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nim VOL. II. ATHENS, GEORGIA, OCTOBER Id, 1833. Dottra. F. om the Farmer’s Register. ( It ia without the permission oftho fair and accom- plishod authoress of the “ Song of the Bees,” that<I oiler it to be placed in the “ poet’s comer,” of your publication. This little effusion of poetic fancy, written in an hour of sorrow, may servo to cheer •tho swain, who v. hilo he imitates the industry of the bee, may not always possess its patience. The circumstances under which tltcso lines were written, would, if known to your readers, serve to throw a charm around them, even greater than is given them by a mind that adorns whatever it touches. SONG OF THE BEES. Wo watch for the light of the mom to break, And color the Eastern sky, With its blended hues of saffron and lake, Then say to each other, “ Awake ! Awake ! For our winter’s honey is all to make, And our broad for a long supply.” And off we hio to the hill and the dell, To the field, to the meadow and bower, We love in the Columhine’s horn to dwell, To dip in tho lily with snow white bell, To search the lulm in its ordorous cell, The mint, and the rosemary flower. Wc seek the bloom of the eglantine, Of the painted thistle and brier, And follow the stops of the wandering vine, Whether it trail on the earth supine, Or round the aspiring tree top twine, And reach for a state still higher. While each on the good of his sisters bent, Is busy, and cares for all. We hope for an evening with heart’s content, FoTthe winter of life ; without lament That summer is gone, its hours misspent, And the harvest is past recall. JfHUfiiCcUaus. AMERICAN PORTRAITS., The following sketches of distinguished Americans are taken from a work lately pub lished by Mr. Hamilton, the author of Cyril Thornton, and lately of the British army : President Jackson.—We found the Pres ident had retired with a headache, but in few minutes he appeared, though from the hea vines* of his eye, evidently in a stale of con sideruble pain. This, however, had not influ once on his conversation, which was spirit, cd rind fuli oi vivacity. He informed us that he had been unwell fur several days, and hav ing the fatigues of a levee to encounter on the following evening, he had retired early, in order to recruit for an occasion which requi- red the presence of all his bodily powers.— When this .subject was dismissed, the conver sation turned on native politics, the Indian question, the powers of the supreme court, and a recent debate in tne Senate, which had excited considerable attention. Of the opinions expressed by this distin guished person, it would be unpardonable were I to say any thing; but I heard them with deep interest, and certainly considered them to be marked with that union of bold- ness and sagacity, which is generally suppo sed to form a prominent feature of his charac ter. General Jackson spoke like a man so thoroughly convinced of-the justice of his views, that he announced them unhesitatingly and without reseive. This openness might be increased, pcrhaps,by the knowledge of my companion being a decided supporter of his government; but sincerity is so legible both in his countenance and manner, that I feel convinced that nothing but the strongest mo tives of state policy could make him hesitate under nny circumstances, to express boldly what he felt strongly. Mr. Calhoun.—My visit to Washington brought with it the advantage of forming ac quaintonecs with many distinguished individ uals, of some of whom I would williugly be permitted to record my impressions. First in tho rank is Mr. Calhoun, the Vice President of the United States. This gentleman was formerly a candidate for the Presidency, but resigned his pretension in favor of General Jackson. Subsequent differences, however, with that eminent person, have produced a separation of their interests, and it is not gen cjrtUly supposed that he has much chance of succeeding at the next election. Mr. Cal houn is alxmt the middle height, spare, and [slouching in bis person. His countenance, [ though not handsome, is expressive, and en. livened by a certain vivacity of eye, which ! might redeem plainer features. His head is large, and somewhat disfigured by a quantity of stiff, bristly hair, which rises very high above his forehead. In conversation he is pleasant, and remarkably free from that dog matism which constitutes not the least of tho social sins of the Americans. Mr. Calhoun evidently disregards all graces of expression, and whatever be the subject of discussion, comes directly to the point. His manner and modo of speaking indicate rapidity of thought, and it struck me, with full confidence in his own high talents, Mr. Calhoun would proba- bly find it more agreeable to carry troth by a coup dc main, than to await the slower pro- cess of patient induction. It is evident, in deed, that the Vice-President is no' ordinary person. His mind is bold and acute; his talent for business confessedly of the first or. der; and enjoying the esteem of |iis country, men, there can be little doubt that he is yet destined to play a conspicuous partin the poU itics of the Union. Edward Livingston.