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SKETCH OF LUTHER.

A coarse, rugged, plebeian face it was, with
great crags of cheek bones-a wild amount of
passionate energy and appetite But in his dark
eyes were floods of sorrow; and deepest mel.
ancholy sweetness, and mystery, we're all there.
Often did there seem to meet in Luther the
very opposite poles in mans character. he.
for example, of whom Ritcher had said that
his words were half battles-he, when he first
began to preach, suffered unheard-of agony.
90, DR.. StauPitz, DR.. Staupitz," said he TO
the vicar general Of his order, 81 cannot do it.
! shall die in three months. Indeed, / cannot
do it."
DR.. Staupitz, wise and tonsiderate man,
said, upon this, "Well, sir Martin, if YOU must
die, you must-but remember that they need
good heads up yonder, too. So preach, man,
preach-and then live or die, as it happens"
So Luther preached and lived, and became,
indeed, one great whirlwind of energy, to work
without resting in this world; and also, before
he died, wrote very many books books I'm
which the true man was for in the midst of all
they denounced and cursed, what touches of
tenderness layl Look at the Table Talk. for
example. We see in it little bird, having
alighted at sunset on the hough of a tree that
grew in Luthers garden. Luther looked I'D at
it, and said, "that little bird, how it covers
down its wings, sleeps there, so still and fear
IeSS, tnouSH oNer IL are Jne INFINITE starry
spaces, and the great, blue depths of immen-
sity Yet 1t fears mott is at home. The
God that made it, too, is therel"
The same gentle spirit of lyrical admiration
is in the other passages of his books. Coming
home from Leipsic in the autumn season, he
breaks forth into living wonder at the fields Of
corn. " How it stands there" he says, erect
on Its beautiful tape stem, and bending its
beautiful golden head with bread in 1.-THE
bread of man sent to him yet another year!"
Such thoughts as these are as little windows,
through which we gaze into the interior of the
serene depths of Martin Luther's soul, and see
visible, across its tempests and clouds, whole
heaven of light and love- He might have
painted-he might have sung-conld have
been beautiful like Raphael, great like Michael
Angelo.
As it was, the streams of energy and modesty
met in his active spirit. Perhaps, indeed, in
all men of genius, one great quality strongly
developed might force out other qualities. Here
was Luther, a savage kind of a man, as people
thought him-a wild Orson of a n ana man
whose speech was ordinarily wild torrent that
went tearing down rocks and trees-and behold
him speaking Ike woman or child. Senti-
mentalist was hel A tolerant man, but with
nothing of sentimental tolerance. He went to
the real heart of the matter. When his reform
ing associates made a vast fuss about sur
blice that somebody or other wanted to wear.
he ended the matter with "What iii can a
surphce do us? Let him have three surplices.
if he will that it not our religion, nor does It
interfere with it at ell. Domino miSerHe mel,
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For the National Era.
L o v z,
BY MARY FRANCES TYLER.

Short time agone, and were led to deem
Love delightful, sweet bewidering dream
sort OF seventh heaven--a realm whose skies
Beamed with glory shed from loving eyes;
Aud whose son winds were redoeni of signs
Breathed forth from loving hearts Once there,
We found the region hardly would compare
With what our fancy painted it. False things
That wooed us thither came, took wings
And hed-the Lord knows where-and IN their pla ice
Came frenzied Jealousy, with mocking face,
Whispering things 'twould be sad disgrace
Even to make mention of. Now we call
This wondrous Love-this shadow sought by all
,nlaA hing tUeR eo'ieeaied, like truth in verse,
And thank our stars didn't find il worse
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truth before them all, but glance from my
guardian withheld me.
We are all busy, preparing Rebecca for the
West. Mr.. Bigelow's presents to her and Liz
zie Seymour are endless. Until after the wed
ding, adieu ELEANOR.
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HoN. S. P. CHAsE.-A very pretty compll-
ment, says a late number of the Home Journal,
was paid lately to this distinguished gentleman,
by the following jeu desprit:
My sad heart O. heigh o! O. heigh o. kept signing
30, who from my spirit this sorrow can chase? ?"
listened a moment, and Echo, replying,
Said, .Chase.n
Then my sad heart more wildly kept beating kept beat
ing,
Till / cried, In what land will you cease your O.
heigh o."
