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e c' * * vol. in. MILLEDGEVILLE, TUESDAY, SEPTUM HER 17, 1823. i\o. 33. ■ ■■ mi >tm PUBLHHED WEEKLY, n vs. gr.iytl.i.yd v it.at. orme, On Hancock Street, opposite the Auction Store, AT TlIRKK DOLLARS, I.N ADVANCE, *R FOUR DOLLARS AT THIS EXPIRATION OF THE YEAR. 11 y Advertisements conspicuously inserted it the customary rules. Li tters on business, in ill eases, must be tost I’Ain. “ tin abiml, end burst the boiler.” [Mi.'SiS.uppi boatman a Ullage. This significant though homely saying may truly he applied to the policy ot those politicians, who would squander th : substance of the nation in apeing ihe ollicirvl pomp and extravagance of Euro pean nations. We may shortly expert to hear from their lips that they claim licitr.niTARY r.iorx, that they may enjoy pi in a ,m I [■•■tiAions hy family succes sion. A- - (o the ndministiation of the government, on pure constitutional prin ciples, it is the last thing they think of; honest democracy and the policy of Jef ferson is scouted at; for the man best qualified in preside at the helm of go- v eminent is in their view, the pro- foundest adept of tho Mar.hiavrlian school ; or a politician that graduated at the court of St. James or tho court ot St. Cloud—a diploma from the former al- v, ays to he preferred ; and the closer lv adheres to the celebrated doctrine of Walpole the In ttcr ; to wit, “ that every ciau has his price.” But in order to res cue the country from the profligate pow er of such rulers, we would suggest some points of character that ought to distinguish the successor of Col. Mon roe to the presidential chair, and which we are certain many nf the candidates for that high office do not possess— 1. !fe should bo a Christian, without bigot- try to any sect 2. Me should possess a strong mind, and nn elevated intelb rt. wi ll versed in the poli tical and statistical history. not only of his own country, hut of every other in the fu n ly of nations 3. He should be resoluie in the defence of right, and possess firmneas to withstand the importunities of parasites or favorites, and of his mvo family, when they demand undeserved and unmerited patronage. -J He should observe as n f mdinnrnUil rulo, in all appointment#to office: that industry nnd talent ought to have a preference to personal attachment which shim d also be accompanied by a devotion to the public good. 3 lie should, in relation to parly, and Ihe friends of a republican administration, ob serve an obvious distinction, but at the same time, be just to bis political opposers. 3. llesh 'iilil persevere in establishing n ri- g d system of economy nnd retrenchment, in every branch of I ho public disburse ment! ; so a<to bring l{ie national expendi ture within Us income. y. He should enforce tho strictest scrutiny into tho conduct of public officers, nnd act upon the determinations of his own jud uient, independent of tho representations of departmental ollircrs. th In short, lie ought to discharge his official duties, Willi an eye to the national wel fare, regardless of his kindred or the gra tification of favorites. By observing these, or similar rules, bis administration will bo honorable and advantageous to the country, and there will be no danger of impairing the re sources of the nation by that profligate policy, with which we are threatened by certain would lie-statesmen, who, il they are ever permiited to rule this country, would outi ival the prodigality of Pericles, and leave us nothing but tho broken fragments of the constitution to remind us of the proportions and the principles of a ruined republic and violated consti tution.— Hash. City Gas. CALUMNY ANT) PERSECUTION. When we see one of the first officers of the republic, the head of a depart ment of the government, and the consti tutional counsellor of the executive, de liberately charged with crimes of deep est dye, it is time for the public to pause. It is trine to consider whether this lati tude of accusation be the right of free discussion—whether it be not the licen tiousness," rather than the liberty of the press— and whether it must he 1 he con stant attendant of distinguished station and elevated character. The national reputation of this coun try is a just subject of pride and gratula- lion to every American citizen, Hi feels his share in this dearest and best of national property, and indignantly re pels the injury inflicted on it, when a