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The southern press., 1851-09-17

TnE ECLIPSE orr or EsGLAsD.-Punch has
received from his own astronomers-and that, too.
with the greatest despatch-the fullest account of
the late eclipse fthe sun, as seen from different
points Of Europe. Some OF these reports, divested
Of astronomical terms, are simply as follows =
ROme-Very dark, indeed, the moon appeared
something like fsherman's ring-our readers
are, no doubt, familiar with the trinket--on the
disc Of the sun wherever the ring was visible.
che light OF the sun was altogether intercepted.
-Napies-The sun was edged with blood and the
moon itself. now looked like bomb shell. and
now-as the man in the moon showed himsef-a
portrait OF king Ferdinand. .uadrid-Here the
moon appeared upon the sun elongated. thus o a..
which cipher was interpreted as having some sio.
nifcsnt relation to Spanish bonds yi,nna--Tot,,
darkness clouds shaped like huge double eool.
blotted out the sun birds went to rest and
even the Ministry pulled of their boots for bed.
believing midnight come. Paris--The moon-ss
described by NJ. Arago-appeared like a pitch
PLASTER upon the face Of the sun. Certain dep.
uties. however, declared IL 10 be like monstrous
blot OF censor's ink.
The southern press., 1851-09-17
[coMMUEIcATEp.l

Perhaps the most remarkable instance on re,
cord, of the decline of morality as connected
with government, has been recently presented
by that of the United States.
About the year s3s, symptoms of ofldisaffection
and rebellion in Canada, gave rise to the organ
ization Of armed parties in this country, for the
invasion Of that Pre- vince in aid Of the rebelious
movement. The disturbance was slight and
short-lived and the insurgents with little eff
fort captured, and punished. This invasion Of
British province was the occasion of a contro-
versy between the United States and England,
in the course of which, the latter described the
American invaders as pirates. However serious
was the admitted offence against friendly ma
tion, the United States protested against this
classification Of their conduct, and maintained
successfully, that they were engaged in cause
which might, by their success, have attained to
some degree of respectability, which could ne
ver, under any circumstances, sanctify the pro-
fession of piracy.
The tendency of this invasion of Canada, was
to secure free State, and thus add to the poll
teal supremacy OF the North.
The recent unfortunate and equally unlawful
invasion of Cuba tended to the acquis ton of u
slave State, and the addition Of political strength
to the Southren section NV under The ban of
hostile majority. The invaders were caught
and put 10 death-the United States government
refusing to intercede for mercy,and declaring that
they met the deserved fate of pirates-persons
engaged in a cause so infamous, that it never
could have acquired any degree of respectable,
ty. H..
Can il be credited, that the young ,virtuous ard
most resputable republic of the United States,
has already become SO base, as to repudiate its
own avowed moral sentiments in this open man.
ner, to serve the purposes of those in power!-
Or can you give some more hopeful solution to
this anomaly, apparently so irreconcilable with
decent regard for Appearances
The southern press., 1851-09-17

PoLiTics IN GEoRen.-As the time approaches
FOR the election 10 take place in this State the con-
test grows warmer There is, in fact, no differ.
ence Of opinion between the contendine parties.
The Union party hold TO the same principle that
The State rights party advocate and the contest !.
brought down to preference OF men. T State
rights party refuse tn support MIR. Cobb, because
he is the nominee ofthe whig convention. Both
parties agree as TO the abstract right ofa State tn
secede from the Union, though neither are in favor
OF such a movement, either immediate or prospec-
tive The Savannah Republican, the organ of the
wing or Union party, supports Mr.. Cobb, because
OF his devotion to the measures Of the compro-
mise, and is followed by nearly the whole Whig
press of the State. MIR. Cobb stands aloor. in his
position, from all the prominent Democrats OF the
State and from many ofthe " higs. The position
OF Gen. Mcdonald, as defined in late letter, is
precisly the same as was adopted by the State
convention. In the State each party is sanguine
Of success, but appearances are decidedly in rvor
of Gen. Mcdonald. Il is impossible, however, to
conjecture what the result may be. So far as the
Presidency is concerned, no movement, has been
made by the Whig party, except a determined
opposition to the nomination OF election ofC,er
Scott, who, as the Savannah Republican alleges. !,
member and part OF the Freeso party of the
North, and consequently cannot receive the SUM-
port Of Southern Wings. Daniel s. Dickinson or
James Buchanan would be preferred by the whole
Wing party Of the South before Gen. Scott. or
any other candidate identified with the Seward
party Of the North.
The southern press., 1851-09-17

