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' Of her mother's happy home ; . 1 x And as she step'd from the cottage door, To gaze on the scenes abroad, " She said with a smile " my tnVoUier dear, " I go to heaven and God !' ' The stn had just set behind the hills, And twJitrht was on the earth, V ; And in the skJ Was a brilliant light That spoke a ioavenly birth : , It seemed,- indeed, a jf the cloudart And'eacthVnd .heive'ii;'tJt,';?f-r Had met withtall their 'glorious tints " Around the far-distant blue. . - The chifd looked Up, and td the view Her earthly s'ght .was given . , r Apd said, as she gazed, that " tliat must be "The golden gate of heaven." So on she followed the sun's bright streak, But the heavens would not stay, For as faster the child would seek to go, The faster ?they sped away. . . ' The night came ou with its heavy dews, ; And the aic grew chill and damp, And each bright star in the vaulted dome ' , . Lit up its silvery lamp ; ' c ' . Some fleecy jqloiyls came pasting by, But it seemeii to her, that they Were flying on to the distant west, While the stars went the other way. ; Then when the child beheM the stars, " And th clouds by breezes driven, " O stop- little stars," saii she i n tears, ' . u Von arc not going to heaven ! " - But on they .kept and heeed her not, : , Onward still was their course ; While she, poor soul, felt the bitter cold t In all of fts fearful force. ? At last her eyes grew iweiry and dim -Her limbs, they grew stiff and cild .; And the.tfaces of death came o'er 0er faee f Her agony and grief were utld: " And there on tie ground tlte frezen ground ' I And the coJU and dampered sod, - fros'irate she fell, whilst her pure'spul ' Ascended to heaven and God. I- Her sleep, was long, -fur they fund her thetc When the sun , went dewu again : ' She appeared to then like an -Jangel f.iir, So free from the signs, oltpain; r Tl4 rose bright on her cheeJis had fled, . T They were cold, yea cold as clay; The mourner's wept in their agony, ; Then bitterly turned away. . ' Baltimore, 1852.' ' . ; ',-f . For t!ie Weekly -Post: - 1 CHARADK !Fr6m Time's remotest ae ; - i JSy first its revels kejSi;.; . Man smiled amid its rage, - And angaished woman wept. He, at its call, appears j Still eager for its harms ; -: SJie meets its frown with tears, ' Aiidffjwnts at its alarms. My secofid through the ; wood . Jfakesnts devouring way ; , Teeth without stain of Lload Still penetrate thcprey; - - - : Its pathway 6ft renewing, - ' ' : T Nature's purpose' ust, -' ; ; i( Retreating, yet pursuing, . J It terminates in dust. My whole ! wliat visions rise '' Rekindled by its name K' . Till human freedom dies, Who can forget her fame 3 Demolished by her foes i , - In bondage now she lies, And pours Uer voieeless woes ,. Unlieeded to the: skies. Answer next week. - M. AnsVer to ; tlie Enigma of last week Elijah Forbes Beachum. J i Answer to the Charade of last week Cot-To n , Gix, (Cotton-gin.) " - , MISCELLANEOUS. THE LAW OF DOMESTIC STORMS. , " Whilst scientific men are very laudably 4evot ing themselves to the study of storms hi genera, Sve propose investigating that particular branch of the subject whfch is applicable: to eveiy day life; , for a knoiv ledge of the theory .'.and.. causes of do- : . inestic stqrms must be useful -to all classes of the community. - '' - ' ' - It was on contemplating the ruin caused by a domestic hurricane, in the midst of China, that the -writer first, conceived the idea of giving his head to a subject aboul which his head had been broken more than once, though t he had never before tliought of collecting togetlier the result of his ex perience'. He had observed that the ? various do- mestic storms he had encountered, ast mate of a ': very ' troublesome craft, though sometimes sudden and furious, had generally some determined cause, .-- and frequently took tliel&ame direction by concen trating towards himself alt tlieir violence. He re- ' solved, thereforej on keeping a log, or journal, in which he noted down, from hour to hour, the state of the craft to which he acted as mate with the nominal rank, of commander. lie described her condition under a slight breeze, her behavior in rduo-h weather ; the etfect produced upon her by ' all sorts of airs; and, in fact, he collected such in formation, that he thought any-judicious mate, at tached to a similar craft, would find "little difficulty in her manag'emept. One of the curiosities of this . domestic experience, .is the fact, that the same hur- - ricanes prevail at, the same, periods of 'the year; and it is: remarkable, that, though the wind seems to be raised with immense difficulty about Christ mas time,' dohiestic storms are most prevalent at - that period. . i These storms are not. felt to operate severely on .'; those' who. are provided, with a heavy balance, ' ' which prevents Jthe agitating influence5 of those fear ful upa and dowris which are met with at the time alluded, to. IhTnch. . ' - r.. " -l : ' '" '' Gov. Johnson, the late executive of Pennsylvania, ea nttytee paraons aunng tne last twelve of hig administration. SET A BETTY. . " Mr. Jones Laving utterly failed, at the age of fifty-two, in finding out the bent of bis genius, and his wife and the little Joues-es being somewhat in terested in the solution of this problem, Mr. Jones, in a fit of desperation, proposed their