Written for Moore’s Rural New-Yorker. 
may e a mb lings,—no. Ill 
History op Joj.ruH CjS?*AB. Vol. I. Octavo, pp. 463. 
Netv York: Harper Jt Brothers. 1805, 
Louis Nafolson la ia one sense the most fortunate 
man living. He is one of those rare individuals who 
never permit themselves to tie lost sight of for a mo¬ 
ment. He is always arranging some tahleau. In which 
be is to bo the central figure, to take his contempora¬ 
ries hy surprise. lie affects the mysterious, too, and 
will not allow it to be known what he la doing until 
the scenery U well disposed, and he rings the bell 
himself for the curtain to rise. Even then he cares 
little to attract admiration, he aims only to compel 
attention. 
HIb latest" Hensation” is the book before us. While 
the world supposed him to be wholly engrossed in the 
cares of government, it is his pleasure to show them 
that he was preparing a second coup d'etat, a literary 
one this time, which should be no less successful in 
its way than the stroke by which he gained an empire. 
And it has been sucoce-ful. Already this book is 
called, even by those who do not overmuch admire its 
principles, ''the literary event of the ago.” Usadvent 
was not unexpected, but h id heun heralded by every 
means calculated to stimulate curiosity; and Us actual 
appearance created a profound impression both in 
Europe and the United States. As was natural, it has 
met both with praise and blame without stint; but 
even its severest critics admit the felicity of the au¬ 
thors style, and the consummate ability which he dis¬ 
plays in the manipulation of historical facts. 
“Historic truth should be no less sacred than relig¬ 
ion," Is the rather remarkable sentence with which 
Napoleon 111. begins the preface to this work. It is 
difficult to see why he should have expressed this 
sentiment, for a little farther along he admits that he 
had a theory to sustain when he undertook the work, 
and it will be readily admitted that this circumstance 
alone would be fatal to “historic truth.” Even when 
a writer undertakes history with no political system 
to support, but in the spirit of candid Inquiry, we 
know how liable ho is through native enthusiasm, 
natioua! prejudices, or educational predilection, to 
espouse the cause of a party. We expect him to write 
not like Eternal Justice, but liko a man; and that his 
work will be imbued with a little of his own person¬ 
ality. Meiuvalb could not escape the charge of 
Csesarism, and Gibbon, with all his proround research 
and patient labor, was accused, and justly too, of 
writing Roman history like a Roman aristocrat. But 
however much this (Yank avowal ought to put ns on 
our guard against accepting the statements or admit¬ 
ting the conclusions of the Imperial author, we ought 
to be willing to award him duo praise for a degree of 
candor which is as rare as It Is admirable. In his own 
words, it Is the design of “ His Majesty” to prove: 
“ That when Providence raises up snch men as Cm- 
sak, Charlemagne and Napoleon, it is to trace out 
to peoples the path they ought to follow;” and that 
“those who misunderstand and combat” them, “are 
blind and culpable,” “This world was made for 
CjESab,” is a briefer statement of his Idea. The 
notion is as old as tyranny Itself, and like the doc¬ 
trines of the Pope's "Encyclical Letter,” belongs to 
the “darkages" rather than to this. In this nine¬ 
teenth century the notion pretty generally obtains that 
rulers ought to be the “ servants of the peopleand 
the day is fast approaching when no system of gov¬ 
ernment will be tolerated which does not secure im¬ 
munity from arbitrary power, and prevent the ambi¬ 
tion of one from being dangerous to the many. To 
strip it of ail artifice, this work is an ingenious exten¬ 
uation of the me ins by whteh Napoleon III. raised 
himself to Imperial power; and while the friends of 
human freedom will not fear, at this late day, that 
snch pernicious politic,! teachings will make many 
new proselytes, the enemies of Imperialism will re¬ 
joice that the “man of marble” admits that hia 
: position before the wor d Deeds Justification. 
