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AMERICUS.
From the Ohio Stat tesman.
Observation-Disclosures.
HAVE EYE.-No. /.

In free government founded upon The
authority of the people, and instituted for
their peace, happiness and safety, artif,
cial distinctions ought never to receive the
sanction OF law. 1t is the duty of WISE
government so to frame all its acts that
they will operate equally upon all classes
of the community.
This l believe to be the spirit and very
essence Of our excellent constitution,
which ought to be regarded as the great
sheet anchor of American civil and reli-
gious liberty. But when we come to ex.
anime some Of our laws, and see the ef-
feet they have upon the community. aud
compare the situation of the laborng
classes, the farmer, the mechanic, and
the manufacturer with that Of others, we
are irresistably led to the conclusion that
our Legislators, upon many occasion has e
acied upon principles directly antagonist
TO those OF the constitution. II would
seem as if they were legislating with the
express view of creating artificial dis:inc-
tous by throwing all the wealth of the
country into the hands Of FEW and
leaving the MANY wholly unprotected
agains, the FRAUDS and OPPRES-
SlONS of monohoiies created by law.
Banking, and other privileged corpora
tions are numerous, all tending by their
power to monopolize husiness-con,, ol
the circulating medium-streugthen the
hands of the Ameriean arislssracy, and
reduce the power and influence of the.
farmer, mechanic and laborer.
The effect OF such partial and unequal
Legislation is 10 make one half of man
kind the slaves of etiqzefse. and the 9TH
ers half of cccessive labor. The hard-
est labor is made the least Productive,
and the worst drones in society are the
best haid. One class can wanton in lux
uties idleness upon wealth derived from
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Church, and visiting the tombs of their
great men. have now another fault to
find, which | shall do freely and briefly.
Strangers are shown, in some upstairs
apartments, made for money-getting, by
fllmsy, boarded partitions that spoil the
beauty of the church--a few wax-work
figures Of Queen Elizabeth, Lord Nelson,
and number of celebrated personages,
dressed in the costume of their day, and
loaded with fnery. Worse taste than
this cannot we'll be conceived. The ex-
hlbltion would be absolutely disgusting,
did it not dwindle down into the ride
ulous and contemplate, from its ex-
tremely childish and playhouse char
acter. 1t is merely display of wax
dolls, that may or may not be like their
origlnals-but whether they are SO or
not, they would certainly disgrace pop
pet-show at an English country fair, or
on French holiday.
In country so famed for liberty as
England, | wonder'the greedy selfsbness
oil making people pay to enter this church
and st. Paul's is not done away with
and Ia a country known for the solid sub
stantiality Of its taste, | wonder these
trumpery dolls are not melted up into
wax-candles. and the clothes and tinsoI-
tawdry sold at rag-shop.
Westminster Abbey is celebrated as the
temple where, from the earliest ages of
the Christian Chuch in great Britain, the
kings of England have been crowned with
great pomp, splendour, and imposing
ceremony. In modern times, the regal
coronations are conducted with infinitely
more of grandeur and magnifcence, than
in the days Of the Plantagents, Tudors,
and Stuarts; and | question whether the
crowning of George ", was ever sur
passed in these particulars. The old feu-
del and chivalric custom, of an armed
knight riding into Westminster Hall,
throwing down his guantlet, and offering
to do battle with any champion who shall
gainsay the right and title of the King of
England to his throne--is still performed.
One Sir Henry Dymoke, is the present
champion by right of birth.
This beautiful Church has derived no
small share of its celebrity, from the Ora
tories of sacred Music, that have at DIFF
ferent times deem performed within its
walls. The most prominent Of these was
the Commemmoration of Hendai, in
1884, which is recorded as having been
the greatest musical festival ever celebra-
ted in the world. All the most eminent
yocal:sts of Italy, England, Germany and
France were there, with the astonishing
number of nearly 1900 instrumental per-
formers and choristers. The Abbey was
fitted up for the occasion, in a style of
great magniicence, the King being seat
ed at the eastern end, on throne.
paid one more visit TO the tomb Of
Henry III, the Shrine of st. Edward,
and the beautiful moment of Henry w.
and gave one moro
last, long, lingering look
at the architectural glories Of Henry the
Seventies Chapel.
| then emerged from the cloistcrs, and
passing under grand, venerable. and lofty
Gothic portals, bade farewell to Westmin-
ster Abbey.
