The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-06-08

The Literary World gives the following remi-
niscences Of Mr.. McCrackeA, who recently died
| at Sierra Leone, in Africa:
| "New York has lost one of its eminent social
ornaments fine scholar. with pen always ready
in the promotion Of American literature, to which
he made, in quiet, unobtrusive way, many valu-
able contributions--in the death of Mi. J. L. h.
McCracken, at Sierra Leone, on the 25th March.
He had gone thither in the prosecution of his mer-
camille affairs, mourning great risk to delicate
constitution in that fatal climate. He was come
| forty years of age. Among his occasional contri-
| buttons to the magazines was very clever paper
written for his friend Charles F. Hoffman,, in the
second number of the Knickerbocker, entitled .The
Art of Making Poetry. by an Emeritus Professor,
| some passages of which shall present in our
| next number as evidences of his peculiar hand.
magazine, on the Education of the Blood, which ia
spoken highly of by DR.. Francis, as exposition
of some Of the writer's favorte physiological and
| sthetic views. MIR. McCracken was also con-
tributor to the American Monthly Magazine, under
the editorship of Mr. Park Benjamin.; and a few
tri1es from his hand appeared in the early mum
bers of Yankee Doodle. He was also the author of
| a Comedy of Society in New York, which was
| printed in the Democratic Revic,o, and produced
for few nights at one of the theatres. He had
also hand in Democratic free trade paper which
in existence but short time. A volume or
two collected from his writings would be valua-
will. trust, be undertaken by some one of his
friends, by whom his conversational and other
powers were highly priced"
The CRcUs IN New BEDFoRD.-A circus was
recently advertised to perform in New Bedford,
Massachusetts, but asordered out oftown-horses,
tents, clowns, tumblers, and all. The Mercury
thus speculates upon the cause of the election:
"Another version of the story is, that the per-
formances were considered Extensively personal
by divers dignitaries of the coalition. The way in
which some OF the artists mounted was thought
to be sarcasm on vaultng ambition. By others,
the sOmersets were felt to be a reflection. The
man who stood upon bis head was suspected of dis.
respectfully abiding in this way to those whose
business it is to turn every thing upside down; and
the 1ndia-rubber man was palpably an embodied
SANDER upon the India rubber conscences. The
two horse riding could mean nothing but slur
upon coalition generally, and the striped doublet
of the clown was evidently hit at all variegated
parties. No wonder that the authorities sent
such travelling lampoon about its business
WEATHER AND CRops.-The Greensboro (Ala)
Beacon of the 9th ult. says:
'The weather has been most unseasonabIy cool
for week past, and now write fires md
winter clothes are decidedly comfortable. Last
Friday night very nearly cool enough for
frost. and shall not be astonished to learn that
there was frost degree or two north of US. We
are also sill suffering very seriously from the want
of rain, not having had good season since about
the first of March. Corn, though small for the
season, is looking WE'LL we understand Cotton,
especially that planted early, doing very we'll
up to the commencement of the present cold spell;
but within the last few days we have heard consid
cradle complaint from lice. There is also some
not recollect the time when they were 30 unpro1n-
Using at the same date"
The New York Tribune has some speculations
H. liz
for war, if the two Governments will but consent
to observe act 81 of the treaty on which the ssdis.
pute'' is founded-the treaty of peace made at the
close of the last war-which stipulates that
elf, unhappily, any disa greement should here.
after arise between the Governments of the two
Republics, whether with respect to the interpreta
ton of any stipulation in this treaty, or with re-
spect to any other particular concerning the poli-
cal or commercial relations of the two nations a
resort shall not be had to reprsala aggression or
hostility of any kind, by the Republic against
the other, until the Government of that which
deems itself aggrieved shall have maturely consd-
cred in the spirit of peace and good neighborhood,
.cheher it trould not be better that 1t should be settled
by the arbitration Of commits appointed on each
side, or by that Of a friendly nation; and, should
such course be proposed by either party, it shall be
acceded to by the other unless deemed by it alto
gether incompatible with the nature of the differ
ence or the circumstances of the case.''