fellow-citizen, ennobled by his virtues and elevated hy his talents, honored with the confidence of his country and invest ed with her authoiitv, is wantonly and ftiuly slandered. The patriot reseats this general, like an individual, injury ; h is levelled its peculiar animosity at the Secretary of (lie Treasury, accusing him el the vilest crimes in tho foulest lan guage, thus showing at once the princi ples and the taste of the new school in which the editors of that paper have been educated. But Mr. Crawford lias nothing to fear from such assaults. The violence of the attack defeats itself. It can only create a re-action which will come homo with dismay and disgrace upon these artificers ot slander, these propagandists of faction, the hireling her alds of civil war. No. The noble struc ture of his reputation, which Mr. Craw ford has been sedulously laboring to e- rcct l>y many a year of useful nnd emi nent public services, by a constant de votion to his official duties, hy indefati gable industry, and a long-tried, utiim- peaohed integrity, cannot he roatldy demolished. The storm may beat on it, but it cannot bn shaken. The man, whom the confidence nf his own state had placed in the national Se nate, whereby hi* vii'ies he conciliat ed the affections, and bj his talents com mantled the respect of that body, the distinction of partv, with regard t' 1 him, being lost in ntt admiration of his char acter—who was commissioned, under the administration of Mr. M idisnn, to represent the sovereignty of this nation at cne of the must distinguished Courts in Europe, where he executed the du ties of his embassy with equal honor to himself and to the government—who was thence recalled to take charge of Department of War, which he regulated with great skill an I judgement, and to the entire satisfaction of the army—w ho, from the increasing confidence of the public in his capacity, was invited by Mr. Monroe to take part in his administra tion and preside over the Treasury, hy (his affectionate request, that I or dered it to be given to him. This hoy wag Eugene Beauharuois. On seeing the sword, he burst into tcare. I felt so much affected hy his conduct, that I no ticed and praised him much. A few days afterwards, his mother came to re turn me a visit of thanks. I was ranch struck with her appearance, and still more with her esprit. This first impres sion was daily strengthened, and mar riage was not long in following.” And again—"Josephine was subject to nervous attacks when in affliction.— She was really an amiable woman—ele gant, charming and affable. Era la dam i la pin grazinca di Francia. She was the goddess of the toilet ; all the fashions originated with her; every thing she put on appeared elegant ; and she was -n kind, so human—-he was the bo»t wo man in France.” In another place lie says of her—"Josephine died worth a- liont 18 millions of francs. She was the greatest patroness of the fine arts that had been known in France, for a series of years. She had frequently little dis putes with Denon and even with mvself, as she wanted to procure tine statues and pictures fur her own gallery instead of the Museum. Now i always acted to please the people : and whenever I ob tained a fine statue or a valuable picture I sent it there for the benefit of the na tion. Josephine was personified.—li very thing she did was with a peculiar grace and delicacy. 1 never saw her act inelegantly during the whole time we lived together. She h id grace even cn sc. couchant. II-r toilet was a perfect arsenal, and site effectually defended herself against the assaults of time.” Of Maria Louisa also he seems to have been very fond. The author relates that he made him read to him three se- sequeiitly having closed his life fighting against his country will ever disgrace his memory. As a general, Moreau was in finitely inferior to Desaix, or to Kleber. or even to Soult. Of all the generals I ever had tinder me, Desaix and Kleber possessed thegreatent talents ; especial ly Desaix, as Kleber only loved glory in isrnuch as it tvas tile means of procur ing him riches and pleasures, whereas Desaix loved glory for itself and des pised every thing else. Desaix was wholly wrapt up in war and glory. To him riches ami pleasures were valueless, nor did he give them a moments thought' He was a little black looking man, about an inch shorter than i am, always badly dressed, sometimes oven ragged ; anil despising comfort or convenience.