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Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-06-24

either side oil the question: would deem the arguments
Of the Congressional power vastly superior"
Chancellor Kent then gave his opinion that the arguments
in Of the power, contrased with those against
though very respectable, vastly superior, and this
though the opinion Of bat man, should be admit
ted the opinion Of of the abest lawyers the world
The President henfor be willing admit that there
shall be nothing donestars back find way TO do H.
and he finds tonnage duties levied with the OF the
General Government and what done in this way par
ticuar localities u.s. the goes doubt very we'll
He did that there any objection it. except that
it wholly insufficient and would fall infinitely short Of do
ing any thing great for the general advantage Of the
nifty He very familiar with the practice OF leyying
tonnage duties but be could suppose that il tonnage duties
we're Levied the hsrbor Of Baltimore would be ton
mage that comes into that hsho and the tonnage
goes But, il should happen that there
great location for commerce, some line that ought
travel the interior Of the country, bot bat there
obstruction which prevented tonnage getting how they
levy tonnage duties Why they the condition Of
the freshman With his boot Of which he said be should
be able get them until he had them or three
days and stretched them
He mentioned this show the total inecency evying
tonnage duties Tor the accomplishment Of any and
fetal measure Well the President towards the close u
his message suggests that II there be any great object
comph which the constitution iofbds, the States may take
hold Of and amend the constitution But Tor wha, does the
Presd nj suggest an amendment IL the constitution Il nigh,
BE- position which gentleman might take whose objection
merely constitutional II there nothing but
s,nton in The way, he might wish to remove that obstruction
by amendment But why should the President talk
moving constitutional barriers when he points
Other barriers which he says cannot be passed Why ep
away which cps from desires when there o
I ers which are impossible The President says.
an q these portertous consequence but
think that this Legislation should be arrested
there nothing forbid in the Fundamental laws Of
o Union "
e Why then, does he amendment Of the constitu
ton His own opinion was that the President had not look
ed closely into bis argument He was not willing say
the people that nothing should be done, and he talks abou
ID proposed remedy which, il he would examine closely bs
e would would his objections The gound h
took was total humiliation Of ali public works and there
to fore, he would examine his argument he would
e, that his proposed remedy would not relieve him all
lr relation amendment oftbe constitution he Mr had
only say that bis firm opinion thst amendments Of thu
instrument should only be made when there some pres
and pressing necessity induce Them 10 smper whit They
ought not 10 get into the habit Of amending and changing
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-06-17

Kendall writes to the Pieayaas from Paris: "I
wish you could see the innpmerable cancatures
paraded in the windows of all the print-sellers
here. Louis Philippe in every conceivable lu-
dicrous and ndicnlous attitude, stares at you at
every turn, and many Of the prints are capital
But the best caricature have seen was in a late
number of the ChGriuari. One Of the German
Kings, in attitude most desponding, is leaning
with one elbow upon fence, while his hand ap-
pears to be supporting crown which sits totter-
ing upon his head. In front Of the folom men,
Der of royalty is a rabbit sitting pertly up, into
whose facethe former is gazing most obviously
and most ruefully. 'Ah, my frend,' says the
uneasy weaver Of the crown, howl envy you!
YoH are at least protected by the laws until Sep
TENDER, and until then noone can ham you; but
poor me, 1 may be made game of, and bagged at
any time Such isone Of the hits French fancy
has struck at royalty"
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-06-17
.Ienes Very.

