Over The Simplon

Ones more amid the rnouritains f I love these old deforinities of nature.- Thure ia sornetbing iu them that Bpeaks . of darability, eternity, infiuity. Man loses himself, forgets hts pride, beeomes a" nonentity amid such grand red ennobliflg soenery, When lo waiiders amid the plain or the city, and sees the ments that he has oreeted, or the beautiful things with whieh he has doeorated the earth, bis hoart is made proud and ho is fillod with rain glory. He stands before a St. Poter, and in his admiration J he calis it " a work of Heareú ; " he looka upon a Duonio, and pronounces it "almost divine." But when he finda himself in the heart ol tho giant mountains, where no work but that of God ' can be seen, where no hand" bwt that of leaven's bas bcon abie to build, he for gets for a moment Lia ovrn proiluctions f St Peter and Duomo are lost in the more glorious impressions whioh the temples of nature instill. The soul thinks not ' of itself but of the great Jehovab, selfpride gives waj to reyerence towards the eternal Architect, and no thoüght but that of God filis the beart. Did I say no work of matThero occurs! I mistake. The Simplón winds amid these works of nature - but, as it were, only to make the comparisoa between the i ' labors of God and man the more ' iating for the latter. Here the genius , of Napoleon has made visible one of the ' finest accomplishrnenta of man - has ! structed a marble path-way ovor the mountains, bas led it through defiles, has made it spring over chasms and master the summit; but praise it as you may, the truth remains that God built the Simplón before Napoloon. The work commenced away tack in the centuries. Wit-h his earthquakeB and torrentt, He bid the mountains stand apart; and Napoloon has but modified thn path-way which Jehovah made. So it is always, God is the erealor) man the modifier. - The former makes the continents, coven them with riches, and filis their bowels with wealth ; the latter, making u=e of heaven's gifts, modifies these continents to his will. tïo lowcrs the forest, makes ! the flower bloom, builde, the city. But to conyinoe him of his weakness, God leaves here and there a desert where no flower will bloom, a mountain whero no road can pass, and man can never alter them. He is the alare of circumstances. He goes where the route is niarked out to him, but no farther. One feeïs this amidst the mountains. Thoae heaven towering summits, those roekj pinnaoles, fcbose everlasting precipices eau never be monlded by man's Sfi. His soul, naturally proud and mighty when compared with itself, neoda somo suob lesson from the book of nature to teach it its own iusignificance. What wonder tbe aneborite chooaes nis cava in the tribuntain side ? what wonder the nerrnit here shut himself away from the world? Forgetting uian his thoughts were raised towards God. His day-dreante were not earthly, but led him beavea w;trd. This Simplón pasg is justly oelebrated. When will üne tire of it ? Ten hundred voyagers have admired it, ten hundred pena have described it. Some laud its cataracts, others its awful wildness, others its winding path-way, others its pootioal inspirations, others its moral tessons, all agree that it is wonderful, sublime. I paused one night upon the summit at the Hospice. I oonversed with the mouks, who are kind and social to every travel'ar. I examined the book of voyagers, and saw tbe autographs of men froni all parts of the world, the most of whom had written. some little God-speed to tho humanit.y"]oving men of the Simplón. I climbeda neighboring b!ght, and away off in the distance the Bernese Alps and their glaciers met my eye. I ttended the morning mass in tbe little chapel of the Hospice, and saw a few mountain men and women bow respeetfully before the altar, as the priest addressed the Throne. The following night I was at Brieg, in the valley of the Khone, once more in Svritzerland. Welcome little Switzy! Type of my own government, souveair of my own land, I love thee, Thou bast proved that detnocracy is not tyranny, that popular soveroignty is not anarchy. Mayest thou long demónstrate that a eonfederacy can be a nationality, and ibat there is in it agovernmental power whieh can f et vhen the necessity requires. I bad met no Americans either in Italy or upon the moutitains. But Englishmen were every where, and henee every where I found animosity agaiust my country. Át Brieg, however, I met an American party, and thiuk you not it was refreshing to talk with those who had tearsfor America's woe3, and prayers for her safety ? Do you know wbat it is to walk tho earth and see an enemy in all most every man f to' hefai all that you love dearest stigmatized, insulted, dishonored ? lo fooi that you have no fï'iCDd but your own heart, no sympathizer but your innur-eelf ?- thon y 011 know tbe joy that ono bas wben suddenly be finds thoae whose bcarts beat liko hi own, vith wbom be sees eye to eye, frionds, countryuien, brotbers ! The timo has not yet com'e when tlie title " I am an American " carries with t respect. Nor will that titneever comeIndeed it seeme to be a gcixeral kw,tlKit tbegreatbr a oatiou becomcs the more euümiiís its represe. itatives abroi.d fiad. The ruitiona! sulf-eteein wliich exista ia tho world passes all bouuds. Erich na tion loois upon its neighhor as its inferior. Eaeli travcller abroítd tliinks there s no öormtry ÏAo lus oWn! Nor is lio slow to exprcta liis convictions, but lie eays it every wliere, without regard to place or propriety. The reealt is that both be and1 hh rmtion are despiaed and ridioulqd. Henee the Englishraau is bated every where, the Freochman is uui versally carioatured, aud the American pretty enerally langhed :t. The Jewa are not the only people thut carry with thern the curse of aliens ; tho representativo of every na! ion becomes a sort of a J:ew when away from home. This being so when a man of any country meets a coinpatriot abroad it