New-York daily tribune., 1845-12-26
The Orator and the Newspaper.

BY WILLIAM WALLACE.
Compare the Orator, one of the noblest vehicles
for the diffusion of thought, with the Newspaper,
sad we may gain faint glimpse of the ubiquitous
power Of the latter The Orator speaks TO few
huadreds the Newspaper addresses millions. The
words Of the Orator may die on the air. the Ian
gusge of the Newspaper is stamped on tablets i'm
pershabe as marble The arguments OF the Orator
may follow each othor rapidly that the majority
ofthe audience may struggle in net OF ratiocina'
ton; the reasoninss OF the Newspaper may be
scanned ct leisure without fear OF perplexity The
passion Of the Orator ufames assembly; the
ieeVnS oslhe Newspaper electrities continent The
Orator is for an Editice; the Newspaper for
World; the one shines for an hour; the other glows
mr all time. The Orator may be compared TO the
lightning. which flashes over valley for moment,
oa! TO leave again in darkness the Newspaper 10
sun, blazing steadily over awhole earth. and fixed
On the basis OF its own eternity" Printing has been
happily defined 1.-The Art which preserves all Arts.
6o'ihting n makes the Orator himself more than an
ola'or II catches up his dying words and breathes
mo them the breath Of life IL is the speaking gal
lefy through which the Orator thunders in the ear
" ages lie leans from The tomb over the cradle
VI rising generations. Nor does the Art conne il.
,t yn 10 the pasturage of him alone The evancscent
1'ush gorgeous visions OF the Poet are preserved
----- TO which
uolns Ger Earth a. like a pure flame that CLOVIS
Larger and clearer. with one mind" all men
hise up for reverence
ihe choirng thoughts of Music, also, are seized
aao sent down, sparkling and miugling and roaring
~ one mighty stream Of harmony through the misty
caasms OF Time. Music, that storms on listening
@anludes the diapason of Gods or
-- that softer fells
Than petals from blown roses ON the yrass
Y. night 6ews on still waters between walls
Of shadowy granite in cleaning pass.
Music that sentcr on the spirithes
Ihan tired eyeds upon tired eyes Iskies -
Music, ha, brings sweet sleep down from the biss,u
POPULATION OF SEVERAL SrATEs-The follow
Ing table shows the number of the population of sew
e'a States, according TO the most recent returns:
-, leIo. 1890 1880. 1910. 1915.
Gs,eorsia.. 252.4a3 Ss0es7 5l6s23 6si,392 774,325
AsSana, - l27902 800 527 $780, .756 624,s27
Indiana. ,n 4935e l47l76 3i3O3l 6s5,s66 S52l3l
ss1aS.. sssi. 1856 55,sII l574i4 40 l5s aSS3O ESQ
itrk 9049 l372 sl2 l9l3Oo6 242s92l 260l35i
&s'cuEi.. aosi5 665sG l4O,4i5 3s3.702 52S.6s6
Total 4757 270l COS 4,349sls 698s,50 sl39,5s5
-, ms IS mos, extraordinary increase and affects
a-Ae The Middle States. the South and West. The
progress of the whites and blacks in Georgia and
-'''s0arl has been as follows;
Georgia. Missouri.
,s,o BACKS. Whites. Blacks. W CITES.
.s;siSs 5iSiS5..45S.Ss S.Is5 2G5i s35i
H. ~ hese two slave-hodng States the las, has great
ouIstripped the other, which is one OF the older
'ss' Morning News.
A, -, Fires.
Mt AT CtdrksrlHe Virginia. on the 18th inst. the
a;,I uliac'uring Mil Of Richard Russel WAS consumed
"'l' iis eontents-losS $4,000.
,,a Al Brtastcick. Me- on the I'd inst. the dwelling
Aouse of 1. H. Jenkins-insured tor 5000
~ The steamboat Neptune sank on her way from
TO Cinclnnsi-a portion OF the cargo and