The Colonization herald and general register

              @tp Colonisation tytxaib
AND GENERAL REGISTER.
CONDUCTED BY   THE   PENNSYLVANIA   AND   NEW  YORK   COLONIZATION   SOCIETIES.
WHATSOEVER  YE   WOULD   THAT   MEN   SHOULD   DO   TO   YOU,   DO   YE   EVEN  SO   TO   THEM.
Vol. I.—NEW SERIES.
PHI I. A DEI. PHI A,   WEDNESDAY,  HI A Y  2,   I8»8
IVO.   1*.
THE FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT I ly definite to enable us to state precisely the number of
And Constitution ofthe Female Society ofthe City of W* now under our care.    At the date of our last re-
New York, for the support of Schools in Africa,     j Port we had between two and three hundred   In a com-
J rt       ■ j munication from our late teacher at Bassa Uove, dated
The Ladies Society of the City of New York, for the i May 27th, 1837, he remarks—that his school is not as
-Support of Schools in Africa, held its Fourth Anniver-   large as formerly, as some ofthe children are employ-
' nary on Thursday, February 1st, 1838, at the Stuyve-: ed with their parents in bringing the farms under pro-
lint Institute. The chair vvas taken at half past seven,  per cultivation. This temporary diminution constitutes
~\ M. by the Hon. Hugh Maxwell. i no ground of discouragement; but ratheraffords a plea-
The Rev. Dr. Proudfit addressed the Throne of sing and most satisfactory evidence of the internal
Grace. Extracts from the Report were then read by prosperity ofthe colony, connected as it is (and must
R. D. Turner, Esq. and the following resolutions pre- continue to be) with devotedness to agricultural pur-
eented : I suits. As considerable progress has already been made
Resolved, That in view of the wants and claims of in this work, he anticipates that the interruption will
Africa, we feel called upon as christiansand philanthro- ( be but of short duration, and urges on the Board the
[lists, to do all we can to relieve her wants, to meet her prosecution of their labour of love with unremitted en-
slaims, and to make her what the God of Heaven has ergy. At present we have a male and female depart-
jmised, and her natural resources abundantly fit her ; ment, taught in the Baptist meeting-house, and we can
to become. j continue to occupy it. But the cause would be greatly
Resolved, That in as much as the great and gene-' advanced by the erection of a commodious school-house,
J|l_l object of this Society is to communicate the bless-! furnished with suitable apparatus, viz. Maps, Globes,
*lngs of Christian Education to the coloured population ' Numerical-frame, Mathematical Instruments, &c. It
I of Africa ; whether they be born upon the soil of their is exceedingly desirable that our schools should be sup-
'.ather, or conveyed there by the hands of other insti-; plied with a library adapted to the wants of a young
'ftutions:—therefore, every real friend of Africa, of his and giowing colony, and alike accessible to parents
JBiountrv, and ofChristianity, may consistently maintain and children. May we not hope that some friend of
this institution, no matter how much they may differ in ; African education will come forward with a liberality
ebolicy, or even in principle, on other great questions j worthy of this philanthropic enterprise, and afford
^fcich are agitating the world in reference to this por- \ those facilities which are considered indispensable to
T__of our fellow men. j success in our own land.    Encouraging accounts have
J*he meeting vvas addressed in a very able manner i also been received from the Episcopal School at Cape
Thomas Buchanan, Esq. late Agent ofthe Pennsyl- \ Palmas, and we are happy to add that while the Ladies
of this denomination have made some change in the
mode of their operations; their zeal in promoting the
vania Colonization Society at Rissa Cove ; the Rev. Dr.
Fisk, Pr sidcnt of the Wesleyan University, and the
Rev. Dr. Breckenridge.
At an adjourned meeting of the Society, held on the
tW instant, the following Ladies were elected Officers
for the ensuing year: —
Mrs. J. E. Caldwell, i
D. Bethune,      > Directresses.
— Riggs, )
D. Codwise, Treasurer.
J. R. M'Laughlin,   Cor. Sec.
J. Wurtz,
Rcc. Sec.
MANAGERS.
Fishkill.
