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VOL. 5. WILMINGTON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1851 . NO 15 (for TIIE COMMERCIAL.) LINES TO MISS G. C. 8. Lonj years have past since first I knew,' Or heard, or spake thy name, , But mem'ry hath in keeping ye .' , -gome treasured thoughts I can't forget, . Though I'm not aJl the satne, Do not suppose that I've forgot The friends of other years, Though I'm not all the same as then, Nor llull of youthful hope, as when Lite knew no sighs or tours. No, no. I cannot cant aside The friends I long have known, . Though others quite as fond, be near, To give to life its'-wonted cheer, And flow'rs around are strewn. Tills world would be all drear to ine, A desert sad and cold. If I could not unite again The links of life's oft broken chain,' Which speak of friends of old,- -. .- Among the well remembered friends, Thy own fair name hath place ; A name that cannot be forgot Which clouds of anguish cannot blot, L Nor time itself efface. May heav'nly blessings rest on thee, Where e'er thy lot be cast j And peace divine dwell in thy soul, Which angel tongues have never told, Till all life's storms are past. I hope that we shall meet above, Where saints and angels arc, For there the skies are bright always, Arid every harp is full of praise To our Redeemer there. We soon shall feel the shades of death, And earthly ties be riven; But,'0! why should a-mortal grieve, These bleak- and sterile shores to leave, If moors his bark in heaven. Is not our anchor in the vail, Steadfast, divinely sure ? Then let the angry tempest sweep God ' giveth his beloved-sleep," u BeneAth bis eye secure. V J. L. M. Wilmington, N. C. Dec. 10th, 1851. ; . -- - THE WASHING ro.T MONUMENT. - A writer in the National Intelligencer, . .the 5th inst.. snys: The work .on ihe monu 'merit has been suspended lor the season. If has now attained to the height of one huu jdre'l and four lei't from the surtaee of t! 1 1 ground, and. if it advances with the same rapidity as it-has so far done, it will in a few -ye its reach its apex at an elevation of live hundred and seventeen .feet ; forming the loftiest struct lire in the vjorld ; one that, will " do grea'. honor to the American peopleby whose voluntary contributions it, has been 'thus far constructed ; and these : contributions will not cease to be. made with the same spir it which has been shown from the commence ment, tiil this m iguificent and noble testi monial of their gratitude and yciieruno! '.shall reach its destined height. The Odd Felloiv.-fTemperanoe. and Masonic Associa tions, as well as the peope, have done, and continue to do. their duty in this respect ; but. 1 regret to say. the banking and monied in stitutions (with but three or four exceptions.) i find the numerous town -nd city corporations of the United States 'have dene compara tively nothing to aid this patriotic undertak- g. rmm tnem. as well ns irom me diner t ent States 'of the Union, sums of sufficient magnitude to complete the work ought to bt expected, and it is h opted this expectation will )t he realized. To the two latter no appli cation hi yet been made j hut to the former eir-'nl irs have been sent, calling upon them for that aid which the other assoc atioiis re ferred to, with a spirit and patriotism which do them infinite honor, have rendered ; but - to these c.dls. I regret to say, no response, with the lew honorable exceptions mention ed. .has been received by the Board of Man agers, Why this apathy should exist in in stitutions which derive '.their very being and support Irom the condition which the patri otic services of the man, whose memory they are called upon to honor, have -produced. I ra at ;i loss to understand. Among the ex ceptions to which I have referred are the nk ol the Metropolis, the Bank of Wash I'lgton. and the banking house of Corcoran and Riggs. of this city, and one or two in