month, together with the remarks of Mr. Marshall, the resolutions of Judge Preston and Mr. Woodruff, and the very able, triumphant, and, in many respects, most eloquent speech of James Robb, Esq., who, by this single effort, has placed himself very far in the lead of the citizens of New-Orleans. From his position, his zeal and his talents, the community have much to expect.

GALLERY OF INDUSTRY AND ENTERPRISE.

CHARLES LE BARON, OF MOBILE, MERCHANT.

WITH A PORTRAIT.*

No. 6.

IN taking from Mobile one of the subjects | master-general of militia in 1837, and for for our series of men distinguished at the prompt obedience, appointed by Gov. Call South for their practical industry and enter- to his staff, with the rank of colonel. When prise, whether in commerce, manufactures, in the quarter-master's department, he supor general progress, it would have been plied the returning volunteers with stores, difficult to select a more modest, unassum- medical attention, quarters, &c., and his ing, and altogether meritorious gentleman, accounts were always settled to the satisfar than CHARLES LE BARON. We shall begin tion of the Department at Washington. with him, and may hereafter add others to the list from that city.

*We have already published, with portraits, Charles T. James; J. G. Winter, of Geo., Daniel Pratt, Alabama; Wm. Gregg and H. W. Conner, of Charleston, and shall be indebted to friends throughout all the South and West for furnishing us the address of their most enterprising and leading practical citizens, so that the monthly series for our biography, etc. may be kept up, from every point.-EDITOR.

EDITORIAL AND LITERARY DEPARTMENT.

1. PARISH OF JACKSON, LOUISIANA.

Having issued circulars to every parish in the state, entreating for information, it pains us to say, we have only received three or four responses. Why is it, gentlemen of the state, that you will not co-operate with us in preserving the records of its history and its progress? We have already pub. lished " Assumption," and now publish Jackson, offering our thanks to their authors for their kind services. Can we not rely upon receiving similar letters from every parish in the state, and will not the press also help us? We have received a most elaborate and valuable paper upon Concordia, from the pen of Dr. A. R. Kilpatrick, which abounds in information upon a hundred sub. jects relating to the woods, the fields, the waters, the climate, and the population, of Louisiana. We shall publish it in our next, and all similar papers from the parish, and ultimately incorporate them all in a work we are now engaged in preparing for the Bureau of Statistics of the state of Louisiana. Let every one of our friends see that his parish is represented.

1. Vernon is the parish seat of public justice, and is located near the centre of the parish, and is about 30 miles west of Monroe. Trenton, which is about two miles above Monroe, on the west side of the Washita River, is our principal shipping point.

soil of the country is generally quite sandy,
still there are some bodies of red land, con-
taining each a few hundred acres. The
timber of the country is very tall, and in
some places large, and grows thick in all
places; the varieties are pine, oak, hickory,
dogwood;
; gums of all sorts; red cherry,
maple, ash, ironwood, mulberry, chincapin,
&c., &c., all growing together in a manner
peculiar to the country. The land has a soil
of good depth, based upon a fine red clay,
and is quite clear of stone. The water is
plentiful, and of good quality. Springs are
found in some places, and wells may be had
conveniently from 30 to 35 feet depth. The
undergrowth of the forest is coinmonly a
hazlenut thicket. These thickets abound
with deer and wild turkeys, wild cats,
wolves and foxes, and in a few places bears
may still be found. The usual varieties of
birds and reptiles inhabit the country. The
only strange variety worth remark is the
White Partridge, which, perhaps, are too

few to be erected into a different genera.

7. The best lands of this parish were taken upon speculation, and many of the plantations which have been cleared are upon second rate lands, because settlers could obtain them upon pre-emption, and only pay government price; therefore the agricultural resources of the parish are not as yet developed.

8. Horses and mules, in considerable numbers, are brought to Arkansas and Missouri annually. Meat, flour, and family supplies of groceries, are obtained from New-Orleans.

9. This parish is generally healthy, and diseases usually are of a mild character, and readily yield to suitable treatment. The whole number of our population, according to the late census, is 5,650; of which 3,407 2. This parish was, by an act of the legis-are white, and 2,243 are colored people. lature, in 1845, carved out of Ouachita. The population is rapidly increasing by recruits from the neighboring states.

Claiborne and Union Parishes.

3. The first white settlement, on what is now within the territory of this parish, was made by James McKerley and family, about the year 1810. He came here from Ten

nessee.