Most of the leading French Journals have forborne 
extended comment upon a work which they were not 
at liberty to criticise freely, and others have main¬ 
tained a contemptuous silence. There were not want¬ 
ing some however to attack it in the spirit of bitter op¬ 
position. Among these was “La Rive Gaxtche," a little 
journal, the organ of students and artists, published 
on the left bank of the Seine, in the “ Latin Quarter” 
of Paris. M. Rogsard, the editor of this paper, is 
supposed to be the author of a series of criticisms 
which appeared in its columns uuder the caption 
" Propos de L<d>tcnue," which tinder the pretence of 
discussing certain episodes in Roman history, proves 
that there is a much stronger similitude between the 
reigns of Augustus Cjssar and Napoleon III. than 
between those of Julius C.esar and the first Napo¬ 
leon. The papers were subsequently issued in 
pamphlet form, and were bought up with great eager¬ 
ness. They were soon suppressed, however, anil M. 
Rot. bard, who had prudently retreated to Belgium, 
wus “tried,” fined .MW francs, and condemned to five 
year's imprisonment. 
We have beeu thus particular in mentioning thiB 
criticism, because we wish to show our readers what 
Republican France thinks of the Emperor's attempt 
to create public opinion in his own favor. The critic 
says:—“What think you can be said of a criminal 
who publishes arwapology for his crime ? To my no¬ 
tion he is guilty of a second crime, harder to perform 
indeed than the first (for it is easier to commit a crime 
than to excase it ;> bat this enormity, even if more 
difficult, is also more heinous, and more deathly,since 
the victims are numerous and the couseqnenees more 
lasting. The former attacks the life of men, the latter 
their consciences; the one kills the body, the other 
destroys the soul; the first rests a gloomy weight 
upon the present, the second oppresses the future 
also." Again:—“The Book of Aunt sits (Napoleon 
III.) is his life raised to an example, his ambition 
made to look innocent, his w ill fomented into a law— 
it is the code of malefactors, the rascal’s Bible." And 
further on“ The bock of C.rsar (Napoleon III) is 
BY GULIELMUM, 
Tho Great Organ. forever silent BkethoVI 
I iiAYR Incidental); mentioned tbe Great Or. 0Ufi harmonica that ar 
gan, as being very prominent among the objects this richness of cover 
of interest in Boston, An article devoted front of it, viewed it l 
wholly to the noble instrument may not be con- ever y momeutfindings< 
eidcred entirely apropos uuder the above heading, me . j cven W eut wi th! 
but as my main object. In tarrying in B. wag to CCPfl R f clf, and under 
see its Organ, some mention of what I did see sacrilegious fingers up 
of it, and how it impressed me, may properly the levers that open tt 
be included In this brief series of sketches. that sleep within “ the 
Let mo then say that I first saw the Organ Above the frame-wor! 
under unfavorable Circumstances. It was the the key boards over the 
Anniversary Woe^, tho week when the “Handel field filled with pure t 
and Haydn Society " was celebrating its fiftieth brightness below. A 
year of existence by a grand musical festival; incloses their upper et 
and my introduction to tho Interior of Music with a beautiful flguri 
Hull was when it was filled to overflowing with and playing on her lyre, 
all the diti and fanbion of New England’s proud- lovely in feature and ex 
eat city. The occasion was unfavorable by rea- leal as the crowning id 
ton of the arrangements made to seat tho large the commanding figure 
number who made up the chorus ann orchestra of the “organ house,” 
by which tho sublime compositions of the old as high, as the main t< 
masters were rendered with a power uever be- from these towers, the 
fore attained iu this country. Over six hundred harp shaped field of pij 
chorus singers and one hundred orchestral per- ture above them, restiiii 
formers were present. To accommodate this and looking off to il 
large number the stage was materially enlarged, figures of harpers, a w 
and raised seats erected for the singers. These resting a hand on a L 
seats rose gradually from the stage to the first fluted, and with Corint 
balcony, directly In front of and thus partially the gleaming fields of pi 
biding a part ol the lower portion of the great the outer eompartmen 
instrument. which arc the square e 
No single article can give anything like a S nice,uI pllasteis. Inc: 
minute description of this the only Organ in aru tw0 moreeolossal pi; 
America that approximates toward those of the 0De ' n front and 01 
old world that history has rendered famous. I ^ urt ' u ' r ar °tuid on 
shall uot attempt a minute description, but only 0!lier of shining ] 
speak of it as It impresses the beholders in its w holenumberof display 
more general features. The first impression, as Tlje or £ an complete co 
wc view it perhaps from the first balcony, in ( l u ^ <ie0 ldr £ e ft untnbe 
front, is uot one of its real vast ness. There arc wor ^ boasts, yet is 
several reasons for this, the first of which is the mM) J celebrated Europt 
amplitude of the Hail. Music Ilall is one bun- The organ house, or < 
dred and thirty feet long, about eighty feet wide, dear lt called, is entire! 
