i
._—_.7_—...._ ._ _
These lines were suggested by, an iinpressioii
on a seal, rep_reseiitifig 'a_ boat at -sea,‘ _a_ud_a‘
man, a_t the helm, lbokingrupe at a ‘star, w_,itl_i
the motto, .‘.‘ Sifje te perils, je suis perdu-.’,’
-{If I lose thee I’m lost.] ‘ ‘ -
Shine on, thou briglit‘ beacon,
Uiiclouded and free,
From thy high place of calmness,
O’er life’s troubled sea ;
Its morning of promise,"
Its smooth seas are gone,
And the billows rave wildly-—-
Then, bright one, shine on.
The wings of the_tempest
. _May rush o’er thy ray,
But tratiquil,thou smilest,
.Undimin’tl by,its sway ;
High, high o’er the ‘worlds
Where storms are unknown,- I
Then dwellest, all beauteous, g
All glorious alone. -.
From the deep womb of darkness
The liglitniiig-fiasli leaps,
O’er the bark ofiny fortune,
‘ ‘Each mad billow sweeps ;
From the port ofher safety ~
By warring winds driven,
And no light o’er her course
Butyon lone one ofheaveii.
Yet. fear not, thou frail one,
, The houi-.inay be near,
VVhen our own sunny headlauds
, -Far off shall appear ;
‘When the voice of the storm
Shall be silent and past,
In some island of heaven
We may anchor at last.
But, bark of Eternity,
_, Where art thou now ?
The tempest wave slirieks _
O’er each plunge ofthe prow,
On_the world’s dreary ocean
Thus scattered and tost—
Then lone one, shine on,
IfI lose thee, l’ni lost.
From Burckliai-dt’s Travels in S_i/ria and the
Holy Land.
THE ARABS.-—l\Ir. Burckhardt, in the cotirse
of his work, gives innch interesting infor-
mation respecting the different Arab tribes
in Syria and the Holy Land. VVe have
thrown together the following detached ob-
servationsIin order to illustrate some of the
prominent traits in the character of this re-
markable people.—.N'. Y. Observer.
'Tliez'r Hospildlity.—We entered the tent,
and the Arabs had along and fierce dispute to
decide who should have the honor of furuisli-
ing us a supper,and a breakfast the next morn-
ing. He who first sees the stranger lroni afar
and exclainis, “ there comes my guest,” has
the right of entertaining him, whatever tent
he IlitI_V alight at. A. lamb was killed for me,
which was an act of great hospitality, for
these Bedouins are poor, and a lamb was
worth upwards of a Spanish dollar, a sum that
would afford a supply of butter and bread to
the family for a week. The same custom
prevails here which I observed in the northern
parts of Arabia Petizea ; when meat is served
up, it is the duty of one of the guests to de-
mand a portion for the women by calling out
“ Lahm el Ferash,” i. e. “ the meat for the
wonien’s apartment ;” and a part of it is then
set aside, or he is answered, that this has been
already done. ,
We did not leave ottr kind host till the af-
ternoon, for they insisted on my taking dinner
before I set out. I gave to their eliildreii,wbo
accompanied me a little way, some coffee
beans to carry to their mothers, and some
kammereddein, a sweetineat made at Damas-
cus from apricots, which is very acceptable to
the Bedouins of Syria. The offer ofany re-
ward to a Bedouin is generally offeiisive to
his pride ; but some little presents may be
given to the women and children. Money,
though it will soinetiuies be accepted, always
creates a sense of linmiliation, and conse-
quently a dislike towards the giver. For my
own part, being convinced that the hospitality
of the Bedouin is afforded with disinterested
cordiality, I was in general averse to making
the slightest return. Many treat the Bedou-
ins, aslthey treat the Turks and other inhabi-
tants of large towns, who never proffer their
services or hospitality without expecting a re-
ward ; the feelings ofBedouins, however, are
very different from those of townships, and a
Bedouin will praise the guest who departs
from him without making any other remuner-
ation than tliat of bestowing a blessing upon
them and their encaiiipnieiit, much more than
him who thinks to redeem all obligations by
ayment.
