Tho Rest Of Mankind

Gen. Taylor, whenPresident.althougb the document, was read and submitted to bis Cabinet, had a sentence, which was subsequently altered in the printed documenta, in which it was boa3tingly averred that our country "was at peace with all the world," and "had amicaible relations with the rest of mankind." When "all the world" was embraced, "the rest of mankind" must have been intended for the undiscovered country which John Cleaves Symmes expected to bring to light from the "bowels of mother earth." The inaugural address of President Ilarrison, well written and with many excellent things in it, was so ïnuch devoted to English classics and to lloman bistory as to créate mucb sport. It was a document like Gov. Denison's, that one could safely swear by, for there was nothing in the heavens or on the earth like it. Denison's was ndiculous for its big and unmeaning words and his attempi to show off his knowledge of a dead language, while that of Gen. Harrison was almost as much laughed at, from his drawing on Roman and Grecian history and the sayings of English history. The inaugural in its first paragraph declares an intention to present to the people a summary of the principies which would govern the new administration, and in doing this he thus commences: "It was a remark of a Roman Consul, in an early day of that celebrated Republic, that a more striking contrast was observable m the conduct of candidates for offices of power and trust before and afterobtainingthem, they sel dom carrying out in the latter case the pledges and promises made in the former. However much the world may have improved in many respects in the lapse of upwards of 2,000 years since the remark was made by the virtuous and indignant Roman. I fear that a strict examination of the annals of some of the modern electoral governments would develop similar instances of violated conSdence." The President did this, no doubt, to pave the way for unavoidable breaking of promises made in the heat of a canvass. If the custotn of breaking promises and pledges by candidates existed in Rome 2,000 years ago, how f aithf ully it bas been transmitted to the present generation! Again, the inaugural, in relation to political parties, says: "It was the beautiiul remark of a distinguishel English writer that in the Roman Senate.Octavius had a party and Antony had a party, but the Commonwealth had none. Yet the Senate oontinued to meet in theTemple of Liberty, to talk of the Commonwealth, and to gaze at the statues of the eider Brutus aud of the Custii and Cecii, and the people assembled in the forum, not as in the days of Camilius and the Scipios to cast tlïeir f ree votes for annual niagistrates or pass upon the acts of the Senate, but to receive from the hands of the leaders of the respective parties their share of the spoils, and to shout for one or the other, as those collected in Gaul or Egypt and the Lesser Asia would f urnish the larger dividend. The spirit of liberty has fkd, and, avoiding the abodes of civilization, had sought protection in the wilds of Scythia or Scandiravia. And so under the operation of the same causes and influences, it will fly from our Capitol and our fort m. A calamity so awful, not awf al, not only to our country, but to the world, must be deprecated by every patriot, and every tendency to a state of thirigs likely to produce it if not immediately checked. Such a tendency has existed - does exist." And so on to the length of the entire inaugural, the good old man, for none doubted Gen. Harrison's goodness of heart or the purity of his patriotism, went on, drawing his illustrations from Roman history and English writers, The address was prepared at his home, and -'ritten at his leisure. A day or two beforé his inaugural, Daniel AVebster, (as the tale is told in a book of interesting reminiscences of Webster, by his devoted friend and confidant. Ilarvey) met Gen. Hanison, and suggcsted to the President that as he (Harrison) was overwhelmed with business, Mr. Webster had sketched out an "inaugural" for him. Mr. Webster had been selected for Secretary of State. The General replied that it was unnecessary, as he had it already written. "Will you allow me to take it home and read it to-night?" asked Mr. Webster. "Certainly," said the Presidemt, "and please let me take yours." So they exchanged documenta. Next morning whenthey met, Gen. Harrison said to Mr. Webster, "If I should read your inaugural instead of mine everybody would know you wrote it, and that 1 did not. This Í3 the only official paper that I propose to write, for I do not intend to interferr'ere with my secretarie8. When Mr. Webster iound that the President was bent npon using bis own inaugural (I quote from the book), Mr. Webster desired to modify it, and get in some things that were not there, for, as it then stood, he said it had no more co do with the affairs of the American government and people than a chapter in the Koran. Gen. Harrison reluctantly consented to let Mr. Webster take it, and he spent a large portion of the next day in modifying it. He was engaged to dine with Mr. Seaton, of the National Intelligencer, one of the warmest of Mr. Webster's admirers. When Mr. Webster carne in Mrs. fcjeaton remarked to him, as he arrived late, that he looked fatigued and worried. Mr. Webster was sorry that she had waited dinner for hiin. "That is of no consequence at all, Mr. Webster," said she, "but I am sorry to see you so worried and tired. I hope uothing has gone wrong. I really hope nothing has happened." "Y"ou would think that something had happened if you knew what I have done. I have killed seventeen Roman Proconsuls as dead as smelts, every one of them!" That is, he had purged the inaugural of that many allusions to them. If the anecdote is true- Mr. Webster is its author - the inaugural of Gen. Harrisonmust have been a condensed edition of Gibbon's Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire instead of an inaugural address of an American President. - Cincinnati Enquirer. Joseph Cook's career in India aï a lecturer, was quite In eighty days, he spoke in thirteen cities, delivered thirty lectures and ten addresses. Tuis in a hot climate, and the cities, at magniücent distanees from each other. At the principal cities - as Calcutta, Bombay, Madras and Benares - he was greeted with large audiences, and listened to by Bramin and Buddhist, Moharr.msdan andCbristian with interest and attention. Hischief opposition carne froni a few noisy ïheosophists witli whoni he had some debates and interviews. As the reault of rnissionary work, India is profoundly moved on religious subjects, and the present 3 the chureh's opportunity to return to the charge, with rene wed vigor.