The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1847-09-21

comprised an area oil 81 ia square mlles'
OF which the six Slave States contained 226.-
900, or % 37ths of the whole. and the non
slavehoIding States 145,l24, or 5-37lhs.
Now, the entire extent Of our common couI-
try is 2 go. 900 square miles, Of which the
Slave States possess 100000, mol quite IL
37ths and The others 100000, or 25 27ihs;
being growth in the latter oil fourteen times
their original cize, while in the same period
of time the Slave States have not quadru
pied theirs.
PUBLIC OPINION IN TENNESSEE. The
Ohio Press makes the following statement:-
We have ourselves heard Senator Jsnargin
declare repeatedly. that il the abstract ques-
lion were submitted TO The people Of Tenue-
sseee tomorrow. three-fflhs OF them would
vote for The abolition Of slavery
The will Of Mr.. Stuyvesanf. recently de-
ceased in New York gives the following
sums 10 public insitulioDs:-
American Bible Society, $4,000
American Tract Society. 1,OOO
Institution for The Blind, 5000
Protestant Half Orphan Asylum, 5000
His real estate is estimated by those well
acuuainted with his property, at about S2,'
600, O0O-persona al $500, 900, He leaves
one half his real estate to twelve nephews
and neices and 10 three other nephews The
other half
IMPORTANT FAILURE IN New YORK. The
News Papers bring us an account Of The lall-
ure Of one OF the most extensive private bank
ing houses Of that city-a house which has
heretofore been lower Of strenglh-that oil
Prime, Ward E Co. MIR. Ward was also
a partner oil another house, that OF John
Ward s. Co, which firm. il is said will moi
be affected by the stoppage Of the other.
The following circular appears in the New
York papers =
New YoRK, Sept. 9, ls47.
We regret TO inform you that. owing'io the
recent failure Of some Of our correspondents
in Europe, on whom we have a large amount
of bills running, we feel it incumbent upon
us both from a sense Of duly and as an act
of prudence, TO suspend our payments.
Very respectfully yours.
(SienedO PRIME, WARD q Co.
THE firm of John Ward & Co., will be
dissolved, by the withdrawal of Mr.. Ward
and all their engagements be fulfilled. A new
firm will be established, composed OF The
other members o. the house, who will 20 on
with the business.
None Of the bills Of Primo, Ward & Co,
have vet come back, but it is anticipated
that they will be returned by the next steam
er Ii is also believed that the sioppage
will not bring down any other house.
The Journal of Commerce estimates, in
view OF the number oil immigrants who have
arrived in this country during the past eight
months, that the total number for the present
year will amount 10 II quarter of a mill
ion.
Powers STATUS OF THE GREEK SLAVE.
The production Of our countryman, already
celebrated through the civilized world as one
Of the most perfect specimens Of ART, and the
most perfect OF any of the works OF living
artists. is now 10 be seen al the rooms oil the
National academy on the corner oil Broad
way and Leonard street. This statue has so
been made the subject OF elaborate
and pronounced iaultless by those
who are qualified 10 speak with discrimina-
lion, that we do not feel i, necessary 10 urge
its claims 10 attention. 1t cannot be conem-
plated without intense admiration, and while
national pride is gra,ified by the fact that
one OF our counirymen in his youth ard IN
the youlhfulness of his country has thus al
Iained the highest eminenoe in the highest
walk of art, The beholder will be still be more
deeply impressed by the power of human
genius thus to mould and fashion the block
of marble into The form of life and beauty
with all the expressions of feeling, intellI
gence and grace which are here revealed
IN, Y, Observer.
During The prevalence OF the yellow fever
al New Orleans four o. the newspapers OF
that city will be published but three times
week. The Commercial Bulletin aud the
Times " i'll appear on alternate days; and
the same arrangement has been adopted by
he Courier and Bee.
YALE LAW School. Judge Siorrs has
formally rendered his resignation Ms Profess
or Of Law in College, which has been accep-
ted. His Excellercy Gov, Bissell and Hen
~ Dution, Esq. of Bridgeport, have been cleo
led 10 ill The chairs made vacant by The res
ignation Of Judge Storrs and the death oil
Isaac II. Townsend, ESQ.
1t has heen decided by the Corporation at
their present session, as we learn, 10 have
some annual public exercises connected with
the Law School, law commencement.
The Medical and Theological Schools have
this already, and there seems 10 be pro-
priety in extending The same favor TO the
legal Departmental New Haven Pallad-
uHi.
lPThe Liberty Parry Stale Convention
IN Massachusetts met at Worcester on The
Isl inst and nomnatsn S. 5 Sewall and J.
NJ. Brewster for Governor and Lieut.. Gov
ernor.
A resolution nominating John P Hale 10
the Presidency. after a sharp debate, was
voted down.
Mr., MARSH'S GRAFTON.
BEFORE THE Phi BETA KAPPA SOCIETY AT
HARVARD UNIVERSITY.
All accounts concur in pronouncing this
effort an admirable performance. The
Boston Atlas says:
The Hon. George P. Marsh addressed the
assembly for an hour and quarter IN q
strain Of e!oquence that closely riveiled The
-ffc,,ttor nj his iarUa st1rl;encp