Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1850-03-02
NO.25.
Cincinnati Correspondence.


To the Editor Of the Bus'e;
The weather is rather trite subjcet and yet
one that forcos itself upon our attention here in
the "Queen City" just at this time. Variable
as our climate is provorbially, have never
known the wind and temperature quite so
changeable as within the last three or four
weeks. We have a change every day, and
sometimes several times in the same day-damp
and cloudy weather, however, predominating.
We have had somc six or seven snow storms
within two months, and one to-day-half snow
and half hail, or rain-whch melts as usual,
600 soon % allow anything like tolcrablo sleigh
ing. In despite, however, of the inclement
weather, and almost constant bad walking in
our streets, the Lecture season has been well inn
proved by our citizens. Concerts. Panoramas,
Exhibitions, Lectures of every kind have sue
ceeded each other in rapid succession, and not
unfrequently all our large public Halls have
been occupied tho same night. Our population
has become so numerous, with such a diversity
OF tastes, that there is class to patronize every
object claiming the attention OF the public-no
matter how unworthy many others may con-
slider it.
For some weeks past Bgology, Biology, Path
etism, and dozen other isms equally pcrspicu-
Gus. have been all the rage, attracting crowded
audiences night after night. These are nothing
more than newly-vamped names for the old
science of Aninal Magneti'p or Mosmerisn, for
as far as can learn they arc in their principles
and phenomena, substantially the same. Two
Lecturers, Prof. Rogers and Prof. Burr, held
forth on the same evenings in different Halls,
to the curious throngs who were amused at least
by the experiments. BY one Of these gentle
men at least, and by other lecturers who have
visited us previously, Magnetism has been cm-
ploycd as a remedial agent in healing the sick.
amusement.
To the credit Of our community, the moro in
tellcctual and ito sonc of us at lcast) more in
structivc and interesting lectures before the
Mercantile Library Association, and the New
England Society have been well patronizcd.
The audiences in attendance on the former have
increased every season. Some of the lectures
this winter have been of high character, and
most of them thus far prepared evidently with
much care. l may mention particularly, that
bv Alsx. Campbell, of Bethany, Va, on the
origin, character and destiny ofthc Anglo Sax
on languagc-in which the "inovitablc destiny"
of our language and institutions to spread over
the wide earth was set forth in a style highly |
gratifying to our sclf-csteem that Of Prof |
Tefft on Kossuth, most eloquent production,
and delivered with heartfelt enthusiasm, which |
went to the hearts Of the audience; that Of
Rev. c. b. Boynton, on tho nature, progress |
and prospects of Civil Liberty; and that by |
Wm. d. Gallagher, on the present condition !
and future advance of the West, and particu- |
larly of the North IPest-a lecture rich in in |
structive facts and full of ardent hopes of
high state of prosperity for this region in
coming time.
The Annual Transactions of tho Western
Art Union for lS49," have just been given to
the public in neat pamphlet of 35 pages
1t is cmbcllished with an elegant engraving of
Powcrs's " Greek Slave" back and side view.
This statue was purchased of Mr.. Robb, of N.
Orleans, by the Union, and is one of the prizes
to be distributed in 1850. Among other in
terosting matter is a catalogue of all the sub
scribers for lS49, with their places OF residence
-l400 in number; and one of the paintings
distributed, stating by whom they were painted
and drawn. This institution, from small be-
ginning three years since, has rapidly grown in
Importance and in public favor, and its Gallery
has became fashionable place Of resort for in
telligcnt citizens and strangers. In the three
years of its existence, the total number of paint
ings distributed has been l96; Casts of Busts
go; Engravings 2497. Tho Directors arc en-
deavoring to form Gallery of Art, which shall
be the permanent property of the Society,"
Most of the Paintings and statues hitherto ex-
hbitcd, have been loaned to the Union, or pur-
chased for distribution.
The great project of the Mississippi Rail
Road-to which our City Council were author
ized, on certain conditions, to subscribe ono
million of dollars, and the Council OF st. Louis
subscribed half millions likely to fall
through at last-at least in the form in which
it was contemplated. Owing to the repeated
refusals of Illinois to allow the right of way to
any Road terminating opposite to St. Louis, and
the failure in consequence to have location of
the whole route, our Council have refused, very
properly, to make the appropriation. The plan
of carrying the Road directly West from this
place through the Southern counties of Indiana,
will, in all probability, be abandoned. The
Rail Road from this place to Hamilton, just on
the point Of being commenced, will certainly be
made, and from that to Richmond, Indiana,
one is in contemplation and can easily be con-
structed. From the latter place to Indianapo-
lis, and thence to the Wabash at Tcrre Haute,
a line is under contract and will be pushed with
energy the coming season. The people of IL
linois are determined to have q Road from the