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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-12-04
Popular Lectures.

CAssIus n. CLAY lately lectured in Cincinnati
on The Theory of Morals
HENRY ]. RAYMOND of our City has been
lecturing acceptably in Rochester and Buffalo on
Literature
EDWIN P. WHIpPLE of Boston has been lee
turing acceptably in Albany Troy, &c, on The
American Mind.
PARK BENJAMIN has been and is fulfilling q
series of engagements as Lecturer in several
of the principal towns of wEngand.
RALPH WALDO EMERSON is also lecturing
there with his accustomed originality and rare
elocution.
HENRY GILES is lecturing at the West.
Lectures that are Lectures were never more
fully attended than this winter.
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NEW-JERSEY ITEMS.

~ Among the applications to the ensuing
Legislature for charters, is one for Hotel at tas
Highlands OF Neyisink, which we understand
to be the largest of the kind in the world, beng
adapted to a summer retreat for citizens OF Sea,
York Philadelphia and elsewhere, as vel as 0,
this State. Persons residing IN this state aaa
New.York are the projectors.
We have stated that this Hotel will be IN tns
form Of castle of the Norman period and that
was proposed to name it Castle Kenilworth'
We trust that no such name will be given; No
have nomenclature indigenous, the sonorous and
highly poetic aboriginal technology which, ii not
so oIussic. is more characteristic and can furnish
better name than stale pedantry Or ancestral
couceit can import from the too often ransacked
store house Of chlyalry.
u Applications to the next Legislature are
noticed, for the Ocean Co. Mutual Marine aud
Fire Insurance Company; to incorporate 'n'
New York and Banegat Bay Steamboat Zoe
pany for 4 new county to be formed oat Of pai'A
OF Ocean, Burlington and Monmouth CounIs''
for new county on the seaboard, OUT OF ocsS.
and BURLINGTON to be called mon COUNTY ~
new township out Of the townships OF StaboIl,
Ocson 70 and Little Egg Harbor IN Burlington
~ ;roI,,dirg the towns OF West Creek aga
pa.t.rstoy,-n for q new township out OF Nv
+o1rnsb;r, Of Little Egg Harbor, including AG
80 n Tgokerton for new township oq a.. y
."b rort Of the township OF Washington IN b.
iingt Ing Co. as may be included in the new coaA'
of Union.
1rsszY CTR CoSrlsEsrALs-At a nlsesfs Il,
for the purpose Of electing their officers 'es
lowing were chosen: VIM. 4. PollaFd Ca 4o~ d
n n BridseTood, LIST Lieut.; w. SendefsoH
Lieut.; +. c. Dewitt, Orderly. The Compa .2eis
rapidly filing up and they expect TO nsAs Tssy
tiTsr parade on the ED Of February 1901
already number over 30 muskets
~ The village of BordentoaD, with ,,t gIRp
lation of 1850, boasts Of seven places .. Ro-
Baptist Episcopal Methodist ,Et ssS cbarh
msn Catholic, Friends, and Ae'n0''''
for coloyed persons.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-12-04

