be ours, than to fall in'othe hands of som P.'1 power whose proximity to our shores would kTv ' th nt.hr hjiiiil ilk tiwui'l n i ' . j . . " ' 1 l"c n-on. " e i'riiaps fqiiai ;u that, although, as an unoccupiederri ory Cuh t.bmt. -allhmio-h as an iinr,.r-iirlol . J ' l Iti v. .vuy.wa,,. t;u)a form an important addition to our domain l .. , t . ' -ei lnt,ib- 1 1 an ri clip lu w a Ttuo n t.o-. i . ideas, and Ignorant of the true ues of freedom vjl icii', pivuu, suucisiHiuus, wiu aeoased her r1 tt:., -a - - .MU"SW iuw imyuiuu vuiu , uiuuuute a new and dan element into the character., of our popular;, U ! render our domestic. peace more difficult to mam man ever. We have nothing to do with this political w,- lis t-oiuuuii win prvMawijr ucjjcuu more Upon fiijy circumstances affecting our national policy .'hain any course of argument that may be pursued by either aiiy. iicii to iv)fuh w K'esent looojrenl ers a Hiiccint ronnt of trip San1wih T..1 j . " """uvore. gard to which so much interest -has recently maniiestea inrougnoui me country. ' Farmington, N. C. Nov. 2, 1853. TrcErD. "t T tt" n ej . V-111 1 . aa r.ooc. io uyiiuno. mil JUU pitNlSe gl e VOW views in the ' Post " on the following sentence " And in my choice, to re'gn is .worth, aoil.i i Z in hell:" that is I wish toknow liow you votih teN the two words " vvprth " and " ambition," by ing you will oblige -A SaBscRiBsi In replying to th foregoing question, we totf remark that its solution depends very much in nm j judgment upoa thv interpretation we give lorttjas. aage in which the bettfence is found. If'Wonf ! " ambition"" is to be regarded as a measure otvalne j if the sentence means that, to reign, is' worth th j tidl, the suffering, aiid the patience that are oajjy. necessary to success! in the struggle for pon-r,ie think the word " worth" has all the power of p. po-shion. It is- treated as, a preposition in mimf our best grammars, i On the other hand, if 'wottii be considered pqutvalent to " worthy of," cirrepfiiA ing to the-Latin dignits, it is an adjective qualityH the infinitive M to reign," which is the subject of the succeeding verb. We are inclined to paise ninths way ourselves. 44 Ambriou " will then be an olijot- ive, governed by the preposition 44 of nndeNo4 Co sideriBg the connection of the sentence with others before and after it, and the circumstances under which it is represented by the poet to have been tered, it seems to us very probable thai the idei'M tended to b conveyed was th it the possession ofa preme power was lell worthy of desire, honeret dismal might be the- realm over which it was to ba- ercUed. j - DUPLICITY. We nnd the ioliowmg statement in a very respect ble New York paper. We have seen theame6t alluded to in various other quarters How fartln statement is true we know not. It is at le t qii consistent with the morality inculcated bv mirajd the Jesuit Fathersand is bv no means aniiinvdu, j i example of that 4-cunning era'ftiness"Thfi which iV; are distinguished. . The Romish Bishop's Oath. At a recent con cration of three Koman-c.itholic bishops in New orl a programme in English of the various parts of k service was given to the reporters for the pie-, aa distributed through the hou.ie. In the ..ndisiitr lation of the 0.1th taken by each bishop, the p rti which he virtually; transfers his civil allegianceff' the government under which he lives lo Uierup, the pledge to be a traitor to his country, if it shooi ever be in conflict wl.h the Pore : his oath to jwwrti and fight against heretics, schismatics, aud rebels t the Pope, and to curse and ana hematize all fanD'' heresy, were omitted, althoujih solemnly Uien. Roman church in this country fears to ade iio ihe real character 1 1 the pledges taken byhf obkhim. The cowardly dread of public scrutiny, bprrtd this country by the servants of the Pope, isiwrt compliment to the' intelligence and patrioiirtD'of American people. They do well to keep the cfon foot under a mask. Whenever it slicks out, M sometimes will do in spite of themselves, the sense and better taste of our native'populatioi J1 unmistakable evidence of disannrobation and u-f nor can any halfway fxplanution or awkwardj tion, on the part of these minions of the Vaii1' isfy ihe enhgh'ened understanding, or the j-loOSj publican spirit of our Deonle. Mav such facts"" foregoing -keep them awake, and faithful to t trust. THE "GIANT. I During the past week our citizens hare Iim portunity of seeing and becoming acquaint j the celebrated Nova Scotia giant, Anas Au, and the visit of this living Colossus has ffofJ gratification to old and young. Angus is a Wj boy of twenty, and is as mild and gentle as " j but as he measures nesrlv ei ht feet, and proportion his presence is truly august ana u terrible. ' I un jnonaay nigni last, in cuihjww; ductor, Mr. Samuel Danseith, he visited wi tion for the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind, generously gave a gratuitous exhibition hi t i Quite an assembly of inmates , of the Institat j visiters filled the pom, and the entertaimnent p livened by a fevi perfortnances by the V j music by the b'ind. In some of the t0IBK'. huge and amiable guest shook his sides " J delight Hi a visit was a source of unUsUa' to the pupils and all present, and will longt j bered. Mr. Dunseith, to whose curtesy -ness so much of their gratification is due, w j man of excellent qualities of head manages hi.i charge with crediuble iudi?ment. Kncd Iverson. The affeciinpr " " published, of the manner in which this i an boy was drowned, turns out, it paper, to be a hoax. A considerable sum been raised to erect a monument over ? i. e t,oii hA wasforcW by his playmates for refusing to unite J an act of theft. We now 1-arn that his ly accidenUl, and that such wm iurv. " , -fll The Ohio State House is wi-t the capitol at Washington, ana I 4 "
Southern Weekly Post (Raleigh, N.C.)
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