AMERICUS.
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LETTERS FROM EUROPE.
From Correspondence ef The Saturday
Chronicle.
WESTMINSTER ABBEY.
London November, 1886

London November, 1886.
if ever an ancient temple, consecarted
not only to the worship of the true God,
but also by being made the resting place
of the ashes OF the royal, the great and
the noble, for long succession OF ages -
merited an awo-inspired tribute of admin.
istration and veneration assuredlv that
temple is Westminster Abbey. Who can
tread its marble floor, covering thousands
ofihe mighty dead of old, without feeling
an indefnabe. sentiment Of awe? Who
can listen to the tones OF its noble organ,
roll in waves Of sound through the long
and lofty arched aisles, accompanied by
the pealing anthem in alteration of the
Most High-without kindling with devo-
ton, either of prayer or praise, at the
heavenly melody? Who can gaze along
the Gothic v..sLas of its vaulted loof, huted
columns, and pointed arches, without i'm
agining that they can read history in ev-
cry specimen of Saxon or of Norman
architecture? Who can view the knight
ly banners, with their emblazoncd 'scutch-
cons in the Chapel Of the King, without
carrying back their minds to the most
: captivating and magnificent of all human
delusions- the age of chivalry! But
more than all, who can contemplate the
vast crowd O. monuments, Of kings in the
barbaric ages down to the monarcls Of
our own time, Of warriors, statesmen,
poets, historians, judges, philosophers,
nobility, and wealthy commoners, with
out pondering over the characters and
history Of all and each of the departed,
who were once the master-spirits of their
day--but who now sleep the long sleep of
death--and whose names, also! can hard
ly be said to live, even in story? A
stroll in Westminster Abbey, is calcula-
ted, more than any other scene, temple,
or mighty mausoleum that am acquaint-
ed with, to impress upon reAecting
mind, the truth Of vanity Of vanities, all
is vanity, saith the preacher And of
all these vanities, there is none, perhaps,
greater than human life itself. Here, in
this venerable Abbey, look which way
you will, the eye is sure to rest upon the
tomb of some distinguished parsonage,
renowned for their beauty, ambition,
courage; the splendour of their talents,
the amount of their wealth, the fer
YOUR of their piety, the lofty aspifings of
their ambition, the vulpine daring Of their
policy, the power of their oratory, reused
by which.
sE'en Senates tremblcd--worlds broke
forth in arms
And here they lie mouldering in the dust!
Their memories and story, perhaps, lis
sened to with indifference, or made the
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WESTMINSTER ABBEY CONTINUED.
London, November, 1886.

AOH0OHs 1V0OcW0eT, ISoo.
Strolling along the solemn and majestic
aisles, in that moody contemplation too,
which view Of this venerable pile is so
eminently calculated to inspire-my eyes
rested on a monument, sculptured Ito the
best Of my recollection) by Roubilliac.-
1t is dedicated to the memory of Mrs.
Nightingale, who is represented in the
upper part Of the tomb, as shielded by her
husbands arms from the fatal dart of the
fell destroyer which is aimed at her bosom.
Beneath this beautiful and touching pic
ture of the husband and wife, mas
sive door appears to have been just open
ed, as if from dark and gloomy vault,
issuing out of which, the King Of Terrors
is seen, with barbed spear in his long
bony hand, and his arm drawn back, in
the very act of launching the mortal
weapon to the bosom of the lovely wife.
Death is inpersonated by grinnig skel-
eton of the most fearful and appalling ex-
preston of countenance; and although
the bones and skull are the very emblem
of death, yet, such was the magic of the
sculptor's chisel, that the position, face
and malign menace Of feature, that dis
tinguishes the monarch: of the tomb, bear
the terrific impress of animated lile--but
Of life the most fell and abhorrent. un-
derstand that this triumph ofthe statuary,
has been pronounced by many critics, as
'too HORRIBLE | must humbly beg to diff
fer from them. Can any thing be too
horrible to convey to the human mind,
the certainty of the moral fate Of man?