—Mr. Edward Liv. ingston, tho Senator for Louisiana, shortly Alter my departure from Washington, became Secretary of State. Bred to the N. York bar, he early took bis station in the very first line of his profession. As a philosophical lawyer, he stands not only unrivalled, but unapproach ed. His experience in public Hfe has been very great; and his high talents, extensive knowledge, and amiable character, have de servedly acquired for him the admiration and esteem of a people not prompt in the pay- ment of such tribute. Mr. Livingston’s fame, however, is not Americ in,but Europea, The criminal code which he has framed tor Louisiana, is confes sedly a magnificent specimen of philosophical legislation,and places the reputation of its au thor on a secure and permanent foundation. From this code the punishment of death is ex cluded, and Mr. Livingston is a warm advo cate for its removal from the statute books of other states. . The labors of Mr. Livingston in the contpi- lation of his code were for many years unwea ried and assiduous. Men of more limited knowledge, and inferior powers, would have been unfit to such a task. Men of less en- thusiasm would have shrunk from * it in dis may. Mr. Livingston, fortunately for him self and his country, braved all difficulties, de voted to it the whole energies of his mind, and brought it to a happy completion. Animated by the zeal of a philanthropist, he made himself acquainted with the laws of all nations, and the contents of every treatise on crime and punishment which could be discov ered in Europe. He maintained an exten sive correspondence with the most eminent, political philosophers of the age, and among others; with Bentham, by whose enlightened advice he professes to have largely profited. One incident in the life of Mr. Livingston is worthy of record, as affording a fine illus tration of the character of the man. His la- bors connected with the code were already far advanced, when his whole papers were destroyed by fire. This happened at ten o’clock at night, and at seven on the follow ing morning, with unbroken spirit, he began his task afresh ! Few men are endowed with such buoyancy of spirit, and indomitable per severance. In person, Mr. Livingston is rather above the middle height. His countenance, though without elegance of feature, is peculiarly pleasing, from the benevolence of its expres sion, unusual at his years, which lights up his eye when he discourses on any interest ing subject. His manners are those of a finished gentleman ; yet rather, I should im agine, the spontaneous result of an innate and natural delicacy of thought and feeling, than of intercourse with polished society.— To the courtesy and kindness of this eminent individual, I feel deeply indebted. It is with pleasure that 1 now give public expression to those sentiments of admiration and respect, Which 1 shall ever entertain for his character and talents. Daniel Webs* eh.—The person, however, who has succeeded in riveting most strongly the attention of the whole Union, is undoubt edly Mr. Webster. From the Gulf of St. Lawrence to that of Mexicd, from Cape Sable to Lake Superior, his name lias become, as it were, a household word. Many disapprove his politics, but none deny his great talents, his unrivalled fertility of argument, or his power, even still more remarkable, of rapid and comprehensive induction. In short, it is universally believed by his countrymen, that Mr. Webster is a great man; and in this matter I certainly make no pretension to sin gularity of creed. Mr. Webster is a man of whom any country might well be proud. His knowledge is at once extensive and minute, his intellectual resources very great; and, whatever may be the subject of discussion, he is sure to shed on it the light of an active, acute, and powerful mind. I confess, however, I did meet Mr. Web- ster under the influence of some prejudice.— From the veiy day of my arrival in the United States, I had been involuntarily familiar with his pretensions. Gentlemen sent me his speeches to read. When I talked of visiting Boston, the observation uniformly followed, “ Ah! there you will see Mr. Webster.”