Their Honest_y.-W'e halted under a granite
rock in the middle of the valley,close by about
a dozen small buildings, which are called by
the Bedouins Ma/chsen(inagazines,) and which
serve them as a place of deposit for their pro-
visions, clothes, money, Sac. As Bedouins
are continually moving about, they find it in-
convenient to carry with them what they do
not constantly want; they, therefore, leave
what they have not immediate need ofin these
niagazines, to which they repair as occasion
requires. Almost every Bedouin in easy cir-
cumstances, has one of them; I have met
with them in several parts of the mountains,
always in clusters of ten or twenty together.
They are at most ten‘ feet high, generally a-
bout ten or twelve feet square, constructed
with loose stones, covered with the trunks of
date trees, and closed with a wooden door and
lock. These buildings are altogether so slight,
and the doors so insecure, that a stone would
be sufficient to break them open ; no watch-
men are left to guard them, and tlieyjare in
such solitary spots that they might easily be
plundered in the night, without the thief being
ever discovered. But such is the good faith
ofthe Towara Bedouius towards each other,
that robberies of this kind are almost unheard
of; and their Sheikh Szaleh,whose magazine
is known to contain fine dresses, shawls, and
dollars. considers his property assaf-e there as
it would be in the best secured building in a
large town. The only instance of such rob-
bery among them is one in which a Bedouin
stole corn froui a magazine belonging to a
friend ofthe family ; for which crime his own
fatherdashed him, bound liands and feet, from
a precipice.
Thet'rJer1Iou.sy qf Tra.i'cllcrs.—[Mr.Biirkhardt
.frequenily complains of their jealously of
his taking n0'.es"on their country.]
It was a constant maxim with me never to
write before Aralis on the road ; for as I wish-
of iinportanceto cdnceal "my pursuits, lestil
sh'o'uld,be thought a necroinancer, orin search
(of, treasures, I had to resort to many little’
stratageiiis not to lose eii'tirely_tlie advantage
'0fl,l'tal{"lI_Ig merrioranda on thespot. I had ac-
customed niyself to-write ivheii mounted o'ii
mycainel. and proceeding at an easy walk ;
throwing the wide Arabinantle over my head,
as if to ‘protect myself from the sun,_ as the
Arabs do, I could write under it unobserved,
even if another person rode close by me ;_my
jou_rr_ial books’ being about four inches long
and three broad,were easily carried in at waist-
coat pocket, and. when taken out could be con-
cealed in the palm. of tlieliaiid. Sometimes
‘I descended from my camel, and walking a
little'iii front of my companions, wrote down
a few words, without stopping. When halt-
ing, I lay down as ifto sleep, and threw my
mantle over me. Ayd finally became suspi-
.cious,and at length detected me with I),-ly book
in my hand. it“ What is this?” he exclaim-
ed——“ What are you doing ? I shall not make
you answerable for it at present, becatise I
am your companion ; but I shall talk further
to you about it when we are at the convent.”
‘I made no answer till we returned to the halt-
ing‘-place, when I requested him to tell me
wh_at ftirther he had to say. “You Write d0WKl
our country,” he replied, in a passionate tone,
“ our nionntains, our pasturing places, and the
‘rain which falls from heaven; other people
have done this before you, but I at least will
never be instrumental in the ruin of my coun-
try. VVe all know they, some yearsago, sev-
eral men came to this country, visited the
mountains, wrote down every thing, stones,
plants, animals, even serpents and spiders,
and since then, lit.tle rain has fallen, and the
game has greatly decreased.” I had much
difficulty in soothing Ayd: he reinained quiet
during the rest of the journey; but, after our
return to the convent, the report spread among
the Arabs ihatl was a writer, and 1 thus coin-
pletely lost their confidence.
On our arriving at Medjel I alighied to copy
some inscriptions, when the Durse Slieikli im-
mediately sent for me, to know what I was a-
hour. It is a general opinion with these peo-
ple that inscriptions indicate hidden treasures;
and iliatby reading or copying them, a knowl-
edge is obtained where the treasure lies. I
often coinbated this opinion with success, by
simply asking them, whether, if they chose to
hide their money under ground, they would
be so imprudent as to inform strangers where
it lay? The opinion, however, is too strong-
ly rooted in the minds of many ofthe country
people to yield to argument.