Certainly not. Nothing is to horrible
that is true. / admit that the contempla-
ton of such scene, even In cold and
lifcless marble, has tendency to awaken
the fearful as well as the sublime but
the very fact fits doing SO, is proof of
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some raised to great height as those of
the Earl Of Chatham, and Lord Mansfield
on the judgment seat-and all seen by the
'dIm, religious light shed through the
stained-glass window-produces an effect
upon the mind of stranger, of the grand
est and most impressive character. 1t
seems as if he stood for moment among
the spcctres of the great men, whose mem
orles are thus handed down 10 posterity.
The beautiful monuments, erected to the
memories of those famed political rivals,
Pitt and Fox--are really affecting espe-
cially that of Fox, at whose feet, negro
slave is kneeling-an allusion, doubtless,
to the Statesman's advocacy of the Aboli-
tion of the Slave Trade. What a lessor
for ambition! Their monuments are near
but not very near to each other,
Drop upon Fox's grave the tear,
Twill tickle to his rivals bier;
Over Pitts the requium sound,
Twill at his rivals grave rebound
A little further on, we were conducted
into an ancient chapel, containing the al
tar and mural tombs of the nobility.
which were once gilded and ornamcnted
beyond all description, in the most strk-
ing and dazzling manner. The very
names of the people over whom they were
placed, are mostly forgotten. And why?
Because they were distinguished during
their lives for nought save their titles
mere empty sounds-for the tinsel trum-
perry of Gothic nobility, with coats of
arms, and every other folly that heralds
could by any possibility rake out of the
fairy tales, and monstrous absurditics and
superstition of past ages.
Tell me now, in sober earnest, in what
valuable particulars do these things differ
from FOOLS cap and bells? Can any
thing be more supremely ridiculous, than
that man should be thus honored, for
the virtues or crimes (for most coats of
arms are derived the crimes of war and
plunder,) Of his ancestors who lived a
thousand years gone by9 Remember too,
that the very individual who bears these
blushing honors thick upon him. may be
a great fool, knave or ]ibertine. Out up
on such mean, crawling, parasatical man
worship. Hero in this chapel, lie some
score of such-now unnoticed and un-
known. But in the centre-is erected a
testimonium that harmonsies we'll with the
feelings of an American-for it is from
the divine and ALMOST life-producing CHS
ell Of Chantry, in honor Of man whom
ages yet unborn shall bless, and whose
discoveries in Steam and the Mechanics,
have at once placed the world in which
we live, at least some centuries in ed
vance whether we regard the manufac-
lures or civilization, Of which he was so
extensively the promoter. refer to
James Watt, the great improver of the
Steam Engine. His statute is of colos.
sal size, and the chair on which he sits,
is planted on a rock, Ho holds tables and
mathematical instruments in his hand,
and Thought and Reflection sit cnthron-
ed upon his brow. His sculpturod image
looks like that of God amidst the aristo-
cratic trumpery that lies beneath, or is
daubed upon the walls around. This man
was nobel His was the aristocracy Of
mind, not birth.
But have notes enough about this a5-
bey remaining, to fill another letter.
AMERICUs.
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Dn Dnerrn.
From the New.York Mirror.


The following lines are from the pei
of Mrs. Sigourney, and were written bl
-shat sweet peetess for MIR. Russel, VIII
has welded them to immortal melody -
While listening to the vocalist, who sant
this compos lion to private circle, few
days since, we were at loss which TO ad
mire most, the music or the poetry
Both are exquisite.
WAsHlNGToN'S TOMB.
Tomb Of the mighty dead!
Sacred be every tree
That waves above thy bed
Or sheds its bloom on thee!
While full Potomac flows.
Bright meath Mount Vernon's sun
Honor'l by friends and foes,
Rest here. in blest repose,
WAsa1NcToN!
Sons Of our pilgrim s;res,
Sens Of our boundiess west,
Ye, whom the tropic fres.
Or the cold lakes Iull 10 rest,
Meet here as brothers meet,
Round loved hearth stone,
Meet in communion sweet.
Here, at your fathers feet
WASHINGTON
He of IelAna's rock
Hath an enduring name,
Echsed in battle shock.
