The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-09-02

attempting the task of q faithful chronicler OF
the events of the day, has been obliged to con-
vert itself, to certain extent, into sort of Po-
lice Gazette.
The preparation of these horrible offences has
not been confined to any one person or class OF
the community. Negroes. both slave and free
seem to have been, in particular, possessed OF
the devil. Whether it is that the unusual heat
of the weather has warmed to correspondngeX-
cess their blood and passions, or whether their
extraordinary crminality has been stimulated
and provoked by other causes, is not easy TO
determine but in many instances they have as
sumed a blackness of character exceeding that
of their complexion.
But it is not the blacks alone nor the illite-
rate and ignorant of the whites only, who have
perpctrated great crimes of late. Lawyers.
doctors. writer's, and even the reverend clergy.
have all helped to swell the list of offenders.
The increase of crimes has been startling-grcat
criminals have appeared in all occupations and
professionally Y. Erening Post.
KEEPING COOI.-Y csterday afternoon, a cler-
gyman, not an hundred miles from Boston,
preached in his shirt sleeves and apolOgiZed
by saying that he pursued the more consistent
course he consulted comfort rather than fash
ion and as We endeavored to make ourselves
as comfortable as possible week days. he did
not see why we should not do the same on the
Sabbath.-Trarelier.
The Bishop of Nice, in France, has recently
communicated the editor of a newspaper for
the lIberalty of his vicws-espccially for adj
vocating liberation. This editor gives the
pricstly fraternity a merited castigation for
their interference and crimes.
''YOu came near losing your equilibrium"
said the doctor to Mrs. Darlington, helping her
to gain an upr ght position when she was nearly
crowded from the pavement in Court street and
hung. in the effort to save herself, like a noun
tain cliff above stream. In her agitation
small bundle fell from her hands, which the
doctor CALAMITY picked up and handed to her,
with this remark, you came near losing your
equilibrium" Yes said the old lady. blow
ing the dust from the parcel, "but it amt that
Il have got no equilibrium, it is blue yarn"
The doctor moved on. "Equilibrium!': what a
word that was for Mrs. Darlington to treasure
up, and lap it upon her memory as heavy as
fifty six until she got home. The dictionary
Worccster's Critical-was taken and the mean
ing sought by Ike. who read the definitions in
their order until he came to lust poise."
What does that mean asked Mrs. Darlington.
smiling, "what sort of poise is that?' Il guess
IL lieduS Nv OtluupolS, Inc WIZ va
well posted in weights and measures, who could
tell you to kernel how much powder went TO
make an ounce, and whether foot Of match
rope was less than twelve inches long making
fun of my heft dare say said she, 1.-THE doctor
is such funny man !! L declare sometimes he
is almost enough to make any body laugh"
She here inhaled pinch of particular, while
Ike stood vainly endeavoring to balance his
big dictionary upon his nose, with strong
chance of running his nose into knowledge
Boston Post.
Why SHOULD ANY MAN SWEAR II conceive
of no reason why he should, but of ten why he
should not.
/. 1t is mean. A man of high moral stand
ing would almost as soon steal sheep as to
swear.
2. 1t is vulgar; altogether too low for
decent man.
3. 1t is cowardly implying fear either of
not being believed or obeyed.
4. 1t is ungentlemanly. A gentleman, &C
cording to Webster, is gentleman. Well
bred. refined. Such one will no more swear,
than go into the street to throw mud with q
clod-hopper.
). 1t is indecent /; offensive to delicacy, and
extremely unfit for human ears.
6. 1t is foolish. want Of deccncy, is want
of scnse."-Pope.
I. Itisabusvc To the mind which con-
ceivcs the oath, to the tongue which utters it,
and to the person to whom it is aimed.
s. 1t is venomous !; showing mans heart
to be a nest of vipers. and ytime he swears
one of them sticks ont his head.
Q. It's contemplate FORGETTING the respect
of all the wise and good.
10. 1t is wicked violating the divine law,
aad provoking the displeasure of Him who will
not hold him guiltless who takes his name in
vain.
NOTICE OF A MARBLE STATUE OF CHRTsr.-I
think never saw the character of the Savior,
the outline and filling up of his inward and sa-
cred disposition, perfectly sculptured in the
countenance, as in the marble statue of Christ
in DEATH which we are shown in the church of
ST. Mary in the city of Naples. This cXtraor-
binary work was designed by Anthony Cora
dinia, Venetian artist of high reputation, but
in consequence of his death, it was executed 10y
Sarnmartino, an artist of Naples, to whom
large share of its perfection is to be ascribed.-
Christ is laid on the tomb relied. The veil is
wrought with immense care and labor and with
such skill that the form of the body, and even
the muscles are seen through it, and what is
remarkable, it is made to appear by the artist,
as if it were slightly moistencd by the perspi-
ration Of death. But this veil does not OBJ
scure in any uniavorable degree the expression
of the Saviors countenance, which is full of
resignation, sympathy. peace and triumph
My heart. which long dwelt upon the inwardf
image, was deeply affected in the presence o
Christian art. The divine countenance, which
it had embodied in marble, seemed to come
like a revelation from another world, and was
present with me many days after. So perfect
was the expression of the Christlke attributes,
it harmonized so completely with the i'm
pressons left by the frequent reading of the
Scripture narrative, that l could hardly help
saying to myself, that had seen the Savior
Prof. Upham.
THE HEALTH OF THE CITY.-Thc intcrmcnt
lists for the past week show the number Of
deaths by yellow fever last week was twenty
nine. number serious enough for the
friends of the victims, but insignificant in its
relation to the general health of the CITY,
o. Delta Sth.