SATIRE. Selected. Each pow'r that sov'reign Nature bids enjoy Man may corrupt, but man can ne'er destroy: Like mighty rivers, with resistless force The passions rage, obstructed in their course, Swell to new heights, forbidden paths explore, And drown those virtues which they fed before. And sure the deadliest foe to virtue's flame, Or worst of evils, is perverted shame: Beneath this load what abject numbers groan, Th' entangled slaves to folly not their own! Meanly by fashionable fear opprest, We seek our virtues in each other's breast; Blind to ourselves, adopt each foreign vice, Another's weakness, int'rest, or caprice. Each fool to low ambition, poorly great, That pines in splendid wretchedness of state, Tir'd in the treach'rous chase, would nobly yield, And, but for shame, like Sylla, quit the field: The daemon Shame paints strong the ridicule, And whispers close, "The world will call you fool." Behold yon' wretch, by impious fashion driv'n, Believes and trembles while he scoffs at Heav'n. By weakness strong, and bold thro' fear alone, He dreads the sneer by shallow coxcombs thrown; Dauntless purses the path Spinoza trod; To man a coward, and a brave to God. Faith, Justice, Heav'n itself, now quit their hold, When to false fame the captiv'd heart is sold: Hence, blind to truth, relentless Cato dy'd; Nought could subdue his virtue but his pride: Hence chaste Lucretia's innocence betray'd, Fell by that honour which was meant its aid. Thus Virtue sinks beneath unnumber'd woes, When passions, born her friends, revolt her foes. Hence Satire's pow'r: 'tis her corrective part To calm the wild disorders of the heart. She points the arduous height where glory lies, And teaches mad Ambition to be wise; In the dark bosom wakes the fair desire, Draws good from ill, a brighter flame from fire; Strips black Oppression of a gay disguise, And bids the hag in native horror rise; Strikes tow'ring Pride and lawless Rapine dead, And plants the wreath on Virtue's awful head. Nor boasts the Muse a vain imagin'd pow'r, Tho' oft' she mourns those ills she cannot cure. The worthy court her, and the worthless fear; Who shun her piercing eye that eye revere, Her awful voice the vain and vile obey, And ev'ry foe to wisdom feels her sway. Smarts, pedants, as she smiles, no more are vain, Desponding Fops resign the clouded cane: Hush'd at her voice, pert Folly's self is still, And dulness wonders while she drops her quill. Like the arm'd bee, with art most subtly true, From poisonous vice she draws a healing dew. Weak are the ties that civil arts can find To quell the ferment of a tainted mind: Cunning evades, securely wrapt in wiles, And Force strong-sinew'd rends th' unequal toils; The stream of vice impetuous drives along, Too deep for Policy, for Pow'r too strong; (From the Bulletin of the American Art-Union.) FOREIGN OPINIONS RESPECTING AMERICAN ART. The foreign journals are beginning to bestow some attention upon the increased interest in Art matters which is manifesting itself in America. The London Art-Journal for October has an article on the subject, in which our progress in this department is ascribed very justly to the several Art Union societies, of which the American Art-Union "is the most important in its number of subscribers and in its operations." The writer then gives a particular account of our association and its programme for the present year. Of the engravings for the subscribers of last year he says: The print to which each subscriber for the year became entitled is from Leslie's "Anne Page. Slender and Shallow." a work well known in England. and engraved for the American Art-Union by C. Burt, of New York, in a way that would do no discredit to any European Artist. The character of the original has been well preserved throughout, and certain portions of the plate show masterly execution. Leslie's pictures, from his peculiar arrangement of chiar' oscuro, require great skill on the part of an engraver to prevent their being translated by mere patches of black and white; Mr. Burt seems to have felt this difficulty without knowing well how to overcome it, and, consequently, his work is deficient in that balance of harmony which is indispensable to bring the whole composition together; and in some parts the application of the burnisher' would have been useful in getting rid of a little crudity; still the merits of the print greatly outweigh its defects. "In addition to this print, each subscriber also received a copy of a work entitled The Gallery of American Art. consisting of five engravings in line of about ten inches by six in dimensions. The subjects of these are A Dream of Arcadia,' engraved by Smilie, after Cole; The Image Breaker engraved by A. Jones after Leutze; Dover Plains engraved by Smilie, after Durand; The New Scholar,' engraved by Jones. after Edmonds; and The Card Players,' engraved by C. Burt after Woodville. Our space precludes us from examining these prints