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economy, are either neglected or postponed—and mychief, and only consolation, under such circumstances, is this, that having put my statements and proofs uponrecord, and finding that they meet the approbation ofall good men, that the time will come, (perhaps whenI cease to exist in this world,) when these writings willbe legislated upon: and that essential benefit will bederived from them to millions of people yet unborn,not only in my own country, but in many parts ofthe civilized world. You and I, my dear sir, have indeed lived in won-derful times: since the wildest efforts of the mostromantic fancy could not have imaged the extraor-dinary events, which for the last fifteen years, havebeen passing under our review; and it should seemthat Europe is now upon the eve of tracing back thesteps, which have already so much convulsed it.The events which have recently taken place in Spain,indicate a complete revolution in the government andcharacter of the people of that country, who, accordingto all human appearance, are likely to succeed intheir arduous struggle; the result of which will be,that they will secure to themselves a greater portionof civil liberty, and may become a great and a pow-erful people: while other nations on the continent,emulating their example, and stimulated by theirsuccess, may also be able greatly to improve theirexisting hard and miserable condition. Towards the completion of these great events, under Providence,England is likely, by her prowess and opulence,greatly to contribute, and thereby to re-establish her influence and preponderance in the scale of Europe.This state of things cannot escape the penetratingminds of the rulers of America; and I trust will incline them to cling closer to the parent country,and be less disposed to indulge partialities to foreigncountries, where councils are more insidious, andwhere political views and maxims have never, in one instance, been directed towards the real interest of