facile licet invenire; sed amantiorem, et vestri boni studiosiorem, non invenientis."

He was an indefatigable student, making it his constant practice to rise at four o'clock in the morning; but his studies did not interrupt his intercourse with heaven, for he usually devoted several hours in the course of the day to secret prayer. Immediately after he rose from bed, at eleven o'clock, at four in the afternoon, and at nine, he retired from the world to commune with the Father of mercies. He kept a diary, in which, under the heads of sins and mercies, he recorded his imperfections, and the blessings which were imparted to him. Yet with his zeal, attention to business, and to his private studies, with his amazing application to every thing that was before him, he lived to be famous, and preached to much acceptance at an age to which few reach, and they complain "their strength is labour and sorrow." When his friends advised him to remit his public labours, he answered, "oportet imperatore mori stantem." At length, on the commencement of 1671, he addressed to his friends a farewell oration, after which he sent for his children, and blessed them.

He then with christian serenity awaited his departure, and closed his useful life at the age of eighty-two years.

President Chauncey was a distinguished scholar, being intimately acquainted with many oriental languages. He was well versed also in the sciences, especially in theology, which was his favourite study.

A more learned man, perhaps, was not to be found among the fathers of New-England. He published a volume of sermons on justification, 1659, 4to.

His valuable manuscripts left at his death, were afterwards destroyed by fire.

CLINTON, DE WITT, LL. D. a distinguished statesman, was born in the year 1769, in Orange county, New-York. In 1784, he entered Columbia college, and at the commencement for conferring degrees, he received the honours of the university, Early in the year 1786, he commenced the study of the law with Samuel Jones, Esq. a celebrated counsellor in New-York. He received the usual licenses or degrees, but did not immediately commence the practice of the law. He was shortly afterwards appointed secretary to his uncle, George Clinton, then governor of the state, in whose service he continued, during his administration, which ended in 1795.

In 1797, he was elected a member of the assembly for the city of New-York. During the period of his legislative career, he devoted a large portion of his time to every subject which had relation to the advancement of science; the promotion of agriculture; manufactures, and the arts generally; the establishment of the credit of our staple commodities in foreign markets; the gradual abolition of slavery; the encouragement of steam boats; and the various objects of municipal improvement.

In February, 1802, he was appointed a senator of the United States, in the place of general Armstrong, who had resigned. He continued an active member of this body until October, 1803, when he retired, having been chosen mayor of the city of New-York.

In 1806, he was chosen a member of the council of appointment.

In 1807, Mr. Clinton was succeeded as mayor by colonel Willet. In 1808, he was again elected mayor of the city. He was also this year, chosen a regent of the university. In the senate he still continued his support to the encouragement of free schools, colleges, and manufactures. The record of the proceedings of the senate of NewYork for the sessions of 1809, '10, '11, exhibit

proofs of his great usefulness. Under his auspices, the New-York historical society was incorporated; the New-York academy of fine arts was incorporated; the orphan asylum and free school societies were fostered and encouraged; and a fur company was established, with a view of diverting that important branch of inland trade from Canada: besides, he introduced laws to prevent kidnapping; for the support of the quarantine establishment; for the encouragement of missionary societies; for the improvement of the public police; for the prevention and punishment of crime; for promoting medical science; and for the endowing seminaries of learning.

In March, 1810, he was appointed one of the commissioners, to report on the improvement of the internal navigation of the state. As soon as the board of commissioners made their report, a law was passed, "To provide for the internal navigation of the state." In consequence of the interruption occasioned by the late war, nothing, however, was done. In 1816, a law was passed, constituting a board of canal commissioners, of which Mr. Clinton was appointed president. The plan was, to connect lake Erie with the tide waters of the river Hudson.

In 1817, a law was passed, (in consequence of the favourable reports made by the board,) authorizing the junction, by canals, of the two waters of the great western and northern lakes, with the Atlantic ocean.

In 1811, Mr. Clinton was again chosen mayor, which office he continued to hold until 1815. In 1811, he was also chosen lieutenant-governor of the state of New-York.

In March, 1817, he was chosen governor of the state, almost without any opposition.

He is at this time also closely connected with many literary, scientific, and benevolent institutions, of several of which he has been the framer. He is president of the literary and philosophical

society of New-York, and of the New-York historical society. He has been admitted a member of the American philosophical society, and of all the principal scientific associations in this country, and of several in Europe. In 1812, he received the honorary degree of LL. D.

Governor Clinton's personal appearance is dignified and commanding, rather above the middle size, large and well proportioned, and a countenance highly expressive. His chief ambition has been to excel in what will benefit mankind. In private life and domestic duties, he is amiable and exemplary, exhibiting the picture of a great man, an elegant and profound scholar, and practical citizen; a man of letters and the world, and a character of active worth to the present generation, and of solid and permanent advantage to posterity.

CARROLL, JOHN, DD. first archbishop of the Roman catholic church in America, was born at Upper-Marlborough, Maryland, about the year

1735.

At a very early period he gave striking presages of his future worth. After spending some time at school in his native state, he was sent to the college of St. Omers, in France, and graduated with distinguished reputation for scholarship. He was then transferred to the college of Liege, ordained a priest, and admitted a member of the Society of Jesus. After the dissolution of that society, he acted as the secretary of the dispersed fathers, in their remonstrances with the French court, respecting the temporal interests of the abolished order.

He afterwards acted in the capacity of preceptor and governor to the son of the late Lord Stourton, on a tour through Europe.

Upon his arrival in England he resided for some

time in the family of Lord Arundel, and on the commencement of our struggles, he returned to America.

At the request of congress, he accompanied Dr. Franklin, Charles Carroll, of Charrolton, and Samuel Chase, on a political mission to Canada.

Throughout the revolutionary war he was firmly attached to the cause of freedom, and rendered his country important services.

On the establishment of our independence, he solicited the Pope to erect the United States into an episcopal see, and received the appointment of bishop. And since, at the solicitation of the Catholic clergy, he was raised to the dignity of archbishop.

In the exercise of his sacred functions, he displayed a spirit of conciliation, mildness, and christian humility, which greatly endeared him to those under his charge. In him, religion assumed its most attractive form: dignified, yet simple; pious, but not austere.

Death to him had no terrors-he peacefully resigned his breath into the hands of his Maker, December 23, 1815, aged eighty years.

(CLINTON, GEORGE, fourth vice-president of the

United States, was born July 15, 1739, in the present town of New-Windsor, county of Orange, in the state of New-York. At an early age he displayed that spirit of enterprise and energy of character, which distinguished his conduct through life. During what is termed the French war, he signalized himself in several successful expeditions against the French. He afterwards entered on the study of Law, under the direction of judge Smith, the historian of New-York.

In 1764, he was admitted to the bar of the su