NEw YoRE, Sept. l5.-Clements, convicted
Of numbering Havens, has been pardoned.
The schr. Grey Eagle has arrived, with dates
from Port an Platte 10 the 5th. The Haytiens
and Dominicans were again preparing for war
The Hsytien fleets had got up rs far as Cape
Hsyti. A hurricane occurred at Port Platte on
the l9:h, which destroyed % houses. The
English and Brazil packet was lost, and nearly
every vessel in the harbor more or less dam.
aged.
The southern press., 1851-09-17

a nut ron AhoLIriosrsIs..A wealthy planter
the habit Of repairing, during the sickly season.
TO Nag s Head, on the ocean invariably takes with
his some seveniy.hve little negroes, whose b,shh
is invigorated and preserved in that pure and bra
cling atmosphere. il is quite froIie for ths liul.
fellows and they bathe IN the briny sea with sii
me gay u'sporungs o school Of porpoises. We
free States where the children Of lnboying deres-
tics are treated with equally humane considera-
tion. .--.N0rfoH Herald
The southern press., 1851-09-17

NEw fonK, Sept. l5-II. p. M.-Jsmes
Fennmore Cooper, the distinguished novelist
died yesterday, at his residence in Cooperstowo
after lingering illness.
The southern press., 1851-09-17
A lukeworn rebash

ana chronicle IL among the good tn
If the day
A lukewarn rehash
Ofthe good things and trash,
That have hitherto graced the HOME JouR
Done up in book,
With readable look,
And inscribed to Morris the Colonel.
En- possnni, we fear,
That in writing this here,
We've mistaken the soldier-man's s title;
If $50, we should grieye,
And humbly ask leave,
To make him the amplest requital)
The book itself shows
All the EDITORS prose,
That was written by way Of a leader,
While strokes Of the pen,
About prominent men,
Also enter into the ola podrida.
There ore letters quite odd,
From down cn Cape Cod
And the Hudson on board ofa steamer;
And facts about Poe
That are useful TO know,
And tribute or two to Miss Bremen
Also hints about dress, .-
And good deal OF stress .
On the way to behave at the opera,
Whether Demi,toilette,
For box and parquette,
Or full party rig is the properer.
Tfen the writer discusses
The new omnibusses,
Or praises some tragedy queen;
Or lifts IN the curtain
or mirth-moving Burton,
"Just to GIL up the farcical scene"
Now while much Of the stuff
Is graceful enough
And free from suspicion Of scandal,
We doubt if the game,
Which we don't care 10 blame,
Is worth, as the French say, candle.
Let us hope that ere long,
This nursling Of song,
Gay, good for-naught, versatile Willis,
(Who is often as clever
As any that ever
Invoked the sad jade, Amaryllis,)
VIII write once again,
In his happiest strain,
Some highly-wrought effort OF fancy,
And leave to the cits,
Who have not their wits,
The hnical style of Miss Nancy.
The southern press., 1851-09-17

A FEMALE KsIGHT,-At the end of the list
of knights of the legion of honor lately created
by the President of the French republic, is
widow by the name of Brulon, who was born
in It'll, and ia now an officer in the Hotel des
Invalides, where she has lived for the last 81
years, enjoying the esteem and veneration of
her old companions in arms SIZE was the
daughter, sister and wife of military men. who
died in active service in Italy. Her husband
died at Ajaccio in 1871, after seven years service
In 1892, at the age Of 81, she entered the 42d
regiment of infantry, in which her husband had
81, rived, aud made herself 80 remarkable by her
honorable conduct that she was permitted to
continue in the service Notwithstanding her sex.
She was attached to the regiment years, and
performed seven campaigns as private soldier
corporal, sergeant, and sergeantmajor. She was
wounded at the siege of Calvi, and being rem
dered incanable ofservice, was admitted into the
Hotel des invalides. In October, 1922, she was
promoted to the rank of ensign.
The southern press., 1851-09-17
A MEASURED CRITICISM.
FROM THE $. LITERARY GAZETTE.

