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182 norms, and shonain upoa foseje 080 tinging his brown bair with gold, 4 calling him a sluggard, lighting up temptingly Jh dark oorntn where hung the fuu npwmg. v Doora opened and closed. Merry . laughter rang through the hall A gay throng cam dancing in. w Josey, I ih you a merry Christmas. They-crowd around hi . bed. ..Ha. sler pa jo aweetly and lies so still. His face is white, al though the thin lips wear a smile. They shud der and cry loudly; . ' "Josey is dead!" Yea, Josey has found his mother, and the an gels in heaven are singing : 44 A happy Christ mas to yon, Josey.' . .- COMMUNICATIONS. METROPOLITAN COEBESPOJTDEIfCE LETTER CI. - ' "'" 7 New YoRK.'Sept. 29, 1 855 Sevattcpol eetpriie iThe eoetofthe prize Speculation Beception of the Netee in New York The great Book Festival Scene in the Crystal Palace 2 he lions of the eccarion J he Speaker and Speeches Not a Star-paper Author and AuihortsuA witty poem The Trade Sale of the Publisher's Atsocuiiion New booke from Mr. Bohn'e press " Aspiration ''Mr. Mldreth's His ; tcry of Japan Evenings with the Prophets The Six Daft of Creation SchtnM Manual of Ancient Hit- Mr Dear Poj& lui' fa large letters . SEVASTOPAt EST PRISE." You seed not hesitate to do so in apprehension of another hoax, for this time the startling intel ligence comes in no questionable shape and through do doubtful medium. It is literally trne that 44 Sevastopol is, taken? That gr-at strong-hold of barbaric valor and rewun-e is now a heap of blackened and blood stained runn. The towers and bar tions and walls which so re cently and so long defied the balls and bombs of combined armies, are now level with the ground. 1 need not enter into the details of the as"-! and capture of the plact rrhiiu took place on the 5th,. fltb j an(j gih of this month. After nearly a year's siege, unparalleled in the history of war, in the expenditure of life and trea sure, Sevastopol has fallen into the hands of the allied armies of the West. The victory is indeed a great one but the heart sickens at the price paid for it. Twenty thousand men is a vast cost for a victory. It is true that perhaps not more than half this number were actually slain in the dreadful onset and in the subsequent destruction of the city by the departing army but even ten thousand lives is a price which staggers ones "enss of reason and humanity. It has been paid, however, and the tragedy of Sevastopol is concluded. Its fearful tale of death and horror is fortunately no longer to be continued." This is something for. which to be glad -for, whatever new. phase of horror the war may as sumeit will not be our pad lot to hear of the desolation and havoc of another winter among the troops in the Crimea. I take it far granted that the Russians will not loner remain in their new position at the North side of the city. The I occupied it probably only to cover tlieir retreat from tlte peninsula, which if they make, good' without giving battle to the siicces ful allies, they will be more fortunate than I believe. now they will be. The honor of this grand victory belongs chiefly to France it would seem since her gallant soldiers were the captor of the fa wwa MiJiUoff U.w"-, nrl At Waa-lhe key of Se vastopol. The invinciblevajlor of the British car ried them nobly into the Redan, but they could not retain U- in consequence of the deadly fire of the Russian batteries which swept that position. However, they all did their best and bravest on the 8th of this month, the Russians not excepted, and terrible havoc did " the dogs of war" make on that eventful day.. The papers contain many but not full details of the terrible affair, but I must not enlarge upon it. This is a fearful blow to Russia, and it will cripple her energies almost beyond calculation. . She destroyed all her ves sels of war, in the same spirit which led her to burn Moscow before the eyes of its illustrious conqueror, the first Napoleon. If the army of Gortschakoff escapes from the Crimea without further injury, I shall be as much surprised as J really was to hear of the fall of Sevastojiol. The news reached this city on Thursday afternoon. and you can hardly imagine the excitement it produced. Thousands shook their heads incred nlously as the news boys shouted in their eager ruth "'Eres the hextra Er'ld Fall of Sevas topol f" Presently the bulletins of the printing offices met the eyes of the doubters and they stopped to read u Sevastopol is in the possession of the allies ". The news spread like wildfire. Up town, across tbe city, and over the rivers it went as tast as ) J 1 , T . v wu wuua ana steam coma carry it. . it was ferd to believe, but finally the multitude sur tendered themselves to the eager perusal of the acaatutlines of the first dispatches. More news came by night, and the next morning's papers were pretty well filled with the details of it and with the reports of the great Book Festi -ml at the Crystal Palace on Thursday night To that I now turn for a hasty notice. I bad the good fortune to receive a white card which was better than the green ones since they ouly admitted the holder to the galleries while the wnite ticket was tbe sesame to the great ban quetting hall in the Palace. -1 was one of some even hundred guests, including authors, editors, publishers, booksellers, clergymen, and some Bondescripts, The scene which presented itself as I entered the space enclosed for the