[3] As the "honourable gentleman from Albany" does not seem to understand the precise signification of "provincial," I can tell him that one sign of such a character is to admire a bed at an American country inn.--EDITOR. [4] That Mr. Hugh Littlepage does not feel or express himself too strongly on the state of things that has now existed among us for long, long years, the following case, but one that illustrates the melancholy truth among many, will show. At a time when the tenants of an extensive landlord, to whom tens of thousands were owing for rent, were openly resisting the law, and defeating every attempt to distrain, though two ordinary companies of even armed constables would have put them down, the sheriff entered the house of that very landlord, and levied on his furniture for debt. Had that gentleman, on the just and pervading principle that he owed no allegiance to an authority that did not protect him, resisted the sheriff's officer, _he_ would have gone to the State's prison; and there he might have staid until his last hour of service was expended.--EDITOR. [5] Absurd as this may seem, it is nevertheless true, and for a reason that is creditable, rather than the reverse--a wish to help along the unfortunate. It is a great mistake, however, as a rule, to admit of any other motive for selecting for public trusts, than qualification.--EDITOR. [6] This is no invented statement, but strictly one that is true, the writer having himself a small interest in a property so situated; though he has not yet bethought him of applying to the Legislature for relief.--EDITOR. Transcriber's Notes: Misprints and punctuation errors corrected. Page 23, "fourscore" changed to "four-score". Page 83, Single quote changed to double quote. Page 94, Removed double quote. Page 113, Other versions of text read "good-natured" instead of "good-natural". Page 139, Removed open quotes. Page 144, "bathos" changed to "pathos". Page 178, "Pat" changed to "Patt". Page 195, "Ja" changed to "ja". Page 196, "eend" changed to "end". Page 212, "gobbernor" changed to "gubbernor". Page 233, Removed duplicate word "to". Ligatures removed in ASCII Version: c[oe]lum to coelum.