the spirit is strong, but the flesh is weak

It should be the peculiar pleasure of each district to attend to its own battle-fields, jealous of any outside aid, other than by voluntary contributions. But if there is not enough patriotism for this in the districts—if the Whig blood has been cooled by amalgamation, or though it still may run pur

My dear Sir,—I very much regret that I cannot attend the Annual Meeting of Farmers’ Club to day. I had fully intended doing so, but the weather and the fear of exposure out of a hot room in the evening must be my excuse: ‘the spirit is strong but the flesh is weak.’