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DEMOCRACY OF SCIENCE. No. 8.
by JOSIAH HOLBROOK.

Drawing speaks universal language, easy
30 be read and understood by all tongues and
people 1t is hence ready in action. and mighty
in power for spreading knowledge among ma.
tions Like most useful subjects and powerful
agents of knowledge, it is wisely, bountifully
indeed wonderfully provided for by the Crca-
tor in the constitution of young minds, young
eyes, and young hands Children at a year
old, probably recognise objects in their pic
tures certainly before they can cnunciate
words. What the mind and the eye are quick
to recognise, the hand is eager TO grasp or to
initiate Production and instructOn--two OBJ
iects of eager and ceaseless pursuit in early
childhood-are abundanty furnished in draw
ing, added to their peculiar fitness for yonng
eyes and young minds, almost at their incipi.
ent action as eyes and mind Hence the pecu-
liar appropriateness OF drawing exercises for
very young children, and the correctness and
importance of the mettO, " DRAWING BEFORE
WRITING"
1t is, however, delightful, because natu-
raj entrance to writing and with it, reading
greatly to the relief Of thousands and millions
of innocent young sufferers, in their unnatural,
irksome painful long continued almost unre-
lenting SpeIing-book drills, now passing rapid
ly into disuse resulting almost uniformly, in
bad, because unnatural readers Production,
instruction, pleasure, good writer's, natural
readers, and eagerness for PROGRESS are
among the natural, if not inevitable results Of
drawing exercises in early childhood, if prop
ly and judicously varied, applied, and extend
ed
But all is not drawing which is called draw
ing. Mere shading from copies is not draw
ing Pupils, after spending years in such sup
posed drawings are less ready to attempt orig.
nal pieces from objects than young beginners
Hence deception, though practiced unnten-
tionally and unconsciOusly, il practiced extcn-
siyey and most unfortunately The subject is
coming, however, to be generally understood,
and the error corrected. Long. contnued and
greatly varied exercises in mathematical lines,
and other linear drawing preceding shadings,
and drawings from objects more than copies,
are now considered indispensable for any sub
stantial improvement in the elegant accom-
plishmcnt and useful art Of sketcbiDg, by per-
spective views, the objects Of nature aud Of
art. Written descriptions added 10 natural
sketches, furnish, probably, the very best excr-
cises for correctness, elegance, beauty, and free
dom Of language, both written and spoken.
For promoting the "DEMocRAcy OF ScIrscE,p
drawing has no bounds. Ifpermitted, certain
ly if encouraged, every young member Of the
hundred thousand schools and six millions Of
families in our Union would engage in it ar
IDENTIFY and successfully, Animated by the pro-
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NO. 297.

once declared that Congress had nothing to do
with the recapture Of fugitive slaves, but that
it was IA matter for the States and afterwards
said that no lawyer worth noticing doubted
the constitutionalty Of the Fugitive Slave Law
the President has an equal ight to violate his
compact with his party; and that if the Balt-
more Convention, after passing their first reso-
luton, changed their minds before they came
to the fourth, he might be allowed TO change
his mind after the lapse Of several months
This would BE- quite as good as some Of the ju-
dicial reasoning we have lately seen.
p B.
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auctions of their hands and the instruction of
their minds they would go on to multiply in
number and improve in character in a con
stantly increasing ratio BY SCIENTIFIC En-
CHANGES between families, schools, villages,
cities, States, and countries the productions
thus increasing, aud the knowledge thus ex-
tending, might be scattered over all lands and
reach the darkest spot in the darkest country
upon our globe They would also be To the
nations Of the earth surer, happier defence
against each other than the thousands of war
ships upon the sea, aud the millions of armed
forces upon the land
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ding two of the rankest Hunkers in New
York, must be highly gratifying to the Barn
burners of that State. With these exceptions,
General Pierce is the only man who enjoys
the confidence of Southern Democrats! The
inference, that Barnburners who support Pierce
and King do not enjoy their confidence, can
hardly be considered flattering.
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MEYERS UNrvERSuM. No. 4.

MEl Ek = bNlNEhNl NJ W. =
This number contains four beautiful steel
engravngs. Of The Cathedral of Strasburg
Tells Chapel, near kussnacht, in Switzerland ;
the Palace of the Legion Of Honor, in Paris
and the Ruins of Etawah, in Bengal. Not the
least interesting feature of this unique publica-
ton is the literary department. The high
character of this greatly augments the value of
the work
TRANsACTIoNS OF THE NATIONAL EcLEcTIc MEDI-
CAT ASSOCIATION. BY Erdstus barrow Roches-
ter, New York
This pamphlet of 100 pages is made up of
the proceedings of the third annual meeting of
the National Eclectic Medical Association, and
OF the several papers presented to that assem-
bly The appearance Of this number is credit
able Some of the articles are well written,
and contain valuable thoughts.
