Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-06-21

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Z KossUTH ON NIAGARA.-When | hurried
through your city (Schenectady) few days ago.
to strengthen my outworn nerves by the contem-
plation of the Niagara Falls. that sublime won
der of nature, to describe which, human tongue
will never find a word TO comprehend the gran
deur of which man must not look at it with the
natural eye, but with the immortal soul, and lis
ten to its roaring not with the ears but with the
heart; when we thus see it with the soul and hear
with the heart then we understand it, that it is
a mirror in which the Creator glassed his own
majesty that in the boundless eternity of time
and space is still going on; thus it is great mo-
nitor to the mortal world, advising man that
there is no difficulty over which an iron will
not prevail.
Such mirror, such revelation, and such
: monitor was Niagara to me. Every element of
physical nature, and every element of spiritual
life, has its destiny, and destiny must be accom-
= plished The mighty waters of the always in
: creasing Lake Erie must have and must make an
outlet. Those waters must flow, and mankind
must be free. Both are destiny. A whim of
nature barred the way to those waters by nigh
ty range OF rocks as crime and ambition barred
the way to mankind's liberty by rocky range
OF despotism; but the falling waters broke the
barrier of rocks; progressing liberty will break
the barrier ofdespotism. 1t is destiny.
When l saw the waters take that sublime leap
the rocks; and below the boiling foam of
overcome tolls, crowned with the rainbow of VIC
. tory, and then after victory, flowing on in calm
peace-when saw the struggle, the victory-the
rainbow and the peace, mysterious voice in the
recess ofmy heart told me, there is the mirror of
my country's cause.
And the rainbow in the foaming deep spoke to
me Ike the rainbow on the sky once to Noah
spoke and an inexpressible joy thrilled through
md T ell i, IL,
awe OF silence, that eoquence of deep, feeling
heart.-Atbamy advertiser.
ATRocIoUs MURDER.-The little village of Dy-
ersburg, Tenn, was thrown into great excitement
on the Gath ult., by the discovery that a negro
man named Ned, had murdered a boy of 10 years,
son of James Ridens. The lad was ploughiug,
when the negro attacked and chased him about
200 yards, when he struck him on the back of
the head with hoe breaking his neck. These
circumstances were stated by the negro in his
fession. 1t was apprehended that the mob would
avenge the act, by taking the fellow from Jail and
hanging him.
Marrow EscApE.-Bayard Taylor, in one Of
his agreeable letters from the Nile, which appear
In the New I DIRK Tribune, gives the following
account of an incident which came near putting
end to his travels:
''The men were about to pitch my tent near
some suspicious looking holes, but had it moved
to clear, open space not far distant. In the
morning as Achmet was about rolling up my mat
trass, he suddenly let it drop and rushed out of
the tent, excalmlng, 'Oh, master, come out come
out! There is great snake in your bed!'
looked, andtrue enough, there was an ugly spotted
reptile coiled up in the straw mating. The men
heard the alarm, and my servant Ali Immediately
came running up with club. As he was afraid
to enter the tent, he threw it to me, and with
one blow put the snake beyond the power of
doing harm. 1t was not more than two feet long,
but thick and club shaped with back covered
with green, brown, and yellow scales, very hard
and bright. The Arabs who by this time had
come to the rescue, said it was most venomous
creature, its bite causing instant death. Allah
hereen" Goods merciful) I exclaimed, and they
all heartily responded, God be praised They
said that the occurrence denoted long life to me-
Although no birds were to be seen at the time not
ten minutes had elapsed before two large crows
appeared and aghted near the snake They
walked around it at distance occasionally ex-
changing glances, and turning up their heads in
shrewd manner, which plainly said, NO you don't
old fellow! want to make us believe you are dead,
do your They bantered each other to take
hold OF 1t first, and at last the boldest seized it
suddenly by the TAIL jumped backward two or
three feet and then let it fall. He looked at the
other, as much as to say, If he's not dead it's
capital sham!' The other made similar ESSAY,
after which they alternately dragged and shook
it, and consulted some time before they agreed
that it was actually dead. One of them took it
by the tail and sailed off through the air its,
scales glittering in the sun as it dangled down
ward"
I'M &, Dell,