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—YoR THE WEEK ENDING— °
SATURDAY, JUNE 10, 1854.
IG User the “ Notices to Correspondents,” on
page 12, will be found the announcement of all new
articles examined and accepted for publication.
, 9, 12, 13.
i> See Editorial pages
Our Ninth Volume. °
_ Wrrn this number, the Museum enters
upon its Ninth Volume'and the Seventh
Year of its existence. Unclouded in pros-
pects, we review the. past career of this
journal with pride and ‘satisfaction, con-
scious that our efforts to please have been
met with an appreciative, and our errors, if
we are chargeable with such, with an indul-
gent spirit. In our conduct of this paper
we have ever tried to advance the cause of
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Sedition ‘and Self- Righteousness.
THe recent outrages committed in this
city, in consequence of the arrest and trial
of the fugitive slave, Anthony Burns, have
induced us to depart from our general rule
in relation to matters of a political bearing,
and to join our voice in condemnation of
those political fanatics, who in the name of
“liberty” trample upon the law which is
the only safeguard of liberty; and assum-
ing to be the only true friends of the rights
of man, have mocked at and disturbed the
proceedings of a just and lawful tribunal,
inflamed the passions of the ignorant and
reckless, incited them to tumult and. vio-
lence and murder, and‘left no stone un-
turned by which to stain our streets with
the blood of anarchy. -
In order that their demoniac zeal might
have free swing, the passionate demagogues
justice and virtue, while we endeavored to
add to the knowledge and promote the hap-
piness of our readers; and if at: times we
have been short-sighted in our judgments,
too harsh or too sparing in our censures, we
have the pleasing consciousness that. we
have never been guilty of evil intent, and
that our professional course has been as
free from the annoyances incident to editor-
ship as that of any of our contemporary
brethren.
. The basis upon “whieh the JMusewn now
stands, pecuniarily and in reputation, assures
us that the style of its management is a
proper anda politic one; and we shall
therefore continue in the same path, im-
proving upon its regulations, from time to
time, to the best of our ability. We feel
confident that our readers, throughout the
Union, will agree with us in the belief that
our list of contributors is quite equal, in
point of fame and genius, to that of any
other literary publication, in the country.
Their number. is large, and their powers
are various, and we have taken care that
none should be beneath “mediocrity, while
among ‘them are many ‘whose names have
long been honored in the front rank of
‘American authorship.
In the purchase of Original Romances
for the Muséum, we have ever been gov-
erned by a resolution never. to publish any
which would in the least conflict with strict
morality, or which had not for their aim the
furtherance of some great and useful prin-
ciple; and of a similar character have been
the Shorter Stories and Sketches, varied of
course ‘in regard to humor and pathos, but
all free from moral objections. "In the de-
partment of Poetry we challenge any jour-
nal or magazine in the United States to
produce a more “brilliant list of ‘original
contributors, while in. the publication. of
original Music, we think it will be general-
ly conceded that the Museum is at the
head of all American journals.
Our course in editorship, as all our read-
ers know, is one of independence, and will
remain ‘so, untinged, if we can keep it 80,
by aught like sectional, factious or seditious
prejudice. The typography of. the paper,
which we have just beautified, shall always
be of the first order of merit, and- owe shall
endeavor to make the sentiments harmo-
nize with its appearanee,—fair and clear.