is but natural that hisheait fhould go forth towards hitn with love and sytnpathj . Cornmoo woes make commnn frieods. Consequently this meating of friends at Br ieg was a joy to an American heart, and I shall long retain it in my memory. I hare spoken of the national conceit that filia the heartg of every people. I would make an exception. In general, the Swiss are wonclerfully exempt from this' uobüTiud-cd national pride. They love tlieir coantrjr as ohly republicana ' cd, but they do not.Iaud it to the akiea, I or boast of their " civilization " and ' their " institutiona." They look at the I nations about them, cali them great, and admira their powor, but in speaking of themselves it is always " our litlle S vvitzerland." That all nationa might be equally modest ! That every yoyager would praise whatever' of goo&'he seas in another people, and not think himself behind his duty if he didnot continually presa forward bis own governnient to the prejudice of an other. Thus men would love one another botter. Humanity would lose ïta boucdaries, and the world of nationa would become a world of brothers. F. W. B. ïïZgT " Jim Lane " and anti-" Jim Lañe " were the watchwords in Kansas at the lale election, and in the strife over the bon, the electoral ticket was nnt ecriitinized very closely. It now turna out to have been a " mixed " concern. Tvvo of the electora are said to be McClellan men, and to ineligible to seats in the Electoral College, leaving only onO to vote for LincolxIn a close election suoh an " accident" might bve proved fatal. L3T I1 '8 announced that through a defeet in the eoldiers' votiog Isw in Pennsylvania, Jpostponing the canvass, the Governor is unablo to issutí,hia certifícate of election to the Electora, and that the vete of the State wil! therefore be lrfst to Mr. Lincoln. Verily, "accidenta will happen in the best regiilated familief." %H3T e dropped ;n at Rogers' Hall, on Tuesday evening, to witness'the exercises of Prof. PorteK's class in Light Qymnastics, and by way of Tariety " ted " a Iittle. From what we saw, and feit, we are confldent that the Light Gyninastics are woll calculated to develop and edúcate the physical powers. They bring every nmscle into play, and will of courae gire strength and vigor, and even promote a graceful carriage - though we are-cóufident that we did not make a graceful appearancein our beginnings, and almost as confident that some of the spectators eitlier laughed at our awkwardnesa, or at the misfortune of Prof. Walker in being raatched with us, - we don't know as we care which. Seriously speaking, howerer, we think Prof. Portir ia doiDg a good work, and we recommend our business men of sedentary habits, young or old, to join his classes. JL3L7 The petty burglars drove a thriving business on Baturday night last. - Teüair's establishment was eiïlered, and canned fruits, oysters, clams, apples, overcoat, and lieente levied on and carried Off. loss about $30. Then the same hungry scanij's, probnbiy, rnade their way into Jebry Peek's Saloon, and appropriated a part of a box of cigars, a jüg of whisky, and about 100 pennies, " lawful coin of the realm," which Jeüby had saved to show the rising generation that a hard cnrrency was once foolishly tolerated hereabouts. The burglars are still at large, so look out for your bi-valves and " wet groceries," ye dealers Uierein. 8@uTho denizBDS of this oity, and tb e región round about waleed up on Wednesday morning to fiiid the ground vvell covcred with BBOW and more coming. The yeather was so mild, however, that it gave little promise of sleighing. But a'change took place Wednesday evening, and yesterday the mercury marked but 4 abovezero, since which time it has been cold enough - considering the cost of wood. A little more snow and we shoiild have the flnest of sleighing ; asit is the bells are making music in our ears as we write, " Dodley Waller, the Boy-Orator. gave a recitation in the M. E. Church, on Thursday evening of last week, and a second one in the Presbyterian Church, on Friday evening. Though ofaly 8 years cld, and oft the ])lat forra or wheri not in the act of speaking, the mere boy he is, his selections were rendcred with a naturalnoss and power that rivals professed elocutionists. " Will the Yoar come to-night. Mamma," and "The Drummer Boy," brought teafs into more than OTieeye; whi'ö "The SéptemBer Gale," and "The Smack in Scbool." biought down the' houso.and showed him master of the huinovous and comic as well as of the pathetic. His othcr selections were admirably spoken and acted. He is indeed a prodigy. L3L" Ilev. J; M. Bucki.ey, of De; troit, will írive his popular lecture on Swit, zerland, before the Ohristtan Association of I ihe'Uuiversity, ori Fíila y evpuing: Dec. l(i;!i, at the Methodist Cr'.rek. L'íS' A BTÍtar in tho D..C mber number óf the Atlantic Monthly, in that spirit of seïf-glorifU-.ation hiuh chara toiZes the " only-righteous and-pateutpulriots " (if the c! inii:ftnt party, injects the follcwing eeotencé inío his seíenpago laudation f WB: '-WE have met the enemies rf our country and defeated them at the ballot-box." The official canvatisej oí the severa; ■States aro not yet completo, or at least the defiuto volé oí the nation has not yet been made public ; but we may assume, eafely, that this "enemy of our country," defeated at thu ballot-box, nunAers 1,750,000 voters. Among them are nsmes whcm the nation has delig-hted to honor, and all of thom have a true a !o?e for their country - they will forgire the comparison - as ihe pufltid up pharisees who claim to embody the deceucy, and wisdom, and patriotism of the land. 1,750,000 "enemies of our country" in the "uval" States. Is this so ? " We pause for a reply." Ü3r The London Times threatens that if the action of the Captai. of the Wachueett ia capturing the Florida is sustaineci, American armed véasete wil! be proliib-ited from entering the harbors of Eugltind and France.