The North-Carolina standard., 1849-08-29
NUMBER 773
$ INTERESTING ExTRAcT-DR. DICK.

letter written oy Professor Fny MlIeS, over tne sig
nature of " Communipaw,'' for the Boston Post, and
dated s. Arbroath, Scotland, July 10, I849" The
writings of DR.. Dick have, perhaps, effected more
good in the world and contain less of evil than those
of any other modern writer. They will bear the
of time which tries all things. Prof. Miles says:
"During the time have been in this vicinity,
and also at my visit Dundee, have enjoyed the
society of the distinguished DR.. Dick. We had cor.
responded for ten years: and you may suppose
met him with high degree of pleasures. The doctor
is over seventy, and enjoying green old age. He
is notrch in this worlds goods, but he enjoys small
income that serves to support him and his family Ia
| tolerable circumstances He has good library OF
/ books an observatory the top of his house, and
he keeps eight ten telescopes. We examined the
moon, in different phases saw Jupier's rings and
| the four moons, and the belts OF Saturn. In the
village of Port Craig, the opposite side of the
river, could tell the time of day by clock in an
old church tower though several miles distant For
terrestrial objects, aar off, he his large refaetng
telescope, with terrestrial power. One would hard
ly suppose from his unaSsuming manners and unpre.
tending mode of life that he had written scientific
and religious works that have given instruction and
pleasure larger number of readers than perhaps
any living author. Such believe is the With
in my own acquaintance, some men OF high order OF
intellect have become converted to belief of the
Immortality of the soul, by reading his "Phiios-
ophy of future State. His g Mental Illumination
and Moral Improvement of Mankind should be trans
lated into every language in the world and the
g Christian Philosopher and {" Philosophy OF Reli-
gon' will convey lessons of wisdom to millions Of
readers long after the hand that wrote them has mould
cred to dust. The British government gives five
six thousand dollars annually in pensions to literary
men whose circumstances are low, but in the wisdom
of the rulers enough like the Hooks the Blanchards,
and the Jerrods can be found the ephemera Of the
day, WHO aUOrthy of pension, because they
have played the courter, and spent their money in
dissipation! If posthumous fame is worth any thing,
then after one or two ages have passed. the record OF
kings, lords and commons will exist only 6 in duh
cold marble,' - where mention of them shall
be heard - while thousands sha rise up to speak
his name, and call him blessed" His works have
had large circulation in this country, but larger in
America, where the more in the habit OF
reading He has written the following -" Phiioso-
phy of Religion" '' Christian Philosopher" 4" Phil
osophy of Future State,'' Mental Illumination,
&C., Essay on Covetousnes, ,".' Celestial Scenery,
t Sdereal Heavens 6 The Practical Astronomer
g The Solar System,'' work the ' Atmosphere
and numerous papers contributed TO scientific and re-
ligious Journals. am not aware that he Is at pres
ent engaged in any work that he Intends TO publish
In fact know that he is not. He has lately suffered
severely from two attacks of influenza and fe
yer though he is enjoying tolardble degree Of
health The best edition Of his entire works that 10
published in America is the edition by E. c. & J,
Biddlc, of PHILADELPHIA, in nine volumes The doe
resides Broughty Ferry, village Of some three
thousand inhabitants. three miles below Dundee,
the north side of the river Tay. In person the doc
tor is rathervsmall; about i've feet inches ia
height. His conversation is decidedly Scotch, he
is Scotchman by birth. He is much beloved by
his neighbors; goes into convviaI meetings, talks
politics, tells stories and listens them, joins in
games with the young chucks the pretty girls under
the chin, abroad in the fields, studying the
works of Nature, calculates eclipses, oges Venus
and the moon through his long telescope, and now
and then breaches the gospel. He belongs to that
branch of the Presby yteran church termed " Indeper
dents He supports aged sister and several grand
children. Mrs. Dick, his $ betterhalf,'' is middle
aged agreeable lady. need not add, that the doc
tors life is most unblemished one All who know
him his friends. He takes much interest in
America, and thinks destined to be the leading
nation in the world. He has long desired to go to
America, and expected to do so during this summer
but sickness and declining years have prevented.
Such is Rev. Thomas Dick, LII. D., one of the first
philosophical writers of the age and no has proba-
bly, done towards poPularizing science, partic-
ularly the science of astronomy, than any of his
contemporaries. Maybe long live to enjoy his we'll
earned fame" ..-. '..e
INTERESTING FROM Oregon. Election Of q Dele
gate TO Congress-1Hc Territorial Government. In
tegence up to the 18th instant has been received
from Oregon, per United States propeller Massachu-
sets, Commander Wood, which arrived in this har-
Dor the Goth inst. An election for delegate to
Congress had been held, and the Hon. R. S. Thurs
ton chosen by majority of seventy votes above al
other candidates. ..
Gov. Lane has divided the territory into judicial
DISTRICTS and assigned the judges of their respective
circuits. District No. l. east Of the Willamette and
south of the Counbia, to Judge Bryant, district
No. g. west of the Willamette and south of the Col
umbia, to Judge Pratt district No. 3, lying north Of
the Columbia, no Judge appointed The courts in
Judge Bryants district commence in August, and
those in Judge Pratt's district in September. An
election for members to a Territorial Legislative
Council had taken place, but tno Of neeung
named &
Indian difficulties had been rife in the region about
| Nisqually, and American had been killed, but
every thing is now quiet, Gov. Lane having visited
that quarter Capt. Hill, with the company ofartille-
ry under his command, would repair to Nisqnally
Immediately upon the arrival of the Fredonia store
| ed
Lieut.. Hawkins, of the United States army, is
preparing to leave about the ls of July for Fort Hall
with supplies, to meet the regiment to arrive
land .4ta California, 98th uk.
J MODEL CRITrcIsM. The Yankee Blade SAYS ''the
Man at the Corner" in the London Sunday Times
has the following notice of new work, recently an.
nounced: - alz.
! -s4 - 'sREvIEw "f- 't'
" The Autobiography of Flea. Somebody 1--WE do
not remember who Just at presently London, l949
''.Fhe writer of this autobiography has made his
appearance before the public, suddenly and unex-
| pectedly-coming upon us, as we may say, with
leap. His work, though it hardly be called
pleasing is sure to create sensation; and we un-
hesitatiRgy pronounce him person likely TO be much
sought after. His style is Keen, lively and biting
Wihou: being able to dive into the secret workings
the outside of human nature-Earey going more taan
skin deep-with considerable smarfness. He has
moved in various societies. and his life has been one
of continuous ups and downs, at times enioying the
acquaintance of of the best blood of our land at
others going literally TO the dogs. ss5s t-f lsE
! His great fault Is tendency TO Jump unceremo-
nioGsly romoae subject another indee ftimeshs