According to this provision, the Tribune con.
cludes that each Government is soemniy bound to
respect temporarily the boundary which their two
commissioners have agreed upon, 80 far as to keep
its officers and troops within the limits thus assign
ed it, letting the nation that feels aggrieved by that
boundary propose a new commission or foreign
arbitration for the conclusive and binding settle
ment of the difference.
WEST PorNr MILITARY AcADEmY-IVest Point.
IInpl 10 ynft hoc &c
the United States Military Academy by the Board
of Examiners took place this morning. The board
is appointed by the Secretary of War, and this
year it consists of the following gentlemen: Hon.
Daniel Goodenow, Maine; Hon. William G. Bates
Massachusetts; E. w Andrews, eco, Connecticut;
H. E. Davis, esq.,, New York; Francis Hewson,
esq.,, Pennsylvania; Col. John c. Groome, Mary
land; Hon. Kenneth Rayner, North Carolina; Mai.
A F. Brumby, Georgia; Henry TuIwiier, ESQ.,,
Alabama; Rev. James Purvlance, Mississippi;
Joshua Baker, esq Louisiana; Gen. D. Jarvis,
Ohio; Maj. G.. T. Ward, Florida; Gen. George
Temple, Iowa; H. S. Baird, esq.,, Wisconsin.
fthese only Mesars Goodenow, Davis, Rayner,
Brumby, Baker, Jarvis, Temple, and Baird, have
yet arrived
The Board of Examiners has been organized by
the choice of Henry E. Davies, ESQ.,, of New York,
president, and Major A. v. Bruno, of Georgia,
secretary. All but two of the members have ar
rived.
The examination commenced this morning at 9
O'Clock, in the Library Hall.
The following are the names of the first or grad
uating class:
James B Mcpherson, Ohio; William R. Boggs,
Georgia; William P. Craighill, Virginia; Joshua
w. Sill, Ohio; William S. Smith, do John nj,
Schofeld, Illinois; Thomas M. Vincent, Ohio;
Matthew M. Blunt, New York; Frs j. Skunk, at
large; George R. Bissell, Missouri; Thos. Hight,
Indiana; George Bell, Maryland; Henry c. Sy.
monds, Massachusetts,; John G. Chandler, do;
William R. Terriil, Virginia; James D. Burns, jr.,
Illinois; Owen F. Solomon, Georgia; NJ Bowman
Sweizer, Pennsylvania: Lewis II. Pelouxe, do;
La Rhett L Livingston, New York; Walworth
Jenkins, at large; Robert @. Tyler, Connecticut;
Richard c. Duryea, New York; John R., Cham
blies, jr, Virginia; William NICE Dye, Ohio;
Benjamin Allston, South Carolina; James L.
White, Florida; Augustus H. Plummer, Pennsyl
vania; B. F. Chamberlain, New York; William
w. Lowe, Iowa; Benjamin F. Smith, New Jersey;
silas p: Hignins, Alabama; Elmer Otis, Ohio;
Alfred E: Latimer, South Carolina; Henry II.
Walker, Virginia; Thomas Wilson, at large; John
B. Hood, Kentucky; William A. Webb, Maine;
John L. Grattan. New Hampshire; Lucius L. Rich,
Missouri; James A. Smith, at large; Thomas M
Jones. Virginia; Edmund c. Jones, Indiana; Jas
b. Mcintyre, Texas; Alexander Chambers, New
York; Robert F. Hunter, Ohio; William Craig,
Indiana; Reuben R. Ross Tennessee; John S.
Bowen, Georgia; Henry B. Davidson, Tennessee;
John H. Edison, at large; Philip H. Sheridan, Ohio
[Ne,u York Herald
AMERICAN BIBLE SocIETY.-The managers held
their monthly meeting on Thursday last at the