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From the Fables ofthe 7./Jlliancjél.
LIBERTY EXT_I_N_ _I_S_H_ERS.‘
A Lord,of;Pérsia, rich‘ and great, ',
Just oontekp:ito»afilagg‘e eis_tt:]te,‘ 4 b _
,Wa's_shé’c , to tr 1 _e- H! 9' °""°.'3.‘9“,"5: _
Close to his gate, somje_‘rascal_G_liebers,-t
W'liose fires, bebIl‘Balll'lll§‘VeI" nose,
In hereticconi ustion rose.’ _ A ,
‘But Iiords of Persia can, no (IOllI‘)I_',‘. _ H
, _D(‘, {spa} they _will—so one fine morning,
Hem-,nad_-,h’e 1-a5".al G_liebers,out_, _ p
_ F5,-51 giving a|lBWHl{l()'l_(S forwa-rqing,
Then than ing teflV'3“._!!l95l.l"'°“5 ll’: , .
_He’knocir’d their Te'nipl‘e totlie ground,
‘Blessing himself for~jpy, to see“ __
Such Pagan ruins streiv’d around.
But much it vex’d my Lord to 'fiud._
That while all else obey’d his will:
‘The fire tltigise Ghfilaei-gkilfiljt ,:cl,i_i\nt_l-—-‘_",
_ owht't_ ie wou ept. uri mg si .
Flefliely .m”’5‘5""'l’fl'? "5." ms fi..(.“l'" . .
canto scare the bright Ill5|)I'gel.it‘(:ll‘)\Vp.;_
But-, ’r'io—'-such fires are lle'<‘t:d-Sl\_‘l)l]g_tlllllg5,
Arid care not much for Lord_s or Kings.
Scarce could his L_ordsliip-_well contrive
The flashes in one place lt3__§It)i3lller,
}3ef0,e;;h'¢y‘--prestti _!—-all calcite,
They sprung up freshly in another!
At len tli when spite ofprayers and curses’,
j sT,,%3 f9'unr1i_l_ie "sturdy flame defied him,
His sl.eV\'3l'tI§li)l:alYlet, Wltlh low adélretgses,
4 V Oifei-ing y can nae to provi e in
Sonic largtl extinguishers, (a plan
Much us’d, they said, at Ispalian,
Vienna, Petersburg—-‘in short,
Wliereier light’s forbid at court,) _
1‘vIa'chi'neit no Lord should be without,
\Vliich would, at once, put promptly out_
Fires ofall kinds-—.fr_0in staring, stark
Volcanoes, to the tiniest spark-—
Till all lllll‘IgSIil8]:1I,'rls~‘ diililflilncll dag-k,
As in a great, _or s neig 0.1400 2
’Tu/as right and fitting all things should.
Accordingly, some large supplies _
Of these extinguishers were luruish’d,
(All of the true imperial _*= ze,) . ,
And there,in row's,stoo lack and burmsh d,
Ready, where’er a gleam but slioiio
Oflight or fire, to be cl:-.pp’d on.
But ah ! how lordly wisdom crrs,
In trusting to eXlll)g‘.ll3ll6l'S !
One day, when he had left all sure, .
(At least, bctieuid so) dark, secure——
The flame, in all its exits, entries,
Obstructed to his heart’s content,
And black extitiguisliers, like sentrics,
,Pla ’d upon every tlatigerous vent—-
Ye gods! imagiiie his aniaze, .
His wrath, his rage, when, on returning,
He found not ‘only the old blaze, _
Brisk as before, crackling and burning '.—
Not only new, young conllagi'ations,V
Popping up round in various stations-—
But still tnore awful, strange, and dire,
Th’ extiiiguisliers themselves on fire ! !
They, they—tho‘se trtisty, blind machines
His Lordship had so long been praising,
-As. under Providence the means‘ _
' Of keeping dowin all lalwless blazing,
Were now themse ves—a as, too true
The sliatneful fact, turn’tl blazers too ;
And, by a change as odd as cruel,
Instead of dampers, serv’d for fuel!
Thus, ofliis only hope berlift, ‘ ,
' ‘ What,’ said the great man, ‘ mtlst be (Mlle?
All that, in scrapes like this, is left
To great n_ien—is to cut out and run.
