The St. Landry whig., 1844-11-21
C~HElsoKEE

Ross, and is edited with sI@isal &bslfk and gFeat
good sense. It's typpgEaplasa EdepArgnsent aur-
passes any thing ~ I'LL klsa sAat .ggsrh-
ed as, from that land, witch slJE fhe ago
was tcrra f~acogaid h edlse Wits
ten the selections are jagltciously made, aid
better than we GENERALLY sec IA eeunsry pers;
and take u altogether ii Is The most interesting
sheetwe have seen iAaa long TING.
Thus civilization spFeads ilseIf aTo6id md
ahroad. The selfdsayshg Aiiksieaa sys
~ some far Of place in9lm w5ldeHeess nm paafAa
\ rude cross, ehe embIesH eEsupr redemption, BY
the way side, and calls on ghe wondeFihK pas.
sers-hy 10 stop and worship with hina. Hg tells
them BIT Ii great Original, 0f his ualniRS6t6TAteee,
his greatness, lis glory, his g0edness md His
power. How the eaEth Y~exOiVes, kS tellsthem;
and why there III d rising md going loWanf tho
sun, he explains. Of the distant stars he gives
them knowledge, and b Tie inadheszsiiy 0R ssppa&e.
Then they goaway NaoHdets They IdJe H.
tened tosths trnthsuf The great stnedien i {"
they have ponaered bis eoNtuunicaaiope asaall
unsophisticated natures childrAa alwaYH Wilde;
he has raised their curiosity they would learn
further, and thus they go on Until the benoSo.
lent missionary iilds about him aserowd Of ma
tnre's untaNght n0hlemen, who, from heving
tasted, wish 70 drink deeper ef the fountain 81
knowledge.~AIfopic.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS MRDrCAs. CuNvHNs
TioN.-We understand that q Convention Of
Medical SnperintcndNnts and Physicians of iii.
sane Hospitals aitd Asylurps fiji tha Tilted States
was, during the past week, in session III this city.
Among the subjects occupying hi attahtion Of
its membersswegc tho following Tho Medical
and Mora TraAtnent oT The Irsane1he Gone
slruction and Organization of Hospitals for the
Jnsane-Iho Jurisprudence 0f Ingnnity--prc.
~ventiGn Of SuicideA-Statistics of lnsanity-Aby-
lums for Idiots and for sotored peraons, and Ae
Prevention Of Insanity mud InsAniss hi Frts0hs.-
These subjects. aitHr Il fiIl aud aEly discussion,
we're referred TO appropriate committees, to res
port AZ the present on i fsturc meeting Of tho
Convention. The attendance ut this fF6 aasefn.
hlage ofthc kind has hean unexpectedly barge,
md Us deliberations, ny we learn from a friend
who sllas opportunity "a attending III sessions,
have been characterized by great t~tnanimity and
a devoted interest III ttte important matters COIN.
ing under its notice.--Iahild. u. M Ga*ete.
AMnRtcAN M1NUFAcruREs.-..At New Dr..
%leans, saw u gown Of printed cotton, which
had been purchased At one oEtte stores the TAt-
tern was pretty, the price very E1oderate,s and
the colors indelille. The cheapness 0fthe'eOtton
| thought SO remarkable, that 1 was Induced 10
ask ''whcnce IL calne ~ The reply was that
1t WAS Of American manufacture. And SOFA was
--and even |, pnskilled as ham ID ,commepcial
matters, Nas9struck by the possible consequent
ces Of the perfection to which the Americans
have brought their manufactures. 4 Ind never
thought much on the subject hle Eahafalways
supposed that all kinds Of custon ~ woollen goods,
besides iron ware, were imparted into America
from England. oFay great surprise, however,
/ fouhi that nearly every thing &c this kind that
we saNS was ofnktlvs aiandfacture, amd'tkat the
pricett6 81 them were NO highorthmn III EAglands
II Is + poSitire fact, and certainly an imppgtuft
one, tPat in the year ls26, one hundred and NY
mill his Of yards u calico we've imported into tho
Unit "a States, aMd THAT last year the qufantisy Eas
reduied to fifteen millions i-Mts. EEoasf0s's
Vat 4 coyageto T'eass. ia
Iae Private Mail Case Deci1sdsAJudge
Randall, oftic U. s. Disirict Court, Philadelphia,
has delivered his opinion In the case ofaMr James
w. Hale, against whom a~xsrdict was rendered
a short time since for forty penalties OIL $50 each,
forcarrying letters out Ofthc regular Inail on u
post route, Tor profit. The enae was F~egfoftea ut
the time nfthe trial. Judge Randall reviewed
the whole case, And decided that Mr.. Hale was
liable fortlle penalties under the Act Of Congress,
and ordered Judgment 10 be entered against him
and in favor ufthe United Statcs, for tho sum OF
$4,000. Il Ii understood that this case will he
taSfcn up TO the Supreme Court ofthe United
: 81 ties for revision, as there seems to be a differ
/, 81. e Of opinion among tho District Judges Of
nj lssnchusetts, Pennsylvania, and MarYland,s as
IL the application ofthe Post Office laws tothc
iyate Mail companies. M m aaass,a
Professor Morse has lately established antex.
! perimental telegraph In Boston. The Boston
Courier, In reference TO Mr. Morse's inygtffolr,
~says-'sThs idea Of Transmitting Intelligence
] across rivers, without wires, seeals an nhsurdty
I and yet we learn that Mr.. Morgsss eAperiacni,
\ no fir justify his anticipati0fs Of accotnplishlng
such p result. We hope Congress will fnfnisi
him with the means OF Establishing a perfect tele
y graphic communication betwssr thfs eiiy an,
2 Washington. The c6st III such an undertaking
would bc triaing compared with the public nd
: vantage 9a5 ss
! Printers arc Y~sossc'f after all, aa'th'lssxsant
it's only tho Printer An exchange paper re
: marks-"One oftbc greatest lawyers EngIan'
! ever produced wasa printer. The agreaicst phi
i losnphcr Of America was 4 printer. Who 18th
Mayorof London a printer. Who are Oh
3 Mayors Of Glasgow, Edinburgh, and Perth
Printers. 30 are the mayors Of New sYOrl
Washington and Savannah, printers by trade
: The recent Mayor Of Boston wasa ~grinter.Ha
n N. r. Wills says that he has been d roller boz
and that be worked an edition Of Watts, Psalm
and Hymns with balls.
A CuRI0sIrY.-The gentleman who lurnisI
: ed us with a copy Of the famous curse upon Hi
~ gan, has politely shown MS a curiosity of qlt
= another character and Of far greater interest;
! is no less than one Of the original copper coli
" -the first coinage Of tho United States Min
VI hearing the head of Washington. with the5i