taking a few genteel boarders, "just tor company for Mrs. Jones." Ajvery mysterious advertisement was forthwith in serted in the papers, intended to baffle the " Paul Pry" family while it brought the-fish to their net. In process of time the rooms, which were really pleasant, were occupied ; and Mr. Jones and his wife put their heads together, to ascertain how ; small an amount of provisions it was possible for the new coiners to subsist upon. Mr. Jones belong ed' to the class denominated "man Bettys ;". his coat of arms being a dishcloth and a gridiron. He ran of all the errands, and chea4d huiiself into the pleasant delusion that he, was master of the house. He cheapened down cheap butter, purchased ques tionable-looking turkies, atd damaged tea, and country . apple sauce, bv the barrel,' made of a he terogenous mixture of apple pearnigs, old cider, and quince core meat ; made it apoint pt'duty to be present when the cook weighed .the flour and grat ed the nutmegs, dealt out the brown soap' to, wash the kitchen towels and gave the butter au extra salting that' it might -last the lunger, (in 'more senses ihiiir one.) In short,' he felt he was now fulfilling his destiny, and had just found o-that 'he had all? his life been " baryitig his taT-X? napkin." How expert he was atdielping to the consumptive lookina chickens that graced his . table I The idrums,ticks he always gave the children, .because it took some, time to anatomize th.em, and he had notr forgotten a pic ture hi Dickens, of i" Oliver Twist asking for more." If, in spite of all this precaution, they were deter mined upon a second course, the wing and neck were allotted them, for the saJme economical reason. -A dish of dwarfish apples crowned on the top with a solitary orange (lor which there was generally a" posed the bill ofiare, for one day's din ner and was a pretty fair exj)onent of the rest. After one pie had. disappeared he would fctick his fork cauti ously icto the remaining' one, .and in such, a w'eak, inelaiiciioly voice inquire " if any onewould have 'aiiother j)ieoe," that "any one" must have a heart asftough as the pie crust ' who would answer in the ailinnative. And then, Mr. Jones was so useful Avhea the baby' took- its bath' He could tell just where to look for tlie little wicker basket that lield-its ioilet equipments : knew (to a degree,) ou tue piu-eushiou, the latitude aiu'. longitude of Uie b'ii pins ajid the little ones; and bathiug and dressing being ovei-, how mauyr jogs of the cradle we're necessary to send the baby to tile land of Nod, and, what degree of slammeiing could be endured without Calling him back a'-aiu. But we all have our weaknesses, and so had Joues 'he thought with the poet, that u Xight was the' time for're-t" - . Uului tunateiy . Mrs. Jones was of the same opin ion; and ihere-'s where thty both differed from J no. Jeffrey Jones, their youngest hope, who considered it all cbnfouiided nonsense, and persisted in screech ing at the top of kis lungs imless he could sit upon end.' . My dear," said Jones, after humoring this littie infantile wkim till two o'clock owe morning, " don't you think John Jetii-ey might be persuaded to' lie down a little while." 1 "Mi-. Jones," said' his wife, peering out from her ruffled night cap, tis very strange you will break me of nry rest asking foolish questions. One would t fbinkyou had no love for yur own offspring, when the dear "child prefers you to its mother, to make such a fuss about a trifle." , : So Jones swallowed the kook'for the' sake of the bait, Mrs. J ones resuTrfed tier nap, Jaffrpy's papa "made rabbits" with his fingers till daylight, much to his edification. - But, " 'tis the last ouuee. that breaks the camel's back." And Jones did de mur when his wife asked him to "coversome piping cord for her dress." ' So the 'boarders were inform ed, one fine morning, that their worthy host and-, hostess " had concluded to travel," audso they had but it was afterwards ascertained that it teas in dtffereul directions. lQston Olive Br&riei. INTERESTING THINGS FROM PARIS. THE -EXILED GEXEKALS. ; i ; The Following are the names familiar to most American readers -ot some of the sixty-six. jnein "berci of the National Assembly "indefinitely bdn-ished"-by a recent Presidential decree from the soil of France. The most of theiu. are Socialists; Tietor jHiigo, (Charles Lagrange,. Nadaud, Schoelcher, DeFlbtte, Madier Martjau. ' . IUispail. - Theodore Bae, Dupont, Charras, -.Pierre Lefrance, Gales Leroux, Mathier (de la Drowe,) Noel ParfaiL TlrtJ following are exiled, temporarily, or at the discretion of die I'resident : " .... Duveegiei- d Haurauue, De Remusat, Cretonj Jules de Lasteyrie, Gem LamoriciejH3 Gen. Changarhiel;,) Baze, (late, quesiors,) Leflo, Gen. Bedeau, Thiers,. Emilie do Girardin, (Jen Laidet, j . Pascal Duprat; Edgar QueneL, -Anthony Theuret, Y ictor Chaufloier, ; Chambolle, ' v ersigny, j ' In this list are all the African Generals of dis tinction except Cavaiguac, tlte Questors of the As sembly, the most prominent Orleanists, M. Cham bolle 'late editor of the Legitimist newspaper, the Ordre, and M. Girardin, editor of the Presse - the last five are . Republicans. " The whole party just set at liberty from Ham are contained , in, this list, with the exception of Charrass, who is one of the' sixtv-six doomed to perpetual banishment. The only