The Port Gibson herald, and correspondent. (Port Gibson, Claiborne Co., Miss.) 1848-18??, 1850-02-08

other that relates to Mr.. Jefferson, and
have them all handsomely bound" He
often spoke of Mr.. Jefferson, and related
many anecdotes Of him, but their partic-
ulars have escaped my recollection.
ST.. SIMoN-Hs Opinion of Washing-
Ton and Fraaklin.-With St. Simon, the
founder of the sect of St. Simonians, Mr..
Gallatn was well acquainted. He was a
republican in principle, and, at the time of
the restoration Of the Bolrbons under Louis
XVIII, expressed himself SO openly as to
be compelled to leave France for security.
He told Mr.. Gallatin that the restoration
of the Bourbon dynasty would prove the
connecting link between monarchy and
republic.
st. Simon belonged to an illustrious fami-
| ly, whose history Mr.. G. related, partic-
ularly that of the one who lived in the time
Of Louis XIV, and who has left such vo-
luminous work of personal memoirs. On
an occasion when Mr.. G. gave dinner on
the 4th of July, the first toast drunk was
the memory of Washington-the second,
of Franklin. ST. Simon heard OF this, and
next morning called on Mr.. G. to express
his surprise that Washington should have
been noticed before Frnaklin. He said ne
was no friend of military heroes, and
thought Franklin the greatest man of the
two, and that he should be first toasted.
| st. Simon's uncle was a general officer
under Count Rochambeau, and served in
America in the campaign which resulted
in the surrender of Lord Comwallis. st.
Simon was with the army at the time him.
self, accompanying his uncle from the
West Indies.
HUMBoLDT AND LA PLAcE.-Mr. Call
attn said he never had any idea that be
possessed abilities or information at all out
Of the common way, until he went to Eu.
rope as ambassador He had always read
a good deal, and felt himself pretty familiar
with history; but he found few persons IN
the United States whose taste and reading
had been like his own, with whom he could
converse on the topics which had occupied
his attention. He had heard and read O
the great men of Europe, and had the mos
exalted opinion of their learning. Or
meeting some of them In Paris, he felt re
luctant to associate with them, supposins
that they were so much in advance of hin
in knowledge. But when he found tha
he was quite as well yersed in most sub
/ iects as those for whome he had entertained
so high an opinion, and, moreover, that il
general knowledge some Of these grea
men were lamentably deficient, he ther
first began to be more conscious Of his OWL
abilities.
The GREAT men for w HON he, IN eoua
mon with an others. had entertained 81
much respect, were often deficient on sub
iects with which every educated or wei
read man is here familiar. For Barol
Humboldt, Mr.. Gallatin always had th'
highest respect-themost exalted opinion
for his varied and profound learning, a
we'll as for the excellence Of his heart ant
simplicity of his manners.
With LaPlace, Mr.. Gallatin was long oil
terms of intimacy, and esteemed for hi
excellent qualities. He was regular Wis
tier at his soirees, where he met all th
great men then residing in Paris.
Speaking of LaPlace on one occasion
he said the world was greatly deceived a
to the extent of his requirements. He ha
formed high opinion of him before h
knew him, but Baron Humboldt told hin
he would be disappointed, and SO it proved
"I.aPlace," he said, "was an extraordinar,
man only in single department Of science
Mathematics. With that wonderful ma
chine, the Calculus, he was able to accom-
plish the most splendid discoveries and re
suits, which had immortalized his name
He seemed to possess an intuitive facult
with the calculus, by which he arrived a
once at the solution of the grandest prot
lens in the science of celestial mechanics
No man had ever accomplished so muc
in this field, and with such wonderful ia
cilitY. But continued he, 'in this cor
sisted his whole mind. OF other thing
he knew nothing, and would not, anon
scholars, have passed for learned mar
Napoleon made him Minister of the Inter
or, and he held the office for but ten day;
He was unable to fill the place"
ssThere was vast difference" said hi
obetween the mind of Lap lace and that {
Newton. Newton's discoveries convince
him that there was great First Cause
Supreme Being, who governed all thing:
but the philosophy of LaPlace led
materialism. He rejoiced, too, that he wa
permitted to live to see the nebulous tht
j ory of LaPlace, the tendency ofwhich, Q
his mind, was bad, overthrown by the r,
t cent discoveries through the telescope
: Lord Rosse, which resolved these nebul
e into stars" Mr.. Gallatin had great no
: ror of atheism and materalism.
] Too Busy. TO BE MARRIED.-A Ne
: York correspondent of the Sun tells tt
q following funny story;
! On Friday last, a young and pretty Dutc
; girl entered the Marine Court, and reques
ed one of the officials in attendance to il
form her, "if dat vas we're dey married I