immense armies and by forced contributions of about 100,000,000 of dollars. The produce of her manufactures for the year 1818, was, according to Chaptal, 1820,000,000 of francs, or 30,000,000 of dollars. If this nation be not stricken with incurable blindness, it is impossible to resist the glare of light which this fact sheds on the extreme unsoundness of our past policy. 'The contrast between France and the United States is striking. She has risen from a state of extreme depression to a high grade of prosperity and happiness. We have sunk from a high degree of prosperity and happiness to a state of extreme depression. The secret is, she protected national industry from, we abandoned it to, the ruinous consequences of foreign rivalship. Such systems have always produced, and, unless the moral economy of the world is wholly changed, can never fail to produce such consequences.' He traces the causes of the present distresses, and argues that the banks have had an inconsiderable share in producing them if we had space to spare we should attempt an analysis, but for the present shall stop. An answer to these Letters, and to the addresses of the Philadelphia Society, made not hastily and heedlessly, but after careful research and in a style of sober argument is an undertaking worthy the ambition of the ablest among the opponents of manufactures, until such appear, the palm of logic rests with Mr. Carey, and his co-labourers. 240 EXPLANATION OF THE PLATE. BIRDS EYE VIEW Of the New Congress Hall, showing the plan of the Room and the position on the floor of the different members of the House of Representatives. 69 Lowndes, S. C. 70 Simkins, Va. 71 Strong, N.Υ. 21 Ball, Va. 22 B. Smith, Va. 23 Parker, Va. 19 Williams, N. C. 20 Floyd, Va. 21 Hardin, Ken. 22 Cuthbert, Ga. 3 65 Scott, Missouri. 66 Crowell, Ala. 67 Van Swearingen, Va 68 Pindall, Va. 69 Cashman, Mass. 70 Kinsley, Mass. 71 Eddy, R. I. 72 Dickenson, N. Y. 73 Lyman, N. Υ. 74 Tomlinson, Conn. 75 Robertson, Ken. 76 Strong, Vt. 77 Richmond, N. Y. 78 Lincoln, Mass. 79 Foot, Conn. 80 'arr, Pa. 81 Jones, Va. 82 Mason, Mass. 83 rawford, Ga. 84 Reid, Ga. 85 Storrs, N. Y. 24 Tyler, Va. 25 Nelson, Va, 26 Rankin, Mississ. 27 Fisher, N. C. 28 Burton, N. C. 29 Cook, Ind. 30 Pinckney, S. C. 32 Neal, Md. 33 Cooke, Keu. 34 Bryan, Ten. 35 Hooks, N. C. 36 Slocum, N. C. 37 Quarles, Ken. 39 Woobridge, Mich. 24 Bayly, Md. 25 Archer, Va. 26 Anderson. Ken. 27 Abbott, Ga. 28 Aiexander, Va. 29 Case, N. γ. 80 Wendover, N. 1. 31 Richards, Vt. 33 Maclay, Pa. 32 Murray, Pa. 34 M'Coy, Va. 35 Little, Md. 37 Ross, Ohio, 36 Butler, Lous. 38 Brush, Ohio. 39 Fuller, Mass. 41 Stevens, Conn. 91 M'Creary, S. G. 42 Claggett, Ν. Η. 44 Shaw, Mass. 45 Holmes, Mass. 47 Butler, N.Υ. 48 A. Smith, Va. 92 Whiteman, Mass. 93 Wood, N. Υ. 95 Smith, N. C. 94 Dowse, Mass. 96 Tracy, N. 1γ. 48 Allen, N. Y. 72 Morton, Mass. 73 Wallace, Pa. 74 Hibshaw, Pa. 75 Clark, N. r. 76 Ford, N. γ. 77 Silsbee, Mass. 78 Sampson, Mass. 79 Hill, Mass. 80 Hackley, Ν. Υ. 81 De Witt, Ν. Υ. 84 R. Moore, Pa. 82 Parker, Mass. 83 Marchand, Pa. 85 Walker, N. C. 87 S. Moore, Pa. 86 Terrell, Ga. 88 Buffum, N. H. 89 Falger, Mass. 93 Williams, Va. ART. VI.-The Muses: an Ode, by a young gentleman of Philadelphia, aged fourteen. The following genuine production of a very youthful poet will be interesting to all such as delight in beholding the early efforts of a mind not yet opened to its full expansion, nor chastened by the discipline of criticism. The idea is, as far as we know, novel, and is certainly ingenious, and perfectly classic, to introduce the muses chanting their favourite strains in presence of the gods; and our young bard has executed his bold attempt, in a manner that cannot fail to conciliate a forgiveness of such faults as are inevitable to so inexperienced a composer. The king of gods and men proclaim'd a feast, As first she blest his arms, Saturnia, of the skies unspotted as the light. Their native songs to grace the feast of Jove. Calliope* the strain began, |