147 Hudson St.
04 Clinton-Pi.
8 St. Mark's-Pl.
,17 Spring St.
41 Bleecker St.
Mrs. Smith,
b  Airs. Morris,
F Mrs. Davison,
b  Mrs. Merrill,
f Mrs. Ilolden,
■Mrs. Stone,
£ Mrs. Fullerton,
i Mrs. Vanpelt,
i Mrs. Cobb,
Mrs. Anthony,
Mrs. Brasher,
Mrs. Doremus,
rs. Howlaud,
rs. Fields,
rs. Nixon,
Mrs. Phelps,
rs. Hawxhurst,
iss Eddy,
Miss I)on;ilson,
Mrs. Sandford,
Eighth Presbyterian Church.
Brick Church.
. Reformed Dutch Churches.
> Duane Street Church.
( Mercer Street Church.
{ Society of Friends.
Wall Street Church.
Dr. M'Elroy's Church
ANNUAL REPORT.
In taking a retrospective view of another year, we
are forcibly reminded of the uncertainty which hangs
over human affairs, and urged by it to greater dili¬
gence and promptness in our work. He whose right it
is ^Bnlc the nations, is turning and overturning and
evidently preparing the way to erect his peaceable
cingdom on the ruin of thrones and empires now con
great work of religious education in Africa has Buffered
no abatement.
In July last we sent out another female teacher,
who writes under date of August 19, 1837:
" Through the peculiar favour of the God of Provi¬
dence I have been able to attend to the school here dur¬
ing the past week. I take the liberty of recommend¬
ing to the patronage of the board a very worthy colour¬
ed female, who had been engaged in conducting it
several weeks before my arrival. Her services are very
important, as there are a number of small children
who cannot read. King Freeman has engaged to place
his son and daughter in the family of Mr. Matthias;
and I expect to receive two native children under my
care. The number of scholars is increasing. Teachers
are greatly needed. There a re many adults who can¬
not read, and ought to be brought under the influence
of religious instruction."
From the above extracts, it appears that God has
preceded us in this work. The field, if not white for
the harvest, presents to us an inviting soil, and pro¬
mises a rich reward to the faithful labourer. That de¬
voted and untiring friend of Africa, the Rev. L. Wilson,
writes from Cape Palmas—"The two little girls who
were rescued in New York three years ago are now
members of our female school. We received them
into our family with a great deal of pleasure, and al¬
though they have not been wilh us more than seven
months, we feel more than compensated for the care
we have already bestowed upon them, by their order¬
ly and becoming deportment, and their rapid improve¬
ment in learning. Both of them commenced in our
school in the alphabet, but can now read the Testament
with ease, and are beginning to write legibly. Perhaps
in the course of a few months you will receive a com¬
munication from them in their own hand." We will
not weaken the impression made by this simple state¬
ment, by any comment of our own. It is sufficient to
win over the enemies of this blessed cause, and to si¬
lence the objections of lhe most faithless. God has
owned the work, and succeeded our efforts by the con-
i -11 ii m i ( .-  iiiiw   \,w-i- I . .     — ., . . *   ••        n _i i_   l
tendinfc for supremacy. Since the fall of that proud verting influences of Ins spirit. From the same belov-
capital, whose towering walls and gates of brass secur- e! '^sionary we learn that one ofthe little girlsaboye
ed to her the homage of a world, the wo.k has been alluded to is interested in the subject of personal reli-
steadily and perseveringly going forward. Chaldea is ?Ion- J? »nothfr communication, he says, "You wi 1
not. Wisdom is no more in Te.nan. Counsel is per- be fat,fied lo le"n that G°d'.aa .wf. humb,-v \TliS}<
ished from the prudent. The cup of the Lord's ven- fm,1fs _*» our ,ab™Js' and " vtsitingour schools
geance has passed round from kingdom to kingdom, *I *• influences of His SpinU One of our native
and from nation to nation ; but the country to which I vouths' whom we call Robert W. James, has recently
the benevolence of this Society is directed has drunk j £lven us satisfactory evidence of a change of heart,
the dregs.    Age after age she has been scattered and   For 80mR months Past.hp has been serious and thought-
peeled and trodden down by her oppressors, till scarce
vestige of what she once  was  remains.    We talk
ful; recently his convictions became pungent and over-
whelming; and still more recently he has come forth
with a bright and comfortable hope that his sins are
1010 of degraded, benighted Africa; but rolling back , , , .   , .,     ,    ,
he tide ot tune, we behold Egypt in the deep scclu- pardoned and his peace made wilh heaven. His father