That the theories and practice Of medicine
are susceptible of being further reformed and
improved, few we presume, will be disposed to
doubt but in what manner or by what agen-
cIes the work is to be accomplished, will not be
determined with the same unanimity. We
think the physician should be somewhat con-
seryauye, for health and life are too valuable
10 be Jusutiably risked by running hastily after
new and unestablished theories At the same
Tine, 1t Is but rational to suppose that almost
everything pertaining to medicine must rapidly
'"ange with the astonishing progress of the
'"r'ou' sciences which form the basis Of medi-
cal practice We have believed that what is
perhaps improperly styled the Alopathic prac-
uce IL really the Eclectic system, inasmuch as
II has been adopting new principles and i'm
proved methods from all quarters, for two
'housand years and also for the reason that
"cohtalns no exclusiveness in its received prin-
clPles which will prevent the adoption of any
Improvement yet to be discovered. In this lat
yer particular it differs essentially from Hydro
pa'hy which employs only single therapeu-
ucal agent, and from Homeopathy, which en-
deayors to reduce all treatment under single
lherapeutical law. We therefore do not see
now those who especially claim to be Eclectics
are better entitled to the appellation than the
great BODY OF practitioners; nevertheless we
i'lly agree with them, that the usefulness of
'"' profession will be just in proportion as it
employs an enlightened and .udicious Eclec-
'''Sm' We hope to see the time when pbysi-
0'''' III all Sects and classes will treat each
D ~ "lth more liberalty and less bigotry.
No' un'l then can we hope for candid and
'u'"'Seeklng discussion, and satisfactory So
'u'''n o' those difficult but deeply interesting
problems on which the medical world IL now
divided
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r. X. CRALLE, Esq, editor of Calhoun's post
humous works and well known throug houl
the South a. one Of the most ultra of the pro-
slavery secessionists writes thus to the Rich.
mond Examiner
"GREESBRIER COUNTY, Va
Pierce, ! have no doubt will get more than
party vote in this section of the State The
more his claims are canvassed, the stronger
they will appear to be. confess he is the
only candidate, since the death of Mr.. Monroe,
in whose success have felt any interest. |
know him well, and he il worthy most worthy
of the high trust to which he is about to BIO
called rouM support no other man north of
Mason and D'ron's line, NTH the s10pfion of
Mr.. Dickinson, Of Nsw York, or Pauid,ng, of
The same State--one Of whom hope riH be his
SUCCESSOR
The endorsement of Dickinson and Paul
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CHAPTER /.
A TALE OF THE REVOLUTION.
BY MARTHA RUSSELL.

Near the southern opening Of one of those
steep narrow valleys, which are in fact little
more than green seams between the ridges Of
hills that stretch along the western border OF
our State, stood, at the period Of which we
speak, small brown honse--that il, the house
proper, or part inhabited by the family, was
not very Misunderstanding at most, of three
or four rooms on the ground floor, with the
dark loft above but the various additions and
out.buldings such as workshops, hcn-coops,
dog.kcnnels, horse-sheds, pig -styes, &c, which
had evidently been added with an eye 10 the
step-saving principle, rather than comiar or
cleanliness, gave the building at little dis
lance, quite an imposing appearance
A road, which, like most roads that we have
observed in that region, seemed To scorn the
idea of turning aside for any obstacle what
ever, came tumbling over the brow Of the sharp
ridge Of hills on the east and running close
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VINO WAS JUNIUs?-A writer in the Dublin
University Magazine furnishes an interesting
and discriminating article touching the iden-
tity of Junius. He pronounccs him to be Lord
Chatham, the elder William Pitt, and intimates
that if his hypothesis be not adopted, people
must honestly chime in with Lord Byron, and
admit
That he whom Junius we are wont to call,
Was really truly, nobody at all.
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The Presidential election takes place th ia
year on Tuesday, I'd November.
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BLAckwooD : MAGAZINE. August, 1852. Taylor q
Maury, Agents.
Blackwood has this month, Dies Boreales,
No. g." curious specimen Of metaphysical
eruditiOn, in dramatic form; an article on DR..