Having said thus much, by way of preface,
to whom we ‘allude have poured forth their
tirades in Faneuil Hall, at the corners of
the streets, in. secret conclave, and “even
from the sacred desk, in foul fulmination
against the Constitution of the country, and
the character and guaranteed. rights “of
many of the best citizens; and with a spirit
as shameless as it is lawless, they have
stooped to falsehoods which should forever
blot their names from the list of honest
men, while with tireless industry and trea-
sonous craft they have dispatched inflam-
matory messages to the people of neighbor-
ing towns, misrepresenting the true state of
the ¢ case, and awaking groundless prej judices
and calling to arms and mischief. ; |,
The spirit of such men is fiendish and
full’ of evil’ Animated by but one: ‘idea,
they stubbornly refuse the appeals of rea-
son and arrogate to themselves a higher de-
gree of humanity, purity, wisdom and love
of liberty, than was possessed by the revo-
lutionary fathers, the founders of the fabric
of government which has given. us the
blessings we enjoy..! By the. bonds of that
fabric we must ‘abide or see it fall. We
roust abide by them or welcome anarchy, in
whose gory embrace would be serushed for-
ever the last hopes of American liberty:
‘Are these railers against the Constitution
and its requirements wiser or better men
or better than those revolutionary patriots
who proved their devotion to human free-
dom by pouring out their life-blood to pre-
serve it?’ What is it they would do or
have? Let their characters be- closely
scanned, and they will be generally found
to be disappointed politicians, determined
to mar if they cannot make,—to dishonor if
they cannot be honored,—to be ‘notorious,
at all hazards, and rather to be leaders of
mobs, than followers of-the counsels of the
wise and pure. 0/0. {)
It is wondrous that the in impious and trea-
sonable harangues of such men should have
been tolerated so long as they have been.
It is wonderful that any’ large number. of
men can be found: in a Christian communi-
ty to listen at church to the words of one
who places himself on an equality with thé
Redecmer of the world, or that a crowd can
be found, in a republican Jand, to listen
tamely to men who openly curse the Union
and its founders, and with blasphemous ray-
ings invoke its dissolution. Yetit is so, and
it is these men the fruits of whose abomina-
than those who framed it? Are they wiser |
ble counsels have lately begun to be gather-
ed in bitterness and blood... Their study
day and night is to foment ill blood, disturb
the peace, defy the law, and stigmatize and
slay its supporters. And this, they do ‘in
the name of liberty! : +.
The moan of that poor widow whose hus!
band fell a sacrifice in the discharge of his
duty appeals to Heaven against them, and
his orphan boy will yet live to implore di-
vine vengeance upon their heads. Fellow
citizens! Friends of human liberty! let
your condemnation be’ loud and deep
against those mad-brained speech-makers,
who would overturn the whole glorious
structure of your Union, for the simple
sake of their own aggrandizement and the
accomplishment of visionary good. They
would hazard the existence of all the liberties
you enjoy, for the miserable triumph of their
own mad schemes, and ask you to accept of
their crazy leadership in preference to the
long-tried guidance of those immortal patri-
ots who made you what you are.” Scorn
them! Shun them! Support the Consti-
tution and the Union, and be faithful to the
conditions they impose.
The N. Y. Express says, -
“We can come to no other conclusion,
on reading this whole case over, than that
Parker and Phillips ought to be indicted for
murder.”
The N. Y. Courier and Inquirer says, i
“ here can be no doubt ‘that the citizens
of Boston are justified-in attributing to
Theodore Parker and Wendell Phillips the
chief responsibility. for the: fatal proceed-
ings of Friday night.” ;
"The N. Y. Journal of. ‘Commerce says,
“A faithful officer has been killed, and
his blood rests less on the skirts of the mis-
guided negroes and hot-headed ‘boys who.
murdered. ‘him, than upon the more > guilty
instigators of the act. ”
£a@> Ir is stated that the reason the fo-
liage on the Common looks so beautifully, i is
that the trees: are ‘all on-common trees.
This you should believe without axing them.
“ge Tue President has signed the Ne-
braska Bill, which violates the’ Missouri
bond between the North and South. | This
is breaking from bondag je, With a vengeance.
e3- Puerrs anp Daxros, type- -found-
ers,,52° Washington strect, are the firm
from whom we obtained the: present new
costume of the Ifuseum. . It Speaks for, it-
self and for them too.
EXTREMES ‘ON THE STREET.