So run he did 3 while to their grounds
_ The banish’t_l Ghebers blest return’d :
And, though their fire had broke its bounds,
And all abroad new wildly burn’d,
Yet well could they, who lov’d the flame,
Its wandering, its excess reclaim ;
And soon a'nother fairer dome
Arose to be its sacred home,
VVhere, cherish’d, guarded, not confin’d,
The living glory dwelt enslirin’d.
And, shedding lustre strong, but even, _
Though born _o‘feartli', grew worthy lieaven.
_ 1iro'n.t'1.-.
The moral hence my Muse infers,
is—-that such Lords are simple elves,
, In trusting to extinguishers
That are combustible themselves.
CIRCUMSTANTIAI. EVIDENCE.
Reading a detail ofthe circumstances at-
tending the execution of young H-'ll1F|ll0" "1
Kentucky, for the uiurder of Sanderson. I
liavebeen iiidutzed to relate a story ofthe ar-
rest and trial of an unfortuiiate man" for ca mur-
der of wliicli he was the supposedyperpetrator,
and the p'ro’vi"dential rescue that was afforded
him. The o'ccurrent':e, related, took place
in E,,g],md_ Two men who had lived in the
same neighborhood‘ on amicable terms for a
number of years, happened on a certain occa-
sion to differ, comuiencetl, an altercation in
-which the aggreviod declared his intention of
redressing his wrongs at ‘a future period,
which ititentiou he also signified to others.
Not long after, the other individual was found
murdered in a field adjoining his owp pre_rnis-
es; by the side of the body lay a pitch-fork,
not belonging to the deceased, which from the
marks ii bore, showed itselfto be the weapon
with which the deed had been perpetrated.
On discovery, rumour and suspicion were im-
mediately ‘-.tiI()dt-—'WlllCll last, after passing
over the range of probabilities, at length rest-
ed on‘ "hint who had once unfortunately said,
“ l’ll~ha’ve redress.” He was accordingly ar-
rested,‘aiid soon after arrainged before a tri-
bunal ofliis country.
Itappears, that on the morning ofthe mur-
der; the prisoner was seen going towards the
premises ofthe deceased, at a very early hour
—tlia't soon after,he was again dressed totally
diffe're‘n't' from what he had been in the first
instance, displayed also much agitation when
first addressed—that the pitch-fork found by
the_§ide of the deceased, was not the property
ofthe deceased, but belonged to the prisoner,
and bore his irilitials—-‘that from the very sus-
picious and iiiiirsiial circumstauce’ofchanging
his 'clothes‘, "rwas‘tlioiiglit proper to; searcli his
liouse, when to‘a complete confirmation‘ or the
whole, were fou‘nd the very sameiarticles of.
clothiiig lie was first seen in, covered with
bl'oo'd,'and conc'éa'le'd under a bed in a further
corner of the house. Doubt was now put at
fest:-—and' the prisoner being called. upon for
his evidence, stzitetl, that on the morning in
question, he went out very early for the pur-,
pose of looking after sortie c'attle—-that on
passing the_ preniises of the deceased, he "was
suddenly appalled’ with the sight ofhis neigh-
bor, stretched u on "the earth some un-
kiirrivn hand, "w ich had inflicted the "fatal
V
‘ pletely 'over’come.
Zprisbner liere stated,_fthat whet'_i;l,ie percgived
_tlie breath._'had left the bodjfggihe _looked'_u!pon
* the_lifele"ss%corpse ‘with the bloody;pi,tch-fork
beside him,‘ and-their ‘on liinrself sta'i‘n'e‘d _wi't'h
the ‘blood that had been rshed, and in a trio-
7‘ itieht all tlie.”horrors bf suspicion, cont/icti_on,
condeiniiation‘-antl an ignominious death rush-
“ ed in upon his mind ; after remaining in this
_ terrible situation some mitu_tes, he made ‘good
4 his retreat home.——when there, he fouud__t_hat.