Wagners last book of Oriental travels, quoting
several highly interesting sketches of incident
art which is ripening into a most charming
story, Astounding in exquisite picturings of life
and scenery a political article or two, conserv-
atye of course &c, &c.
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WASHINGTON, ID. &.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1852
LITERARY NOTICES.

Eo,.rrn IN New ENGLAND. Boston John P jew
EFT Il Co.
This IL a handsome volume Of some three
hundred and forty pages containing full ac'
,,rrt of Kossuth's tour of New England, IN
,Iudine carefullyrevised reports of his speeches
# receptions. banquets, sc. Also, the speeches
g o@cials and citizens of the various cities
and towns through which he passed The last
sftv nages are devoted to an Appendix
which contains suudry resolutions and reports
-. r,,orvont;on. &c. The whole climaxing in
Uoss,tb'a Lecture at the Tabernacle, New
York for the benefit of his mother and sisters
,rbicb Of itself should insure the book an eager
welcome throughout the land
Whatever variety and diversity of opinion
there may be as to the expediency and wisdom
If Kossuths mission to this country, or as tC
Kossuth's honesty '-there are those who
question it--none can deny that his speeches
evidence an almost unparalleled proficiency in
every attribute of oratory They stand out
from the language like bas-reliefs, and centu
res will be powerless to impair their force anc
beauty.
The book is beautifully printed, aud con
tains full-length portrait Of Kossuth, en-
grayed upon steel
The NEW highlander. Published by F. W. Nor
throp, New Haven.
This periodical is an ever-welcome visiter to
orr table Its articles are always able, high
toned, and liberal. The number before US
contains an unusually fine list; /. A defence
of Lord Bacon against a critical essay by Mr.
MacauIay from which it would seem that the
newly-dubbed baronet has wandered somewhat
beyond the limits of truth in his estimate Of
the Lord High Chancellor. ?. Ethics of Ed
torship 3. The Pioneer Settlers of Ohio. A
The Sources of our Population, &c.
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WAX SEALS ON LETTERs.-The Postmaster
General has again cautioned the public against
the use OF wax seals on letters which are to be
transmitted across the lsthmus, either to or
from the Pacific The postmaster ut San
Francisco reports, under date of the 18th ult,
that the last mail from New York contained
a large number Of letters thus sealed, which,
owing TO the melting of the wax, it was i'm
possible to separate without injury to por-
ton OF them Similar complaints have been
received from other quarters, and particularly
from England, in respect to letters sent sealed
in this manner from California.
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at Ire Tonhs vas but SIS. clearly establishing the
fact that votes cut well az put N, Cur
ing the darkness that folio ssc tue inundA,ion-
That, upon discovering the dIscyepsncy oei~ esn
the roll list and The humber Of votes csavAsset NJ
tae ronos the basaness ~ Adjusting and regulating
poll clerks snc that The inspectors signed the return
kseauss the CLERKS said u vas "all right,r and not
from any kno sscge OF their own n ~ wis right.
That, In the Second Election Difulct. the boxes
we're ali broken ap about four oeissk IN Tue AFTER
noon, ard the poll room closed 40 so that elec.ors
who came 10 the polls alter that hour, could not
vote. All the INSPECTORS and poll clerks we're
driven from their duty BY a mob.
That. the epuaecss to the polls Of both districts
we're blocked up a day, so that IN ssy event, but
. fraction Of tie electors could have voted " any
how
That. At the irgai meeting OF the legal Ward Can
vsssers on the day succeeding the day after the cleo
ton az positively enjoinec oy law 70 returns were
mace to them OF votes polled in the Ward, and no
evidence was before them that any election hsd
taken place. ard that they were Obliged. and CID 70.
pos to the County CLERK that ftere had been no sts
fon-and that nobody was entitled to cersihcafss OF
election as charter officers.
That the County Clerk gave no cernhoates oil
election, because he had no return and that Do
an inaccurate return unawfully made oy unautnof-
lied persons de6ance Of the return or protest. oil
lawful Ward Canvasseis.
