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_5th_--To dine with Dr Dawes at his poor, worn out farm, of which he is already tired The Doctor seelishmen I havethis day in Congress-hall before the senate, and representatives, {383} called the assembly, polite, just, respected, respectable, and deemed it unnecessary to mention sin and human depravity

American husbands abound in outward politeness and respect to their wives; and gentleeneral, are excessively attentive to the fair sex, rising and leaving their seats, even at church, to accoave allantry in this particular The meanest white woman is here addressed by the title of _Madam_

It may also be mentioned, as a proof of superior civilization and refineer cannot, in this country, enter and join a party or social circle, without being publicly presented by na names and hearty shakes of the hand with all present Should he, however, happen to enter and take his seat without sub to this indispensable ceremony, he must remain dumb and unnoticed, as an intruder, or as a person whose character renders him unfit for introduction, and for the acquaintance of any But, on the other hand, when properly presented, he is instantly at home; and ever after, at any distance of tioodwill and friendshi+p of all who thus ated, and the boundaries of society in the neorld extended It would hence be impracticable for land, {384} unknowingly present with a person of distinction; and s are thus obviated

_8th_--I heard Mr Speaker Clay deliver a splendid speech of four hours long on the Missouri slave-question His voice fills the house; his action is good and generally graceful

I entleman from Lincolnshi+re, the fellow-traveller of Mr Parr, alked through the west, and adood farland He and Mr Parr have been introduced by a ress to the President, who sat half an hour fa with them, in a plain, domestic, business-like manner

_Sunday, 13th_--Fro, learned, and reverend professor Everett, of Caed 29) preach reat ely melodious, yet manly, filled the house, and made every word tell, and every ear hear ”_Tih praise of this land, it being, he said, (inplace for liberty, hen driven hence, must ascend in her pure, white robes to heaven No more new continents will be discovered for her reception, and therefore let this nation wisely {385} keep her asylus, lords, and priests, and what he called the toleration of land they tolerate liberty; and what is liberty there? A shadow! But here, a substance! There her existence is only nominal She is mocked by her very name” Independent of its moral instruction, this serreatly interested the members of both houses, who very cordially shook the preacher by the hand Though not forgetting slavery in his discourse, the professor seeentleh Europe, where he visited Sir Walter Scott, and other distinguished literati, and preached in London

I met Mr Lowndes, the Howard of America, at Mr Elliott's He says, that ”Harmony presents much moral philosophy in practice Flesh and blood had hard work at first, but now they have but few desires to gratify Nature seems under the hatches, and they have little to wish, want, or fear But theirs is a stagnant life”

_14th_--Read Mr John Wright's pamphlet on Slavery, in which he uses ro letter, and shows very clearly the evil effects of slavery on the character of this country, and proves the unalterable nature of the black ht to liberty, and its benefits

{386} Mr Rufus King, a lish-like speaker, confines hirand fundamental principles of every political question, and the consequences likely to result fro slavery over the continent ”In time,” says he, ”you will enable the blacks to enslave the whites Why, therefore, should we of the free, be compelled to suffer with you of the slave states?”

_18th_--I supped with Dr Alison,[137] Chaplain to Congress, a gentlee He is the friend and correspondent of the Ex-presidents Jefferson and Adams, and of the present President, and is known all over the country by his virtues

This gentleman was visited by the black Baron de Vasey, and his friend, fro the rooht be heard by the baron, and all, far and near ”What's the ers sat and took tea with inia, the doctor coroes, one hundred of ere owned by his hostess She cried and said, ”she hoped the Lord would protect her” ”Oh, no! you must not look to the Lord for it; it is not there” She said she would free them, if she could find any body to support them Freed slaves ain! {387} Colonel Taylor has a black uncle, a slave, for his body guard, and entleroes himself, leaves it to his wife, a fashi+onable, beautiful fe to levees, yet able to cow-hide her negroes, whose screams, under the lash, scare Mrs Little and fae of ladies here!

Squire Siland, who near this city, once acted as a istrate Two parties came before him for justice, but neither of them seemed disposed to submit to his worshi+p's decision At last, the most choleric of the two thus addressed Mr Siuess, that we can settle it fairly So here's at you I'll fight you, Squire!” Both then went out, istrate and man, and decided the affair by battle Simpson was victor

_24th_--Revisited Dr Daho is full of irass without a crop He has paid only half the cash for his farm of 500 acres, because the title cannot be completed Any one, says ex-squire Simpson, would take it off his hands The doctor deems, as does Sir H Davy, that plaster of Paris is the natural food of plants; and it is found, land, {388} wherewith plaster is found to have but little effect, but in this country vice versa

Visited Mr Plant, who holds 400 acres, all cleared and enclosed long ago, and exhausted too, at 100 dollars a year rent, offered for sale at fifteen dollars an acre, poor but useful, light, sandy loaes this estate without a capital, by the labour of himself, one slave and a boy; he hires none He has sold Bradford's Rest, a large estate, costing seven dollars, for 20 dollars per acre; well sold!

