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VAJUiKTV. IKOMtHE SaCtHfRN PATKIOr. Introduction of &r* Franklin into ?- s jthe Fre nch Academy _ The people of France lmve on va rious occaj&Hit eviiicfd that they par took of our political sentiments anil feelings. death of Was hington was atittophccd 'JBaooaparte and the national repucsentaiiveswoit* mourning. the death of Frank lin tlie national assembly put ofr the emMems of la-ief, and appouljed one. oflSeir merfffcrs, pronounce his eulogy ; tl*$ place iii vHfcjchfte spoke was hung witift Mack, and decorated with the jmoet expen sive deAice^ thee great ? %n Sp&fSP^too af^fl the scourge human kmd,<Mm#t> felicity (hy goodnega^was ever*;ex erted to promote. '-fftou hast bden the beoelactor of the universe ;be thy | May it be,tim name ' ever rev? comfort of tho wre wee. What man litning of Heaven j foryot the growling ias rendered unto i W'* ' __ %t?gjT ? jT' 1 tflT ^ -*r ? M *" ?* IT 1 . HMiiK It illi Vf ' Tmb on earth, to perceive othml^m^ ; by th^preceptaujd tliy exam With what greater rapture^ Btouow contemplate thy owffl shur of light; it will tltatnine the d, and man, j?erceivbi? his djjg^j will mine liiw soul to heaven (>ow 'to no empire but that which n tided on virtue and reason. ' jfl bnt twii^wWi tp utter ; it dear to n.y heart ; a wish al i rhi'vislictl in -tliv v i ct uoim4 and ri/Hvit?nctt ?ti ~puj t iituuui tpui| volent bosom? sorely it wflttf cl ip m& favour fiom the-tlmme -of= when uttered ia'wfl wa?ta.\ jrf* nklix : It is, that in men may,} become also .' wiser better? there is no other means MOK& fetter to Br. ith, expresses himself that thert appeared to ration and- respect at fcaracter of Dr. JTrank opporiiniy of how far these France e< rent _ which Home mark** of au ^ ?3w ,? r - TheCoootile Verge linen, particularly, gfcve mei re peated and unequivocal demonstra tions of his entire confidence ifj him. When he, left Pascy, it seemed as if the village had lost its Patriarrh. On taking leave of the Court, which he did liv letter* the king ordered him to be handsomely complimented, and furnished him with a litter and mules of his own \ the only kind of conveyance the state of his health could hear. t The, succession to Dr. Franklin at (he Court of France, was an excellent school uf humility to me. On being presented to any one, as the Minister of America, the common place question was "Is it you, Bir, who reptaco Dr. Franklin r* I gc nendly answered, "No one can replace him, Bir \ I am only his ?nece##or. But his introduction into the Academy, was as high a testimonial of esteem as one ?iv,at people < ouUl ?>Ter on another. As he entered D'Al emhert saluted him with this celthra *ed line, fciiyuil cocclo fulmciu^cc^trurr>^vn tyronife Cvjutlorcei tliiwctewrfljee ful anil memorable ceremony j? " At iliis same time Park boasted, al ^ the, prt^oe of the ccfebr*tej& bwl been the /apostle of philosophy ami toleratSoa^ - ^Uke vVoitains^ he had Often empfSSyod (be weapon' of humour which mrre^ ibe alwurdj- I ties of men, and had dkpl&yed their perversenestf H fb^lly more fatal, but* *Tsp wormy of He Bad joined ' tJ*he science of metaphysics tli ge nius of practical philosophy ; as Vol- . tenant of pue^FnuH^W lost the hahit of speaking English, endeavored to support the conversa tion M Uidt bHigoage, and afterwards resriWfing ihe ^Franp, fee said, * i could not resist the desire of speaking /the language of Mr. graqklin tim ] >lier presented Lis tirivc, with a reqnest that he Vftwld Liberty,' said Yetaice, frfa thiramly assembly of the -J* It *1LW- :? * i m different*! venerable by ami both enjoy i ci|pi6y liad?ex< Sm whkh thfcy 1 the IPVendi 6 on error and reason ; ami man. eraTSt. (li claim to lie Air, Ogle bop woulwot^eadi ?ed to it; he th< founts of the vcn were fairly settle should setOe wUl at would h? ttee had SMf ' wmi4im njk k; gate h.r all his services ; what could he do more ? Hear Wtiat Waidiintoa September #Uh, 177?. " We are now as It' Were upon tin* eve of another dissolution of our , army. 'Hie remembrance of thfc dif riciiUicAwliir.il happened on that or casioh k at year? the a wisemicnce whic h might have followed the change if proper advantage but been taken 1 by tbeenaauk a knowledfc^ the present temper and of the troops, reflect bit a^floira^j prospect upon tlie appeamnce of thfo?l| now. and satisfy me beyond the pos* sibioty of a doubt that unlets ?fcnie speedy and effectual measures are adopted by Congress, our cauae will yh.n ,i % - T ? It was a month after tfte writing of tliis letlcr, tliat the money was loaned by General St. Clair, to advance tlie recruiting service* Ixiok at the doc uments and see if any pay meats I ^ve, been made. AJfter h?