Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-02-11

all nations than to hazard its utter extinction amid
| the ruins of fallen or falling republics in Europe"
| Throughout Mr.. Cay's remarks NJ. kossuth lis
tened with the utmost interest and attentions; and
indeed, the whole interview he iiiustrat-
ed the rare combination of the profoundest respect
without the smallest sacrifice Of his personal dignity
exhibiting in all his bearing the finished and at
tractve stamp which can be given to the true meta
of genius. He did enter, in his turn, upon con-
troversy of Mr.. Clay's views, but began by stating
what he thought the of the repeated failures
estab sh liberal institutions in France. Education
and political information, he sald did not descend
very deep into the OF the French peoples as
illustration of which fact he stated that hundreds
of thousands when voting for the first time to elevate
Louis Napoleon to the presi dehcy. thought the ola
Emperor still alive and imprisoned, and that the
vote they then gave would effect his deiiverance. he
gradually diverted his remarks to the affairs OF Hun
gary, AUSTRIA Russia, and Turkey; speaking OF the
exaggerated estimate of the strength of Russia OF
the strength and weakness of Turkey strength,
which consisted in her immense land force, ana es-
peciay in her militia, Ennd,Uehr, he termed 1t
her weakness, which the liability OF the assault
of ConstanlnopIe by sea- And here, apparently in
ausion to Mr.. Clays conviction of our being una
BILE effect anything in a European war; he spoke OF
the material aid which might be rendered Turkey In
a with Russia by naval force for the protection
of her capital After series of entertaining and In
sruciive remarks about the condition and prospects
of Europe generally, he rose TO depart.
MIR. Clay and babe him farewell forever, with
the utmost cordaiity and kindlest sympathy BEAM
ing in his face and suffusing his eyes and grasplng
Kossuth's hand, he said, " God bless you and your
; family! God bless your country-may she yet be
free.''
Kossuth apparently overwhelmed by the warm and
sympathy thus exhibited for himself, his SUI
fering family and country, profoundly bowling press
ed Mr.. Cay's hand to his heart and replied In tones
OF deep emotion, " thank you, honored sir; shall
pray you every day that your health may be restor-
ed, and that God may Proong your lille :! mr.. Clay
eyes filled with tears, he again pressed the hand
which clasped his own, probably for the last time,
but he could say no more.
Thus closed one of the most Interesting scenes it
has ever been the fortune of the writer to witness
Two such men rarely meet in this world-the one,
having finished the course OF his destiny, having llv-
ed and acted through the better part of his country
lifetime, and with its growing greatness and renown
having achieved his the sun OF his glorious ca
reer just going down in uncloaded brancy, and
sending back the rays of its declining glory upon
happy land /; the other, still acting, still hoping and
fearing his star just rising amid storms, and Clouds
and darkness before him all the vlcSSItudeS OF an
future for himself and for his country the
one like prophet of old, procaiming the principles
of the fathers of his country TO HON he was short
y to be gahered-those principles, living by which
that country had achieved her greatness the other,
likea scholar listening catch the words of WISDOM
and hear the lessons Of experience which should be
treasured up, and which might yet one day Prot his
country in her pupilage. To portray that scene Alright
would challenge the skill of the poet and the painter
The writer would iSa too, the art of Handel and
Hayden, could he transmit to- this paper the sweet
melancholy cadences of the voice of the Hungarian
exile sounding like the low melancholy wall of the
stricken children of freedom, the trumpet-toned
voice of the old statesman, gathering some of its an
Gent strength and ringing as full and sonorous as
when in days of old its clarion peal sounded its note
of cheer and courage to a nation in its trumphal
march 10 glory and to greatness.
HUMAN FIENDs. An individual whose eye "with
fine Phrenzy rolling" spoke at of intellectual
vivacity with the iriumphs of intemperance, call
hA
and solemnly he arose, and said " / am accused of
drunkenness-a fault. or folly-but one which has
been rendered immortal. if not respectable, by the
gifted and the great. He who yields to the fascina
ton of sPrituous excitement is the of generous
impulses and heightened thought. tendency to
drink is fostered by the Of social and generous
feelings, and the mean and the misery are the last
to yield to its influence. They may become sPonges,
on the generosity of Others they may treat those
for whom they pretend friendship, for the disPica
BILE purpose OF securing some advantage to them
selves but from the flow of generous emotions they
never hold the bottle to their neighbours mouths,
" drink strong drink - themselves. l am accused of
drunkenness! Be it so-of that l complain not
but to be called (" human Fl nd ~ by subordinate
official OF this court,-of that l feel that [ have
right complain.
The human fend, sir. is that miseraby dspicable
pretender to humanity, whose very breath is scandal
faisehood and de fanaton. 1t is he sir, who gener
ally, by sPectacleS, cunceals the lurking devil in
his eye who makes sacred oaths to lies the most
scandalous-who employs fortune-telIing crones to
detail falsehoods subversive of domestic peace. for
getfnl that she who would lie for bribe, might rea-
Oily be induced tell who was her briber-it is he
sir, who Hampers with negro servants and pays them
for giving circulation to the libeous scandals of his
own inventive tongue, in order produce effects the
most mean, and bring about ends the most diaboIica
it is he whose life is entire forgery and cheat
and who may be expected,
" His life in cheating passed,
To hang himself, and cheat the law at last. -
Such is the human fend, and am sorry to say that
there be iends, female, well male. -
The recorder, who seemed fascinated with the elo-
4uence of the oratorca nebriate while he spoke of
his own sex, CALAMITY stopped him soon he
commenced to give description of the female iend,
and after few words of advice, gave him liberty to
leave, in order that he might have wider field for
display of his genius. ". o. Della.
The THERMOMETERS. The late severe frost has
caused particular attention to be paid these useful
and simple Instruments, and yet many persons are
quite ignorant of the principle which they
s;ructed. The word means literally "measure of
heat. The idea of determining the intensity of this
subtle agent emanated with Sanctario, Italian phi
losopher, in the year 1920.
His plan was improved upon by Fahrenheit, a
German philosopher, who lived about the year 1870,
and he was the inventor of the thermometer now
used in this country and England The form of Fab
renheits thermometer is too well known to need de-
scription Fahrenhet's thermometer is deficient in
this respect, viz that the inventor labored under
mistake when he imagined or to be the extreme
OF cold. Zero is the the temperature Of equal parts
of snow and salt and Fahrenheit thought that point
destitute of all heat, Repeated experience has