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Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-04-16
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Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-04-16

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Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-04-16

AN APPRENTICE Is wanted at the Wing Of
"A fee A boy between IL and i6, Of good charac-
fnr ,nbo can read aud write will alone he taken.
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Remarkable conduct of q Horse-The (1ndiana) Times contains the following anec- dote:-" MT Israel Abrahams, in the vcini- tv of this town, has horse that will, of his own accord, pump a sufficiency of water far all the other horses cn the farm. We have witnessed him, when turned loose in the barn yard, go directly to the pump, take the han dle of the pump between his teeth, and throw the water with as much regularity as a man would, until hr would pump enough for his companions and himself, when he would drink and deliberately retire. No pains were ever taken, or means used, to teach him bu- siness which proves great accommodation to himself, are relieves his owner of conside- rablc labor"
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The following is copied from a late Liver pool paper, and shows what astonishing per- formances arc already realized upon the Rail Road there. The same may be looked tor upon that now advancing from Baltimore to the Ohio:
 LiUerhooi and Manchester Raiizvay Conn hany.-The importance of this company to the general interests of the community be- comes every day more apparent. In the best periods ot the coach system of management, 750 or 800 passengers a day was the most that could be conveyed to and fro in one day In the pre- sent mode of conveym ce by the rail- way, there appears to be no limits to its pow. CTS of accommodation. On Wednesday last, upwards of POGO persons were conveyed, which was considered to be an almost incredible fact; yet this number was exceeded yesterday, for no fewer than 2500 passengers, and 400 tons of goods passed between both towns.
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From the Monthly Magazine. APHORISMS ON MAN,


 THE world does not start fair in the race oi time; one country has run it's course before another has set out or even been heard of.- Riches, luxury, and the arts, reach their ut most height in one place while the rest of the globe is in crude and barbarous state de- cline thence forward, and can no more be resuscitated than the dead. The twelve old Etruscan cities are stone walls, surrounded with heaps of cinders. Rome is but the tomb of it's ancient greatness. Venice, Genoa, are extinct and there are those who think that England has had her day. She may exclaim in the words of Gray's Bard-" To triumph and to die are mine" America is just setting out in the path of history, on the modle oi England, without language of its own. and a continent instead of an island to run it's ca reer n-like novice in the art, who gets a larger canvass than his master ever had, to cover with his secondhand designs.
 It was shrewdly observed, that the ruin of States commences with the accumulation of people in great cities, which conceal and fos- ter vice and profiigacy.
 A certain bookseller wanted Northcote to write history of art in all ages and countries, and in all it's ramifcations and collateral bear ings. It would have taken life to execute it but the proecter thought it was as easy to make the book as to draw up the title-page. Some minds are as sanguine from want of imagination, as others are from an excess of it: they see no difficulty or objection in the way of what they undertake, and are blind to every thing but their own interest and wishes.
 There are but few authors who should mar ry; they are already welded to their studies and speculations. Those who are accustom- ed to the airy regions of poetry and romance, have fanciful and peculiar standard of per lection of their own, to which realities can seldom come up; and disappointment, indif- ference, or disgust are too often the result Besides, their ideas and their intercourse with society make them fit for the highest matches. If an author, baulked of the god dess of his idolitry, marries an ignorant and narrow-minded person, they have no lan- guage in common: if she is btue-stockinS, they do nothing but wranglc. Neither have most writers the means to maintain wife and family without difficulty. They have chosen their part, the pursuit of the intellectu- al and abstracted -and should not attempt to force the world of reality into union with it, like mixing gold with clay. In this respe ct, the Romish priests were perhaps wiser.- "Fiom every work they challenged esSoin for contemplation sake" Yet their celbacy was but compromise with their sloth and supposed sanctity. We must not contradict the course of nature, after all.
 There is sometimes seen more natural ease and grace in a common gipsey-girl than in an English cort-circle. To demand the req son why, is to ask why the strollng fortune seller's hair and eyes are black, or her face oval.
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From the Baltimore American.
AUDUBON'S BIRDS OF AMERI(