in his great fright and agitation, he had acci-
deiitally dropped his__,owu pitcllrfofki 3,l_1d in
his litirry to escape liad, by mistake, brought
away the one he had first seen ‘lying beside
the murd_ered man :——it was, however, too late
to be a'ltered. He inimedirttely changed his
" clothes, which he ,c_0I)C.ea_I8(l_ under his bed,
for ‘anpthcr suit, which might in no way, aid
sllsplicliifi, still he felt much agitated, and
when ‘charged as the perpetrator, was com-
This explanation,{ simple,
'coiisiste'nt and plausible as it appeared, was
all thatgwas offered in his defence, to rebut
the many circumstances going to establish his
guilt,’ and all that was offered to exonerate
him from the charge which was then holding
his life‘in jeopardy. The jury, after spend-
ing to. whole night in coiisultation-, returned
without having agreed on a verdict. They
stated to the court that they were all agreed
on the guilt ofthe prisoner, but one man, who
had expressed his deteriiiiiiatiou to remaiii of
a different opinion. The court, thereupon,
discharged the jury, and the prisoner met
with a final and happy delivery fronihis per-
ilous situation. Some time after, the court
expressed a wish to that juror who had dis-
sented from his fellows, to learn his reasons
for this apparently strange and unreasonable
conduct. After receivii'ig from them a prom-
ise of entire secrecy till after his death, he as-
sured tliem that he, and not the accused, had
caused the death of the deceased; that on the
fatal niorniiig, he went for the purpose ofad-
justiug some business, to the house ofthe de-
ceased, whotii he found at work it the field.-—
Wliile there a dispute arose,,in which he re-
ceived a blow from the deceased, which iii-
diiced him to lay hold ofliiin to prevent fur-
ther violence,» and in the struggle both fell,
the deceased upon his pitcli-fork, which ran
into his side and caused his deatli—that he
iniriiediately left him, knowing that if so dis-
i;overed,flie. would be looked upon as the mur-
tlerer.——.N‘. Y. Eve. Post.
Paaxi-.V’s STEAM El\'GINE.—--The Edin-
burg Philosopliical Journal for July gives a
complete description of Mr. Perkin’s new en-
gine,from which we extract some remarks re-
lative to the application of his principles to en-
gines of the old construction, which the writer
thinks to be no less important than his first
invention. Mr. Perkins has an engine of 10
horse power now in operation, which only oc-
cupies a space of 6 feet by 3, and be consid-
ersthe apparatus (with the ‘exception of the
cylinder and piston) perfectly sufficient for a
thirty horse engine. It consumes only two
bushels ofcoal in a day.
‘The old engines, with their boilers are re-
tained unaltered. The furnaces alone are re-
moved. Mr. Perkins constructs a generator
consisting oftliree horizontal tubesofguu met-
al, connected together, filled, with water, and
supplied with water from a forcing pump, as
in his own engine. This generator is expos-
ed to heat in an analagous manner, so that by
means of a loaded valve, which opens and
shuts, the red hot fluid may be constrained till
forced out ofthe generator into the water in
the boilers of Bolton and Watt. By this
uieaus, as much low pressure steam of four
pounds on the square inch may be generated
by one bushel of coals, as could be produced
in the old engine by nine bushels. This most
important result was obtained by actual ex-
periinent.
Since these great iiuprovements have been
effected, Mr. Perkins has made a discovery
that seems, in its practical importance, to sur-
pass tlietii all. He now entirely dispenses
with the use of the condenser, and works the
engine against the Atmosphere alone ; and,
by methods with which we are not acquaint-
ed, and which indeed it would not be prudent
for him to disclose at present, he is enabled to
arrest the heat after it has performed its ine-
chauical functions, and actually pmnp it back
to the generator, to unite with a fresh portion
of water, and renew its useful labors. In an
operation like this, a considerable portion of
the heat must be lost ; but the wonder is that
any should be saved ; and we venture to say,
that the riiost sanguine speculator on the‘oru-
nipotence of the steam engine, never dared to
imagine the possibility of such an invention.
We are well aware, that, in announcing
this discovery, we are exposing ourselves to
the criticisms of those whose beliefis natural-
ly, enough limited by their own experience ;
but it is satisfactory to‘ know, that Captain
Basil Hall,(whose account of Mr. Perkins’
discoveries and inventions, as delivered before
the Royal Society of Edinburgh, gave such
universal satisfaction,) has been entrusted with
Mr. Perkin’s discovery, and that he speaks
confidently of the soundness of its principles,
as well as the practicability of its application.