respectively; we can only refer to them in general terms of commendation. The writer then goes on to notice the Bulletin in a complimentary manner. The Builder, a London Weekly paper, chiefly devoted to architecture, has a column or two in almost every number appropriated to American Art news. We see it stated in the London "Builder." (a long distance to receive the news from,) that Mr. Elliot, the portrait painter, has received an order from a merchant in this city, but formerly of Syracuse, to pain $2,000 worth of portraits, being twenty in number, of the first settlers of the latter place. They are intended or one of its public buildings. J. W. MITCHELL. L. G. JEGFERS. A. B. LATHROP & Co. MANUFACTURERS & NEW, Valises, carpet tail dealers in TRUNKS, Valises, Carpet Bags, Umbrellas, Ladies' Satchels, Dress and Bonnet Boxes, &c. Constantly on hand at Eastern Prices (for CASH,) the largest assortment of Packing Trunks, Canvas or Leather, suitable for packing Prints, Clothing or Fancy Articles, Boots and Shoes, &c. Also-Manufacturers of all kinds of Packing Boxes for the city trade. Depot and Office No. 60 Third street, at the "Trunk Emporium" opposite Old Theatre, St. Louis, Mo. April, 1851. Architects. BEN SMITH, Surveyor and Engineer. Surveys made with accuracy and despatch in any part of the city or country; also, Maps constructed, and Plans and Estimates made for Rail, Plank and other roads. Orders respectfully solicited. Office: North-west corner Third and Chestnut streets, St. Louis. May, 1851. flowers. Stoves. HUDSON E. BRIDGE. HARRISON P. BRIDGE. BRIDGE & BROTHER. MA ANUFACTURERS of Pierce's Patent "American Air-Tight," "Empire" and "Victory" Premium Cooking Stoves, and every variety of Wood and Coal heating Stoves, dealers in Tin Plate, Copper, Sheet Iron, Iron Wire, Tinners' tools, machines, also, manufacturers of Jewett's improved Patent Cary Ploughs. ILES F. FILLEY, Manufacturer of the U celebrated pri e premium cooking stoves; also, Irving's air tight cooking stoves, fancy box and coal stoves; dealer in tin plate, copper, sheet iron, block tin, rivets, tinner's tools, machines, &c. Warehouse No. 163 North Main street, St. Louis, Mo. Foundry on Lewis street, near the water works. Mathematical Instruments. J. Instrument maker, Dealer in Guns, Pistols and Sporting Materials, No. 58 North Second street, between Pine and Olive, St. Louis, Mo., manufactures, and has always on band: Surveyor's Compasses, Levelling Instruments, Theodolite Pocket Compasses, Sy-glasses, Barometers, Thermometers, Drawing Instruments, Spectacles, Ivory and Gunter's Scales Microscopes and Magnifying Glasses, Hydroand Protractors, Hour and Half Hour Glasses, meters of silver and glass, hydrometers for acids and salts, Magic Lanterns, Electrical Machines, &c., also, Surgical and Dental Instruments; Pocket, Dissecting, Cupping and selfinjecting cases; Taylor's Shears, all sizes; Syringes, large and small, Scarificators, Lancets; Forceps; Turnkeys; large Scales and Weights for Druggists; Prescription Scales on Stands; Revolvers, Guns, Pistols, Powder Flaks, Game Bags, &c. All the above Instruments repaired at short notice in the best BLATTNER, Mathematical and Surgical manner. Hardware. WILSON & BROTHERS, Wholesale Deal ers in Hardware, corner of Main and Olive streets, St. Louis, Mo. P. Manufacturer of WONDERLY, Manufacturer of Copper, FLORA GARDEN. This establishment con tains a collection of Plants and Flowers not excelled perha, s by any in the United States. Of ROSES alone there are 230 varieties; and the proprietor has devoted ten years to storing his HOT-HOUSES, 420 feet in length, with specimens of rare and beautiful plants, and flowers from almost every part of the globe. The Garden is pleasantly situated on South Seventh street and affords a delightful retreat from the noise and dust of the city. A commodious SALOON has been fitted up and will be supplied with confectionary, ice creams, and other refreshments suitable to the season and the place. Spirituous liquors are excluded from the premises. Boquets of the richest flowers and most tasteful combination furnished throughout every season of the year. April, 1851. G. GOEBEL. per Pipes for Steamboats and Distilleries, Soda Fountains, Copper ettles, Well and Cistern Pumps, and every other article in his line of business, No. 233 Main street, South-east corner of Cherry, St. Louis, Mo. He also manufactures and keeps constantly on hand, Premium Steamboat Cooking Stoves. Tinware always on hand, wholesale and retail. ness and Trunk Manufacturers, wholesale and retail, No. 67 Fourth street, eorner of Pine, opposite the Planters House, St. Louis. Commissions. H. W. LEFFINGWELL, R. S. ELLIOTT, LEFFINGWELL & ELLIOT, Real Estate Dealers, Auctioneers and Conveyancers, No. 123 Chestnut street, St. Louis, Mo. Real Estate sold on commission, at private sale, or auction. Also, deeds of all kinds written, and acknowledgments taken. Maps of the city and