-r- When in Egypt, I made him a present ol a complete, field-equipage several times, tut he always lost it. Wrapt up iu a cloak, Desaix threw himself under a gun, and slept as contentedly as if he were in a palace. For him luxury had no charms. Upright and honest in all wa« you have read, to hreckfast with me, as I took a pleasure in his conversation, and conversed very freely with him. Now all the intriguers and speculators paid their court to Denon, with a view of in ducing him to mention their projects or themselves in the course of his conver sations w itli me, thinking that even being mentioned by such a man us Denon, far whom 1 Imd a great esteem, might rn i- terially serve them. Talleyrand, who was a great speculator, invited Denon where his financial ability has been most ! v - er;l | times, out pt the Observer newspa- nilvantageouslv exhibited, and the cor- pcr , an account of her hat ing fallen off redness of his calculations, as may be demonstrated from his Reports, is shown to be not inferior to that of any of his predecessors—who, six years ago, in the Congressional Caucus that determin ed (he election of Mr. Monroe, had a decided majority nf firm and fast friends, both personal and political ; but, from motives of delicacy, and a disinterested regard for the harmony and unity of the republican party, declined standing a candidate—who, from that period to the. present, by tin- vigorous exerci-o of his powerful talents, and the faithful devo tion of them to the public interest, by the calm, sternly, anil silent course he has pursued in the unremitted discharge of his official duties, has been rapidly, extensively, and permanently increasing his influence—who, from his past and present policy, his republican habits anil principles, his plain deportment, his sound, discriminating mind, and cool, praclical judgment, Ins established a character dear to republicans, honorable to his country, and with which the cha racter and interests ol tlie country, but that imbecile Metiou attacked you on your landing with twenty thousand men, as he might have done instead of the di vision Lanusse, your army would have been only a meal for them. Your army was seventeen or eighteen thousand strong without cavalry.” I asked his opinion of Clarke, lie replied, " He is a man of talent, hut lie is laborious and u-eful in the bureau.— He is, moreover, incorruptible, and sav ing of tho public money, which he ne ver has appropriated to Ins own use.— He is an excellent redaclcur. He is not a soldier, however, nor do 1 believe that her horse into the Bo and narrowly es-j ke ever saw a shot tired in bis life. He caped drowning ; an accident by which G infatuated with his nobility. He pre asked him diverse questions about In man Friday 1 Denon, astonished, did ins proceedings he was called hy the j not know what to think at first, but at Arabs the just Sultan. lie was intended length discovered hy her questions that by nature for a great general. Kleber | she really imagined him to lie Robinson aid D -saix were a loss irreparable to j Crusoe. Hts astonishment and that of France. Had Kleber lived your army j the company cannot be discribed, nor the dgypt would have perished. Had | peal# of laughter which it excited in Par- (ha story flew like scene or event, generally in a simple and touching manner. We have rarely met with a work which unites such high-toned inoral sen timent, with so much literary talent and fine sensibility. FROM THE Nr.W VORR /IStTRIC'.I.N. By tile recent arrivals iv« have received the list English periodical publications, a- mnng which is the. i;ltl number of tile Quar terly Review, containing an article on this country, replete with tho vulgar abuse, impu- to dinner. \Vhen lie went home to his j dent arrogance of superiority, and shameless wife, he said, "my dear, I have invited falsehood, which have hitherto chanuti riz- Denon to dine. He is a great traveller, | ,; d t,1P efftsions of jealous malignity with and you must say something handsome i 1 ''"‘‘l*' v; " rk minister, to the appetite of about his travels', as he maybe useful I l! ’ r n Bnl,s '! . ri \° article » a review . ,i *1 r . . of several travels in this country, alinin'? to us will, the emperor. His wife being j „ hu .