Ipaused; i, was Echo repeating, repeating
@Ohio.n
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For the National Era.
L CIV E Is D E A D.

Soul OF mine! that walked in glory,
Garlanded with light and song,
Musesi thou but sad story,
Manifold in pain and wrong!
In the dull dead universe,
Hearing only the great curse,
Love, Love is dead.
Sun, the Titan, world caressing,
Thy great living heart of love
Throbs more with JOY and blessing
In thy rayless courts above;
And the light, thy gushing voice,
Sings not now Rejoice rejoice,
Since Love is dead.
Thou, the Yates the Inspirer,
Myriad-crowned and regal Night!
Tuning thy immortal Lyra,
Thy deep soul beth felt the blight
And thy many voices wall,
And thy starry watch-fres pale
Love, Love is dead.
Thou, dear Earth, the joyful mother,
Motherly thai lovedst all,
Is there none, or son, or brother,
Ger thy corse TO spread the pail?
Oh! the cloud all things fair
Death and silence everywhere,
Now Love is dead.
Ye, that from the great earth-altar,
Breathe sweet incense, bright-robed flowers!
Minstrel winds, that may not falter,
Harping to the eternal Hours,
BY your soul of sweetness fed,
Know we, with shudder dread,
That Love is dead
Streams that smiled and danced before US,
Hoary ocean, singing nil,
Yours the surging anthem chorus,
That all time and space doth fill
Now We all move dark and slow,
To one mighty dirge of woe
Love, Love is dead.
Friends, sweet friends! ah vain ideal.
Since ye not, and but seem
Love alone is true and real;
All things else are but a dream.
In my heart the yew-trees wave,
And the flowers smell of the grave
Sweet Love is dead.
Turn not thus your faces;
Pictures they, and no more;
Gone are all your tender graces
We that loved in days of yore!
What are we but phantoms dead,
When our beings soul is fed,
And Love is dead!
How the cold rain droppeth ever
On the dull, Eternal shore,
BY the black and sullen river,
We are orphans evermore.
In a world whence Love hath fed,
God himsefis gone or dead
Great Love is dead.
Then saw an angel vision,
Where sat within the tomb;
Sweetest light and JOY elysian
Suddenly did bud and bloom.
MARY whom 1 wept as dead,
Tenderly He spake and said,
"Not Love is dead.n
When knew him, the arisen,
Love immortal! Love divine!
The dark walls of the earth-prson,
Planet-like did sing and shine!
And the dreary Hades bloomed,
Glory-crowned and love-illumed,
Not dead, not dead.
M. E. B.
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CENSUS OF PRovIDENcE.-The census of the
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THE USURY LAWS.
Gus and

In another columnwill be found letter of a cor
respondent in relation - the Usury laws TO which
We desi.e to call the attention OF those of our read
ers W no wish TO understand this protracted argu-
mcnt. In il. we ourselves are ted that the
greater part of our objections to a change o.
sy,tem Z" lave been scan and sgain answered,
and, as the writer thinks, d" concuslyely re-
futed but if So we regret to say We have
failed 70 see the refutatiOB. Where il has been
attempted So far as we have seen, the writers
Themselves have generally furnished evidence that
they did not understand the question in regard TO
which they wished to instruct the public, and as
We have had entire confidence that the good sense
of the people would prevent any change in the
direction proposed, We have been willing TO let
them passed unDoticed.
Our correspondent is Of opinion that there still
remain several points, in regard to which the
refutation has not been, as yet, quite "conclu
siye" and, therefore undertakes the task OF
making it complete and final Whether or not
be has done so, We shall be quite willing 20 leave
10 the decision Of our readers after showing them
what are the words and arguments attributed .
Us, and what were those that We really used.
