ONLY what, we want done. This is my republicanism; if you like to have your president your king, be it so.

The precise point I would present is this. The essential element of republicanism—that alone in which it differs from monarchy—is in its conferring on the people, by means of the ballot-box, those powers of enacting laws and appointing officers to execute them, which are assumed by monarchy. Now, just as far as the elective franchise-this cnly foundation of freedom-is wielded by those in office, so far, to all practical intents and purposes, we live under the dominion of despotism.

I need not dilate here on the enormous extent to which votes are thus bought up by both parties, and by all in office. Any one can see for himself; in the office-seekers which beset every president, every governor, every important officer in the nation; in the removals of old incumbents, and the substitution of new ones without regard to their expected qualifications for the office, but with sole reference to their ELECTIONEERING influence, and in many similar political creeds and practices which pervade our entire body politic.

That many votes are bought by MONEY-especially the votes of foreigners-is no secret, and the enormous sums raised and expended for electioneering purposes swell the evil. Rewarding party papers with governmental advertising is of the same piece. In short, this political doctrine and practice has become a hydra-headed monster, biting and poisoning every limb, sinew, and organ of our republic. And the evil increases with every election. Let matters proceed at this rate, and our children will live under a worse government than that from which our forefathers separated!

But the worst feature of this corrupt system is its immoral influence on the PRIVATE moral character of all ranks and individuals of our republica point, however, upon which we will not enlarge. Suffice it to say, we,

who love LIBERTY, have quite enough to do to stay this appalling evil; nor should we fire cannons or shout "Hurrah for liberty," till that liberty is ours. I go for changing this feature of the CONSTITUTION. Fellowrepublicans, how many of you join me? Those who do, agitate, AGITATE, AGITATE! till we can reach and obviate this fatal evil.

"DELICACY of sentiment and refined manners are a great ornament, and ought always to be cultivated, all odd motions or attitudes, and awkward gestures, should be watched, and prevented from becoming habitual."-SPURZHEIM'S EDUCATION.

ARTICLE XXXVIII.

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE OF DR. PARNELL.

WE cheerfully give place to the following, not merely because its subject was a phrenologist, but because he was a GOOD one. He has done more for the science, south and west, than probably any other single laborer. He began in the infancy of the science, and has continued until now, and left converts wherever he has opened his mouth. In 1840 the editor and brother visited him professionally, without his knowing whom we were, and the descriptions he gave were characteristic and to the life—such as would have compelled belief if we had been skeptics. But for the single failing alluded to below, the Journal would long ago have urged his claims upon public consideration, and gladly pays this last tribute to his worth.

MANCHESTER, WASHTENAW Co., MICHIGAN, May 1, 1847. GENTLEMEN :-I write for the purpose of announcing to your readers the sudden death of B. A. PARNELL! He was a man very universally known throughout the western and southwestern States, as a popular lecturer and indefatigable laborer in the field of phrenological science. Few men have done as much in that particular department of labor, and fewer still have been as successful in convincing their fellow men of the truth of the great leading features of the interesting science to which his life was chiefly devoted. He died at the "MANCHESTER HOTEL," in this village, on Thursday, the 22d day of April, at 20 minutes before 12 o'clock (noon), of hemorrhage of the stomach.

He visited our village on Monday the 5th of April, for the purpose of delivering to our citizens a course of lectures upon a variety of subjects; and he lectured thereafter, for fifteen successive week-day evenings, to crowded and attentive audiences. His health had been feeble for the last nine or ten months immediately preceding his death; but still, with an energy and zeal which knew no obstacles too formidable to be vanquished, he continued to labor. His time, attention, and commanding talents, have been devoted to the investigation and dissemination of the principles of the science of Phrenology for the last sixteen or eighteen years. He has LECTURED almost incessantly; and it is to be regretted that he lectured so мUCH, and wrote so LITTLE: for had his observation and experience been placed on record, the hundreds of thousands who have been delighted with his instructions might still have continued to take lessons from their teacher. But ORAL instruction seemed to be his FORTE. He was a ready, captivating, and persuasive speaker. Few men, indeed, possessed his powers of enlisting and riveting the attention of a promiscuous assembly. No matter whether his hearer agreed with him or not, he was interested in all he had to say upon the subject discussed. His manner was easy and deliberate, yet positive and emphatic. No one could become acquainted with him without imbibing the impression that THERE was a mass of organized matter

which the beholder was bound to respect. He rarely said any thing except in a manner peculiar to himself.

