of difficulty and oppression to the principles she then so fearlessly asserted -- has been among the foremost of the Confederation to vindicate her self-respect to the world, by rescuing from obscurity and long neglect the scattered memorials of her Colonial existence, to place them side by side the records of her independent progress. " ' I have the honor to be, Sir, " ' Very respectfully, " 'Your Excellency's obedient servant, "'JOHN ROMEYN BRODHEAD. " 'Albanv, 12ih February, 1845.' "

The message of the Governor, and the Agent's final report, communicated therewith, were referred to a select committee of the Senate, of which Mr. Folsom was chairman. On the 5th of May, 1845, that committee made the following report:

" A respect for the memorials of the past may be justly considered as one of the marks of advanced civilization. Among savage nations the only care is for the supply of present wants, which, being es*lusively of a physical nature, like those of irrational animals, are easily satisfied, with equal indifference to the past and the future. But as mankind rise in the scale of intelligence, a growing solicitude is felt in regard to circumstances and events beyond the present moment the necessity of making provision for future exigencies becomes ;

more and more apparent, and leads to untiring exertion to accomplish so important an end. It is reserved, however, for a still higher degree of progress to develope any considerable interest respecting the past. It is an old utilitarian maxim that makes a dead lion of less claim to consideration than a living ass and the mind requires to be raised above the ;