.tud sixty-five feet in height. Tho complete pro- ^* ie carvings, even the 
portions of the instrument Itself, also serve, cherubs, the harpers, an 
apparently, to lessen its real size, which Is sixty arc ^ rotu solid blocks of 
feet in height in the highest parts, fifty-seven U P *° the dark, frown 
feet in width, and the main towers come out, almost at a loss to unde 
eighteen feet upon the stage, receding however mun i' almost hideous ca 
to the smaller towers, thereby giving an average an order ul pors'miticut 
depth of about twelve feet. But there is much tetunct alone la the dat 
back of aud below ail this, as the wind-works, P^’ tbc contrast 
swell, &c., and their machinery, fill all there- the gleaming field 
cess behind the stage, (which recess held the old :,vva y Wlt d any very 
organ,) and also extend far below the floor. But Were there no beautlf 
a nearer view, standing at the front of the stage, 6 dould cry out against 
shows us how deceptive, often, are first appear- g* rat ed busts below, so 
ances. Walking close up to the foot of the unfitting iu their singh 
great central towers, standing by the colossal ^ 1Q unity ot the whole 
caryatides with their herculeau figures aud 8 tudy to realize tho full 
swelling muscles, we then feel that we are amplcncss of developm> 
smaller than ever, and that the organ id iudeed us - * discovered this 
great. It Is these two central towers that first studied all the parts aga 
arrest our attention. Heavy, massive at the The organ has a hist 
base, rising into beautiful symmetry and airy many, especially those 
lightness as they soar their sixty feet upward, musical works with esp 
aud crowued each with two chubby winged briefly allude to it, in cl 
cherubs that almost touch the ceilings with their P r °j° c t to supply Music 
beads, tho towers combine shadow with sun- worthy of it, was first 
shine. The shadow is below, at the base, where March of 1836, by the . 
the exaggerated caryatides frown in the darkness Hall. Ur. UrnAAt, the 
of night, a darkness of the early ages we cannot atl0n t was authorized tt 
but think it, for only then could such persouifi- builder and make ncees 
cations exist; tho sunshine is above, gleaming 01 twenty five thousan 
from the immense pipes of pure burnished tin, pledged. This it was 
three of which, about BO feet long and IS Inches SIU ’* 1 mi Instrument as w 
in diameter, are grouped in a triple column in MTalckkr, ot Luclwlgi 
each tower. Thus in their boldness of relief are utler a l° u “ tlmo spent 
these towers most striking in their impression, eminent makers, selei 
| as wo view tho picture. The shadow below— lull seven years were c 
the sunlight, above—and the lovely little elmrubs work. This was sltnpb 
60 quietly playing upon their Horn and liute and proper. The “house” 
lyre and mandoline, up on their giddy perches; Brothers, In New Tori 
jb well as t he slender columns enclosing the earned iu this part of tin 
huge pipes mentioned; tiie lofty domes upheld was done in New York, 
by the Corinthian capitals and covered, on their an ^ cherubs on t. 