Pennsylvania. The banking house of Cor coran ami Riggs has contributed two hun dred dollars, the bank one hundred dollars each, and the philanthropic ami publjc-sirit-fcd elder partner el the former hassub$crjb--d annually fifty dollars till the monument be completed. The town and city; corpbra t,l0is throughout the United States shpuld feel a pride in uniting as corporate; bodies ; wHh their fellow-Citizens to rear this great njonument of the people's gratitude, and in ueraonstramg that, in this country at blast, 'he doctrine.is not true that corporations ; ave no souls. The blocks of marble, gran Ke, and other stone "which they and the sev erl States have sent to be deposited in the onurnent. though very acceptable to the Board, and honorable to the donors, go but little way in elevating the obelisk, and even a smul I con tri button by each corporation in the United State4would., it is believed, ;be Efficient to complete the work.- Present from the Borough of Boston, -Eng.; totl&yUy of Boston, 31 ass. Mayor Bigelovv. ol Boston, ha3 received an 'official communication from the authori ties of the borough of Boston Eng., trans mitting to the city of Boston, i Mass., some seals-. Mayor Bigelow. in Pending the seals. &c. to the Common Council, eay s I I transmit to the Cpnmon 'Council certain interesting seals and documents which. I re ceived some time since from the ' borough of Boston, in England, through the agency of John Lnvis Clarke, Uq.. of this'citV: Mr. Clarke's fetter, together with one from the mayor of that borough, which accompany this communication, will explain the circum stances which led to. the traiisni$siaa of ibis acceptable presenr. The frame in. vvhfcti. the seals are encased is staled to have been made cut of one of the original timbers of the church in which Jo,hn Col tori preached for some years previous to hts emigration' to this country the Cotton in honor , of whom our c ty is supposed lo ha ve been named. ' Sach a fact, in an antrquarian point , of view, en hances the: value of the nft. I f - CD "I recommend that the seals be placed in some conspicuous position in the Council Chamber, and that the feiter be printed and placed on file. , i. ,lI have caused a suitable acknowledgment of the compliment, together with books and maps appertaining to our city and State, to be forwarded to the authorities of the borough of Boston.! - I " Respectfully, yours &C . -JOHN P. B I GE LOW, Mayor. "To tha-Hoii. Francis Brinlcyl President of the Common Council." The President of ihe Common Co,uncil then read the letters of John L. Clarke. Esq.. and M. Staniland. Esq.. mayor of the borough of Bo?ton. The following passage is the 'prin cipal feature in the letter . i This small token of repectfrotn the chief magistrate of - old" Boston for his official brother in new" Boston, though intrinsical iy valueless, will nevertheless. I am sure, ar waken associations snd feelings which ! trua may eves i prevail between our respective countrymen; aiid if, inthe Coiinril Chiuubei of the city of Boston, this little offering find a place, it will be to me asqurce pfgratiQca tion." It was ordered, on motion of ir. Sever, that the seals be suspended in the council chamber-. rnd the letters be printed and pla- cen on ti 1 A DOUBLE RAIL ROAD COLLISION The following are the detaiis of a " friizh tltiT collision which happened on the' Erie Rail road, on last Thursday night. The fault appears to have been with the, conductors, both of whom have been dismissed from the service of the company. It is wonderful that amidst such a crash no one should have been killed. The details of the accident are thus stated : j The wav train for Ponghkcep?ip. which left New York at 4 P. M. on Thursday. When it had readied the centre of a curve running arr und projecting head-lands, was stopped by the conductor to land two Irish men who refused to pay the tare, and while they were:bemg put out a