in his diction, copieus and fluent in his elocution; fection, which it is impossible to contemplate clear in his own ideas and perspicuous in their communication;-this professor brings all the charms of Addisonian eloquence to the illustration of the principles and to the detail of the facts of chemical philosophy.-Ingenious in devising, neat and felicitous in performing his experiments, it would seem, that with a retort, a jar and a few wine glasses only, he could never be at a loss; but his genius is not thus cramped, "for the extensive and splendid chemical and philosophical apparatus, lately imported from France," "affords" him "the means of treating the various objects of his department" "in all their varieties.'

DOCT. BAKER.

DOCT. GIBSON.

without a burst of admiration.-In the United States there is certainly nothing which can be compared with them; to any thing of the kind which Britain can boast, we may venture to assert (judging from what we have seen) that they are eminently superior; and we are well informed, that on the continent likewise, at least in France and Italy, it would be wholly in vain to look for their paral lels.-We do not therefore hesitate to declare our opinion that the cabinet of Doct. Gibson affords his students advantages, no where else attainable;~~ and to predict, that at some future period, when he shall be no more, it will be proudly exhibited in some national museum, as a splendid monument of genius that does honor to his country.

DOCT. HALL.

DOCT. MCDOWELL.

The chair of Materia Medica is filled by Doct. Baker. This professor, we understand, formerly filled the chemical chair: and, whether we regard By referring to the schedule of the professorthe botanical exactness with which he describes ships, it will be seen, that Doct. Hall is the profesthe simples, the chemical ability with which he sor of midwifery.-The great respect which we have treats the preparations of the compounds, or the for the professional talents of this gentleman, and fund of medical science and therapeutical informa-the eminent consideration to which we deem him tion which he conveys in the account of the uses entitled for the conduct of his professorial departof the articles of either denomination; in a word, ment, cause us to regret, that from the delicate rawhether as a botanist, a chemist, or a physician, he ture of the objects of his department we should be is admirably and peculiarly qualified for his pre-prevented from entering into those details of his sent department.-By dwelling with particular manner of treating them, by which we are well care and minuteness on the indigenous vegetable persuaded that our own high estimation of him productions of the United States, and awakening to would be imparted to the public-We may howe. them the curiosity and attention of his class, he ver be permitted to bear testimony in a general has likewise, with us and with the public, an ad-way, to the zeal with which he labors to communi. ditional claim to respect, both as a philosopher cate to his class his own masterly knowledge of and an American. the anatomy, physiology and history of the pelvis, its appendages and productions;-to the care which In Doct. Gibson, the professor of surgery, we see he takes to apprise them of every possible contina man who, to those peculiar natural talents, gence and to prepare them for every accident,which pave the way to eminence in this profes-in a word to the ability and fidelity with which he sion, joins all the advantages which uncommon cul- indoctrinates them in every branch of sexual nosotivation can bestow. Almost born a surgeon, fol-logy necessary to direct the practice during gestalowing the strong impulse of natural inclination, tion and after parturition, as well as in the more and bent on losing no possible opportunity of learn- limited art of obstetrication. ing his destined art; he fo. this purpose early visited Britain. There both in Scotland and in Eng. Finally, the institutes of medicine are the proland, in colleges and hospitals, under the most fessorship of Dr. McDowell, and are treated by him eminent lecturers in tre profession, both public and with precision, method, judgment and candor. private, he prosecuted his studies with all the ar. The immensity of the field allotted to his labors dor of genius, engaged in its favorite pursuit;—and with undismayed courage he is daily endeavoring exhausted all the fountains of instruction. Now to fill up by research; order and taste regulate its equal to his masters and already old in experience, distribution; patience and industry preside over its he returned into his country. Here he entered cultivation. From the reception of the aliment, upon the practice of his art with a skill, a success thro' its d' gestion, chylification, and sanguification, and a reputation, which have gone on constantly to its complete animalization and conversion into augmenting, and which have left him, either at the different parts and organs of the body;-from home or abroad, but few rivals and no superiors.- the description of these organs and their several Can any one doubt of the advantage-and we may functions and secretions in the natural healthy add-of the pleasure and glory of studying under state-to an account of the derangements to which such a teacher?-But there is another circumstance they are liable and of the morbid phenomena which relative to Doct. Gibson, which it would be unpar- these derangements produce; in fine, thro' all the donable to pass over. We refer to the astonishing theories of morbid predisposition and morbid acsuccess with which he has applied himself to the tion, from the four temperaments of Hippocrates, art of anatomical modeling.-In this art, by which down on the one hand, to the plus and minus the evanescent phenomena of dissection are incor-states of the ancient medical methodists as they ruptibly fixed,-and the morbid diamorphoses stand revived in the modern plagiarisms of Dar. which a long and varied practice has observed, win and of Brown,-and, on the other, to the unifrom vaguely memorial and almost incommunicaversal nosopoietic spasm of Cullen, more openly bly personal, are embodied in their "very form and tho' more vaguely announced in the mystic unity pressure," and made the common knowledge of of disease by his favorite Rush;-thro' all these all times and places; in this art, in which the amazy wilds of facts and doctrines, the student is tainment of excellence is as difficult as it is useful,ted by his untiring guide, with a wary caution, as full of pains to the anatomist as it is pregnant and a sober philosophy, which, if they do not make with delight to the beholder, and therefore so rare him an impassioned proselyte to party or to sect, and so honored, that the bust of Ruysch stands will, it is presumed, make him a serious convert to alone high and isolated on its pedestal;-in this wisdom, and teach him how difficult the task to art the productions of Doct. Gibson possess a per- lascertain the truth.