~ F11JAH ALEXANDER, aged 90 years de-
matted this life at the residence of his son-in'aW,
James Osborn, Esq. in the town OF corner it.@i
Tenn on the llth Nov 1850 lie was ootH - %' ~
raised in Mecklenburg y. =. Az tue d 49,, os
- rears he entered the Revolutionary army aS
oroinnteer. and served for several months enaqf-
. ~ the trials and tolls incident 70 the
-. 49, --' ,Iot tried mems souls. be was living
,,itass until his death, OF the authenhcfy oil the
NscElanburg Declaration OF Independence, ana II
was his glory and boast, that altnougH ne was puI
" r,o-s nov when it was made, it was signed by
aJaxa1ders, all OF whom were his kindred and
80 70 lis sacred pledges. The author OF this
sLstch has often heard him say that he knew per.
snnalIv every signer of the Meckenburg Declare
non. and that said Declaration was written by Al
exander Brevard. Although he had never seen a
copy of the Declaration or the names OF It's sgners,
he could name each individual who was promI-
nentIy connected with that celebrated document
whose authenticity was doubted by Jefferson and
Adams, bat which has been recently estaoiSned
by the files Of official documents, In London oy
Mr. Bancroft 1t was from this document Mr.. e.
ferson copied the thrilling words fer the MAINTAIN
aace Of rhich (LHdepe7denceJ zee mutually Ptedge
our ltUeS our fortunes and our sacred hdhofS'
HI was good scholar, and while yet a youth
attached himself to the good old Presbyterian
Church at time, when patriot and PRESBYTERIAN
Rebel and q " t1g, were SYNONYMOUS terms.
During his whole life, reaching nearly century,
he was aman of regular habits, II al things Not
long before his death he said TO q friend who met
him in the street and inquired for his health, that
= he was wonderful WE'LL never was sick IN my
life neverhad NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. meal
on account OF sickness and never took dose of
medicine" He was Just to all men He follow
ed the golden rule, and sought 70 do unto others,
as he would that others should do unto him. He
WIS never known 10 violate private or public du'
~. He considered it as much his duty TO go to
the polls and vote, as ha did the duty Of observing
the Sabbath and attending the Church He voted
in every Presidential election-irst voting for
Gen. Washington, ana last for Gen. Taylor, DE
was probably the only man in Giles County who
had voted in every election since our glorious
Union was established.
He married Sarah Garrison IL -, :. "a Ml. Wv
,lcT,sh {, eber ana trailer than he was, still sur
y.y,s They hsye three children. Eas' euh'
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8 Clifton Terrace, West Brompton,
LONDON, Monday, Nov. II. 1850.

CLt0n Terrace, w eel DTOulpOn, (
LONDON, Monday, Nov. II. 1850.
DEAR SIR: have received your kind letter,
and be to return few lines in reply With regard
to your having no communication from Lieut.. De
Haven, it is as I suspect, owing to his not being
aware of our returning to England this year we
did not tell them we were about to return, as be-
lieve our commander was uncertain then whether
to do so or not-and the only reason why they
gave us letters was the probability OF our falling
in with whaers who could convey them home. at
least this is what I suppose to be the case
When | boarded the Advance at Cape hley,
Cant De Haven and all his officers were exceed
ingly busy. and had no time to lose. Had they
been aware, or had l been sure of our return
ing, | should have asked for letters home
However, Of this rest assured, that Vessel
more qualified, in my humble opinion, to do
the service she is engaged upon than the Ad-
vance could not be found nor inner set OF OIL
GERS. OF Capt. De Haven feel confident Mrs
De Haven may be well proud-he was precisely
one after my own heart, the very tout ensemble OF
q bold gallant and chivalrous seaman as well as
gentlemany officer, and as such could not help
speaking of him in my Journal now printing, and
to be published in the course of afortnght. ltwll
contain few plates and has otherwise been care
flillv attended TO. | shall feel great pleasure IN
Ietting Won know of anything connected With Arc
tic affairs that comes within my own knowledge
and shall assuredly inform you in time, when, as
hope and believe, go out early next year.
hone that you Mrs. De Haven, or any one having
n connection with those brave and noble spirits
who are now battling their way in the Arctic Seas
viii not hesitate in communicating with and get
tins from me any information may possess mat
is wanted Ny heart is SO deeply seated In this al
fair that every thing connected with 1t mas peeu
liar interest to me. All and every vessel, whether
Epalish or American, American or English mas
the same earnest wishes on my part for its sue
cess as l should have for my own self. That your
two vessels will be successful in accomplishing
the n. w est passage as well as getting traces OF
the fate OF Sir John Franklin, have hardly once
had doubt l have long known and admired the
fearless energy and daunless enterprising cnar,
acter OF the Americans, and have always openly
expressed it. Iassure you Sir, it has and ai"ays
will have, my highest respect and esteenI Ial;.
especially since have seen the bold ana aa5ih5
manner in which the Advance was handled ~
her gallant Captain and officers AS tor ne l We
i ip, aground as have before said do not thnk
!; ;r7 was mater Of any moment. oehey9 she
INST touched and was bounding oil When lel'
her. her. II would probably have never been men. men.
toned by me had it not appeared IN my captain
official report.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-12-04