sion of antiquity, bursting forth" upon the vision in all |s an '"^ential man ; and we do hope he may yet be
the splendour ofa meridian sun. The first rav of intel- i br°uSht'n,° the _"ngdom of Christ by tbe ■nstrumen-
lectuaflight which dawned on Greece emanated from \ talify of h.sson. Othersof our boys are silently inquir-
an Egyptian colony. In attempting to carry the bless- i mS what they must do to be saved. And we are not
ings of science, civilization, aud religion to that land without hope that many adults are beginning to feel
of darkness, the friends of Africa have been impelled jthere ls a rcallty m religion. Referring to the antici-
by the etronge.-t motives, and animated by the m. st Pated operations of the American Society for establish-
noble and generous sympathies which can actuate the , in? high-schools and colleges in Africa, Mr. Wilson
philanthropic or the christian. We cannot forget that j writes—" I am gratified to hear of this enterprise in
in our efforts to enlighten Africa, we are repaying a ■,tbe ca»se of Africa. I feel sure that if your undertak¬
ing is founded in prayer, and a desire to glorify God,
it will result in great good to this benighted people.
Our own experience abundantly authorises the expec-
tion that great good may be reasonably anticipated
from any enterprise of this nature. Our seminary
here, which vvas commenced with a view of growing
into a similar institution with that of Batticotta in Cey-
?payi
debt incurred more than three thousand years ago.
And can we, who have received the gospel,—the ten¬
dency of which is to reiine the mind and improve the
moral sense—can we refuse to impart to her children
the light of science and the knowledge of the true
God 1 The claims of this country on the whole civi¬
lized world must be met as. an act of justice—as lhe
principles we rest our appeal in behalf of ninety-nine
lillions of undying souls—a part of the purchased pos¬
sum of Him who gave his life a ransom for all.  We
present it endorsed by the Saviour himself, whose pro-
encouraged  while his providences were trying
our faith.    We urge it the more confidently, since the
response of gratitude.    On these strong and admitted   lon> embraces about, forty youths male and female, and
their zeal and ability to learn surpasses every reasona¬
ble expectation. We could treble the number of our
pupils in a week, if we had teachers; and as it is we
have turned away during the last three, months not
less than fifty applicants. In short, there is a desire
for improvement in Western Africa which the chris-
.ability ofthe work is no longer a problem to be tian church does not know, or is not able or willing- to
1 We have had our trials; reverses and dis- mect- Jrom Sierra Leone to Cape Coast Castle, to
rements not a few ; but the clouds arc breaking 6Peak of no more, a distance of one thousand miles
awamand a brighter prospect is opening before us. coastwise there are, I vvouid venture to say, not less
Our earlv history has been one of doubtful experiment, than two hundred native settlements on the beach,
We have felt our way through almost insurmountable averaging a population from one to two thousand each,
difficulties without the lioht of experience to guide us.; And there is not verily believe, one of these settle-
Having learned wisdom by the things we have suffer- ; ments that would not cordially receive a christian
ed,-we enter o„ the work of another year, rejoicing in ! teacher But what is called toe beach people, forms
hope, animated by the increasing popularity of African only a £onU,er to«| immense and very pop
education, the co-operation of friends, and the happy  &lon-    lou have then a vast tl,eatre uP°n which
it is
:; 9,animated by the increasing popularity of African  only a t°nU,er to an immense and very populous re-
n of friends, and the happy  g|on-    ? °,u ha*e *•» a vast theatre upon vvhi
.u^o.-p attending our schools.     We have now two | J0" P"Y.".ege t0 aCt,\."  ,,   ,   ' ..:__.,
With this array ot facts before us, can we be listless
in our work? With the Macedonian cry resounding
in our ears, can our hands hang down 1 The cries of
Africa will not be unheeded—they have entered into
the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth. And if we remain
deaf to her entreaties, the curse of Meroz will rest
upon us, while enlargement and deliverance will arise
to her from some other source. Yes! Africa will be
redeemed. Already do we witness the dawning of
that day which is to verily the prophetic declaration—
" Blessed be Egypt my people." And when recount¬
ing the wonders of Grace, they shall say—" Behold
Ethiopia, this man was born
in his time.
