. Chambers's miscellany of useful and entertaining tracts. ionof such a character or word; and in this manner many, alreadyadvanced in years, became able to read and write without thebenefit of instruction. Such men,^ he adds, ^ have becomenotaries, attorneys, advocates, judges, administrators, and haveastonished the world by the sagacity of their judgment; othershave become painters and sculptors by their own exertions, andhave astonished strangers by their w^orks; others, again, havesucceeded as architects, mechanics, manufacturers; others haveworked mines of sulphur, fabricated saltpetre, a
. Chambers's miscellany of useful and entertaining tracts. ionof such a character or word; and in this manner many, alreadyadvanced in years, became able to read and write without thebenefit of instruction. Such men,^ he adds, ^ have becomenotaries, attorneys, advocates, judges, administrators, and haveastonished the world by the sagacity of their judgment; othershave become painters and sculptors by their own exertions, andhave astonished strangers by their w^orks; others, again, havesucceeded as architects, mechanics, manufacturers; others haveworked mines of sulphur, fabricated saltpetre, and made excellentgunpowder, with no other guides than books of chemistry andmineralogy. And yet the Haytians do not pretend to be amanufacturing and commercial people; agriculture and armsare their professions; like the Komans, we go from arms to theplough, and from the plough to arms.^ In conclusion, we can only express a hope that nothing mayoccur to disturb either the external relations or the internalrepose of this singularly re£!enerated people, 32.
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