We cannot quit this subject without congratu-
lating the country on the brilliant prospects
with which these jnventions .'promise to iii-
vest all our national concerns. At any peri-
od of the history of British industry, they
must have existed in the highest reputatioti ;
but originating as they have done, wlién our
coninierce, our rnanufacIi_i'i'es and our agri-
culture, the three stars ofour national prospe-
rity, liave just passed the lower part of their
orbit, and quitted, we t_rust for long, the scene
oftlieir disturbing forces, we cannot but hail
them with the liveliest enthusiasm, and re-
gard them as ‘contributing to ensure the pro.
eininence of our industry, to augment the
wealth and resources of our nation, and, by
giving employment to idle hands, and direc-
tion to idle minds, to secure the integrity
and permanency of ou_r national institutions.
Mitnwxv Lacs.-1-1-We examined yesterday
(says the N. Y. S,tat_esrnan.) two boxes of lace,
maniifactured at Medw,ay,Ms., by DeauWalk-
or 8:. Co. in a singularly constructed? looin,
made in this country,'frorn the recollection of
a similar rnachiiie examined by one of otir:
artists‘ in England,and who by hisgenius and
nieinory has thu_§ ‘obtained what he wisliied,
witliout v'r_ola,ting the law of England against
the e«xp'ortatio’n of maclii‘n'ery.-
‘ We learnlroin the-proprietor of this loom,
if ,wound5of which he was then dying..3-'I;Ie,"_cal-
fled upon’ the dying man to speak to him-—,-but
lthe poweriliad gone ';-—'h'e'tlien ,atterupte'd to
2rais‘e'”lii'tu,~ when he breathed" his last. The
which has", b,owe'vei',a conipt§t'm'df.:mdtion ;’tbat
it 'carri'es_..i28o! shtittles, ‘which traveisb side
by’ sidelwitliin,aispa.ce.ofbttjnches ;'that these
26 spools and.l28'0 slittttles are kept-in mo-
tion by ~ one man, by .mea‘n‘s‘of. two ha|,1<“€$s
three treadles and two thuiiilfpieces; and that
‘it produces ti _eadtli of web of plain lace, of
56,itiches wide, which, by drawingqsingle
threads,"is divided into 26 pieces oflace of
from one half an inchto 5 incliesin width.
‘plain lace, which employs upwards of ‘one
hundred females in finishing with ornament-
al needle wot k. r
The lace is pronounced by good judges, to
be ofa superior quality, and that it will not
suffer in comparison with the imported, made
from the satne material, while the price is
"stated to he niucli lower. The widest is very
beautiful, and richly and tastefully wrought.
We may add, that it is destined to become
very fashionable, as we learn that the propri-
etor, on a late visit at Washington, was much
gratified to find a liberal puicliaser iii the lady
of one ofthe hon. nien‘ibers of the cabinet.
A LUN.t'rrc’s c’c:vNti\'a.
A very latigliable incident lately occurred
at the Lunatic Asylnin at Laiicastcr,Englaiid.
A parish officer from the neigliborhood of
Middleton took a lunatic to the asylum, pur-
suaut to an order signed by two magistrates.
As the man was respectably connected, a gig
was hired for the purpose, and he was persua-
ded that it was merely an excursion of pleas-
ureou which he was goinv. In the course of
the journey, however, something occurred to
arouse iliesuspicions of the lunatic with res-
pect to his real destination ; but he said noth-
ing on the subject, riiade no resistance, and
seemed to enjoy his jaunt. When they arriv-
ed at Liincaster, it was too late in the eveiiiug
to proceed to the asylum, and they took up
their quarters for the night at an inn. Very
early in the morning the lunatic got upand
searched the pockets of the officer, where he
found the magistrate’s order for his own de-
tention, which of course let him conipletely
into the secret. VVith that cunning which
iinidtiien not unfrequently display, he made
the best of his way to the asylum, saiv one of
the keepers, and told him that he had got a
sad mad fellow down at Lancaster, whom he
should bring up in the course ofthe day: ad-
ding, “ He’s a very queer fellow, and has got
very odd ways. For itistaiice, I should not
wonder if he was to say I was the madman
and that he was bringing me ; but you must
take care ofhiin, and not believe a word that
he says.” The keeper of course proriiised
compliance, and the lunatic walked back to
the inn, where he found the overseer still fast
asleep: He awoke him and they sat doivn to
breakfast together. “ You’re a very lazy fel-
low to be lying all day. I have had a good
long walk this morning.” “Indeed,” said tlie_
overseer “I should like to have a walk myself,
after breakfast: perhaps you will go with me.”