On the 27th August, the following resolution was offered

Such are the outlines of the professorial charac ters of the several gentlemen who fill at present the different chairs of this institution. Being mere "Resolved, That a committee be appointed by bal. outlines, not full portraits, they in some instances, lot to draft a Constitution, and report the same to fall far short of being complete representations of this Convention, to consist of three members of each their originals; but they are perhaps sufficient re- County"-with an instruction to the following im semblances, to impress a discerning public with port-"That the following principle be adopted as the conviction, so strongly stamped on our minds, a part of the Constitution of this State, that every that in the destination of nature, that the university citizen of the age of 21 years, &c. shall have a right, of Maryland should become the medical en po &c: to exercise the privileges of a freeman of this rium of a vast extent of country, she has smiled State." approbation on its origin, and commissioned some of her most favored geniuses to take charge of its early administration.

rights.

PIERPONT EDWARDS, Chairman.

PREAMBLE.

1

On the 28th the committee reported as follows:1. The Committee to whom was referred the subject of drafting a Constitution to be submitted to We will not further urge the various topics of the consideration of the Convention, beg leave to reits recommendableness on which we have already port in part-the following preamble and bill of insisted. We have compared it to the university of Edinburg;-and we have avowed the preference which we see good reason to give it, over any of the other medical institutions of our own country. The people of Connecticut acknowledge with Without quitting this high stand of peculiar and gratitude, the good providence of God in having perdistinguishing merit, to occupy a lower and more mitted them to enjoy a free government, do, in orgeneral ground, we may still, by way of supple-der more effectually to define, secure, and perpetuate ment remark, that the Baltimore medical college the liberties, rights and privileges which they have exhibits likewise an unequalled degree of that derived from their ancestors, hereby, after a careful striking energy, ardent activity and vigorous ex-consideration and revision, ordain and establish the ertion which are, more or less, the general charac following Constitution and form of civil government. teristics of young institutions. Hence, to the advantage of a professional corps, rich in learning and in talents, it joins that of a most assiduous and diligent instruction.

ARTICLE 1.

DECLARATION OF RIGHTS. That the general, great, and essential principles. of liberty and free government may be recognized and established— WE DECLARE,

Sec. 1. That all men, when they form a social compact, are equal in rights; and that no man, or set of men, are entitled to exclusive separate public emoluments or privileges from the community.

With these remarks, tho' many others highly interesting might be added, we think proper to bring our review of the medical college of the university of Maryland to a close. We have en deavored to present a faithful view of its lofty situation and extensive prospects; of its saloons of science and its chairs of instruction. Standing Sec. 2. That all political power is inherent in the aloof without the pale of the institution, and wholly people, and all free governments are founded on unconnected with it in interest and reputation, we that they have at all times an undeniable and indetheir authority, and instituted for their benefit; and have paused, like a traveller on his way, to confeasible right to alter their form of government in template the grandeur of its design, the excellence of its materials and the beauty of its structure. such manner as they may think expedient. The sketch which we have pencilled we now lay before the public;-offering it as an article of literary statisticts, which may afford useful intelligence to the young, and suggest pleasing reflections to the old; as a theme which may gratify the feelings of patriotism and promote the welfare of the community.