ISLANDER REFUTED.-Mr w. RILEY, who is
candidate for some small post in the South Caro-.
lima Legislature, has felt called upon to define
his position by Card in the Columbia 1tle.
graph 1t opens as follows;
A CARD.-The undersigned has understood
that report has been circulated from high qaar
ters and manifestly for the purpose OF prejudiclnS
him, that he is Northern man by birth, and
thereby raising the implication that he is SO in
sentiment The statement is entirely untrue He
was born of Irish parents in Maryland, and served
his apprenticeship as printer in Delaware He
married in South Carolina, and is the father OF a
large family, born in this State, where he has re;
sided for the last So years during which period
he has never been beyond the limits Of South
Carolina but once, and then only to Augusta, Ga
as delegate to the Baptist Convention, called
especially for the purpose of seeding from their
Northern connection, whichwa accordingly done
The undersigned confidently asserts that no one,
not even those who would seek to defeat him In
the humble Office he seeks, by raising an unbound
ed prejudice against him, has been more uniform
in fidelity to South Carolina in her hours OF trial
than himself
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-12-04

The white population OF the State numbers
l5s,9lS, of whom Sa,9l7 are males, and 7O,7Ql ie-
males OF the males, s9,6la are under 10 years
ofagc l5,4l3 are over 10 and under Is A,7i3 are
over Is and under 81; a5,62S are over 81 and un-
der is, and 6,s9l are over IS years of age. Ofthe
females, $500 are under l6 and 92,5oe are ever
10 years Of age There are 1922 slaves in the
State, OF whom la,ss7 are under years Of age;
ao,i'a are over 5 and under 20, and SO are over
60 There also Csc free persons Of color in the
State, Of whom 37S are males ana sou females
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-12-04
,,ruvoRK DA1IY TRIBUNE WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER

who are SOW assembled to deliberate in our cap
toll and we rejoice IN the evidence afforded us,
that its Importance and soemnity is not only I'M
dergtood but felt"
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-12-04

the honor and interests of the country rouse itself
to bring the matter, by concerted action before
the notice of Congress, and induce that august
cinle eyery American should hold dear?
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-12-04

oJ,oV'
The free population Of South Carolina is 2sO385;
slaves 35s,7l4. In 1910, there were 257,1l7 free
men and 29a,ll5 slaves, showing an increase for
the last 10 years in the free population of %, POS,
and IN the slave population of dO,599.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-12-04
> Population In 1916
For the following Cities and Towns we have no
comparisons at hand
Arctic RegiOus.

The following is an extract of letter
from Mr.. Snow, second in command of
Lady Franklins exploring vessel, the
Prince Albert
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-12-04

STATEMENT Of TIE Rrer asd Harbo, Roads and Light-
House appropriations, asked for BY the Secretary Of
Har, and accompanying his .fnnuol Report,
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-12-04

The following letter from President Rob
erts, of Liberia, to a gentleman in Phlla-
delphia, by whom it has been kindly t'f-
nished us for publication, gives a cheering
account of the growth, progress and future
,nrnsnncts of Liberia:
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-12-04
Appropriations asked for by tho Secretary
of War,

Hon Q. NJ. Conrad, ScGy IF IVar.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-12-04

srrKrsE couKr-Tbe General T.1 yea
yesterday before Chisi Justice Ed am oPelal
Judges Edwards and Michel Non.ennysalais q
motions were heard which will be nrs;n tae
on Thursday The General CalendsT viii nSs
to-day. "iii pf0esa
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-12-04

U. S. CIRCUIT CoURT The suit 20. alleged ~.
fringement of paten. for making brick is sun ~
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-08-23
Trying to be GenteeI.