“Ar “yanity fair” on the street, here's a dig, |
And a very unchivalrous giggle :—*
Old ladies are vain if they have a good wig,
- And the young if they have a good wiggle.
sap- F. Norroy, Springfield; Mass., has
a fine assortment of jewelry on hand, which
he is willing to dispose of on the most -rea-
sonable terms. | We have traded with him,
and found him a fair. man in ‘his aac
transactions. { aa )
<g> OLp Gray dectaes thathe is iavent
ed the following conundrums. - More laurels
for his brow:
* & Dick,” said a penniless’ philosopher,
“why ought I to have great credit for firm:
ness ?”
_ “I don’t know,” said’ Dick, “unless it is
because you won't drink—when you can’t.”
_ “No, sarcastic . boy,” said! the other ; “it
is because I have no change-ability.”
“Then why | are you like a prairie rose? ”
asked Dick.
“Because I genely ‘ Blow? ‘unappre-
ciated.” Cat
~ “No: because you are @deentess” ao
The philosopher faded. :
The Press and the Military.
‘Tue patriotic manner in which the Press
and Military of Boston have responded to
the demands of good citizenship, in the late
exigency, is a proof of how much the peo-
ple owe to these powerful agents of good or
ill, and how firmly they can rely upon the
pen and the bayonet when public safety is
at stake.
, Almost without exception, the public
journals have given their great influence in
support of the laws, while the military,
with an alacrity worthy of their fathers,
“in the times that tried men’s souls,” have
forsaken their ordinary avocations, and
placed themselves under arms in obedience
to the calls of a more imperative duty.
Amid the melancholy and disgrace which
have temporarily hung over the fair fame
of the city, these features of the proceed-
ings have been pleasant themes for reflee-
tion. They are sureties that the brains,
bones and sinews of the population are
faithful to the. right, and that lunatics and
ruffians, though for a time they may succeed
m efforts after bloody notoriety, and the
creation of enormous expense to the city,
will inevitably be foiled and punished. We
hope that speedy measures will be taken
by the proper authorities to bring to trial
the leading spirits of the late dishonorable
tumults." They’ richly merit the severest
penalties provided for seditious men.
>. Governor Wasnpurn, ata re-
cent supper of the Cadets, repudiated with
indignant earnestness the insinuation that
he sympathized with the murderous and
treasonable sentiments uttered in Faneuil
Wall on Friday evening.. The report, he
said, was an absolute and unqualified false-
hood. He complimented the military for
the part which they had taken during the
week past, in maintaining the public peace,
and he thanked them sincerely. The re-
port which he contradicted was but one of
thousands set afloat by the rabid dema-
gogues, through whose. influence, solely,
blood has been’ shed in our. midst. Mark
them! ! telt,
Rvrar— Wave y ou got any to-~morrow's
milk?” inquired a little girl, with a tin ket-
tle, of the village ‘milkman, Just after the
“cows had come home.”.'
“None that I can spare, my * dear,” said
«| the ‘Jord of laeteal liquidity 5 « but there’s
some of day after to-morrow’s, ” Pointing to
the grass. 6°”
' The little girl didn’t understand: She
couldn’t look into faturity.: So she looked
thoughtfully into her empty pail, and went
off drumming on its bottom.
ANOTHER New Orpen. —The phi
lanthropist,” whose excessive modesty caus-
ed him to’ adopt, asa guiding motto, “« What
I give is nothing to nobody,” is about. to
found a new order, to be called the Give
Nothings... Ife will find plenty of followers
among ‘the sceresy lovi ing illiberals.
45> Tue’ construction of the great tubue
lar.iron bridge across the St. Lawrence, op-
posite ‘Montreal, has commenced. , Some
1,500 men will, it is said, be employed on
the bridge the coming summer.
‘ApoMINABLE—Why' is Emerson Ben-
nett like a hotel gossip? Because he is dis-
tinguished for bo(a)rder tales 1: Bring a
popgun to shoot the author,’ !
ga> It was observed of a celebrated
physician, that he never said, in’ company,
“T drink your health,” but “My service to
for the Ninth Volume, wa refer the reader
you.”
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