THE OBSERVER.

Connecticut Convention.

The convention called agreeably to a late act of the legislature of Connecticut, met at Hartford on the 26th inst. Gov. Wolcott was chosen president, and James Lanman clerk. On taking the chair, Mr. Wolcott said:

Gentlemen-I am duly sensible of the obligations I am under, for the honor you have conferred upon me. I shall need your assistance, in the discharge of the various duties of the station which I am called to fill, and being entirely unacquainted with the business, I trust I shall find those of experience and wisdom, who will cheerfully give it "

Sec. 3 The exercise and enjoyment of religious Profession and worship, without discrimination, shall forever be free to all persons in this State, provided that the right hereby declared and established, shall not be so construed as to excuse acts of with the peace and safety of the State. licentiousness, or to justify practices inconsistent

Sec 4. No preference shall be given by law, to any religious sect or mode of worship.

Sec. 5. No person shall be molested for his opinions on any subject whatever, nor suffer any civil or political incapacity, or acquire any civil or political advantage, in consequence of such opinions, except in cases provided for in this Constitution.

Sec. 6. Every citizen may freely speak, write and publish his sentiments on all subjects, being respon sible for the abuse of that liberty.

Sec 7. No law shall ever be passed to curtail or restrain the liberty of speech, or of the press.

Sec. 8. In all prosecutions or indictments for li bels, the truth may be given in evidence and the jury shall have the right to determine the law and the facts, under the direction of the Court.

Sec. 9. The people shall be secure in their perAfter reading the act of the legislature, qualify-sons, houses, papers and possessions, from unreasoning the members, &c. the following resolution was submitted.

Resolved by this Convention, That we proceed at this time to form and devise a Constitution of Civil Government for this State.

Some remarks being had-the resolution was almost unanimously adopted.

able searches or seizures; and no warrant to search any place, or to seize any person or things, shall is. sue without describing them as nearly as may be, nor without probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation.

Sec. 10. In all criminal prosecutions the accused hath a right to be heard by himself and by counsel,

to demand the nature and cause of the accusation; of the Armagh election. Some straggling soldiers to be confronted by the witnesses against him; to having mingled in the fray with their side arms, a have compulsory process to obtain witnesses in his number of persons were severely wounded. Two favor; and in all prosecutions by indictment or infor-detachments of troops were at length called in, mation, a speedy, public trial by an impartial Jury. who charged the rioters and nearly dispersed He cannot be compelled to give evidence against them, "when," says a letter from Armagh, "the himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, but by due course of law.

Sec. 11. No person shall be accused, arrested, or detained, except in cases ascertained by law, and according to forms which the same has prescribed, and no person shall be punished but in virtue of a law established and promulgated prior to the offence and legally applied.

troops advanced with a victorious cry from the mob who accompanied them, and so rapidly, that they charged all where they came, pesce makers and peace breakers. A man had struck Mr. Kidd in the face with a stone: he was immediately seized by Mr. Kidd. Mr. John Prentice, jun. a very fine young man, was assisting in detaining the pri soner, with his back to the soldiers, when he was Sec. 12. The property of no person shall be taken run through the body with the bayonet, whose point for public use, without just compensation therefor.protruded through the front of the waistcoat. Ile Sec. 13. All Courts shall be open, and every per- ran with his hands covering his wounds into an adson for an injury done him in his lands, goods, per-joming house." son or reputation, shall have remedy, by due course of law, and right and justice be administered with. out sale, denial, or delay.

Sec. 14. Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed.

Sec. 15. All prisoners shall, before conviction, be bailable by sufficient sureties, except for capital offences, where the proof is evident, or the presumption great; and the privilege of the writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in case of rebellion or invasion, the public safety may require it.

Sec 16. No person shall be attained of Treason, or Felony, by the Legislature.

strance.

It is stated that, of the members returned for the house of commons, one hundred and twenty of them were not in the last parliament. These are exclusive of the Scotch and Irish returns, which are not yet completed.

Wheat, average price for the week ending July 18, 858. 6d.

The refractory workmen at Manchester are said to have returned to their occupations.

