FIGURE XX. is an antique fancy head, whose organization indicates an ambitious man, I will suppose him to possess an active temperament and fine quality of brain, with a large head. He would be active, and possessed of superior power, destined to no middle flight. It may be interesting to delineate the course of a man with such an organization, when devoted to political life and advancement under the influence of our free institutions.

The organization in general is full and finely balanced. The organs designated are very large, yet do not appear as protuberances. They are by situation in those points of the head where they would of course be large, if the head were of this general model. It will be observed that it is wide and rather low in the frontal sincipital region, with a considerable elevation and elongation at the sincipital posterior section, with a broad forehead, full at the centre. The side organs are large, especially acquisitiveness, secretiveness, and combativeness. Of these secretiveness is the most central, and is the largest organ in a region characterized for general fulness.

Self-esteem and love of approbation are both very large; inhabitiveness and philoprogenitiveness are large and in a region of large and active organs; firmness is also quite large; these, except the last, are all selfish. Benevolence and reverence, and conscientiousness are by no means sufficiently strong to counterbalance them; such a man therefore would be likely to think of himself in all things. Causality, comparison, and all the intellectual organs are large; but among them comparison is decidedly the largest. It would be constantly in the service of self, -on the committee of ways and means, maturing and executing plans of self-aggrandizement. But the next question occurs, in what way would such an individual seek to gratify his selfish feelings? Would it be by accumulating wealth in a private station, or would he be better gratified in a public station? It is a law of mind, that the organs will be active in harmony with each other. Love of approbation would fill his conceptions with the delights of public notice and office. This would also gratify self-esteem by the respect it would

secure.

Self-esteem might be reasoned into satisfaction by suggesting that wealth is very much respected, but still he would be loth to desert his powerful and importunate near neighbour, approbativeness.

At last we may suppose the difficulty settled by a stipulation, which exercises acquisitiveness, secretiveness, approbativeness, and self-esteem, and at the same time, furnishes employment for firmness and comparison, and all the rest of the organs. A high office, to which is attached a respectable salary, must be sought, and secured. To obtain this would require a great share of comparison, secretiveness, love of approbation, and perseverance; when obtained, self-esteem and acquisitiveness would be gratified.

What would be the probable course which a young man of such an organization would pursue, starting as most young men do in this country from small beginnings? Suppose the legal profession should happen to be the pursuit of his choice, he would enter upon it with great industry and perseverance, and in a few years he would find himself, no one could tell how, at the head of the practice in his county, and spoken of by all, as a young man of great perseverance, untiring industry, and fine talents. He would be popular, and his friends would be numerous throughout the county. His own town or district would elect him a representative to the legislature. Here he would find a field open to him congenial to his taste. He would be untiring in his exertions, especially out of the house, and would become acquainted with all and enter into the views and plans of all; he would help them and they him; all this, under cover of secretiveness, would be unseen, unsuspected,

yet felt every where. Those who converse with him, would feel as if they had parted with all they knew, by a most delightful process, and when they come to examine carefully what had been given in return, would be surprised to find that they had been flattered and felt extremely comfortable.

It is unnecessary to pursue farther the course of a man with such an organization. He will as certainly continue to advance from one point to another as the sun in the horizon. It will in time come to be a sentiment, that he will have whatever he wants. His organization so far harmonizes with the greatest numbers, that he has an intuitive perception of their sentiments. And as he cannot excite their reverence, gratitude, and sense of justice, he appeals to their selfish principles. He inculcates, as one of the grand principles, to reward faithful party service, and that the laborer is worthy of his hire. Offices belong to our friends, the faithful of the party. Combativeness and adhesiveness, those strong principles with the greatest numbers, are excited; all are regarded as either friends or enemies.

Another principle, suggested by self-esteem, is that inferiors must submit to the plans of superiors, so far as the distribution of office is to be made among the politi cal laborers. But the people, the dear people, are above all! and their wishes are to be studied with the greatest care, and never to be deserted!

The next inquiry is, how will such men discharge the trust confided to them? It must be recollected that they seldom get the highest offices, in times of great trial and general anxiety. It is only when things go along smoothly, and common talents are all that are required.

In warlike and revolutionary times, men like Washington, who prefer private life, but who for the public good accept office, will be brought forward. It is only when the ship of state sails quietly over a smooth sea, and patriotism slumbers, that men may gamble for the chances of manning and steering her. In such times the ordinary duties will be very well performed by mere politicians; while higher office remains in the gift of the people, it will not be for their interest to betray their trust, and when the highest is obtained, and all selfish purposes are gratified, and debts of party and personal service and attachment are discharged, from the patronage of the government, the respect and the praise of their countrymen is still desirable. They will therefore have no interest to betray their trust. Such are substantially the traits of character which we must expect to find in ambitious men, who come into the highest offices under mere party supremacy. This is placing government in the hands of those who have a passion for governing. The people, like the visitors of a picture gallery, only see and feel the effect, and these are the artists, who, with the most care, study not to improve but to gratify their tastes; they are at once the servants and rulers of the people!