Iocom ;tive that was sent j up behind the train to bring down some freight cars ran into it about 6 o' clock P. M., and injured several passengers, some of them' severely. The locomotive which was going at the rate of thirty miles per hour, penetrated into the carj amongihe the passengers, about two-thirds of the way. cutting out the centre oflhecarasit went. and completely housing itself with in it. It forced some of the passengers ahead,, threw others to the right and left in the narrow space be tween is. and the sides of the car. and one passenger j a lady, was forced on the top of the boiler.' The pipe broke as it entered the car. and the latter was instantly filled wilh srnoke, and it caught fire. The scene as may be. supposed, was oho of great conster nation. The passengers were relieved bv being taken out through the windows. The train was on the east track. Smd. was thrown partly over the west, so as lo obstruct; slightly ithe pagsage of cars. The five o' clock express train for Albany, which used the east track, was due there at twenty min utes past 6 P. M., and it was shopped below and sent back to Croton. about a mile dis tant, with news of the accident, and with di rections to switch off and come up slowly on the. west track to take off the passengers, and perform whatever service it, could, and with directions that the next up-traiu should be warned of the accident. The express train returned to Croton, as ordered, and went up on the west track to the scene; of disaster. Th.e passengers of the injured train were removed into it, the obstruction on the west track wqi cleared away, and when the express train was about to start off. the up train for Peekskifl which left New York at P. M., ran inio it when goino: at thirty miles per hour, and did seri ous damage to a number of the passengers. Theup Peekskill trajn. which had previous Iv stopped at Croton, was, for the first time. changed there, from the east to the west track, on account of the first obstruction on the ether, and, strange as it niay seem, dash' ed away at high speed, without regard to the circumstances.0 The last engine penetrated into the reart car of the express train, split it opei . forced the passengers forward and jammed and bruised many of. thera somo very seriously. The car was full of passen gers, and none had time to escape. The first, train had three cars, the second four, the third two or three, and they started full. A REVOHJTIONAHY LOAN. The New York Tribune proposes the onjan-. ixation of a Central Society to assist in raisin? a great Democratic Loan to aid the republican ag itation and eventual revolutionary movements of Europe. ' . CAPT. KIDD NOT A PIRATE. At a recent meeting ol the New York Historical Society Judge Campbell, one of its members, delivered an address in vindica-? tion of Capt. Kiddj in which he showed that Kidd had been, an ofEcer in the English Na: vy prior to 1691. when he married in this country, anu tooK ute commanu oi a mer chant ship owned by Mr. Robert Livingston. He was then very much respected, and the Council in May of that year awarded, him 150, and publicly commended him for certain -services reuderei to lh colony. - About the year 1695 the coasts of New England were infested wilh pirates, and the Earl of Bel mont, whom the King had eernV out as Gov i Pnor, proposed to the home Government to fit out a ship of thirty guns and 150 men. and commission Capt. Kidd to command her in a cruise against the buccaneers. This proposition was made upon the suggestion of Mr. Livingston, who expressedf great confi dence, in Kidd's courage and capacity, ami offered to pay one-fifth of the expense. The Go vernment was then unable to furnish the required vessel, but the Earl of Belmont. JLords Halifax, Somers, Romney, Orford, and others, contributed the necessary funds,; and entered into articles, of agreement with Liv ingston and Kidd. These articles were duly filed in the State paper office, and on the 11th of December, 1695, the Court of Admi rality issued a. conmiisslou, authorizing Capt. Kidd to take all French croisertf and the King's enemies. &c. The Ad venture galley was fitted out and in the following April Capt. Kidd sailed to New York, where he enlisted a full crew, and then commenced operations as a privateer. In the mean time the Whig noblemen concerned in fitting out the Adventure were impeached. 