Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-06-28
FROM OUR EUROPEAN coRRESP oNDENT.
PARIS, JUNE /. lS45.

and wet, but vegetation is luxurant and beautiful.
warm June will make productive season. The
annual exhibition of the Louvre being closed and
the gods and goddesses OF the drama about to depart
Tor the provinces foreign countries, General Tom
| Thumb and the Iowa Indians remain the chief at
fractions. II is quite satisfactory to witness the
number of fashionable vehicles stationed in the
neighborhood OF the Indians, during the two periods
of their performance each day. The feuiHci0as OF
the principal journals are filed with accounts Of
their origin history, traits manners, and stagefeas.
Amusing blunders touching American geography
abound in these articles the writers safe, how
ever, with the public Of this capital. The celcbra-
ted novelists visit the Indians i'll private; Madame
GEORGE SAND docs il with special assduity. Many
octavos will be the fruit of this fresh field OF specu-
lation chronological discussions from examlna-
ton of the physical conformation Of the Redskins
have already taken place in the Academy Of Sciences
Coopers land novels experience bright revival.
Mr.. CATLIN is exalted one OF the most romantic,
adventurous, heroic travellers OF the age. Baron
ALEXANDER DE HUMBOLDT, who is still here, may
almost envy the American prodigy of the Ieuietons.
By the way, the first volume of the Baron's final
work, his kOSn,os, has been presented, in German,
10 the Institute French translation is in the press.
Major PoussIN, whose very friendly publications
on the public works and institutions and resources
of the United States are well known and highly
| teemed with you, has jusi issued volume entitled
| Belgium and The Beigimas since 1880. He visit
ed and inspected that kingdom several times, and
| this book is an able compendium of the various
knowledge which he gathered from the highest au-
thoriiies and with the best opportunities. Il en-
braces the Belgian revolutionary story, present po-
litical and social system, internal Improvements,
public foundations Of every kind, manufactures,
condition of the operatives, mineral riches, trade,
nd
thinks that Belgium has become German by her
conventions with the ZoIl-Verein. He makes fire.
quent and most favorable references the statistics
and morals of the United States. His moderation
and liberality, and his intelligence of his topics,
must recommend the volume to the Belgians them
selves.
We have an octave of $50 pages-a Compendium
of the History of the United States OF America,
down TO this time, from the pen of Count Pellet DE
LA LozERE on eminent Peer of France, formerly
in the Cabinet. 1t is perspcuous, liberal exposi-
-afar, sensible outline OF events and opinions
likely to bring American annals and character into
more favor with those classes of readers who, through
ignorance and prejudice, have not done justice TO
either. The name and position Of Count Pellet
carry attraction and authority. | am trying TO en-
gage him i'll sequel, on our statistics OF every
branch. Under such auspices our main questions
will obtain that heed, at least from the French prac
teal politicians and the speculative votaries of moral
and political science, upon which we may rely in the
end for proper repute and estimation. He mar
ried descendant of Saint John de Crcvecur, author
of the enthusiastic Farmers Letters, (Lcttres Dun
CuLfiuaeur.) At grand soiree in his noble hotel,
on Monday last, the Count introduced to another
near relative of Creveceur, who remarked that if
the author could have survived 10 the present pc
riod, his beattudc would be complete in seeing his
visions of American progress and prosperity more
than realized. In my recent intercourse with French
political society---and that the most influential
have found a general increase pfgood will towards
our Union especially with reference TO British pre-
potence. Yesterday, in passing booksellers win
dow, my eye caught by portrait of Mr.. FEM
MORE COOPER prefxed to the latest number of the
Gallery of Ilustrious Contemporaries. The picture
bears very little resemblance, but is not distortion
or carcature, like most of the European prints of
American digntares. His biography occupies
twenty-iour pages, with preliminary view of the
origin OF the, American nation. The bographer
supposes that the United States can boast of only
two authors OF works of fancy, IRVING and COOPER
tie styles the latter the true poet of America.
Cooper American Savages are pronounced authen-
tic by collation. with the Iowa groupe in the Rue
ST. Honore! IL is truly remarked that whatever
yet comes from this novelist is at translated
into nearly all the languages of Europe and forms
n III poHlt Oh lnOrdlty anu scHtliHcHt anu
description with the fictions and memoirs Of the
French press.
The lectures of QUINET, Professor in the College
of France, the interchangeable enemy of the Jesuits,
issued in parts. His eleventh HUraison, enti-
tied Christianity and the French Revolution, lies
on my table. Ii consists of theory Of the nature
and agency of religion in the New World The
Spanish division Of his subject has novelty and
force; so, likewise, his general speculation about
the strife between Catholiciiy and Profession. He
ascrbes the democratic institutions of the United
States to the Protestant principle exclusively and
combines the sovereignty of the people with that of
the Bible, freely, independently, and reverentiay
interpreted. lie describes vast empire full of re-
publican life: he introduces EMERSON, of Boston,
as the most ideaiia writer Of the age. The Amer-
can CARLYLE has won the fond admiration of the
Polish poet and professor MIcKEwIcz, as well as Of
QUINET, the two haziest of the mysics who have
lectured in the college. The extravagances of the
Pole have lost him his important chair.
The Moniteur Of yesterday contains very inter-
estng report from committee Of the Academy of
Inscriptions, on the results proceeds of the disco
veries near the ruins of ancient Nineveh, by the
French Consul for Mossou. A multitude OF in
scriptions have been copied, and the drawings OF
sculpture amount to one hundred and thirty, besides
sixty or eighty architectural designs.
CApEFIGuEs second volume Of European Diploma
lists is, the whole, more engaging and instructive
than the first. The most of the twelve sketches
Count Mole, M. Guizot, the Duke dc Broglie,
and Martinez de la Rosa. They are distinguished
by fact and impartial good sense. Sir Robert Peel