The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-07-22

was murdered in Boston jus. at sandown, on any
given day. they could hear Of the circumstance one
hour before sunset on the same day. This was
ceived with a universal hiss from the crowd, and
when in few minutes atterward his opponent ad-
to the statement the gentleman who preceded him
had made, with regard to the hearing of an event
before it took place and, demagogueG like, took ad-
vantage Of the popular ignorance upon the subject,
and poured into his antagonist torrent of ridicue
and sarcasm which made him writhe. He asked
them, in great triumph, if they could trust man
in public office, who would thus outrage their
common sense? The deafening cry in the negative
rent the air for some minutes and the scientific
man, who thought he was instructing his hearers,
ingorousy left the field, with the Kisses and groans
echoing from hill to hill The election came on,
and the man of science defeated by large ma
! jority.
The Hon. Thomas Corwin, Secretary of the Trei-
sury, who spending the summer months at his re-
sidence in Lebanon, in this State, thirty miles dis
tant from here, for the purpose of recruiting his
health, was on short visit to this city few days
! ago, and was waited upon at the Burnet House, by
many friends. His health has sensbly improved
since his return to the West and being thus relieved
for from the drudgery Of official torture as
Uncle Sans great bookkeeper; he is evidently
Joke a
that his sickness the result of his too close ap
pication to business, rendered necessary from the
! fact that many of his clerks were on the sick
/ Hks
other day, Of an expedient he adopted to make his
clerks enjoy better health, which was eninenty
successful. He established rule, that after GER
| tain day, any one lying sick over week, he would
be requred either to die or resign; and he says that
ever SINCE all the attaches of his department enjoy
uninterrupted good health SCRIPToR.
CINCINNATI, July II, 1851.
Nee Planetariun,- The Schooimast0''s bven.ion-
| The Ney State Constit1tion--Ho,o it WiA York
Crops Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Rail
rood-bAilitary Asylums-C oAeges-Knowledge-
Langua ges-E Educational necdote, &C., &c.
There is exhibiting, for the amusement and
edifcaton of the curious, in the Mechanics In
stitute, newly invented planetarium, by gentle
man from our sister State of Kentucky, which is
quite an ingenious, complicated piece of machinery
upon large scale. 1t is upon principle different
from all other planet ariums, and is arranged as
to make all necessary astronomical calculations for
almanacs giving, with great precision, all eclipses
| Of the sun and moon for any number Of years in
advance, transits and conjuncions of the inferior
| planets, sc. Therefore, panetariums have never
| been of much practical utility, otherwise than in
giving joint idea of astronomy to the young; and
what the fate of this may be is for time to deter
mine. Sir John Hersche appears to have poor
opinion of them with respect to their in teach
| ing astronomy "As to getting correct notions of
the magnitudes and distances of the planets" he
says by drawing circles on paper, or, still worse,
from those very childish toys called orreries, it is
out of the question This orrery or planetarum,
however, claims to be of practical utility to the
astronomer himself, in proving his own calcula-
tions, observations and deductions; and if it pos
these qualifications, il ought to be received
with favor by men Of science.
Professor Mitchell, of the Mount Adams Obser-
vatOry, was examining 1t to day, and from the few
| remarks he made, concluded that he thinks rather
| favorably Of it. Anything which can be invented,
by means of which the sublime science of the
| stormy heavens can be most easily impressed upon
the young mind, is worthy of public attention in
| this age of progress and educational advancement.
Apropos. You have heard, perhaps, of the pla-
netarium invented by an ingenious schoolmaster,
which consisted of the girls and boys os his school
| The largest and LATEST boy, for instance,
was made to take position in the centre Of the
room to represent the sun, round whom was
marked, upon the floor. the orbits of the different
planets. A small red headed boy made to re-
present Mars, while bright-eyed girl, a little lar
ger represented another boythat of Mercury,
another that of Earth, Sc, and each was placed in
his proper orbit When all was ready, the master
would give all the boys and girls lick ahead,
and the whole planetariun was in motion, giving
the scholars toleraby good idea of the solar sys
an intricate and difficult science.
! The proclamation of Governor Wood announ-
cling that the new constitution has been adopted by
a majority Of the voters of the State. and that il
will go into effect on the first of September next,
has been published The majority is not near as
large as was anticipated by its friends, being only
] lO,UOO IN popular vote OF Z5o,OOO. The cOnser-
vative sentiment Of the State, being satisfied with
| the prosperity which we have enjoyed under the
old constitution, generally gave its vote in the
gatWe The new instrument, however, in the opin-
ion of the progressive sentiment, is great advance
| in the science Of democratic government making
! allNwer enanate more directly from the popular
voice, dispensing almost entirely with the appoint
ing power, which, in its general operation, is
! remove from the control of the people. Some of
| the provisions Of our charter are unquestona-
bly, experiments in human government, and time
alone will test their wisdom and expedency. One
| important advantage gained in the adoption of
this constitution is the success of the clause which
forever forbds the Legislature to license the sale
Of intoxicating liquors This is hailed as mighty
step in the onward progress. of moral reform, and
preparations are making throughout the State to
celebrate this great victory over the demon intern
perance, with appropriate demonstrations and re-
loieings There are now only two dangerous and
hazardous enterprises hereafter to be licensed in
this State-marriage and the sale of gun
powder One provision of the new ,onstitu-
ton is important-.hat which establishes
biennial meetings Of the Legislature. BY this
provision, the people will not he likely to be bur
thened with so many laws; and every law, if IL be
good one. will necessarily have to remain unrc.
pealed at least two years. "That government Is
the best which governs the least" il remark at
tributed to Napoleon; and the trainers of our new
constitution appear to have had in view the wisdom
\ OF the remark he whig party, tn )ugh. as gen
eral thing, opposed to it, are first in making prepa
rations to get the machinery in operation.
They have already made their nominations for
state officers under IT, and their selections include
the best talent of the party in the State. Mr..
Ninton, an old member Of Congress, a man of
ability and prominence, will receive the full strength
OF the party for the Office of Governor and their
nominees for the supreme bench are gentlemen of
the highest legal attainments, and emnentiy qua
lined TO fill that important judicial station.
word or two with regard to the crops Of the
state. Mr.. Mansfield, formerly editor of the
Ciponide of this city, is now on tour through the
Northern part of our STATE, and he writes that
from his observation, the wheat crop will be ge-
neIay good but that the prospect orfruit is rather
unhatteriDg. In this neighborhood, however, the
prospect Is quite promising for pretty good yield
Of fruit. The cr0pcroskers, n species Of destruc-
tive biped which nfest this city every spring, to-
gother with the frost, have been able to destroy
oil the fruit, ard there Il no doubt but VIC shall
have an abundance