There are wholesome truths thrown to-
gether in the following pungent remarks
OF an eastern contemporary The West,
fortunately, is but little troubled with this
Goldfish aristocracy, so disgusting and dis
honorable to sensible mind. We hope
there will still be less of it.
1.-The endeavor to be .genfeel,' is the
curse Of too many Of the inhabitants of
our cities and villages. Weak mothers
frequently do the most meaial offices,
and deny themselves comforts absolute
ly necessary to health, in order that sell
fish daughters may dress above their
means, and spend their time in idleness
and in fashionable gossip. The induce
ment to all this is that the daughters may
make splendid matches: in other words,
marry young men with more money than
brains, and more conceit than either. In
nine cases out of ten, the effort fails,
and the girls remain unmarrie d, thus in
creasing the number of those disconten-
ted old maids, who by mistake think sim
gle life possesses nothing honorable, but
who have only themselves to blame for
their fate, since they despised the honest
men who would have had them. in the
vain hope to get others who scorned
them in turn.
"There is nothing more foolish, indeed,
than this trying to be 'genteel' The
word itself is vulgar; and has no real
meaning, at least in republican coun-
try. We have no gentiIty here as they
have in England. Every man is on an
equality. The honest day laborer, who
serves God, pays his debts. and does his
duty TO his neighbor. is as worthy of res
pect as the highest citizen. A respecta-
BILE operative though poor, is far more es-
Unable than either the fashionable dandy
who cheats his tailor, or the extravagant
merchant, who spends more than his in
come.
"In common parlance, sgenteel people
more generally belong to the spendlhrifi
class than TO the really wealthy; to the
vain and empty fools who live for show,
than to- the intelligent, honorable and
worthy. TO endeavor TO ape the rich,
by an extravagant expenditure of narrow
means, is what most weak persons do,
who wish TO be considered .genleel. -
1t is our deliberate opinion, that no young
woman can live this life of petty hypoc-
racy, this constant struggle to seem TO
be what she is not, without loosing that
strict regard for truth which is one of the
highest ornaments of female character.
Better, far better, be frank and honest!
Poverty is nothing to be ashamed of,
while deceit and extravagance are
Young men should avoid all families in
which is detected this effort to be .genteel;'
for they would run great danger Of mar.
ry ing M extravagant and foolish wife, if
nothing worse. J"
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-08-23
Usefulness Of Newspapers.

Who would consent to be without
paper in his family, or his workshop!
No one, but the unfortunate who cannot
read, or the still more unfortunate fool
who prefers ignorance to Knowledge
A family without paper is not only to
be pitied, but to be feared. Ignorance
and crime generally go hand in hand
II is truly deplorable to see family of
children being brought up in ignorance
of the passing events of the day, and
who must ultimately come out into the
world utterly ignorant of everything es-
seniial to their success and responsibility,
liable TO every species of deception, and
destined, from sheer want of common
knowledge, to lead a life of toll and pow
erty, if not one of shame and degrada-
tion. Heads of families who withhold
from their children, or rather fail to sup
ply them with, good reading matter,
which will open up to their minds the
great events which are constantly trans
piring in the world around them, are
guilty of the greatest outrage upon their
offspring, and at the same time assume
fearful responsibility-one which, in
nine cases out of ten, will bring their
gray hairs in sorrow to the grave. Let.
all such look to the consequences, and
take timely means to provide against the
evils which will otherwise befall them.
The newspaper is not only universal
library, but universal traveller cos
mopolite, if you villa citizen Of the
world atlarge. Its home is everywhere.
Taking upon itself the wings Of the NOR
ming, it flies to the uttermost ends of the
earth, freighting itself with the news of
every cline, and showering down its
knowledge, like mama, upon the heads
of every people. Such is its power of
ubiquity-such its high and useful office
among men. Who, that knows and just
ly appreciates its services would consent,
for moment, to dispense with them?---
Who, that has been in the busy world.
could content himself in the retirement
Of country life, without the visits Of this
old and familiar friend! No one, but
misanthrope, who, in the bitterness of his
heart, would forever shut the bright world
from his view.
And then, again, the sacred household,
filled with the first objects of the hearts
best love, whose tender minds are just
strengthening to receive the first impress
sion of the world-shall they be touched
with the bright pencilings of knowledge,
and be made to shine beneath the light
ming of the press, or shall they be left
desolate and disgusting waste, darkened
by ignorance, and susceptible only to
promptings the most evil! What say
you, we who have the guardianship of
your own offspring, shall they grow up
to usefulness, or to shamel Will you
rear them with view to bring honor to
your name, or sorrow and disgrace to
your dying couch!-Buriington Tri-
soeekLy Telegraph.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-08-23
Rules for Table Etiquette.

l.. Seating yourself at the table, hit
your knees against it, and set waves to
rolling in the tea-cups.
2. Hold your cup SO as to drink thro'
your thumb and finger.
3. Hold your fork as you would a
pen-holder.
Don't use the butter-knife, but
push it aside with your own, and help
yourself; first drawing your knife thro'
your lips, SO that it may be perfectly
clean.
s. Show by all reasonable manifesto
lions that you are enjoying yourself.
8. Drink five cups Of tea, and clean
out your plate, if it gives you the belly
ache.
Z. Don't miss OF tasting all there is
on the table.
8. If you are tired, lean your elbow
on the table; il is a refined example of
..elegant leisure
8. After you are done, in default of a
quill, use your fork for tooth-pick:--
."be careful that nothing is lost"
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-08-23
English Law.