In my way, (in the Wacy Mousa)I had en-
tered several sepulclires, to the surprize of
my guide, but when he saw me turn out ofthe
footpath towards the Kaszar palace, he ex-
claimed; “I see now clearly that you are an
infidel, who have some particular business a-
niong the ruins of the city ofyour forefathers;
but depend upon it, that we shall not sulier
you to take out a single para of all the treas-
ures hidden tliereiii‘, for they are in our terri-
tory aiid belong to us.”. I replied, that it was
mere curiosity which prompted me to look at
the ancient works, but he was not easily per-
suaded, and I did not think it prudent to irri-
tate him by too close inspection ofthe palace,
as it might have led him to declare, on our re-
turn, his belief that I had found treasures,
which might have led to a search of my per-
son, and a detection of my journal, which
would most certainly have been taken from
me as a book of Magic. It is very unfortu-
nate for European travellers, that the idea of
treasuresbeing hid in ancient edifices is so
strongly rooted in the minds of the Arabs and
Turks: nor are they satisfied with watching
all the strangers steps ; they believe that it is
sufficient for a true inagician to have seen and
observed the spot where the treasures are |iid-
den (of which he is supposed to be already in-
formed by the old books ofthe iiifidels who
lived on the spot) in order to be able after-
wards, at his case, to command the guardian
ofthe treasure to set the whole before him.
It was of no avail to tell them to follow me,
and see ifI searched for money. Their re-
ply was, “ of course you will not dare to take
it out before us; but we know that ifyou are
a skilful magician you will order it to follow
you through the air to whatever place you
please.” If a traveller takes the dimensions
ofa building or a column, they are pursuaded
that it is a magic proceediiig. Even the most
liberal minded Turks of Syria reason in the
same way : and the more travellers they see
the stronger is their couviciioii that their ob-
ject is to search for treasures ; “ M-aoudelayl;
he has indications oftreastires with him,” is an
expression I have heard a hundred times.
Su.pcrslilion.—-Tlie Anzeysys entertain the
curious belief, that the soul ought to quit the
dying person’s body by the month. And they
are extremely cautious against any accident
which they imagine iiiayprevent it from tak-
ing that road. For this reason, whenever the
government of Ladakie or Tripoli condemns
an Anzeyra to death, his relations offer con-
siderable sums that he may be einpaled in-
stead of hanged. Ican vouch for the truth
ofthis belief, which proves at least that they
have some idea -of a future state.
During this night’s march, my companions
frequently alluded to a superstitious belief a-
iiiong the Bedouins, that the desert is inhabi-
ted by invisible female demons, who carry off
travellers tarrying in the rear of the caravans.
They call them Om Megheylan. The fre-
quent loss of men, who, exhausted by fatigue,
loiter behind the great pilgrim caravans and
are ctit off, stripped and abandoned by Bedou-
in robbers, niayliave give rise to this fable,
which afforded my companions a subject of
nuiiierousjolies against me.