That Dr. Parnell had faults, even his best friends and sincerest admirers would hardly pretend to deny. But those faults were of such a character as more intimately concerned HIMSELF than any one else; and notwithstanding these, nature seems to have designed him for the exercise of no ordinary dominion and influence over the minds of his fellow men. He was a bold and fearless speaker, and a courageous adventurer in the field of thought. He disdained to travel in the common beaten track of life, and rarely took an ordinary survey of any subject to which he devoted the energies of his mind. But the great leading element of his character was MORAL COURAGE. He asked not this disordered and disjointed world what he might THINK, or what he might SPEAK; he consulted no living mortal, nor the recorded opinions of any deceased author, as to the views he might entertain; in fact, he seemed totally indifferent as to the estimation of men concerning HIM; although no man seemed more anxious than himself that truth should be taught To, and embraced By the entire human family. He was a man of unaffected modesty and rustic simplicity in all his intercourse with society; not of that haughty, assuming, and overbearing manner, which would ever lead him to INTRUDE his peculiar views upon the attention of others. Therefore his PERSONAL ENEMIES were few; while his GOOD qualities were so numerous and prominent, as to secure him troops of friends wherever his lot might be cast. He WOULD enjoy his liberty of thought and of speech for himself, and was always cheerful to concede the same prerogative to others. Politically, socially, and religiously, in the fullest sense of that much-abused term, he was a DEMOCRAT. If, in any respect, he labored under the influence of erroneous opinions, all his acquaintances must admit, and especially all PHRENOLOGISTS who have examined his head, that they were the fruit of perverted judgment, and not of stubborn determination to persist in wrong.

DOCTOR PARNELL had other peculiarities. His ACQUISITIVENESS was weak, VERY weak. So remarkably deficient was this organ and the corresponding faculty, that the acquisition of money, or property of any kind, seemed to have no influence whatever over his conduct. If money was paid him, either as the payment of a DEBT, or by way of making change at a store, he would put it into his wallet or purse uncounted. He rarely knew whether he had FIVE or TWENTY-FIVE dollars in his pocket, and was aware of the limits of his resources only when he found he had not cash enough to pay his bill. VITATIVENESS was another deficient organ in his brain; and its want was, perhaps, more strikingly manifested in his character than any other feature. marked to me, that he would just as soon DIE as to take a journey to a neighboring village; and, although the truth of such a strange assertion might be doubted by persons having that organ amply developed, I cannot doubt HIS sincerity. For when he came to LOOK INTO the dark valley, and was told that he could live but a few hours at the longest, he manifested not the slightest anxiety or agitation. He met the all-conquering king of terrors, perfectly conscious of the power of the foe with whom he was engaged, with as much serenity and tranquility, as he would have fallen into quiet slumber.

He often re

For two or three weeks previous to his death, he seemed perfectly conscious

that he should live but a short time. About two weeks before his last and fatal attack, being confident that his days were few, he made the singular request, and often repeated and insisted upon it, that he should be buried NORTH and SOUTH, with his feet directed to the SOUTH, and that the writer should take his head from his body, and secure its perpetual safe preservation. His first wish has been complied with; he is buried in our village grave-yard with his feet to the SOUTH; and I have his head in my possession, and have adopted such measures as cannot fail to secure it. He often said, that the contemplation of the human head had been matter of great and absorbing interest with him for many years, and he could not bear the thought that HIS should become food for worms. No one doubted his sincerity, and he repeatedly made known his eccentric request in the presence of witnesses whose veracity would not be questioned. He enjoyed his senses down to the latest moment of life, and still insisted upon the execution of his will in this regard. He several times remarked, that he had a very extensive acquaintance throughout the Union, that his character was known, that he had devoted many years of his life to PHRENOLOGY, chiefly in the Western Valley, and that he would like finally to present his head, as a contribution, to the science, when he should have no longer use for it. In this respect, if my information is correct, he followed the precedent established by his great leader and worthy teacher, JOHN GASPER SPURZHEIM.