|, ,, , he book of .Miss Wright, on which nKtrcinelv ignorant, nn«! probably never (the following remarks arc mu dr, which may having read any other hook of travels be taken a, a fair specimen of the whole:— than that ot Robinson Crusoe, concluded j “ The fourth and last article i, an impu- lliat Denon could be nobody else than J dent attempt, we conceive, to fust into pub Robinson. Wishing to be very civil with him, she, before a large company, he appeared much affected. U'e have already seen that her own picture and that of her son decorated liis mantle- piece : he had subsequently received from Europe a bust of young Napoleon, upon which lit: used to gaze at times with the most tender expression of affection. Napoleon seemed fully impressed with an opinion that his affection for Maria Louisa was returned to the last ; and it the story w hich he relates he true, it i« indeed highly to her honor.” " I have, (continued ho) hern twice married. Political motives induced me tends that he is descended from the an cient Kings nf Scotland or Ireland, am! constantly vaunts of his noble descent A good cleik. 1 sent him to Florence as ambassador, where he employed him self in nothing but turning over the old musty records of the place, in search ol proofs of the nobility of my family, f»r you must know that they came from Florence. Ho plagued tno with letters upon (hi, subject, which caused mo to write to him to attend to the husine-s fur which lie had been sent to Flor ence, and not to trouble his head or more especially of the republican party, , , , , . . 1 , ■ , 1 , , lamented her cruel separation, avowing are intimate v associated and identified , , , , , „ , -. , ., , , her ardent desires to torn me in my ox- —Such a man is not to he proscribed by i. j J J calumny ; lie is not to he run down hy a to divorce my first w ife, whom I tender-1 '‘‘""j h , is non-enre about nobility; ly loved. She, poor woman, fortunately j ,h .’‘ 1 ,v: ’, s ihe / trsi ot m - v , ' un,l >’- for herself, died in time to prevent her] ,V1 !" Il! ^. , . r 11 ' witnessing the last oi my misfortunes.— I ' ru P llr,es ' ’ 1 Let Maria Louisa be asked with what tenderness anil affection I always treated her. Alter her forcible separation from me, she avowed in the most feeling term- to f *■*■** her ardent desire In jinn me, extolled with many tears both iuy- sell' and my conduct to her, and bitterly line and cry ; lie is not to he siirrcmier- ed a sacrifice to faction ; he cannot be supplanted by intrigue—nor overthrown hy violence. No. lie is grappl T to the hearts of his countrymen, and his hold on their affections cannot be loosen- »>'>™ ofa masculine Ilian a feminine n«- i pi). Ho has grown, and will continue I ll,re > proud and high-minded. Sheis| to grow, in strength and popularity, not withstanding the machinations of his ene mies, the. aspersions of malice, or the jealousy ofrivalship.—lb. LITERARY SELECTIONS. FRO91 THE TONPON MWIAZINr. FOR JCLV. A VOICE I'KO.d ST. HELENA. (Uy It £■ O'Meara, late Surgeon to the Empe ror -Ynpoleon ) This work, from which our readers will recollect, some extracts were given in our last, is on the eve of publication, but has not yet made its appearance.— We avail ourselves therefore of the co py in our possession to lay before our readers a further selection from its con tents. The work purports to be a com pilation of Napoleon’s private observa tions during the first three years of his captivilv at St. Helena, taken down up on the spot each day, immediately after the narrator parted from his company.— It is a simple unadorned narrative of he still continued hi returned from Elba he offered his services to me but I sent him word that I would not employ any traitors, anil ordered hi-n to his estate I asked ifthonght that Clarke would h ive served him faithfully. “ Yes,” replied the Emperor, “ as long as 1 was tin strongest like great many others ” The following is his discretion of Car not : “ A mm laborious and sincere, bu' liable lo the influence of intiagues and ea-tly deceived tie had directed tin operations nf war, without having merit ed the eulogiums which were pronounc ed upon him, as he had neither the ex perience nor the habitude of war.— When minister of war ho showed hut , . little talent, and had many quarrels with capable ot selling everything, even to lhe lnilli „ er of finance and treasury ; in her chemise lor me. 1 alloweu her a a ll of which he was wrong. He left the million a year, besides a palace, and giv- ministry, convinced that he could not ing her many presents. 1 o the manner I his sUli „ n f or want of money, lie m which she tormed me at an early age, ..