banquet, was an imposing and novel one. It was in the North vane of the Palace which was provided with temporary walls of white, blue and rose oolored drapery in alternate folds. - The "whole area was occupied by tables upon which were spread fruits and confections in almost every imaginable variety. , In Ue northreu extremity of tbe gallery waa a very Urge inscription ou JeU of gas, which read as follows, only far more brflHautly than your black types can make it : look 7" , CoMPliMISTABT FrUIT AM) FLOWER FestTVAI "to Authors, bt the Association o New.Yobt Publishers, Sept. 27, 1855. w wt "uspended another gas illumina tion, a temple in which stood a statue of the Mnaa of History, and over it the motto "Honor to Genius." , It was curious enough to notice the letter I in genius, did not burn and so it read Or as a wsggUh friend remarked Honor L Gt , nius with her eye put out IT -1 am happy to sayf that the eye of Genius was restored before the festivities had progressed long. " m Up in the galleries were some 2000 people whose happiness it was to look down upon the feast and the Masters, and perhaps to hear as much of the speaking as most of us who were below heard. In this Utter respect the palace proved a jKwplace, for Jhe Jestiralv, Only two or three of the - score of speakers made them selves heard by the multitude. Among the speakers were Bryant, Mr. Young, Rev. Mr. Miiburn the blind Chaplain of Congress, Drs Osgood, Chapin and Beecher, and Mayor Smith of Boston. Chapin'a speech was the only great hit of t&e occasion I mean par excellence. ? He really captivated the audience. It happened unfortueately that the toast to which Mr. Henry Ward Beecher was called to respond was very siniliar to that which had elicited Mr. Chai in's eloquence, and to the great disappointment of nearly every body Mr. Beech er made a complete failure. His wit would not flash aud his genius would not soar. I think if bis speech were reported verbatim it would not be a 44 star paper," but would have to be put amoug the nebula perhaps in "the milky way . Imagine yourself in the gallery, my dear Post, and looking down, upon hundreds of us nthbr tblfcs I Thef werV Irvtagi Bryant, Wil lis, Headley, Hildretb, Kennedy, Verplanck, . Morse the lightning -tamer, half a dozen Presi dents of Colleges, a score of Doctors of Divinity, " four and twenty" Editors, artists quite a sprink ling of them, and then the ladies ! There was Mrs. Sigourney, Mrs. Stephens, the Misses Carey, i the Misses Warner, Mrs. Kirkland, Mrs. Jeal, Mrs. Manners," the authcr of "Aspiration," Mrs. Beecher, and the Fern and Myrtle classes fully represented besides. Thete v-re any number of notabiiitess, whom, doubtless, your unsophisticated readers would go a great way to see. Lots of " lions1'' at a single glance for happy eyes ! The fruits were choice be ter than the t-peeches by far. Mr. James T. Field, the poet, publisher of Bo-ton read a very, clever and witty poem, abounding in local points, which "brought down the Pal ace" not literally of course but metaphorical ly ! It was a rare and joyous occasion, take it ail in all, and I hope will be'many times repeated with such improvements as experience may sug gest. I have not space to say more about it, or I should extend my description considerably. The little room I have left I must devote to the new bo-k. 1 ought to say, however, that the festi val I have mentioned was the winding up of the First Great Trade Sale of the New York Publishers Associationa sale intended to take the place of the customary sale which was held however as usual, and chiefly sustained by the Harpers in opposition to the Publishers Association. I shall say more of this rivalry at another time. It is some time since I had the pleasure of noticing anything. Irom the press of the great L hd i publisher, Mr. Bohn. I have recently however, welconifd from the hands of Missis. Baus and Brother his agents, several new and valuable volumes. Of the scientific series, he has issued the fourth edition of the celebrated Dridyewater Treatise, by Prout, on M Chemistry, Function of Digestiou considered with reference to Natural Theology." This edition is carefully edited by DeGriffith, and leaves the text of the author unaltered, while the additions in notes ate of great practi cal value. The splendid merit of this work is quite beyond the need of my humble praise. To the philosophic reader, 44 Kant's Critiqut of Pure Reason" in the fine and lucid transla tion of Meiklejohn, wi I be a most acceptable volume. This tramdatiou has the excellence of beiDg intelligible -to the English reader, and Kant has sius enough to answer for Avithout being made to speak falsely to the reader through an imperfect version of his subtle thought, and his often-time clumsy utterance. It is neces sary to read Kant, but fortunately not necessary to accept all his dogmas as true. He is a great philosopher, but not a ways a sale one to the mind of the student. Another of Bohu's latest issue is Wilheim Weixler, of Goethe. This is the translaiion of R. Dillon Boylan, Esq. In this work the au thor's design is not quite clear. It is in some respects a marvellously powerful production, and if we suppose it to be a decyphering of the rid dle of human life as many commentators do, it has a vast interest to the though ful reader. It is probably a greatly misunderstood book, full of thoughts and ideas which tbe author knew better than anybody else