1 Ru mors Were spread that Capt. Kidd had turn ed pirate and when hetentered Boston in June, 1699, he was seized and sent to Eng land, where he was convicted of piracy, and executed, in May, 1781. The impeached lords we're afterwards acquitted. The cir cumstances attending Capt. KidUV '"trial were, such as to give reason to suppose that his conviction was brought about by the Government for the purpose of influencing the House of Pers against the impeached noblemen, and udge Camphell so argued with much force. A TOUCHING INCIDENT. Some two years ago. says the Wateryille Mnil.; Mr. Edloii S. Moady, of Monmouth, went lo Calilornia, leaving his wife and young child, with her mother in Boston. The correspondence between husband and wife, was reguiarlv kept up. and the wish was of ten expressed by the former that the young wife would join him in the far-offland of gold; but the definite plan and arrangements for this object had been deferrt-d. A short time since a letter from the absent hnband pic tured again the prospects that cheered his long and weary absence, and touched again the hopV that the lime -would soon come when-he should find it proper to make ar rangements for his wife and child to join him in San Francisco. The heart of the affec tionate woman cast the questions of s ifety and economy to the winds, and she resolved in spite of aii obstacles, to start immediately for California, and surprise her husband by an unexpected arrival. She started and almost on the day that she landed in Ciliforni a, with a heart swel ling to meet her husband, that husband, lan ded m the city of Boston ! He had made a sudden determination, instigated by poor health, to return home. His serious disap pomtment; connected whir the loss ol a por tion of his hard-earned property by the fail "ure of a New York house to whom he en trusted iti so wrought upon his - declining health that he survived but about one week, and was brought to Monmouth for bu t ifil a few da s since. No details of the poor wife's dreadful disappointment have yet been received ; but the thought that, Whatever may have beenits effect,a still deeper affliction jret awaits her, adds a most painful feature to the picture. THE NEXT CONGRESS. .j - The Next Congress will not be deficient in colors. By a casual glance at the last of members we notice that there will be Gray. Green, and Brown, and a smart sprinkling of While. s As to buildings, jKehtucky contributes Wood. Stone Clay aitd a" Mason. Various pursuits are represented-a Miller, Fowler. Taylor, Harper, Hunter, Carter. Fuller, Chandler, and Miner. Th Senate has a. Cooper, Smith, Miller, Hunter, and Mason. ! ( New York furnishes Brooks, Well.- and Snow, and New Hampshire, Hale. With regard to drinkables. Virginia gives Us Meade and Missouri sends us Por ter. - As to edibles, -New York contributes a Fish, and' Iowa a Henn. V For,music,! we have two Bells, and a Cam pbelijVnd although the members are' to rep resent sovereign, in the Senate will be foui.d a King, and in the House two Kings: and a McQueen, in addition to Gentry and Gay lord. There is a strange mixture, for Tenn essee throws in a Savage, and North Caroli na .anGut.law in the House and a Badger in the Senate. i Theie are different kinds of men, viz : Nan gunij Gh'jpnari, : Horace .Alan. Pennimart, RoJntai M. Price, nnt! CIingJ7Wi. - The Senate numbers among its . members Morehead and Foote. and perhaps two Foots the one from Vermont, and the other from Mississippi." " ;;..;;." -; :":.;"- These are among the characteristics of our -next Congress as to names : . ? COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE. The following, are the Standing Commit tees of the House, read by the Clerk on Tues day last, as the appointments by the Speak er: V- : ; - ;V ,) ...