St. Mary's beacon., 1858-03-11

GYxxasrls N SWEDISH ScHooLs. Special
pains are talsen in the pubic schools OF Swe-
Den % deysiope the physical 6 well as the m
tAlectu Il powers pf the pupils. The tCllowing
Acs INT is given Of lie system which tlae Swedes
pursue
aEvcry school bghlding has les large high
room. with earthextl o. nshftsd 6oOr, and Ill
sorts of inpIements &c Developing the muisra'ss
Ladders, poles, wuolen hofses, cross-hars up
10 tine ruof, jumpiuz piacss, r0<es for s#insins.
knotted ropes for elinbis = q. The acholass
are not allowed ID exercise On what Gz.ey wishs
but there is regilar, ScientiEcally Arranged
system. They are trained in squads. and move
and march, sUmetimes 70 music, at the word Of
command.
At large public school in Stockholm, Jaw
the lads in their noon lessons of gyInnastics.-.
The teacher gave the word, and o dozen sprang
out toward tall pole, with cross bars. and,
clambering up it, each hung with his legs |;
then. at the word, all together dropped their
heals backward, and hung BY the feet and sn-
kles, then aeain recovered themselves, and let
themselves down. Anothsr party, one afser
the other, squirmed up naked mast another
pulled themselves up hand over hand ON q
knotted rope; Others, in succession. played
leap-frog over . wooden horse; then they
marched to the beat Of the drum. The smaller
or weaker boys begin with the lowest grade of
exercise, and follow up. according % scien-
tifie system, arranged for health They ali
seemed 70 60 into il with the greatest relish,
and showed well trained musrtAr power.
could not but conclude that the superior ply
siqwe Of the Swedish meu II not entirely due to
climate. when viii America learn that heath
and strength have their unacceptable laws?
BURR's PREsExcs OF MMD.-Col. +. 3.
Thorpe furnishes us with the following remin-
iscenee Of the imrertufable Barr:
'When in Louisville, Kentucky, some years
since, had the pleasure, pleasure which
shall never forget Of messing wisk Judge Rowan,
one ofthe most remarkable men or HE day. In
% eenversatIon Of an evening, ths Judge, among
Sthsr "Reminiscences Of early times, alluded the
arres, Of Aaron Barr, his arrival in Louisville
i'm charge ofthe United States authorities. Burr,
for the time being, occupied she prineiple room
of the then fashionable hotel Of the day, and vas
constantly surrounded by q crowd Of visitors
drawn together eithsc BY sympathy or curiosity.
Among the persons present were Judge Rowan
and Mr.. Clay. AZ night drew on, The crowd,
ou aide Of the ho'ei, com oossd Of he wild pa'H-
OIic of Tie West, be Ame violent in their de-
hu" I,tlOns Of Burr, and so warm did this cla.
NOR become that meny PEI sons ihonght that
Busr would be seized by the reopls and sumnar-
lily dealt With. In the midst OF the excl eaient
almo ~ every person Immediately about Burr be-
elms more or less anxious fcr his safety, when
Mr.. Ciey. then jusi in the opening Of his briIli-
ant earrer, with a poiiteBess that he alone could
assum", stepped up % Mr.. Burr, and said: Sir.
depend upon IL. whatever may ue the feeling Oui-
side. we, your friends present. will defend ySu
Burr. hardly half the stature Of Mr.. Clay. in
stan,Iy assumed an air of dignity thar rvaed tha,
Of Harry of the west Has brilliant eyes fash
ed fre, and stepping back, he rerlsd !: II have
never in my life, Sir. been plaeeL under any cir
cuns:anees iehere eouu Mt o. Jsnd nsyse!C'"
LEcoNPrex.-We are told by those who have
recently visited Washington, wh~ss msans OF
information have been good, that M doabt now
exists OF the admission Of Kansas with the lie.
COMPTON Constitution, no matter what Mr.. Cal
n1un 3 report Of the result of the eee ion for
State officers may be. For our owu part, We
have n0 idea that Kansas will be q slave State.
or could be kept as one. The tendency Of slave ?
ry - sonihward, and when slave leaves his
former home il 10 % 60 10 the tropics. mol
further from them. We know many Nor,E,
CaFollnsans whn work negrpss in other states oF
move TO other States with all their free. and
ve know that they take them 10 F1ocida, Mis-
siss'ppi, Alabama, Texas, or Louisiana, and
some ines to Arkansas, never io any OF the
northern slave States n.r TO Kansas. Slavery
must extend ,a.hward. or not al all, and 20 en-.
able It 20 extend it must reeeave an accession of
numbers from abroad. These ara commercial
and physical facts, certain and issvIiuble, and
not me re political speculat1 ons. Set slaves oacs
ia motion, and rhey tend South. as rersainiy ss
a river tends To the sea. They tend 10 The i.lace
where their labor win pay best. Wi,hou, more
slaves the hope Of permanently extensing the
a. n.
be done without weakening iis strength.-Wi
a'iagioa (!E CO. JOsrnsi..
SLAVERY ExcITEMEST.-A mass meeting
Of citizens Of Taylor county, Va, was held al
BJothesville ON the 9Th ultinio. ut viii h the
following among otheg resolutions were passed
unanimously:
That the Eve Christian Advocates published
in the cities Of New York, Pittsbnre, Cincin.
matt, S. Louis and Chicago, having becom.
abolition sheets of the rankest character, We
ask our commonwealths attorneys and post.
masters to examine them, and if found 10 b
Of an unlawful character 10 deal with then
and their agents as the laws Of our State di.
rects.
That we ask as special favor Of the III. r
Church North, and all other churches that filaS
consider this country part Of their moral vine.
yard for the future, 70 send among us only such
ministers as have wisdom and grace enough d
enable them 70 preach the Gospel without med.
ding with the civil institutions Of our coun.
try.
REnxsns sr Jonx McDonoea.---The lass
John Mel Donogh, Of New Orleans, wlio nequeafh
ed the asjor portion Of his immense estais 10 lhs
cities Of baltimore and New Orleans, requested
thai his remalns should be removed 10 shis eits
for intemens. No mention Of shis matter has
been made ior several years. and all that WAS
mortal Of she miilonaire, now lie in negiected
grave yard, near bis former residence. The aE
fairs of the estate are likely 5000 20 bs sssfled
by . partitions ofthe properly between the city
legatees and in introducing this fact 10 the ai
teaiien OF the cmy Couneil. she Agents remara
that they have no authority % conform 90 the
,estaioF's request relative % his ressiains, aDd
suggest that they be empowered by ths prorel
amrhoriiies. TO have shsm removed 90 some eens.
efery in the nesghbsrhood of Baltimore, and b
erscs plain bias appropriate moaaaseas 10 his
Insunory. - Re- s.7.1.
MIR. Walker wants % knsw il we are In the
eighty second year of American liberty or tts
fFst year Of the reign Of monarchy, That 10 a
capital subiect for boys' debating socsety IL Ii