The Arabs believe that the tables of the
commandments are buried beneath the pave-
ments ofthe church on Djebel Mousa, (one of
the summits of Mount Sina,) and they have
made excavations on every side in hopes of
finding them. They more particularly revere
this spot from a beliefthat the rains which fall
in the peninsula are under the immediate con-
trol of Moses; and they are ptirsuaded that
the priests ofthe convent are in possession of
the Taourat,‘the law given to Moses’ from
heaven, upon the opening and slinttiiig of
which depend the rains ofthe p-«ninsula. The
reputation which the monks have thus acquir-
ed, ofhaviug the" dispensations of the rain in
their hands has become very troublesome to
them, but they have brought it on by their
own measures for enhancing their credit with
the Bedouins. In times of dearth, they were
accustomed to proceed in a body to Djebel
'tVIOusa, to pray for rain, and they encouraged
the beliefthat the rain was due to their inter-
cessions. By a natural inference, the Bedou-
eu to penetrate into their country, it became
\
ins have concluded'tli.at;if:l.tl' ' _ V
bring rain, they‘ had it‘ likeivvi, e‘_.it'i .tliei'r»'po\v"ei:;
to with hold-_.ii, andthei conseqiiericejis, that‘
-wlieiiéveii a’ d'ea'rtl_i j'hap'peiis’th‘ey §.a’cctt'se the
inonks'ofinaIlevole'n‘ce‘, ’afid”o‘ftei_i tu’mul'tuQus-
ly. assenible and compel _tli‘erri_'to repairtoi than
in_ou_ntain to pray. S’ome_years since, soon
after an occurrence of this kind, it happened
that a violentflioiod burst over the peninsula,
and destroyed many date trees; a Bedouin
‘whose camel and sheep had b__eeii swept away
by the torrent, went in a fury to the convent
and fired his gun at it, and when asked the
reason, exclainied; “ you have opened the
book so much that we are all_dijowed.’.’ He
was pacified bypresents; but on departing
begged in future the monks would only half
‘open the Taour'at, in order that the mitts
would be more moclerutc.
SKETCIII-‘.5 IN BEDLAM.
A work has lately been published in Lon-
don, containing a number of singular cases of
insanity, and exhibiting by living examples,
the various modifications of mania, as they
came under the notice of the author. We
make the following extract froui the descrip-
tion of Thomas Lloyd, who was admitted in
1817‘. Mr. Lloyd was formerly a corn-factor
of M ai'lt-lane.—-Dru'l_i/ .fldvcrtiser.
“ In the morning when he rises from bed,
he proceeds to the decoration of his person,
which he begins by adorning his legs with all
the rags and pieces of old stockings he. can
collect; and then bandages them on with a
strip torn from his blanket. His trowsers are
then put on; which (having no fasliioiiable
stays) he binds round his waist as tight as a
packing-case corded for exportation. Next
comes his waistcoat and jacket, both well
fastened at the bottom, to prevent the escape
of such treasures as he can collect in the
course of the day, and which he puts in at
top. Afterwards he ties round his neck a sort
of composite cravat, formed from pieces of
blue, black, yellow, white, red and chequered
handkercliiefs, and tied so extremely tight as
frequently to renrler him black in the face.—
He then proceeds to collect his personal pro-
perty, consisting ofstones, boiies,woolleii and
linen rags, pieces ofglass, paper, pens,pen-
oils, snuff-boxes, wood, bread, tobacco,clieese,
butter, apples, cold potatoes, pieces of coal,1
parts of old shoes_.and in fact every thing por-
table which comes wiiliin his reach, all blood-
ed in happy confusion, the cheese in the snuff-
box, the butter amongst the tobacco; and,
thus equipped, he s-allies forth, slip-sliod, with
an air ofiniagined dignity.
“The first patient he meets in the gallery
he coniniands with high autliority “ to pull up
the heels of his shoes.” He puts on the first
hat he meets, his own or another’s, which he
usually crauis with slips of blankets, rags, or
straw, to sustain its crown. He then, with
apparent condesceiition, bids good morning
to the keeper, and a few others whom he
deigiis to notice, and then marclies majesti-
cally into the airing—ground, ofwhich he con-
siders liinisclflord paramount, sovereign ru-
ler, grand seignor, governor, high admiral,
captain ofthe gang, or any other pitch ofdig-
nificd authority he chooses to assume for the
moment. His first, and indeed general occu-
pation there, is digging holes with his feet in
the ground; which if wet and soft he likes the
better, as it is more iiiaiiageable, and works
to advantage. This he calls leveling; and
supposes he is rendering great service to the
establisliment. He then proceeds to the gut-
tcrs, in which he kicks about until breakfast-
time, when his feet are generally soaked in
mire, his shoes being seldom whole, for a. new
pair will not last him a week.