prominent members of the njtra Dem ocratic party, whose names 1 do not find in either of the two. lists, are -Michel de Bourges, and Jules Farve. Cavaignae fmtl;aLanaaitine are unscatlied. They are probably not 'considered dangerous, the one having just -married a young wife, and. the other slowly recovering from a long and painful illness. ... ; LOVE AND-SUICIDE. , The body of a young woman of rare beauty,; was day before yesterday, exposed at the Morgue. iThe commissary of police subsequently discovered "that, she was a native of New Yo.rk, and named Marie Fl. She came to her death under the follow ing circumstances. She was a boarder, say the papers,' in a convent in -New York, and having Ieen accidentally seen by a young man named Ernest B. who fell in love with her, and proposed elopement to her, she yielded to his solicitations, and accompanied him in July last to France: They took a-rooih in tlie hotel of the Rue dulBac. The young lady was often seen by the lodgers in the hotel who were struck with her beauty and her melancholy. Not long after their arrival they were found dead in each other's arms, suffocated by the fumes - of charcoal. No positive reason can be ' assigned for their .suicide. Ihe sadness of the girl, however,, Which was noticed by : all! who had seen her, leads to the supposition that regret for irreparable error was the cause of her death. Cor. N. Y. Erpress. voluntary A .Mas isomewhat given to superstition, dream ed on Monday night, that he saw an omnibus up Washington street, containing four passengers, and drawn by six horses, each animal having .six legs. Upon waking from the sleep, he sprang lout of bed and made a note bf the figures, 4, 6, 46. ,j On Mon day he spent several hours searching after a lottery ticket, with the numbers 4, C, 46, upon .it.. Find ing one at last, ftte paid $20 for it, 12 per cent. off. Qn Tuesday, strange to relate ! the ticket drew a blank ! A CRAZY WOMAN. There is alady well known in the literary world, generally called Grace Greenwood, but whose real name is Clarke. We have headed our notice of her " a crazy woman," and our readers will judge whether it is appropriate or not. She went from Philadelphia to New York to- visit Kossuth. She was overwhelmed with wonder when she "gazed full into th wonderous. face of the great Magyar," as she expresses herself, and describes him, in a letter which she sent to one of the newspapers, as "the hope and promise of ages -the incarnation of the imperishable seal of freedom the terror and i the retribution of tvranny the 'prophet q,nd the re deemer, not alone of his peculiar people, but the Christ of the worlas political redemptions This, cominsr from one who is esteemed as among the finest female writers of the country, makes US fear that there is more flummery and foolishness in literary persons than is generally imagined. I he most. charitable conclusion is, that she is Kossuth mad, which is a disease of a very violent character. At the earliest period of returning sanity, she owes it to her own character and to social propriety, that a public apology be made in this case. We, like the remarks of the N. Y. Herald on this subject : the Editor says: ' " When a woman of such education and literary attainments speaks in suck a strain of any mortal man, and applies to him epithets which belong only to the Sou of God, what might we not expect from ..the ignorant and uncultivated ? But the truth is, that there is more genuine common sense among the masses than the majority of the poets, and literatures, and philosophers of J.he day; and we might search long among the sons and daughters of toil, who earn their bread by the' sweat of their brow, and who have but little time for reading be yond the newspaper, before we could find any man or woman that would give utterance to such irreverent language, however much they might admire the poetry and silken eloquence of Kossuth. It would seem as if, at certain periods of the world, a kind of monomania seized upon the literary classes, male and female, and made them the sport of "every wind of doctrine."' Wil. Com. Virginia Woolen Mill. This establishment is growing rapidly in public' favor, and the reputa tion of its fabrics are becoming co-extensive with the Union'. Its flannels are now sold in Xew York, Philadelphia and Baltimore, at fair prices, and its other goods stand equally high wherever offered for sale. This mill has thirteen sets of carding machines, four hundred spindles, seventy -five broad looms ; and manufactures about ;four thousand five hundred yards of flannel per day, using six hundred dollars 'worth of wool, Uaily. Situated im mediately qn the river, water is used as a motive power, any amount of which it can command, from the fact of its proximity to the, falls of Jame3 river, at this city. We understand' that there are from one hundred and thirty to one hundred and fifty operatives regularly employed in this mill, most ' of whom are females.