AUDUBON'S BIRDS OF AMERICA.
 The National Gazette extracts from the Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal,- "Remarks on Audubon's Birds of America, and Ornithological Biography" High praises are bestowed on the productions of this dis tinguished naturalist, who is native of Lou isiana, and an honor to the Continent which has given him birth. But we see with morti- fcation, because they are true in this case, or at least in part, such remarks as the follow ing:
 s:Mr Audubon left America, and came to England. His native country was either una ble to appreciate his genius, or unable to aid his efforts, and England did both. The Ame- ricans may justly be proud of their achieve ments, and no people can be more disposed to boast of their good qualities; but although they may boast of an Audubon, they must leave to England the merit of having foster ed him."
 It must be remembered, indeed, that MT Audubon's work is extremely expensive, and that our want of wealth which gives him pat rons abroad, is acircumstance in our condi- tion, not mark of illiberality. We rejoice, at any rate, that MT Audubon is enabled to publish his work, a part of the results "of runremited labor of whole life"
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ing destruction to the ships that lie m the bay. This valley is level space, of eleven or more acres, covered with rich looking grass, dhat denotes fertile soil; while fruit trees are so thick as to form beautiful shade, through which vines and rose bushes of various kinds and flowers of all colors, seem to strive which shall inherit the largest share of the bowers formed by their own weaving, among the peach, cherry and fig trees. These are thronged with singing birds, whose musical notes, nearly transport the observer to the upper regions, while beneath all these beau ties of nature soft murmuring rivulet is heard gently rpplingby. For one, says he, who had been tossed ab1 1ut by the winds and waves for months,as had, to be at enc placed in the midst of this most delightful spot cf nature, u. be surrcunded by all that can please the eye or engage the car--to see before you natures loveliest truits--to hear the secret melody of ten thousand birds that are continually warb- ling here, he would scarcely believe it real he would fancy some fairy wand had touched his imag g,natan."
 | We are somewhat at loss after this to un- derstand Selkirk's inquiry
 70 Solitude where are thy chnrms?" l AlrIandria Gazette.
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How strong must be maternal affection,- How close its hold upcn the heart! Even in the wreck of intellect, when reascn swings from its nocrings, it cings to the bosom, and lives on when all else-whcn hope itself, is dead. We are told by paper published in the interior of Pennsy lvan,a, that last year the child of an idio' young woman about g years old, was taken from her to nurse. It was sent to the other side of the Susquehanna, but the mother swan across the river to get to the baby. This is simple and touching fact Well and truly has Mrs Hemans sung,
 In all this cold aml hollow world,
 There is fount of deep, strong, deathless love,
 Like that within Mothers breast
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the Museum of Foreign Litera Science, and Art
 . .BEAUTY. BY CHARLES SWAIN