— When 1 reached Boston, I encountered con dolence all hands. «* You are very unfortu nate,” said my friends, “ Mr. Webster set out yesterday for Washington.” Whenever at Philadelphia and Baltimore, it became known that 1 had visited Boston, the question, “Did you see Mr. Webster?” was a se. quence as constant and unvarying as that of the seasons. The Tcsult of all this, was, that the name of Webster became invested in my ear with on adventitious cacophony. It is not pleas- ant to admire upon compulsion, and the veiy pre-eminence of the gentleman hod been con. verted into something of a bore. To Wash- in^ton, however, I came, armed with letters to the unconscious source of my annoyance. The first night -of my arrival I met him at a ball. A dozen people pointed him out to .my observation, and the first glance riveted my attention. 1 had never seen any countenance more expressive of intellectual power, The forehead of Mr. Webster is high, broad and advancing. The cavity beneath the eye brow, is remarkably large. The eye is deep- ly set, but full, dark and penetrating in the highest degree; the nose prominent, and well defined; the mouth marked by that rigid compression of the lips by which the New- Englanders are distinguished.* When Mr. Webster’s countenance is in repose, itses< 'pression struck me as cold and forbidding, but in conversation it lightens up; and when he smiles, the whole impression it communicates is at once changed. His voice is clear, sharp and firm, without much variety of modulation; but when animated, it rings on the ear like a clarion. As an orator, I should imagine Mr. Web ster’s forte to be in the department of pure reason. I cannot conceive his even attemp ting qn appeal to the feelings. It could not be successful; and he has too much knowl edge of his own powers to encounter failure. In debate his very countenance must; tell.— Few men would hazard a voluntary sophism under the glance of that eye, so cold, so keen, so penetrating, so expressive of intellectual power. A single look would be enough to wither up a whole volume of bad logic. In the Senate, I had, unfortunately, no op portunity of hearing Mr. Webster display his great powers as a debater. During my stay the subjects on which he happened to speak were altogether of inferior interest.— In the Supreme Court he delivered several legal arguments, which certainly struck me as admirable, both in regard to matter and manner. The- latter was neither vehement nor subdued. It was the manner of conscious power, tranquil and self-possessed. Mr. Webster may be at once acquitted of all participation in the besetting sins of his age and country. I even doubt, whether, in any single instance, he can be fairly charged with uttering a sentence of mere declamation.— His speeches have nothing about them of gau. dincss and glitter. Words wjth him are in, struments, not ends; the vehicle, not of sound merely, .but of sense and reason.— He utters no periods full of noise and fury, like the voice of an idiot, signifying—nothing; and it certainly exhibits proof, that the taste of the Americans is not yet irretrievably de proved, when an orator like Mr. Webster, who despises all the stale and petty trickery of his art, is called by acclamation to the first place. In conversation, Mr. Webster is particu larly agreeable: it seems to delight him, when he mingles with his friends, to cast off the trammels of weighty cogitation, and .merge the lawyer and the statesman in the com panion ; a more pleasant and instructive one I have rarely known in any country. As get an orange, which he pointed on the mantle piece, and cut it for him, which I did. He ate two small pieces. He asked tor wq. ter, and drank two or three times. At times he showed by his remarks, that his mind was nearly gone. At one time he said « call Captain West back.” Captain West had been an officer on board of one of the pack politician, the opinions of Mr. Webster are remarkably free from intolerance. He is one of the few men in America who understand the British constitution, not as a mere abstract system of laws and institutions, hut in its true form and pressure, as it works and acts on the been disappointed.” people, modified by a thousand influences, of which his countrymen in general know nothing. Mb. Van Buren.