4. The first white person buried within the present jurisdiction of this parish, was a Mr. Jyburn, about the year 1812.

5. The country had been formerly occupied by a part of the Choctaw tribe of Indians, and a place on the eastern boundary of the parish still retains the name of Indian Village; at which, in former days, did live a number of Indian families, which were protected by about one hundred warriors.

6. Our parish has neither mountains nor any considerable hills, nevertheless it is sufficiently undulating to drain, and has but little marsh land, swamps or ponds. The water-courses are all small, but most of them are constant running streams. The

10. Public Schools are established in every ward or school district, for the education of children, and, I suppose, may be considered in a healthy condition. The prevailing denominations of Christians are Baptists and Methodists, who are exerting a good influence upon the general state of society.

11. In our village we have a Temperance Hall and a Masonic Hall, and the parish taxes are to be this year applied to building a Court-House and Parish Offices. There are four physicians and four lawyers, besides others resident within the parish. The number of suits decided at our last circuit or district court was about thirty.

12. Since the organization of this parish one individual has been sent to the penitentiary, and three others hanged; all of the three hanged were negroes, and were condemned for separate offences.

With due respect I remain your friend,
R. MALONE STELL, M. D.

2.-BAKER'S IMPROVED FURNACE.

3.-BOOKS FROM LEA & BLANCHARD.

1.-Turkey and its Destiny.-By Charles McFarlane, Esq. 2 volumes. Lea and Blanchard, 1850.

We published an elaborate article on Turkey in our Review for March, and in the course of it took occasion to speak very frequently of the work of McFarlane, which is the latest and best authority we have upon that country. The author visited it in 1847 and 1848, and has also published an earlier work, entitled "Constantinople in 1828.” When Dr. Lawrence Smith was in this city last winter, on his return from the Turkish Empire, he expressed some vague intention of preparing a volume upon the same subject from his extensive notes.

2.-The Races of Men:-A Fragment.

This improvement (see our advertisement pages) consists of the introduction between the fire-bed and the end of the boiler, of a series of curved bridge walls, which are supported on arches, and form a number of semi-elliptical chambers. These walls are built of brick, and may be constructed by any ordinary plantation mason; they are carried to within three inches of the boiler, and follow its periphery. By means of these walls and chambers, the heat, instead of passing rapidly and directly through to the chimney, as in ordinary furnaces, is caused to reverberate, and is concentrated in the successive chambers. Being thus forced through the narrow spaces between the boiler and the top of the wall, the intensely concentrated heat consumes the smoke and combustible gases, which ordinarily escape in large quantities uncon sumed. By this means a saving in fuel is By Robert Knox, M. D. We have stated made. The principal economy is, however, on several occasions, how important we reproduced by the retention and concentration garded the philanthropist's, statesman's, and of heat in the chambers, keeping it in contact with the boiler until its active properties political economist's researches into the naare more nearly exhausted than in other ture and character of the races of men, and it forms of furnace. A great recommendation would afford us much pleasure to analyze of this furnace is, its perfect simplicity and cheapness. It can be adapted to any boilers Dr. Knox's work, did time and space now of cylindrical form, and does not require admit. We can only give the titles of his them to be disturbed. No difference is re-chapters, as a good index of the field he has quired in the manner of firing, except to do it with less frequency, or in less quantity. It is equally economical with wood or coal. At the celebrated omnibus manufactory of Mr. J. Stephenson, in New-York city, the following result was obtained from a comparative trial of Baker's Furnace with the common form, as communicated to Messrs. Stillman, Allen & Co., in a letter from that gentleman, dated March 5th, 1831: "With Baker's Furnace, during six days, in which the coal was carefully weighed, the consumption was 10,854 lbs. The furnace was then entirely removed, and restored to the cominon form, and during six successive days, in which the coal was carefully weigh ed as before, the consumption was 13,426 lbs., without any increase in the production of steam-showing a result of 25 per cent. in favor of Baker's Furnace." Messrs. D. F. Tieman & Son, under date of March 14th, 1851, state, that in their chemical establishment, a saving of from 25 to 30 per cent. in consumption of fuel has been effected by the furnace. Among other testimonials of its success in Louisiana, is the following extract from a letter bearing date March 31st. 1851, from one of the largest and best known planters in the state, who is now daily using it in his refinery: "I am still exceedingly pleased with my boilers as set on Baker's plan. My engineer and firemen say that we have never had a furnace which took so little wood or made steam so easy."

embraced. Dr. Knox considers that in the history of human affairs, too much stress cannot be laid upon RACE. "Race is everything; literature, science, art, in a word, civilization depend on it." He says again:

"As the origin of these races is lost in the past, I trace them from the present towards the past; from the partially known to the totally unknown. Well meaning persons dread the question of race; they wish it left where Pritchard did, that is, where Hippocrates left it. But this cannot be. The human mind is free to think, if not on the Rhine or on the Thames, at least on the Ohio and the Missouri."