“ Ilis memory, shattered as it is, seems
charged with a general recollection of inostof
the respectable houses of trade in London _;
and he pretends to an intimate knowledge of
all the respectable merchants and traders, old
and young. He reinembers them, as he says,
when they were children, and knew all their
fathers and connexions perfectly well ; sa-
lutes, all occasional visitauts to the hospital
in this way, as old acquaintances; tells them
they must surely know him, Captain Lloyd,
of I'«'Iark-lane, corn-factor; and, ultimately,
he never forgets to ask them for some money,
“just to buy snuff aml tobacco for the poor
unfortunate patients who have no cash ; not
for himself by any means, oh, no; he would
scorn to beg ; he asks purely for those poor
patients who have neither money nor friends.”
But whatevcrlie thus obtains he applies to his
own USL‘, quite regardless of those for whom
he pretends to solicit. He is a most assidu-
ous mendicant, and no visitor to the establish-
ment elndes his inipoi'tunities.”
CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE.
Upon the authority of a gentleman from
Kentucky, the I'Vinchester Republican gives
the following account of the execution of
Hamilton for the murder of Dr. Sanderson,
which, it will be seen, totally contradicts the
statement published in our paper a few weeks
since from the Providence Journal.
Hamilton was what is teruied a horse-jock-
ey, whose vacatioii led him into Mississippi,
where on one occasion he became acquainted
with Dr. S. He was confined by sickness at
his house, where he remained some time, re-
ceiving the greatest kindness from the fauiily.
On his recovery, he was inforiiied by Dr. S.
that he wished to make a trip .iiito Kentucky
to purchase a few additional negroes to work
his cotton plantation, and at the solicitation
of II. he agreed to take liis(H’s.)father’s house
in the way, Ilainilton adding that negroes
could be had cheaper in his neighborhood
than any where else in Kentucky. They re-
niaiiied together at the older I*Iamilton’s a
few days, during which iinie I-I. formed his
diabolical purpose of inurdering his benefac-
tor, aiid borrowed a pistol ofa major for
that purpose. When all things were ready
for theirjourney, they set olftogetlier to pur-
chase the negroes, Hamilton taking his unsus-
pecting friend througli a by-path, under a pre-
tence that they would reach the main road
iinicli earlier. On their way, they passed a
cabin, when they were seen by a woman, and
Hamilton recognized. On reaching the place
designed by Hamilton for his purpose, Dr. S.
was supposed to have been a little before, and
H. to have fired his pistol, the ball of which
entered the back part of his head and came
out of his forehead. Sanderson fell, and the
horse ran back by the cabin, followed by Ham-
ilton, who overtook him, and returned to his
deadly work. This was also seen by the‘ wo-
man, who heard the report of the pistol, but
supposed it was a hunter who fired, and that
the stranger had accidentally been thrown.-
Hainiltou is supposed to have then beat out
$35 brtliiis with the but-e‘rid_ ‘of ‘the pistol, in
.(lO.Illg;Which he broke it, aud_L threw it.-away".
After ritling’tlieid‘eceased be buried’ h'iiii'in
one of thosejpits with wh_ich tlie’count_ry-a-
bounds; and as by this time his,pantalo'_bns
l1ad‘bB00II1e bloody,_ he took them ofl‘, hid
“them in a hollow log,,and returned home with
both horses. Some time_ passed over, andall
seemed tranqtiil. “Murder, however,will oiit.”
Not long afterwards, a neighbor calling at the
older Haniiltou’s, saw Dr. S.’s horse, and ask-
ed if it-had not belonged to him. “ Oh no",
iltg I0 Mr. , up the river.” The man
seemed satisfied, but was far from being so.