additions to be seen at the office, and information given free of charge. Surveying done promptly and correctly. ENERAL AGENCY at Dubuque, Iowa, for forming you that he has removed place of business to Olive street, a few doors above Main, south side, in the Exchange Building, and three doors above Messrs. E. W. Clarke & Co's. Banking House, where he is now opening, and will continue to receive during the Spring months, a large and full assortment of the most fashionable styles of goods, in his line, for gentlemen's wear; and where he will be pleased to see his old friends and customers and their friends with them, and assurethose who may favor him with their patronage, that they shall receive his personel attention and his best efforts to please. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, J. G. SHELTON. Dry Goods, U public lands, real estate, military land DOAN, KING & CO., wholesale Dry Goods warrants, payment of taxes, investigation of titles, amicable collection of debts, and all other business within the legitimate sphere of an Agent's duties, by CHARLES CORKERY, Notary Public and Commissioner of Deeds and Depositions for all the North-western States, Missouri included. October, 1851. Attorneys. LOVER & CAMPBELL, late of Palmyra, GM., Attorneys at Law, St. Louis, Mo. JOHN LOUGHBOROUGH, Attorney and Counsellor at Law, office No. 56 Pine street, near Third, (adjoining that of the Clerk of the Supreme Court. T. dealers, 131 and 133 Main street, St. Louis. Job P. Doan, St. Louis, Wylley King, do., Richard Bigelow, New York. CROW, MCCREERY & CO., Wholesale deal ers in Dry Goods, No. 71 Main street, St. Louis, Mo. Wayman Crow, Phoceon R. Mc Creery, Wm. H. Barksdale, Wm. A. Hargudine, Charles D. Appleton. WOODS, CHRISTY & CO., wholesale deal ers in Dry Goods, No. 75 Main street, St. Louis, Mo. James Woods, William T. Christy, James C. Christy, Robert K. Woods. Fruit Trees. FRUIT TREES AND SHRUBBERY, for F. RISK & A.FALLER, Attorneys at sale by the undersigned, at their fruit .Law, office-No. 15 North Chestnut stated seven miles South of St. Louis, Mo. farm and nursery. This establishment is lo(2 doors west of the Republican building,) St. Louis, Mo. There are Omnibus Coaches running daily from the City within one half mile of the es F. eyes Thomas & Loid's open at all times (Sunday) excepted) for the HEREFORD, Attorney at Law, Indepen- tablishment. The Nursery and Gardens are Leather. Hides, Leather, reception of visitors. Horticulturists and amateurs are respectfully invited to visit the establishment and examine for themselves. In directing the attention of the public to their nursery, they would remark that one of the firm, (Mr. James Sigerson,) has been engaged in the above business for the last twenty-five years; during that time he has tested many of the varieties now growing. This, with the assurance on their part of an intention to increase the number of their trees, as well as to JUN C. MEYER, Dealer in life, the then add to their assortment from year to year, fire ¡street, St. Louis, Mo. Furniture. W. JEROME, wholesale and retail dealer nishes a strong guarantee to persons wishing to make choice selections of fruit, that they can always be supplied. Their prices for trees will be as reasonable as at any similar establishment East or West, and when desired, trees will be delivered free of charge in the for their destination. 0. Wnd manufacturer of Cabinet Furniture, city or on steamboats, packed in good order Chairs, bedsteads, &c., Nos. 44, 46 and 49, Olive street, opposite the Monroe House, St. Louis, Mo. WM. M. HARLOW, proprietor of the St. Louis Furniture Store, manufactures and keeps constantly on hand every variety of household furniture, matresses, window blinds, willow ware, &c. All letters addressed to John Sigerson, St. Louis, or to James Sigerson, Carondelet, will meet with prompt attention. JOHN SIGERSON & BROTHERS. Paper Warehouse. Also, manufactures to order every article in his line, with despatch. Orders from abroad SLIGO BOOK STORE AND PAPER WAREpromptly attended to, and goods carefully packed. All goods warranted as recommended. New Warehouse, No. 88 Second street, between Olive and Locust streets, St. Louis, Mo. HOUSE. AMOS IT. SCHULTZ, No. 136, North Main street, St. Louis, opposite the Bank. Wholesale dealer in books, paper and stationery. HOMAS GREY, Blacksmith and Iron Worker, No. 30 North Second street, between Olive and Locust, St. Louis, Mo., keeps constantly on hand and manufactures to order Ox Chains, Sledges, Wedges, and every deseription of Mining Tools, also Iron Hobbles and Picket Pins. Blacksmith work for Housebuilders, at the lowest prices. He has always on hand the highly recommended Iron Frame Bedstead, and Camp Stool. Foundry. WASHINGTON FOUNDRY, corner of Se cond and Morgan streets, St. Louis, Mo. We are prepared to fill with dispatch, and to fit up in superior style, all orders in the Foundry and Machine business, such