The morning comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-1856, 1856-07-19
AN APPLICABLE MAx1M.-There is

S1utiti aIlllDuLtti W l. I'll otaS-
who by the way, was Greek--whicl
runs thus, in the vulgate "Magiste,
arts ingentique laryitor." Withou
any desire to shock the nerves of the
sensitive, by the use of common and
expressive terms, we will give the
meaning of the Latin as found in J
Grigg's 1918 dictionary, page 14S.-
"The belly is the teacher of arts and
the bestower Of genius." How deep
how profound; how significant is this
What great philosopher was that,
who arranged these beautiful and
truthful words in the manner we find
them There are no such gems in
the ocean of thought, now days. No.
i one of our greatest living authors,
wanted to say thus much, he would
| write book, divided into heads and
chapters, and founder over at least
three hundred pages.
Would that our loudest and longest
winded patriots, would remember Per-
sius occasionly, and when discoursing
eloquently on their own disinterested
patriotism, forget not the important
truth, ''the belly is the teacher of arts
and the bestower Of genius..'' =
STEAM MUsrc.-A locomotive on,
the Providence and Worcester r. r.,
has been provided with one of God
dard's Steam Calliope Whistle, and
plays popular airs for the amusement
of passengers on the train to which it
is attached One of the locomotives
on the Worcester and Nashua r. R.,
has also been rugged out with one the
Calliopes, and the editor of the Wor-
cester Transcript thus discourses con-
eerning it:
The effect was magical, nay won
derful, exciting and amusing. Men
left their fields and workshops and
rushed for the railway with them
camc women with babies and without,
children innumerable and swarming
Ike ants when their ant hill is trod.
den on, all q gape and grin with
wonder and delight every thing ami
mate was on tie qui vive."
The horses danced pirouettes to
the musics the very pigs relaxed the
attention Of. their tortuoas tails, and
stupid calves, thatne'er heard Of melo-
dy, in dumb amazement sfuffed the
music laden air and stood a cape, their
pendant tails outstanding straight be-
hind Twas marvellous, aud we
should not have been surprised if all
the bending woods, charmed by the
Orphic strains, had walked adown the |
shaded bills, and made obeisance to
the 0alliope, even as to the terror of
Macbeth, the lofty Birnam wood came
down to Dunsiuane."
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The HARTFORD EVENING Pass
We have copy of this Connecticut
paper before us. 1t is Black Repub-
lican in its politics, and has at its head
for President, John G. Fremont of
California. The following appears
under the name, as the sentiment of
Mr. Fremont on the slavery question
| heartily concur in all movements
which have for their object to repair
the mischiefs arising from the violation
Of good faith in the repeal Of tho Miss
ouri Compromise. I am opposed to
Slavery in the abstract, and upon
principles sustained and made habitual
by long settled convictions. While I
feel inhexible in the belief that it ought
not to be interfered with where it ex-
listed under the shield of State severe
gnty, | am as inaezibly opposed to its
oxtention on this continent beyond its
limits.
DISSECTION IN PENNsYLvANIA.--A
,ah was recently made for Demo
cratic Convention in Warren, one of
,he populous counties Of Pennsylvania,
% ratify the ticket Of tie Cincinnati