The lunatic assented ; and after brcaltfdst they
set out, the overseer leading the way towards
the asylum, intending to deliver his charge ;
but it never occurred to him to examine wheth-
er his order was safe. When they got within
sivht of the asylum, the lunatic exclaimed-
“ Vliat a fine house that is 1” “ Yes,” said
the overseer, “ I should like to see theinside
of it.” “ So should I,” observed the lunatic.
“ lVell,” said the otli_ei', “ I dare say th'ey will
let us look through, hdivcver, I’ll ask.” They
went to the door ; the overseer rang the bell;
and the keeper whom the lunatic had pre-
viously seen, made his appearance with two
or three assistants. The overseer then began
to fumble in his pockets for the order, when
the lunatic prodticed and gave it to the keep-
er, saying, “ This is the man I spoke to you
about, you will take care of liitn ;’ shave his
head, and put a straight waiscoat on him !—
Tlie man immediately laid hands on the poor
overseer, who vociferated loudly that the oth-
er was the madman, and he the keeper; btit
as this only seemed to cotifirm the story pre-
viously told by the ltinatic, it did not at all
tend to procure his liberation. He was taken
away, and became so very obstreperous, that
a straiglit waistcoat was speedily put upon
him, and his head was shaved secundum. artcm.
Meaiiivliile the lun’atic walked back to the itiu,
paid the reckoning and set out on his journey
itotiicuartl. The good people in ilie country
were, of course, not a little surprisetl on find-
ing the wrong man return; they were alraid
that the ltiuatic in a fit of frenzy had murder-
ed the overseer: and they asked him, with
great ti epidation what he had done with --—-P
“ Done with him,” said the uiadman, “ why
I left him at Lancaster Asylum, raveing mad ;
which, indeed, was not very far from truth ;
for the wits of the poor overseer were well
nigh overset by his unexpected detention and
subsequent treatineiit. Further inquiry was
forthwith made: it was ascertained that the
man was actually in the asylum. A magis-
trate’s order was procured for his liberation ;
and he returned home on Vtlednesday last,
wiili a handkerchief tied round his head, in
lieu ofthe covei’ing’whicli nature had bestow-
ed upori it. -
NAPOI.EON BUo:~u1=.in'ri-:.—-Tlie great iri-
terest manifested by the world to learn the
history of Napoleoii Buonaparte, has in-
tlucerl several persons to relate such parts of
his life as came iiiidertlieir notice. I? would be
well perhaps if these bookmakers never went
beyond their own knowledge. Several pro-
ductions liave appeared in England since 0’
_Meara’s book. One of the last works is eti-
titled " Manuscript of I814, by Baron Fain,”
who was Secretary to Napoleon.-—Tlie follow-
ing anecdote is quite new. Tlietime of which
the author is speaking, is the period between
the entry ofthe Allies into Paris, and the de-
parture of Napoleon for Elba.-Daily./.‘Idv.
“ For several days Napoleon had apparent-
ly been occupied with some secret design.
He became dull, and his mind was only occa-
sionally rouscd by the contemplation of the
gloomy pictures of history. The subject of
his private conversation was the voluntary
death to which the heroes of antiquity had
doomed themselves in situations similar to his
own, and he coolly qtioted and discussed dif-
ferent examples and opinionson the subject.
The apprehensions which this turn of mind
were naturally calculated to inspire, were in-
creased by the following circumstance. The
Empress had quitted Bola for the purpose of
joining Napoleon ; sbejliad ar-rived-at Orleans
and was expected at Fontineblean; but Na-
polcon himself stated that orders had been_is-
sued to prevent her from carryingthe -design
i iiis‘i‘tii=s‘irt.ip is wounassn as s'p‘dols”,‘in‘iniitii-‘
tion of the beams"; in"cotft.1mon iqo_mjs,:e'aclt of
The loom produces about 50 yards per day, of
ihto execution. He feared that thisiiiterview
mightiinduce himto relinquish his meditated‘
the silence whic:l§e‘»reigried in the long -corifi-
ders -of the pal‘a‘€e were suddenly interrupted
by. the sound of hurried footsteps;-—The sier-
vants of the palace were heard running to and
_nients-—~and the valet: de chambre were-call-
ed tip. Doctor Yvan, and—._G_irand Marshal
Bertrand were also siutitnoned. The«Duke
of Yicenza was sent. for--and a _i_nesseiiger
was despatched to the Duke of Bassany, who
resided at the Cliancellery. All these indi-
viduals liad_arrived.and we're successively. iii-
troduced _into the Einperol’s bed chamber.