can. It is certainly a very strange manner, and not greatly calculated to benefit a pure and unsophisticated mind. Messrs. Sheldon, Lamport, & Co., have pub hshed the book of which 1 spoke in my last letter "Aspiration" by Mrs, Manners, and the first edition lasted only three or four days. Messrs. Phillip, Sampson, fc Co., of Boston, have receutly issued a handsome volume, of nearly COO pages 12ino. entitled. "Japan as it was and is." It is from the able and scholarly pen of Mr. Richard Heldreth, the historian. The book is a compendium of historical and to pographical observation upon that curious coun try, and presents at one view the complete nar ration of the Portuguese, Spanish and Dutch relations with tbe Japanese. Mr. Heldreth has consulted all reliable authors in the preparation . of the work, and it is safe to say that so much and so pleasantly rendered information about Japan is not to be foui'd in any other vclnme than this. : From the press of Messrs. Parry fc McMillan of Philadelphia, there have appeared recently some admirable books, of which I have room to mention only two. The first is " Evinisgs with the Prophets," a series of Memoirs and Med itations, bj Rev. A. Morton Browne, LL. D. This is a volume of choice religious readings for the family circle or for the closet It is. full of instruction about the prophetic period of char act r. It is especially designed to illustrate the divine truth of prophecy, and deserves to be a hand book with both young and old. u The Six Days of Creation? is the title of a book containing u.a series of letters from a father to his children, describine the natural history of each days, mercies, with particular reference to the illustration of scriptural truth." In this descriptive title th cope and character of this Toluma are well indicated. It is from, JHS SOUTH the pen of Mr. W. J. Rhind, an English gentle man f high character, and , well deserves the popularity it has met with in numerous English editions. The style of the book is pure and beautiful, and ihe spirit of it simple and evan gelicaL It teaches the religion of tbe cross of Christ, and seeks to lead the young mind to the only Saviour. Another Philadelphia book of value demands a brief notice. It is " Schmetz's Manual of Ancient History," which furnishes, in a very neat and compact volume, a brief and well di gested summary o the history of antiquity, from the remotest times to the overthrow of the Roman Empire in the West, in tbe year of our Lord 476. The excellence of its author's works is too well known to be questioned. This book will find its -way into our best schools. It is published by Blanchard and Lea. . COSMOS. MISCELLANEOUS. INTERESTING LETTER WRITTEN BY THE LATE REV. MR. CHISHOLM. The Christian Witness" gives a late private letter from the Rev. Mr. Chisholm to a friend, which shows the spirit of the man so strongly, that we give it in full : - . Portsmouth, Vs., SepL 5, 1855. t Vr TvrnKuK! v Awrfe tiit Trrwi (not in Via nrKonl. JT r i . :. - appalling couuuiuu oi our piiigue suimeu com munity, but one alternative presents itself to the consideration of every one. Shall I regard per sonal safety alone, and flee with all speed from this atmosphere of poison and death, or shall I look the question of my relations to society, to humanity and to God, full in the face, and de cide accordingly I The question of my duty as a minister of Christ, has determined me to stand firm at the p.t, to which I believe all along that the Providence of God called ine. Up to this moment, for the period of seven weeks that the desolating scourge has been doing its re morseless work amongst us, I have been per fectly well ; not uneasy or uncomfortable feel ing and never in my life have I had a finer appetite. For five weeks of this time I have been a daily and sometimes nightly attendani, as occasion might call tue, at the sick and dying beds of the sufferers and victims by this malig natit tever. My present condition surprises myseif and I trust that I more than ever real ize that the 'Eternal God is my refuge, an d underneath are the Everlasting arms.' I am in his hands to .do with me what setmelh Him good. The wards of the United States Hospital, temporally granted for the use of our Ports mouth people, aie crowded to the number of 150 or 200 with yellow fever patients, and I pay these wards a daily visit en eavoring to admin ister, as far as desired or needed, the bh-ssed re sources of our Holy Religion. It is some com fort amid these dreary walks of duty lo reflect that I have aided some poor creatures to seek and find that peace which the world cati neither give nor take away. I also visit wherever, in town, I am called for. As to the details of woe presented by our. pre sent condition, I do believe that it is utterly in competent to any descriptive power lo convey a picture of them. Never since the continent o America has been settled I sraaJt aily, ad wkh reference to what 1 have read or heard of,) never has so terrible a calamity overwhelmed the same amount of population. You will find it extremely difficult to lend ciedence to some statements which I could make to you from knowledge and observation. Yesterday a communication was received from that city of human beings with human sensibili ties and sympathies in their souls, Baltimore, offering to convey the entire remainm" and sur viviug population of Norfolk and Portsmouth to any salubrious point that might be