flourishing auxiliaries.—one at Fishkill, in this state,
the other at Concord, New Hampshire.    The Ladies
of the Eighth Presbyterian Church in this city have
done nobly, and set an example worthy of imitation by
all to whom Cud has given the ability to do good and
communicate.    During the past year we have received
of them $'diO ; 800 to constitute their pastor and his
lady life members of this Society, and #250, the avails
of articles made by their  Fragment Society.     While
we offer them our grateful acknowledgments, we do it
in behalf of the objects of their benevolenee, whose fu¬
ture history may determine the value of their unosten- ., , .
tatioMffforts, when we shall have been gathered to  Phihstia with Tyre and Ethiopia
our  Bers, and the places which now know  us shall   there."    The Lord will hasten it
know ns no more for ever. W7e trust that other similar
nsfcociHfes which may be acting without any definite J CONSTITUTION.
object y go and do likewise, till the desert of Africa '     Art. I.—This Society shall be called " The Female
shall blossom as the rose. Society of the City of New York, for the support of
The last advices from our teachers are not sufficient-   Schools in Africa."
Art. II.—The object of this Society shall be to pre¬
pare and support christian teachers for the missionary
settlement of New York in Liberia, and,as far as prac¬
ticable, for other portions of Africa.
Art. III.—The officers of the Society shall be a
First and Second Directress, a Treasurer, a Corres¬
ponding Secretary and Recording Secre arv, and
Managers, who shall be annually elected. They shall
meet semi-annually for the transaction of business, and
nine shall constitute a quorum.
Art. IV.—The Board of Managers shall appoint an
Executive Committee, consisting of one or two from
each denomination, together with the orricers of the
Society, to transact business during the recess of the
Board.
The Executive Committee shall meet on the first
Wednesday of each month, and four shall constitute a
quorum.
Art. V.—Each Church may send one representative
to the meeting ofthe Executive Committee, who shall
be permitted to participate in the transaction of busi¬
ness.
Art. VI.—Each denomination shall have the power
to appoint their own teacher, provided they pledge
themselves to raise adequate funds for the support of
the school to which such teacher may be appointed.
Art. VII.—Each subscriber of one dollar annually
shall be a member ofthe Society.
Art, VIII.—Each contributor of twenty dollars at
one time shall be a member for life.
From Mrs. Sigourneifs Letters.
NEW ENGLAND INDUSTRY.
I have seen no class of people, among whom a more
efficient system of industry and economy of time was
established, than the agricultural population of New
England. Their possessions are not sufficiently large
to allow waste of any description. Hence, every arti¬
cle seems to be carefully estimated, and applied to its
best use. Their mode of life, is as favorable to cheer¬
fulness and health, ns it is eminent in industry.
The farmer, rising with the dawn, attends to those
employments which are necessary for the comfort of
the family, and proceeds early with his sons or assist¬
ants, to their department of daily labor. The birds en¬
liven them with their song, and the lambs gambol,
while the patient ox marks the deep furrow, or the
grain is committed to the earth, or the tall grass hum¬
bled beneath the scythe, or the stately corn freed from
the intrusion of weeds. Fitting tasks are proportioned
to lhe youngest ones, that no hand may be idle.
In the interior of the house an equal diligence pre¬
vails. The elder daughters take willing part with
the mother, in every domestic toil. No servant is
there, to create suspicious feeling, or divided interest.
No key grates in the lock, for all are as brethren. The
children, who are too small to be useful, proceed to
school, kindly leading the little one, who can scarcely
walk. Perhaps the aged grandmother, a • clcomcand
honored inmate, amuses the ruddy infant, fhat she may
release a stronger hand for toil. The sound of the
wheel, and the vigorous strokes of the loom are heard.