Doctor Parnell's was no ORDINARY head. It was of the larger size, measuring around the base of the brain full twenty-three inches; but this was not a fair indication of the quantity of BRAIN contained within the cranium; for the entire coronal region of the head was elevated to an unusual height. Benevolence, Veneration, Firmness, Hope, Conscientiousness, and some other organs contiguous to these, were very largely developed. Hence his strong moral feelings, uniform kindness of disposition, and fearlessness as to the future. He was known in boyhood and youth for his generous and amiable qualities, and as a lad of no common promise.

It is matter of mournful regret, that he should have breathed his last far away from his relatives, and far distant from his native land. He often spoke with the deepest emotions and tenderest regard of the friends of other days, and of the interesting associations that bound him to his "mountain home." It would doubtless have been a consolation to himself and to his friends, could his last hours have been cheered by the presence of the surviving members of his own family circle. It cannot fail, however, to be a gratification to his numerous friends and relatives, to know that all was done for his recovery and comfort that humanity and affection could suggest.

A Phrenological description of ALEXANDER CAMPBELL, together with a likeness, will be given in our next number. Some facts connected with this examination will render it unusually interesting.

ARTICLE XXXIX.

WOMAN HER CHARACTER, SPHERE, TALENTS, INFLUENCE, AND CONSEQUENT DUTIES, EDUCATION, AND IMPROVEMENT.-NUMBER VII.

As already remarked, in this series of articles, the female head is naturally longer and narrower than the male, and of course Combativeness and Destructiveness are constitutionally smaller in women than in men. Accordingly, for women to find fault, fret, scold, and manifest wrath, is UNFEMININE. The gentle and winning comport with her natural character-the ill-natured is diametrically opposed to it. Since her affections and moral sentiments predominate, she of course is ordained to obtain her ends by, PERSUASION, instead of force. And the more perfect the true woman, the farther removed from all manifestations of wrath, and the more aweet and good. Women, indeed, possess Combativeness and Destructiveness, and should exercise them; but it should be against the WRONG, not against either her own sex, or the opposite sex, or children.

Does it look well to hear woman berate woman? Do such things exalt our opinion of her character, or excite our admiration or love? Exactly the converse. We look on with a kind of “two of a trade can never agree,” and charge it to some petty animosity, consequent on their being of the same gender. And the more violent their rancor the less we think of both.

But how does it look to see a woman scold a CHILD? Was she not ordained to LOVE children? Is not this one of her strongest characteristics? To see women MAKE much of children, and play with them, looks consonant with her nature, and harmonizes with her entire character. What is more feminine-more NATURAL in woman, than to love and nurse children? Then what more unnatural-more ANTI-feminine-than for her to blame and scold them? Woman MUST love children, or she is no woman, though a female. She always is, always must be, deeply interested in whatever concerns them. How, then, can she consistently scold them? To love and yet blame them, is like "feeding with roast-beef, and then BEATING with the spit." Bad as it seems for woman to scold woman, it looks far worse for her to manifest anger, in any of its forms, toward children. Her large Philoprogenitiveness was given her to render her forbearing and affectionate to them, which is the very reverse of all exercise of anger; for perfect love casteth out fear, and of course all that exercise of combative and destructive feeling which causes it. Woman was made to be LOVED, not feared, and beloved by ALL, and especially so by children, and doubly so by her own children. For a woman to scold or chastise her own children, does seem so incongruous with that crowning ornament of her sex-maternal love-that I respect a woman the less by every sharp word she utters, and regard her with disgust, because she has unsexed herself, whenever I see her strike them. Some will think this a hard saying, but it is in perfect keeping with her developments. Nor am I alone. All readers, male and female, are with me; and will find they are if they will