- has come six times ft om his residence on tlie Al leghany Mountain, you give him forsooth 8?00(), provided ho would $ive yuu a receipt in fiiU. Will yon stop at this, will you refuse to reward the only Mnjor-Oeiieral yuu have left? One of your " officers who betrayed %d to, En-laud, and fodb iii his carriage to the lates! hour be lived? >vhR$ here is this old veteran without a cent to %a^e his t heart clad. . JJe belie ved that maii> i guvcrfocnta bad fr)6t tbcirjndi'|teiid rqlcelgf not paying their bfficere as they*<wgte t*<|a. WcfcdSt^air the p1aW? of Abraham wfch Wolfe for the purpostf of exteo^ ding the British Bmiiv. Wtien we ^ny'dy-n h> th? ftMvsfrml of oppression we find turn ou Income of nghtacf nutn*p\'m% a\\ his sen ices, L a^d shall we noW go Id splitting hairs abbut giving this meritorious mail a fewc? ^nsTnow aftons; fimeBinoe the first apjtiq^pq^jM made, I be fficve ne&r forty 31vc years, bis e vid euce has been w asted, and hi* wit* . nesses have died o ft The honour of the country wuequirea that the Jbtill , should meet the sanction of the Hottee ahd I am sure it w ill meet the sanc tion of nine-tentlis of the people of iliis country to relieve hftn for th^ Kfe.w remaining years he has to livoffi Mr. Baldwin said, if ilia amend ment or the ?entleirian from UeoMja w*g adopted, St Clair w ould die l>efore he could accomplish his object. ?ftvB. also^dverted to tliemoney mimat jJfa^ljtaJlrheB it wit ^ay,^The HCtofltnula was reduced to' poverty^! St. Clan's distress was kupwrt to him personal- J Ttj .dintmmr n Wjjlifahod''' fai somej meagre by his wtendancat on Con ^mlus call for justWjL He had known liim, when travelling from Ills residence toLisoojer Valey^ lifcte his horseeMiltrfrom under, him T?y tliojens&ble, and that he wouU in all probability. have starved, liad But a charitable society of females sent him five hundred dollars, with which rich be made no demand for the mo* i**"r pctoFJI Kftatkm?-- Would such con duct be worthy of thte Legislature ; MeL Sir; ap<i I hope, we n&ve not too . muc.li pridei to acknow ledge our er *our, and act justly, 1 am opposed to Hie amendment olleftflm^lfce gen mato from Georgia, a i id 1 am opposed to the amendment offered by the gen tleman from Ohio. #e?n an wity, Uoypareji m proWW shall vote, lot an anr t IfeiEfkM&a mki*'* Cftoflrt SJfTwould put tlnse inquiries at ft* ; the On ly dnestion I would ask, fthould be, i* this veteran of "tKe Involution hi distress, and in need of jetief ? He served you faithfully during the war, lie was the companion in arms of the commander in chief, and never lo*t fftopafideoce. It i? tru6, Sir, bis race** ha* no t been eqnai to ; deaerfo-^-he has Ibettthe sport of fortius ? hebas been the subject of defeat in theJfeM andintto ?0Mf, an<ri fear, * Sir, that if the. ameittlnfciif of the pntbv man from (ie?gl? (Mr. KorsytS) "pre vails, we shaft n<M another to the list of his defeats. I admit Sir, that I act from the impulse of feelings, bat they are feeling* w hich ( shaft al ways delight to cherish. I woo Id not enter into add calculations on tin's subject? w ould not send this poor old ntan back to the yinr Department, [where he is ouit to merit wth a re pulsc.? Keject him, and yoo bring down bi? grey h|irs With sorrow ,-to [the gr^ve. Who is he ? a veteran of the Rw aliifam^taUeria^unllr tfc> ive igbt <>f fiAir&cOt r j ? that rih wfcic \\ w&h once raided to niyd oiT ibe blow which was ainutl at your liberies, is ugw wilheied and palsied, thnt^ongne vvtutfcEwfc#r^^toecK? into your fiiendi,' and terrier rwp your fbes, now falfa^cjr^i^ jfrftiaes ttK^fc at the f**tain/lmd &^AUi J. cistern Ixgttjs to stop? lie so% gtet tot is InhgfoaK^jua^tbe mourns* go about the streets."' You wlwse libwly he 1i?$ labour ed to ' achieve? you, whose prosJ peiity he cobWB6led to secure? you, w howmnpire he has establish ed on the rock of ages? m ill you not, shillings, to support him through Si* not gly* Mm IfowS Have w? no ri tuity upon those ?*? M - * i mm l to do it. ?o km e amendment ???9*6** will 1?< ?'ivnHy.ed, Greek pe diffidence, French 1m den he mm toe Hniweal panutwe promised by the ' ?- ? -if\ . HKnJhwtn Inntrntiive. . Aik Enetera writer once aaked a ccftnin^phnowofthfT, hy what mean* he bad gained m,. much wiiilom ? " t gulncd it," irplipd the. phito* Mnbe^ , " hy imitating; tht tfimt, who Derer move, a stra? till tley hava sounded Willi their Hlic.k tin" ground On which thev nrcto trust lh<'tw.Hos." . >