selected, or could be cbiaiued by them, and likewise guaranteeing to them so long as they m ght be thus detained, all things in the way of provi sions, furniture, bedding, &c., which they should stand in need of. The very fact suggests to you some idea of tbe horrors of our position. But I fear the offer cannot be accepted. There is no inhabited house without yellow fe ver patients whom it would be hazardous to move. And the well could not be spared, for they are even now far .too few" to take care of the sick. And then, people cannot runaway themselves and leave their servants to suffer and die. I have only one suggestion to make, (not that a finger be lifted, or tbe strings of one purse in New England be relaxed a little in tbe way of proferring aid, but) that in every city and town there, they wake up and try to respond to the dictates of humanity and Christian sympa thy, by introducing the calamity of these, their sister cities, into their desks and pulpits ; that they cry mightily to God for us ; that they sat isfy themselves, if need require, as to the facts of the unparalleled miseries of our communities; that they appoint seasons of special humiliation and prayer for the commending of our case to a merciful God. Can you not, as a suggestion coming from me, stir up the Christian congregatious of Salem to their duty to themselves, their country, and their God, in this respect f THE CELEBRATED FRENCH ACTRESS. A correspondent in ancther column gives an account of the celebrated Rachel, whose appear ance in New York, has awakened so much en thusiasm on the part of the press oT that city ; though from what we learn from our correspon dent and from other sources, there does not seem to be a like enthusiasm on the part of the pub lic There are no doubt several reasons for this. One is the fact, as set forth in Jtames letter, that French tragedy is not suited to the late of Americans, even if they thoroughly un derstand the language. Bui there is another reason 6f far more efficiency according to our view of the subject and that is that ber broth er manager, Mr. Raphael Felix, has fallen into the common and ridiculous error of fixing the prices of the seats at a figure far beyond tbe means of the regular patrons of the drama. Three dollars a seat ' against two francs at the Theatre Francais, (which latter we learn from a friend who saw Rachael in Paris, was the usual price there) is rather strong on the American people, and Mr. Raphael Felix's education must hare beeQ very much neglected, if he cannot see that we are not to be humbugged in any E E HI" WBSKLT POST . eft such way. We are the most liberal people in the world, bat 'when a deliberate purpose tori gouae manifests itstlf, we can resist as well as anybody else. So that if the gentleman would take our advice, he would at once bring down his maximum price to One Dollar, making pro vision also, for seats at fifty cents. At all events, we would warn him not to come further South with his sister, with his present rates. In N York where peopl will pay five prices for al most anything, he -may possibly manage to get tolerable houses at,-Three Dollars in Baltimore, Washington, "Richinond, Petersburg, or Charles ton, he would have empty benches. Of Rachel herself, all sorts of things have been said since her arrival. Putnam's Monthly for September, tells us that she is a lady of very questionable morality that she rather sets up for a Semiramis in luxury, and a Lais in love which is quite locking to the well regulated mind. Other writers declare that she is a per- son of admirable qualities, though virtue is not one of them, and that her society has been sought by some of the fiist people in Europe. However these things may be, as far as her con duct in America concerned and that is all we know of her, she las behaved extremely well. She has had no serenades, no bouquets, no ova tions, no visits of fiie Mayor, fcc, &c, fcc. She has quietly takuMrivate house, lives in seclu sion, and seen ohfy on the stage. Her gift of O-ie Thousand Dollars to the Norfolk sufferers, was a noble benefaction, and we are bound to think it offered in all sincerity of heart and pu rity of motive, since it is at least doubtful wheth er she will come to Virginia at all. So let Ra chel the woman, have her due meed of praise as weH as Rachel the actress. We hope to see her one of these days, though we may not compre hend a single word that she utters. Pel. Ex press. Children not gay in Paris. Sergeant Tal- fourd, the eminent English Lawyer and pla" writer, says: Everything is gay in Paris but childhood. Old age is gay pleasantly so, even when fantastically bo and death itself is trick ed out in garlands, and " turned to favor an to prettiness." Why then are the children so joyless ? It cannot be that they are too harsh ly restrained, or ruled by fear : for a cruel dis cipline is no part of the French character, or the French education practice : on tbe contrary, a Frjnch boy soon becomes his own master, and studies or lounges as he pleases. Is it not that there are no fire-sides no homes ? It seems a fine independent thing for a Parisian shopkeeper to dispe-se with the plague of domestic servants take, every day, the freedom of the lestaurant and cafe and when he shuts up his shop, leave it to take care of itself, while helounges, or dances, or smokes, or reads the journal, or does all these in some public garden or, better than all, goes to the play. But