London, July 24.-We are happy to hear that the audacity of pirates, who have during the last year so much interrupted the trade of this country, under the pretence of the hostilities between Spain

and her colonies, has at last attracted the attention Sec. 17 The citizens have a right, in a peaceable of our government-and that orders have been is. manner, to assemble together for their common sued to bring these offenders to justice. We angood, and to apply to those invested with the pow-nex a copy of what we understand to be a circular ers of government, for redress of grievances, or other order to our admirals on foreign stations, on this proper purposes, by petition, address or remon-important subject, and we have little doubt that they will not be slow in carrying these instructions into effect, as they have been eye-witnesses of the interruptions to which our trade has been exposed Sec. 19. The military shall in all cases, and at all by these marauders, and which we have been times, be in strict subordination to the civil power.so often obliged to notice. Our readers will see Sec. 20 No soldier shall, in time of peace, be quartered in any house, without the consent of the owner; nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.

Sec. 18. Every citizen has a right to bear arms in defence of himself and the State.

Sec. 21. No hereditary emoluments, privileges, or honors, shall ever be granted, or conferred, in

thi, State.

Sec. 22. No citizen of this State shall be exiled, or prevented from emigrating on any pretence what

ever.

Sec. 23. The right of trial by Jury shall remain inviolate.

that of course these orders do not apply to the bona fide ships of any state or government whatsoever, but only to those who make a pretence of the South American troubles, to carry on a war of plunder upon the trade of all nations, and particularly of that nation whose trade is the most import«June 8, 1818.

ant and extensive.

"Whereas we have received information, that under color of hostilities subsisting Between bis Catholic majesty and certain provinces or parts of provinces in Spanish America, divers armed ships Subsequent dates shew us that the Convention or vessels, not belonging to and fitted out and set was regularly proceeding to discharge its duties-forth in the dominions of his Catholic majesty, or which shall be recorded, as need requires.

Foreign Articles.

"LEGITIMATE" MEETINGS.

the said provinces or parts of provinces, but having, or pretending to have commissions of war or letters of marque from his Catholic majesty, or persons assuming to exercise the powers of government of said provinces or parts of provinces in Spanish America, have committed divers piratical acts and outrages against the vessels and goods of his majesty's subjects; you are hereby authorised and

Lord Castlereagh has fixed the time for his departure for the congress of sovereigns, on the first week in September and he indulges the hope of returning by the meeting of parliament in Novem-required to issue instructions to the commanders of the ships and vessels under your orders, on credible information of any piratical act or outrage

ber.

THE HARVESTS,

Generally, throughout Europe, are spoken of as committed on the high seas on any British ship or being uncommonly fine.

ENGLAND, &c.

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Stocks, July 24-3 per cents. 77 5-8; 34 do. 1-8; 4 Jo 97 5 8. American 3 per cents. 68 to 69; 6 lo. 101 102).

Election. A dreadful riot took place at the close

goods by any such armed ship or vessel as aforesaid, to seize and detain such armed ship or vessel, and send her together with her master and crew, in safe custody to England, or to some port in his majes ty's colonies, where a court is established for the trial of offences committed on the high seas, toge

ther with such witnesses as may be necessary to prove the act so charged to have been committed by such ships or vessels, in order that the master and crew who may have committed any such pi ratical act, or outrage, may be dealt with accord ing to law."

FRANCE.

The produce of the French customs is stated to have arisen during the first five months of this year to 6,000,000fr. more than it amounted to during the same period of 1817; and an augmentation of at teast 12,000,000fr on the whole year is confidently anticipated in this branch of the revenue.

na. Five "corsairs," as the patriot privateers are called, were off the port, boarding every vessel that entered it.

ous.

We have brilliant details of the proceedings of the patriots in Venezuela. Gen. Paez has fought several hard battles and been every where victoriAll the plains are said to be in possession of the patriots-the royalists are driven to the mountains and other sterile places, or yet occupy a few strong towns. Gen. Morino has occupied Caraccas, after taking or killing its whole garrison. 400 royalists were completely routed, with great loss, near a village called Caleano. The garrison of Cumana made a sally on the patriot gen. BermuPrince Francis Charles Napoleon, a little boy,dez, who was beseiging the place. A very rude met his mamma, her majesty the arch dutches, and fight, of five hours, took place, in which the gar was received with the most lively feelings of ten-rison are reported to have lost half their number; derness-"the dutches of Cambridge is pregnant!" But Bermudez, having expended his ammunition," was compelled to retire to "combine new opera

GREAT AFFAIRS.