He made ajourney up the river, to the house
of the person named, and learnt froi_n himthat
he had never lost a horse‘. This looked sus-
picious. The circuinstance was whispered a-
round ; and then the idea first occurred that
Sanderson had been murdered. The neigli—
bors sallied out with alacrity, and a general
search was made. They ascertained the di-
rection talien on leaving Hainilton’s-—canie
to the cabin——lieard the story of the woinaii—
cotinued the search—foiind the identical pis-
tol borrowed by Hamilton of Major
broken—afterwards found the bloody puma-
loons—thcn found Sanderson’s hat, (in the
crown of which was a memorandum ofthe a-
mount and description of money in his posses-
sion) and at last found the body ofthe deceas-
ed in the pit. A warrant was immediately
issued, and Hamilton arrested. He was tried
at the next assizes for Baron county, and was
defended by the ablest counsel in that coun-
try, to whom he gave 1000 dollars, with a
condiiiori that another thousand would be
given if he. succeeded in clearing him. All,
however, would not do. The womau’s testi-
mony, Sanderson’s horse, the borrowed pis-
tol, the bloody pantalooiis, the memorandum
iii the hat, which described exactly the mon-
ey afterwards deposited in the bank by Ham-
ilton—all tended conclusively to establish his
guilt; and after a fair and itiipartial trial, he
was condemned and executed. '
Dr. Sanderson was well known in this part
of Virginia. He married in Slieplierdtown,
where he has many coniiexions still living,
and inigraied to the cotton country ofthe Mis-
sissippi about the close of the late war.
FROM rit.iNxLi-.v’s NA.-‘rtiiA'rivi:.
Habilatioiis of the Esqui'.mcauJ:.—Tlie win-
ter habitations ofthe Esquimeanx are built of
snow, and judging from one constructed by
Augustus to day. they are very coriifortable
dwellings. Having se-lected a spot on the riv-
er, where the snow was about two feet deep
and sufficiently compact, be commenced by
traclngont a circle 19. feet in diameter; the
snow in the interior ofthe circle was next di-
vided with a bread knife, having a long han-
dle, into slabs 8 feet long, 5 inches thick, and
two feet deep, being the thickness of the layer
of snow. These slabs were tenacious enough
to admit of being moved about without break-
ing or even losing the sharpness oftheir an-
gles, and they had a slight degree of curva-
ture, corresponding with that of the circle
from which they were cut.
They were piled upon each other like cour-
scs of liewii stone, around the circle which
was traced out, and care was taken to smooth
the beds ofthe difierent courses with the knife
and to cut them so as to give the wall a slight
inclination inwards, by which contrivance the
building acquired the properties of a dome.
The dome was closed somewhat suddenly and
flatly, by cutting the upper slabs in a wedge
form, instead of the more rectangular shape
of those below. The roof was about 8 feet
liigli, and the last aperture was shut up by a
small conical piece. The whole was built
from witliiu, and each slab was cut so that it
retained its position without requiring support
until another was placed beside it, the light-
ness ofthe slabs greatly facilitating the ope-
ration. When the building was covered in, a
little loose snow was thrown over it, to close
up every chink ; and a low door was our mm’
the wall with a knife. A bed place was next
formed, and neatly faced up with slabs of
snow, which was then covered by a thin layer
0f[)lllefurali(:l)(?S, to prevent them from incit-
ing by the heat ofthe body. At each end of
the bed a pillar of snow was erected to place
a lamp upon; and lastly, a porch was built
before the door, and a piece ofclear ice was
placed in an aperturecut in the wall for a
window.
The purity of the, material of which the
house is framed, the elegance of its coiistruc-
tioii, and the translucency of its walls, which
transmitted a very pleasant light, gave it an
appearance far superior to a marble building,
aud one might survey it with feelings soiiie-
wliat akin to those produced by the.contem-
plation of a Grecian temple reared by Phid-
ias: both are temples of art, iiiiinitable ill‘
their kinds.
Ban}:-.N'otc Table.-—’Middletown,NewLon-
don, Norwich, Phoenix at Hartford, New-Ha-
ven, Eagle at New-Haven‘,&*. Hartford Banks,
2 pr ct dis. ;'Eagle B. New-Haveii payable in
New-York, and Bridgeport B. par.: N. York
City Notes, Albany B., N. ‘Y. State B. at Al-
bany, Farmcr’s Bank of Troy, Lansinbiirgh
B. and Newburgh B. old emission, par ' Me-
chanics $3. Fariners B.atAlbany,Ti'oy B., Mo-
hawk B.,‘Newburgh B. signed in red ink, do.
branch at Ithaca, Orange County B. Cattskill
B. Columbia B. at Hudson, and Utica Bank,
1-2 to 5-8 pr ct dis.: Utica branch at Canaii-.