The Atlas hopes that Dohery and Brasto viii Be
sent homo again, in accordance with tho evidence
but, with singular honesty, adds: elf Dohertys
vote was necessary to insure the Democrats me-
jority in tho Board the question would be altered
But there will be long time 10 wait and many
thousand cigars to smoke before the question win
be settled
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The CORONATION OF THE BLACK EMPE-
RoR OF HAYTI-This great event in the history OF
Hayti is to take place the llth OF April, IS We
learn by a gentleman just arrived from Port.au-
Prince, and not on the 18th of March, as before
stated. The ceremony, which will be one Of great
pomp, will take place in Church For the festtvi.
ties which follow, immense rent is TO be erected
or the Champ de Mas, back OF the Palace. Twcn-
ty6ve thousand troops, and all the dlgnitaries Of
the Island are ordered to be present. The English
papers claim that Louis Napoleon in his usurpation
in France, was poor imitator OF Souleuqus In
Hayr.
There IL partial resemblance, but taken az =
whole the black nan hasthe sdvsntase Soslouqss,
but while .ee,s sspsses a@esosssaa 14s essiBsd
supreme power, souluoque. by legal decree OF the
Senate, was declared Emperor Both the Haytiens
and French are lovers OF pomp and show. tire
mains to be seen whether they will be willing to pay
for it,
All accounts concur in stating that the condition
Of Hayu is fast improving. Its commerce with this
country 10 large and daily increasing.
(Boston Traveller.
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Spiritual Joke' Verified.
HARTFORD, 20.h March. 1854.

Horace GREELEY, ESQ Dear S,r.
Under the title OF Spiritual Joke, short a,els
appeared In the columns OF your paper . few d,ys
SINCE ts'an's 70 IN occurrence "a'sn 'eos Psses
..s'y J. c 70 ~ 80 S 49,
600. ~, :, a. ,r,,,,,s, mana, :, n. 49, -.
s..,. vsich an. mas, ,n.,, an os..,-.s..I
should appear a. fiction. or a Joke. While an n.
other, owing TO error IN dates, and some exAsssSa
non, ns hargors cssrs.1 appears 20 asuoe Ne srSaA
o n.s;s 's's VI ~'sn'''"'0s 'n 'as %" u ".
On he 4tA December last which w.s shovs,v A..
ter rev Dr. Bushnell had given public notice Of ~
intention to deliver course Of lectures on sspnas
sraiisw, Mr. Davis delivereaa lecture here, q ~
close o. when ne save seneII Outline ana slsc
psu,SSsss.nase m.Sn y, ,eS sn n0a VI, Duseeen
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i0dhd Suiid, liks:tAOse Of the Trades. o. the
lnns Of Court for Lawyers, win the view or IN
ercasing their influence as body, and of pro
viding pecuniarily and other wise for them
solves and families. Among the Vice-Presi
dents 10 the Right Hon. Benjamin Disrael and
among the Directors we note the names Of Buck
stone, the actor and dramatic author, Thornton
Hunt, late Editor of The Leader, and G. H
Lewes, the witty and brilliant Vivian" of the
came journal.
The objects Of the Institute are four-fold LIST.
A Protective Society. I'd. A Phllanthropic and
Provident fund, Sd. An Educational Association
4sh A Life-Assurance Department. The pros
pectus reads admirably until we come to the
sketch Of the goverument of the Institute. Surely
if Vivian were not director, Vivian would open
upon the plan with a rafting broadside OF sharp
and shining cri,iquss. How can any reader and
appreciator of Vivian possibly fancy him grave
party to such grave propositions as the following:
"a PrsssdeNt Of the Aighsst social rank"
" Wee Prsssd0ts-sraifed moa6srs Of society"
Hossr@y Directors -Antsors and Artists Of fAs
xsest distsng uisked posihon "
4" BHsinsss Directors-AuTRoRs OF RaPuTE,"
IL Mr.. Carlyle at the bottom of this, who
wished Burns to have been made Prime Minis
ter, or 10 it regarded as proper Inauguration Of
the career of Chancellor OF the ExeheQusr.
who IL himself an "Author of repute," and a
Business director" of the Government, though
not as yet of "the highest social rank" -or an
"exalted member of society,"" Does not the
very way of going to work In this matter betray
why such guild has never been before formed ;
Who 10 to pass upon the distinguished position
Of artists,--each one of whom VIGOROUSLY has
his o~n idea Of his own distinction, and what
delicate test 10 TO discriminate between the in
dividual OF "the highest social rank who alone
Il eligible to the Presidency, and the merely
exalted members Of society,"" who may not as
pire to more than the second honors of the
Guild Besides. how does the highest social
rank" ht man to be President of an association
exclusively literary, and what exalts men TO
that degree that they may consider themselves
sSDese~sly exalted to hope to be Vice. Presidents,
This is all irresistibly amusing, it is almost
good enough for chapter of Thackeray. But il
isssreas pity Why shoald the literary men Of
England make themselves marionettes in such
puppet-show The end is noble, but thess
proposals are IN the style Of the brcadest farce.