sThere's beauty in the soft, warm, sumnr:r morn' when leaves sparkling with early dew; When birds awake, and buds and flowers are noTn' And the rich sun appears, half trembling through The crimson haze, and dim luxurious blue Of the far eastern heav ns:-theres beauty deep Ero,n n,o,ntain-topS to catch the distant view Of quiet glen-wood, path-wild craggy stee cool seq ussterd coast where lonely waters seeP' srheres beauty in the noontide atmosphere; whcs willows bend their graceful boughs to meet Tn fountain waters-deicately clear; When mi.diy heaven the wild lark carols sweet: There's beauty in the tender traits winch heet Along the skiey shorrs and isles of goi- That seein just formed for holy angels eet- r,,t c leaning with gifts of an immnftal mould! lno.,u God c0uidIhy be lost while men such scenes oe sphere'sbeaaty in the still, blue hour of night, When streams sag softly ,hrugi the moonlight vale; When, one by on,, shoot forth ihe stars light Dreamy and cold, and spiritually pale: arhtre's beauty on 'he ocean when thegaie When like n phantom fits some wandering sal, 1.yhi,r as tn. moonbea n on the glitt'rng sand, And distant ve touched by skiltui hand erheres beauty in thedreams of early life Beauty and speIidor. and romantic light When golden sleep with fsiry gifts is rife And angels visil us-exce.tng bright! , When templ,s formed ofihs rich dews of night In,agp, n thousa,d rainbows Land the trets- With ivory bougl,s and bossons s yer white Wake h .avtny music to the Aered bret ze Aa ships of amber float upon he diamond seas'
 s'rh.re's beauty on the uitthke afar, xyh n wild birds sleep upon it's sieel,ss breast!- The lonely mfrur of a s"s'es s''h Pale shining m the solitary west rh r.'s harmony and beanty in tht rest So pacit-stiris ss-lonely- and SD dep w scarcely move, or dare to whisp,s s-lest A word should brs ak the magIe of tht sleep, , And the sprit-nymphs who wate aroundit Keep
 sThsre's beauty ir the old monnsiict Wh Fl purple twilight hk, Il I,un arpsfs Bending OCT ruined arch-and Wa ted ale Mai, stic 2 ories of d parted years, Whilst dark above th, victor-iyy rears Its saerilegious banner OCT tn shrine, Once holy with dying martyrs hars; Yet amidst dust-ad darkncss-and dt cline, A beauty mantles still the tdfce divine!
 s'rh res beauty the mountans-wien tie snow Of thousand ages on their foreh, ad hes; Purple and git,ring in the sunsetgow, Tht gala light of thy Italian skies; When gorg. ousiy the clear prIsmntic dyes Itlunine ic. -buili ,rch.s-crystai walls That, like Mirrors of the Sphs res, arise; Or proud magicians visionary halls, ,.A Arrayed for merry masques-for pomps and cari'Nais
 sThere's beauty in the storm :-the far, deep roA Of the ma jestic thnnders--ile the cheer Of charging h0sts-swes tho dilatng soul With iove--deep lov,--ard reverentiai Tear For Him who curls the whirlwlnds r,d career, And grasps the living lightning in his hand !-- For Him who of all beauty is the sphere The of the glorious and thu grand - ,,, The light of sun and star, of heaven and sea- and an
 Monthly ReuieuD
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PhiioiogicaL-The following very erudite and satisfactory account of the origin of the word "retira, y" about which so much has been lately written, is given by the Ohio Ga Zette. ...
 "Its origin, we believe, we of Ohio may boast: an Orator of our Legislature is said to have said "Mr Chairman-it really doth ap- peareth unto me, that the gentleman up last is somewhat chagrinated at my remarks about the aborgoynes-now rather than take the course that gentleman has taken, would ra- ther pull up stakes and go into a state. of reti- racy among those same aborgoynes."
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An English lawyer, Mir Jose ph Parkes, has

An English lawyer, Mir Jose ph Parkes, has published at London, an edition of the New York Statutes relating to real estate and the Court of Chancery. He says in his preface, !" FaS eSt a6 hoste do ceri is maxim unver- sally admitted; but happily in period of profound peace, the opportunity exists of gathering the experience of friends. The United States of North America are chiefly indebted to England for their colonization, language, literature, arts and sciences, and for the spirit of liberty which now constitutes them great and inde pendent nation To profit by their experience is mourning no debt, and the parent country derives reflected honor from every approach they make to- wards good government and national i'm provement.
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Translated from the Courier dts l.tats umi..