The fleece of the sheep is wrought up, amid the cheer¬
ful song of sisters. Remembering lhat the fabrics
which they produce, will guard those whom they love,
from the blast of winter, the bloom deepens on their
cheek with the pleasing consciousness of useful in¬
dustry.
In the simple and abundant supply of a table, from
their own resources, which shall refresh those who
return weary from the field, all are interested. The
boy, who brings his mother the fresh vegetables, se¬
lects a salad which his own hand had cultivated, with
some portion ofthe pride with which Dioclesian point¬
ed to the cabbages which he had reared. The (laugh¬
er, who gathers treasures from the nests of the poultry
that she feeds, delights to tell their history, and to
number her young ducks as they swim forth boldly on
the pond. The bees, whose hives range near the door,
add a desert to their repast, and the cows feeding
quietly on rich pastures, yield pure nutriment for the
little ones. For their bread they have " sown, and
reaped, and gathered into barns;" the flesh is from
their own flocks—the fruit and nuts from their own
trees. The children know when the first berries ripen,
and when the chesnut will be in its thorny sheath in
the forest. The happy farmer at his independent table,
need not envy the luxury of kings.
The active matron strives to lessen the expenses of!
her husband and to increase his «ains.    She sf nds to
market the wealth of her dairy, and the surplus pro- I
duce of her loom.    She  instructs her daughters  by
their diligence to have a purse of their own, from
which to furnish the more delicate parts of their ward¬
robe, and to relieve the poor.    In the long evenings of
winter, she plies the needle, or knits stockings with
them, or maintains the quiet music of the flax-wheel,
from  whence linen is prepared for the family.    She j
incites them never to eat the bread of idleness, and as
they have been trained, so will they train others again ;
for the seeds of industry are perennial.
The father and brothers, having recess from their
toils of busier seasons, read aloud, such books as are I
procured from the public library, and knowledge thus
entering in with industry, and domestic order, forms a j
hallowed alliance. The most sheltered corner by the j
ample fire-side, is reserved for the hoary grand-parents, j
who in plenty and pious content pass the eve of a well-)
spent life.
The sacred hymn and prayer, rising daily from such !
households, is acceptable to Heaven. To their humble
scenery, some of our wisest and most illustrious men,
rulersuf the people, sages and interpreters of the law
of God, looked back tenderly, as their birth-place.
They love to acknowledge that in the industry and !
discipline of early years, was laid the foundation of:
their greatness.
From the Harrisburg Chronicle.
THE COLONIAL RECORDS.
The bill reported by Mr. Tyson, of the city, which
provides for the further publication of the Minutes of
the Pennsylvania Council under the Proprietary or Co¬
lonial Government, from the year 1717 down to the
period of the revolution, was passed through three
reading! in the House of Representatives on Thursday
morning last, and sent to the Senate, where it will
doubtless pass in a fevv days. Too much credit cannot
be awarded to the able and indefatigable Representative
from Philadelphia for his zealous and successful efforts
in behalf of this enlightened object. When he under¬
took the task at the last session of prosecuting this
measure, fevv anticipated aught from his labors, save
the addition of another to the long list of proofs—and
we affirm it with regret—which the past legislation of
our state had afforded of the repugnance of our law¬
makers to literary projects of this character. He has,
however, succeeded through means peculiar to him¬
self, and which possess so large an ingredient of bold
perseverance as to defy opposition and surmount all
difficulties.
Tbe bill provides for the printing and binding of
1500 copies, and authorizes the Secretary of the Com¬
monwealth to purchase of the  printer 500 copies,  stantial qualities, lhat rendered the lecture one of real
which he has on hand over and above the number di-  value,   the  subject  was  throughout  enlivened   with
reeled by the act oflast year.    It gives the Secretary   flashes of wit and humor, that convulsed the audience
power to employ permanently an additional clerk to   with laughter.
aid him in the prosecution of the work, at a salary of      The next course will commenc% in November, and
$«00 per annum.   It directs two hundred copies of the   will consist of 20 or 22 lectures, when the richest ta-
i work to be placed in the hands of the Governor to be  lent and eloquence of which our city can boast, will
by him distributed at  his discretion, among learned   be brought into requisition, and we doubt not, with the
( societies and public Libraries of other states. abundant success that has so eminently characterized
I     It further provides, that five copies shall be present-  the course that has just terminated; more could  not
ed  to the American Philosophical Society, five to the   be anticipated or desired.— U S  Gazette.