the pleasures and comforts of children are of home growth, and require a home shelter. They are here only sad. wearied wondering spectators of the gaieties of their parents, which are associated with coque try, gallantry, and feelings akin to these, in which they do not participate; and though some amends are made by .an early initiation into their essences, and earlier emulation of their symbols, still childrrn, as children, have no food for their affections in the whirling kaleidoscope tili Juaales them." You would not find such a set of care-worn, pale, unhappv faces in any charity school in England, as you may mark in a throng of wandering, dissipated boys in the garden of the Tuilleries. A PRICELESS JEWEL- Hon. Edward Everett, in his eulogy upon Ab bott Lawrence, remarked : 44 His business life extended over two or three of these terrible convulsions which shake the pMlais of the commercial world, but they dis turbed in no degree the solid foundation of his prosperity ; beyond reproach, beyoud suspicion. H;s life gave a lofty meaning to the similiar lines, and you felt, in his presence, that 44 An honest man is the noblest work of God." Far from being ashamed of his humble be ginnings, he was proud of them, as the merchant princes at Florence, at the height of their pow er, and when they were giving the law to Italy , preserved upon their palaces the cranes by which bales of merchandise were raised to to their atics. A young gentleman told me yesterday, at Newport, that two or three months ago, Mr. Lawrence took from his waistcoat pocket, and exhibited in his presence, a pair of blunt scissors, which had served him for daily use at the hum ble commencement of his bu-iness life. As for his personal integrity, Mr. Chairman, to which you alluded, I am persuaded that if the dome of tbe State House, which tours o er his residence in Park street, had been coined into a diamond, and laid at his feet as the bribe of a dishonest transaction, he would have spurned it like the dust he trod on. His promise was a sacrament." The Blackguard and the Parrot. A short time ago while a number of workmen were en gaged in making an excavation in a street in this city, the superintendent, a great raw boned, I'ud-voiced fellow, spent his timeehiefly in abus ing and bullying the men, interlarding his re marks with coarse expressions and profane oaths, to the great disgust of the neighborhood. Some remonstrances which were made to him, at tbe instance of the ladies inhabiting the nearest houses, were treated with contempt, and only drew forth fresh explosions of vulgar profanity. At length the nuisance was abated in an unex pected way. A parrot near at hand, which was commonly very noisy, had been observed to be perfectly quiet, as if in a meditative mood, since the din commenced in the street. Suddenly, one day when tbe superintendent made his ap pearance, the bird burst forth with a torrent of abusive language and foul eyithets, in exact mimicry of what it had heard during several previous days. The bully stood amazed and confounded, while a general burst of laughter from many listeners attested the correctness of the imitation. This singular rebuke was effect ual, and the buliy was completely silenced. The parrot continued to repeat its new lesson for several days, but receiving no further instruc tions, it gradually forgot the blackguardism, and returned again to its usual respectable style of conversation. Tbe Peruvian navy is an institution. It con sists of three captains, eleven boys, fi?e flats boats and an eleven oanoe cannon. MINOlt MORALS FOR MARRIED PEOPLE--44 Tbe last word" is themost dangerous of in fernal machines. , Husband and wife should no more fight to get it than they should struggle for the possession of a lighted bomb-shell. Keep an epictetus in your dining-room to read while waiting for the completion of your wife's toilet. Married people should study each other's weak points, as a' skater looks for the weak parts of the ice, in order to keep off. Ladies who marry for love should remember that the Union of angels with women has been forbidden since the flood. The wife is the sun of the social system. Unless she attracts, there is nothing to keep heavy bodies, like husbands, from flying off into space. Wives, be lenient to the martial cigar. The smoke always hides the most disagreeable part of the battle. The wife who would properly discharge her duties, must never have a soul 14 above buttons." The liberties of Enjaud have been won by mutual concessions. Let the husband, who would acquire the privilege of asking friends to dinner without notice, remember this when his wife hints at a new bonnet. The wife's want is the husband's opportunity. i Notwithstanding the assertious of mathemat ics, the marriage-ring is the circle which husband and wife have as the problem set them of mak ing a'l square.