-. Here is another opportuni ty for Southerners to display their fealty at home. The.Vopl'en mill at Richmoud turns out as good fabrics as those of any other mill in the Union. its flannels, blankets and coarse cloths are said to jbe of a superior order, and its prices are quite mo derate ;-'. and yet, notwithstanding these facts, its productions have been sent to the North to find a market, while articles greatly inferior, are purchas ed at the North, and brought here, for sale. Iii deed, we have heard of c;uses where goods, manu factured at this mill, were first sent to the North, .and placed in jobbing houses, from which they were sold to our merchants, re-shipped to Rich mond, and then disposed of at high prices Now, does riot this look ridiculous ? Is it not a burning stiaine on our people ? And to Decome mdopenJ ent, will they not be compelled to do away these ridiculous notions, that nothing good can be made unless purchased in a northern market? Let us 4;eilcourage our own manufactures, build up our own trades-people and workmen, foster our infant ma nufactories, give home products the preference, and we shall soon have in our midst all we need for our success: Lut until the c-outli will do tins, sue need notlio'pe to become anything more than a " hewer of wood and drawer of water," to the North, not withstanding the fertility of her soil, the salubri ousness of her climate, and the resolutions of '9S-9. Thee estabtishinjSHs give employment to the poorer classes male and female; -they increase our po- pulation, enrich our treasury, and add to our gene ral wealth, and as such .should receive the aid of every man who loves Yirginia.--ifrci. Repub. THE STAR-N03E MOLE. The Mole is a curious and rather pretty little creature, ft is mot blind, as one might suppose, from the- common saying, " as blind as a mole." It has bright' eves, but they are so small, and so much 'hidden; by the long soft fur, that it is diffi cult to see them. A mole; when not in motion. looks like a little brown sack, well stuffed anditied close to the mouth, for it has no visible ears. This ittle animal abounds in many parts of this country, but not much in the South. It burrows' in the earth and works its way through it" very fast, its broad paws and strong claws being very useful for this purpose. It lives under ground and in the regions where it make? its abode, little hillocks of loose earth are thrown) up b)r it. These are called mole-hills. The star nose mole, is about four inch es long, and is much like other moles, except in its star-like nose. I have oftn seen mole hills, and dug iutq them with a stick; but I never yet sucr ceeded in finding a mole at home. Schoolfellow. Southern Women. A southern .letter writer says, in regard to the women of the south, that he was particularly struck with their beauty of form, their symmetrical and harmonious figures. In this they excel northern women, Many of them dress with exquisite taste, very richly, but seldom gaudi ly or with any display of tinsel. The proverbial af fability and urbanity of the southern character finds its fullest development in the women. The south ern 4ady is naturall) easy unembarrassed and polite. i ou may go into the country, where you please you may go as far as you please from town, village and post omee you may call at the poorest house y-QU Can find,; provided you doii't get among ' Crack ers and, whether you accost maid or matron, you will always be answered with the same polkencss and treated -with the, same spontaneoiis courtesy. A Good Reason. A- country pedagogue, says the Carpet Bag, had two pupils ; to one he was very partial, and to the other very severe. One morning it happened that these two were late, and were called out to account for it. " You must have heard the bell, boys ; why did you not come ?" " Please, sir," said the favorite, " I was dreamin' I was goin' to 'Califbrny, and I' thought tha school bell. was tlie steamboat bell I was goin' in." u Very, well, sir," said the master, (glad of any pretext to excuse his favorite,) and now sir, (turn ing to the other,) what have you tq say V "Please, sir," said the puzzled boy,' "L I was wait'uC to see Tom off V s. Repose of MAKNER.-r-Gentleness in the gait is what simplicity is in the dress. Violent gesture or quick movement inspires, involuntary disrespect. .One looks for. a moment at a cascade but one sits for hours, lost in thought, and gazing upon the .still water of a lake. A deliberate gait, gentle manners, and a gracious tone of voice all of which may be acquired- give a mediocre man an' immense ad vantage over those vastly superior to him. To be bodily tranquil, to speak little, and to digest with out effort, are absolutely necessary? to grandeur of 1 C A ll 1 1 mma or oi presence, or io me proper development of genius. Balzac. Important American Works. We learn from our Northern Exchanges that we are soon to have three phases in the character of Washington pre sented by men so eminent as Daniel Webster, Mr. Irving, and Mr. Bancroft. Mr. Webster had near ly completed his Memoir of the Political Life of the Great Chief; Mr. Irving's work, winch has been some time announced, will make us familiar with his personal qualities ; and Mr. Bancroft's history of the Revolution will display his military career as it has never before beeu exhibited, and as it can be presented by none but our greatest historian. The first volume of Mr.j Bancroft's work on the revolu tion is passing rapidly through the press, and it is said will be published" early in the spring. It has been kept back by the author's failure to obtain, until within a few weeks past, certain important fWmnents necessary to its completion. South Carolinian. Owners of th4 Soil. It is a remarkable fact .that, of all the constitutional states of Europe or America, Great Britain is the country in which the people hold the smallest stake in the'soil. France, with a population jof 32,500,935, has 10,890,982 landed proprietors or one in three. The United States, with a population of 20,000,000, has 5,00 0,000 proprietors, or one in four. Belgium, with a'population of 5,)22,077, has 950,723 proprie tors, or oiie in five. Holland, a commercial and shipping country, with a population of 3,500,000, haa 4000,000 proprietors, or one in nine, Sweden, with a population jof 3,874,203,: has 30,000pro prietors, or one in twelve. While Great Britain and Ireland, with a' population of 27,041,050, have only 633,421, or jme in forty out of the popula tion, including freeholders and copyholders, with a direct interest in the soil. A New Metal.4-A well is now being excavated in Jackson Countyj Florida, which, in the number of strata already passed through, is nearly as notable as the one so famous', near Genoa. The first twenty or thirty feet is composed of sandy soil common to that region. This is succeeded for an equal distance by a black, rich, vegetable loam. Beneath the loam is a deposit of trunks and branches of trees, in a semi- ! petrified state, still further down, at the depth of sixty-five feet is strui-k a vein of metallic ore. A spe cimen of the ore is in the possession of the editor of the Floridian Whip who says that it is very pure, and has the appearance of silver, but the hardness of platina. It is to be found in considerable' quantities. 1 ; Brackett the Sculptor. A remarkable work of art, is the production of Mr. Edward A. Brack ett, now on exhibition at Boston. The subject is that of a shipwrecked mother and child, cast upon a rocky shore. Th artist has seized the first mo ment of the spirit's effacing departure, "s " Before decay's effacing fingers . Have swept tne lines where beauty lingers," ' for the representation of the 'figures, and he has treated his subject with a great deal of poetical beauty and anatomical skill". The figures ape as large as life, and cut from the purest-and whitest Vermont 'marble. , The New York Crystal Palace. The N. Y. Commerical" understjarids that the Common Council have granted to Mf. Kiddle and his associates, the use of Reservoir Square, about 400 feet square, for the erection of a Crystal Palace, in which to make , their contemplated exhibition of the Industry of all Nations. They have 'also appropriated funds for flagging the square,; and to sustain a complete con stabulary force jduring the period of the exhibition. The lease runs for five years, at the aiinu-.il rent of one dollar. .)'... Take Care of IYour Pockets There is a Tfitti tritJ tia-ngercnts title or the " rocket Law yer." We should'nt like a book with this title much, for we are sure that if We got a lawyer in our pocket, We never should be able to get him out' of it. Punch. ! A curious English version of St. John's Gospel, has been discovered in Archbishop Tenisoifs Libra ry at London. It is supposed to date from the twelth or thirteenth! century. . Advice to Youxg Gentlemen'. Don't degrade yourselves by gambling onthe Turf; if you do, the veriest blacklegs will; become 'your betters. -Punch. CROCHET WORK. EXPLANATION OF STITCHES. Chain Stitch. Draw jthe thread through the loop on the needle: ' . " Single Crochet --Keep one. loop on your needle ; put the needle through the upper edge of the chain, and draw the thread through the chain stitch and the loop on the needle at the same time. Double Crochet. Insert your needle into the upper edge of the chain stitch on the work, and draw the thread through the: work; then through the two loops on the needle. Long Crochet Catch the thread round the neeflle before you insert it into the work, draw the thread through the work, then through one loop, then through two loops, then throughjthe two loops remaining on the needle. Double Long'Crochet. Catch, or phicc, the thread twice round the. needle befordyou insert it into the work ; then draw the thread through the work, then through one loop, and then through t wo loops successively, until you have drawn the thread through all the loops on the needle. Treble Long Crochet.-The same as double long crochet, with the simple difference of 'the thread being put three times found the needle instead-of twice. Open Crochet. Catch; the wool round the needle before, you insert ihe needle into the work ; draw the thread through the work, then through one loop, then through two loops, again through two loops, and then through one loop. To carry on two threads at the same time. Place the thread you are not using over the first finger of your left hand, and when you draw the thread you are using through the work, take it below the one you are not using ; and when you draw it through the loops on the- needle, catch the thread up above the one over yxiur finger. Of course, you can only carry on two threads when you -Work in double crochet stitch. Round Is when you continue working all round any piece of work. Row Is when, you work back and forwards, or from end to end. ) Jnctease Put ybur nedle twice into the same stitch. ' Decrease. Put your needle into two stitches at the same time, or miss a chain stitch. Each stitch in the description of the patterns is to be re peated uniu inc rouna orrequirea lengtn is