Curiosity in vain lent an anxious ea.r—-nothing
was heard but groans and subs escaping. from
the anti-chamber, and I‘eS0lll_I(.lll]g through the
gallery. At length Dr. Yvan came out of
the chamber; he decended into the court-
yard, where finding his horse fastened to the
railing, be mounted him and gallopped off.
The secret ofthis uiglit has always been in-
volved in profound obscurity.
“ The following story has, however, been
related :—.Jd.)uring the retreat from Moscow,.
Napoleon had, in case of accident, taken‘
means to prevent his falling alive into the
hands ofthe enemy. He procured from Stir-
geon Yvaii a bag ofopiuin (it was not opiuui
alone, but a preparation described by Caba-
nis, and the satire which Condtircet made use
ofto destroy himself) which he wore hung a-
bout his neck as long as danger was to be ap-
preheuded. He afterwards carefully deposit-
ed this bag in a secret drawer in his cabinet.
On the night of the 12th he thought the mo-
riient had arrived for availing liimselfof this
last expedient. The valet dc chainbre, who
slept in an adjoining room, the door ofwliicli
was open, heard Napoleon empty something
into a glass of water, which he drank, and
then returned to bed. Pain soon extortcd
fi'oin him an acknowledgment of his approach-
ing end. He tlien sent for the most confiden-
tial persons in his service. Yvan was sent for
also: but learning what had occurred, and
hearing Napoleon complain that the poison
was not suflicieutly quick in its effect, he lost
all self-possession, and hastily fled from Fon-
tainebleau. It is added, that Napoleon fell
into a long sleep, and that after copious per-
spiration every alarming symptom disappear-
ed : the dose was either insufficient in quanti-
ty, or time had mitigated the power of the
poison. It is said, that Napoleon, astonished
at the failure of his attempt, after some mo-
uients’ reflect_ion,exclainied “ God has ordain-
ed that I shall live 2” and yielding to the will
ofProvidence, which had preserved his exis-
tence, he resigned himself to a new destiny.
The whole affair was hushed in secrecy ; and,
in the morning Napoleon arose and dressed
himself as usual: his objection to ratify the
treaty was now at an end, and he signed it
without further hesitation.”
. From the Independent Gazette,
Vfhen I liear a man who spends 856 a year
for halfpints, complaining of hard tinies and
scarcity of money--l’m of opinion, that he
“ strains at a. goat and swallows a camel.”
'When Isce a candidate shaking hands with
every vagabond he meets, lounging about tav-
ertis and grog-shops, and buying half-pints——
I’m of opinion, that he does not possess that
noble and higli-rninded independence which
should characterize a public officer.
When I see a man frequently attending
courts, and constantly engaged in law-'suits——
Pm of opinion, that he does not pay strict re-
gard to that portion of scripture which says,
“ Love thy neighbor as thyself.”
When I see a rtian running in debt for ev-
ery little article, and swelling the merchants’
accounts for unnecessaries, I'm qf opinion,
that before a twelve month he will be crying
out “Hard Times,” “ Money’: Scarce.”
' When I hear a farmer complaining ofthe
scarcity of money, the low price. of produce,
the unproductiveness ofthe soil and the high
price of sugar and coffee, I’in Qfopinion, that
he would get along better by making rise of
domestic manufactures.
When I hear a man talk of the enormous
expense attendant on the education of his
cliildren, and at the same time cloth them in
foreign inannfactures, I’m of opinion, that he
does not see three inches beyond his face.
When I bear a farmer speak ofthe superi-
or advantages ofotlier climates and countries,
and of the barrenness of our own, I’m qfopin.
ion, that he does not rise early, plougli deep,
or put his shoulder to the wheel. ‘
When I hear our public officers rtiii down,
and the measures of government pronounced
foolish, by a man who has never read the
spelling-book through, and who knows not the
difference between a wise and an unwise trien-
sure, I’m of opinion, that the man so speak-
ing is a bigger fool than lietakcs hiinsclfto be.
