Daily American telegraph., 1852-01-10
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the nation that we may learn what has been done,
and be better able to determine what should be
done.
Washington in his letter to Gouyeneur Morris
OF the 18th July, 1871, says
The change of systems which have 80 long
prevailed IN Europe will undoubtedly affect US
IN degree proportioned to our political or COM
mercial connexions with the several nations of it,
out trust we shall never SO far lose sight Of
own interest and happiness as to become unne-
cessarily party in their political disputes"
Jefferson, in a letter Of the 25th March, 1898,
to the same person, says:
/" Unwise should we be in the extreme to in
volve ourselves in the contests of Europeou ma
tions, where our weight could be but small,
though the loss to ourselves would be certain"
Mr.. Clay, in his instructions to our Minister to
the Congress at Panama, says:
81 have it in charge to direct your attention to
the subject Of the forms Of government, and to
the cause of free institutions on this continent.
The United States never have been, and are not
now, animated by any spirit of propagandism.
They prefer to all other forms of government,
and are perfectly contented WITH their own Con-
federacy. Allowing no foreign interference, either
in the formation or in the conduct of their gov
ernment, they are equally scrupulous in refrain
ing from all interference in the original structure
or subsequent interior movement of the govern
ments of other independent nations. Indifferent
they are not because they cannot be Indifferent
to the happiness of any nation. But the interest
which they are accustomed to cherish in the wis
dom or folly which may mark the course Of other
powers in the adoption and execution Of their
political systems is rather o feeling of sympathy
than principle of action
HINTS TO PUBLIC SPEAKERs-It is curious
fact in the history of sound, that the loudest
noises always perish on the spot where they
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heard at great distance Thus, if we ap-
proach within mile or two of town or VII
lage in which a fair is held, we may hear very
family the clamor of the multitude but more
distinctly the organs and other musical instru-
ments which are played for their amusement.
If a Cremona violin, a real Amati, be played
by the side of modern fiddle, the latter will
sound much louder than the former; but the
sweet, brilliant tone Of the Amati will be heard
at distance the other cannot reach. DR..
Young, on the authority of Durham, states
that at Gibraltar the human voice may be
heard at greater distance than that of any
other animal. Thus, when the cottager in the
woods or the open plain wishes to call her hus-
band who is working at distance, she does
not shout, but pitches her voice to a musical
key, which she knows from habit, and by that
means reaches his ear. The loudest roar OF
the 1arReSG non COulu HOG pcneGTdtc So
Loud speakers are seldom heard to advantage
Burke's voice is said to have been sort of
lofty cry, which tended as much as the formal
ity of his discourse in the House of Commons
to send the members to their dinner. Chat
hams lowest whisper was distinctly heard
=" His mildest tones were sweet rich, and beau
tifully varied" says writer, describing the
orator; "when he raises his voice to the highest
PITCH the house was completely filed with the
volume of sound (; and the effect was awful ex-
| cept when he wished to cheer or animate-and
then he had spirit-stirring notes which were
perfectly irresistible. The terrible however,
was his peculiar power Then the house sank
before him; still he was dignifed and wonder
ful as was his eloquence, it was attended with
this important effect, that it possessed every
one with a conviction that there was something
in him finer than his words that the man was
greater, infinitely greater, than the orator"
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SAN FRANCIsco-The last five DAYS speak in
terms which cannot be misunderstood of the
commercial Importance which San Francisco
has already attained in the third year, as it
were, of her growth. Let us look at the char
acter of some of the arrivals since last Sunday.
First came the Nicaragua steamer lndepend-
cnce on Monday the steamer Oregon arrived
from Panama, and the Ohio sailed on Tues
day the steamer Monumental City came into
harbor; on Wednesday in sailed the huge and
magnificent Golden Gate with passengers
enough to populate good-sized town. In ad-
dtion to these every one is watching the arms
of the telegraph for the announcement of the
arrival Of the North America, and the welcome
gun of the Carolina, with the mails, may be
heard at any hour Can the world produce
parallel to this? Besides, on Tuesday, the
clipper-ship Syren, from Boston, and the two
splendid clippers Eagle and Typhoon, from
New York, arrived on Wednesday the clip
per-ship Raven, from Boston, reached us also.
Four ocean steamers and four magnificent clip
per ships in four days, bearing to us valuable
cargoes of rich merchandise and some fourteen
hundred people. As fast as the crest of man.
kindn begin to realize little the advanced
state Of things in California, she shoots far
ahead, and manages to keep them as wide of
the mark in their opinions concerning her as
ever.-ALa California Of December4.
SAILING OF THE LIBERIA PAcKET.-The Ii
IBERIA Packet" of the Maryland Colonization
Society sailed from Baltimore for Liberia on
Saturday She is to take out about one hun
dred and eighty emigrantsS well supplied with
everything necessary to render their condition
pleasant and prosperous in their new nome.
OF this large number of emigrants, 40 are from
MARYLAND, 10 from North Carolina, 80 from
Virginia and Pennsylvania and 100 from Geor-
gia which latter number will be taken on
board at the port of Savannah A good por-
ton of these people are manumitted slaves,
having been set at liberty on the express condi-
ton of their emigration to Africa.-A,nertcan
Our readers may not understand that, for the
present, all foreign newspapers are forbidden in
Hungary. No passports of any kind, or on any
pretence, are granted for Hungary, and it is thus
Shut up from the knowledge of the rest of Eu-