Historical  Society, five to the Philadelphia Library, 	
two to the Philadelphia Athena-urn, one copy to each
ofthe several colleges and public libraries in the state,
1 one to each of the members of the present and last
legislatures, and that five copies shall be deposited in
the State Library, and one copy in each of the Record
j offices of the Commonwealth.
I The size of the work, when completed, will be
! about ten octavo volumes of 500 pages each, and may
i well  be  regarded as a monument to the intelligence
and public spirit of Pennsylvania.    It is cause of con-
I gratulation to the friends of the measure, that they
possess so powerful an adjunct as the able Secretary
of the Commonwealth, to whose hands the prosecution
! of the measure has been committed.
THE LAST LECTURE.
From the Christian Mirror.
VISIT   TO   THE   INDIAN   TRIBES—THE
CHOCTAWS.
The Choctaws, all of whom have emigrated, includ¬
ing about 600 negro slaves, number nearly 16,000
souls. They have diminished in numbers very con¬
siderably since their removal. Great numbers died
rn the way and soon after arriving, from fatigue, ex¬
posure and want. They were removed by land (at
least a part of them) and the means of conveyance
'-. were so inadequate that many, who from extreme
youth, age, or infirmity, were unfit to bear fatigue,
were obliged to walk ; they were badly provided with
I shelter and food ; and in the midst of all this a severe
epidemic came upon them, and strewed the way with
its victims. Many reached ••meir new home in the
Notwithstanding the state of the weather on Tues- dead sf winter and there found no relief from their
day evening, April 17, the Musical Fund Hall was sufferings. Hundreds died, and every succeed ing year
crowded to excess, on the occasion of the last lecture naB brought a severe though constantly diminishing
of the season, which vvas delivered by Judge Hopkin- mortality. The last year the suffering from sickness
son, on " Common Sense," before the Athenian Insti- was much less than in any preceding. They are be-
tute and Mercantile Library. The unabated interest coming more accustomed to the climate, are possess-
which has been manifested by the public in this series ; mg themselves of more of the comforts of life, the
of lectures, from their commencement to their termi- ; want of which often causes diseases, or increases their
nation, has been no less gratifying than unprecedented ; severity, and are learning to avoid many local causes
and their resumption is looked forward to with no in- of sickness to which they formerly heedlessly exposed
considerable interest. ] themselves.    Here,  favorable  causes   continuing   to
Judge Hopkinson commenced his remarks about ' operate, they must soon be blest with excellent health.
eight o'clock, observing as follows: I     The Choctaws are almost entirely an agricultural
As these lectures, for this season, are coming to their people ; a very few are mechanics and perhaps a few
conclusion, I hope it will not be thought unbecoming depend for a livelihood on the chase or on trading with
in me to speak of the gentlemen who have gone be- ! the rude tribes west of them. Generally they occupy
fore me in this duty. Although we have a common'substantial log-houses—an evidence in the west, it
design, each individual stands on his own merit, and I must be remembered, of considerable progress in civi-
may therefore be allowed to render them the praise j hzation. The few exceptions to this rule, in which
which is justly their due, without the suspicion of ap- ! bark, or olher simple building material is used, aro
propriating any part of it to myself. I appeal to those { doubtless induced in part at least by the mildness of
who have honored this Institute with their patronage, i the climate. If their architecture be rude at best, it
when I declare my belief that it has performed all that J may be remarked that it would be difficult to exoncr-
was reasonably expected from it; and on the other ; ale the architecture of their white neighbors from a
hand, it affords me high gratification to say, that the j similar charge. Their mode of farming, the imple-
support it has received from you, has far exceeded my i ments used and the articles they cultivate, are quite
hopes, and even the anticipations of those who were i similar to those of the same latitude in the states. A
most confident of its success. j large portion dress in the English style, but still a very
You have heard, and no doubt duly appreciated, the ! considerable majority use a mode of dress peculiar to
learning and eloqueuce that have been delivered from J Indians. There is however an evident tendency to
this place.    You have seen gentlemen, distinguished { Approach to civilization in the matter of drees.