II 10 suppressed chapter Of Little Pedli.r.on.
Perhaps, after all, only successful fare. of m.
Amateur Dramatic Guild Of Dickens and his
friends -
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CITY ITEMS.

ALDERMEN AND PAuPEss These are the
only classes OF our population who are fed at
public expense. and il may be worth while TO com
pare their bulls that clearly zee the differ
snce between one pnbic feeder and another. From
the bills Of the keeper Of the CITY Hall and the Ten
Governors for February, ~s compile the following
table, taking In all the articles OF food used BY the
Aldermen, and as much used by tue Ten Governors
as is reached in the Tes Roc IN lis,
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CRHAPsNlNe PAMTs.-Dr. A. H. Plant,
sAsesysaA. Wis. announces In The Msressy that hs
has, asss yssn Of patient experimenting, perfected
Ne discovery Of very cheap substitutes Tor Linsssl
On and White Lead, whereby paints Tor ordinary
purposes are greatly sAespsnsd. His asw panss are
Of al soiors except White, which be expects sssn 70
perfect and will cost Ia the average shout hall their
present rates. The Editor OF The M~ssyy has tried
the rev paints and highly approves them.
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By Telegraph to The Sew.York Tribune.
Lees Of . New-York ship By Fire.

LIVE OF y new orA SuIp Dy k1Po-
CHAhLEsroS, March 81 lSg
New-fors ship, |, Is rumoIed, with three H.
sand bales Of Cotton, burnt to the wassss ss,.
In Mobile Bay on the Ism We can get 10 farSs,
particulars.
Death Of the Lieut.. Governor 81 ksva Sr..,.
HALIFAX Ms, Monday, Mach -
His Excellency SIR JOHN HARVEY, Lisa,s...,
Governor Of this Province since ls4s expired =, ~.
Government House, In this city, at ia o'soca ~.
morning. 50
Trial Of the Murderer OF the Ysune PAM
PErLADELFHlA, Monday, March "a. lisa
This morning blass'us ana Matthias Skup,rssi a.
two Poles who stand charged with the mardsr ~
young Lehman, were put upon their aial beio,s
Judges Allison and Thompson. wv
Their counsel, David Paul Bro~n moved "a,
they be separately uied This motion, after Arm
nent before Court, WIS overruled.
he tmpanelins OF the Jury wss then comnelcsd
This proved To be teclsus affair, - ali me Jaror.
appeared either to have CONSCIENTIOUS scruplss d, -
have formed an opinion OF the prisoner guilt
Bank Robbery IN Augusta, Ga.
PHILADELPHIA, Monday, March u. 1854
The Central Railroad SANK Of Auxuss Ca. W.
robbed on the 18Th ms, OF $4,000.
Two Slope belonging 10 ms port, the GloSe "A
Petrol have been seized on Tho Chesapeake for Va
lating the oyster law.
Mnfkets----Rerorted b nlUspA
New ORLBASs, Wednesday, March II. lSs
The sales OF CorroN to day were GOO oAIea AZ
easy prices The Nisgara's news was not rccsjved
until the market had c lOsed
EEw-ORLlASs, Thursday, Mach is iaa
Sales OF CorroN TO day reached 5ee, q uueaasr,<
prices, Low Middlns. 7; Sncl Mddhug, u. CoRs ~
declE ed and 20 0oe bushels changed hsnds at tsels
RICE Is GOOD demand. at 50 So MESS Poax ,taads a
SIC a5G$l6 50 ~
Nxw ORLEANS, Friday, March 10. ls32.,
The CorroN market is heavy to-day, sales reach
ing nearly 1900. Toe sales OF the week have ossa
4500o. Receipts at ali the southern ports are 33i -
ahead OF last year. Stock on hand, is3,coo
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N.w- YoRK.-ln the XlXth District. tia
Hankers Of 0tsego Co and the Barnburners of
Delaware have finally agreed in issuing cali
for Convention 10 meet at Onsonta. April :,
for the purpose of electing Delegate to Baln-
more "
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8 Tins WIDow Of Weber, the composer,
recently died in Germany.
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New.fors ship, II Is rumored, with three H..
sand bales Of Cotton, burnt to the wsssss "a.
in Mobile Bay on the ism We can get no funSs,
particulars.