A Miss Bateman, not long since, made
her will, in Newington, England, leaving
a very large property to her friends and
poor distant relatives. In writing out
the will it filed three pages of sheet of
paper, and SO she naturally turned over
to the fourth page and made her sigma
ture. This, il was contended, was not
signed at the end of the will, and, there
fore, the will was without signature! The
Court sustained the view of the case,
and the large property of Miss b. went
TO her near relatives who were all inn
mensely rich. A blind girl, friend of
Miss b., lost five thousand dollars by
this mean business A young minister
lost eight thousand dollars. Even her
servants, to whom she gave one thous-
and dollars each, had to 60 off emp
ty-handed. In fact large properly Of
$l5O,0OO went to enrich two mlllionaires,
instead of being divided among the poor,
as the lady had intended. An ungrate-
full and unjust world is this!
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-08-23

making merry with large company; for
it would seem as il, on the apparent de-
parture of the besieging army, the whole
castle had been given up to feasting and
carousing.
Damas considered the company too
numerous to be attacked; returning TO
his men, therefore, he explored cautious
ly with them the interior of the castle
Coming suddenly upon the guards at the
main entrance, who had no apprehension
of danger from within, they killed them,
threw open the gate, let down the draw
bridge, and were joined by the residue of
their party. The castle was by this
time alarmed, the garrison half-drunk
and half-asleep, came rushing from all
quarters, in wild confusion. The Mos
lens defended themselves stoutly on the
draw-bridge and in the narrow pass of
the barbican until the dawn Of day,
when shout of Allah Achbar was heard,
and Khaled with troop of horse, came
laundering through the gate.
The Christians threw down their arms
and cried for mercy. Khaled offered
them their choice, death or the faith Of
Islam. Youkenna was the first to raise
his finger and pronounce the formula; his
example was followed by several of his
leading men, whereupon their wives and
children and property were secured to
them. The castle having been taken by
storm, was completely plundered, and
the spoils were divided among the army,
except the usual fifth part reserved for
the Caliph. Damas and his brave COM
panions, who had been almos; cut to
pieces in the fight, were praised to the
skies nor would Abu Obediah stir witt.
his host until those of them who survi-
we'd were outof danger from their wounds.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-08-23

See Mirabeau on his death bed
"Crown me with flowers" said he, Gin
toxicate me with l-onr perfumes, let me
die with the sound of delicious music.
Not one word Of God, or of his soul!--
A sensual philosopher, he desires to give
pleasure even to agony.
Look at Madame Roland, that woman
of the Revolution, upon the car that car
ries her to death. She looks with scorn
upon the stupid people, who kill their
prophets and their sybils. Not one
glance to Heaven; only an exclamation
for the earth she leaves, .Oh, Libertyy'
Approach the prison door of the
Girondines; their last night is banquet,
and their last hymn is the Marseilles.
Follow Camille Desmoulins to pun
ishment; cold and indecent pleasantly
at the tribunal; one long imprecation on
the road to the gulllotine; those are the
last thoughts of this dying man, about
to appear on high!
Listen to Danton, upon the platform
of the scaffold, one step from God and
immortality: 81 have enjoyed much; let
me go TO sleep!" He says then to the
executioner: .You will show my head
to the people, il is worth while!" An
initiation for confession of faith; vanity
for his last sigh; such is the Frenchman
of these latter days!
What do you think of that religious
sentiment Of a free people, whose great
characters walk thus in procession 10.
ahnihilation; and die, without even death,
that terrible minister, recalling to their
minds the fear or the promises of God!
Thus the Republic-which had no
future--reared by these men, and mere
parties, was quickly overthrown in
blood. Liberty, achieved by so much
heroism and genius, did not find in
France conscience to shelter it, God
10 ayenge it, people to defend it, against
that other Atheism called Glory! All
was finished by soldier, and by the
apostacy of republicans trayersified into
courtiers! And what could you expect!
Republican Atheism has no reason to be
heroic. If it is terrified. it yields
Would one buy it! il sells itself. Who
would mourn for il! the people are un-
greatful, and God does not exiail
Thus end atheistic revoIdtions!--
From Atheism among the People," 6y
LQmarfi,ae.