as steam engines, mill work, mill castings, railroad cars, wheels for coal trucks, lard and soap kettles of all sizes, press screws, &c., made to order at short notice. Wool carding machines, and a large and superior stock of machine cards, we will warrant equal to any in the Union. All orders from the country will meet with prompt attention. S. J. SMITH. W. D. WOOD. J. T. DOWDALL & CO. T. FAIRBRIDGE. H. B. HAWKINS. Missouri Foundry. AIRBRIDGE, WOOD & CO., manufactur dow Shutters, Vaults and Doors; Plumbago Concrete Fire Proof Safes; also, Garrison's Portable Saw Mills. Office and Warehouse No. 118 North Third street. Foundry, corner Clark Avenue and Eighth street. June, 1851. Saws and Scales. ST. LOUIS SAW AND SCALE FACTORY. EE, GAGE & CO., manufacturers of every on Broadway, North St. Louis. Office and Ware-room No. 86 Main street, up stairs. June, 1851. ROLIN CLARK, PHILANDER BRALEY. JOHN RENFREW. ALEXANDER CROSIER. NAGLE FOUNDRY AND ENGINE SHOP, streets. Manufacturers of all kinds of mochinery, boilers and sheet iron work, portable circular saw mills always on hand, all orders executed with fidelity and despatch. OME MUTUAL FIRE AND MARINE H INSURANCE CO. of St. Louis, net with standing the heavy loss sustained by this company in May last, the stock notes now on hand amount to $30, 00. The stock notes of the company are secured by lien upon real estate and approved endorsers. Oifice, No. 120 North Third street. Directors: I. L. Garrison, A. P. Ladew, P. Salisbury, John Whitehill, Jos. A. Eddy, Henry Kayser, D. D. Page, Theron Barnum, Joha Kern. ISAAC L. GARRISON, President. D. D. PAGE, Treasurer. PHILANDER SALISBURY, Sec'y. MISSOURI STATE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY.-Directors: John O'Fallon, C. M. Valleau, Reuben Knox, Daniel D. Page, Oliver Bennett, John Sigerson, John S. Mc Cune, Joseph A. Eddy, True W. Hoit. This company is established upon the mutual principles of insurance, and is emphatically a home institution. The fire risks of this company are extended into all parts of this State. Its earnings are never employed or invested in stocks or real estate, but kept for the prompt liquidation of losses, and under the immediate control of the Directors. Every person insuring with this company becomes interested in its profits instead its success, and of being divided among a few stockholders, belong to tho e who insure in this company. The Directors aware of the importance of a well secured fund, reliable in case of loss, and ample under all ordinary calamity, assure the public that they have already a pledged fund, ample and reliable for any contingency, with a monthly increase of premiums of over ten thousand dollars. For the length of time this company has been in operation (six months) its business has been extended into all parts of the State and the city, and has received from the public a liberal patronage, which has placed it upon a permanent basis. By an act incor,orating this company, the parties insuring property therein, are entitled to the entire profits of the institution, the premium notes are also pledged by the charter for the payment of losses. The portfolio of the company is at all times open to the inspection of its members and those wishing to make insurance with it. Policies are issued from thirty days to six years, thereby effecting a permanent insurance, with a return premium of from fifteen to fifty per cent, according to the term of insurance. Agents for this com any may be found in all the principal towns in the State to whom application may be made. Office of the company over E. W. Clark & Brother, corner of Main and Olive streets, Lithographic Establishment. Exchange building, where insurance will be S OCHAERFF & BRO,, No. 71 Market street, St. Louis, Mo., are prepared to execute anything in the line of lithography; and especially, as they are in possession of the largest size lithographic presses and stones, they are able to fill orders of the largest dimensions. They take and lithogr ph portraits and likenesses from daguerrotypes, enor bill effected at the tariff rates of premium. C. M. VALLEAU, President. Roofs. M. WARREN, manufacturers grave of lithograph show his cards, business C. of Warren's Improred Fire and Water fests, labels, facsimiles, bank notes, bank pills, bank checks, bill heads, drafts, bills of lading, maps.town plats, &c. They particularly beg leave to request the special notice of the public to their crayon drawings and colored lithographs, in as much as this is the only establishment in the West, where this improved style of lithographing is practiced. Proof Composition Roofs, and Roofing Materials, which are kept constantly on hand and for sale (with directions for use) to those in the country who may desire to adopt this mode of roofing. Office and Manufactory, east side Second street, between Almond and Poplar, St. Louis, Mo. Office hours from 10 to 11 o'clock, a. M., and 4 to 5 г. M. |