_26th_--I rode this day to the bench of his worshi+p, Squire Arden, with Doctor Daas served with a warrant for a soods

I carried the Doctor's diploma, to prove him a physician, authorized to write prescriptions The plaintiff is a neighbour of the Doctor's, who had prescribed for his family, and therefore pleaded a set off The plaintiff then swore he would prove that the Doctor never was sent for nor came! The Doctor considers alainst his cash Quitting the diploave up a practice of 400 or 500 pounds a year, at Wisbeach, in England, where he was highly esteeuishes him as a patriot and a philanthropist, and entitles hioodwill of all lish Quaker, {389} was fed, housed, physicked, and restored to health, by this benevolent land; but how to return without money? There was money for him! My warm-hearted friend, _the watchman_, a dear friend of the Rev I

Leathes, brother-in-law of the late Bishop of Bristol, put into Steed's empty hands a purse, amply sufficient for his land and sea expenses

This was noble! It is well to praisebrother, but better to ascribe all the glory to his Maker, who gives all, and blesses hienerous heart, and who has pros shall he stand”

_March 11th_--I revisited the astrono on vegetables only He states that it is ilish that he has quitted England for ever, he experiences a feeling indescribably painful To return no h he would not, at present, desire to live in England, yet he would not advise any to quit who can live in it The soil here is unfit for lishenerate He feels, at first, sanguine, but soon after he begins to judge and coovernlitters He becomes {390} weak and emaciated, and drifts into the habits of the country, where he is no longer thepoor here are far behind, and land No , if he would work and not drink excessively; but he drinks and is undone

_Sunday, 12th_--Met J G Wright, Esq who has consu, twenty years since, 700 barrels of flour, at the present price One hundred and fifty dollars annually is the cost of his sht, it is said, half awith him to this country, but has lost two-thirds of it He ton, the inia; and, at her uncle's request, Mr Law settled on her, in case they parted, 15,000 dollars a year The event, which seemed thus to be anticipated, soon after occurred; for Mr Law visiting England soon after hishis absence, eloped with a young dashi+ng officer in the army Mr Law returned only to part with one of the h style, and her house is the resort of the lish gentleman from Cheshi+re, I was this day introduced to an hour's conversation with Mr John Law, a lawyer of this {391} city, son of Mr Thoentlehtly and acute, and though a plain republican, has much of the blood of the Laws in hi 80,000_l_ fro land in the wilds of the west, which is to increase in value greatly in twenty years For the salish capitalists, who never rate, but who only wish to invest money in western lands There are several millions of acres, so at 37 and 50 cents an acre Mr Law proposes to be the agent, and live on the spot, to settle poor e the, which is to be repaid in produce They are to live seven years rent free He would rant societies in favor of this speculation, by which the posterity of such capitalists are to benefit greatly Mr Law is to receive only one quarter of the cash for his own trouble, that is, _only_ about 37,000_l_ or 40,000_l_ out of the 150,000_l_

Birkbeck (he says) must be rich in ten years; which ten years of life he admits a man must sacrifice before he can arrive at _comforts_ Ohio, he states, has proved what time can do for a wilderness; and I say, that ti iht any where for less than they cost in that State, or almost in any other, Kentucky perhaps excepted

_A reflection or two on litigation!_--The Judges here have not legal knowledge enough for their station; and of course not weight of character or dignity sufficient to fill it well Counsellor Jones and Key, of ”_star-spangled banner_” fame, influence, and carry their honours alreater than the bench!

Litigation frequently arises here froinary independence which one man has, or fancies he has of others, to shohich, on the least slip, a suit is the certain result It is bad for the people that law is cheap, as it keeps thehbours, and annihilates that sociability of feeling which so strongly characterizes the English Frost the people of this country arise that antisocial apathy, and want of those kindly feelings of the heart, which shew themselves on all occasions, in the conduct and character of the people of the old country There were ton county court, in a late terland! Further coe Parsons, while only an advocate, coainst a prisoner who e ainst the prisoner were all sailors The advocate disguised himself as a sailor, and offered to bet theed They readily accepted the bet, and when they caive evidence and convict the prisoner at the bar, the learned counsel confounded them with their bet, the court spurned their evidence, and the prisoner, though guilty, escaped by this learned stratagem At another time, in an important case of lahere several parties were interested, he was requested to plead, he said, ”No! I cannot see my way clear” They then offered him 1,000 dollars for his neutrality, which he took The other side then came