lower parts, with beautiful bas-relief of floating figures were executed; 
angels, winged aud holding lyres; the gracefully ' verc f P cu *' ux earnest 
carved lluib*; all arc so unique in design, and complicated machinery, 
so exquisite in execution, that wur eyes will pletcd. it was then f< 
again aud again return to these central towers to high price of gold the t 
Huger in awe and admiration. I cannot say, work was about seventy 
though, that I admire the hideous face the artist Inauguration embraced 
has painted in gorgeous colors blended w ith tics, in Which all Bosto 
gold on the flat surface, or mouth, of each of the Heat of musical excit 
monstrous pipes. There is a look about them occurred on Saturday' e 
that makes one almost shudder. Monday eveuiug tollow 
Curving Inward between the main towers is °P cu ' n k l^ok plait, aud 
the central recess, coulaining the key-boards, or u, , ' iriLtL ' ‘ irB eac 1 
daviatur. There urc live key-boards—four for 1 0 ‘ 
the hands and oue for the feet — us there are in *^ lu noW ^ ° °!t ,iu 
reality five organs. About the manuals are the lll0uum( ^ ok ft " ob!e C 
stops, arranged in banks, aud numbering ninety- terpu tei ts rea y moj 
six, beside t he couplers, &c. On either side or but havo du0C i,u ' llx 
these, In the intervals between the towers, are ma ^ be to an ! 
the rich pauelitigs, with their bas-relief of The seeing and the heat 
elaborate carvings. These are unduly musical j 0Uriu -T> and any one w 
instruments, wreaths, Ac. No two groups are COUiv! ll) rth tlUIU tlu: 1 
alike, and each instrument is carefully shown in t,0 ‘ K,s ,lu ; wluu 1 
its individuality. In the midst ot each group a I jretor » " it* 1 an ittcreas 
tablet of black marble bears in gold letters the * dcUt '° wh0B0 lBfi P lrttt 
name of some illustrious composer. There are l ' lU 
I eight of these names, I think; Palbstbina and 
Lasso on each side ot the recess; outside the Foote’s Wit. —Foo 
( towers, Handel, Haydn, Gluck, Mozart, evening at the dinner 
Mendelssohn and CuBRtmiNi. There are bodl- when, at the point ol 
ly representations of Bach and Beethoven, one of party interrupt 
:j, r l he former, iu u portrait bust larger than life, air of most oonsidcrut 
H sits just at the foot of tho pipes aud pediment pardon, Mr. Foote, b 
runnouuting the key boards, the grand master half out of your pool 
hi a position where the organist may breathe said Foote, replacing 
Y bis inspiration. On a Hue parallel w ith tho great puny bettor thau I do, 
DEAD OP CANANDAIGUA LAKE 
seventy-five years ago—go west about two miles 
ai d a half, part of the way through a rich farming 
country, though ascending very perceptibly, and 
you will stand on the highest ground in Central 
New York. Should:yon fed inclined to descend 
the mountain “on the other side,” you will be 
well paid for so doing. Yon will find yourself 
in “Bristol Hollow,” where the people are not 
“up to their necks” in “fie," but are trying 
very hard to demonstrate that plenty of petro¬ 
leum is permeating the regions of rock lying 
somewhere between their own surface habita¬ 
tions aud the Celestial Empire. 
There are eight or nine wells being sunk in 
the valley along Mnd Creek, (one to the depth 
of nearly POO fed,) which show evident 6igns 
that the precious grease mast abound “ less than 
a thousand miles” of that vicinity. We wit¬ 
nessed the operations at one well, (about C>00 feet 
deep,) July 5th, and became nearly converted to 
the doctrine that there is oil there. Enough 
inflammable gas comes out of the well to light 
all the streets in Rochester — forcing the water 
out of the six-inch tubmg at times with great 
power — the effervescence resembling that of a 
huge soda fountain, and with a hissing noise 
frequently, akin to tbe singing of a locust A 
match being applied, a column of flame not un- 
frequently two feet in diameter, will shoot up 
sometimes ten to fifteen feet high from the foam¬ 
ing water. The water brought up with the 
sediment at the bottom of the well, (daring the 
process of “cleaning out,”) is quite salt —so 
much so, that should they not be so fortunate as 
to “strike ile,” profit can be made, we were 
told, by the transformation of Bristol Hollow into 
a modern Salma. 
