American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1824-06-11
FOE TIE WATcRMAN.

/ The science OF Phrenology has hitherto been con.
sidered as hypothetical, by number Of wise and
learned men: but We have had such lucid and Inn
minous proofs OF the truth and utility OF this sci
ence, IN course oil Lectures delivered before the
Political chronological Society of Wilmington tina,
TO doubt Of i. would be the worst Of n6delity.
The following is an extract from the very lengthy
and Luminous discourse read al the Delaware Ga.
zette Hail, in May. A. D 1924, TO very large an.
dlence Of the members o! the Society, by SAMMY
HAkKER, i. +. p. S. W.; Corresponding mem.
Der the Wilmington Ebfgy burning Society
ketording SECRETARY to the Academy Of The faanita
compact Of The State Of Delaware; and, Honorary
Member OF The Royal Cucumber Society of Bro6.
ldinSnaS Sc. Published BY permission.
"Cenlemen-since our last annual meeting. we
have bad under our examination, the Craniums OF a
number oil very distinguished gentlemen amoppst
which are those OF the candidates for the Presden.
icy. he notes winch We have taken in these obser-
i'aIions' must convince every mind of the utility of
The SCIENCES as by knowledge oil it, we are enabled
10 select The man who possesses the pr0pestS sen
timentS and other faculties suitable to our PURPOSES
In the examination OF the Uranium OF MIR. CLAY.
we discoSeted old fashioned patri0tism' strongly
developed: tins sentiment was considerably modi-
ned ny slight Development o Democracy: upon
Inc closest scrutiny, W could discover nothing OF
N"" Nst""t' sCiS was bHueeQ Thtntr a depression
than Development OF that organ. The manifesto
tons DUNG his congressional career, prove him 10
be unit Tor the unqualified purposes OF either parig
In Adams Uranium, Offices and good salaries
were handsomely developed: we found 10 protube.
rance Tor either democracy or Federalism but b..
tween Them Was a Development ol unc on,mon mag.
nitude; which as il is between the other two ard
forms third, We have denominsted tqrtiuln q1id.
rs Tins development has not been noticed 10y Drs.
Gall and Spurzheim, will observe that in i,s
classification, We have placed il in the Order Of
Feet'Hgs, Genius PrOpenstieS, and located closely
on the faculty OF splt.rstepm. The manifestations
oil the faculties oil MIR. Adams ever since the aoe
OF puberty, demonstrate that he is ALWAYS ready
and willing TO saddle the mihOrty. and gallop alter
The iailhS party, lor the sake of the .LoAyRs
and ISLES" with which his saddle bags are alfta
dy well crammed. ] understand that Timothy
Pickering has written archaeological treatise, .A.
pressly on The development aud manifesto ions Of
HaS neW faculty, discovered on the Uranium OF
Mr.. Adams, which will Throw new light on The
science. We have not yet had the pleasure Of pc
fusng Tins look OF Or. chickering's but from The
high standing Of The author 10 the scientific world
and tie noise that The book has already made. we
recommend the careful Ietusa OF it, las soon as it
can be procured,)to al The memteqs # our Ih.eao.
logical Society.
In the cranium OF General Jackson .aationalig
was pretty well developed; tut was adueI ated Nv
a large development 81 DtmOcracy: ,here was
considerable depression at The organ of Federalism:
" Com6attrehesS" was marked very distinctly. The
manifestations OF his faculties have shewn resdi.
hess 10 attend TO eery call In The era ants on which
ne was sehi he always oustripped the speed desired
oy his employers; and, what is veiy extrsordDs.
~ the despatch with which he Performed his ser.
wees eel all the world 10 staring aud gaping. Mr.,
jackson had an evil eye on our Political Synod the
hartford Convention ard, but for special tlispen.
sauoh OF Providence which placed him in The South
west, three Ci lis most orthodox members would
nave been promoted to several feet Of elevation
above all earthly concerns. The deyeIopmen,s and
manifestations IN his Uranium, point out clearly,
mat though he might live comfortably in the sultry
Climate oi DenocIacy, he would freeze in The cool
ana temperate regions Of Federalism.
NeDow come 10 our Iema ks on The craninpo of
Mr.. Crawford. Caucus is very LARGELY deyeloned:
So much SO, that profile view gives il the appear.
ahce oil cornu-and full view, the appearance OF
cfo"h: there Is another very prominent develop
'nent,"hlch 1t would be premature at this time To
''assi'y' as there are live proIessed Psychologists
DO" engaged In the examination and comparison of
H. Win lis corresponding manesl ATOMS Ninan
lu"afus undertook (without being authorized,) the
examination IN 1879 but the result proves that he
Knows nothing oil the science; however, as The ex-
aiming committee have sent for him, il is to be
hoPed That they will, at least, reprmsnd him. il not
aisown bin from the society. Yet, most confess
that have my fears I he unequi,ocal u,suifex-
ations, are the HossnDas he sings to the party that
smiles on him: his fasorile song is ''ihe Vicar of
bray;" he formerly sung it to The tune Of" Wash.
ngton's March," in 1901 he sung it to The tune of
: Jefferson and Liberty;" aud in 1878 be sung tito
he tune OF, " america, Commerce and Freedom :"
The Hartford Conventonists are now setting il 10
he tune of /" God save the Kingi" and it is expsce