New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-09-01

Of faction, IN the Fail Of the yea, III, against
General Washington.
Here is confession that in frankness out
rivals Rosseau.
A Personal CONFESSION.
There is feebleness and langor IN my nature.
VI mind and body both partake OF TINS weakness
By Inv physical constitution ] am but an ordinary
man me times alone have destined me 10 fame
and even these have not been able TO give me much
When / look m the glass, my eye, my forehead, my
brow nv cheeks my lips, all beray this relaxation.
Yet some great events, some cutting expressions,
some mean hypocrlsies. have, at times thrown this
assembage Of slOth, sleep, and Itteness INTO rage
little like hon. Yet 1t IS not like the lion there IS
extravagance and distraction In II that still betray
the same weakness.
We cut short our excerpts with passage from
his journal on the return voyage from France,
which presents a hy no means complimentary
view OF
THE CHARACTER or DR.. FRANKLIN.
This forenoon, fell strangely yet very easily, INTO
conversation with NJ Marbols | went up 10 him.
" NJ Marbois," SAID /, how many persons have you
In your tram and that Of the Chevaler who speak
the German language ?" Only my servant SAID
SAID he, besides the Chevaler and myself - Is
Will be great advantage to you" SAID |, IN Amer
ica, especially IN Pennsylvania to be able TO speak
German. There rs a great body OF Germans IN
PenDsy wanna and Maryland. There IS vast pro-
portion Of the city Of Philadelphia Of tins nation
who have three churches IN i, Two OF which, one
Lutheran the other CalviniSt are the largest and
elegant churches IN the CITY. frequented by the
most numerous congregations, where the worship Is
all IN the German language " Is there not one
Catholic SAID NJ. Marbols. .. Not German
church f" SAID l. " There Is Roman Catholic
church IN Philadelphia, a very decent building, ire
Quented By respectable congregation. CONSISTING
partly Of Germans, partly OF French, ana parity OF
Irlsh.' All religions are tolerated IN America,
SAID VI. Marbois " and the ambassadors nave IN all
courts right 10 a chapel III their own way but
Mr Franklin never had any" No, sad /, laugh
Ing. because Mr.. Franklin had no - was gong
to say what ! did not say and viii not say here.
stopped short, and laughed. No. said VI Maroois
MIR Franklin adOres only great Nature. which has
interested great many people OF ooth sexes IN ms
favor Yes" said l. Laughing, AL the atheists
delSts, and hbertnes, as well as the philosophers
and iaCies, IN has traln,-another Nohdire, ana
thence -" :" Yes" said VI. MarboiS " he Is cele-
brated the great philosopher and the great legs
laor OF America I" He is" SAID !. a great phi
losopher, but legislator Of America he has done
very little. Ii is universally believed m France,
England, and all Europe. that his electric wand has
Compllshed all tins revolution. But nothing Is more
eroundless He has done very little. IL is DeheVeC
that he made all the American constitutions anu
their confederation but he made neither lie dad
not even make the constitution Of Penh,yi,ahla
bad as II Is. The bill OF nights Is taken almost YER
batlm from that OF Virginia, which was made and
published two or three months before that OF Pmia-
dolphia was begun II was made by MI Mason a
that OF Pennsylvania by Timothy Matlack
James Cannon. and Thomas Young, and Thomas
Pane. MI Sherman, OF Connecticut, ana Dr
Franklin made an essay toward confederation
about the same time. MIR Shermans was best liked
but very little finally adopted from either, and
the real confederation was not made until year
after Mr.. Franklin left America, and but a few days
before left Congress Who said the ChevaneT,
made the Declaration OF independence ~ MI.
Jefferson. of Virginia" said was the draughts-
man. The Committee consisted OF Mr.. Jefferson,
Mr. Franklin, Mr. Harrison, Mr.. r. and myself and
We appointed Jefferson Subcommittee 10 ara"
II up"
taid that Mr. Franklin had great merit as phi
losopher His discoveries in electricity were very
grand, and he certainly was great genus, ana haa
great merit m our American affairs. But ne had no
tltle to the legislator Of America VI. MarooS sam
he had Wit and irony but these were not the acul-
ties of statesmen. His Essay upon the true means
OF bringing great Empire 10 be a small one, was
very pretty. SAID he had wrote many things which
had great merit, and infinite Wit and ingenuity ms
Bonhomme Richard very ingenious thing,
which had been so much celebrated In France, gone
through so many editions and been recommended
by curaes and bishops TO so many parishes ana dio-
NJ Marbois asked. are natural children admitted
in America TO all privileges like children born IN
wedock | answered, They are not admitted 10
the rshts of inheritance but their fathers may give
them estates by testament and they are not excluded
from other advantages In France" SAID NJ Mar
bois. they not admitted INTO the army nor any
Office In Government" | said they were not er
Guided from commissions In the army, navy or Stase
bu, they were always attended with mink OF dis
grace NJ Marbeis said this. no doubt, IN allusien
to Mr F's natural SON. and natural son oil natural
SOD. lei lUNStU mus UttlN INV wills
beng led on naturally by the Chevailer and NJ Mar
bols on purpose, because am sure II cannot be my
duty nor the interest OF my country, mat should
conceal any OF my sentiments OF TINS man, al lhe
same time that do Justice TO has merits IL would
be worse than folly to conceal my OPINION OF ms
great faults.
In fact, the whole Of these personal histo-
riettes present an abundance Of good picking to
the amateurs OF character, always showing the
man III more attractive hight than the politician
"The AMERICAN PoMoLoGIsI, ed
tied by w d. BRINcxLEE, Is the title of anew pc
rodcal devoted to the cultivation of frui', intended
TO give descriptions of the principal fruits of Amer
can origin, and illustrated with colored drawings
The frs, number exhibits high degree Of editorial
intelligence and care. The photographic specimens
of fruits are true to the life representing several no
Die varieties of the pear, apple and peach. tPhla
A. Hofy Sold by {. NJ. Saxton)
u THE kNICKERBoCKER,' for Septem-
Ter 4 fresh sparkling number this, in Old knicss'
genuine VEN, which Is the highest praise that any
Magazine can receive 1t contains an unusual quaa-
ut, Of good poetry and several stories OF uncommon
merit. "Cayuga Bridge" by an anonymous writer
and Marie Laloit," By kimhall, the author OF 81
leger are each admirable IN their knd-hne specl-
mems of narrative writing easy, natural, unahected'
and ful of true human feeling. 9 huesion)
New Music. That charming Swan OF
Erin as she is termed, Catharne Hayes Vii shortly
delight us with the peculiarly beautiful melodies OF
her own Ireland. An authenticated edition OF hef
music Is beng published by FIRTH, PoNp Co OF
Franklin square, and those publishers have this day
issued Dear Land of My Fathers poetry BY 4 ID
Stuart ESQ and The Poor Mans Bride, the
music by w Guernsey. We bespeak for them an