CHAP. I.] CLIMATE, SEASONS, &C. 69 



1818. 



Feb. 16. men also into great masses. London, 

 the manufacturing places, Bath, and 

 other places of dissipation, have, 

 indeed, wonderfully increased in 

 population. Country seats, Parks. 

 Pleasure-gardens, have, in like de 

 gree, increased in number and ex 

 tent. And, in just the same pro 

 portion has been the increase of 

 Poor-houses, Mad-houses, and Jails. 

 But, the people of England, such as 

 FORTESCUE described them, have 

 been swept away by the ruthless 

 hand of the Aristocracy, who, making 

 their approaches by slow degrees, 

 have, at last, got into their grasp the 

 substance of the whole country. 



17. Frost, not very hard. Went back 

 to Harrisburgh. 



18. Same weather. Very fine. Warm 

 in the middle of the day. 



19. Same weather. Quitted Harris- 

 burg, very much displeased ; but, 

 on this subject, I shall, if possible, 

 keep silence, till next year, and 

 until the People of Pennsylvania 

 have had time to reflect ; to clearly 

 understand my affair ; and when they 

 do understand it, I am not all afraid 