daigua, Ontario B. at Callalltltllgtlfl, do. at U-
tica, AqueductAsso. Cattskill, Auburn B.,Ge-
iieva B., Central B. Cherry Valley, Clieiian-
go B., and Jeffersoii co. B.at Adams, 8-4 to 1 :
Plattsburg B. 1 1-9: All banks in N. Jersey
par, except the following : N. Brutiswick B,
State B. at do., Do. at Trenton, Do. at Cain-
den, Farmer’s B. Nount Holly, and Cumber-
land B. 1-2 to 1 : New-Hampshire,Massacliu-
setts, Rhode-Island, and Vermont noics, 1-9.
to 1 1-2: PhilatlelpliiaNotes,par: other Petiti-
sylvania notes 1 tolfl. .
The body of Capt. Samuel Currier, ofthis
place, was found in the Genesee river, below
the Carthage falls, on Friday last. l\Ir.‘C. it
appeared, had become weary ofa life, which.
to liiui, had yielded iiiore of sorrow than of
joy, and resolved upon the rash experiment
ofgoing uncalled into the presence of his
Creator. ‘He is supposed to have deliberate-
ly taken otfhis clothes, which hung uporr-ta
tree, and plungi.-.d into the river. He had
been the husband ofseven wives, six ofwhom
were buried at the mouili of the Genesee riv-
er, and all of whom he has now followed to a
world of spirits.—RacIic€lcr Tclcgrap/i.
(was the answer) that is a stray horse belong-,
Fro,m’.i7i.e. .l\}"c2a-Haiceii Register‘. ’
VVASHINGTON COLLEGE, N0. 3.’
sion to obseiivegtliat. the system ‘of Collcigfati
This is a‘ very‘ extraordinary ‘fact, con si‘derin‘g'
the rapid improvements which have" taken
place in society, and tlie‘chances'whi’cl'i’ liav e-
beeii made in theuiodes of living. Perhap s
it may be attrib‘ute'd, in no small degree, ' to
the same sort of prejudice, which induces the-*
more ignorant linsbaiidiiian to believe that th e
'systeii'i¥is'fatliers have pursued, is the proper‘
system for him to follow, and that there is no
occasion to seek for any higher‘ perfection.
ing wonderful iinproveinents ‘in the modes of
primary instruction. and it is very probable
that they may produce beneficial effects on
the higher branches of learning. .The only
considerable and successful iiinovationuliicli
appear to have been aitemptedgon the estab-
lished routine of Academicalatid‘Collegiate-
in his Institution inSwitzerland,and the‘found-
ers of the Polytechnic" School in Fiance.
Some of the principal features of the for-
mer establishment, are derived 1st, from an
Agricultural Institute and an experiment farm,
by means of which all the pupils are instruct-
ed in Agriculture, the primary art of life; 2d,
from a constant superintendai-ice, without op-
pression or annoyance, and a constant course
ofinstruction kept up by a free and fami|i;"-
intercourse between the insiiuctorsand pupils;
and, 3d, from a regular system of gymnastic
exercises, consisting in the use of arms, ho.-_
ticulttiral occupations, 82c. to fill up the hours
of recreation, and thus to preserve the youth
from habits of idleness or dissipation, while
they are engaged in exercises essential to
health. There seem to be defects in Mr. Fel-
lenberg’s systeiii, which it is not necessary to
advert to in this place. -
'.l‘lie principal improvements claimed for
the Polytechnic Schools,consistsin the teach-
ing the Sciences in a more practical way, or
ratherin reducing theoreticalScience to prac-
tical purposes ; and in requiring a more special
atteiition to those Sciences which have a more
iunnediate application to the Arts of life. It
is also a primary object to instruct the youth in
the use of Arms, and all the. branches of Mil-
itary science. _But there are also obvious de-
fccts and errors coiinecied with this system.
It is understood to be the object ofthe Trus-
tees of Washington College to adoptlas many
ofthe improvements in education as may be
practicable, in the organization of their pro-
posed Institution ; and to give it an especial
adaption to the present state of society, and.
the particular circumstances of our country.