-',,. -. Of Elections. Messrs. Iavid T. Dkney of Ohio. Wm. S. Ashe of N. C , Christopher H. Williams of Tenn., Wm. T. Hamilton of Md.. Abraham M. Schermerhorn of N. Y., John S. Caskie of Va.. Presley Ewing of KyM Geo. T. Davis of Mass., and Jas Gam ble of Pa. " :' ' ''"-p- i ;:; . v . "' ; Of Ways and Afeans.Messrs. Qeorge S. Houston of Ala., George W- I?n? of Tenn., Edward Stanly of N. C, Harry Hibbard of N. H., James Brooks of X. Y.. J. Glancy Jones of Pa. Wm. Applrton of Mas.. Cy rus L. Dunhan of Jrid., and John S. Pheljps of Mo. . Of Claims. Messrs. John R. J. Daniel of N. C. Alfred P. Edgerton ot Ohio. Richard I. Bowie of Md.. Origen S. Seymour of Conn. . Robett Rantoul, jr. of Mass.. Wm. A. Sack ett of N. Y.. Carlton B. Curtis of Pa., Wm. R; Smith of Ala., and Gilchrist Porter of Mo. On Commerce Messrs. David Lr. Sey mour of N. Y. Andrew Johnson of Tenn., Alex. H. Stephens of Ge o , Thos. J. D. Ful ler of Me., James H Duncan of Mass., John Roboins. jr. of Pa.. Louis St. Martin of La.. Wm. Aiken of S. C, and Thomas Y. Walsh of Md. 1 OJ the Public Lands. Messrs. yillard P. Hall of Mo., W. R. W. Cobb of Ala.: Henry Bennett of N. Y., James L. Orr ofS. C, Al bert G. Wat kins of Tenn., John D. Free man of Mss., Henry D. Moore of P.i.. Bern hart Henn of Iowa, and Joseph W. McCor kle of Cal. On the Post Office and Post Roads. Messrs. Edson B. Ohls of Ohio, Alex. G. Petin of La.. Orin Fowler of Mass., Paulus Powell of Va., John L. Schoolcraft of N. Y . Richardson Scurry of Texas. Benjamin Edwards Gray of Jy. Edward C. Marshal of Cal.. and Lincoln Clark ot fowi". For .the JPi&trict of Columbia. Messrs. Orlando B. Ficklin of III.. Thomas H. Aver ett of Va., David Outlaid of N. C, Edward Hammond of Md.. Charles Alien of Mas., Junius Hillyer of Ga., Hiram Bell of Ohio. Alexander H. Buel of N. Y., and Daniel Mace of Ind. On the Judiciary Messrs. James X Mc Lanahan of Penn., Richard K. Meade ofVa.. Humphrey IMarshall of Ky.. Abraiiam W. Venable of N. C Isham G. Harriss of Tenn., James Meacham of Vt., John Bragg of Ala., Samuel W. Parker of Ind., and'Trestcn King of N. Y. On Revolutionary Claims. Messrs. Mo ses McDonald of Me., Richard H. Stanton of Ky., James F. Strother of Va., James M. Gay lord of Ohio. Henry M. Fuller of Penn. Robert Rantoul, Jr. of Mass.. Charles Mur phy of Ga., Richard Yates of ill., and Gil bert Dean of N. Y. On Public Expenditures. Messrs. An drew Johnson of Tenn.. Charles Sweetserof Ohio, Marius Schoonmaker of N. Y., Nathan T. Stratton of N J., John Letcher of Va.. Thomas M. Howe of Penn.. James T. More head of N. C, Leander Bahcock of N. Y., and Thompson Campbell of HI. On Private Land Claims. Messrs. Tim othy Jenkins of N. Y., George W. Thomp son of Va., James Abercrombie of Ala.. John L. Dawson of Penn., Lewis D. Campbell of Ohio. Benjamin D. Nabers of Miss.. J. Aris tide Landry of La., William W. Snow of N. Y., anil John G.Miller of Mo. On Manufactures. Messrs. James M. II. Beale of Va.. Thomaj B. Florence of Penn., Benjamin Thompson of Mass.. Chauncey F. Cleveland of Conn.. Addison White of Ky.. William Munay of N. Y,. Jared Perkins of Nl II:, Fredrick W. Green of Ohio, and Emanuel B. ILirt of Nt Y. On Agriculture. Messrs. John G. Floyd of N. Y.. Fayette. McMullin of Va., Alfred Docke.ry pf N. C, Joseph Cable of . Ohio. Charles SkeltOn of IV. J., Samuel Bienton of la., Eben Newton of Ohio, James Duane Doty of Wis., and John McNair of Pen. On Indian Affairs. Messrs. Robert W. Johnson of Ark., Volney E. Howa-d of Tex as, George Briggs of N. Y.. Joseph W. Jack-j son of Ga.. James J. Conger of Mich . Gra ham N. Fitch of la., ' Joseph