The Columbian fountain., 1846-03-11

his lot. and moving in the Divine fear and
counsel, in performing the duties assigned
him. While the mind is thus occupied, self.
ishness and self-consequence will disappear,
and humility, true benevolence, and enlarge
ment Of understanding will be found in the
place thereof.
OFFICIAL QUALIrIcArIoNs.--lt has been
said, that no one can be a good officer without
these five qualifications, viz clean hands, abb
lily, despatch, patience, and impartiality. If
noion were appointed to any office who had
not these requisites, It'll probable that the num-
Der Of applicants would be much reduced.
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No action will conduce to our everlasting
happiness, that is not the offspring Of heart
felt conviction Of duty. Mere outside imita-
lions Of the best actions Of the best men, will
never advance the imitator one step nearer
Heaven. sgi
MoNuMENT.-The citizens Of Wilmington
are making arrangements to erect granite
monument one hundred feet high, in the Will
mington and Brandywine Cemetery, in mem
ory Of the brave men Of the Delaware line,
who fell in the battlefield in the Revolution.
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ANOTHER OF THE TEA PARTY.-Col. Henry
Purkit died in Boston, on the 4ih inst. at the
venerable age of 81. He was soldier Of the
Revolution, and saw the memorable destruc
lion of the tea in the harbor.
THE JERSEY PiLors.-The New Jersey Pi-
lots, notwithstanding the severe storms of the;
month, brought into port, during February.
43 vessels, Of which Al were boarded outside
of Sandy Hook, and piloted out 81. e9 Il, 4
BIENNIAL LEGlsLArURE.-rh Legislature
Of Alabama has confirmed the proposition for
holding biennial instead of annual sessions Of
the Legislature.
30 JUDGE MeLEAN.-Hon. John Mclean, one
of the Justices of the Supreme Court, has
been chosen President Of the American Bible
Society.
Rum while the steamer Boreas lay al a
woodward, on the Mississippi, deck passen-
ger, whose name was Lee, in a fiji Of intoxi-
cation, jumped overheard, and was drowned
before he could be rescued.
( DEAD-C. G. Rice, Esq, Purser in the U.
S. Navy, died in New York on Thursday eve
ming last m a.3 iftt 96
LIKENESS OF, MARTIN VAN BUREN,.
81 There has been taken, within a few days
past, al New York, one of the largest size Of
daguerreotype likenesses Of Ex- President Van
Buren. 1t is now to be seen at Plumbe's Da-
gurrian Gallery, few doors west Of Browns
Hotel, Penn Avenue, in this city. 1t is well
worth visit independent Of the other likeness
es of distinguished statesmen, dvines, and
warriors that adorn the walls; and as the ad-
mission is gratis, we have no doubt but throngs
will visit the gallery during the present fine
weather. 1t offers most agreeable prone
made and fashionable lounge, under the man
agement OF its present intelligent and agreea-
Bile directors.
81 Mr.. Van Buren seems much Improved in
health and personal appearance, since he has
been relieved from the cares Of State. The
peculiar nature OF his Horticultural pursuits
are, also, without question, conducive to the
full blown state of health and amenity betoken-
ed by this splendid representation.
The decided superiority of Mr.. Plumbe's
likenesses over all other Daguerreoype modes,
will be acknowledged by all on an inspection
of this gallery. The perfect resemblances OF
those with whom we are acquainted, is a
guerdon for the faithful likeness of those with
whose features we have been strangers here
tofore.
A union Of the daguerreotype process with
the Magnetic Telegraph system promises soon
10 enable friends and relatives, at the distance
Of thousands of miles, hourly 10 ascertain the
welfare. health and prosperity or those they
love; and the radiant changes Of hope, or
clouds of dependency, expressed in the coun-
tenance OF absent friends, by occuar and un-
mstakeable personal inspection However,
impossible this union may seem, il is by no
means impracticable, and is, in course, of ex-
pertinent now.
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