Neither politics nor manufactures direct them to these occupations; and although new laws are perpetually enacted in the United States, no great writers have hitherto inquired into the general principles of their legislation.

The Americans have lawyers and commentators, but no jurists; *h and they furnish examples rather than lessons to the world.

The same observation applies to the mechanical arts.

In America, the inventions of Europe are adopted with sagacity; they are perfected, and adapted with admirable skill to the wants of the country.

Manufactures exist, but the science of manufacture is not cultivated; and they have good workmen, but very few inventors.
Fulton was obliged to proffer his services to foreign nations for a long time before he was able to devote them to his own country.
[Footnote h: [This cannot be said with truth of the country of Kent, Story, and Wheaton.]] The observer who is desirous of forming an opinion on the state of instruction amongst the Anglo-Americans must consider the same object from two different points of view.