- Don't trust too much to good temper when you get into an argument. The Indians pro duce fire by the rubbing of the driest sticks. Sugar is the substance most universally dif fused through all natural products. Let mar ried people take a hint from this provision of nature. Etiquette. The Yankee out " West, . wh wrote home to his mother that he had seen a live Hoosier, has sent , her another epistle on Western etiquette. Here it is : 4 Western people gi their death on etiquette. You can't tell a man. here that he lies as you can down east, without fighting. A few days ago, a man was telling two of his neighbors, in my hearing, a pretty larsie story. Says 1, 4'Stran ger, that's a h pper." Says he. "Stranger, lay there!" and in a twinkle of an eye, I found myself in a ditch, a perfect quadruped, the worst for tear and wear. Upon another occasion, says I to a man I never saw before, as a woman pas sed liiiu, 4 That isn't a specimen of your western women, is it ?" Says he, 44 you're afraid of the fever and ague, stranger," ain't you 3" "Very much," says I. " Well," r. plied he, 41 that lady is my wife, and if you don't apo'ogize in two minutes, by the honor of a gentleman, I swear that the-e two pistol.," he held ipeked in his hands. 14 ha!l cure ymi of the disorder entirely, so din"t fear stranger!" So I knelt down and apologized. I admire the western country very much, l'Ut curse me if I can stand so much eti quette. Ancient Ladies" Presses. Do not be de ceived; we mean ladies of the ancient times not ladies of a questionable ae. Gouet, in hi work on the 44 Manners and Customs of the An cients," says : ' The ldies of Athens were very careful of their dress, and commonly employed the whole morning on it. Their toilette consisted of num erous articles. They made use of paint, and of all such drugs as they imagined would cleanse and beautify the skin. They took also great care of their teeth, blackened their eye-brows aud applied red to their lips. The art of com posing head-dresses was their usual occupation. They employed the most precious essences in profusing their hair, which they usually dyed black or some other color, and then arranged in various ctirls, by means of hot irons ; a part of it was laid back and disposed upon the f.-rehead, the rest was suffered to flow loose and play negligently upon the shoulders. The dress of the legs and feet of the Athenian ladies were ex tremely neat and elegant. As to their clothes, they weie composed of extremely light and fine stuff. They took care to have their robes al ways close upon the losom, and that they should advantageously show the shape.". A fair subject of inquiry, would be, how far have the moderns improved upon the ancients ! The Bloom or Age. A good woraan"rnever grows old. Years may pass over hvr head, but if benevblenc and virtue dwell in her heart, she is as cheerful as when the spring of life first opened to her view. When we look upon a good w(man, we never think of her age ; she looks as; charming as when the rose of youth first bloomed on her cheek. That rose has not faded yet ; it will never fade. In her neighbor hood, she is the friend and benefactor. Who does not respect and love tbe woman who has passed her days in acts of kindness and mercy ? We repeat, such a woman cannot grow old. She will always be fresh and bouyant in spirits, and active in humble deeds of mercy aud benev olence. ?j If the young lady desires to retain the bloom and beauty of youth, let her not yield to the sway of fashion and folly : let her love truth and virtue, and to the close of life she will retain those feelings which now make life appear a garden of sweets ever fresh and ever new. Human Elevation. 44 1 know," says Chan ning, 44 bu; ono elevation of a human being, and that is elevation of the Soul. Without this, it matters nothing where a man stands, or what he possesses: and with it, he towers he is one of God's nobility, no matter what place he holds in the social scale. There are not different kinds of dignity for different orders of men, but one and the same to all. The only elevation of the human being consists in the exercise, growth, and energy of the higher principles and powers of his soul. A bird may be shot upward to the skies by a foreign force, but it risa in theHrue sense of the word, only when it spreads its own wings, and soars by its own living power. So a man may be thrust upward in a conspicuous place by outward accidents, but he rises only so far as he exerts himself, and expands bis best faculties and he ascends by a free effort, to a noble region of thought and action." 44 Shall I cot this loin of mutton saddle-wise P said a gentleman carving. "No," said bis friend, 44 cut it bridle-wise, for then we all may chance to get a bit in onr mouths." - 0ttm Mttalg 0St WILLIAM D. COOKE, j JAMES A. WADDELL.M. D. f KDITOmS. RALEIGH, OCT. 6, 1855. Terms TWO DOLLARS FEB AMU UM, in Advance. CLUB PRICES: Three Copies, 85- -full price,. .. 6, .16, .20, .40. bight Copies, 155 Ten Copies,. 15 Twenty Copies,. .' 20 (.Payment in all eases in advance.) ty Where aclnbof eight, ten or twenty gubscribereit sent, the person making up the club will be entitled to a copy extra. . . 5CT Postmaster are authorized to act as Agents for the Southern Weekly Post. Mr. H. P. DouTHrr is our authorized agent for the States ot Alabama Mississippi and Tennessee. FALL OF SEBAST0P0L. We had barely time last week to announce the telegraphic report of the taking of Sebastopol, and indeed felt some suspicions in regard to its truth. Since that time the event has been fully confirmed. For the details we refer tr e reader to our news columns. There are some Musco vite sympathizers in this country whose disap pointment is so great that they still affect to be lieve that the strongest part of the beleaguered eity yet remains in the hands of tbe Russians. We have never been of that number, and were therefore not surprised or chagrined by the exci ting information. We have always con tended that the science and skill of