244.) In the same year each inhabitant of the Departement du Nord paid 1 fr.

4 cent.

to the revenue of the French post-office.

(See the "Compte rendu de l'administration des Finances," 1833, p.

623.) Now the State of Michigan only contained at that time 7 inhabitants per square league and Florida only 5: the public instruction and the commercial activity of these districts is inferior to that of most of the States in the Union, whilst the Departement du Nord, which contains 3,400 inhabitants per square league, is one of the most enlightened and manufacturing parts of France.] I have lived a great deal with the people in the United States, and I cannot express how much I admire their experience and their good sense.
An American should never be allowed to speak of Europe; for he will then probably display a vast deal of presumption and very foolish pride.