Sculp,ured in blood and fame
But when the mother at her knee
Teacheth her Graded son
Lessons of liberty,
Shall he not lisp Of thee,
WAsAINGToH!
Should baleful discord steal
Our patriot strength away,
Or fierce Invasion's reckless zeal
Restore old Bunker's day,
Or mad D.sunion smite the tee
That grew meath Glory's sun,
What shall the watchword be,
RousinS the true and free! p
WASHINGTON
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EDWIN se. sELBY, Editor.
EDWIN R. sELBY,
SAM'L d. HARRIS, Jr. oo'' EMS
Iernl3.

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Two DOLLARS < FIFTY CENTS in six month 3
TaREE DoLLARs at the end of the year.
a, DvERrrsINe: as agreed on By Tie publish q
efthe papers in The County Of Port &c, January
~ 1886
For the first three insertions, one square
one dollar--ea b additional insertion itosniy
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dollars. For one-fourth of a column, ,ffetn
'dol.rs. Fer half column, tWenty dollars =
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Lie still-if youe'r wise,
V4,,tI L.. 4 i &c .ra,, -

TouII De ID II you rise!
In my former letter found fault with
the parsimony Of the Dean and Chapter
of Westminster, for making the people
pay for entering their own National
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subjects of ribald jest by those who walk
over their graves. The very silence of
the majestic fame, and every stone and
inscription within its walls, seem to ad-
monlsh us as we reflect upon those who
sleep beneath, in the very spirit of the
sentiment SO beautifully conveyed by Gar
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-06-06

County Convention. We trust the ca Of
the county committee will be heartily resrnd-
cd to by every town in tho county. The, is
every consideration 10 demand and onouh TO
encourage the opponents Of Van Burenin in
this county this year 10 make n vigorousand
united assault for tho political redempio Of
the county. Last ycur, Notwithstanding The
loss Of the senators, we gained half pictiy-
now lei us co ron THE WHOLE. We cal up
On the PEOPLE TO engage in this work-up-
on the people who arc tired of being RULE, ns
they have been by dynasty ct Washington
and II little regency herc-upon the peoplwho
ought to be and must be SERVED, or elsehere
is an end Of Republican Government. LIE t
the candidates be selected with sacred igard
to the will and TO the interests Of the man, and
they will be carried. This, however, hould
be the peoples work.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-06-06

an exposition of tho constitution, cotemporan.
eoms with its earliest existence, acted on for
nearly half a century, in which the orlglal ira
mcrs and government officers oil the highest
note, concurred, ought TO have any weis lit in
their decision, or inspire them with the least
doubt of the accuracy and soundness of their
own opinions They soar SO high in the reg
ions Of self respect as TO be far beyond The reach
Of all such considerations.
For sound views upon the subject Of a Nat
tonal Bank, | would commend you, gentlemen
Ter on the subject. They are the views oil a
truly great man and a statesman.
A the first Bank of the United States had
its origin in necessity, so had the second and
although there was something of misfortune,
and certainly something of mismanagement in
its early career, no candid and intelligent man.
can, for moment, doubt, or deny its usefulness
or that fully accomplished the object for which
il was created. Exchanges, during all the la
ter years OF its existence, were easily effected,
and currency the most uniform of any in the
world, existed throughout the country. The
opponents of these Institutions did not deny
that general prosperity, and q happy state Of
things existed at the time they were in opera
tlon but commended that equal prosperity would
exist without them, while specie would take
The place of their issues ne a circulating medi-
nm. how have their words been verified q
Both in the case of the first bank and that Of
the last, general suspension Of specie payments
has happened IN about a year from the time they
,rere suffered 10 expire, and universal confusion
and distrust prevailed. The first bank expired
in 1871 4, and all the state banks, south Of New
England, stopped payment in 1912 the char
ter Of the late bank expiring in March 1886, &
IN May 1887, like distrust, and a like sus-
pension ofthe state banks, takes place.