Western Europe would prove too much for Russia, even when resisted by the walls of Sebastopol. Nor are we disposed now to underrate the importance of this awful consummation of a twelve months' siege. The city of Sebastopol, with all its southern defences, and an immense liavnl arimraent, constituted the loss of Russia on the 9th of September, and a little reflection should suffice to convince us that it will be im possible for her much longer to hold the forts on the north side of the harbor. The ruins on tbe south side can now be covered with batteries which, iu conjunction with the heavy guns of of the allied fleet, must soon cause them to be evacuated. We pretend to little military infor mation, but think the sagacity of Louis Napo leon will be vindicated before the close of the campaign, by the retreat of the Russians from the Crimea ! ' ' Thus has the high military character of Fiance and England been fully sustained by the final capture of one of the strongest places in the world, defended by the most powerful em pire in Europe, with all her concentrated resour ces, and, indirectly, by the most appalling ob stic'es that ever confronted a beseiging army. The succe-s and g'orv of the achievement have been sign a', and will add a brilliant page to their history, but humanity shudders, and mercy weeps at lue anguish and woe at the price of which the victory was won. The heart siikens to contemplate it, and the glory of conquest loses all its charms, when viewed through such a medium. Will the dreadful blow which Russia has now received, di:ose her to peace, or arouse her to a yet more desperate struggle ? This question will everywhere prpent iu-df, and there will be much difference of opinion concerning it We cannot think that the proud autocrat will sue for peace immediately, as if his strength were ex austed. The resources of his empire are im mense, and it is undoubtedly capable of a pro longed resistance which might exhau?t the pa tience of England and France. But, on the other hand, such a series of military misfortunes as the Alma, Inkerman, Traktir, and the cap tale of Sebastopol, must certainly have convin ced the imperial mind that it is vain to cope alone with the leading powers of Western Eu rope, with any hope of honor or of conquest. Whilst it is quite possible to preserve the integ rity of the Russian Empires against invasion, it must be obvious that all else would probably be lotst in such a contest. We are inclined therefore to believe that, after a little decent delay, Russ a will show herself during the coming winter disposed to listen to moderate terms, especially if Austria and, Prua sia should second the effort. That such may be .the result must be the wish of all who con sider in their proper light the horrors and atro cities of war. HEAL DOW. This individual is about finding bis proper level. Since the election in Maine, which resulted in the defeat of his party, he, as Mayor of Portland, has determined, it is said, to make no more ef forts to enforce the Maine Law. In other words, though we presume a sworn officer, he seems to imagine the law is his own property, and to suppose ir. may or may not be enforced, at his discretion. Substantially it amounts to a decla ration, that as the people have voted against Aw measure, they may hereafter take care of them selves. Tuis is a fitting sequal to the rashness and headlong zeal with which he attempted to enforce his pet law, with martial rigor, upon the citizens of Portland. We are not sufficiently acquainted with tbe influences that controlled the late election in Maine, and do not know positively that the maj ority have- condemned -the prohibitory law. It is obvious however that either the delects of the law itself, or' the imprudence of its leading friends, especially Neal Dow, has so cooled tne ardor "of the people in its favor as greatly to en derager its stubiiity. We should be sorry to see the experiment terminate so soon. Indeed so long as an intelligent and moral people like those of Maine could maintain such a measure in wholesome and harmless operation, we should be glad to see it tried till its full effect upon future generations could he ascertained. But so far as Neal Dow andother reckless and ruthless reform ers are personally concerned, it is well that they should suffer such popular rebukes as their con ceit and presumption deserve. Some of these men appear to think they know more about the science of government than all the ancients and moderns combined. They .imagine that nothing would be easier for ingenious, clear-headed, prac tical Yankees like themselves, than to take society to pieces, like a wooden clock, andagain put it together with sundry simplifications and im provements. It is well for the old-machine that they do not have their way. Their superlative wisdom is seldom put to the est, and when it is, is very apt to spring like a steel -trap upc,n tbe fingers of the experimenter. Such has been the care with Neal Dow. A HIST IN TIME. The London News, the largest weekly paper published in the British Metropolis, in i8 cx ultatiqn at the fall of Sebastopol, expresses the opinion that but for these successes of the allied arms, the United- States might have seized not only Cuba, but Jamaica, and other Brit Uh Islands, for the purpose "of converting them icto breeding ploces" for slaves. y0 j0 not recollect the precise language, but this the substance. Two or three reflections