The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-10-14


Lam RHEUMATIsM., the faacy of most
of the pop % asP iSaT have included
in his list not to loope weekly orse in the mouth"
At any rate, that rule wSassistvapply to gift books
which must be REID, to be Valued We are indebted
to the author for these two handsome volumes,
which preserve, in a permanent form, the graceful
productions of highly cultivated mind. The
Americans, a nation, fond of listening to
public speakers Every occasion is seized upon for
aceebration and an grafton. The most barren spots
in history are diligently cultivated, and forced to
yield scanty harvest in the way of an anniversary
address. By far the larger portion of these
tons pass away with the day, and are fortunately
forgotten. Mr.. Everetts addresses, however, are
of higher character. His Phi Beta Kappa ad-
dress, delivered at Harvard University in 1924,
has always been regarded the best specimen of
scholarly literature ever delivered before New
England College. The subjects of his ora tons are
purely American. He is not obliged to draw
foreign materials to give interest to his theme.
The Grafton delivered at Worcester on July 4th,
1888, has for its subject, " The Seven Years War,
the School of the Revolution" This is one of the
most interesting periods in the Colonial history.
There is scarcely family existing at that period
in the border States, which does not preserve ira
dtions of the contest in which the Coonsts learned
the art of war
Tie first article is his celebrated Cambridge ora
ten. The last is his eulogium of the Bible; this
shall endeavor to publish during the week. 1t
is fitting close to this department of his labors.
There is fault to be found in the work. Mr..
Everett in his preface, admits that in revising the
earlier compositions, he has applied the pruning
knife freely to the style" Now, this is not just
An author has no right to repubsh any work after
a lapse of quarter of century, with alterations
either in the thought or the expression Its inter-
esting to contrast the sentiment and style of early
life, with those of the ripened intellect. recent
English work is the English Oxford Prize Es-
says" The title at once informs the reader of its
contents The chief interest of these essays arises
from comparing them with the productions of the
same minds in the maturity of their pos Sers. For
instance, Henry Blackstone selected as his theme
d" Dramatic Composition y Lord Tenterden, (Ab-
boD on the " Use and Abuse of Satire . Taunton,
" Popularity :" Phemore, ecclesiastical reporter)
Chivalry!" Reginald Heber, " A Sense of
Honor" and so of many other names distinguished
in English literature. But these wo~la- lose all
their interest, at forty the authors lad revised the
work of twenty. Southey, it Is well kn"fvn,
changed his poems, and r~'ne OF them would mot
ir,.s-ss-sieIasef-s il. AZ last edition. -
Mr.. Everett has essened the value and interest
of the work by this improvement in the style,
This however is difference of opinion. The
book is valuable addition to the literature of the
country. We look forward with interest to the
publication of the volumes containing selections
from his writings in the North American Review
The London Art Journal, for August and Sep
TENDER, are at Morgan's They are like their pre-
decessors the most beautiful specimens of typogra-
phy, copperp plate and wood-cuts The August
number contains engraving Of monumental
design 1t is female Grouching by grave, and
clasping in her arms child. Beautiful as is the
execution of the group, like too many Christian
monuments, it is inconsistent with the cheering
views of the glorious immortality which reli.
| giOn teaches. Death is represented as a skeleton
| with scythe skull and cross-bones are yet ia.
| vorite ornaments on tombstones. But when these
are left out, the usual design indicates the grief Of
| he living, not the happiness of the dead. So too
with the iunereal garments which it is the fashion
| TO wear as an emblem of gref-they equally violate
| the spirit of Christianity. The Greeks, who had
| no assurance of future world might with propri-
ETY. have cherished these gloomy associations with
death; instead of that, however, their religious
| faith dsarmed him of all his terrors. Schiller in
his poem of the Goods of Greece embodes this
| sentiment:
| 81 Before the bed of death
N9 ghasly spectre stood, but from the porch
OF life, the ip,-one kiss inhaled the breath,
And the mute graceful genius ower'd a torch"
Hope rather than Grief should be the prominent
idea embodied in a Christian tomb. The immor.
tality of the soul should be proclaimed; not the tenn
| pornry sorrows Of mOrtas, who are soon to pass
| away.
| The Land Bounty BW,-The circular of the
Secretary of the Interior explains clearly the pro
visions and operations of the Land Bounty Bill
which passed Congress at its recent session. As
further guard and warning to those entitled to tn,
bounty, the Republic makes the following sug
g-stions;
Persons interested will take notice that no trans
fer is binding until after the patent for the lam
shall be granted that all such transfers con
trary to law and void. They will, moreover, TAX
nOuce-
/. That their military service and discharge wi
appear upon the company and regimenIal rolls nov
| IN the Auditors Office.
| , That these rolls will be, by order of the Pres
| dent, published, and the claimant will find then
with the forms necessary TO establish his rights,
every clerks office in The United States.
3. That the soldier need only prove his identit
| -the widow her marrage-the heir his right to in
herit
We therefore advise the soldier to wait for shol
time until the rolls and forms Ofproceeding shall
distributed. He will then go to the clerks uflic
| o the county court, and examine the rolls for hi
| name, his term Of service, and the da'e of his dis
charge. Upon filling up a proper form, which tn
clerk will furnish, he will obtain, without fee u
reward, the patent for land TO which he is entitled
under the law, and this without the intervention
any agent or Spectator whatsoever
Should it he inconvenient to the claimant 10 10
cate the land in person, lie may transmit his War
| rant 10 the Com missioner Of The General Lam
Ofiire, whose duty il is to cause to be located fire.
of expense, "auy warrant which the holder ma
transmit to the General Land Office for that mn
pose, in such State and land district as the sal
holder or warFantee may designate, and upon goo
farming land, so far as The same can be ascel
| iained -
The Exploring Expedition, of tic Atehqtala
a ya'-Mr. Kicker and the party of Engineers VIII
" accompany him. have made careful examination
ana sonndngs at the outlets of the Atchafalaya, an
% U1 acquired large stock of useful information
\ earn from our correspondent I Pattersonvil
t'a' the party had arrived at that place on the ct
lnst-ont We're to leave Immediately for the exam
q ,na''on oI the coast at Grand and Lake Fauss
st Font' hese gentlemen are entitled 10 ore,
praise ior the industry and energy manifested
!. them IN pursuing their Investigations during II
q in.ense neat o. me past summer, and amid ali Il
alseomlofts and dangers Of exposure in the delta