The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-07-29
HarDer's for August.

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HarDer's for August.
The August number of Harper's Magazine
gives q large number Of substantial and impor-
tant articles, besides fair proportion of lighter
matter Of unusual excellence The illustrated
articles are, "Children of Summer" presenting
the lights and shadows of vagsbondage; ''Count
Cavour," an excellent sketch of the great Italian
statesman; Lite In Cuba" by Mrs. Helen
Conant; "Thomas Jefferson and his Family" BY
the great ststesman's granddaughter, Mrs.
Randolph; and the Telegraph and the Storm"
by Prof Maury. The more important articles
not illustrated are: "Unpublished Letters of
Coleridgs;' and "The Specimen boy Abroad"
BY DR.. Osgood. Then comes q great variety of
Miscellaneous articles, poetry more chapters of
Same Furness" and the American Baron 30
pages of Editorial, the Easy Chair, Sc.
From o. NJ. Spencer's admirable sketch We cut
the following touching account Of the .e
DEATH OF CAvOUR.-The I'd of June 1861
had been appointed by the government rs the
national fete day, in conmemoration Of the
achievement Of Italian unity: but amidst the
public rejoicings from one end Of tho peninsula
to the other, Italy was overtaken by calamity
which she shared in common with the whole Of
liberal Europe. On tho eve of this celebration,
after long and stormy discussion in Parliament
Csvour returned home, cad, weary, and perplex.
Cd dined US usual with his brother and neph.
ew, and soon after was seized with violent vom.
itiug and IN unaccountsble distress. Az he
grew rapidly worse, and the news of his danger.
our illness spread through the capital, the resi-
Aoccn D<kh :cSo ho.,n -.
silent anxious, aud sympathetic crowd, that
thronged the coart, tho vestibule, and even the
grand staircase, until long after the hour of mid.
night, uhils the telegraph was busy in transmit
ting the medical bulletins of the illustrous suf-
ferer to the various soverelgns and cabinets of
Europe As in life, 80 In death, the welfare of
bis beloved Italy was ever uppermost in his
thoughts. In his psroxisms of delrium, he dis
cusses questions of state policy, and from time
to time calls for his private secretary, with q
view Of debating dispatches. To his physicians
shoulders, and time is precious" As the king
stood by his bedside, and affectionately pressed
the hand Of his dying minister, he exclaimed.
'Oh, sire, I have many things to communicate to
you, many pspers to show you, but now am
| too ill.," After taking leave of his friends and
domsstics he sank rapidly; but on his confessor
| coming into bis chamber to administer extreme
unotion he aroused himself, be took the padre BY
the hand, and said, significantly, "Li6era chiesa
| IN AbesV staO" These were the last words Of
| the dying statesman, who soon after, without
further suffering, passed away, in the ffty.frst
| year of his age victim of overwork and uutir.
ing devotion to his country.
The sorrow occssioned by his death was uni.
verssl not only throughout Italy, bat Europe
The funeral took place with more than regal
pomp. In spite Of the rain, which fell in tor.
rents, as If the very elements were in sympathy
with the mournful event, an immense concourss
Of people, with every manifestation Of sincere
and profound grief, thronEed the sidewalks or
followed in the procession. The national stand.
ard WAS draped in mourning, and in all the
large cities business was entirely suspended
Even hia political enemies recognized his death
% national loss: while Garibsldiaus, burying
their resentments in his newly opened sepulcher
1t eaatens, followed silently and respectful.
" in the wake Of his funeral car. $500
The following extract from Mrs. RANDOLPH
article on Thomas Jefferson shows g sH.
THOMAS JEFFERsoN's OPINIONS OF EUROPE.
AN SovEsElGNs.-1n letter to John J.y JEFF.
ferson thus describes the Prince of Wales, after.
wards George w.:
He has not single element of mathemstics,
Of natural or moral philosophy, or of any other
sciesce on earth, nor has the society he has kept
been such - to supply the void Of education. 1t
has been that of the lowest, the most ill,,erate
and PREDICATE persons of the kingdom, without
choice Of rank or mind and with whom the sub.
jects of conversation are oni, horses. drinking.
matches, bawdy-houses, and in terms the most
vulgar. The young nobility who begin ny 1850.
cisting with him soou lesve him, disguated by
the insupportable proagnay IF his society and
Mr., Fox. who has hpcn eupposed hie IA vorite
and not overnce ia ,he choice Of company,
would never keep his company hab,tually. In
fact, he never associated with man Of senke.
He hrs no, single ,den Of Justice. morality, re-
igi"n, "r Of the rights of men, or any anxiety
for me opinion of the world. He carries ths,
indifference for fame NO far that he probably,
would NOT DO hurt IL he ", re to lose bis throne
provided be could DO assured of having slwxys
meat, horses, and women"
M,ny years later be thus gives His impressions
If ,ha character OF the reigning sovereigns Of
Europe:
While in Europe often amused myself with
contemplating the character OF the then reign.
Ing ,nvcreixns Of Europe. Louis XVI wa. "A
fool, Of my own knowledge. and despite Of the
answers made for him at his trial The king Of
Sp,in wac fool; and of Naples. the same
They passed their lives in hunting, and dis.
patched two couriers week ono thousand miles
TO let each other know what game they had kill.
ed the proceeding days. The king Of Sardinia