The following lines are taken from the Salem
Nasa'.) Gazette. In by'gons years we knew
their author well, and purer. nobler, gentler
spirit, we have never known. Born amid hum
BILE circumstances, and having in childhood few
opportunities for mental culture, be seemed des-
tined 10 life of hard manual toll. But his heart
was oil alive with lows of knowledge. He
yearred with Unsuitable yearning for holiness
An ideal Of moral purity nnd intellectual great
ness was always before his mind, and to that
ideal he felt that he must constantly aspire, or
die. TO such spirit, there are no Obstacles
eompels them to do its Sidiing.
How earnestly he strove to accomplish his
work When midnight descended to earth to
sound her solemn hour, she found him bending
over his books, and ever ready was he to well
come the morning sun.
Such exertions were too great for the physi-
cal frame. His mind s,mpathized with the
o'er-tasked body, and men said that he became
insane. But II his condition was insanity, we
could almost desire insanity as our lot. Con-
slant communion did he seem TO hold with the
great Source Of all spiritual and intellectual
goodness. A chsstened and subdued manner,
Indicated the reverential posture Of his SOUL
His gentle, calm words, revealed a nature in
which passion had been subdued and all was
peace; while his eye, beaming with purity and
Affection. told Us he breaihed another atmos-
phere than earth.
tie still lives in Salem, place litly chosen
for hh, abode, as its name, "eity Of peace"
beautifully declares. There he leads aealm, holy
almost sequestered life Occasionally no gives
utterar'ce 10 his grand thoughts and spiritual as
PiratiOns in senneis, which might be placed sid,
by side with the sonneis Of Milton, and the greaI
master Of song would not shrink from the com
partnership; or in lines simple and beautiful, as
the following;
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-06-17

From this il will be seen that more than one
fourth Of the slaves, amounting TO more than
one ninth of the entire population Of the Island
have disappeared. This diminutb,n of popula.
ton has not resulted from emigration from the
Island, or from amy extraordinary pestilence, or
any war The population has wasted away un-
der other influences, just az baleful and as fatal
The Spanish paper, whose articles relating to
Cuba are prepared in Havana, thus accounts for
the diminuton OF slaves;
"The real explanation In that the coiored race
exists in state Of slavery and hardship unfayor-
able to life, and the country is still less favora-
bic to increase than the cities, ON account of the
greater severity of labor, the paueity of females
in proportion TO men, the stinted and inferior
quality Of food, the harsh exposure, and the
want Of useful rest and sleep. All these are more
than sufficient to destroy the faculties Of man,
moral, Intellectual and physical, whatever may
be the color of his skin, or the latitude of his
birth. Add TO these causes the horrid slaughter
made by the military commission Of the C overn-
or Of Cuba, in which eight or ten thousand
negroes were murdered in Matanzas and Carde-
mas alone, by eight or ten thousand modes of
torture, TO verify supposed conspiracy which
In any case could not have been known TO more
than dozen Ct the race, and it will be easy 10
understand the loss Of the slave population"
This is a narrowing picture of the barbarilies
Practiced on the slave population of Cuba
Were the same crueltes committed on any por.
ton of the Caucasian family, we should hear Of
national interference to put an end to the afro.
cities. Humanity bitterly weeps over the
slaughter of whites, but she has too few tears 10
shed over the atrocities in various forms, prac-
ticed on the blacks.
Some OF the advocates Of slavery in the Uni.
ted States argue the humanity of slavery in this
country from the fact Of the increase of our
slave population. If tlis be just and proper
light TO view the subject in, then tie inhumani- |
" Of the system, as it exists in Cuba, must be
most fragrant Just think Of III More than one
''urth Of the whole number of slaves there, per.
shed III six years, owing to the complicated Sc.
'erities they were subjected toi Such a state
Ilent almost congeals the blood in our veins and
We shudder to think that such internal barbari.
les are permitted in The enlightened nineteenth
antury, and undG government, and among a
tople professedly christian! i--
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Concert mt the RourIh street Nicholas
Church.