for their high acquirements, present themselves to you, i 	
offering the fruits of long and laborious studies, and PIOUS CU3TOMO OF TUB ewiee.
enriching you with the treasures it has cost them many It is the custorrii in lhe vall of the Canton rf
years to accumulate. The subjects of their discourses Berne, whenever the father of a family builds a house,
have been selected with a view to utility and solid in-1 and the wa]is arc rajsed l0 thcir fuI1 £ ht ,0 J
struction, while the manner of treating them has been
shaped to make them pleasant and acceptable. To
mix the useful with the agreeable, to make knowledge
attractive, by adorning it with garlands of eloquence,
and touching it with the glowing tints of imagination,
has been the aim of the gentlemen who have address¬
ed you. That they have succeeded, is amply proved
by your constant and deep attention, and by the in¬
creasing favor their exertions have won from the pub¬
lic.
The lecturer then, in a clear voice, that was dis
tinctly heard throughout the spacious hall, proceeded
to offer the audience a plain, familiar, fireside lecture,
on a plain and every day subject; which, he observed,
neither required, nor was susceptible, of the embel¬
lishments of fancy, or of wit, or the researches of
learning; though he furnished abundant evidence, be¬
fore he concluded, of the subject being not only sus¬
ceptible of these ornaments, but of his ability to be¬
stow them, under the proper control and guidance of
common sense.
The importance of common sense, in averting or
lessening the ills of life, in enabling us to view things
as they are, divested of Ihe false glare which design
or accident may impart to them, vvas strikingly de¬
picted.
The calamities of men of genius were shown to
arise, for the most part, from the absence of this judi¬
cious regulator. They, with imaginations brilliant
and glowing, neglect the ordinary occupations, the
business, the duties of life—revelling in ideal riches,
and exhausting their minds in profitless dreams;—
they take no thought for the future—and then whine
about injuries or neglect, when they are neiiher injur¬
ed nor neglected. They lack common prudence, com¬
mon sense, to husband their resources with sufficient
discretion to save themselves from want. Would they
but take common sense for their patron, they vvouid
want no other. The superiority of this quality is il¬
lustrated by the Spanish proverb, which says, " know¬
ledge would become folly, if common sense did not
take care of it."
Among authors, Oliver Goldsmith was pointed out
as the most distinguished for this quality, and its value
vvas apparent from the estimation in which his unos¬
tentatious writings are held. Who, as a novelist or a
poet, surpasses him? I may be told Walter Scott
or Lord Byron; but, said the lecturer, I would take
Goldsmith's chance, with the good old Vicar, against
them all. Passages from the Village Pastor were read,
with the happiest effect, to sustain the opinions of the
lecturer, who justly observed, that for the merit of such
poetry, you vvouid appeal, not to the review-ers or crit¬
ics, but to your own heart and common sense.    The
the minister of the parish to pray to God inside. The
workmen and such as are to assist in finishing the
hnnse, meet together and unite in thanking the Lord
for his care hitherto, and entreat a continuance of it,
through the more dangerous part that remains. "This
prayer," observes M. Paulet, the pastor of Coutelary,
" when made in faith, redoubles one's strength, and
removes all fear of danger." " If God be for us, who
can be against us !" observed an old carpenter to the
same minister, when he advised him not to expose
himself too incautiously. A blessing terminates this
piou6 ceremony ; the workmen return to their labors,
and the noise of hammers begins to be heard again!
How pleasing it is to see a practical acknowledgment
of the truth, "Except the Lord build the house, they
labor in vain that build it."
