"IN the assembly of the States, it seldom happens but that, united by one common bond of interest, and having all one common end of the public good, they come, after full debate, to easy resolutions, yielding to the power of reason, and suppressing private interests and passions."

Reception of Delegates from the Dominion Board of Trade........

37

39

Debate on the improvement of the Levees on the Mississippi river..... 44