Wilmington expositor. (Wilmington, Del.) 1831-18??, 1831-12-09
ERRATTA.

Ormcs, read Ornus, DEC. paragraphs Tor long
Palms, read large Palms,-5th par. for putre-
fled, read petri6ed.
From the NY Courier s Enquirer.
FRANCE AND THE u, STATEs.-In the last de-
hate in the French Chamber of Deputies on the
Question of aboshing an hereditary peernge, M.
'ay, formerly one of the editors Of lie Constit1t-
tionnei') who advocated the duration of that law,
replied in the following language to Gen. Lafayette,
who had held up the u. S. as an example of the in.
utility Of hereditary honors: &,
"No one is better acquainted than the illustrious
General, with that free and hospitabe country where
he acquired so much glory where a more splendid
Triumph was decreed 10 him than ever citizen war
rior obained, more glorious triumph than ever a.
waited Panlus Emus or tho Sripos, for no car.
tiVes IN chains followed him, hut world made free
greeted him with benedictions. il is true, as he
has said, that democracy is powerful and stable III
the United States, hut is because their institutions
are IN sccordance not only with their opinions, but
with their feelings and character. Their character
is plain, grave. austere, impressed with Kind OF
sadness or rather which is perceptible ev-
en- IN their public solemnties, or social meetings.
religious feeling reigBs there under various forms;
they neither fear ridicule or caumny--these arms
OF envy have become innoxious. pleasures there,
are rare; happiness Is common to all. In that
country, every thing is sacrificed to utility; the arts
of Imitation find there no genial soil. but respect
for the laws for property, the true social principles
prevail and produce the most admirable effects
There is there, perfect harmony between their in
siutons, their character, their morals their habits
even their prejudices and the laws.
ask Of Won, is it possible " transplant the Sc
verify of republican mannnrs and Institution to a ma
tion like ours fond to dclatry Of the arts, of the
joyments Of the imagination TO people. martial by
instinct, passonately devoted to the false glory
which follows in the tract of the conquerer, and
who pass lightly from enthusiasm to Indifference
In reference to the great road which the State
of Virginia is about to construct between VIM
chester in the Valley, and Parkersburg on the
Ohio river, the last Winchester Republican
savs:-'A considerable part of the road. so
important not only to the citizens Of Winches!
ter, but to the inhabitants Of the intervening
country between this place and the point of
termination on the Ohio. is probably already
under contract, and will be finished before this
time twelve months; but it will not be until
the entire line shall have been completed that
the advantages which the work NAV be expect
ed TO confer on our community will be fully
realized. Presenting. as it will, to the tray.
eller between the east and the west, the advan~
tages of directness' expedition. and comfort, in
greater degree than in anv other. this route
will undoubtedly be preferred to all others, and
consequently become the great thoroughfare of
of the trade and travel between the western
ind Atlantic States. Steam boat navigation is
always open to Parkesburg to Winchester there
will he one of the first roads in an uninterrup-
ted rail road: so that the traveller may reach
the latter place in three days from, the time of
leaving the Ohio. and vice versa. reach the Ohio
in three days from Baltimore
| AN OLD MAID.-We trust that it is no
offence to tender ears, to use this appellation.
when speaking of maiden who died in Poland
last year. after attaining her one hundred and
twenty. fourth year! She came into the world
and took her leave of it on the self same spot,
the village of Brzezin. Her youth and advan-
+ ced age were both endowed with greater por-
ton of health than falls to the common lot; SO
much so, indeed that on the very Sunday be-
fore she died she walked three miles to attend
rldivine service. Her memory was SO tenacious,
THAT she could recall the most trivial circum-
stance which had occurred to her during the
Hast century of her life. Peace be to her maid-
lien ashes !--Athenoeum.