The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-07-22
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nOWS. ''DutlnS tHo lhbt tcW Oay6 q now movement
has como to light which has for it's object the all
ncxaton Of Me1ico to tho United Stutcs Tho
lncts concerning il aro aB follows: It seems TINT
Mr. ABBOTT, brother Of tho historian J. 8. c.
ABBOTT, has bccn engaged for two years past in
planning and maturing schcmo FOR tho acOuisi-
ton OK tho nor hcrn tier Of Mexican States with
Wow ultimately to tho nbsorbtion of tho whole OF
Mexico. lilo has travelled extensively through
That country, put himself in communication with
ats leading men, including JuAREz, nrd malc over
turos TO thom, with tho tacit sanction or promi-
mont parties in the United States. Until lately ho
mot with but litllo encouragement in Mexico.
Since tho capture and execution OF MAMMALIAN,
howovor, his propositions hnvo boon moro fnyora-
bio considered A fow days ago Mr.. ABBOTT Buc-
cecdod in getting together number of prominent
Senators and Representatives, 10 whom ho mado
statement OF his labors and. .$sbspccls. The mcot-
ing was held in tho Yico-Prcsilcnt's room at tho
capitol. There were rrcsont Senators WADE, SuM-
NEn, CHANDLER, NyE, HOWARD, RAMSAY, Cole, and
Representatives BAsKa, DurLEn, ard q few othcrs
OF losscr note. Mr.. ABBOTT >gavo q detailed ac-
count OF his plans, and lnid before them maps and
surveys OF tho territory proposed to bo annexed to
the Unitod States. He Btntcd that since ths sue
ceBs OF tho Liberals tliero wcro fcars entertained
by Tho leading men Of Mexico of q now invasion OF
that country by tho European powers, who wcro
onragcd at tho death Of fMANIMILIAN, md also OF
fresh repetition Of tho intestine strfcs which havo
torn tho republic for 30 many ycara. Undcr thcso
circumstances, JUAREz md tho bottor class OF
MeIicun lcadors entertain serious propositions OF
placing Mexico under tho protection OF tho United
States on certain conditions. tho most vital OF
which is that thoy shall te taken caro- Of in tho
way OF securing good positions in their native
! country. ABBOTT urged that our Government
| should onler into negotiation with JuAnEz aid
improve tho opportunity to anuo1 Mexico to
| the Union. Ho expatiated upon tho immense I'D
vantages it would aocure to us commercially and
III territorial point Of yiaw. The Senators and
Representatives present listened to him attentive
| ly for nearly an hour whom oach ono gaye his
| viows on the subject"
"THE DIVINE CoMEDY," says North American
| reviewer, speaking Of LoNaFELLow's version, s'is
| not book to BIO popular in tho samo sense ns tho
Lady Of tho Lakc. the Idyls Of the King, or Evan
| golino. Without study and without insight, no
ono can reap tho delight and instruction which
| tho poem o~ars to him who is qualified TO enter
into it's spirit. But to ono who has fitted himself
by atudy, and W. $50 nature onablos him to reap
tho profit OF his toll, Mr.. LoNoFELLow's version
will be tho means by which, while ignorant Of the
language OF tho original, no muy ontcr into and
tako possession aB his own Of ono OF those rarc
works OF genius which share with nature hcrsolf
in tho power to administer vital nutrimcnt to the
| spirit Of man, and to afford continual delight
adapted to his various moods. DANTE did not
writo to pltaso nlono but to instruct and 10 holp
| ns vol; and in spite OF change OF time, and cir
cumstanco, and thought, his poem romains, and
will remain, Of the highest service to tho highest
men. In rendering the substance Of DAFrE's
poem, Mr.. LoEarELLow has succeeded in giving
Fnsa - \
spirit Of DlNTE's poetry. Fitted for tho work as
few mon ever wero, by gifts Of nnture, by Bympa-
thy, by unrivnlcd faculty Of poetic appreciation,
md by long and thorough culture, he has brought
his maturcd powers in thoir full vigor, TO its por-
formance, and has produced an incompatible
trmslation-a poem that will tako rank among tho
great English poems. With tho increase OF gon-
cral cultivation his work will be moro and moro
highly priced; and il runs no risk Of being auper-
seded or supplhnted by any moro successful
achievement for which 1t must itself hnyo pre-
pared the way. It ia lasting addition to the
choicest works OF our iterature."
TIE PARIS CORRESPONDENT OF tho Loudon &dr,
writing OF tho Exhibition, says: The educational
movom ent inaugurated by ii. Dunuy has already
proved highly successful, inasmuch as it has led
to tho following startling result, namely: That in
ishmonts Of Franco roso from 5629 to % SIG, thare
by creating an augmentation OF Goo,O 600 voluntary
pupils. Thanks to his porseyering efforts, thcre
arc now COCO libraries In tho oommunes Of this
country, which lend out SOC, 900 books per annum.
promenade through classes 80 and 90 will thor
oughy initiate tho reader into the present state Of
public education OF tho whole universe. How will
thero bo ablo to study and compare the different
apparatus and methods, illustrated publications,
treatises, atlases. globes, symnastio games, &C.,
employed for the instruction Of the rising genera
ton. Among the most noteworthy improvements
introduced in tho printing and bookselling trades
since the last great Exhibition, must DO mentioned
the variety as well as clearness Of the types en-
ploycd: the progress realized in stercotyping, by
means Of the galvano-plastic process, the employ
ment Of photographic stcrootypo plates, and
above all, tho cheapness Of tho impressions by tho
introduction Of improved printing pressos driven
by steam. In tho French department., ono natur-
ally resorts to CunMEn FunNE, PLoN, and the In
perial Printing Office, for tho best specimens OF
typo, vignettcs and ornaments. In Belgium ono
admires sEvEREYN's chromo-litLographs, WANDER
ANwEnA's old Elzyvirian typo and nrmorial bear
ings; also VAN DoossELAEnE's. genealogical chnrts
and specimens Of old printing. Prussia awakes
tho cupidity Of tho passant by it's specimens Of
paper money and promissory notes.
FnoM THE WHEELRo Inteaigencer wo copy the
following: "Rev. AsDY srEyENs, we'll known
throughout West Virginia as Methodist minister,
now teacher at Point Pleasant, has invented
clock which may justly bo rankod among tho re-
markablo inventions Of the times. 1t Is not, acou.
rately speaking, clock. but an attachment which
may be joined to any clock. It calculates, with
scientific precision the rising and setting Of the
sun, moon and stars. Shows the changes in the
moon, and calculates all tho eclipses. 1t shows
tho right ascension and declension Of the STARS
the place OF tho sun or moon in tho zodiac, and in
what constellation, with many other Of tho celes-
tial phenomena. Thus it will do for ono hundred
years to como. At the end Of TINT time It would
have to bo stopped, 80 as to lose day to mako the
calculation correct for tho next ono hundred years
"a necessity growing out Of the fact, understood
by scientific mon, that calendar time does not ab-
soiutely correspond with actual tina, 30 that in
century tho former gains q day. Professor WH1TE,
State Superintendent Of Schools, who has seen
Mr.. sTEvENs's invention, and Is familiar with It's
details, Rays il will do all we hsyo rentioned, and
much moro. It Is, however, exceedingly simple
in It's construction, and easily understood. Mr..
srEyEss, who seems to have a genius for
mech,nics, msdo this conlrivance throughout
with his own hands. Ho calls II an astronomical
clook,' and intends claiming pntont for it,"