obtained. The words, loops and :hain stitches, signify the same. All the needles mentioned in these patterns are numbered by the Bell Gauge. When choosing wools of different shades for Crotchet Work, it is: not so necessary that the shades be so near in resemblance with regard to colour as for knitting : the effect indeed being better when! the shades are not too close. PATTERN II BROAD H0NIT0N EDGING. Boar's llead cottpn, No. 24. Make a chain as long as required. First Pow.Long crochet into every chain stitch. ' . Second Roic. One long and two chain stitches ; missing two on the work. Third Row. Double crochet Fourth Row. Eight chain and two double crochet stitches, missing four stitches on the work. Fifth Row. Six c double crochet into the chain; then four chain. '' Sixth Ro w. Foui double crochet above the six ; then six chain. Seventh Row. Two double crochet stitches a bove the four ; then eight chain. Eighth Round Double crochet. PATTERN mN ARROW FRENCH EDGING. Boar's Head cotton, No. 22. Make a chain as long as required. j First Row. Open crochet that is, one long, one chan, miss a chain., Second Row. Two double crochet, then seven chain, missing three chain stitches. TJiird Row. Twd double crochet stitehes above the two in the last row, five chain ' one doable crochet into the centre of the sejren chain, then five cnam. LADIES - DEPARTMENT.. . - COMMUNICATIONS! For the Weekly Post. THE CHOICE OF A PURSUIT IN LIFE. Different men are fitted for! different pursuits, according to the turn which Nature Ifts given to their intellectual powers. All j men cannot make statesmen, orators, poets, or philosophers ; but there are occupation", and useful ones too, in which the most ordinary can succeed, and even attain to eminence. ;..? " Quisqae suae fortunae faber," is an old and generally received maxim, and sounds very prettily in latin ; but whoever sets out in the world with such a motto as this aphorism couveys to the mmd, is at direct warfare with the great laws of nature, and unless his mind is lighted up by that very principle whose' existence he denies, his failure will but add another example to the list of those who have mistaken Iheir destiny. If, then, the position we have taken be a correct one, and our. reasoning be legitimate, every one must at once acknowledge the necessity of exercising great caution and discretion in determining on a pursuit for life. But the idea of being ai profes sional man has. something about ito fascinating, that many a youth is captivated and led astray, believing that he will thus acquire an importance and weight of character, which could not be attain ed in what are termed " the humbfcr walks of life." He, however," soon finds to his sorrow, that the great dignity which he conceived attached it self to the professional man is all a mere 'phantom of the imagination ; and that success in any pur suit is the only price at which honor .and distinc tion can be bad. But the step has been taken, his reputation for stability is at stake and he lacks the moraT courage to acknowledge his error. As the humbler occupations of life are the moe useful and essential to our comfort, so they are the better calculated to render us happyr contented and prosperous. As in the natural world " astorm may pass, over the land and uproot the sturdy oak upon the mountain top, while the weeping willow .1 !! 1 .' . . - " A. m tne vale below remains uutiurt, so in socieiv those who till high places in life are continually be set with cares, troubles and dangers, whilst the un pretending farmer or mechanic is blessed with do mestic happiness. And although the former may know less of the ways of the world, he also knows ess of its vices and corruptions. His moral sensi bilities are not so often shocked there is less dan ger of his being contaminated, and it may be said of him in the language of the poet, that he , " Lived where his father lived, died where he died, J": Lived happy and died happy." The union of a substantial education. with me chanical skill is destined at. no distant day to pro duce powerful results in our country. Ihe north ern States will take the lead in this as they have leretotore done in almost every thing else : and we are pleased to learn, by recent intelligence from one of those States, that there has been already a strong manifestation towards such a union may North Carolina profit by the example. IT - mi . . vve regret, tfiat excellence in any pursuit whatsoever, is the only means by which distinc tion is attainable. The fact of being called a Statesman or a Philosopher will not add a single laurel to the brow of any man ; if, on the one hand, he knows nothing of the history of his coun try and the grand ana fundamental principles of government, or if, on the other hand, he has nevejf investigated the great laws of matter and mind. But the unpretending mechanic may becoaie proud ly distinguished", if with hpnesty and morality, he exhibits deep research into the treasure of knowl edge. But there are those who enjoy " the glorious privilege f being independent," and whose tastes incline them to intellectual researches. To them we say, as literature is one of the most pleasing and refining, so it is. one of the mpst laudable pur suits that could engage the attention of the edu cated man. And in a State like ours,5 so rich in revolutionary legends and so