—Mr. Van Buren, then Secretary of State, and now Vice-President, possesses, perhaps, more of the manner which in England would be called that of the world, than any other of tile distinguished individu- als whom I met in Washington. He is, evi. dently, a clever man, with a perfect knowl- edge of character, and the springs of human action. Neither bis conversation, nor his manner are marked by any thing of official reserve. Indeed, where the whole business of the government is conducted by commit, tees of the Senate and Representatives, an American Secretary of State can have few secrets, and those not of much value. The opponents of the ministry, however, accuse Mr. Van Buren of being a manceuverer in politics—a charge, I presume, to which be is obnoxious only in common with his brother statesmen, of whatever party, for, where in dependence is impossible, finesse is necessa- But on the detail of party politics I say nothing; I only know that the Secretary of State is a gentleman of talent and information, of agreeable manners, and in conversation, full of anecdote and vivacity. From Ur. RagueCs Examiner. Having promised in our first paper to give a statement of what occurred during the last two hours of Mr. Randolph’s life, we now ful fil the engagement, dropping for the occasion the editorial use of the plural pronoun toe, for which we trust an excuse will be found in the necessity of the case. The last moments of Mr. Randolph.— Mr. Randolph arrived at Philadelphia, in the Baltimore steamboat, on Monday the 20th of May last, with the view of embarking for England in the packet, and took lodgings at the City Hotel, in Third near Arch-st. On Tuesday he rode out in a hack, and on his return was so feeble, as to be obliged to go to bed. Without any personal acquaintance with Mr. Randolph, but being an admirer of his political consistency and manly indepen dence, I made an appointment with a friend to call upon him, and accordingly went with him to the Hotel between one and two o’clock of Thursday the 23d. We sent our names up to his room on a card, and were then de- aired to walk up, by the servant who deliyer. ed it. On entering the room, which was a front one in the third story, we iound Mr. Ran- dolph in bed, lying on his back, with his head iind shoulders propped up by pillows on a bed-chair, and his knees bent and elevated.— He looked thin and emaciated, and more likea skeleton than a living man. 1 Hiscoun l.enance, appeared to be almost destitute of life, and, without turning his head, he put out his hand as I approached the bed, which I look, and inquired how he was. I told him any name, and introduced my companion, Col. Biddle. He seemed to be in a stupor, and scarcely noticed us, winch I, supposing to be the effect of a temporary debility, sat down, in the hopes that he would soon be able to converse. Col. Biddle also took a chair nearer to the side of the bed than the one on which I sat. There was nobody else in the room except Mr. Badger, one of the propri. etors of the hotel, and we all three remained silent for some minutes, as if in presence of a dying man, waiting for Mr. Randolph to signify his wish to converse. After the lapse of probably five minutes from our entrance, Mr. Randolph beckoned to Mr. Badger, who approached near to him. He said something in a low voice to him, which I did not hear, and then Mr. Badger whispered to Col. Biddle, who then approach ed near to Mr. Randolph who sajif something in a voice just audible, about “names for the paper—I will give a hundred dollars towards its distribution.” This was unintelligible to us all, and Mr. Randolph perceiving that we did not understand, repeated “I want to give names for the paper.” Mr. Badger then said to us in a low tone, “Mr. Randolph has sometimes been flighty;” but 1, thinking that he was under a mistake as to who his visiters were, said, “I think Mr. Randolph is under some mistake about Col. Biddle.” Upon this Mr. Badger said to him, “ perhaps, sir, you have mistaken this gentleman for Mr. — naming a gentleman whom he had seen be-, fore. Mr. Randolph replied, “ no I have not —I suppose him to be the editor of the State Rights paper.” This expression instantly cleared up the difficulty. Colonel Biddle named me as the individual intended, and I took his place near Mr. Randolph and said to him—“ I am not noW, sir, the editor of a pa per. The one which I conducted was discon tinued at the end of the last year. It was the Banner of the Constitution, to which, I pre sume, you allude.” He replied audibly, «1 knew that paper was discontinued, but I un derstood that you intended to publish another, if sufficient patronage were obtained before the first of July.” 