Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-11-18
DAILY EVENING STAR.
CITY ITEMS.

,.casional critical remarks various authors who
have written on the subject. The lecturer intro
ducsd bis subject with review OF the early history
os,bs Fngli,h language, and entered infinitely into
,hiIolosicaI enquiries 70 the origin of certain
words observing that il was in the study OF those
,r,,5. which are daily used in the familiar inter
course of life, that TO derive the most useful
information Several examples were then given by
the lecturer, in which much learning and ingenuity
were DISPLAYED. common words being traced up to
,hru original derivation, and the difference shown
between their primitive meaning and that which the,
have since been applied to.
The lecturer then proceeded TO discuss the origin
sfal language, combating they hypothesis Of a Ger
man phiOlo.i>, that all words were derived by man
from the earth, and out of must dig their roots
God and not the EARTH the sole source OF all hs
frt IDEAS which derived not from the visible,
tuf from the invisible and spiritual, in direct COM
Tausication with the Holy Spirit which spoke 10 his
inward senses.
The lecturer then proceeded to discuss the ques-
ton as to which the original language spoken by
man, his aim being to prove that this was the He
trew, and that all languages derived from it. 1t
was the opinion OF Biblical critics, that from the
language of all men had been one and the same II
Iil. unity of language be admitted, and no believer
in holy Inspiration doubt it. it must follow that
all existing languages are derived from it, The con
fusion OF languages that afterwards took place at the
building Of TIE Tower of Babel might easily bs ac-
counted for in thu manner: Tha, no new languages
were spoken, but that the same words articu
Ia;ed differently and made carry difsrcnt mean
Ing with speaker from what they conveyed with
another. This tie lecturer APPLY illustrated by quo
TALON. from poem entitled Babylon trans lated
frOHi French wTit-r, where the CONFUSION that must
necessarily occur, where such misconceptions Were
made, p!cinly shown. II possible ihat after
alter TIC confusion OF languages, the descendants 81
oi the of Soah still spoke the original Ian
Cuasr used before the foo;i, and which must have
been the language Of this greaI progenitor. Drs
Clarke aud AIn-worh suppose this language to have
bern the Hebrew, opinion That IL disputed by
Noah Webster, who asserts that the hypothesis
impossible and ab,urI la drawing this inference
Nnah Webster in his the I-ciurcr's) opinot had
used has customary good sense. For, whether al
languages derived from one, or are all i'll reality
one and the same, in either case il does conflict
with clIm Of the Hebrew, to have been the frs,
III j. lilc Sllt oil superior he
il must be in!mutabIr, and ihu. say there is bn
one language; and yet galnarians III discussing III,
question, speak a. If there many distinct
languages a. people. Whatever may b. the opinion
critics upon this point no one can di, pute that tn.
original language mOn0-y ll;Lic. Such is found
10 b. the case i'll all primitive laneuasr4, and in pro
pTu0R men became norp refined and inverted
hrw ideas, new terms were made TO -xpreSs them by
combination of two more words, AID thus th,
poySyllabc garb introduced.
Mlt:5rs Tresecgfion.-TIe feBies tansd.-Ed
mUnd Is. West, the unfortunate cripple " no
drawn about by two DIGS in 4 cart, and who set> hi.
living by selling Ei-das, arrested yesterday on
charge OF passing one of them 10 a German named
Younger, With fraudulent intention. The parties
appeared al the office of Justice Clark, yesterday
evening, West in The custody ST an officer and
large crowd were assembled inside and out TO hear
tie proceedings. IL Was now pretty evident 10 the
Jdstice that there was mistake somewhere for the
complainant being sworn, gave hi. evidence very
reluctantly ard at last slammed 81 understan
lngs-" Justice Clark was not however TO BIZ baked
Ia this manner, and asked if there any one that
Understood German aIn1ng those present, when
German named Jacob Rely was introduced, aud
sworn in as interpreter. This Office however, hs
performed very badly, for instead OF confirms. HIM
&ef 10 bis dnties, namely, translsting verbatim the
queries OF the Justice and the pOndng answers
Of TIE witness, he commenced an inquiry s'on hi.
Cwn hook" Justice Clark was not however 10 be
defeated in this manner, and quickly showed thai
he knew Dutch enough to see what was going Oh
The interpreter accordingly admoni,hed to con-
final Al. r.tka
the complainant finding that by American law, ever,
man Is innocent ui.tiI lie l. found guilty manifested
strong tokens Of wishing beck out. La his re plies
ne prevaricated 80 very much affirming and DENYING
The same thing ia the one breath, that every che
present was sensible that injustice had been con,
EtIed. and that the poor young fellow, whose mis-
fortunes are To be pited, the victim of ground
less charge.
Al this juncture, Mr.. COMBS, whe keeps restau-
Tani at the corner Of 10Th street and the avenue
stepped forward, and gave the following history Of
the whole Transaction: On "Wednesday night, about
10 O'Clock, Younger, the German, who had made The
charge came into his hosse, aud asked for glass OF
brandy punch, which was furnished To him. While
lie was drinking II, some other parties who are by
occupation bOnkbnders likewise came in and be
gan joking with Younger, talking IN Dutch and
French In hun. Younger then pulled ont a eioat
case worth about levy, and having taken out
cigar, lighted il. One OF tie parties above men,on
ed, then offered 10 buy IL, and In fun offered him
one III the tokens that the lame man, West, ha. been
lately selling about, saying, in joke here is n -
gold piece for you Younger, on taking it, knew
well what IL was, for lie Observed as he laid hold
CT IL ''IEis Is mOney-tLis Is nichts'' and made a
fsinf of throwing II away. lie, however, took care
instead Of dong 30, to put in his pocket As he
appeared half drunk, and inclined 10 quarrel Mr.
CO0mbs advised HIM 10 go home. Witness was sails
fed that Younger had got the medal al bis house
On Wednesday night, and more, that Wet was not
present Al the time but al home fast asleep Mr.
Co0mbs then turned 10 the complainant, Younger
and said TO him: ''if you ever come in INV ho,s.
asain, Will Dutch you" Younger, finding the
tables turned, began >piuucrins out, iu broken
Ehgl Ia; II no udsTs'uH II, dis-Itoo mine tooty
Ii was, however, evident from his manner tina, he
understood all thar the last witness had said
The tables were now turned, and III. ooor Iame
man, West, who was sitting down Oh the floor much
afflicted at the degrading situation in which he had
teen placed, demanded that ju.tce should be dome
% his character, which had been irrrrrieyably IN
Jured by the false accusation Ii wa now Younser,s
his whereabouts, which he did not seem very
anxious TO eniigheR the Justice and gave very coli
Trajectory accounts Of himself. As he did not ap-