The work embraces the substance of a series of lectures delivered in London. Subject:-History of Saxon, or Scandinavian races; Physiological Laws of Life; the Gipseys, Coptics, Jews, Phoenicians, monumen

"With one thou

tal records; the Dark Races of Men; the Celts, Germans, Slavons, Sarmatians; England and her Colonies; Jewish Chronology. Of the Negro, he says: sand white men, all the blacks of St. Domingo could be defeated." "Can the black races become civilized? I should say not?" ! P. 162.

5.-Physical Geography-By Mary Somer. ville, author of the "Physical Sciences," etc. Second American, from new London edition, with additions and a glossary.

Mary Somerville is a name high in the ranks of science, and her resources appear to have been exhausted upon this volume, which embraces an extensive area of knowledge relating to the earth and man. She has been aided by the views in Cosmos, and intended a physical atlas, but was deterred by the abridged edition of Keith Johnson's splendid work issuing from the press. If this book is to be placed into the hands of Southern youth, as well as scholars, we recommend in a new edition, that those parts of the 33d chapter be omitted, which are so warm for abolition, and so bitter upon the institutions of the South. For example, "Slavery, that stain on the human race, which corrupts the master as much as the slave."-P. 456. "The northern (American) states have nobly declared every man free who sets his foot on their territory."-P. 458. We ought to add, and nobly" resisted the fugitive slave laws!

4.-Hints to Sportsmen.-Notes on Shoot-
ing-habits of birds-the dog, the
gun, field
and the kitchen. By E. J. Lewis, M.D.
These are all very interesting topics,
and the book a very interesting and hand-
some one, and the very thing for southern
sportsmen, who, thank God, are still numer-
ous enough.

5.-Memoirs of William Wirt.-By John P. Kennedy. 2 vols. With a splendid steel portrait.

Mr. Wirt was for twelve years Attorney General of the United States, and his reputation for eloquence and brilliant forensic talent is co-extensive with the nation. His connection with the great Burr case is a matter of deeply interesting history. His papers, entitled the "British Spy," and the "Life of Patrick Henry," have been as much read as any works of the age. The published letters of Mr. Wirt in these volumes are among the most attractive parts. The editor says: "I like to pre sent to the world a man greatly beloved for his social virtues, a man of letters and strong literary ambition, a public function ary, who had no relish for politics, and who was consequently but little identified with that public history which," &c. We may at another time present a sketch of Mr. Wirt, but in the meanwhile take pleasure in recommending Mr. Kennedy's labors.

4.-BOOKS FROM J. C. MORGAN.

1.-Irish Confederates and Rebellion of 1798. By Henry M. Field. Published in the handsomest style of Harper and

Brothers, with several fine engravings of Emmett, Fitzgerald, &c., with sketches of these gentlemen, and Curran, Samp son, Tone, McNeven, etc.

Every intelligent Irishman should have the work, and all who sympathise with the struggles of that gifted, but unfortu nate people. The "United Irishmen" belong to history.

2.-Beechnut :-A Franconia Story.-By
the author of the "Rollo Books," for
children, with illustrations, handsomely
bound in cloth. The other volumes of the
series, are Mallville, Wallace, Mary Er
3.-London Labor and the London Poor.-
skine, Mary Bell-a pretty cabinet.
By H. Mahew, with illustrations. Part 3.
Price 12 cents.

4-The Commissioner: or, De Lunatico
Inquirendo-By G. P. R. James. A novel,
from Harpers.

5.-The Maid of Canal-street, and the
Bloxhams: A Novel. By Miss Leslie.
Published by Hart.

6.--Leonard Normandale: or, The Three
Brothers. New-York: Long & Brother.
7.-Coin Chart Manual, with fac-similes of
all coins in circulation. Price 25 cents.
Mr. Morgan has for sale a great variety of
English works; all the new publications
of northern houses, all Magazines, Reviews,
Newspapers, etc., and a large and assorted
stock of Stationery, etc., etc.
Place, Post Office.
22 Exchange

5.-PAMPHLETS AND PERIODICALS.

