Take，forinstance，thechequerboardforaplan。Lettheblacksquaresonlybebuildingsquares，andthewhiteonesbeleftopen，inturfandtrees。Everysquareofhouseswillbesurroundedbyfouropensquares，andeveryhousewillfrontanopensquare。Theatmosphereofsuchatownwouldbelikethatofthecountry，insusceptibleofthemiasmatawhichproduceyellowfever。IhaveaccordinglyproposedthattheenlargementsofthecityofNewOrleans，whichmustimmediatelytakeplace，shallbeonthisplan。
Butitisonlyincaseofenlargementstobemade，orofcitiestobebuilt，thatthismeansofpreventioncanbeemployed。
The_genusirritabilevatum_couldnotlettheauthoroftheRuinspublishanewwork，withoutseekinginitthemeansofdiscreditingthatpuzzlingcomposition。Someoneofthoseholycalumniatorshasselectedfromyournewworkeveryscrapofasentence，which，detachedfromitscontext，coulddispleaseanAmericanreader。Acentohasbeenmadeofthese，whichhasrunthroughaparticulardescriptionofnewspapers，andexcitedadisapprobationeveninfriendlyminds，whichnothingbutthereadingofthebookwillcure。Buttimeandtruthwillatlengthcorrecterror。
Ourcountrymenaresomuchoccupiedinthebusyscenesoflife，thattheyhavelittletimetowriteorinvent。Agoodinventionhere，therefore，issuchararityasitislawfultooffertotheacceptanceofafriend。AMr。HawkinsofFrankford，nearPhiladelphia，hasinventedamachinewhichhecallsapolygraph，andwhichcarriestwo，three，orfourpens。Thatoftwopens，withwhichIamnowwriting，isbest；andissoperfectthatIhavelaidasidethecopying-press，foratwelvemonthpast，andwritealwayswiththepolygraph。Ihavedirectedonetobemade，ofwhichIaskyouracceptance。BywhatconveyanceIshallsenditwhileHavreisblockaded，Idonotyetknow。Ithinkyouwillbepleasedwithit，andwilluseithabituallyasIdo；becauseitrequiresonlythatdegreeofmechanicalattentionwhichIknowyoutopossess。IamgladtohearthatM。Cabanisisengagedinwritingonthereformationofmedicine。Itneedsthehandofareformer，andcannotbeinbetterhandsthanhis。WillyoupermitmyrekspectstohimandtheAbbedelaRochetofindaplacehere。
Awordnowonourpoliticalstate。Thetwopartieswhichprevailedwithsomuchviolencewhenyouwerehere，arealmostwhollymeltedintoone。AtthelatePresidentialelectionIhavereceivedonehundredandsixty-twovotesagainstfourteenonly。Connecticutisstillfederalbyasmallmajority；andDelawareonapoise，asshehasbeensince1775，andwillbetillAnglomanywithheryieldstoAmericanism。Connecticutwillbewithusinashorttime。Thoughthepeopleinmasshavejoinedus，theirleadershadcommittedthemselvestoofartoretract。Pridekeepsthemhostile；theybroodovertheirangrypassions，andgivethemventinthenewspaperswhichtheymaintain。Theystillmakeasmuchnoiseasiftheywerethewholenation。Unfortunately，thesebeingthemercantilepapers，publishedchieflyintheseaports，aretheonlyoneswhichfindtheirwaytoEurope，andmakeveryfalseimpressionsthere。Iamhappytohearthatthelatederangementofyourhealthisgoingoff，andthatyouarere-established。Isincerelyprayforthecontinuanceofthatblessing，andwithmyaffectionatesalutations，tenderyouassurancesofgreatrespectandattachment。