P Caldwell of N. C. Edward C. Marshall of Cal., and Charles Durkee of Wis. On Military Affairs. Messrs. Armistead Burt of S. C. William H. Btssell of III.. Meredith P. Gentry of Tenn., Willis A. Gorman of la.. Alexander Evans of Md., Epiram K. Smart of Me.. Thaddeus Ste vansbf Penn.. John A. Wilcox of Miss., and Solomon G. Haven of N. Y. On the Militia. Messrs. Charles H Peaslee of N H.. John H. Savage of Denn.. George G. King of R. I., John G. Davis of la., William' F. Hunter of Ohio. Charles An drews ol Me., William Hebard of Vt.. Elijah W. Clntstaiu of Ga. and Willam T. Ward of Ky. - . .. - - - - - On Naval Affairs. Messrs. Frederick P. Statioh"o!Tehii., Thomas S. Bocock of Va., Lorenzo. Burro ws'ofN. Y., Sampson W. Harriss of Ala.. E. Carrington Cabell of Fa., Thomas Ross of Penn. Ebenezer J. Penni man of Mich.. Isaac Wildi ick of N. J. and Robt Ddodeuow of Maine. On Foreign Affairs. Mcsr?. Thomas H. Bayly of Va., Joseph A. Woodward of S. C, Robert Toombs of Ga , William H. Polk of Ten ii., John L. Taylor of Ohio. John Apple ton of Men; Colin M. Ingersoll of Conn., Joseph R. Chandler of Penn., and John jC. Breckenndge of. Ky. ' On the Terrifori. Messrs. William A. Richardson of IH.. Alexander R. Hollady of Va;. Thomas L. Clingman of N. C, James W. Stone of KV- Joshua R. Giddings ol O.. David J: Bailey of Ga., "Zeno Scudder of Mass., Charles E. Stuart of Mich., and ' James Lockhart of Ia. v . f ; - s : On Icecoluiionary Peiwow.r-rMeesrs. John S. Millsonof Va.. Joseph itusseir of N."Y, Amos Tuck ol N. H. Norton S. Townshend of Ohio. George II. Bro wn of N. J Wm. M. Churchwell of Tenn.. Joseph S. Cottman of J Md John Goodrich ot Mass.; and Wilis Allen of III 4 , On Invalid Pensions.-Messre. Isham G. Harriss of Tenn., Rodman M. Price of N.J., Frederick S. Martin of N. Y- Richard S. Mnrouy of lit, Benj. C. Rastman of . Wis.. John Johnson of Ohio. Joseph H. Kuhns of Term., Uaniel J. Jones of N. Y., and Charles Charjman of Conn. J: ' . , toads- and Czia7,Messrs. John L. Robinson of Ind.. Wm. F. Colcock of S. C, John vvr. Howe of Pcnn-John C. Mason of Johnson of Ga. On Patents. Messrs. David K. Cartter of O.. Milo M. Dimmick of Peon., William T. Ward of Kv.. Benjamin B. Thurston of R. I., and Alex. White of Ala. On Public Buildings and Grounds. Messrs. Richard 11. Stanton of Ky., IJenry AT. Edmundson of Va., Richard I. Bowie of Md.. James Duane Doyt of Wis., and John H.Boyd of N. Y. T On Rerisal and Unfinished Business. Messrs. W. R. W. Cobb of AlaJThoma Y. Htnv, jr., of N Y., Thomas M. Bibighaus of Penn.. Geo. H. Bushy of Oliio. and Israel, Washburn, jr. of Maine. ' l On Accounts. Messrs. John C. Mason of Kv . John A. Morrison of Penn.. John W .'ch of Ohio. Reuben Robie of N. Y., anv. Janits II. Duncan of Mass. On mileage. Messrs. Thomas A. Hen dricks o: Ind., John D. Freeman of Mass., J. H. Hobari Haws of N. Y., John Letcher of Va.. and.John Allison of lenn. On Engraving. Messrs. Edward Ham mond of Md... Geo. Reed Riddle of Del., and ahimen L. Miner of Vt.r ; On tfie Library of Congress. -Messrs. Joseph Ri Chandler of Pewn., Joseph A. Woodward of S. C., and Horace Matin of Mass. ;i . 1 On Enrolled DilTs. Messrs. Isac' Wal dnck of N. Y.. and Ntilsoh Barrere of Ohio; On Expenditures in the Stale llepari inent. Messrs. Charles E. Stuart of jMich.. William S. Ashe of N. C, John Wells of N. Y., Thompson Campbell of 111., and Al exander Harper qt Ohio. .., On Expenses in the Treasury Depart ment. Messrs. Benjamin B. Thurston of R. I. , Thomas A. Hendricks of Jnd.. tjenry S. VValbridge ofNr Y., Galusha ".A. Grow of Pa., and John Allison of Pa. On Expenditures in the War Dedartment. Messrs. Milo M. Dimmick of Pa., Willard Ives ofN. Y., Obadiuh Bowne of N. Y: And. Parker of Pa. and Elijah W. Chastain of Ga. On Expenditures in th? Nav y Department. -Messrs. Fayette McMullt.i of Va.. Sampson W. Ilarriss of Ala., Jedediah Horsford, of N. Y., Thomas B. Fforence of Pa.. E. Carring ton Cabell ol Fhi. On Expenditures in ihe Post Office De- Dar intent. Messrs. Alexander G. Penn of La.. William II. Kurtz of Pa.. George T. Davis of Mass, Augustus P. Hascall of N. Y.. and John H. Savage of Tenn. On Expenditures on the Public Buil dings. Messrs. Thomas Bartlett. jr. ofVa J. H. Hobart Haws of N.tY., David Outlaw of N. C William M. Churchwell of Tenn., and John L. Taylor of Ohio. ALL ABOUT A KIS.S. From the German, by Godfrey Qiaylqok. 