1. Discourse before the Graduating Class of the College of Charleston. Feb., 1851. by Prof. J. W. Miles. Our interest in alma mater makes everything relating to it have a peculiar charm. Like everything from the pen of Prof. Miles, this discourse is able and instructive.

the Union. This is from the Virginia press, 2. The Compromise, the Constitution, and and ably discusses the Compromise, which it regards as a triumph over the South. However, old Virginia herself, in her Reso lutions the other day, appears to be satis fied, and counsels us to be so too--and, to say the truth, we are very much tired of the one. By the way, in the pamphlet before subject, which has ceased to be a practical us, this Review is quoted as Dr. Bow's devil had nothing to do with it-we may Commercial Review If the printer's say, fervently-"This is fame!"

3. Maury's Winds and Currents of the Sea; from the Appendix to the Washington Astronomical Observations for 1846. Feb., 1851. This able work of Lieut. Maury is a quarto pamphlet, of over 100 pages, and has an interest for every scientific man or scholar in the nation. We noticed in our last the author's idea of the atmosphere and electricity.

4. Conscience and the Constitution, with and consumption of Sugar, which had ap remarks on the recent Speech of Daniel peared previously in the leading journals of Webster on Slavery. By M. Stuart, late the country, and which we had clipped out. Professor at Andover, Mass. Although we The figures for our own country were errocould find much to controvert and oppose in neous, and could only have been intended as the pamphlet, yet it is an able one, and in the a very average approximation. We noticed main fair and just towards the South. The it as soon as the number appeared, and our higher law finds no favor with the author, attention was afterwards called to the subwhich has subjected him, it seems, to some ject by a writer over the signature of "La northern ostracism. Of the South he says: fourche." We deemed it improper to reply "I cannot quit without adding a few re- to that letter, but published in the May marks on the assumption, that every slave-number, p. 564, a correct and comprehensive holder must be denied the title of a Chris- table of production and supply, being assured tian. It is not too much to say, that no man, that our readers could not be led astray in his sober senses, can believe or say that by a single statement, considering what exthere are no Christians in the South who tensive and elaborate statistics we have pubare owners of slaves. There are thousands lished for five years upon sugar. of masters and mistresses, of exemplary. Christian lives and conversation." We rejoice the Professor has discerned this. 5. Shakspeare's Dramatic Works. ton edition: Phillips & Sampson. play separately, and price 25 cents. have before us Nos. 35 and 36, Lear, and Romeo and Juliet.

EDITORIAL NOTES.

Bos-
Each

We

WE regret that the review of Gayarre's late History of Louisiana, which we promised, is not ready. As it will be quite lengthy and thorough, we have preferred to postpone it to our next. A New-York writer says of Mr. Gayarre:

"In the luxury of his pride of description for his native state, you select the patriotic scholar. His sketch of John Law, from the birth of this schemer at Edinburg, to his death at Venice, is a striking morceau of biography. His description of Bienville's landing, is no less effective for dramatic beauty."

We spoke of the Illustrated Mexican War, by Kendall, of the Picayune, in our

last:

"Mr. Kendall was most fortunate in securing the services of Carl Nebel, an artist already known to fame, whose knowledge of topographical engineering and long residence in Mexico, eminently qualified him for accomplishing what Kendall required to complete his magnificent design. Mr. Nebel is a German by birth, and completed! his collegiate education, including engineering, at one of the German Universities-he further perfected himself in architecture and drawing in Paris and Italy. During a residence of fifteen years in Mexico, he produced a beautifully illustrated work at $100 a copy,entitled 'A Picturesque and Archaeological Voyage in Mexico-but its high price makes this book extremely rare in America.! Mr. Nebel is so fortunate as to enjoy the warin personal friendship of Baron Hum. boldt, who, as a compliment to him, wrote the preface to his work on Mexico."

In our February number, page 205, we published some statistics of the production

A biographical sketch of the late J. W. Monette, Historian of the Valley of the Mississippi, prepared by Professor Forshey, must remain over to our next, as also seve ral very able and instructive articles; among others, one on the "Diseases and Insects peculiar to the cotton-plant."

Our agents everywhere are most successful, and we are truly grateful for the wide sympathies expressed for the Review from every quarter. We have still many more inprovements and additions in progress, and if our friends will ALL stand by us through another year, we pledge them a work not second to any in existence of the kind, and to which they shall be able to urge no ob jection.

Those indebted on old accounts, or on the new year now beginning, will remember us as early as they can. Our work contains three times the quantity of matter it did the first year, and is four times more expensive to us, without additional charge to subscribers.

The February number, 1851, was sent twice by mistake to many subscribers. As we are out of this number, it would be an immense advantage to us, if we could get some of them back. Will our friends favor us with the number, if they can spare it? We also desire August, 1849, and February, 1848 -or even January and March, 1831. Send by mail, and we will give the value.