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AN AMERICAN CHIvALIER.-Mr. w. Is. HOdg-
son, an American, and lately arrived from Peru,
the bearer of the Treaty of that country with
the United States, has received the title or deco
ration of Cheralier of the Legion of Honor, from
Louis Philippe, King Of the French, for certain
learned researches he has made in the Oriental
languages.-Er. paper.


By the amendments to the Federal Constitu-
ton, no citizen of the United States can accept
any pension, present, or title from any foreign
prince, or government, or nation. Then il any
title or emolument be connected with this order
of the Legion of Honor, the recipient must either
deposite it in the Department of State, or cease
to become an American citizen. Still, as testi-
monial of respect for literary merit the confer
ring of this order in the present case is honorable
to both the giver and the receiver.-Pha Ledger


Is not this an order of knighthood-and is not
this title evidently in contravention OF the pro.
vision of the Constitution adduced by the Ledgeri
If then the Constitution be violated by the act
how can it be honorable on the part of Mr.
Hodgson to have received il for literary merit OIL
for any other consideration! This is very unsa
tisfactory logic to MS. 1t is understood in those
countries, when such titles are bestowed, thai
Cheudlier is an order of knighthood comforting .
military rank next to that of Baron, and il seems
to us strangely inconsistent 10 bestow it on lite
rayy merit Is it more credtsble to be styled