The following custom is also general among the in¬
habitants of the Alps. The Shepherd's horn, in tho
Alpine, regions is the signal for a solemn and religious
duty, and is used for a much more noble purpose than
the mere return of the cattle from their pasturage. •
When the sun has quitted the valley, and his linger¬
ing beams still cast a glow of fading light upon tho
snowy summits of the mountains, lhe shepherd, whose
hut is placed on the highest alp, grasps his horn, and
pronounces, through his speaking trumpet, the solemn
injunction to the world below, "Praise ye the Lord."
Every shepherd in his neighborhood, who catches thia
sound in succession, repeats the same sentence at the
door of his cabin. Thus, perhaps, for a quarter of an
hour, the cliffs and rocky precipices fling to each other
oft repeated echos of lhe sublime, " Praise ye the Lord "
A solemn stillness sneceeds the last reverberation arid
all kneel bare headed, and in silent devotion, till dark¬
ness rests upon the earth, and veils the towering moun¬
tains. Again the horn sounds, and the peaceful, social
" good night!" once more awakens the echoes.   Hills'
vales, and rocky cliffs, and all, sink to rest. Oriental
Key to the Scriptures.
THE DEAD NAPOLEON.
The following account of the manner in which the
body of Napoleon was made ready for the tomb will
be new, we suspect, to many of our readers, if not to
all. At least we have never met with it before. It
is copied by a London weekly paper from the Ceylon
Chronicle, the editor of which latter journal vouches
for its authenticity.
Sergeant Millinglon's Memorandum.
On Sunday the 6th of May, 1821, I was sent for
while attending divine service, to make a tin coffin for
Gen. Napoleon Bonaparte. On Monday the 7th, I was
ordered to attend at Longwood House for the purpose
lecturer dwelt at some length on the character, ten-1 of soldering up the body of General Bonaparte in the
dency, &c.,of the licentious Don Juan, and portions of i tin soffin, which vvas performed in the following man-
the other writings of the profligate poet, and more
profligate man, whose fame was already on the wane,
while that of Goldsmith, after the lapse of eighty
years, increased in freshness and brilliancy, and vvouid
be remembered and cherished when the execrable
stuff* of the great genius would be forgotten.
The common sense of Arkwright, in England, and
of Whitney, in America, had done more to advance
the commerce and prosperity of trieir respective coun¬
tries, than all the volumes ever written on political
economy could ever have accomplished.
The value of common sense in the domestic circle,
and in promoting domestic happiness, was shown to be
of the first importance. Learning, wit, beauty, riches
and genius were all well enough; but with all these,
and more, let genius and beauty live together twelve
months, and they will fall out, unless good sense be
their housekeeper.
We have considerable additional notes, but find that
to undertake to write them out, even thus briefly and
imperfectly, will far exceed our limits, and shall there
ner, in presence of Gens. Bertrand and Montholon
Mad. Bertrand, the French chaplain, the French 6ur'
geon, Mr. A. Darling, Dr. Rushop, H. M. 20 regiment
of foot, several of the French domestics, and Samuel
Ley, private in the 20th regiment. The body of tha
late Gen. Napoleon Bonaparte, in full dress, wbb dp
posited in a tin coffin, which was lined with white silk
and cotton. His cocked hat vvas laid across his thirrhg
and on the left breast of his coat was a gold star'and
cross, and several other medals of the same metal •
several pieces of coin, of various sizes and different
value, were also put into the coffin. His heart was
deposited in a silver urn or tureen filled with spirits'
to which I soldered a lid or cover ofthe same material'
which vvas placed between the small parts of his le_?s'
His stomach was deposited in a silver mug m which
there was spirits, which was also put in the coffin A
silver  plate, knife, fork, and spoon, and a silver cup
'ere also deposited in the coffin. Subsequent to plael
ig the body of the general in the coffin, the tin lid of
m coffin, being lined with white silk and atnUU ," ?C
fore terminate with the simple remark, that the sub- j cotton, was put in its place, and I soldered it
ject was shown to be most fertile in interest and in-j coffin enclosing the late General Napoleon Bo 0"
stiuctien, while in addition to the more solid and sub-land all the above mentioned articles    Thio ti"^"10
and stuffed with
'ered it on the
eon Bonaparte
This tin coffin,