Phenix Gazette

We learn from the Salem Gazette that the Hon. Thomas Dawes has ready for publication an Appendix to the last volume of his Abridgment of law, in which he has extensively examined the powers and duties of the General and State Governments in relation to each other. The Gazette says, Mr. D. is one of the few surviving political patriarchs, who stood by the cradle of the Constitution, and knows its origin, progress, and meaning. He was an active and influential member of the Continental Congress, and was the familiar associate of the statesmen who framed the Constitution; and fully understands their views and the expectations of the people. Besides these advantages, it has for fifty years been the subject of his constant study and meditation.