The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-12-27 00:00:00

.fee the public trammel. It appeared to emir of the
represamtetives Was this eity iw Ail. Eat the time
had arrived for repeafteg. in favour al our demeisic
sianefeeteres, this vimenction. flu beeerght for-
ward a =otiose to that elect, sod mode's sitrval in
the House of Representatives in its fame, ; hat lie
Imo diseovered it was a premolar, Alert. His prey
posed amendment ef the Constitution wee referred
t• • Committee of the whole on the state of the
Union. He satisfied himself that • has maj,i.ity
could not be procured; (Sr lease sire of rats t, •r.l-.
The general sense of the members was I.xMi is.
Though he knew that the manufacturiag not rest
could not be protected to the fell extant uniil ski"
was dot*. with all the 'modifications of the fiord
that could be imagined. he abandoned his project.
The papers lay until ibis day untouched on the tablet
and the productions of our farms sod pleeentssess
travel abroad ;without any sort of legislative impy-
dtment. You will hence estimate the vigilance
with which our agrienltere is guarded.
" The National Government has regarded rural
prosperity with peculiar (scour. Its grants of land
are free and ellodial ; exempt from quit-rents.
tithes, and onerous encumbrances of all sorts. The
purchaser enters with the rights of ownership, awl
disposes of the crop according to his discretion, He
labours therefore for his proper benefit, and with
the exception of a moderate contribution for the
purposes of social order, his nruitiet are his own.
In some States, the highest privilege of an elector
is the reward of, substantial freehold property.
" The care that thus readers the wiser) secure in
his possession, has. with ;Asteroid solicitorle. pro-
vided for his additional ease sad cornfort. He may
import from foreign countries animals of every
species intended for breeding stork, without the
payment of duties at the Custom-horse. Ju tile
instinct the introduction of kine. hogs. sheep.
goats, and horses is encouraged. end the conntrr
thriving in consequence. Articles of a botanical ,
kind come from all distant lands with the same
facility. Under this provision, trees, shrubs, plants
and vegetsbles, wills seeds, roots, cuttings. and
germ. of every denomination, reach the consignee.
free from contribution, to the United States. The
like obtains in relatioo to articles and preparstions
iu minerslogy and nylonl history generally. 1,1
particular manner, as it was @Hefei', that the ne..
gillaceou.• evil) brit adapted to the nuAtiorseture of
lire proof bricks and melting pets ; the tirserity
rock most c.ip.rtile of lacerating wheat nth, meal.
cud ores and forms of zinc es,eniial to the pre!iiisa..
lion of brass, were scantily. ur not at all lott•oi tit
our country ; crude clay and time ght Lute
stones were admitted free. The sane ere-nov.4ra
mesa is extended to .spacial cases, to drawings.
etchings, and engravings, and to model. of sae.
;remittal.

"To the advantages of good titles hod and the
facilities already enumerated fur rrniltriiig tt pro-
fitable, the Government, by a wise itolicy, provided
for the farmer the wrens of manuri.x. The sui..
plume of Irene, known by the familiar mimes of
gypsum and plester of Paris, had been tised since
the early publication of Mr. Wynkoop. for a ferti-
lizer, iu 'arsons places. Though the decuinpointut
quality 'of the atmosphere, weakens or spoils iatt
activity in maritime sititationa. and it domestic .up•
ply east be obtained in certain interval distneiy, it
is oevertheless declared by the ststitle, that db.
material which often. at an incoos.ilerable
doubles the crop of gran, and which sometimea
covers a bare sod barrels surface atilt luxur:ance,
shall enter from abroad exempt from tribute.
"The limits to which 1 se confined forbid me to'
entertain you with reflections on this copious thente.
If I should not be thought a transgressor, 1 won'id
extol the public patronage. But you are coitsidt-
rite, and know, without any declaration front me.
that you are a people upon whom more favours have
been bestowed, tips) upon any other portion of the
hornet) race.

" On turning front this cheering pro pert, we be-
hold another no leas enlivening. The mote in
which we live has for thirty years manifested a
lively concern fur egtiewititre and the auxiliary arts.
The Legislature tome ago, incorporated •and p.m...
nixed a Society for promiting agriculture and get.-
Kleist pursuits. Within this association, I, then a
youthful and sspiriusg candidate, nas admitted to
take a seat with Robert It. Livingston, Era
L'Hotamedseu, Walter Ruthertord, sod SadlUti
Jones, zealous lovers and protnnters of the very
pursuits to which the body, of which I ant now a
member, is devoted, sod who after h.iving labouret
faithfully daring elicit day. are resting as we must,
when exhaustion shall oblige us en like manner it,
be still. The Legislator* afforded the members
room, tire, and cradle. Meeting. were held, ora-
tons pronounced, memoir, read, and book,' pub-
halted. In the nutlet La three annortaat trona.,
110111, the seat of (ioversesent was tsmosfesred treat
Nee York to . The Society was contii,n, .1
and enlarged, is. AUghtt
progreeseet, and the Ls-
palatine gave botts idesionce and fonds. Among
other objects, wont* turns were offered to eta_
cu the osanonteteres of woollen duties, area
for itiereassag the Lambent of riot tirrvea p.t.y; .
Models, roachioci, um* iosplenient% wire br..1a0..!
furwa.d, intelligetice swerved aid disira• !,,,‘,..,
and ne rar.ous raductrons, ti..tlr4 anu Art'hst..l
of the Land, subjected to examitiaiion.
" For pr' tummy% thereat objects of internist in,..
inurement sit a inure extensive and particular own-
her, the •Lt 1..0 passed sorter which we isle agt.e•ri.
1,10. It pt .doers notable 'Setts, for it may ',,)-i
considered as aular:ling. itirectiug, al,tl greasing !")r
wink tinictiiistrj of society. A ;levy era :i4ope.r 0'
have entllinetiCird.
.. Tire columnar' of the soil, at this time i. a -
cited with an ottee.tto.) beater below bestowed on • .
The prespretarni feel an rsotement not konwh ty t
now. To tabour, 111 added calculation ; sad to •• ,• .
culation, skill ;sod to skill, economy ; and to ......,-
',miry, system. The consequence of much triett,.• -
c.,l industry, is stioinlance. Proatsee is lebt.Tit.r,i
in 9.lautity, o ia:ity, and var.ety. The proy• .toa, '
s.ltreys with .ail emotion of joy and Vide, t'it

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