The same results, we may readily suppose,
nre Attributable 10 the same causes, & we must
look TO the experience and wisdom OF the pco-
pie and Of Congress to apply the requisite rem
edy. will not say, the only remedy is Ma
tona Bank but will say, that in my opin-
ion, the only sure remedy for the evils that now
prey upon us, is the assumption, b. the dele
gates Of the people in the national government,
Of some lawful control over the finances Of the
nation, and power OF regulating its currency.
Gentlemen, allow me again 10 express my
thanks for the kindness You have shown me
this day, and in conclusion 10 assure you, that
though representative in the federal govern
ment of but small section, when compared
with the vast territory that acknowledges allie
glance to that government, shall never forget
that am acting for the veal or wo of the whole
country, and so Ear as am capable, will pledge
myself imparially 10 use every exerlon for that
country's welfare.
+Thc mail Of that day brought adviccs Of
suspension Of specie payments
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Bennington county Wing. We have 'ecciv-
ed the first number of very handsome sheet,
thus entitled, published at Manchester. 1t
promises TO be valuable auxiliary in the ,ause
which its title implies that it will support; Nst
the thing needed in Bennington county twelve
months ago, to save it from being politically
msreprcsentcd in the Senate. At the Presi
dental election in Nov, old Bennington wen,
right, and we trust that, through the exertion:
of the opponents Of misrule and the uid of thu
press, which ought well to be supported, ir
September next she will come out Of the BATH,
right end up--ersct and free.
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additional Pdrticulrs.-The Natchez
papers contain further particulars Of the
loss orihe Ben Sherrod. At the time she took
fire, she was engaged in race with the
steamer Prairie and the fire took from the
great heat If the boilers, caused by raising
her steam TO its extreme power-a barrel OF
whiskey was placed on deck for the use OF
the hands during the race, who drank to
excess and became intoxicated.
At about 10 O'Clock al night the furnace
became so heated that it communicated fire
to the wood, Of which there was on board
about 60 cords. When the crew discover
ed the fire, they all lett their posts 6.
the yawl, without giving any alarm 10 the
passengers, who were all asleep in their
ber,hs. The captain for time attempted
to allay the extreme confusion by stating
that the fire was c.itinguished; twice he
forbid the lowering Of the yawl, which was
attempted by the deck hands and the pas
sengers.
The shrieks OF nearly three hundred per-
sons on board now rose wild and lreadu\.
The cry waste the shore to the shore
and the boat made for the shore, but did
not gain it, as the wheel rope might have
given way, or The pilot driven ny The flames
from his station. The steam was not let
off, and the BOAT kept on. The scene Of
horror now beggared all description.
The yawl which had been filled by the
crewhadsunk, drowning who were in it,
and the passengers had no other alternative
Than 10 jump over board without taking e.
ven time TO dress. There were ten ladies
on board, who all went overheard without
utering a scream, some drowning instantly
and others clingng TO planks-two of the
number were finally saved. Some OF the
passengers are supposed to have be en- burnt
up on board the Ben Sherroo-one man b.
the name Of Ray, from Louisville, KY. hung
to rope at the bow of the boat, until Ia
ken up by The yawl Of the steamboat Co
lumbus, which arrived about hall an hour
after the commencement of the disaster, OF
her downward passage. Mr.. Rays face
and arms were much burnt while cinginl
TO the bow Of the boat in the above posi-
ton.
The steamboat Alton arrived hall an houl
after the Columbus, but from the careless
ness or indscretion of those on board, wa
The means Of drowning many persons VIII,
were floating in the wafer. She drove in
TO the midst Of the exhausted sufferers, VIII,
were too weak longer to make exerilon, ant
by the connection occasioned by tn
wheels, drowned large number.
A gentleman by The name of Hamilton
from Limestone county, Alabama, wa
floating on barrel and sustaining also a Ia
dy, when the Alton drove up and washe,
them both under-the lady was drowned
but Mr. Hamilton came up and hoaled dow
the river / 5 miles, when he was taken VI
by the steamer Statesman.
Mr.. Mcdowell attributes the drowning
OF his vile 10 the indiscreiion Of the mana
gers Of the Alton, as she was floating safe
~ on plank at the time. Mr.. McDowc
sustained himself sometime against the cuI
rent, so that he only floated two mile
down the river, when he swan ashore te
miles above Fort Adams.