We spent a Little while Monday evenIn. 10
listening 70, and, we can Truly say, in en'oyns
the musical exercises Of the choir OF this cnull-
AL Of the pieces, which We heard, we've az
sung, and some OF them IN a manner that WoUd
have done credit TO any choir in Louisville. We
were, We must confess, agreeably disapp0n.el
We knew the fOndness II the eOlOred people Coz
music, and the readiness with which they catch
and sing any tune, but we were not prepared co.
the correctness Of style, the excellence Of motl-
ation, the expressIveness and simplicity, and the
general propnety which characterized the e1sr-
cises on this occasion The choir, composed o
thirty or forty members, had evidently been thor
oughly and Systematically taught, and d.i crgi,
alike 10 themselves and their teacher.
While sitting in the church and listening 20 ls
exercises, we could not but imagine to oUrSe.yes
what would be the sensations Of some. Of U-
Northern friends, who associate with slayeTy 0ay
cruelty and degradation, could they have been
with us. Here was large church, brilliantly
lighted with gas and situated in the veIy hear
OF the city, a church owned entirely ty The
blacks. Here was a very large audience al
well dressed, many dressed with elegance, assem-
bled tolisten TO the exercises Of choir Of color
ed persons, who, as they stood on tAe nest sui
tasteful platform, notebook IN hand, showed b,
their distinct enunci alton aud correct mcdulA-
ton, an acquaintance with the language q lei
tiers and Of music, which could be the result only
of good instruction, well applied
Our Northern friemls would doubtless feel. as
one of their number felt, whom lew Sabba;h's
since we accompanied 10 tins same church We
supposed that he knew the condition OF the pei
sons composing the congregation, and we wer5
not little surprised the next morning, al BIS
asking us, with good degree Of eamestnsss.
show far should have TO go into the surrounI-
ing country to meet with slavery" II had MOI
occurred To him as possible that the congregation
whom he had seen the day previous, was a con
Sregahon mostly composed Of slaves.
The exhibition Of last Monday evening was
interesting to Us fortwo reasons; as an indica-
'on OF the existence Of a humane spiri in our
community, By the exercise Of which, many Of
ne colored people enjoy time and means for in
trnction; and as an indication also Of the eapa-
ATTY Of improvement in the coloFed population.
NO one, who witnessed that exhibition, could
eel thar they are necessarily, inevitably doomed
ignorance and degradation, OF could dOubt
nat Il as great pains were taken Sor the reb
ious and intellectual education Of the BIZ IL.
enerally, as had been taken for the Instr ,,.,,o,
{ that choir, results woald follow WI :, -
Il with sisdness and gratitude sv.,, ,bil.o.
arope heart, and every soul " ,;cb -io,t, with
he love Of freedom.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-06-17

Our agricultural friends in this neighborhood
have been engaged during the present week in
getting in their harvests. The crops of Wheat,
we learn, are generally very fine, and the corn
is very promising.
The season thus far has been very pleasant
one, and with an average of temperature below
what is usual The strawberry crop has been
bountiful, and is now past. The price in our
market has ranged from twenty five to fifty cents
a gallon. Raspberries are most abundant at
lower prices. The prospect Cor fruit is unusual
ly good. The heavens have been propitious, and
we should be grateful
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-06-17

precinct ia i1enlneky y, where there are not per-
sons who think justly and feel warmly upon the
subject Of slavery. The amount Of latent anti
slavery feeling in this State. as indicated by lit
tie incidents and casual remarks, is Surprising.
All hat Is needed for the manifestation Of this
feeling Is the simple uttarance Of the fitting
wori
Friends, let the word be uttered. Speak out
your honest thought. May athought because
not uttered. has died, whinh could il have been
winged with words, would have flown angel
like over the earth, never to die. Speak out
your thoughts. for your ewn sake. and for the
sake Of Others, who, 1t may be, are only waiting
for a word from You to give response which
will make your heart and their own heart'
glad.
Speak out your honest, earnest thought a
home, in the places Of Guinness, on your farms
every where. You viii not speak in vain
No good thought truly spoken, was ever lost.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-06-17
Eaeet. Of slavery on Education and n NINA.
l.eufms