We are here made to cay:
You next ssy IePes Of cur gsuy Laws would be
ds:ey 5.ea hy eA.iaE a o. al aeb-' sfoa NOR.
gfgo'
New We beg to Say in reply that We never said,
nor ever meant 10 say, this, nor anything ike il.
ard that our correspondent would have furnished
much more "c conclusive proof Of bis confidence
in the strength OF his own cause had he quoted US
fairly and sccuIa.ely. What we did Say va. as
follows
= a. the thai tie
teen soVsucsd 70 esAi. per 2ni debt
q the state would sut themselves Compelled pay
sdv.rced upen probably lIit.e short Vi
hons OF dollars the demands Of their creditors The
tliIf Aers ard scarcely -eeG ID s!spse before he
operation WI Be per armed thou Eho1t the AID 70
hs would probably e.s thar
sifhs niliors 0; colls-s annually
There is wide difference between the calling
in of mortgages and the issuing of notices to
nortesgers that the rate OF interest has been raised
and that the advanced rate must be p.id Let
the usury laws be bow repealed, and such notices
will Dc forthwith Issued, and the taxation TO
which mortgagers will be subjected will be fully
equal TO what isststed in the above extract. I'M
der the present laws lenders cannot obtain the
highest security-that of real estate-st more
than per cent except when they find oppor.u
nifty to purchase existing mortgage. add they are
indisPosed to part With those thsy now hold s'sa
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Ink MILITARY POWER OF AUSTRIA.

IL is curious fact that the Eogish press
which, for the last six months has busted itself
with nothing but the position of Austria, should
never have given us any positive information about
the real military force which Austria IN throw into
the scale the moment she may choose to follow a
definite line of policy. The London daily jour
nails have been divided upon the question whether
the Austrian alliance or an open rupture with
Austria WAS the preferable thing. But these jour
pals which represent the public opinion of ma
ton pridiDg itself upon being the most business
Ike in the world, have never condescended to
enter into those details aud statistics which, not
only in trade aud political economy. but also ia
national policy, form the groundwork of every
measure inteigently adopted In truth, the
British press ould seem TO be conducted by gem
temen Who are as ignorant in their line ofbuslness
as those British officers who ,hink they are doing
all their duty when they buy commission. One
paper SAYS the Austrian alliance must be Guilt
waited at all hazards and under all clrcum ances,
because Austria is an immense military power.
Another says the Austrian alliance is worse than
useless because all her energies are required to
Keep in check Hungary, Poland and Italy. WHAT
the real military forces of Austria are, neither
to one nor the other ever trouble themselves to
knOs.
TIE Austrian army though managed up to lSi9
accordr to a cumbrous nd old fashioned 81 stem,
was entirely remOdeled in that year. The de-
feats in Hungary had as great part in it as the
victories in Italy. The Administration was freed
from old traditional hinderances. The army, EN-
p'oyed in a country where revolution in the capt.
tai and civil war in the provinces had only just
been subdued, was organized on a regular war
footing The distribution of the army into perma
nent hrigades divisions, and corps. SIS it existed
under Napoleon, and as Il exists now in the Rus
sian active army, was Introduced with success.
The - regiments of infantry, beside riaemen,
and 40 regiments of cavalry, which had been split
Up during both the Italian and Hungarian cam
paisns, not only bsttalions OF the ssme regiment,
but even companies Of the same battalons being
employed partly in Hungary aud partly in Italy at
the same tme-were now reunited and brigsded
in such manner as TO prevent any similar disOr-
der and to insure the regular course of egmental
administration. According to this new plan. the
Austrian force is divided into four armies COM
posed Of twelve corps darmte and tao corps of
cavalry. Every army is not only complete in the
three aruv, but provided with perfectly indie
pcodcot administrative staff, aud the material to
,nsurs ia Immediate readiness for action. The
first ,ruN-l.t ID, and 9th army-corps-sener-
Ally occupies the German provinces of the Empire;
kbe seconi sra'y-5th, 9th. eth and Sth army.
corp. and 20 cavalry. corps, and the third army
l0tb Il.h AMI l2'h army-corps. and Let cavalry.
90, ~ -seoer,ly occupy tbs Huussr.a and Sls.
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FREE NAVIGATION OF THE DANUBE.

