Daily national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1854, 1854-01-11

at present, and the theatre was place OF re-
sort for the wits and Htterateurs of every city,
there was more attention given to the subject
Of scholastic eloquence than at present. In
those days, I" the bar, the pulpit the theatre,
and the COURT afforded the models of correct
speaking. Now, in our country, there is no
court to guide us, the pulpit is full Of Stiffness
and manncrism, the bar is rough and tumble,
and the theatre contains but few educated or
well studied actors. Boston paper before us,
(the Ailas) in an apparently fair and friendly
notice Of the drama in that city says Of a lady
of some popularity, that she has q peculiar
habit Of giving an incorrect pronunciation to
the final syllables Of such words as even broken,
ETC., which she pronounces as though written
e-vua, bro-kun--placing the accent on the last
syllable" This is horrible; but the atlas con-
tinues
9The managers Of our theatres do not pay
that attention to pronunciation that the i'm
portance of the subject seems to demand. The
pronunciation at all our theatres is faulty, and
we cannot visit one Of them without hearing
words pronounced either in an original or
schoolboy. The hearing Of such words as
offence, OCCASION, and the like, pronounced with
the o long as though written O. fence and O. ca
SION, ID quite common occurrence"
PASSENGERS FOR EURoPE--Among the pas
sengers who departed from New York in the
steamer Pacific, ON the 18th instant, for Liver
pool, were Col. Webb, Of the Courier and En-
quirer Edward c. Kemble, editor Of the Ala
California ]. Lieut. Morris, bearer Of dispatches
to London; c. A. Holdship, bearer Of despatch
es to Paris; Col. McGreeder, bearer Of des-
patches to Constantinople; Count Bernaud, Of
Prussia and Mr. Gavazzi 1t had been given
out that the latter was going to embark direct
for Italy; but he is one Of the prescribed.
SLANDERING THE PEcULIAR.-The New Or
leans Crescent, of the 9th Of December, relates
the following, under its police head:
A Savage Master.--A runaway negro man,
calling himself Lewis was brought before Re-
corder Winter yesterday. He was most
wretched-looking darkey and his miserable
appearance attested the truth Of his story Of
hard treatment and barbarous severity he
had but one hand, his head was tied up, as If
in consequence Of some recent hurt, and his
face was emaciated, and would, if possible, have
been pale. He stated-that he belonged to q
man named Lynch, who had q plantation
across the river, and that he had run away in
consequence Of his master frequently beating
him without cause, and with the utmost severn
ty he declared that Lynch had shot at him
twice, and had repeatedly threatened to kill
him and that, being apprehensivc he might
carry his threats into execution, he had run
away, and come to the city to claim the protec-
ton Of the authorities. He had been bought
it appears, in Kentucky, by his present master,
and his former owner had lately endeavored to
re-purchase him; and because Lynch had abso-
lutely refused to sell him at any price, some
he retained him as an object upon which to
exercise his cruelty.
Mrs Stoves "extravagant and impossible I"
incidents in the life Of Uncle Tom, no doubt,
begin to look like vcritable deeds, even to
Southern eyes. Now that the attention of men
is directed to the search for such things, they
loom up in most horribly convincing plentiful
ness
How TO BE ET-Pennsylvania
papers inform us that
"A meeting Of persons DESTROYS Of emigra-
ting to the West was held in jefferson, Greene
county, Pennsylvania, on the 26th December,
the object being to form company Of some
fifty or more families consisting OF farmers and
mechanics Of different kinds to emigrate to
some healthy and suitable place in the West,
and there locate at least one section Of land,
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ly among the members of the company-eaoh
member paying $3.50, or whatever sum may be
determined on by a majority, for tho purpose
OF defraying the expenses OF locating the land,
purchasing the necessary stock for the COM
pany and expenses Of emigration the company
to remain organized, working as one family
at their different occupations until there DO
erected one dwelling house for each member,
on one of his own lots, and all other buildings
necessary, for length Of time agreed on
then to dissolve, dividing the produce, personal
property, sc, equally
II is in the power Of any fifty industrious
and frugal families in the country, each having
as much as $3.50 in hand, to become rich in
FIVE years. II is amazing that this plan is not
constantly acted upon by the poor, shiftless,
and thriltless families, who totter on from year
TO year in poverty, in all our towns and cities.
II is population that gives value TO land. Bet
ter land may be bought in the West FOR dol
lar or two an acre, than some in New York
that sells for million or two per acre. The
settlement Of fifty families in any eligible po-
sition in the West, where the land ia unim-
proved, and the Inducements they present to
others TO locate among or near them, are sure
within few years to multiply greatly the
value Of the land, while increase is as sure to
follow thrift in every possible form.
The shallow and frivolous allurements Of
city life should not, in the estimation Of ra-
tional people, weigh as q feather in the balance
against such opportunities Of attaining to hap.
pines and independence.