The native American., 1839-10-05
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From the Register a"a Observer.
THE NJ ROR.A.

der and adore. Being in the country, had
chance to see all around nc. You who arc in
the city arc prisoned in by hot brick walls. so
that many of you can only see directly over head.
Permit ME therefore to whisper into the ears of
Your readers feeble attempt at description, O!
that which even il seen by all. ought not TO pass
wholly without commentaries these things do
not speak to us every night.-They are as angel
risi,s-and when they have gone, we feel indeed
as if angels had been mnistcring unto US
Early III the evening was called out of the
house by the exclamation Of friends, What is IT,
Il thought the sky was starry and perfectly
cloudess-the air perfectly still. But what sight,
was there !! Had the fountains Of morning burst
out upon the nigh,-ln Impotence or wild mis-
chiet.-The whole heavens were waycrlng ani
spreading with broad streams of light, some Of
them of pure white. like moonlight upon snow,-
Others Of deep, rosy, blushing red These
streams at first shot from the horizon around, up
wards to the zenith, where they formed into a CEN
tire. Then after remaining nearly moonless,
awhile, they shot downwards again, sometimes
vanishing and then reappearing i'll full vividnc.s,
and condensed into long bright bars Of light.
When united around the zenith, they looked like
the interior Of some glorious flower, born in the
skies-the night-blowing cercus come 10 my
mind, with the delicate tnts of its deep lAiry-ke
corolla. Now there came gushing up from the
Northeast food Of light OF the deepest andmost
exquisite carnation. At first one might think
great conflagratlon was raging in that direction
but no that light is too pnre-too ETHEREAL
1t is no eartll-born fret is the element of the
upper world. 1t broadens Upward to the Gentle
like great ,lnfoden pcta-lhe East and North
cas-: are blushng red. But otIin the Southwest,
how intensely white the petal which is there let
down! But did | compare this glory to a flower =
Mott takes another torm. 1t is broad white
and red curtain or veil et>lown, dimmng the stars
with misty eclipse and 10. fringe TO the
curtain. of purple and orange-a rainbo1c FORTS
hem But this too changes-lhe curtain is gath
ering up i'll wavering fragments and now it seems
a pouring shower or stor@ Of light, almost daz-
zling the eye. Now il is like ,he tlutlering Of
bsoad pinons--or that scene III the Ancient Mar
liner, where
The upper air burst irio lie,
And thousand fre-hags heen:
To and fro they We're hnr,ied about,
Aud to and fro, and IN and ort
The wan stars danced between
Slcndcrbars now. shoot up. and vanish as quick
Now the light rippics upwards over the stars as
over bright pebbles, i'll wav'ring, interrupted
streamle,s how i'll mass, like some steady broad
river current: and there seems a great reservoir
at the zenith which this tide oi light is Journey
ing up to fill. But now the reservoir is luIl-,he
streams are pushed back agaln--lhe tide GIBBS.
The white light darts or like the forming Of crys-
tals-and becomes separated, and vanishcs in the
blue star-vaui'. Gradually, the night wears
late the wavings Of light grow less and less fire.
quent and distinc--tll nothing is left but steady
brightness, around the horizon, like the light be-
fore moonrise.
How noseless all THIS miusir. OF the heavens
yet how eloquent: How foll of beauty, Of
mystery.
Where is the way 10 the abode Of light
And darkness, where is its dwelling place.
Philosophy with q rigid finger and cold eye
may endeayor to point it ont to us.-But the heart
turns away, enamored Of the glowing apparllion,
and would rather take refuge in superstition, be-
lievng in host Of spirit forms than hear it with
complacent smile, and unawcd voice. pronounced
10 be display Of the Electric fluid, rs if there
ended aHi,s meaning. {. i. {.
.ftolition Of Surery in Mc French Colonies.
Louis Philippe has lately issued two ordinan-
ccs which may be considered as the beginning
Of emancipation in Lis domnons.
The first requires a census and registry Of
slaves III the several towns. in which they arc
held, and provides that slave who shall no, be
registered, shall he free.
The object oi this ordinance is explained by
the French papers to be, that the government may
he able to control all the mutations which may
take place in the condition of their population
The second ordinance inranchiscs in the is
land Of Martinique, Guadoloupc, French Guiana,
and the isle Of Bourbon.
l. All slaves, with whom their masters or mis-
tre>ses have contracted marriage.
2. All slaves, who. with the consent Of their
masters have contracted marriage with free per-
sons ; and flhe parties have had natural children,
these also are free.
g. All slaves, who, with the consent Of their
masters, are claimed by free persons, with whom
they have contracted marriage before The date Of
this ordinance.
T. All slaves adopted wili tic consent Of their
masters by free person.
). All slaves who shall have been made general
legaecs by their masters, or appointed executors
or guardians Of his children.
6. Natural children. who are the slaves oiilcir
iaher or of their mother
I. Parents who are the slaves other children
&. Brothers and sisters, who arc the slaves Of
their brothers and sisters.
I,ko Ch,,,bpr NJ IlppuiiCS have araiu tax on IN