The fee navigation Of the Danube forms 4
prominent question in the pendipg Eastern com
plicatiops. 1t tas constituted one of the griey
snces Of Germany and affords substance for the
fourth part of the celebrated protocol Of the Con
ference at NieIna laid down AS future basis for
peSce. if that be probable.
In order to explain this question, we would re-
mind our readers thu, before the Treaty Of Airi-
anop pie was concluded between Russia and Tur
key, in l-29, the Black sea was closed BY the
Turks against fee navigation. 4 special permit
from the Porte was necessary for admission 20
it's water, through the Dardanelles as is yet the
case go far as relates to vessels OF war.
Thus, previo isy to the signing Of the Treaty Of
Adlianople and the opening Of the Dirdsnelles
obtained by Russia there was no question relative
TO the free navigation of the Danube. Besides,
o. Turkey did not take any part in the Treaty
of Nienna-nos having then place among the
so-caaed European family of natons-thOugh she
con manjed, at that time, Ehe mouth Of the Dan
ube which she lost in l-29, the paragraphs Of
that celebrated treaty relating to the free navi.
cation Of European rivers, were without appli-
csiion to this great channel Of trade.
The principles laid down in this Gaze by the
Vienna Treaty form It's paragraphs lOs aud 100.
snc according 10 them. powers whose States are
separated or iraysrsed bya nayigsble river, en.
gage themselves mutually TO regulate 10 COM
non whatever may concern the navigation Of
such river. Along its whole course from the
fr.i practicable point TO the mosth. each ouch
stream vas therceforwsfd absolutely free, sli
10, ilteIdicied 10 any commercial purpose.
For the reasons we have given the Danube
could rot have been comprised among Europeans
rivers thus emsncpated. Neither after the con-
clusion of the Treaty OF Adriarople did il run
between any two states which signed that docu-
neLt. From Belgrade to Orsoys it separates
Serbia from Austria; at Orsovs il enters Wal
lscbia of the PriDcip sties, and issuing there
from little beyond Galatch, runs for several
miles between Besssrabis and the Dobrojj. until
turning to the North at Tulcha, il crosses Bess,r
alba 10 it, mouth on the Black Sea, having its
chief outlet az Sulina The treaty of Vienna
could not then find literal application TO this
river.
But TO be Just i must be mentioned tia. in
1880 Russia has opened the Sulina outlet to gen.
erai commerce ard IS usny as 4ls vessels of va
ro1s nstio,s entered IN that year. In lS40 the
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vienne.e Cabinet proposed to that of St. Peters

Viennese Cabinet proposed 20 toat OF o. Tesc's-
burg 10 settle by positive agreement what had
then been prscticsd during ten years. conven-
tor therefor, vas concluded between Russia
spd Austria In .ts pgesuble. the contracting par
ties declare their inter ZION 10 sppy TO the Dluabe
tie PRINCIPLES laid down b. the Treaty. OF
Neuns for the free navigation of rivers running
scross or separating different countries. IN
article of this convention stipulates ihat the nASi-
CATION # the Danube shall be free through 8
whole length; that is. fret, the part where 1t
touches the Russian territory 10 its mouth,
IS well as in the Aus,risn domiHioIs. Austrian
vessels IS well as those Of all other nations
can enter by the Suns mouth. ascend. descend,
and 20 out free from sny tolls or Gust ms except
ing some dues required for keeping ia order the
ssndy bed II the river 10 the IN and sixth ar
ticles, Russia undertakes to execute all the re-
quired works stop the continually increasing
sat bake in tie Sui IA and TO construct! and
keep there beacon, and for this use the dues es-
tabli,hed by the treaty we're fixed Another pars-
grsph relates TO sanitary regulations. The last
limits the duration of the convention to ten years
the contracting parties declaring that the free
navigation of the Danube is to remain perma-
nent principle.
This convention expired in 1850, but was pro-
logged to 1871, rot being then folloxed BY al
other; but the free navigation did not suffer
thereby. and the principle Was sg,'n estao-
llsbed in treaty between Bavaria aud Austrli,
an6 in convention between Bavaria and Russia,
both concluded IN l-53.
