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There is a total inconsistency and great public evil in blighting the early fruits of education. after they have been cultivated by the spirit of our free institutions. We admire early talent, we almost worship gen. ius,-but woe be,ide the young man, who, in political life, shall exhibit them. Like the Tarquin Bruius, he had better feign himself fool. It is true that John Ram doIph had seat in Congress at the age of twenty-five and William Pitt became Prime Minister of England when only twen,y-three years of age but these are mere exceptions to well founded general position :-,hose who are patronized by the people are every day before our eyes, whilst those who are early wronged pass from the public mind.

 The spirit of the great body of the peo- ple,-the real spirit of the country is inop- erative:--it is often,-very often inopera- tive in our elections, and in the breast of those who are elected, d,-on our bench.-at the bar,-among our juries,-in our legis- laturc-in our executive appointments in our town meetings-and every where else.-EstUick EUams.