'I replied, that «the first of May was the period assigned fqr its com menceraent, but that, as the requisite support was not offered, the undertaking had been abandoned. At the North, the cause of State Rights had been so completely annihilated that nobody could be found here to support paper devoted to its advocacy.” I continued —“ At tho time you came out against the doctrines of the President’s Proclamation, and when the cause stood in need of such able de fenders, I had been in hopes that we should have been able here to rally a,party, but have I said, “I was glad to learn from Mr. T——, a few weeks ag6, that he did not consider the cause as desperate in Virginia.” Mr. Randolph then said, “ Mr, T was here to see me this morning.” During these remarks, Mr. Randolph lis tened with great attention, showing that he feltadeep interest in the cause of State Rights up to the latest period of his life, hut he was too feeble to converse, and thiuking that any farther observations might disturb him, we took leave of him, under a Strong persuasion that he could not long survive. In this im pression we were confirmed by his man John, who had entered the room bhfore we left it, and who accompanied us out, and who stated in answer to our questions, that he had been the constant attendant of his master for ma ny months past, and that ho had never seen him so low as at that time. He said he thought at one time in the preceding night -that he was dying. y, On the following day, Friday the *24th, I called at the hotel at about a quarter before ten o’clock, to inquire after Mr. Randolph’s health, but without any intention of going to his room. I saw Mr. Badger, who said he thought Mr. Randolph was dying, and said he, “ I believe he inquired this morning for you. .He desired me to send for some gen tleman whose name I have forgotten, and I think it was you.” I then mentioned my name, when he said “ that was the name.” I then said, I would go up and see .him. On entering the room I found two young gentlemen, who I afterwards learned were Dr. West, and the younger Dr. Parrish, son of the attending physician. Mr. Randolph was lying in bed in the same position in which 1 had seen him the day before, having his head and back propped up, and his knees ele vated. He appeared to be almost insensible. After a little while he asked tor a pencil and paper, which were given to him. He then asked % spectacles which were also gi ven to him, when he began to write very car. nestly, resting the paper on the back of a waiter placed against his knees. When he had filled two-thirds of a page, the lines being irregular and wide apart, he hnnded it to Mr. Badger, who entered with me, to read. Mr. Badger attempted to do so, but found it inco- herent and in some parts illegible. Mr. Randolph then said “ send it over the way to Dr. Coulter.” His mind was evidently wan- dering, and as he insisted upon the note’s go ing with haste, Mr. Badger left the room with it, as if to send it. Mr. Randolph soon after began to wrjte again. After he had finished, he beekonc-d to me to come to him, and giving me the pa. per he said “ read it loud.” 1 tried to do bo, but could only make out a part. It commen ced thus, “ Dying”—4hen followed words that looked like “ place—home,” and then these words, as well as I can recollect, not having the paper before me—“ Randolph and Betty, my children, adieu—Put me to bed at Chatham.” He then told me to send the note quickly to Chatham, and as he was ur gent upon it, I left the room for two or three minutes, as ifto execute his wishes. At one time Mr. Randolph asked me to I force; have made meteorological observations' have visited all the chains cf mountains in this region : have been delighted with their magnitiqpnt scenery, written descriptions ai d sometimes made rough sketches of them ; have ascertained the coiqparalive levels. o»* their summits, as well as oftho principal riv ers, in reterence to the Atlantic Ocean and the Mississippi river ; have studied the polit- ets, in which Mr. Randolph had made a voy- ical, moral and religious institutions, of the age to England,but was not then in port. At country—men and things—have collected another, he inquired “ how much do they ask minerals; killed superb serpents, which I will for all the chairs in this room ?” send (o your Cabinet of Natural History, or Between 10 and 11 o’clock Mr. Henry E. to Paris ; and finally, in all the Colleges I Watkins of Virginia, camo -into the room.