Russia held the tolls OF all the vessels passing
al repassrg tie Suiina and, until the explosion
of 1873 DO complaints were ever raised against
her Tie Difficulty Of reducing the sand-bNnks is
said 20 be almost iDsurmOuntsble aud the river at
its Quite. is continually drawn back by the winds
and the waves OF the ses. Only within the las
two YEAR, has Austris BE- gun to bl)g up the rocks
and destroy The narro@s near Belgrade aud OfSova
In 1853 even Lord PsimerstOn asserted in Par
lament that the difficulties of navigation at Su-
Ina were occasIore ed prncipa ly BY the elements.
1t would seem, therefore that Russia has made
efforts to keep the Sulna in navieabIe order aud
= the various German States did not much use
the free navigation. tie reason is to be found In
the misuuderstand and difficulties Existing be-
tween Austria and the Zovefen. and adjusted
only within two or three years
As above mentioned AZ vessels Of various na-
i.Ons crossed the SuliDs Ia 1880; in ISL, 2,66l;
ia 30 > 500 OILY 10 Germsu mo. Austrian
vessels passed the Suna ia IN, out OF which
10 were under Pfussisn. , under HsnoyeriaO.
under Hamburg aud under Bremen coors. 1t
appears, therefore, tkaI the free navigation of
The Dsuube will form one of che lesser aud easier
points in adjusting the Eastero question add set
sling the terms of pesce-a result at present OF
yery doubtful probability.
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III. Albion shrewdly regrets the necessity of
exploding the cdnards cor fictitious stOries) OF the
American press, by way Of prologue to the re
traction of a cdn0rd of its own. One Of the Lon
don correspondents of The TRIBUNE "A. L. C.,
generally believed to be Mr.. FRANCIS PULsZKY)
bad stated tba. Lord Forth had dsgriced himself
in the Crimea and that, on hs return home, his
father Lord Perth bid refused to see hi II. T.
this The Ab,oH deliberately replied, that the whole
story was false inssmucb as there was neither
Lord Forth nor Lord Peith among the British
nobility. This WIS very positive assertion, and
Was calculated to injure the reputation of Our
Correspondent not only as chr0ucler OF current
events, but as a gentleman Bat, during tne week,
The Albion, having Obtained better Information,
fnc. it.elf obliged to admit that there are such
nobemen--thst the son proved himself coward,
aud that the father behaved toward hun as was
natural under tho circumstances This Is the sec
OF time th,t The AtJ,on has been under the ne
ces.iy of retactiDg very gross and unjust imPu-
tatons upon this journal, and we sincerely hope
that it may be the ast-for the dug is not grace
fully performed. Frankness il AL admirable virtue,
but mixture Of superciliousness is apt 10 mar its
excellence.
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CHYAPfSIsc BREADsrCgfs.-A correspondent,
who signs himself A Dutchess County Farmer
and who mills in that County makes the follow
ing proposition
propose tho following plan. The farmers OF
Duichess County are asking 81 per hushel for their
corn. They will eel IL Tor t1at. aud no less. One
bushel of corn will rSako ty pounds Of bOted meal.
| will buy corn aud grind 4, during the winter, AMI
se it 10 the oor oHiy for the rs, COS, Of the corn.
which, At the present price viii be two cent? per
pound for the meal pyOJ ded, thai the Hudson River
Railroad Directors will furnish ight per
day to be loaded with TIL. meal aud doll we're et
the foot sf Christopher :, f6ee II chqrge. shall,
st the hr-t opportunity make the Application IN per-
10 the Directors, and ask them IN beh All OF the
suffering poor the destitute widows and orphans, 70
ersht this request and for once hope it will prove
exception ~ the rule, THAI corporations are
sOUiees
This looks Ike foasibe mode Of relief - those
WHO are short Of means and unwilling 20 AK Dr
charity. Ii the Association for Improving the Con
diion Of the Poor or any Other charable Association,
would adopt he sane plin OF giving provisions aud
coal to the poor at wholesale cost prices, don4toas
might be made 70 60 nearly twice as far in the way OF
relief to the moo, deserying.
We have gfts Of money-giyny out bread, soup
and dinners but thai does not reach class. Let
us have cheap food for sne A. first cost.