. Self-made men. trict. In the memory of the oldest inhabitant, noone had died there so universally lamented. Mr. Niebuhr was a man of extremely frugal habits ; until latein life he drank nothing but water and milk. He had no favoritedishes except the peasant food of his native place. It was hisgreatest pride that he was a child of free Friesland. His char-acter was without a spot; his morals in the highest degree severeand pure. As a traveler, he was remarkable for keen observation;every thing he saw remained firmly fixed in his mind, and he re-membered it with astonishing tenacity. To this d
. Self-made men. trict. In the memory of the oldest inhabitant, noone had died there so universally lamented. Mr. Niebuhr was a man of extremely frugal habits ; until latein life he drank nothing but water and milk. He had no favoritedishes except the peasant food of his native place. It was hisgreatest pride that he was a child of free Friesland. His char-acter was without a spot; his morals in the highest degree severeand pure. As a traveler, he was remarkable for keen observation;every thing he saw remained firmly fixed in his mind, and he re-membered it with astonishing tenacity. To this day, says hisson, no traveler returns from the East without admiration andgratitude for this teacher and guide, the most distinguished ofOriental travelers. None of those who have hitherto followed himcan be compared with him ;* and we may well inquire whether hewill ever find a successor who will complete the description ofArabia, and be named along with him. * This, it must be remembered, was written in 1816. F*. HENEY CLAY. The readers of this brief memoir of one of Americas greatestpoliticians need not expect to find an important political character, principles, and policy of the acts of Henry Claybelong to the history of the country, which can not fail to do himjustice. In this and similar instances, all we shall attempt willbe to trace the footsteps of our illustrious personage from the firstround on the ladder of fame to the last on its giddy the aid of patient courage, devotion, and talent (which Godso often gives to the lowly), great men have thus struggled up-ward, and obtained the suffrage of the world. It is our pleasanttask to record the instances. Henry Clay was a native of Hanover County, Virginia, where,in a low, swampy neighborhood, called the Slashes, he was born, onthe 12th of April, 1777. Henry was the fifth of a family of sevenchildren, which, at an early age, were left to the care of a wid-owed mother. The limited means at the di
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