— I have visited, I hope I have been useful to the Mr. Randolph seemed to recognize him as professors in facilitating the use of astronomi- he, took his hand. -The same occured with cal instruments, and in accustoming them to Mr. John 8. Barbour, who came soon after, the most improved mode of making ohsenra- Mr. William Barksdale also came in, when j tionS and, calculations. Mr. Randolph asked him where his son was, I c< Iq every place; the just sentitnents and and told him to go and bring him, which he the inexhaustible hospitality of the Americans, did. Betore 11 Dr. Parrish arrived, and from I have been the equal objects of our admiration ; that gentleman I learned, that up to eight of I every where I have- found them taking that morning Mr. Randolph’s mind had re-1 the most lively interest in the object of mained perfectly unimpaired. I my travels, removing every difficulty smooth- I cannot recollect the whole of the little I mg every obstacle, and never seeing mo incidents that occurred. Mr. Randolph did I incurring anv danger without being willing not appear to suffer any pain. At times he to share it. This has been the case, as well wished the door left open for the air to pass i n the solitude of the forest as ia the city—as through, one window being all the time open, well iu the poor ‘ settler’ of the highest inoun- At one time, after eating the orange, he as- tain, , as in the rich planter of the fertile plain, ked for a toothpick, and then fora penknife to j I will not speak of my fatigues; of my anxie- mend it, which was giveh him, but he could not use it. When he wrote the first time, he used Mr. Badger’s spectacles. His own were under him on the bed, and could hot be got at, but an old pair occasionally used by him was given to him at one time, when he said “ these are not the best ones.” At oue period, he insisted upon putting his spectacles into a tumbler of water that stood on a stand within his reach, which I afterwards learned tics, of my privations; I should be ashamed to mention them in the midst, of a people, who every where gave me an example of patience, perseverance and*courage. They told meat die North, that I ought to provide myself with arms lor my journey. I had not carried them a week till I saw they were entirely useless, and that it would be an insult to. the people even to show them. Integrity, humanity, good faith and politeness,/to strangers, seem was sometimes his pracjjce at home. At I to belong to the religion, almost os much as times there was a motion of his lips, with a to moral and social virtues, I have every movement of the hands, os if in devotion. where encountered without exception. Ther- At about twenty minutes after eleven, his mometers forgotten in the mountains; a beau- eyes began to become fixed, and he laid from tiful spy-glass lost in the midst of t hose “ mis- that time without moving*. His breathing erable speculating adventurers which have in- was easy, and continued so until fifteen min- traded the Cherokee country with a view to gold}'* uies before twelve o’clock, (noon,) when he books left in taverns; instruments carried to drew his last breath. He departed without a I a distance, while. I was travelling by another groan or a struggle. As he ceased to breathe, route, to meet me ; my trunk left by the road- there was a slight contortion on one side ofI side, in a wood, far 15 days,-on account of his face, and his legs, which had continued my wagon breaking down in the wilderness; elevated at the knees, fell oyer from their all have been returned to mq without tho loss previous position to the left side. I assisted of a pin, and without my being able to force Dr. Parrish in removing the pilloWs and chair a dollar upon persons who have travelled thir- from under Mr. Randolph’s head, and before ty miles, to bring them back. Is not all this I left the room gave to Mr. Barksdale the pa- as touching as it is admirable ! Therefore my per which Mr. Randolph had handed me to enthusiasm for the United Stales, goes on in- read, supposing that as it contained the last creasing; therefore I love the people—and words writteii by that distinguished man, it the more, because I have taken the trouble to . might be considered as a valuable-relic by I study and understand them before hazarding somo of his relatives, and especially by those an opinion.’ named in it, who, I have since learned, were his nephew and niece. The incidents above related are substan tially taken' from memorandums made at the time. If they have no interest attached to them,* it is because no matter of interest oc curred. They will, however; answer this one purpose—they will show exactly what did happen during the two last hours of Mr. Randolph's life, and may serve to refute any false tales that may at any future time he fab New Work on America.