(terwards voted again!# the establish ment of the empire, hut as his conduct was always upright, he never gave any umbrage to the government. Daring Of his own family, nnd particularly ol the females, lie appears to have been fond ot indulging (he recollection : “ My excellent mother, (said he) is a woman ot courage and of great talent, is, as the story flew like wild fire through the city, and even TalleytanJ himself was ashamed of it.” “ At one ti ne 1 had appointed Talley rand,” said he, " to proceed on a tnis- sion to Warsaw, in order to arrange and organize the best method of accomplish ing the separation of Boland from Rus sia. He had several conferences with me respecting this mission, which was a great surprize to the ministers, as Tal leyrand had no olli lal character at the tune. H iving married one of his rela tions to the Duchess of Courland, Tal leyrand was very anxious to receive the ippoiht.ment. in order t) revive the hums of the Duchess’family. Howe ver, some money transactions of his were discovered at Vienna, which convinced me that he was carrying on his old game, and determined me not to employ him on tho intended mission. I had designed at one time to have m ule him a cardinal, with which lie refused to comply. Ma dame Grand threw herself twice upon her knees before tne in order to obtain permission to mtrry him, which 1 refus ed ; biit through tho entreaties of Jose phine she succeeded on the second ap plication. 1 afterwards forbade her the court, when I discovered the Genoa af fair, of which 1 told you before. “ Lat terly,” continued he, “ Talleyrand sunk into contempt.” [from the Portsmouth, .V II Journal, .lug. 21.] Lights and Shadows of Scotish Life.— What i-i tlie cause of that deep interest which is left towards the Scotish charac ter and m mners, and even local scenery. lie notice, under a spurious title, in .i*ly, tint of an Englishwoman, a must ridiculous and extravagant panegyric on the govern ment and people of tile U lited States ; ac companied by tile grossest anil m nt dele l- nlde i-alu nniea against this country, that fol ly and malignity ever invented. An Eng lishwoman. with the proper spirit and feel ing' attached to that proud title, would blush to be thought tile author of such a work.—- We will not, we cannot possibly, believe that one so lost to sham • cxi-ts among us t and arc rather disposed therefore, to attri bute it to one of those w retch d hirelings wit ', under the assumed names T “ travel lers,” “ residents in France,” "I aly,” Sic. supply the r nlical press with the means of mischief. Our first conjecture, indeed, on opening t ie correspond' lice, was that u i were ini-tiled for it the consistent Mr. Wal-l who, fi cling til it his former work bad ui.t !e n-i converts on tills side the A lanlic, (nit the exception of our northern brethren, to whom the subject endeared it,) had attempt ed to revive it under a inure taking title. \ regard to justice, however, compels us to ad l, that the perusal of a very few p ,gos convinced u.s that the calumnies are too stu pidly outrageous to come from him ; and, to say a hold word, we know of no other American that could Justify even a guess.— Such, however, as (he correspondence is. u p must proceed with it. We ran smile at the. bloated vanity which proclaim a Solon and Lyc ii'gus to be mere simpletons in legis'ati* nu co nparetl with a Jefferso i. a id II inni- bal a bungler by the side of a Gen. Jackson, whose most glorious achievement, we bee have, (before tiis unparalleled campaign in the Florid is,) was t tint of tile murder of two unarmed Englishmen; tuy, we can hear without much impatience, that tne Ameri can government is tile perfection of all hu man institutions ; that justice is cheaply dealt out w itli such an even hand to high and low, that slavery even cases to be a corse—that n spirit of universal In nevolence pervades all classes of society—that poverty is nn!