SPAIN.

It is talked of in Europe that Spain will—make|tions" and receive supplies. war upon the United States! It seems that Spain has conceded some commercial advantages to Eng. land-the particulars are not yet fully stated.

RUSSIA.

Mr. Clay's speech in congress, on South American affairs, has been translated into Spanish, and read at the heads of the different regiments, where it was received with great applause.

The Buenos Ayrean commodore Taylor, has been arrested at New-York on a process issued against him by certain Spaniards, for property captured by him when commanding the El Patriota. Amount of alleged damages $90,000. On application of the council of the commodore, judge Livingston cited the plaintiff to shew cause of action before him; on which the actions were immediately dis

The following is from a London paper of July 10-The Russian brig Rurick, under the command of lieut. Kotzbue, whose arrival at Portsmouth we announced about three weeks ago, had been out on a voyage of discovery two years and eleven months. The crew had continued remarkably bealthy, but the vessel was obliged to put into Portsmouth for supplies of provisions. During his voyage, which at first was directed to the North, Lieut. Kotz-continued. bue reached a very high latitude, but we are not yet able to state it with accuracy. He fell in with a most singular iceberg, of grea' magnitude, which not only had a portion of its surface covered with earth and mould, and bearing trees and vegetable productions, but a portion of its water-line covered with a shore formed by the deposit of earthly matter, washed down from the higher parts of the earth covered iceberg. On this shore a landing was made and considerable remains of the mammoth were found in such a state of putrefaction as to produce a most unsupportable stench.

CHRONICLE.

PENSACOLA."Bloody news!"-A London paper of July 25, says-The capture of Pensacola by storm is generally credited by the best informed American merchants in the city. The letters received yesterday are without any doubt on the subject. The British consul at Philadelphia, on mentioning the news, states that it is reported 500

American soldiers were killed in the assault. Assum

ly disputable, war may be considered as actually subsisting between Spain and the United States.

The Rurick brought away a number of tusks anding the fact to be as stated, which seems now hardother parts of these immense animals, which were probably preserved in a frozen state for many ages, till.the mass of ice which enclosed them, put in. motion by some unknown cause, reached a more temperate latitude.

BRITISH AMERICA.

We have received an important letter from Spain, by which it appears that Ferdinand having presided at several state councils, in which the subject of the Spanish colonies was agitated. Couriers were but little doubt that they related in some measure dispatched to several of the allied powers; there is

Mr Gourlay, who has made a considerable political stir in Upper Canada, was arraigned and tried for a libel on the prince regent. The jury acquit.to the occupation of the Floridas, by the troops of ted him, and he was afterwards entertained with a splendid public dinner at Kingston. The toasts drank breath an old British spirit.

SOUTH AMERICA.

the United States.

[The five hundred Americans killed and wounded, are only about twice as many as were at all engaged in the capture of Pensacola.]

A vessel has been spoken, and desired to be re- Specie. A vessel with about 400,000 dollars in ported as the "ship Louisa, Joseph Almeida com.specie has arrived at New York from France. Anomander, bound round Cape Horn, on a sealing voy.ther vessel brings 200,000.

age!" She carried 16 heavy guns and 101 men; and Simon Snyder, late governor of Pennsylvania, is will, no doubt, do great execution on the coasts of nominated as a member of the state senate. Peru, &c. Capt. Almeida is under high obliga. Lieut. col. Franklin Wharton, senior officer of the tions to the Spaniards for their treatment of him U. S. marine corps, died at New York, on Tuesday at Carthagena, when there for commercial pur-last.

poses; sometime since, and will relieve himself of Mobile.-Lieut. Beall's conduct at Mobile ap them as soon as possible. pears to be much palliated, if not fully justified, by A Portuguese Indiaman has returned to Lisbon, an opposing statement of facts respecting it—which having been "robbeu" of 400,000 dollars-proba-shall be inserted. bly captured by a vessel commissioned by Artigas. Great anxiety was entertained at Cadiz for the safety of a very valuable fleet expected from Havan

Rhode Island. Nathaniel Hazard, and Samuel Eddy, esquires, both republicans, have been elected to congress from this state.