'The melting juncture of four rosy lips." Teh Naturalist. A kiss is the bringing in lo juxtaposition two coritrarily chargeg poles by which it, like ah electric spark, is elicit ed. ,; , . j The Moralist. A kiss i& the token of the most intimate communication of love, and is therefore only to be permitted in Ihe madrid state. The Physician. A kis3 is the art of so moving the Jabial muscles that the lip are first brought suddenly together, and then explosively separated ; so that, after all, a kiss is only an artificial spasm. The Philologist. Kiss is qn cnomato-poetic word, in which the curtness of the thing is represented by the brief sound of the word. xThe Antiquarian. Kissing Is a custom hinded down to us Irom the Greeks and Ro maus, as to the true signification of which we are not perfectly c)ear. j Probably it is sym bolic of the sun's rays greeting the earth; and if so; doubtless was received with all the other lore of suuworship from the Orien tals. V - Theologians, (a host of them.) A kiss is an emblematical action by which Uhe betid ing of the heavens lo the earth is designed to be symbolized. v The Philosopher. A kiss is that protru ding the circle of the, lips, whereby the quan titative difference of the siue of one is placed in such relation lo the quantitative difference ofthe eine ef another, that thereby the iden tity of the ?tjbject-object with the ideal-real is proved. . - ' . - The Punster. A kiss kus is the gush guts of one soul to another. . .The pressing pf the lips l the pressing ol" the lemon into the insipid beverage of life. This pressun is the expression ot the impression which op presses the heart. It is the only press with which no cencorship can interfere. Here w . still have "freedom of the. press." " . The IsOjtyer.TUc kiss is a nullity in law being neither a right in posse nor a right tV 'esse.-1 Sorne, however, have considered it a- Ky.. Benjamin Santou of Ohio, Emanuel B. Hart of N. Y.. Cbarles J. Faukn?r of Va., Josiah Sutherktnd jr. of N Y.. and James a family . right, and would treat It after th' do. But ; L. : 74 D. ,'de. fCote cpnstitn doet not treat of the kiss at any length. Still, in ; ty'. ',- r A . , "'".. " ' " the married state, wo may venture to con6id er a kiss in the light of a donatio interrim.. The Lover. A kiss is heaven! , The Transldlor. To be sure wilh a difference! New Englandcr., From'tke X. O. IUUa. ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMSHIP PDILADELPHIA. 85O,pU0e;IX GOlip DUST. The steamship Philadelphia, Capt. Brown arrived last evening, Irom Chagrcs thu 25th ult and Havana the ft si inst.; with four hun dred and thirty-five passengers; $50,000 in" gold dust on freight, a eonsidernhlo nmount in the liands of pawengrgu' and the San Fracisco mail of the, 1st ultimo. : J I ! The steamer experienced strong gaits from the norih, and n heavy sea on the passage from Havana. i ' The purser has fumi;hcd the following memoranda: "Affairs on the Isthmus remain in a quiet state. There is however, a deep feelingjCX isting, which a flight occasion would provoke into another collision belwecnthe whites dnd the loreigh black population., - V , ' - : 5 uThe accounts of the lute affray at Cha gres, published in the papers throughout the United States are greatly exaggerated, onij but little iejiance can be placed upon tein. The Indians on the Gila and Colorado rivers were according to Vast advices, in.open hostility among themselves, and with thq small