The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1850-01-22

bysgone times for instance, how the
house in which he and his colleague llv>
ed in Philadelphia was at one time du>
ring an election, think completely in
vested by body of men hired by their
political opponents, and how they soon
raised the siege by playing off the same
game against the enemy how body OF
them once came to the house Of Com
modore Nicholson, at the lower end OF
Broadway, in New York, his father~'n-
law, where he was staying, and played
the Rogue's March, the old gentleman,
his wlfc's father, who had never heard
the tune before, sitting complacently IN
the porch all the time under the idea
that it was intended as a complimentary
screnadc, and being on the point of IN
viting the party i'll TO an entertainment,
till the character and meaning of the
music were made known TO him; aud
how at Reading in Pennsylvania, he once
walked to his carriage through mob
who were busily engaged in burning Kim
in efligy.
THOMAS JEFFERSON.
For Mr.. Jefferson my venerable friend
always seemed TO have entertained a
strong attachment He kept small en-
graved miniature portrait of Kim on his
writing table. ltwas there, ten years
ago, when first visited his library, and
is still preserved in his family. During
his last illness, one morning when ] was
sitting by his bedside he said, 81 want
some of my books renovated a little, and
some that prize very much | want
bound.' Pointing to bookcase (ior
he then lay in his Iibrary,) 81 want you
to 90 to the third shelf" | did so.
"Now move your hand TO the lelt," he
continued, "and | will tell you when 10
stop" did so till he told ME to stop.
My hand was then upon Jeflerson's S
works. There" said he, 81 value those
hooks much, and want you to take them,
and oct them bound for me in full calf
binding, in the very best style. | like
to see a valuable book with Il good coat
on" Said |, there are some other works
relating to Mr.. Jefferson, such as his life
by Tucker, which ought to 90 with them
"Well," said he, procure for me this
book and any other that relates to Mr..
Jefferson, and have them all handsomely
bound" He often spoke of Mr.. Jefier-
son, and related many anecdotes ofhim,
but their particulars have escaped my
recollection.
MR.. g. SYSTEM WHILE SECRETARY OF
THE TREASURY.
One evening last year, at meeting
of the Ethnological Society, Mr.. Robert
Greenhow of Washington, who was
present, told Mr.. Gallatin that he had
left home for a brief respite, TO relieve
his eyes, which he had injured by overs
tasking them Mr.. Gallalin, in remark
ing on this and on the illness of MIR.
Secretary Walker, in consequence Of
excessive labor in preparing his Treas
ury Report, said it was all wrong. "The
true rule" SAID he, "is ncrcr to suffer
yOur facultieS to get rusty, and neUer 10
OrCr-tdSk them. 1t is by following this
rule" continued he. "that | have pre-
served myself as you see TO my eighty
eighth year. When | was in the Treas
ury, labored hard, to be sure, the first
year, bat afterwards, two hours a day
were sufficient to do the work" At a
subsequent conversation he said, that
when he was in the Treasury, he used
to do all his serious work after nine o.
clock at night, when he had sent his fam
ily to bed.
MIR. ADAMS AT GHENT.
Having called one day on Mr.. Galla>
lin when he was busily engaged in wrl-
ting has paper on the Mexican war, he
said to me, in speaking on the subject,
that his whole object was TO effect "A
peace lie meant to tell the truth, how.
ever. although it might, and would be
dIsagreeable to some of his best friends
lie desired me to procure certain books
and public documents. "A heavy
weight" said he, "rests upon my mind,
and, to use a term which has been used
before, | mean to disgOrgs myself" In
relation to this he related an anecdote
connected with the ratification of the
| treaty oil Ghent.
The American Commissioners had
long been waiting before they could bring
the British Commissioners to open nego-
tlations. At length when they assem>
bled they received from the latter pro-
tocol containing the conditions upon
which they proposed to treat. These
conditions required so much Of the A =
merican government, that the commls-
sioners thought it impossible for them To
agree. Mr.. Adams was much incensed
at the prcpostcrous demands of the Brit
ish, and prepared laborious and most
eloquent reply, which he handed to Mr..
Gallatn for his perGsal Mr. g. looked
1t over, and at once saw that it would
not answer to present such a reply. 1t
was admirably written, and was Just such
a paper as would do TO read on the floor
of Congress, but to present il to the
British Commissioners, would greatly in
cense them, probably put an end to lur>
ther negotiations, aud thus prolong the
war ior years. The other gentlemen al.
so presented opinions or replies. 1t was
then unanimously agreed that the seye,
raj propositions should be placed in Mr..
Gallatin's hands, and that he should pre-
pare a reply, in which the views of the
several commissioners should, as Far as
possible, be carried out Mr.. G. under
took the task, aud presented the result
for the approval ofthe commissioners
In this Mr.. &. had omitted all the
expressions Of Mr. Adams, which he
thought would give offence To the Brit