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sure upon our shores-with such an accession the wealth and strength of our country. When we hear that the "Harmony society," as it is called, raised 6000 bushels of wheat, in the present year, on a field which, three years ago, was covered with its native forests, we cannot refrain from calculating the auxiliary force of such a body of such emigrants in causing the wilderness to smile, and making our woods resound with the busy hun of men. The emigration of the present year will give us not less than 25,000 days labor; this lahor, passing through all its stages of production, cannot be estimated at less than 25,000 dollars per day, exclusive of the value of the articles consumed by the laborers, and those dependent upon them--a gross value added to the general wealth of nearly eight millions All diligence has been used to have the sheets per annum, with 50 or 60,000 persons to the popu folded, gathered and collated; and, on Monday lation, in one year. What a source of revenue, if next, the copies ordered are intended to be packed the country's need requires it-how great a force, and transmitted, by mail or otherwise, as directed. in arms, to repel a foe! We do exult-we cannot Many have been impatient at the delay of this pub-help exulting, at the great strides the republic is lication; when they see it, we trust, that they will making towards a power to command the respect excuse the delay in reflecting upon the quantity of which its love of peace and justice entitles it to.

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Emigration to the United States.

Bank of the United States.

The current of emigration, from the British do We are much pleased to find that our warm reminions to the territory of the United States, never marks in the last REGISTER, about the bank of the was a strong as it is now. For the week ending United States, were not above the public temperathe 31st of August, 2150 passengers, “nearly_thement. So far as we have heard, they received the whole of whom were emigrants from Europe," ar-decided approbation of every disinterested and conrived at the single port of New-York; and for the siderate man. The bank, like an abandoned mosubsequent week we kept an account of the passen ther, has most imprudently BASTARDIZED its offgers reported in the newspapers, (which is far short spring, and deserves not the countenance or supof the number that arrived) and found them to port of honest people. The procedure-rash and amount to nearly 3000, for five or six principal precipitate, as well as supremely insolent and disports and the aggregate may be fairly estimated honorable, is almost universally deprecated. Maat 6000 for the two weeks preceding the 6th of ny newspapers, led on by the impulse of public September. We designed to have published the feeling, have pobly stepped forward to take a stand names of the vessels, with the places they arrived on the side of the public safety. There seems to at, with their respective number of passengers, as have been a degree of meanness attending the transwe have done on several occasions, but thought the action that was not to have been expected. For, long list might unnecessarily occupy a page of our secretly resolving not to receive certain notes, such paper. Of the six thousand that arrived in the two notes were literally shoved upon every one that weeks-about 4000 were from England, 1000 from would take them! Truely this was a mIRTY busiIreland, and the rest from Scotland, Holland and ness. But we have not room this week for the inFrance about 100 only, from the latter. The emi-sertion of some matter prepared; and shall mengrants from England that we have seen, (and weftion only a few general things, at present. have conversed with several) appear to be of that The bank of the United States has committed an class of people which lately were the bone and act of suicide;—whether it will cause its death or sinew of that country-respectable farmers; driven not, the doctors at Washington city and at the seats from their homes by taxes and tythes, yet gene- of the several state governments, will soon have to rally before they were too much reduced to make determine. This is certain, that the wound never their way in comfort to a strange land. Some of can be wholly cured. The institution has lost the them, indeed, appeared to have considerable sums reputation that remained to it. The bubble in its of money, with which they purposed to buy and stock burst some time ago; and now the repute improve farms of their own, and a number were that yet belonged to the establishment, as furnish making their way to the great settlement that Mr. ing a "national currency"!!! has departed from it. Burbeck is founding on the Wabash, in Indiana. The facts furnish a beautiful commentary on gen. Many of them are persons of intelligent minds; and, Smith's "great speech" in favor of the bank, dein general, they were very decently apparelled. livered in congress only in April last. We regret As we are of those who are always ready to say that the occupancy of our pages prevents the imto the well-disposed but oppressed people of any mediate insertion of that speech; we laid it aside, part of the civilized world, "come and partake with | feeling that a proper time for its publication would us of the blessings of free government," very plea come that time has arrived, and it shall be publis!.surable feelings have been excited by such a pres-led, with explanatory notes and remarks.

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