The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1826-12-13

tuIe, Will not tempt Them TO break their reso-
buttons beyond their ability 10 resist.
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
The Message of the President 10 Congress,
which we this day publish, is such as it should
be, plain, trief, and lucid exposition of The
state of our public affairs, both foreign aud
domestic, with little of theorizing or specula-
ton about if. Although not quite so long as
such documents have usually been fer fu W |
years past, still its lergth is such as to ex-
cIude much other matter from our paper
Still, we do not regret it. for we know of no
way III which could, in the same compass.
furnish our readers with so much interes ing
and useful information. Ii must he gratifying
10 the patriot to watch the steady progress oil
our country in her career, and it must afford
cause Of gratitude and thankfuiness 10 know
that, with the exceptions incidental 10 The
most ielicitous condition of human existence.
we continue TO be highly favored in all the ell
ements which contribute TO individual COM
fort and to national prosperity"
The concluding paragraph of the Message
is strikingly beautiful and appropriate, and, as
| is justly remarked by the Editor Of the Nation
al Gazette, is worthy of the pen of the frs;
writer Of the eye.
| LETTERS FROM FRANCE.-We have two
or three times given extracts from letters writ
ten by friend of onrs residing in Paris. We
now give some further extracts, which we
think may be interesting to soMe Of our read.
| ers.
Grams, SEPT. 81, 1926.
81 listed, a few days since, an institution
| for the instruction of blind children. II con-
tains about 60 boys and 80 girls, who are
maintained by the State. They are not only
| taught the common branches OF reading. writ
| ing, arithmetic, music, sc. but the language
es-Grcek, Latin, German, &c. and Natural
Philosophy. Their books are printed by rails
| ing the letters. SO as to be easily and readily
distinguished, by the sense OF feeling, by pass
| lug the fingers over them. We were shown
into the library, Containng large number Of
hooks 10 the different languages, which are
laugh there, aud on various branches of lit
erature and science, all printed, TOO, by them
selves. We went also through the various
rooms, in which they were learning to print,
knit, weave, &c. &c. Many Of them learn
music, ard a little girl Of about IL wears old
played some very pretty airs on piano with
tnuca elegance AID skill. The view OF this
establishment afforded me great pleasure"
"PAEIs, OCT. l2.
"An Engiishman is at once recognized here.
not only by his physiognomy-as different from
! -. r 1t
his important aud set-sati>God Look, and his
distant and naughty carriage. This is the
general character Of the English in this CITY,
| the number OF whom is immense. They are
generally ssionshirg!y ignorant of our Coun-
try. Most OF them seem TO have kind Of au
! indefinite idea of a huge waste of woods, away,
some where, which is called America. Bat
! that there is any thing Ike civilized, or at
least like cultivated and refined life there,
seems to be altogether Uncomfortable to them
| was asked the other day, by genteel look
ing Englshman, at'the Hofel Dicu, if the En-
gish language WIS spoken il the United,
Statoc. And this question is far rem being
! rare from Freuchmrn az well as Englishmcn
Our countrymau, Mr. Cooper, author of the
Pilot, &c. is here, and his children arc at
school. short time since their mistress pre-
sented her bill, and, among other charges, was
one for an English teacher. MIR. Cooper told
her that he did not wish his children taught
English, for they spoke the language PERFECTLY
well already. She was astonished, lat Mr..
Coopor's ignorance. suppose,l aud replied
that it was highly necessary that they should
have tcacher--that !hcY might, indeed, be
able TO speak the Language a lille, but it was
a kind of provincial English. DR.. s. was
asked the other day, at the table where he
dimes. if Bolivar was not President of the
United States! Instances OF !hese ,bsrrdites,
and even worse ones, are exc ediDgly COM
mon. Still there are nany OF the French who
have correct notions of our country, its ltera-
ture, its government, its freedom, prosperity
and happiness"
The steam tow-boat Barnet, intended for
the navigation of the Connecticut river, has
arrived at Montague, on her way 70 The Green
Mountains. 1t is said that the experiment
has fully justified the expectations of the pro-
ecters, and confirmed their opipjoos II the
practicability and utility of Introducing steam
navigation on that river.
Or The length Of the President Message,
prevents me Puhucatlon OF " IuUttNS thio
week. 1t shall be attended TO in our ne4! -
The author vii! oblige us by forwarding the
succeeding numbers as early as possible. 10
insure tue insertion Of communications, they
ought TO be received in the course of the week
previous to publication.
National JOuradI.-subscriptious for this
valuable paper will be received at the Spy
O6ice.