replete with natural scenery, wnich rivals in grandeur and sublimity the "land, or the melting lyre itself, it is a little sui prising that there are not some "poets' pens to' turn to shapes the forms ot things unknown, and , give to airy nothing a local habitation and a name. It is not for the want of taste, or bv rea son of dearth of talent, that so-little interest is manifested for the purely literary pursuits, and that there is so great an aversion to the use of the pen ; for we are rieh in bo.th ; but there is a rest lessness -an unsettledness in society which dis poses us to roam abroad in quest of adventures, or to embark in wild schemes of speculation, and so long as this state of society exists,.letters can never flourish. The accomplished author of Alamance has set us a noble example, and is' worthy of alL commendatin for what he has already achieved, tnough it be but an earnest ot his future career. But is he to enjoy the sweets of literary fame alone ? Can there not be others ifbund who are willing to withdraw from the busy spec ulative world, retire to the shady banks of Iiis- sus, and there amidst its cool fountains and: myr- tie groves weae garlands ot the flowers them selves have-culled, as rich and variegated as ever adorned the intellectual brow of the Athenian stu dent I How inexpressibly glorious are the rewards with which; the great Apollo crowhs the efforts of his patient votaries L And how their hearts thrill with immortal joy as with bashful footsteps they m At;v.v. i. - 'a ... -i .. uiiuu w me unguis ui augusi . coBiempiaiion, gaze on tne stars with the rapt eye of. song, dream of a dove which is known to the Angels-, pr attempt to seize in the infinite the mystery of life." If the trump of fame could sound no'.notes of praise, and the laurel wreath were nothing worth if the name could ne'er survive the tenements of clay, and the grave were marked' By no-move dura ble monument than the primeval beauty of the wild flower; still would the bright world of thought beckon us onward, and. our labors would j be richly remunerated by the inspiration which we would drink m, and by the glories whioh would be unfolded to our mental vision. He who is moved and inspired by an all engrossing purpese, and that purpose be the attainment of literary eminence, is blessed with inward, joys and trans ports of which the world -around knows nothing. He drinks of the sparkling waters of that foun tain, whose perennial stream, rising in the "dim and misty height of fable," has flowed down through time, bearing on-its bosom, all the riches of former . ages, spreading along its banks the bloom of beauty and the luxuriance of fertility, and speaking in notes of liquid- gladness the lan guage of hope for alL And does his ckeek! look pale, do his temples throb and his eyes grow dim by the fitful flickerings of-the midnight taper? Pity him not: for be is how enjoyipg his richest feast. Those moments of deep abstraction (as step by step new revelations dawn upon him,) are sweeter far than th softest slumbers to the way-worn traveler. He needs not the sympathies of those who spend their days in vacuity and idle ness ; for he is happy ;far beyorid anything of which the man of pleasure or the fashionable lounger ever dreamed. As in law there must "be. a consid eration to support a contract, so inj all the aToca tions of life wherever there has been labor per formed or eerviee rendered,: it is expected that a compensation will be awarded commmensurate with such service ; and it is upon this suggestion that the exertions of individuals are grounded. In this particular, the literary pursuits have a decided advantage of all others; for they contain : within, themselves the elements of a remuneration far more desirable than the roost princely petunia ry emoluments. The toils which have to be j as. ed through, and the labors that -have to. be ex pended are totally overshadowed . by the soul-inspiring pleasure of the pursuit. Choose ye be tween the glorious green fields 'of beauty and in telligence, and the 'hot thoroughfares of the busy ' world. ' THE WEEKLX POST. EDITED BY C. H. WILEY & W. D. COOKE. RALEIGH, FEBRUARY 28, 1852 r- Terms TWO DOLLARS PES ANNUM, in Advance. . CLUB PRICES: . Three Copies, $ 5 full price, &6r Eight Copies, i " 16,-. Ten Copies, 15 " ' ' 2(1, - Twenty Comes, ,20 " " 40. (Payment in all case& in adeauce.) J5 Where a club of ei?ht, ten or twenty copies is sent, th person making up the club will be entitled to a copy extra. All articles of a Literary character may be addressed totb: II. Wiley, Greensboro', or to the Subscriber, Ralergh. Busi ness letters, notices, advertisements, ritnittances, &.c, should be addressed to W, D. Cooke. Advertisements of a proper character will be inserted at the usual rates. ' f WILLIAM D. COOKE, Proprietor, i 53" Postmasters '-are authorized to act as Agents iorjlia Weekly Post. - . . , THE MEMORY OF WASHINGTON. Tun 22d of February has passed by without any unusttal demonstration of interest. The day buing Sunday, the customary celebration on the -art of the military was observed in some places on the 21st; but we believe that, ,on the. whole, there has been manifested rather less disposition than , heretofore to greet its recurrence .with- enthusi asm. Travelers might perhaps infer that rever ence for the character of Washington, and greatful