New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-11-24
CITY ITEMS,

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had been demonstrated BY the planting of Lio-ris II
had been shown that colored people were not nece'-
,srily q dependant r.ce-they were capable OF sell
government lis legislators and It's civil and military
oscer, had for the l.st or years been all coored
men and vet the worSs history did not furnish another
,,s.rcs Of such rapid Advancement 10 any colony,
founded ~ people Who had enjoyed 90 few advantages
Of educstson- l. L,.t,,,-.
,cr-s Win the ofsers Of the British navy bad evinsso
a, .ccus,r,spre with interrs,ionsl law which ~ouo 40
honor 70 the Executive Of any STATE in me Cnivn.
rorr-suondeuce also with our Govern ems y - ~.
Tor discoursed squsl WISDOM ana so'y - NJ
Drocl.rn.iions especially for the iss' lasnN -
N So, h.d no, been surpassed by more tnsn one
Govsrnor Ia similar document, this yesr 10 WIS 'A"u u
science $1,000 Rsnpblicsu Gov.
-, IL lsx. make all kinds OF properly ,aRs1is
g. he .uuport OF Common schools Tney nave as" ioI
~ ann1r, ri widows ard orphans out OF sny moneys
-, - =, IN the STATE Treasury law proNicins TOT
49, i,s,ng fsnsncipats6 slaves; slsv prohoirpsssve
bios from touching sny Of their ports except 10 case
Of distress: a Law competing psen" ~ 80 We.
children 70 school from the sge oil 70 IL years snl
sn ~ "a psr Quarter for nons.tendsnceone step TAR
,sr ha al IN was In popular civilization than we mad
me IN New.Yor or in old Massachusetts,
Moreover Liberia has two high SCHOOL, lyceum ani
two newspapers. They build and mansga tner own
.hlp. and have fourishlng commerce. though yer IN
,hsIr infancy Trey have handsome houses msny OF
which are adorned with costly and oesrtful furniture
The land produces two crops yesr sni no, PSI tns
labor Ia needed n support family there tns's required
10 our Northern latitude.
Life liberty and property ere IS secure there a. they
are hers or n New England and more 81. as respects
colored people Some who were once slaves srs nov
physicians ministers lawyers and judges
sixty % eighty thousand natives have put themselves
under the profession Of thu Colony all OF whom have
bound themselves give TO fsrher couniensnce' 10 ne
Slave Trade.
The sabbath Is better observed 10 Liberia than 10 our
own country There % churches 10 OF wnich are
Methodist Bspts, snd Presbyterian, supphed win
30 preachers snd third Of the entire popu anon are
communicates.
- A meeting Of the French residents OF the
CITY 10 relation TO the unfortunate management Oh tns
u.vra lima Of ste anners wss held at Denoncos on
yoDssv TIE various complaints that have been msoe
from ,is to tine spoken Of The captain oil me
NsvYork said that there bad been good dea. oil eS'
szsers,on though he admitted that sl was not ss II
should be He did not doubt that the ships might re
msde a. good sslers any others BY changing their
rigging and furnsces while alterations 10 their To-
terns arrangements would render them perfectly COM
Portable for passengers Messrs LeBarbier Gslsrdet
Beckett Csylus Benkeart Msezlsux and Joly were ap-
pointed Committee to draw up memorial to the
Company setting forth the complaints snd suggesting
appropriate remedies
The MoNK CARLO ANTONIO PAsENTI AND THE
ivory CRucIFrx-such is the heading Of long aud
interesting article IN Mondays EUenias Post giving
history Of the Monk who carved this wonderful statue
When the crucfx wss first brought 10 this City, some
two wears since We devoted considerable attention 10
Il and came 10 the conclusion that IL wonderful
work of art and must have been the production Of an
arts, of great skill and long experience. But when We
see It stated that Il wrought By "a simple Monk
who never received any instruction IN art sod without
any sno~lejge Of secular books whatever Wa musl
confess ibsl our creduiiiy wss severely tasked We
would ask how could this man. with no knowledge OF
anatomy. have developed he laws of physical power
and muscular action so skilfuly Without study end
practice In upsure how could he have beautifully
deoeasd the twoiod expression Of agony on the lofty
forehead and Of calm resignation of the facet We re-
peat 4, II Ia work worthy thu chise OF the greatest
sculptor the world saw, but In justice To our CO.
temporary would l-in believe he must be In posses
sion Of some welaitesri documentary evidence or he
would have asserted for facts things so hard 20
credit. X
~ We take from the Charleston EUeuiHg Neics
an extract from letter written hence TO TIA, paper
descriptive Of our theaicals Speaking OF the drama
OF The Bottle lately brought, cut At the Park, the wri
Ter says.
Well this drama hiss been brought out At the Park
aud with tn curious effect lt does not draw for
the ftss against this Theatre The Broadway cuis
OF the whole current OF the town. But the lew who
will 20 O. old Drury are affected In such melancholy
WAY by this sal drama Of the Bottle, ihst they make
rush for Winduts the momen, the curtain falls to get
something 10 rase their spirits Il possible that upon
reelection the next morning they sud sign ,he pledge
Il Ia 20 b. hoped 90, at all events.
Il Is 10 be hoped so But fears are stronger
than hopes And va are disposed to think tina, ks
Jons At winduss draws better than The Bottle" q, the
Park.
SHIP AsHoRE.--The ship Niagara, Russell, from
Liverpool went ashore yesterday morning 10 thick
fog on the Hook. about half mile south of the Light
Housc Tho steamer United States, Capt Schultz
came up last evening with the passengers and tho Cap.
tain states that the ship brosdsde the beach with
her head the sou,hward and Is perfectly light She
will probably be 90, of after dschsrging her cargo
The ia consigned 70 Messrs stanton Hicks and bss
q valuable cargo
Mass MEETINo.--A Grand Mass Meeting Of the
Friends OF Temperance held In the Bsptls Church
g Boomngdale on Monday evening last It was the
frat grand rally preparatory to the Winter campaign
Co t. L. SNOW sad l.. p Hsnscom were the speakers
Forty two signatures we're obtained to the pledge.
re-, la addition to the members OF Congress
whom We have spoken Of In the City notice the
arrival OF Hon. John A. Rockwell Of C0uuecdcut. He
10 A. the Astor House.
~ The Fair OF the Mariners Family Indas
trial Society closes 70 morrow Thanksgiving might,
CB- The meeting Of the Committee Of Arrange
for the demonstration OF sympathy for Pigs * at
the American Hotel last evening very full All the
arrangements were completed and 1t decided thst
the meeting should take place on Monday nsri
EF- The first Concert Of Mr.. Richard Hoffman
Ia to take place to evening at the Tabernacle,
and from the very favorable impressions made by ar.
Il. al Mr.. Burkes Concert last week, be will no doub,
be welcomed by large audience. Mr Hoffman hss in
him the best elements Of great artist snd already e1
hbis power his instrument which few older pro.
iessors ever attain. We bespesk for him such recep.
lion az shall os truly encouragement In the arduous
path upon which he has entered He will be assisted
on this occasion By Of the best taen. Of the City
e The Chinese Junk has at last got 10 Boston
bat mas not yet begun TO put money into the purse
her owners The Traueller Of Monday gays that while
on the way to the aats the MIL Dam where she Ia
TO be exhibited she stopped BY the draw bridge end
above forty thousand people had sight her withou,
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