are suggested by this remark. The JYews probably speaks the general impression of transatlantic mind. The ptople of the United States are understood' to have fix ed a covetous eye upon the West Indies general ly, and it is suspected that we are only restrain ed by fear fiom actually seizing upon them. It is taken for gianted that the military prestige pr. served by the allies in the present war will postpone for some time the execution of a mea sure which would 'soon be carried out should the allies be worsted in the coutest. ye ari, jn. dined to think the true policy of our own coun try is clearly indicated by these surmises. Thev do us much injustice, but the want of confide, fcetrayedln them is in some degree warranted by our own vacillating course. It is due to our selves to pursue such a line of conduct in the future as shall clearly evince a liberal, pacific and contented spirit. It is a national humiliation to be suspected of meditating designs from which we are only deterred by considerations of fear. Wi n-fer not to the action. of the govern ment, but to the tone of a laege portion of the press in times recently past. v. Again, we look upon the fall of Sebastopol as a warning to the United States to look well to their defences. We should cultivate peace, with a due preparaiion f.,r the possibility of war. What means have we for protecting our cities from the naval and military power of France and England combined ? We do not apprehend difficulty as likely to occur, nor do we underrate the ability of a great and free people like oursel ves to defend their liberties; hut we insist that one coast defences should be better prepared for such a contin'jencv WAE OF THE ROSES I Capt Snydor's case, . his removal from the post of tobaeco inspector in Petersburg, has brought out the bull doys f war in that city, and in the fight we see the fulfilling of bible prophecies a re-enactment of the ,4Rose" fight, and a general family quarrel. It is very hard to tell which is the white side of this question, for, unlike most lit'gated cases, it has three sides a right side, a wrong side and a neutral side. The South Side Democrat holds that the Cap ta n's removal is-all right ; ju-tusit should have been, and just what it expected ; it is only as tonished that executive clemency was so long extended. The Express thinks it's a hatd case that a neutral man can't hold office. Think that a man wha polities and religion are al most unknown, and who-e actions are so pru dent that his nature can't be proven therefrom, should not be the subject of a political guido tine, rhi -p position" to this the InieAYigencer don't think the Express has much to do with the m itter, that it is transgressing in ooenin? its mouth on the subject, aud strange to tell the Intelligencer and Democrat, in this scrim mage, are, like the friends of Napoleon ;md Wel lington, found fighting under the same banner ' allied ' As Mackenz e is, we presume, in that town and wi.l acquaint himself thoroughly with the particHlars, we expect on his first visit to Raleigh to read the f.-IJowing on his show b'll : "the whole to conclude with a m st laughable akce, entitled Capia n Snydor, or the War of tha Roses." In that farce, we apprehend, the follow ing will be the caste of the character Capt. Snydor, (the ousted Inspector,) C. S; Mackenzie. S. S. Democrat, (the white rose,) Express, (nondescript,) Jones. ScharC Hall. Intelligencer, (the red rose,) Gov. Johnson, (the executioner,) PUBLIC MEETING- Pursuant to notice, a meeting was held at the Town Hall, on Wednesday evening the 3rd instn for the purpose of making suitable arrange ments for the accommodation of visitors to the State Fair. Dr. Ciud up addressed the meeting, after which, Mr. Pescud moved that it be organ ized ; whereupon, J. B. Bobbitt, Esq , was called to the Chair, and Mr. J. Spelman appointed Secretary. A committee was appointed to report at a subsequent meeting, the best means of provi ding homes for the great influx of visitors. Tbe meeting adjourned to meet again on Saturday (ibis evening) at 4 o'clock. 0 'j ni-i B" We notice that a good many of our con temporaries write Sebastopol with a v. To our minds the custom savors of affectation . True, the Russians pronounce it as if written Sevastopol, but the, Scotch say Edinboro and the English Lunnun. Sebastopol, we believe, derives its name from two Greek words, tebastos, august, and polis, a city.' If so, it should con tinue to be written with a b. Multcm in J'arvo. Sydney Smith was emi nently gilted with the faculty of conveying a great deal of meaning in a very few words His description of Sir James Mackintosh is a fine example. 44 He is rather academic than foren tic.n Santa Anna. It is said that this ex-dictator is looking out for a residence somewhere near New York. What an opportunity for Barnura I LITERARY NOTICES. " Graham's Magazine for October has been duly received. Tbe engravings, fashion plates and patterns are on the whole superb, and the table of contents is long, varied, and attractive. Godet for the month is not inferior to any of its predecessors in the same line. It differs from Graham prineipHlly in being more femin ine. It is proudly fulfilling a brilliant destiny Arthur's is less showy and elegant than its contemporaries above referred to, but has its de cided merits which will continue to recommend it. to quiet and retired readers.
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