The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-11-03

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position, in great majority OF cases, Is
| the desirable, the envlable one, and he
should strive TO divest himself of all pride,
| insolence, and asperity, in his intercourse
| with his less fortunate, less atfiuent, less
powerful fellow creatures. The despotism
of place and position is indeed contempt
BILE. But how often is the humiliating
truth realized, that he who crawls and
fawns when al the footstool, will too often
play the despot, and mock at all the no
bier impulses of humanity when in the seat
of power.-Phik Inquirer.
Mr. HARVEY, the artist, who has resided many
years in this country, and is well known by his
beautiful views, in water coors, illustrating the
effects of the American climate and atmosphere, is
giving lectures in England American scenery
and society. From Birmingham paper the
Midland Counties Herald, we take the following
Mr. Harvey's interesting and instructive en-
tertainments, descriptive of American scenery and
society, were given at Dee's hotel on Friday and
Monday evenings, to more select than numerous
audiences, who appeared much delighted with the
artist lecturers manner of conveying clear and
lively impressions TO the scenery, society, and
natural resources of Canada and the United States
by pleasant combination of his beautifully
cuted dissoving views, with illustrative anecdotes
and explanatory remarks. These were received
with hearty and often repeated expressions of APP
pause. His first evening embraced the wild and
uncultvated wastes OF the new world, which he
characterized as calling upon furnishing multi
tudes, with wide-spreadng voice, to come and
make them blossom into fields Of fruitful beauty
He entered into explanations OF the phenomena OF
the English climate, showing that we owe our pc
culiarly mild temperature to the northeast direc-
ton of the coast of America and the prevalence OF
westerly Winds which causes the gulf stream To be
driven the Atlantic where il surrounds the
British islands, mparting TO the surrounding at
mosphere the remaining portion of the heat which
the ocean receives while passing under the equator.
8" He stated the temperature of the waters in the
Gulf of Mexico TO be $40, and that it lost in its
passa gre degree of heat for every three degrees
of northern latitude till it met the banks of New
foundland, when il was cooled down by the influx
Of the northern waters issuing from the st. Law
renee, and in the opening Of the year by icebergs
from the Hudson's Bay, pictorial representation
of which he presented upon large disc 81 feet by
Is feet. This picture was succeeded by view of
the low coast of America, under the aspect of
thunderstorm. MIR. Harvey here remarked, that
the whole coast of America charac terized by
this description of scenery, and that biologists
asserted these sandhills to have been washed from
the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, by the
ceaseless influence of the gulf-stream, which was
gradually rolling the alluvial deposits northeast
ward, the banks of Newfoundland being at present
the highest portion, but recent soundings had been
discovered stretching within a lew hundred miles
of Ireland. The lecturer remarked that we have
here an instance of vast continent being in the
course Of formation, under our immediate inspec-
ton, which in few centuries more may rear its
crest above the waters and be covered with vegeta
ton.
The third picture was the landing of the Pill
grim Fathers upon the rock subsequently named
the Plymouth Rock; the fourth the arrival of east
settlers at their habitation in the forest.
These followed by some six illus
rations of the primeval forests depicting with pc
culiar exactitude the forest habits of trees and their
peculiar growth and brilliant foliage. The last
picture a whaling vessel at anchor amidst ice
bergs towards the close OF the season. On Monday,
Mr.. Harvey gave rapid sketch of theearly history
Of North America, showing the manner in which It
had progressed to its present state of prosperity and
power. These observations forcibly illus
trated by between thirty and forty views in which
the magnificent capital at Washington con-
trasted with the primitive log hut, and the scenery
and social life of America strikingly por-
trayed. At the close, Mr.. Harvey stated that, in
compliance with solicitations, he should repeat his
entertainments on Wednesday and Friday even-'
ings-an announcement which was received with
warm expressions of satisfaction by the audience
Where the pleasing and popular character of these
conversational evenings is widely known, they
hardly fail to attract, they deserve TO do,
merous audiences