Whatever is rotten, vulgar, base, corrupt, in our body politic will be eliminated by the same law of progress, moral, physical, social, spiritual, which has brought the race to its present transitional status. Lincoln's ideal of a government of the people, for the people, by the people, will not perish from the earth. Up from the scum and reek of corruption -- unless the ancient power of conscience and intellect are dead ; and they are not dead, but live in deathless vigor -- will spring a new growth of justice, liberty, love. But the nation must not lose it vision ; that incommunicable quality that leads to the light. " Where there is no vision, the people perish." The past is behind us, with all its solemn monitions. The future beckons us to the shining uplands of limitless progress. The ascent is not ea.'v, but it must and will be made.

LETTERS FROM GEORGE WASHINGTON.

Head Quarters, West Point, July 29th, 1779. Dr. Sir, I have been duly favored with your letter of the loth, the contents of which are of so ferious a nature, with respect to the Quarter Masters and Commifsary's department, that I though it my duty to communicate them to General Greene and Col. Wadsworth. .... If there has been neglect in either department, the delinquents must be responsible to the public and these Gentlemen ought to be acquainted with what has been alledged I cannot but repeat my intreaties, that you will hasten your operation with all pofsible dispatch ; and that you will disencumber yourself of every article of baggage and ftores which is not necefsary to the expedition. Not only its fuccefs but its execution at all depends on this. 'Tis a kind of fervice in which both officers and men must expect to dispense with conveniences and endure hardfhips. . . .