When I hear a uian say he can’t take the
papers because he has not time to read t-liem,
I’m of opinion, that he has not his. freedom
and independence so much at heart, as the
increase of his worldly store.
_ , [BY itizojor-is-r'.]
From the .N'cw-Haven Register.
WASHINGTON COLLEGE, No. 1.
It is understood that the Trustees of Wash-
ington College have recently held a meeting,
at which they adopted the necessary meas-
tires, preparatory to its organization, and en-
tered into a full consideration of the princi-
ples upon which it is their design to establish
lit. Ishall avail myself ofthis‘ occasion, to of-
fer a few remarks in relation to the proposed
iustitution,together with sortie general consid-
erati-ans on the subject of CollegiateEducation.
It cannot be expected that the religious
character of a literary institution should be
regarded by parents as amatter of indiffer-
ence. The charter of ‘Washington College
was granted on the application‘ ofthe‘ Episco-
palians in the state, and a‘ considerable major-
ity of the Trustees are of that denomination
of Christians. Yet it does not appear to be
their design to give to-the Institution any car-
clusive features, or any obnoxious sectarian
character, since they have selected Trustees
frotn the Presbyterian, the Methodist, and the
Baptist denominations, who might be expec-
ted iintuediately to sound the alarm ifany im-
proper measures shottld be resorted to. It
seems not to have been so much the object of’
the petitioners to obtain a College for the
special purpose of inculcating their peculiar
religious sentiments, as to provide a place of
merits might be less likely to be subverted than
in most of our existing institutions. In their
application to the General Assembl_v,tlie_v say,
design. On the night-bftbe_1!'Ztli,—(April,t8l4,~)-
fro--candles,tvere,l,iglited in . the. inner apart-'
instruction for their youth, where these senti-
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to have his children educated in a servile, arc-
with christian’. liberality and christian pru-
dence. Again, the memoralists add, that
-9‘ they are- desirous the proposed -institution
‘should be conducted on broad principles of
religioirs. . toleration, and that Christianity
should -be exhibited in it as it is in the Gospel,
uiiincumbered. with. metaphysical. stibtleties,
and uniiripaired by any false liberality, or re-
fined explanations, which would divest it of
sortie of ' its fairest cliaracteristics.” A senti-
-nierit so correct and. catliolic, most certainly
ineetthe approbation of every unprejudiced
and enlightened niiud. [entertain nodoubt
but the Institution will be conducted in strict
conlorinity to the sentiment here avowed.—-
But everrtlioiigli the course of religious iri-
struction should, in some degree, receive its
tone from the principles of that denomination _
which takes a prominent interest in the estab-
lishment of tlielnstitution, still I think Imay,
veriiure to assert, tliatathere is no summary of
the doctrines of the Gospel ‘which has receiv-F
ed the almost universal approbation that has
been conceded to the ./lrlicles-gof the Protes-
tant Episcopal Church. Thus much concern-
ing the religious character o_l';tlie College.
I have lieaidit questioned wliether another
College is needed in this State, and whether
the proposed Institution would -not belikely
to interfere with the prosperity of Yale Col-
lege. It is not to be denied that a single in-
stitution might besuflicient to accommodate
all tlieyouili of Connecticut whose parents
could afford them a Collegiate Education;
but it must be borne in mind that the greater
portion of our Students are at present frotri
other states; and it is probable this will al-
ways be the case, so long as adequate provis-
ion is made for the prirpose of their instruc-
tion. Now I believe all persons who are con-
versant with the business of education, must
allow that Yale College already contains as
many pupils as can eitherbe instructed, or
governed to advantage, in one Institiition.——-
Classes of 50 to 60 are large enough to give
full scope to the principle of emulation, and
in proportion as they are increased beyond
this number, the qua_ntity of instruction be.-
sowed on each individual must be dirninislie_t‘_.,
It is certainly no easy matter to govern 9200
or 300 young men with success; but if the
number should be increased much beyond
this, the difliculties of govcriimeiit would
innltiply in a stillgreater ratio. In this case,
the corrupting influence of dissolute individiio
als would become more difticult ofdctcction,
and would have a wider range, while every
trifling excitement would spread like a conta-
gion,_a_nd would be characterized with all the
urirengopableness and licentiousness _ofa mob.
