The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1849-07-02
Bosron, June 20, Is4s.


Some interest has been excited to-day by state
ment which DIR. Mann hiss put forth in Maine, to
the effect that DR.. Coolidge, sentenced to be hung
for murder, and whose death in prison was recently
announced, is not dead, and that through some de-
ception, the dead body of another person was
palmed off as Coolidges. DR.. Mann AYERS that,
on Monday last, he made personal examination,
in the presence Of nearly all of Coolidge's former
neighbors and acquaintance, of the body supposed
to be Coodge's, and they decided that it was not.
There was certainly something very incredible in
the shallow attempt said to have been made by
Coolidge for shifting the suspicion of guilt from
himself, shortly before his reported death and it
would not surprise me if further developments were
to substantate the declarations Of DR.. Mann
1t has been proposed, in city, raise by pri-
vate subscription amount sufficient for the fitting
out of an expedition to search for Sir John Frank
lin /; but fear the measure will not be carried
through. Lady Franklin writes to the British con-
sui here, as if she supposed it settled thing
that our Government were to aid in the search |;
and expresses her gratitude in warm terms for their
humane cooperation.
Great preparations making here for the cele-
braton Of the Fourth. The usual professions, dis
play Of fireworks, orations, temperance festivals,
&C., will be had in Boston and all the principal
towns of Massachusetts,.
Apprehensons in regard to the cholera seem to
have subsidized entirely. 1t is now nearly week
since we have had even suspicion of case
THE Boston publishing press does not seem to
be in very active operation at present. Among the
pamphlets which it sends forth to-day is A Dis
course delivered before the Ancient and Honorable
Artillery Company, on their 18th anniversary, by
Thomas M. Clark, assistant minister of Trinity
Church, Boston," The following passages struck
me as worthy the attention of those Locofoco
journalists who seem to think that the present ar
ray of parties in the United States is the same
which existed forty years ago.
:" He who reads Alright the history of the past
and understands its true uses, will be likely to en-
ter effectively as well Intelligently into the life
Of the present, without which can exercise no
salutary influence upon our own times.
he will see the utter folly Of all efforts 10 repro
duce the past. There is a law of adaptation which
must be recognised by the man who would leave
his impress upon society. The key must be made
to fit the wards of the lock, in order to open it.
There were instrumentaties and modes of opera
ton in action thousand years ago, which served
good purpose then, but would be worse than use-
less now You may galvanize corpse, but it has
no real interior life. Il can hear nothing, moth
ing, do nothing.
I'VE have outgrown the past and growth is
always progressive, in some direction. The pre-
sent has life of its own, with which we must
sympathize, if we would affect the sentiment of
the age. If we would modify the movement Of
the times, we must keep our fellows company; it
Of such instrumenalities are furnished us by
the age, if we would influence the age. Our modes
Of thought must be such society can understand;
we must speak the language with which men are
familiar. We must lay hold Of their living SYM
pathies, enter into their actual consciousness and
comprehend their opinions before we can change
their opinions."