The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-10

Of virgfnis; be bsS appointed hin excessively A.
t<rrey General and Secretary Of Ssaee, Ana lad
hea.sd him ia every way with unlimitsd confidence
arc almost parental foDdnsss. The vulgar sn1 yio
tpt shuAe wiih which be was asssii<d in the ois
Pracsd minister's viDdicati0n, therefore inc< nsed
him to an extraordinary ceRIss; the &C cssioa wss
one Of those in viii his feelings for . m1mens OBJ
tsipsd mastery over bis habitusl selfcons-ol. We
lustrsiiDg this, which lss not been hitherto pub
hsted. ULon the settlement Of the boundary bei
Peppsyivania and Virginia, some IL Washisgsoa's
IsDds Eel, within the former State, and The lac
ssle Of them. BE came 20 Philadelphia 70 settle Ms
account, and sendrg word - the President tsat h.
would wait On him .. his pleasure, was invite to
b. eakfsst The next mcrbipg. On arriving re fo1ni
all the laeies-the Cusises, lie wises, MIA Wasting
ton, ard othsTs-in the parlor, obviously In great
asrm. Mr. Ross described them as gathered
together in the middle of the room. like flock Of
partridges IN field when hawk is in the neigh
horhood Very soon the President entered, and
shock hands with Mr.. Ross. blu. looked dark and
little while The secretary Of War came 10, aud Sal !
to Washington, "Have yen seen Mr.. Randolph's
pamphlet" II have,' said Wasuis ston. "aud, By
ihe eternal God ne is the damnedest liar on the
face Of the ca TIL" and ~ he spoke he brought his
fist down upon the table With al his strength, ali
With violence which made the cups and plates
start Il ON their places. Ross said he fe, hntsly
rsleveo; Tor he bad feared that something in his
NWn conc UcL mao CdSlUL eu Inc Dlacknesb Oh tue
Presidents countenancr. The late Chief Justice
GibscD had this from Ross himself; and re men,
toned IL Ut the bCue OF IL late Mrs. John b. Wal
lace, Of Philadelphia, rs showing that, nan--lir
Washington was man Of extraordinary passions
and teDsibIIi jes'
TIE volume is full Of iIliant and vigorous wit.
jng, and OF The most us'qoe anl ent rsanng DEF ills
Of eocisi fe a, period the most interess,ag AMI
least s'uasd of any in our history. It's supassias
Ia, - h
r1Ds exqpis ,e spgtav,rgs with shica is 10 embsl
isbso, viii aot fan TO secure it piecsdencs beiocj
Try sousenir VOLUME of The year. We close our ex-
tracts with one otte., from the c,u iue.sn II tie
DO / -
The iou d rs and f s. ad1inistI atcfs o. Gu; gov
trrmtnt intelie ,tualy and moi sily iat above
the oI 6ina,y examples IL human eresr'sss. u ue
~ pure and speroli az teeirs is among the irest
products on history. The ceairal figure In tnas
nroup Of eminent personages was she tsthsr OF his
Country, aud il is ceiiebt vi to turn from the hu
miliatiog page in wlIce IL recorded the insn'ts
which he sue ed for his virtues, to accounts watch
bsye cone down to us OF the donors be re,aiyed
from those who more justly appreciated bis nature
ard his services The select circle Of official and
private charectS itn whom Washl0 gt0l wss most
inum.ie, comprsed an amount Of resoectabuy
which psibsts was never in any royal or imperial
court surtas.ed. apd Of this circle none ever APP
preached him witaout beng elmer fascinated by
his grandeur, or touched by his goodness.