-.n iwn, oppression uiilell, and disho'i- osty unpractised—but when we are told, “ that tile people of the United States are far superior to the English in nil intellectu al endowments; in the decencies of life; and in their general roudurt towards each other and to strangers—'hat they have n it, j like ns, disgraced themselves with an est.ib- | lished church, supported by penal laws, the work of statecraft and priestcraft”—in short resembling in a slight degree, that feel- ,|,it “ relief from all the mils which tho 5 scholar Ills towards the j old governments of Europe have indicted I principally ntvc my subsequent elev lion. [My opinion is, that the future good or had conduct of a child depends entirely upon the mother.] She is very ( | 10 tic.h. Most of my family considered that . lske j f.Vr'any'thing'r but'after the'’ rais ing which the classic scenes of antiquity ? The inquiry would not be uninteres ting, hilt our limits forbid our pursuing it to its proper extent. Its solution i- pat'tly to he found in the peculiar insti tutions and in the sensibility an I in mt.il energy which have always predominated in the Scotti-li character. d’li.'re is something emin n nt’y poeti cal in the early institutions of this coun try. Tho whole nation was divided into distant tribes or principalities, each bearing its peculiar name, all its indi viduals connected hy the lies of kindred; and all, from the chieftain to the kern feeling a deep and common interest in the welfare and honor nf their clan. No one has ever rea 1 the history of Scot ian I without being impressed with the sperity of the empire.' lie never and attachment oftliese clansmen 1 might die, that accidents might happen, and consequently took care to secure something. They have preserved a great part of their property.” Of Jo seph tie thus speaks :—His virtues and talents are those of a private charac ter ; and for such nature intended him ; he is too good to he a groat man. He has no ambition. He is very like mo in person, but handsomer. I lu is extreme ly well informed, hut his learning is not that which is fitted for a king ; nor is he capable of commanding an army.” The following are (Ascriptions of some th8 conversations of Napoleon, not spoil- of his generals and ministers ;—■ or brought into suspicion by any at tempt at finery—it i* the Boswelliana of and cannot patiently submit that the fair i Bonaparte, unalloyed hy the (certainly a- fanie and unsullied honors of his cotin-1 musing) egotism ol the northern hiogra- try shall be despoiled by tho unhallow- j pher. The following are soma ot hi ed hand of the calumniator. If Keen-1 opinions of the person to whom perhaps 1 iu the world lie was most attached, the Empress Josephine ; "Had some conversation with him relative to the Empress Josephine, ol whom he spoke in terms the most affec tionate. Hu first acquaintance with that amiable lining commenced after the disarming of the sections in Baris, sub sequently to the Uth ot \ etidemi tri\ 17Uo. "A boy of BJ or 13 years old presented himself to me,” continued linns abuse of public worth be tolerated the national character, which is our Strongest bond of union, will be frittered away to nothing; and we become the scorn of our enemies, the pity of our friends,—a hiss and bye-word among the nations. The ‘t Columbian Observer” of Phila delphia, a journal more distinguished for virulence of invective than tor sound ness of argument or power of reasoning, indiscriminate in its censures and lav ish of abuse on all those who most honor, and are mpst honored by their country, Moreau,” said he, " was an excel lent general of division, but not lit to command a large army. With a hundred thousand men, Moreau would divide his army in different positions, covering t oads, and would not do more than if he had only thirty thousand. Lie did not know how to profit either by the number of his troops or by their positions. Ve ry calm und cool in Ihe field, ho was more collected nnd better able to coni tnnnd in the heat of an action then to make dispositions prior to it. He was often seen smoking his pipe in battle.— Moreau was not naturally a man of a bad heart; Un bon vivant, rnais il n'avait pas beattcoup dc caracterc. He was led fortunes of Russia he demanded employ ment, nnd got tlie command of Antwerp, where he acquitted him-elf vrrv well After Nnploeon’s return from Elba, he was minister of tho interior; and the em peror had every reason to he satisfied with his conduct. He was f iitlilul, a man of truth and probity, and laborious in his exertions. Alter this abdication, he was named one of the provisional go vernment, but he was jouc hy the in triguers by which was surrounded. qie upon the poor and industrious is only to be found io America”—it becomes a 'Rlv to rise op and expose the fallacies, in order to check i'io ruinous consequences which they are hut tno well calculated to entail upon t'in-e credulous |i“"p ! e whu are liable to be deludi d by them ” from Titr. rnic. vori.rm v national c. \zf.tte. AN ENGLISHMAN 3 IDEA OK AMERICA. “ Two Years Residence in the Settle ment of the English Prairie in tho Illinois County, United States. With an Ac count ol’its Animal an l Vegetable B o- dnclions. Agriculture, &c. Arc. A Des cription of the principal Towns, Vil- I 'g-’“, &e. with the II (bits and Customs 1 f Back Woodsmen. By John Woods." This is the title page of a volume of about 300 pages printed two or thre.e months ago in London, which we have read within the few days past. It pro- ini-es more th m is furnished, but on the whole, the bunk bears a character of in geniousness, good sense and homely rec titude, w hich pleases doubly hy tho ef fect of rarity and contrast. When an A- merican opens an English volume of tra vels in the United States, ivithoutjhaving been apprized of its tenor, he always expects to find effusions of spleen, or ex- of their superiors the ill-fitted son of, prejudice, It is quite an agreeable sur- lie, ” and intreated that his lather’s sword iw.iy by his wife anil another intriguing (who had been a general of the republic) Creole. His having joined Pichegru should be returned. I was so touched'and Georges in the coaspiarcy, and sub- tow,ards each other—the reverence which is felt towards tho chieftain by Ins subjects, which is not the timid awe of servants to n master, but the filial affec tionate respect which tho head of a fa mily receives from its members—and the corresponding love and confidence re posed hy tho chieftain in his followers. The Scotch are a very intellectual people. Steadiness, fortitude Si thought- tulness nre the chief traits in their na-1 nggernted representations, seasoneJ with tional character, and they have always | vulgar wit are malignant sarcasm, ami been lamed for the most unsparing self- manifold evidences of ignorance, ia- had passed for" mi original amongst his devotion for the sake of their country or gratitude, and national arrogance and companions when he was young. He hated the nobles, nnd on that account had several quarrels with Robespierre, who latterly protected many of them.— lie was member of the committee of public safety, along with Robespierre, Conthon, St. Just, and the other butch ers, and the only one who wu* no; de nounced. He afterwards demanded to he included in the denunciation, and to be tried for bis conduct, a« well ns the others, which was refused : hut his hav ing made the demand to share the fate ol the rest gained him great credit.” The characters of Foticlve and Talley rand are strongly &. unfavorably drawn. The following anecdote, if not probable, is at least amusing : " Mnd ime Talleyrand was n very fine woman, English or East Indian, but. sotte and grossly ignorant, l sometimes asked Denon, whoso works I suppose tines i'd threw himself upon these well known feelings of his Highland subjects, and the plains of Culloden testify that his confidence was well founded. But ihe fine genius and the amor pc. trig of the Scotch writers, h ive dove more than any thing else to'interest our feelings in the history and fortunes of their country : it is the writings of Roberson and Burns and Scott and Ihe mysterious Author of VVaverly, to call no inferior names, which have shed such charms about tho scene* and institutions of Scotland ; and which time will never efface until it wears away the fast ar.* prise nnd n ref esliing recreation to meet with pages from the London I’ress, ii co of these ingredients, and imbued w itli the principles and sentiments which we would willingly ascribe to Ihe mass of the honest British yenmanry. Of this class, Mr. Woods appears to be ;—a plain, tin opliisticated English farmer, who emigrated, in 1820, from Killing- hurst in England, to English Prairie, in the State ut Illinois, here " settled down” with his family ; and, at the expiration of two years, transmitted his journal to his friends ori the other side of tho At lantic, ns n general reply to their ear nest questions concerning his expei ienre chored island. The “ Lights and Shadows if Scottish land views of things in America, and hi# life," is designed to illustrate the habits particular situation in his new residence, and character of the midding and lower In what he has written, there is no symp- rlassea of society in late times ;—it con- tom of a id in to promote his own in'e- sist3 of short stones relating some single • rests, or to attract followers, from bis na-