New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-11-29

md put his appearance par with that OF his
comm0uest negro slave.
He was a man Of considerable education OF
great business sagacty shrewd and quick IN cal.
I culatiOn and q logical capitalist So that his
ends were attained, he hal no scrlple Tor tAe
means; and in the purchase oil large quantity
/ of city bonds and the ratification OF their sale
/ through the influence of iudge-whp attetWard
4 fed from the city III dire disgrace-there lives
/ mystery which none can unrnyel, bat which Il
seen through would probably result IN an unla-
I vorabe aspect for the deceased mHil0aTirc. He
/ died in the latter end Of October 1850, from a
sudden attack Of bilious choc. The newest stran-
ger in town had scarcely ceased 10 wonder At the
0utye appearance Of the miser who he had ipst
! seen. when he learnc1 sle fact Of his death. 1t
was extensively known through the CITY that Mr..
McDonoeh entertained very peculiar ldeas con-
ceruing the bequeSt oil his vast estate, w Tin IN
atfecaton Of pety, to the sincerity OF which every
outward action OF his life gave the most papaoie
lie. he had announced that he was but accumuta
ting property for the Lord. For many days
speculation was rife as to the contents OF his VIII
What disinterestedness was to DE expected from
it NAV be easily guessed at, when one remembers,
that at one era in his lifetime he demanded praise
from the phianthrOpic world Tor freeing snip
load of negroes, and sending them to Africa,
whom In truth he had compelled to the purchase
/ of themselves at his own premium valuation
On opening the will it was discovered that
several millions in value of his landed property,
were directed TO be held in trust for the purpose
Of founding an eleemOsynary institution IN MS
native State while he had left but the most mis-
cradle pittance to the blOodrelatiOns, to whom III
| his lifetime lie had - turned the cold shoulder.
| These how ever, Were on the watch tor descent
upon lis peculiarites of testamentary disposition,
| for the purpose OF recognizing, through tue me
dunn of law, their claims to portion OF their
misery kinsmans earnings, Without beng al
| lowed more than cursory glance at the detali OF
| his viii, should think that those portions Oh IL
which lock mp bis vast estate-perhaps with
cheating Of the State in the matter OF taxation,
while it is held for charitable Purposes-are con
trary to the civil law jurisprudence OF LOUISIANA,
where all beGuests in the nature OF fde1 COM
misSa are prohibited. The lawyers and notares
of his adopted city will now have an opportunity
of fully sharing disbursements from an estate
which was so ealously guarded from legal en-,
croachmcnts. The most superficial observer would
say, that unless the nut certain to be cracked
so many legal hammers would not be put IN re-
QUESTION when the prospect of eXtrinsic emolu
ment was SO slight-the heirs being as poor II!
creature comforts was their ancestor although
not with the same choice.
Some NAV plead to my declarations the class
cal statute OF Limitations which recltes de mo'tHfs
d1celt nil niSi 60num butEto the universally OF
this maxim beg leave to respectfully demur.
If the life of man, in praise OF whom the
tongue must be silent, affords any instructive les
son. it is the duty of all TO profit by ITS narration.
And the life OF Mr.. McDonogh certainly teaches
DIS contemporaries anu pOsLCiLIy bioD 80 A'''0
charity should oftenest adorn every day lie and
character That to neglect the CommOner instincts
of humanity unto an old age, in order to bulId up
a selfish monument of posthumous fame, IS no
way to satisfy the purposes OF probationary exits
tenCe or to balance accounts with the Almighty
power, whose blessings were so bounte0usly
poured out upon their unworthy recipient
TIE 6 aE@ sT agAl Of oS = oS1
w Redfeld, MD. l2mo. PIP 96 J S Redfeld
The new and very curious system of Dr. Red
field, with regard to the external Indications OF
spiritual qualities, has excited good deal OF at
tention in these days of bold inquiry and specula.
ton. His views the subject have the merit of
originality being derived from his own personal
observations and studies, irrespective of the
theories of previous writer's His experience in
the practical examination of character, to which
he is understood to be devoting himself at present
with remarkable success, has given him new con
fdence in the correctness of his judgments, and
certainly entities his opinions to respectful
hearing. We do not suppose that he has ex-
hausted the subtle science, in which he claims to
have made important discoveries. This science,
findeed it is yet entitled to that name, is still in
its infancy. 1t will be long before it can assert
the precision ard certainty of a demonstrated
system. But the interest which it has excited in
SO many acute and powerful minds wholly indie
pendent of each other, is omen that it is about
to advance another stage. The labors of Dr. Red,
field in this department we regard as an impor-
tant element in the movement. We recommend
all who cherish any curiosity the subject to
make themselves acquainted with his writings.
They breathe spirit of perfect good faith, show
ing every where the proofs OF honest research, and
in style are models of simplicity and clearness.
The general outlines of his system may be I'M
derstood from the following statement.
Though the face is the chief index of character,
it is by no means the only one. Physlognomy has
q much more extensive significance than the
| knowledge of the talents and dispositions by the
features and expressions of the COuntenance. Our
attention is directed first to that in which per
sons character is most exhibited; that Is, his
face and it is by this that we chiefly recognise
! him. But we recognise him also by the tones OF
bie voice the form of his body the contour OF his
head the color and texture of his hair, eyes, and
complexion. the manner of his walking the pecu-
liarity of his gestures, &c. In all these, and IN
everything belonging to his external man, we per
ceiye something Of his character; and we like or
! dislike him, not account OF these eXternas |
themselves, but account OF the traits OF Guar
acter which they indicate to US.
Every faculty of the mind has an exact sign in
the face and is indicated also by exact signs IN /
other parts Of the body The signs in the face in
dicate the highest action Of the faculties; that is,
their voluntary action and only this quality Of
the mind in degree approaching perfection could
entitle the face to the appeuation Of the human
face divine" The majority OF animals have not,
properly speaking, faces, but only " heads. Some
lew animas-those which approximate to man in
habits and dispositions, as the monkey tribe-may
be spoken Of without any great improperly, as
! having faces but we more naturally say the
head Of horse "of an ass, &c and in speak
ing of fishes and insects, it would be ridiculous to
ascribe to them any faces at ALL Yet insects pos
sess very many faculties in common with man,
and which OF higher order, even, taan those
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