When reviewing Rev. Theodore Parker's Book
on Slavery, we promised 10 recur again 10 the
subject embraced in the above heading. Tba,
promise we proceed 10 fulfil.
Itis matter Of boast on the part of the South.
and Of complaint and jealousy on the part Of
the North, that the slave States have the most
political power that they have furnished more
than their share Of public men
This Is true and, so far as il goes, it is in favor
Of the intellectual power Of the slave States
No fair mind will deny this
But how far does it GOT
In the slave States there is necessarily a
strong Proneness towards political employments.
The reason is obvious. The very absence of
occupations, Other than agriculture and politics,
concentrates nearly the whole intellect Of So
ciety into these channels. Physicians are often
politicians; lawyers, almost always Com
meree and Literature are little cultivated; the
rewards promised 70 those who engage in them
are not sufficiently tempting. Hence, the pro.
fessiOnsl and educated man must look 10 politics,
and agriculture, in the South, for employment
to his mind, or Qualification TO his ambition.
Large towns for commerce are few; colleges are
few; presses, comparatively. few and s5outl-'
ern intellect is driven, consequently, into two
OF three channels.
But there is another reason why Southern
men engage in politics. They see the increas-
ing population of the free States; they know
their rapid secessions Of strength. They feel.
too, that this strength cannot be counteracted.
or met, except through political tact, or party
strategy. But admit, as we have heretofore as
serted, that there is large share ofpoitical tai
ent developed in the South-kou far does this
prO0e die intellectual Advancement Of the yeopIe1
For this, after all, is the great question.
Let US ses, in reply TO this question, what
constitutes The intellectual superiority of peo
pie.
In the FIRST place, we may note, as the highest
evidence which can be adduced, the progress
made in the Fine Arts, Science, and in Litera-
tnre. In the second place the application Of
mind to the Practical arts. Wherever these ex-
list in any remarkable degree, we shall f nd as a
necessary consequence, education generally dif. |
fused, and Schools, Academies, and CoIlegss
abundant, and numerOusly attended.
Now'by making comparison, in these mar
ticulars, between the free and SLAVE States. we
shall ascertain how they stand.
New England contains about 2,234. 500 in.
hsbitsnts, Virginia, North and South CarOlin,.
considerably more. Whatever intellectual sd.
vancement has been made in the slave States Il
fairly represented I'm these. The compa,,.on
then, Between New England, and Virginia. with
the csrOiiass, is fair one. Let us makei,.
In the American Almanac for I5zo, we have
> list Of sevss AHndred and sepentysix Ameri-
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-06-17

The Boston Traveller states that at the last
meeting Of the American Academy Of Arts and
Sciences, Misc Maria Mitchell, of Nantucket,
the discoyerer of the comet which bears her
name, was unanimously elected a member
This is believed TO be the first honor of the kind
conferred upon lady in this country; Miss Car
ollne Herschell and Mrs. Someryille, some years
since, were elected honorary members of the
Royal Astronomical Society of London.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-06-17
Deersa.e an ,l.e slnYr Pepuin,i.n I'm Cuhn.

Decrease I'm tine Slave Population in Cuba.
We find in the New York Tribune, notice
Of an article which recently appeared in the
Verdad, Spanish American paper, published
in New York. This article eont,ns an analy-
sis of the Statistical Report of the Island of Cuba
for ls47, which the authorities Of that Island
suppressed. BY comparing the statistics of pop
ulstion Of the year lS4I with those of 1871, is
found that there is a large decrease in the num-
Der of slaves In six wears.
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a word.
BY JONES VERY

The silent history of word,
Borne on Times stream along,
Has never yet been sung OF heard;
1t ssks the voice Of song.
Twas born from out the souls calm deep,
SSmit by the Christening rod;
As Eve flesh formed from Adams sleep;
Touched by the hand Of God.
II wandered Ger the unyielding earth,
BY war and famine worn;
A stranger seen of unknown birth,
Through night a child Of morn.
Twas welcomed In the lowly cot,
Twas heard in kingly hall;
And men their arms and strife forgot,
In listening TO It's call.
II told Of peace that would not fail
OF love tina. could not die;
Twas felt beneath the warriors mail;
IL dsisa the 'noarner'seyo.
looked along the path IL took;
As told BY legends old,
Repeated oft from book TO book,
1t shone Like shining GOLD.
A furrow through earth's barren fields
PIoughed deep and down with care;
But none to notice what il yields,
Or in its harvest share.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-06-17
Unitarian SUNDAY sehesr ..c,e,,

The report of the Secretary states that there
have been published by the Society during the
past year, about $1,000 pages of tracts. The
Agent has visited So towns, and 70 schools, the
number of teachers being 1 ,i29, and the number
Of scholars in attendance Z ,02S. He has deliv-
ereds3 addresses, either oral or written 10 IA 900
persons, and has travelled 4 900 miles.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-06-17

Metternich has taken fine mansion in Eaton
place, London, close to Belgrave square, and is
going to act up to the dolce far nienfs, loll on
sllken cushions, and feast like Lucullus. Louis
Philippe has taken small house on the banks
OF the Thames; and Lord Clifford has placed
country house at the disposal of the general of
the Jesuits, who was compelled to quit Rome.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-06-17