7He Comet of 1832.-The French journals have had much to say, these two years past, about the comet which is to make its appear ance in 1882. The German journals begin to a. muse their readers with the chimerical appre- hensions, which tho future appearance of this star may inspire. The fact is, that this comet might approach the earth much nearer tn n t actually will approach it, without furnishing the least ground for fear. It is known that in 1770, comet approached within 750,000 leagues of the earth, about nine times the dis tance of the moon and those who arc ac- quainted with astronomy have not forgot, that Lalande has computed 13,000 leagues to be the distance at which comet could produce any sensible Arrangement of our system. The fears, which these journals propagate, arise from this: that the Comet of 1892 will pass near the orbit of the earth (within diameters and half, 13 or 14,000 leagues) so that, if the earth be at that point of its orbit which shall be for an instant, near the Comet, some de- ranging phenomena may perhaps result; but this case is far from possible fer the year 1889.
 A citizen of Aix, M. Saillier, has in his pes session a great number of papyrus manuscripts; M. Champollion, the younger, who embark ed in 1929 from Marseilles for Egypt, has vi- sited this precious collection, and discovered that two of the rolls of papyrus contain The History of the zvars andreign of Sesostris the Greut. This MS. is dated, the ninth year of the reign ofthis monarch. Sesostris Rham- ses or the Great, according to the calculations of the German chronologists, lived in the time of Moses; he was the son, as they presume, of Pharaoh who perished in the Red Sea, while in pursuit of the Hebrews. The MS, which after Mfrty y-three ages of oblivion, M. Champollion has just recovered, as it were by miracle, may contain some details in rela. tion to the great events chronicled in Holy Writ, of an interest which can easily be ina gined. On the second of August, the acade-
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Bvron--In locking ever Moore's Byron.

Byrom--Tn locking ever Moore's Byron, enc cannot fad to be impressed with the truth of the remark, that "the records oi genius are full of strange ccntradcuons. "- II s letters "show hi::: to have been the child of impulse on small, tn ugh the man of de- cision on great eccasiGns." The hero wbt volunteered his life for Italy, and gave it to Greece, could not enter a carriage or mount a horse without trembling. The philosopher who moralized in "Chlldc Hlrold," was stung to the quick because his bookseller had neglected to send him over some MAcassar oil for his hair. The decided critic on the works of others, was distrustfnl and undecided on his own. The misanthropist who sc1rned the world, writhed under the snee,s of the f3ol- The aristocrat by birth and prejudice, spent his life in advocating the cause of freedom and the people. The generous enthusiast, who gave away his thousands in charity, bought d saving box to fill with pence!-Middle8er Gazette.
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Trims erhlanation ofthe Ffflh Commanc

Trim's erhtanation ofthe Fiffh Commend nlent.-"Pr'ythee, Trim," quoth my father, "what do'st thou mean, by honoring thy ia- ther and mother?" Allowing them, ant please your honor, three pence a day, out of my pay, when they grow old" And didst thou do that, Trm!" said Yorick. "He did, indeed," replied my uncle Toby. "Then, Trim," said Yorick, springing out of his chair and taking the Corporal by the hand, "thou art the best commentator upon that part of the Declogue; and honor thee more for it., Corporal Trim, than if thou hadst had hand in the Talmud itself"
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An enthusiastic young sailor, extracts from whose journal are published in Barnstable paper, glowingly describes the island of Juan Fernandez, where Selkirk was so long mo march of all he surveyed.' He says it appears more like the garden of Eden, than any place he ever heard of. The valley is surrounded by hgh, steep, and craggy mountains, which forni noble contrast to the garden below, through whose openings thewind often comes, with|the violence of tornado and threaten
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mic society of Aix listened to report of M Salier concerning this discovery. We will add to the above, that the researches, which M. Champollion has already made in Egypt, have modified his ideas upon certain points of the history of that country and the order of succession of the ancient kings He still be- lieves that Sesostris is not the same with Rhamses the Great ,but Rhamses Mej-Amu, (he love of Jove) the founder of the nineteenth dynasty. Whoever he may be, our enter prizng traveller has obtained, from the new and numerous data he has received during his travels, many striking and precious c0n6rma- tions of the facts which are mentioned in the Bible. He has likewise recovered the DOT trait of Sesonchis, founder tf the twenty se- cond dynasty, (the Sesak of our holy baoks) and a bts-relcf which refers tothis monarch's invasion of Judea.
 The Acoustic Chdir.-Thc ancienis were more cOnversant with the origin and f>ma- ton of s"unds than ourselves the famous ca ven of Dionysius the tyrant, ,hewn in the rcck, so as to rese emblc in it's sinuositcs the interior contours of the human ear and transmit to q distance the slightest murmurs, is sufficient proof Of their progrCssin the science of accns- ties. It is likewise known tlat the Greeks
 invented very ingenious mean, to augment the compass of the voice in their theatres. MT Curtis, who for several ye.,rs have studied the diseases cf the ear, has lately invented chair which is provided with cylinder or tamb ur, and ustic pipes for the use of the deaf It is sufficient cnly to sit ill it to understand Il conversation in suppressed voice which may be carried on in any part of the room. The pipes transmit with great distinctness the low tones, which are uttered at a distance. We have made trial of it, and could distinguish, in this marvellous chair, the minutest nfeX- icns of the voices of persons, who were whis- perng in the opposite extremity of the apart mcnt; and an air, played by a musical snuff clearly as if it were placed upon a table by our side.
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ton and concession, will be probably protect ed.
 The grave subjects introduced in your frank exposition of opinions, which have neither interest nor inclination to conceal.
 Grateful tor the kindness ycu have p rso- nally expressed, renew my expressions of regret that it is not in my power to accept your kind invitation and have the honor to be with great respect,
 Your obedient and humble servant,
 (Signed) ANDREW JACKSON
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CHAnLEsrcN. (s.c.A June ].
His Erceilency .dndre4v Jackaon, President
 ofMc UnHrd StateS:


 SIR: The undersigned, on behalf of their fellow citizens of ''thc Union and State Rights Party" have the honor to invite you to q Din ner given on the approaching Fourth of July, in cclebration of the Anniversary of American Independence.
 Had we regarded this return ofthe birth day of our nation, as an era of merely ordinary ina port, we should not perhaps have token the liberty to present ourselves to you. But the case is far otherwise.
 As native of the State of South-C Carolina, and one whom she has always delighted to honor, we do not doubt, Sir that you have felt such interest in the expressions of senti- mcnt and opinion, which have been clcited during the progress of affairs among us, as to be fully aware of the great lines of distinction drawn between the several partit s in the State as well as ct the poitentous omens which threaten us with civil convulsion. It is well knownto ycu and to the world, that the late political discussions and events have tended to l9csent thnse bonds of fraternL af, ction which | cnce iipited the remotcSt parts ot cur great rmpirt. Geographical limits are familiarly | refcrrdl to as connected with separate and dis | i ,intedintercsts, and too many of cur youth 1 are grdwing up, as we fear and deeply h. mcnt, nn the dangerous belief that these intcr-
 
 We conceive it, Sir, to be a matter of min ite imp to cur country, that these fla tal errors shauld be promply corrected, and the feelings which they cEgendcr thoroughly ciadcated, that the ancient ties of friendship may cnce more knit closely together the sev eial members of curhappY contcderacy. Iii our special aim to revive in it's full force the benign spirit of Unicn---to renew the mutual confidence in each others good will and pat ri0tism, without which the laws and statutes, and forms of government of these States, will exist in vain. We discam from the bottom of our hearts, all political or party purpose of local nature or circumscribed extent. We | esteem as brethren and associates aN whoc0r dially unite with us in devotion to cur common country. and in the firm resolution to defend her institutions, and transmit them unimpar- ed to the generations that shall succeed us Your sentiments in relation to this subject are | well konwn, and have been repeatedly an- nounced. and we arc proud to regard you, Sir, as one of cur fathers and leaders.
 In this spirit, and with these views, we re- quest the honer of your presence on the ap- preaching occasion. The citizens of Charles ton have fiattered themselves with the hope that you would be able, without incnnven- fence, to comply with their invitation, urged some time since through the municipal au- thoritcs May we b- permitted to indicate the period of your visit, so far as that it shall include the Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. | With the most respectful consideration, sir, we have the honor to be your EXcclency's cb't serv'ts, Commbtec of .4,rangements.