We find the following amusing notice of N. P.
WmLs's Hurygraphs in the July number of the
Southern Literary Messenger. There, however,
it appeared in the disguise ofsober prose, ofwhich
we have stripped it, to show it up in its true
character, and chronicle it among the good things
of the day
The southern press., 1851-09-17

in 80 hours, and arrived at New York, after
passage from San Francisco of about 80 days"
! Thus within 80 months of the time when the
question of Nicaragua first became generally
discussed the American company have entered
into and secured a contract with that State, have
gained the advantage OF a protective treaty be-
tween Great Britain and the United States, have
established line of the fastest steamers both
on the Atlantic and Pacific, have completed
survey which shows that the difficulties which
for 800 years have frightened the world from
attempting junction Of the oceans were abso-
.utely fabulous, have carried 200 passengers
in afew hours down river which was repre-
sented as almost impracticabe from shoals
and rapids even for Indian canoes, have removed
all the uncertainties and terrois that rendered
the lsthmus the great stumbling block of safe
and cheap passage to Australia, have brought
California week or ten days nearer to New
York, and have secured to themselves the mo-
nopoly of traffic which is the most marvellous
that has ever been known, and the disposal Of
fertile lands and trading stations and natural
docks, and promise ultimately to receive the
commerce of the world.
The lesson which these things furnish to our
capitalists is rendered. too, more striking by the
fact That they have been achieved by small body
of business men, without, we belieyee, the issue
of single prospectus, or raising dollar in tho
share market. 1t will be useful If il should
teach us that the true mo !e Of seeking fortune
by adventure is 10 be found rather in an ener.
getic combination Of few individuals animated
by an earnest conviction, and ready to risk their
own labor and means to carry it out, than in ac-
ccpting the invitations even of the most wealthy
spectators, however ready to manage millions
ii they can raise j. with small risk to them
selves, and to organize at moments notice
board Of directors and a staff Of officials, who
will conduct the expenditure free from personal
misgivings, and relying upon the dignity Of their
names meet all remonstrances by threat of
resignation.
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LEVERETT'S LATIN LEXICON,
I'NLARGED AND IMPROVED, compiled chiefly from
IL the Magnum Totius Latintats Lexicon at Faccioah
and Forceini and the German works of Scheer and Lue
nemann, embracing, also, the classical distinctions Of
words, and the Neurological Index from Freunds Lexi
con.
The present edition of this standard and favorte Latin
Lexicon has been much improved by the transfer TO ts
columns Of the classical distinctions of Latin words
given in the Lexicon of Dr. VIM. Freund, of Germany
and translated by Riddle The classical degree Of each
word is indicated by figure; for example, word aotp
figure is fully classical and Cce0Rtdn to the figures
l, and 3, words classical only in the FIRST
ond &c. degrees and this distinction the student per
ceiyes at glance. The chronological Index, also from
Freunds Lexicon has been incorporated into the present
edition of Lcverett and will be found valuable acqus
ton While transferring these notes and marks cata
logues carefully kept of the words found In each
Lexicon which not found in the other On compar-
ing these catalogues it found that the value and
portance of the additional words found in Leyeret
knowledge of the Latin language Is concerned very
far exceeds that of those found in Riddles Freund. The
extensive of Leverets Lexicon in all parts Of the
country and the preference which has been universally
given IL all similar works. render its recommends
respectfully invited, being still more worthy than its
predecessors of the distinguished favor which the work
has hitherto received.
WILKINS, CARTER Co., Publishers
mar "a 10 Water street, Boston.