appreciation of his services, are beginning to fade away from the Ajnericaii mind. A' Frenchman who will toss up his chapeau at a Aviid, and cry vivc Napoleon? or a Hungarian who is accustomed to shout the name of Kossuth on every trivial cfc- ' easioa, might be tempted to ask whether or not we have forgotten the illustrious lue whose, aim achieved our independence, and whose wisdom es- ( tablished and confirmed our institutions. Put how little does the foreigner understand us ! The pop ular -excitements witnessed on jnany occasions ki our crowded cities, in response to the stirring ap- pefds of unfortunate patriots, which rise for a time : to the highest extravagance of Quixotic sympathy, and die away soon afterwards into the most d is-. couraging indifi'erence, are not, as they would seem to a superficial observer, reliable indications of the national will. They are only transient eddies 'on tlie surface of a sea, whose currents are governed by permanent laws, and roll onward with uncon-. querable fidelity in their established course. No I the name of Washington is not forgotten, and his influence has not lost its power ! We! look back with ever increasing awe upon the majestic features of his character, and cherish with growing .revererice and fondness the remembrance of his virtues. We do not exhibit our feelings on spe-i cial occasions in as lively a manner as formerly, because those feelings have been changed into habits, and have became,, as it were, a part ofLour- f selves. -It is-a fixed principle with us, which re quires no repeated efforts to promote its growth,, that veneration for the Father of his country,, and -for the maxims' by which, he was guided, is essen tial to patriotism and almost synonymous with it. He was truly, and more than all others, identified with his country and her cause, and ever as time gathers its mists around the past, that identification must become more complete and the, separation more difficult. r f We do not design to enlarge upon this inspiring) I theme. A. thousand brilliant associations ineet us ! at the threshold, and' invite us to enter. Tint they ' are doubtless as obvious to others as they are to us, and 11eetl.no pencil touches to lend them coloring and shape. But one topic-suggested by the occa sion, and rendered important by recent transactions ! stands prominently forward-,1 and demands our at tention for a moment. We refer to the warning left on record by Washington, for the benefit of his countrymen, against the policy of becoming em broiled in European affairs. This solemn Charge has been of late so fully discussed, and its obvious wisdom has so thoroughly 'disarmed the most elo quent tempter who ever assailed: the established, policy of a nation, tliat we will not now attempt to enforce its chairs upon our regard" by any extend ed comments. We content ourselves with point ing to the result as a brilliant anl beautiful illus tration of the unabated influence still exerted by the patriot sage over, now generations of hicoun trymen. We allude to it further, to show how much stronger the' sober conclusions of, the people have proved to fe, when directed by that influence,, than popular enthusiasm kindled for the moment by appeals in behalf, of a noble cause from the most eloq'-ient of hs advocates. Even the voice of Hungary, and' her affecting tears, "however tender our emotions, however profound our sympathies, could not move tlie -great body of tlie Auirican people from, that prudent and safe policy of non- . in tervention, which was, laid dow,n , for thain by Washington,, and has been onstantly adhered to ever since his day. May tlie anniversary of his Dirtn long, continue to furnish us with such agree able commentaries on the. f: which that counsel was conceived ' 1 Intervention, as a threatened danger, has now ' passed away, and the public mind has-settled down upon sound principles long cherished amongst us We cannot too heartily congratulate ourselves on the escape we have made from the dark laby rinth of European politics. Where is the beginning- of that clue ;that would have conduct ed us- safely through its. intricate ' mysteries ? Who can measure the conflicting forces thatwould have been "arrayed against one another," or esti mate the expenditure that would have ensued, had we listened to the Syren's voice ? Imagination shrinks from the contemplation of . a drama so vast ly extended and, so profoundly horrible. Much as we desire to see a ratipnal and' well ordered liber ty enjoyed by the people of Europe, we confess there is little, iiv the present aspect of things, W encourage the hope that the day of her emanci pation is at hand. That nation which has enjoyed the most favorable opportunities for organizing government permanently free, lias proved itself in" capable of accomplishing that object, and has ae liberate-lysiibmittel, with undisguised satWactioiv to a contempcibletyrauny. If such be the .infatu ation of a people most anxious for freedom and hav-r ing it others; thenS ' trust t gla ia eonsu. - ke d xnbst : . f. gurOT . ofpo gc; drea ionec In vasic ofE red b job . cour. the ' gon will Eng wis! as it ' do m if lu 7 wer ral Oui ing - er pro .-' and W res ', on oxn . ; ' act ; .to: bei tna Mi int of ,r.- :vi th If P Tt D T S tc b: z - w I 1 t : i t .8 1 I i;ti"' :'
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