The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-05-08

ExrENsioN OF sUYYaAoE.-A large public meet.
ing was held at the City Hall last night. and, after
gentlemen had expressed their views the sub
jsct. the following resolutions were adopted, viz
Resolved, That the right Of selecting proper per-
TO execute the will OF the people, expressed in
| the form of laws for their own government, and
framed by their own representative, should vest
in and belong exclusively to themselves.
RssoJpfd, That, q dependence the public
favor has the effect of stimulating such agents to
faithful discharge Of the duties imposed upon them
by law, the right to elect them at the ballot-box
| should not DO denied
Rssolsed, That, in the opinion of this meeting
all officers of the corporation should be elected by
| the people.
point committee OF seven Conc from each Of the
wards) to urge upon the mayor and councils of the
city the passage Of order resolution whereby
the sense OF the majority Of the legal voters thereof
can be sscertained. on this subject at the ensu-
ing June election; and that the president and sec
| retary be added TO the committee
| vote OF thanks TO the officers (Mr. Havenncr
chairman, and Mr.. McKnew secretary pro tem.)
was passed; and the meeting adjourned.
REEsIDs, 10 accommodate persons who design
patronizing the concert at the Catholic church
in Georgetown this evening, will run his splendid
line of omnibusss 10 and from the church.
cradle judge has slightly improved, and he was
yesterday abe to sit up in his bed. He has occu-
| pied tho bench for half century.
| WARLIKE WEAroNs.-Recently a Government
sale-Dyer & Mcguire, auctioneers-took place al
| the Washington arsenal Muskets, pistols, swords.
and sabres were among the articles offered. These
were sold at very low prices. The Rev. William
McLain purchased one hundred and twenty three
of the one hundred and forty eight muskets, at an
| average of 81 46 apiece, and thirteen non com.
missioned officen' swords. at twenty-seven and q
half cents apiece II il, we learn, the intention Of
this gentleman, who is the secretary of the Amer-
| can Colonization Society, TO send these arms to
Liberia for the use Of the republic.
CIRCuIT CoURT-John T. Davis %. George w.
Hughes continues before this court Yesterday
tho examination of witnesses was continued, but
| not concluded.
RoBBEnY--Mr. William Marshall, while engage
in selling clothing at his store on Pennsylvania av-
enue, on Tuesday night, took of his coat for the
purpose oftrying on Ito show to advantage) one
of the lot he was Offering TO the persons present al
the auction His coat was carelessly thrown on the
counter, and out of the aide pocket Of it wallet
containing upwards of two hundred dollars, wal
| ENORMOUSLY sAAChs AAC tuCA hns uot yCt pccu olB
covered.
WAsHInaroN AsYLuM.-There are now in tn,
workhouse department forty one. and in the aims
house thirty-six inmates Six acres attached to THU
institution are set apart the burial ground, and
the remaining thirty cultivated by those who
are able tolabor. under the humane superintendent
Of Mr.. Gittings, the Intendant Considerable i'm
provemcnts arc in progress, such the erection Of
a carpenter shop, wagon shed, spring house
and arrangements for affording more abundant
supply Of water.
PEoNIEs.-On the south side of the Presdont'a
house there are, in garden bed, among other
floral beauties, two large peony bushes in full
| bloom-blended white and pink leaves. A fricnc
had the curiosity to count the number of flowers
on them, and the result was one hundred anc
eighty three on one, and one hundred and sixty
two on the other. A number of the peonies mea
sured about twenty-onc inches in circumference
Those bushes grew from seed sown twelve years
ago.
Busr OF AacHBBHop EccLEsros.-Mr Schmidt
Of this city, has executed bust in plaster, of the
late Archbishop, which is much admired for it's ac-
coracy.
i LANCE IpEAs.-The Paris correspondent of IN,
Philadelphia Ledger says:
s'lf it were possible to infuse one single larg,
idea into the construction Of our American cities
one fragment Of herosm; one grand orgasm of ths
soul which would send tradition flying like a beg
gar to its native paupcrdom, the study of Paris
would do it. Here in the worry heart Of the city
where write is magnificent creation, a Tuillo-
ries garden redolent Of beauty, with statues, and
ountains and forest trees; alongside Of il ia the
Place dc Ia Concorde, and, in continuation 10 the
Elysian Fields. Here 10 uninterrupted nature ard
art for two miles; and in the southeastern quarter
Of Paris 10 the magnificent Garden of Plants three
quarters Of 4 mile long; and in the southern part
the Luxembourg, which 10 about three times the
size of the great Tuillcries garden. Our ideas are
| narrow and moan; we measure land by the foot,
and drive the divinity that longs to inspire US out
| OF doors. We think we have superior inspiration
| to the Greeks Shade of Plato and Praxiteles, let
| US rather worship that genius which made physical
culture and beauty the care of the mother state,
which brought to perfection the strength and grace
of youth, and caused the deep .bosomcd maidens oil
Homcrs muse to live in the undying marble of the
Grecian Venus. Let US give up the cant of a hard
belief and the damnable iterations of false shop
| keeping CIRCLE"
We believe that VIC to have few large ideas
"infused" into the arrangements Of Washington,
through the aid of Congress and Mr. DowNrNa
| When the improvements along the Mall, between
| the Presidents house and the Capitol, are COM
pletcd according to the contemplated plan. there
will be large ideas in the way Of "pnrk'' that will
compete with any other extant
| GUNNER hIILLINERY.-Just received at
| - PARKER'S, a few beautiful French Hats which
will be opened on the 9th instant.
Pennsylvania avenue, under National Hotel.
May S-3t