destructive to one portion of an empire, can not be beneficial to that empire as a whole. He feels no alarm about the state of the coun try, and he knows that it cannot be wise to fos ter those sectional animosities which led to the late war. and \\ hit-h must ever be a source of weakness as long as they continue. His popu larity, fortunately, knows no bounds, and we look to happy results from the expression Which he has made of his sentiments.