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.Anscdotc q Dr. Iranhlin oa.d tds .45- dc Rayeall.--The degeneracy of the Americans was, for Some time. favor- lte topic Of learned discussion with Eu- ropean writers; they fancied that the soil, climate, or something else, had tendency to "belittlen every thing American, that because America had produced no works in literature, sci- ences CT arts, 10 rival those of the old world, that it was necessarily land where s'fancy sitkened and where gc- nius died. Among the distinguished philosophers who siouiiy maintained U this absnrd and E,ncifu! theory. msis the Abbe Raynal), we'll known as the au- thor ofan elaborate work entitled, "A Philosophical and Political History of the settlements of thc Europeans in the East and West indies, in the fifth number of the New England Maga- zinc, isan excellent article on aLitera- ry and Intellectual Statistics,n we find the following anecdotc, from which it appears the learned Abbawas forced to acknowledge the error of his conclu- siolls:--

 When Dr. Franklin was minister in Paris, he dined with his diplomatic fam fly and several other Americans, all tne looking men. at Il public table where the Abbe Raynall was also q guest. Each of these distinguished in diyiduals was seated in the midst of his orn countrymen. on the opposite sides of the table. The Abbe, who wasa firm believer in American degencracy, addressed himself on that subject, with his usual eloquence to our great com patriot. The latter, somewhat to the disappointment and chagrin of his friends around him, waited in silent pa- tience until the harangue was closed.-- He then replied to inc following pur- port GU, Mir. Abbc, are surround cd by Frcnchmen, l by Americans. Please to rise from your seat, with the six friends nearest you, and l will do tbe same, with an equal number of m, o1aitti ' ::see::.. ~#he are nearest me. .''- The invitation was accepted, to the merrimens of the table and the utter overthrow of the Abhe's hypothesis. The Americans were, on an average, six feet high, and built in proportion; while the Frenchmen were not more than five feet seven or eight inches, and correspondingly glyslender.-The Ab- be, joining in the laugh, acknowledged his defeat; butpronounced it incidental. Louisvii7e, ky. Iov. 10. Siaves. "A bill is now before the House of Representative to prevent the importation of slaves from other States, for sale, and will, we are in formed, probably become law. Itin- hibits the introduction of slaves into Kentucky, from and after the first of June next, except by emigrants. or per sons residing here wilo may become, by descentorm marriage, proprietors ofslaves 1 in other States. Such an aes may do much good. and we therefore trust if