Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-08-31

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bed those ofan her teeth fallen BEFORE her eyes
ed inward she looked only upon herse her diet
prominent like dug Of The rst rate nor wanted ex
crescences in form at which crew Of ugly monsters
were sucking; and what wonderful conceive the
bulk Of spleen increased faster than the sucking coud
minsh."
So much for Criticism and Mr.. Palmer And now let us
for moment examine the book concerning the merits Of
which this dispute has arisen
Mr. Pamer's work on "The Unknown Countries of the
East for the completion and printing of which, under the
auspices OF our Government appropriation Of $40 900
recommended by Mr. Walker late Secretary of the
Treasury would make large octave volume Of about 200
pages, which it proposed to publish subscription price
of SIS per volume.
The present work, relating to ssThe Independept Mari
time Countries of the East their productive and
capabilities for profitable American commerce. is in part
extracted from the former work. with many important add
tons, especially in relation the Empire of Japan
with its colonial dependencies the Indian Archipelago, Ara
ba DC. prepared by direction Of the late Secretary
OF State, by whom Mr. Palmer employed for several
weeks in examining the diplomatic and consular
dence file in the Department Of State relating to China
and the East in order assist the Secretary in making his
report to the Senate For these services Mr. Palmer has
never asked received any remuneration He has expend
ed several hundred dollars in printing extra copies of his
various memorials the subject Of extending our relations
with the East which have been printed either by order of
Congress or the Department Of State.
understand that DR.. Barabno surgeon of the United
States squadron in the Pacific has recently stated that Mr.
Palmer Memoirs published by Congress- have been Of
utility to whaers in the Northern Pacific by enabling
them extend the sphere Of their operations in the Japan
and Arctic ocean during the past and where they
have been remarkably successful.
Those Memoirs have been translated and published in the
French, German, Danish and Russian Languages and no.
ced with high communication by several Of the dstin
guished sauans in Europe His first Memoir addressed to
Mr. lngerso Chairman of the Committee Foreign Az.
fairs, House of Representatives, 9th March, 1896 was
translated and read before the Geographical Society of Paris
in July the year. by M. Jonad its distinguished Pres
dent It also appears in new geographical work Of NJ
Monemon member Of the society, published at Paris in
ls47 The new and reliable information given by Mr.. Pal
me n that memor respecting Japan, induce the writers
presume that he must have been by the Government Of
the United States to the East special diplomatic mission
in S45 And here, sir, the volumes which contain
ample testimony Of the high estimate in which Mr. Pamers
abors held abroad will first invite attention to the fol-
lowing extract from the Nautical Magazine, Published in
London
The following interesting document extracted from the
Washington Daily LneAigencer will give English readers
idea Of transatlantic notions the subject American
in the The author of the paper A. H. Palmer
Counsellor of the Supreme Court of the United States and
the communication addressed to the Hon. NJ Clayton,
Secretary OF State to the Union"
Then follows the letter Of Mr. Palmer to the Secretary Of
State.
The next testimony which shall lay before the Senate
will be extract from French work, entitled "Voyages
Nouveaux, par mer ct tee ecnes pubes de s37
lS47, dams les dverses parties du monde &c. The
thor writes as follows:
Venons maintenan au voyage meme de American Pal
Ce voyage ectue 1s45 public en- 1885, Went de pro-
entire aures reultats des
notions dauant plus dgnes daenon qu'eles paras-
sent nouvee ouverture de relations sui
ves entire Europe cete contree plus recuee de Paste
orenale. M Palmer commence par consner les jour-
neux ct les rapports des residents hoanda Nangaak u
qu leur soft ouvert ct dams leque sdmra
francas Cecile moue 1896 extreme etonnement des
naurels qui voyaient pour la premiere s pavilion
Hotter sur de 81 grandes machines de guerre puts
cue par ui-meme etant Chine, ntellgeuce lie ra
q q In liaatio
arities ct des fats qu superor de
peupe remarquabe toutes les nations asaques qu Pen
vironment''
Then follows long extract from Mr. Pamers first pamphlet
The volume which now hold in my hand is entitled
"BULLETEN DE La SocIETE DE GEoGRAPHIE," published
in Paris in 1886 1t will be found at the 1854 page Of the
work that the great geographer M Jomard speaks in
terms Of strong commentator Of Mr.. Palmer and his
searches and introduces extended from his pamph
let in the following complimentary language
Auourdhui, je propose de lentretenr de Peat pre-
oeui dun voyageur amercain homme eclare ct
vateur On la confirmation des fats cureux que e
siens de rappeer."
shall next read an extract from volume entitled .sSim
mondss Colonial Magazine and Foreign Miscellany, edited
L. Simmonds Esq Fellow of the Statistical Society Of Lon
dom Honorary and Corresponding Member Of the Statistical
of Bombay Literary Historical Societies Of Quebec
New York; the Literary Association OF Barbadoe the Poly
Commercial Societies of Montreal jamaica Barbados De-
merara, Ceylon, etc."
AT page 23l the following notice Of Mr. Palmer
Memor, geographical, political, and commercial, the
present state productive and capabilities for
of Siberia Manchura and the Asatc Islands of the
North Pacific Ocean; and the Importance Of opening
mercal intercourse with those countries &c. BY Aaron H.
Palmer New York. ,.a.
"Thsisa valuable Congressional document, with which we
have been favored the author and which be considered
countries Of the East" which Mr.. Palmer has been for
some time engaged. The volume before displays
great research and affords much and interesting noma-
relating countries with which scarcely any
has yet been opened We have taken OF the articles
in present number from its pages There excel
lent sketch maps illustrative of Northeastern Asia and
the Asatc Islands of the North Pacific Ocean, another
the shmus Of Nicaragua through which Mr. Palmer
mends junction of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans canal
the length Of communication between the being 28
miles, of which only about 80 miles would require to be
worked"
Now, sir, will appear most evident to all UNI
prejudced minds that SO far from Mr. Palmer being Justly
subject to all the denuncation and dcule with which he has
been visited, he of extraordinary merit, and well
entitled respectful consideration and sympathy
Sir, knew him well he has been my fellowboarder for
than six months past and it is only doing him justice
say that consider him modest unpretendng, and cult
waited gentlemano the most amiabe temper and Of the
most elevated patriotism. certainly not by any
satisfied that this practice Of publishing books under the
hoty Of the Senate should have been introduced tits
still clear my mind that great abuses have taken place
at different periods in connexion with this practice. For one
am willing that this practice should be hereafter dispensed
with Maus abok,dus est But opposed to maxi
ing Mr. Palmer the scapegoa carry of all former
of the class into the wilderness Let pass this resolution
It is my special wish that Mr. Palmes claim upon our be-
ray may not be rejected after the extraordinary assamenr
which has been racsed upon him the present
The whole NATTER though is with the Senate for its con-