We will say, in conclusion, that during our 
trip through portions of the towns of Canan¬ 
daigua, Bristol and South Bristol, on the 4th and 
5th inst., we were delighted with the prospect 
of more abuudant blessings being showered 
upon the beads of the agricultural community, 
than for many years previous. The finest fields 
of corn, we venture to say, in Western New 
York, may now be seen in the “valley" along 
.Mud Creek in the town of Bristol. Indeed, the 
“ Lord ot the 11 irvest ” is visiting the whole 
couutry this year, and well may the people 
“ Praise God from whom all blessings flow." 
Rochester, N. Y , July 0, I 860 . L. W. 
RURAL SCENES-A TRIP IN THE COUNTRY 
Eds. Rural New-Yorker:—No more pleasant 
trip can be tuado in this set tlon of the country 
and at this season of the year, than one from 
Cauaudiigua up the lake to WoodvDie, at its 
head, or to some of the “points” along the 
shores. People in this city who feel the want 
of a chauge from the busy scenes of life, who 
long for an opportunity to get away from tbe 
noise and confusion and spend a few days, or 
even hours, amid the glorious and romantic 
Fcenery of hill and dale in the country, need go 
but a lit lie over thirty miles to And such a “fairy 
land” as rarely is enjoyed by denizens of cities. 
A tine little steamer, (the Joseph Wood,) Capt. 
Standish, makes two trips each day between 
Canandaigua and the head ol the lake, (16 miles,) 
landing and taking on passengers at the princi¬ 
pal “ pointy" from one end of tho route to 
the other. These rural retreats on the shores 
(both sides) of this beautiful and historic sheet 
of water, are visited daily during the summer 
by great numbers of pleasure seekers from 
Canandaigua, Naples and other villages in its 
vicinity, and by farmers with their families for 
many miles in circuit. 
One very attractive feature connected with 
these “ retreats," and one which may not be 
overlooked, is the fact that they have become 
permanent institutions, cabins being fitted up 
with all tbe et ceteras to make one forget the 
“cures ami vexations of spirit” so prevalent 
among those who tread the “busy paths” of 
their existence amid heaps of brick and uiorrar. 
Alter having “ ruralized” on the shores of the 
lake a sufficient time to give satisfaction, should 
oue fancy to take a peep at a fair share of “ cre¬ 
ation,” he has but to ascend the mountains of 
South Bristol, bordering the wptern shore, to 
be highly gratified. To those \Vuo lore mouu 
tain scenery, who love to look as far as human 
vision extends upon fields of waving, goldcu 
grain, (now about ready to harvest,) and upon 
the “cattle ol a thousand hills,” who wish to 
view the glories of nature now clad in her most 
beautiful array, we would say, by all means, 
“ climb the mountain.” We would say to such, 
land at " Wilder’s Point,” where the first white 
man (Gamaliel Wilder) settled iu that part of 
the country among the “ bloody Injuns ” some 
CAN AND AI QUA LAKE — EAST SHORE 
said, “ Tut something in the hand of au old beg¬ 
gar, and an old beggar shall not see;” for he 
hoped to get something as good as the little girl 
had got, if not better, indeed. But no; far 
from it. When he drew out his hand again he only 
found he had lost the use of it, and what was 
more, never recovered it again ; for the elf, who 
bated envy more than anything iu the world, 
had given it a squeeze. 
HOW ENVY WAS PUNISHED 
THE AGE OF FORTY-SIX 
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