Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-11-26

Idto ID 1907 the TdDkS. not alOno OF
Belfast but of the entire northeast districts of III
'ter consumes nearly three times The quantity of
wheaton -four they were able to purchase in 1872
Free trade has undoubtedly done much for the manu-
acturer but it has achieved far more for the ope-
rative." The Cork Consttution--high protection
st autbority-announces that within the past few
days marked advance had taken place in the price
Of Corn in the Cork markets. Wheat. Barley and
Oats have each risen Is. per barrel and the rise
likely to be maintained The shortncss of stocks with
the scarcity and advance in the price of Potatoes
alleged the cause of the advance in the price of
Corn.
MIR. Webster the Morning.
The following beautiful letter from the pen of Mr.
Webster, was written 10 a friend 1t will be read
with much interest, not only for its intrinsic beau
ties, but as purely literary production.
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. ! |
5 o'clock, A. M, April 90, 1852.
My Dear Friend: -Whether it be favor or an
nnyance, you owe this letter to my early habits of
rising. From the hour marked at the top of the
page, you will naturally conclude that my compan-
ions are not now engaging my attention. we have
not calculated on being early travellers to-day.
This city has pleasant seat" It is high the
James river runs below it. and when went out, an
hour ago. nothing was heard but the roar Of the
Falls. The air is tranquil and its temperature mild
1t is morning. and morning sweet and fresh. and
delightful. Every body knows the morning in its
metaphorical sense, applied to many occasions.
us to call that period I" the morning of life."-Of
lovely young woman say she is g bright as the
morning. and no doubts why Lucifer is called
son of the morning.
But the morning itself, few people inhabitants of
cities, know anything about Among all our good
people, no one in thousand sees the rise once
in year. They know nothing of the morning.
Their idea of it is that it is that part of the day
which comes along after cup of coffee and beef
steak, OF piece of toast With them morning is
NJ a IF Erbf IF
the sun, new waking up of all that has life from a
sort of temporary DEATH to behold again the works
of Cod the heavens and the earth; it is only part
of the domestic day. belonging to reading the news
papers, answering notes, sending the children to
school, and giving orders for dinner The first streak
of light the earliest purpling of the east which the
lark springs up to greet and the deeper and deeper
cooring in orange and red, till at length the q" glo
rious sun is SEEM regent of the day,-this they
ca enjoy for they never see it.
Beautiful descriptions of the morning abound in
all languages, but they the strongest, perhaps
in the East, where the is often object of
ship.
King David speaks of taking to himself the wings
of morning" This is highly poetical and beautiful!
The wings of the morning are the beams of the ri
sing sun. Rays of light are wings 1t is thus said
that the sun of righteousness shall arise with heal
ing in his wings,"-a rising sun that shall scatter
life health and joy throughout the Universe.
Milton has fine descriptions of morning, but not
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of the most beautiful! imagery, all founded on the
glory of morning might be filed
never thought that Adam had much the advan-
tage of us from having the world while it was
| new.
The manifestations of the power of God, like His
mercies, are new every morning." and fresh every
moment.
Wesee as fine risings of the sun as ever Adam saw
and its risings are as much a miracle now as they
were in his day, and think great deal more, be-
| 10 nf <ho C1a hat
sands and thousands of years he has to his ap
pointed time, without the variation of mlionth
part of second. Adam could not tell how this
might be. | know the morning. am acquainted
with it, and love it, love it fresh and sweet as il
s-a daily creation, breaking forth and calling
all that have life and breath and being to new ado
ration, new enjoyments, and new gratitude.
DANIEL WEBSTER
The election returns from the several States re
mind US of an anecdote of the late Duke of Wei
lington related by gentleman of the highest re
) spectabilitv. 1t is we'll known that the Duke wa
very adverse to speaking about his services a
Waierloo-a feeling which had grown upon him
from the fact that he very much bored with th
subject, by distinguished visitors who called upo
{ him. On one occasion, of sort of semi publ
character, distinguished foreigner was placed a
the table, next to the Duke. He kept continual
speaking to him of Waterloo-very complimentar
all the while. The company, who were aware of hi
dislike to the subject. that the Duke was unea
sy, and that he dsliked the line of remark taken
his obseauous friend. To crown ALL the distir
- gushed stranger upon the removal of the clotf
arose to propose the health Of the Duke in doiu
which he >,ewed bis public services, and was pal
r ticularly eloquent about Waterloo, the details
:. which battle he dwet upon at considerable length
~ When he concluded, all eyes were turned upon til
Duke, expecting him to respond. At length he aros
. and said: Gentlemen, Waterloo great smash
:. a id great smash and sat down. His eulogi
was quite astonished at the emphasis and brevity.
d CALIFORNIA contains four thousand square mile
i This would give eight States as large as New Y 7
State, fifty large New Jersey, and ffty-seven
II large as Massachusetts, With population equal D
square mile to that of New Jersey, California wou
support eighteen million of Inhabitants; if equal
s. New York. twenty Millions and if equal 10 Mass
chusetts forty millions-or fifteen millions more th
70 the present population of the entire United States.
z; IRON SHIPs.-As good deal of attention has la,
ro y been given to iron ships. it may be interesting
10 ship-owners TO know that the iron barque " Rcba
10 Cobden," now being overhauled in No. Canni
ee Craving Dock, boared through one of apparent
er the worst and most corroded plates in her, MIR. W.
" Sim, the managing owner being anxious TO ascerts
ee what the actual dminution in thickness would pro
after eight years thrashing about between this
n the East The result that the plate operated up
turned out to be precisely the same thickness that
NJ was when the ship was launched in IS44-name
nine -sxteenths of an inch the sixth tier from
:, knee The only part of the vessel which. on exam
alton. exhibited any eorroson. and that only slight
M was the bow, where the anchor and chain had cha
we the paint coating with which the vessel is cove
ad as pTeservative and which appears to perform its
fee efec,uaily .-Liuerpoot 4Albion. 49,,
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