As Agriculture is the primary source of
wealth and subsistence, and as a knowledge
of it is highly useful to men of almost any
profession, it is their design to make it an im-
portant branch of their system of educaiimh
For this purpose, it is their intention to con-
nect an experiineiit Farni with the Institution,
and to establish a .I’l'0l.eSSUl'Slil[).Ul:theoretical
and practical Agriculture. It will be the prov-
ince oftlie Professor to explain the nature of
different soils and their adaptation to the
growth of particular vegetables ; the structure
of plants, and the functions ofthe several ves-
sels by which they receive and elaborate their
food, and convert it to vegitable matter: the
nature and operation of different mannres, the
proper succession of crops, and all the means
which coiiduce to the amelioration of the soil.
These and other theoretical instructions may
be illustrated by all the practical operations of
husbandry which will be exhibited on the farm.
It cannot be doubted btit a large portion of the
students would take such an interest in these
operations as to resort to them for a liealthfnl
exercise, in their hours ofrecreation. and that
before leaving the Iiistitntion flle_V.\\'()lll(.I at
least become well acquainted with the essen-
tial departmeut of Horticulture. ’ ,
In the present system of collegiate educa-
tion, wliatever may be the diversity of talents
among the pupils, however various the profes-
sions for which they may be designed, what-
ever may be the time they have to spare, or
their means of support", all are required to go
through the same routine of study, and
to devote to it the same period of time. It is
understood that VVashington College is to be
placed under different regulations in these
respects :——-that Students may be received
with any qualifications, for any length ofiime,
and iliat they may devote their attention toa-
ny oftlie branches ofeducation that are taught
in the Institution. . This will afford an oppor-
tunity for young men who are designed for an
agricultural life, for the mercantile profession,
or the irieclianic arts, as well as for those who
‘wish to pay special attention to particular sci-
ences, to derive all the advantages from the
Institution which their time and means will ,
allow. It will however be provided that all
«shallattend the requisite numberofrecitations
and lectures daily, and that none shall recieve
Degrees but those who enter with usual Col-
lege qualifications, and go through the pre-
scribed course ; or such as'nia_v excel in so ma-
ny branches oflearning as to deserve the hon-
or speciali gratia.
It is not understood to be the design ofthe
Trustees to lower the standard of Collegiate
education, and they will pI‘(rl)”«tl)ly rather ex-
tend than abridge the department ofClassicaI
literature; but it is expected they will intro-
duce considerable changes in some ofthe oth-
er branclies ofleariiing.
Of all the professions, our Country is prob-
ably iiiost deficient in Civil Engineers; :1
class of men essential to the prosecution of
all our plans of internal imprmiement.—lt is .
understood that this consideration will be at-
tended to in the organization of \Vasliingtoii
College, and that a new department ofinstruc-
tiou will be established, by which our young
men shall be made acquainted with the priii-
ciples oii which Roads, Bi'i(l;,:es, and Canals
are constructed, as well as with the general
principles of Architecture, and that those who
wish to becouie proficients in this branch
may have an opportniiity to do so. This de-
partinent may well be connected with that of
Polil7'calEmnmn_1/. in which suitable instruc-
tion shall be given in the principles ofGovei*:i-
uient, Commerce, and Finance. ‘These are
branches of education which now form no '
p.irt ofour college system, but which are loud-
ly deinauded by the circumstances of our
Country, and which may beturned to the most
useful business oflife. , l ‘
I cannot cont-.lude niy‘reri'ia‘rks on this sub-
ject wiiliout extendig them much beyond the
limits ofa column. Tlieysliall be resumed.
and brought to a close, in my" next ntunber.
Ina previous cornniuiiicatioii,,I,-took 'oc_ca-
education had're,ceive_d¢but'lit‘tle improvje-:.‘
merit in tlieglapse" of ne'arly_tivo’5"’centi'iries."_- ’
Thelabors of Bellaiid Lancaster are work- _ .
education, must be ascribed 'to"Mr. Fellenberg . ,
I 5;-
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