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of looking his objections in the face, and fairly meeting them. 

 Deficiency of the requisite knowledge among our clergy to meet 

 successfully such objections. 



FEB. IS. I this forenoon visited the State House, and 

 went into both chambers of the Legislature. They had 

 quite the air of places of business, and the Lower. House 

 consisted for the most part of plain-looking, homely, 

 common-sense men. The number of the Senators is 40, 

 and of the House of Eepresentatives 297 in all 337. 

 A large majority of the whole consists of farmers ; but 

 though most numerous in the Lower House, this class 

 is in a minority in the Upper House. To this cause is 

 to be ascribed the different views which the two Houses 

 take occasionally of the same legislative measures when 

 brought before them. 



The following table exhibits the pursuit or profession 

 of the members of Senate : 



Merchants, .... 10 



Lawyers, .... 9 



Farmers, .... 6 



Manufacturers, ... 5 



Physicians, .... 3 



Editors and printers, ... 2 

 Clergymen, shoemakers, masons, auc-1 

 tioneers, and granite-dealers, each 1, J 



40 

 In the House of Representatives, again, there were 



Farmers, . . . . 77 



Merchants and traders, . . 39 



Lawyers, .... 24 



Manufacturers, . . . 17 



Boot and shoe makers, . . 14 



Master mariners, ... 13 



Ilouse-wrights, ... 13 



Editors and printers, ... 9 



Carry forward, 206 