detachment of troops stationed thereun der Lieut, Sweeney. The intelligence wap brought to SanDiego by an Indian, who stated, that Lieut. Sweeney, with only ttvcrity-onq men. had been attacked by about 800 Cecoptv and Mannos4 liuiians. anu mai nw irm ueiun, ded himself successfully for four days before the runner lell. A baud of Yumas Indiana who were at war with the two tribes, had joined Lieut. S. The account of the alnur given by the Indian rymner. fa not 'iitirely: reliable, through tesc is too riaucfe reason to fear forte safety of Lieut.' Sweeney und his little party. , t "liit'e advices from New Soutli yalcs-seem. to confirm previous reports, of ihe richness of the Bat hurst gold mines. -The Bathuret Press says titat a rump oi pure goiu weigu ing 100 pounds, had been received, s and. gseat excitement prevailed. ' . J MRS BLOOMER RECANTING. 1 Mrs Bloomer, the author of the new eiyle of dress, has an article in ihe last number of her paper. "The Lilly." in which she says that, could she have foreseen the notoriety and ridicule which she has incurred, 'she would never have commenccfl , he mo'e menU . .:....':. .'.i POISENED BY MISTAKE. An infant son of Mr. Ja.nm H.IIoyt, in Jersey City was killed ojk Vednesday by swallowing some h'aftjM: Intimcut.1 Y.The domestic n whose charge lij vhihf was lefti had been 1 instructed to" ajiply th Imiraent externally focjhe rclieCo) a, co'il. but she ignorantly administered it internally.. , IRELAND. In Ireland religions agiiatioa. U 'on the advance, whbh is ltthat can W aid of the covhiry.-n Coupled with this agitation ii the following an nounceBent from Tnc Evening Mul: ' i ' The Spanish Government have conceded c, grant of 2-30 square miles of country, on the banks. of f th. GTtadafquiver, iu the provinces of Andalusia, and Estremadura, containing mors thaa lGO.OOO acres of land of the richest quality, to be colofc-( ntzed by Irish settler, under tb following con ditions; Exemption from taxation for 25 years -r admission of the fnrnrture, clothing, and agricul tural improvements free of duty ; privilege of felling timber for building in tho royal forests; power to appoint their own municipal tuithorltles. The district in question baying been depopulated by the expulsion ot trie Moors, lias, His stated, been never since fully occupied. FIRE AT FRANKLINTOtf. , We regret to learn that the ' Southern Coach Factory" of Mr. Henry T. Clawson, at I'ranlilinT ton, was, acctdently' consumed by Are on Monday uight, the 1st instautJ The loss w between four and live thousand 'dollar. We understand the enterprising proprteor will make immediate ar rangements to continue his business, without in termi.ssion ; and will won b"u:ld another exten sive and iermaiientesta(sjirnent. Wo hope the I srmpatbUing public will" give Id, rrt, libera encour agement. KaleighSia'r. y Incendiary at Washinstoiirr Destructive - . ' : -Fire..::, . ; . Wahhisgtow. Dec. 9, P. M. This evening another act of incemliarisui is perpetrated l;te, neaf the destructive fire last night, two fcueh In the last twenty four hours. The stable of Dennis Disinore, was set onnre, and, with i horse, carriage and cow, destroyed; The fire spread and barned also the hons3 occu pied by Dismorc as a tavern and grocery ; another occupied by James Ennis, rolicernan ; a third, occupied by an Irish family, named White ; and a fourth; a new brick dwelling, unoceupicd. They were all levelled with the ground ; a LITTLE CURIOUS. i ? ThonMi the name of Hon. Wm. C. Rives, our I Minister to France; appeared in tho list of pass ?ngers by ihe Pacific, we lenm from wasnmgtoa hit no official , information Las been received here of his return to this country, and It is there tore conoladed that the annourement'ba Bi.s-. take, v '.'
Weekly Commercial (Wilmington, N.C.)
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Dec. 19, 1851, edition 1
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