From table published in the Troy Budget
we eondense the following items: Acres Of lant
in the State taxed, q, 1886, $50; value of tn,
same, s6l6, s24, 955; rate OF taxation, 2 3-fC
mills on the dollar; State debt, s24, 734, 0s0
Number of acres Of wheat sown, 1913, $50
reaped do. s6s, 2Si; bushels reaped, 43, 1871 go
average amount raised to the acre, Is IS bushel
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-06-17

The late Isaac Baugllss, Esq. of Frederick
county, Md, BY his will, liberated all his slaves,
and bequeathed $4,000 TO the Parent Education
Society Of the Evangelical Lutheran Church.
$500 70 the Thselegicai Seminary, s5e0to PEN
syivania College. Ill located Al Gettysburg,
ADAMS county p; Ss0D e the American
I ! :. Society, 'eesssE y New Fofk, and $500
e tqs American Beard Of csnaiaps onsrs Cor
Foreign Missions.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-06-17

The citizens Of Madison have now a daily
edition Of the Madison Banner. The Banner
isl weekly paper, has been in existence for
miny years. Mr.. Jones has been long time
engaged in editing and publishing; and with
hirn is now associated Mr.. Grail, who is well
known here as one that thoroughly understands
his business. The thriving city Of Madison
needs daily paper, and Messrs. Jones g. Grail
Will furnish one worthy to be supported.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-06-17

few days since friend, who resides in the
Southern part of Kentucky, says, number Of
gentlemen who aecidently met at store, were
Engaged IN earnest conversation upon subject
which had been pressed upon their minds by
the able articles Of Hamilton Smith, Esqr., viz:
the facilities presented for manufacturing pur.
poses, In the different towns ON the banks Of the
Ohio. In the course Of conversation, the ques-
ton was asked, why Smithland and Paducah,
which certainly offer many advantages as
any towns on the river for the establishment Of
factories, not resorted TO by capitalists for
that purpose2 Various reasons were given in
reply. Our friend, after hearing the different
answers, says, gentlemen, you have not yet
reached the root Of the matter. II Is because Of
the presence and influence of slavery, that cap
italists will not resort here to make investment
To his surprise, immediate assent was given 70
his views by all present. One gentlemen who
owns eight or ten slaves, said, 81 voted last Au-
gust for the convention, simply because wish
ed action to be taken on this subject" Anoth-
er, owning four or FIVE, said that he had voted
in the same way and for the same reason, and
so said ali.
This incident uninportant though il may APP
pear to Others, to us seems significant and inter-
esting. Here were men, friends and neighbors,
similarly situated, and having interests in com
mon' each Of whom had thought upon subject
Of vital importance, and each of whom had acted |
upon this subject, and yet for want Of an out
spoken word no one knew Of the thoughts and
feelings Of the others. A single word al
length is uttered, and 10, all minds and hearts are
thrown open, and all minds are found to think
alike and all hearts to throb in unison.
AND soft might be, and so 1t, ere long. will
BE- every where. There Is not a town, village, 1
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-06-17

Mr. James Prentice, who was shot fewdays
since in an ARRAY with Mr.. Banton died on
Tuesday last As soon as the death of Mr.. Prem
tice was known, officers Ronald and Gilmore
started for Banton'splace Of residence, arrested,
broughthim to the city, and placed him in Jail.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-06-17

The Richmond tKy.) -Ploughboy says, that
shadrach Barnes, who was committed to jail in
Madison county for the murder Of Isaac Agee,
has taken no food Tor the last eight days, and il
Is supposed that he designs 70 commit suicide in
this singular manner.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-06-17

eAenange paper says that the year l7s2
gave birth to the following citizens: Daniel Web
sleI; porn 18Th Of January; John c. CallSun,
ION Of March; Gen. Lewis Cas-, 9Th Of OetO-
Der; Martin Van Buren, sh Of December.
The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-06-17
Esre ma aar..

me ONO state JOO'mal has a telegraphie des-
patch announcing fnat great Gre occunsd in
ak'on on rhuHJ .ay night, by which large nun
'e' =, 'ne MIST valuable buildings IN the place
were Destroyed, including the Office of the Sum
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