It is true indeed that some of the British
Universities may contain from 1000 to 9.000.
tal establisliments are still larger; but _it,mus't
be _eonsidered that our American yo‘_u'_th are
fainiliarizetl _ to ideas of iridependeitce and
freedom thit. would not brook the nightly?
locking tip,’ an , other severe jrestrictioiis
which are practised in foreign Uriivéfsities.
Besiideé, the _i'net'li_od of regular réctféilirins by
C'lr1§$'I:§,t'i'_hich is almost universal in this coun-
try, arid is one of the most tisefttl of all modes
of iiistru‘ction,, is ttriltndivn in the.European'
Institu'tio'ns'.' _ It is the ciistoni there for the
strident: to‘ a'ttend_ ot_ily_tlie public Lectures
of the E’ro‘fessq'rs’, and to seek for- private Tu-’
ition aniong the ‘ellows, or other residents
of the Universities. By attending to these
circumstances, we shall perceive that it would
be impracticable to enlarge our colleges on
the scale of foreign establishments, without
changing our salutary modes ofinstruetion.-—
and that it would be iiiexpedient to extend
them much beyond the present dittiensions of
our most respectable institutions.
From running my eye hastily. over_the Cat-
alogue of the graduates of Yale College, I.
should conclude that, since its establishinent,
its number of students has, at least, doubled
oncein twenty years; and the ratio of in‘-
crease seems at notime to. have been so great,
as within a few years yast. But what could
this institution do with double the number of
studeuts,which it contains at the present time?
If the views which I have taken be correct, it
is time that measures should be adopted for
the establishment of another College aniong,
us. Ihave not now before me the last year’s
Catalogue of the Students of Yale-College,
but it probably numbers at least 200 pupils
front abroad. These at 3; fair calculation,
may be supposed to expend annually 500 dol-
lars each : thus bringing into the state, 100,-
000 dollars per annum; one third of vvliioh
may be estimated as clear ‘pl‘OlIlS to its citi-
zens. Surely then an enlightened policy
should lead us to adopt every necessary pro-
vision for securing and increasing this source
of wealth and influence; and I hesitate not
'to say, thatjno money can be expended with
greater profit to the state, than that which is
appropriated to the endowment of her Litera-
ry Institutioiis.
The applicants for the new College seem
to have taken a very just view ofthis subject,
and I will conclude the present communica-
tion with the following extract from’ the me-
morial to the General Assembly :—-“ When
compared with some of her sister states,.Con-
iiecticut possesses but a moderate O extent of
territory, limited resources, and afcirc_ums_crt-
pre-eminent by the number and importance
of her literary institutions. Reconiinendcd
by the general intelligence of her. citizens,
moderate liabits,clteapiiess of living, andease
of access, it only requires that she should ex-
tend and foster her Literary Irtstrttrtians, to
attract the youth frotn every part of our coun-
try-—to acquire an influence and importance
deny to her ; to become the seat of Science 36
Literature ;»the ./Ilhens of our Republtc.”
[The Ed No. is made tip of remarks upon
the ordinaryroutine of Collegiate Education,
which, having no direct bearing upon “fash-
ington College, otherwise than to show that
a different plan will there be adopted, and
possessing but little that would interest the
generality of our readers, we have thought
proper to omit. The 53!! No. will be inserted
in our next.)
The Rev. Mr.Wheaton, pastor of the Epis-
copal Church in Hartford, is about to sail for
College, and for tlaebeiicfit of his health.
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students each, and that some ofthe coritiiien- ,
“ Though a parentrm-aye not be over solicitous ..
quiescence with his peculiar religiousxviews, .
yet he will be reluctant to pla'ce.tliem:ir_i«;‘3it-' .
nations where theywill be -likelyato ac uireia .-
-strong bias agaihsgvbis own principles.-’-..;i _’Tlie ~ -‘
sentiment is correct and ‘jliarrriunizest.alike T
t *-
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bed population; but she may easilybecome .
in the Uiiiou, which her physical resources -
England, to obtain a Library for W.~.sliingt0U .:
Norwalk Chronicler