—From the new work on this country, entitled Remarks oh the United States of America, by Ilenry Duhring, a German gentleman, the annexed paragraph is taken : ! All the fruits of those distinguished talents ! which conducted tho Americans to their ele vated station—all those advantages which they derive from the finest situation and com bination, which on earth are to be met with, ricaled to the prejudice of that extraordinary ^ bo destoyed by the dissolution of (ho m „„ - x ] Union. Look on the map of the United S. 1 man. Mr. Randolph’s remains left Philadelphia on Sunday, the 26th of May, for his late res-' idence at Roanoke, in charge of his friend, Mr. Barksdale. Dr. Parrish had some interesting conver- r satioas »ith Mr. Randolph not long before bis t<*tienfor their for extending caiamarcs, death, which, it ia probable, were reduced 1 from united naval power ? Where to writing soon after, and may possibly at a future day be given to the public. % what part of them would you seperate from the others, without more or less disturbing the prosperity; the wealth, the influence and the happiness of the whole ? Wherefrom would these States derive that necessary pro hut Wherefore A correspondent of the National Intclligcn cer has furnished for that paper the annexed communication, containing opinions of a for- eigner in reference to the people of this coun try, sopiewhat in variance with those so free, ly expressed by English travellers : The following is a translated extract of a letter from a distinguished French savant, who came to' our country for the purpose of making scientific researches, and has now been tarrying with us for more than a year. Its temper and character are .so different from the betise of the ignorant, and tho pre determined hostility of most of the better in formed English writers who have commented on our country, that it is agreeable to place them in contrast. While the author has been diligently pursuing the more immediate ob- jects of his visit, has been making astronomi cal observations, or killing “ serpens super- bes,” he has also had a philosophic eye “pour les homines et les choses.” Ini remarking upou the latter, he has shown too much good sense, to denounce as vulgar and ill-bred, all peculiarities of habit and manner, differing from those to which he had been accustomed, and the consequence.has been that himself disposed to be pleased, he has every where met with hospitality and kindness. His un equivocal testimony to the integrity, good faith, and disinterestedness of our countrymen; and the philosophy with which he harf homo hardships'andprivation, forms a striking set off to the snarling impertinence of camera Iu- cida Hall, and the refined and futniniue criti cisms of the elegant Mrs. Trollope. “ I have now travelled over a considerable surface of country, and already cousider my self “ uutiers de mon enterprise.” 1 1 have taken.the latitude and longitude of as many places as I could ; have measured declina tions, the dip of the needle, and the magnetic power were! expended fifteen millions of dollars to France for Louisiana ?: wherefore five other millions for Florida? Was it to create new customhouse officers*, or was it not tore- move them to the utmost natural boundaries of the Union ? Are those vexations to which a merchant is exposed while carryin|j his goods along tho rivers and roads of divided Germany, of so enviable a. nature as to be tbo!fc worthy of imitation by a free and enlightened nation ? Should the Americans already have forgotten the difficulties under which their commerce labored after the peace of 1785, before its'regulation had been entrusted .to the Federal Government ? How boundless are at-present the markets for every industri ous American, in whatever State of,the Union he may have fixed the abode of his industry ? What country is connected by so many, so easy, and such natural interior communica tions ? And are not these natural and artifi cial bonds of the Union yearly increased, or brought to’ a greater degree of perfection ? What was New Orleans under the Spanish Government ? a scanty village •! What is it now ? after New York, the first and mpst important mercantile city in the whole Union! “ The Americans united may defy all .other nations, separated they are nothing! If there fore, it should be permitted to suppose, as I think it is, that a sound judgment with regard to its true interests docs, or ultimately will prevail with a nation that perhaps, excels all other nations in common sense—if one may also suppose that on such a nation the powers and intrigues ofpersona'I ambition or party spirit never will bo permitted, at least for any length of time, to oxevcise their baneful sway —the.i one may enter into the opinion I think, that the Union of North America will not be disturbed.” ; : . / ktijfaSfagj The sentiments and anticipations of this ex tract should be pondered by all Americans. It is the judgment of an impartial and enligh tened observer.—Louisville Herald.