he hief er domestic lite Of that osliod, IS ra-
vealt in ali We know Of its refinement AID
elegance, its djgnihed courtesy and iof.xib.e
morality, can be contemplated with ooly q respect
fol admiration. 1t was In keeping with the rank
ness ana sincerity OF ascendant politics. Women
uahesi,aiipely eyiDced their sympathies with what
ever Was generous AT honorable in public conduit
6n. rarely If ever in fOrgettuDess of the require
mepts Of feminine propne'y. Though patti
lbey were content to be women still, aud were
atx fnr 4iSts Ina FIRMS of arn
Taey perceived that was their nobility not 81 be
me Il, but to be women worthy Of men. Jn p)s3ss-
s.on of eve, y right with which tocy we're endowed
by ra'u1e they ad no desire TO exercise mans ore
negatives. Theye we're indeed, some shaUeiess
females. not unwilling 10 exDib,t modification az
hsvipg sen created or sex whose finer attribnses
were icy p3 their emulation, and all lie DOOR stof
which tbs class Low displays In periodical offences
against decency, was spoken ara written III 1t
grew too stale even tor deris'on but these
creatures we not in society: they were gtrd-i
only IS curious monsters. Such wives as those OF
Washington, Adams, jay, Wolcoit, Bra lto,d, and
King, had m desire, rs Montsicne expresses it, 10
cover their beauties under ctaers that wers nous of
theils.'"
Rum HAZE: By FANNY FERN.--Masoa & Brothers.
& is popular writer TT a continuous story. AS she
Rel self states 10 Der preface, it is entirely at vs-i
al &C with all the established caDoIs of novel writ
,cg; but II is. reye,toeless, very claiming avd
IT s6nhle production, exhibiting Ioore genmne OH
so,hy ard practical Christi unity in its LON ly AID
I utbtrl ri lures Of domestic life, th III ace be-
I urd III the h. miles Of hall pulpit orators.
yae morsleffst OF works OF this class cannot b,
tiehly app eciased.
FRIB. NrHN0N. or The VICTIM or AvAatcs: B,
'te sngtor o. Miunis Grsy.--G wre.t & Co ene
wCky Of his anthu- have a cef: in currency Dorr-
jfsd' n who have an appetite FIR toe high aown
sad alye'Iops, AMI who are not over fsst1iGu1 ~
t. lie form in which they may be presented to
them. TIE volume hefors us does not rice, III pop,
of style, above The level Of his fosme PRODUCTIONS
but u possesses greater interest, RON she ar
liz tic strutuon Of It's plt, aud lis sey dra gn
hut flert,ve Sketches OF character,
THE AMERICAN LAW REGIsrER.--we havs re-
ce,vd 5,cm Fish & WHARTON, Of Philadelphia, the
second number Of the third voIame Of mis- use-us
publication IL contains several interesting article
srd De cisions, ongst which we may specify those
oil "Gsoutd Rents in Pennsylvania and SIC dei-
sion OF Ganraist, p. j. of tbs SIKH Judicial
c,s'rict, Pa, quashlDg the inti:tment against
Samantha Hutchinson as coomon scolS. rhs,e
vii, also be- found in il .n abstract Of late Ecglisn
&, cisou on the liability Of boarding house kee e-
The RI giss,r fast in Ieasing in mter,sL and i'm
PORTAGE.
NAV MUSIC.
We have received III &c new duets for tenor ald
sol "a no. by hat popular com POSER, Mr.. ". Z d IN
STE. lfsis titles are-"Go where the Water Gid
e.b ,""Wilt thou be Nh 81" and "Dono,iprget Me.
They are Gil three remarkable fur the sweetness o
tnelr O. is,Ial themes aud the hatmouy oftaer cog
r.i.ed sylargement. Berry sn3 Gordon are III,
New Y9k purlisbels.
Rsdaue Julie Pet'igrew's rret'y little tri, o
"si,d ny, my Messenger" is at lining veil me
rif p, pplsriiy. 1t is published by Horace Waters
Bioadsay.
The ssrre house has also recently given to toe
public d org list OF new pieces. Amongst them 81,
,,;i'e" Jiiy "hite,' bg Bal'ak; "Wioe Awak-,
b. Augustus Puud; Rsc,llecsions ct Gcisl,' b,
CoarIes GMvc,;" "S-hastopol," by Osca, Conmet
tani; " l. ,boes from the Opsr,," by B.liak: "Gem
oi sscy.d Soug,' hv rbomss Baker; Fantasies ~
ths P,,noioI.e, bv Be,et; fctroauc'ivas nd V.r
tiro- on n, kerr. favOr,ge sony OF Our Gl-s an,