the legislature, to which he had been elected, he was chosen Speaker of the House of Representatives, and towards the close of the session he was elected to the Senate of the United States. We have been the more careful to notice every step of Mr. Woodbury’s advancement, until he reached the United States Senate, because, as soon as he appeared in that body, he was seen by the whole nation; and from that time to the present moment, he has always been where the whole nation could see him. His labors on committees, in the Senate, have been great and useful to his country. As Secretary of the Navy, and subsequently Secretary of the Treasury department, he has shown talents of a superior cast. It is a striking fact, that he and his friend Cass, of the same State originally, are possibly the only men whom their party could, by possibility succeed in electing at the next presidential election. To those who personally know Mr. Woodbury, it is unnecessary to state, that in his manners he is one of the most agreeable men in the world. Finally, himself and Mrs. Woodbury, have the most beautiful, well bred and polite family now attending on this session of Congress. Their persons are not less beautiful than their minds, their manners and their hearts. I dismiss them from any further notice in my book, with the fervent desire that God may bless them. CHAPTER II. Journey from Washington to Philadelphia.--A day at Philadelphia. --Journey to New York on the rail-road.--Stop on Broadway.--A dinner consisting of ice water and one mouthful of roast beef!-- Bill of fare, but no fare.--Thefts and burglary.--Broadstreet Hotel corner of Broad and Pearl streets.--Fare excellent, but no BILL OF FARE on the table at dinner.--Charles A. Clinton and Dr. Hosack.--Mrs. Lentner’s on Amity street, where Colonel Trumbull lived and died.--Albert Gallatin and his lady on Beckman street. --Mr. Gallatin’s eventful life.--How employed in the study of Indian languages.--His inquiries concerning his old friends in the District of Columbia.--Their feeling towards him and Mrs. Gallatin, and the comparisons they are now daily compelled to make.--The trade of New York city, its vast amount and probable increase, which will eventually render it the greatest commercial emporium in the world.--Rail-road to the Pacific ocean and a fair prospect of its connecting our Atlantic cities with China and the Pacific islands, by means of rail-roads and steam vessels.--The future wealth, grandeur and moral glory of this republic.