Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-05-29


duce great energy in individuals, and il is og,he union
oiiudh dual energy that nsticaal power principally
consists. 10 what does America owe tie atchieve-
ment and the preservation other independence, bat
20 the arms oi race of men, brave bccause they
are hardy, aud hardy because, from their infancy,
they have been bred 10 iabour aud perilous pur-
suits
Ia England every man tries toexcel all Others not
so much in rising above them il the scale OF life bu,
in the particular line oflifc in which he is placed
ne would rather not do thing at AL than not dol
.eeM To tliis uncon9usrable spir of perseverance,
1t IS that we owe that astonishing perfection, 10
~heh we have arrived in most of mechanic arts,
ana M whstsver apper;ai1s TO agriculture, though,
AS To the last we have, in many aspects 90 Contend
against nature itself. Ia every thing where iorsss
are the chstins'iunenis tand horses are second on
y to men) the English far surpass all the rest OF
The world that there is no roam for comparison
The man who has mind to Iiios, something Of
tnsaniin hisrs'peot, should walk fiora the i'ow-
er OF Len6on TO Charing Cross little after lay Light
IN the morning, while The streets are clear OF pao-
pie. He would then the teams of Immense hG--
SIS, drawing up Oh the bank the Thames, coals
timber. sone, aud other heavy mate ials Oae morn
n's last summer colnted, in various places, more
than hundred cfthese teams worth each ofhiem
harness. waggcn load anda., little less than i0Oli
ne horses upon Al average, weigh more Than toli
HUI, next aitevs to-1-iirf, the finest ssst in En-
gland Is stag coach lust ady a. start. great
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stase-coach you of what Gan is capable OF
performing Tie vehicle i,self the harnesl. sill So
complete aud SO neatly arranged so strong aad
clean end good. The beautiful horses impatient to
Re OIL The inside full ard the oatshie covered, in
every part, with men, Women, children, boxes,
bag, buad'cs T.e coachman, tax; q his reins in
one hand and his whip in the other, eives signal
with his loot. aud away so. at the rate of n,as IN
hour, the populst on and the property Ola hamlet
One OF these coaches coming in, after long Jour-
ney, is sight not less Interesting The horses are
now al sweat aid foam, ihe reek from their bodies
ascending like cloud. The whole equpage is CO.
vered. perhaps with dust or dirt. But still, on it
comesas sieSdy as the land Il a clork. aprosf
OF the perfection to which this mode of t:ave,li
has heea brought, there is one coach, which 20 5
between Exeter and London, the proprietors OF
which agree 10 ori eight peace for every minnie
tna, the coach is b=nd lis time ut OF its sta-
gss; and this coach, believe, travels miles an
hour, an that ton UPON very hiy, aad, at some
seasons, very deep road
There may be persons t. say, othese descriptions
MAJ be very amusing TO yoIr readers in America,
bat what use can d,ey b. oil 10 Usiu u gland" Why,
II Is for yo't that principally iatend them. | wis,
yoa to see, in these instances oil your energy and
your creative industrr, specimens oithe real
- that national strength, winch you ooiishly attr-
bnte 10 tue ceverness OF tinancer; to sinking
'dnd or TO any otthc numerous hunbnss, with
"'nch you have been sn lone amused.
y
Strength, o., at least the population alone is no sch
sta datd II il were il would be hiIlicnt conceive
now :; has happened, that handfu of Englislinen
have become the masters of sdia, and have been a
Die t. tax the people ofthsi country as completely
as We are taxed here, ar very nearly So III man
IS a man. to be sure bat, as S,crne sad to the
monk, " there's difference in men, my
iriend." IL is very clear. ID T. if there be one man
who does 10 the same line of business rs much as
two 0theT men, aud fhe travels twice as fast rs Ell
Their o.tien, h better tian both OF them t. his
employer be cause he eats than one OF
them, ami requires NO more olot .es, lodging, Sc.
than one Oh hem. Il IS last the same with natl
on oil such men. Ahs, The, eiore, ia estimate e the
at'ength OF y gland, or any other untry, we must
look more at toe chsracter and rerorma ces of Inc
people than at theirnumbers. In England every
thing moves in aquiek pace. The stirring disu.i-
son OF the people sliorteus distances. More is
~ ihe same space OF tune than ~ ether countries.
The tra'!esmaa in l.osdoa almost hAlds conversa-
ton win the tradesntan al yeTs or Exeter.
BG the great liias of ell IS The i,lcessaHt o5o7a,
winch - continually creating tIap,s. which give
strength e. country. 10 not know, that We eX-
eel Some other nations in ingenuity in the useful
arts Torkmen are very sdroit in America. In, ]
buld rs well and more neatly than we do. They
work as nmby. But they do not work So m1ch
they take some leisure, which we uever do.
must, however, always INSIST, thai derive infinite
advantage from our sports To the owe, al
anu even these we should not awe without DOGS
1t IS very well in the way Of Ike, u riiieulc OK
buGtIDg Squires and Parsons but Vt tue matter b.
well considered, shalt find ust these eenteDrea
are as useinlly employed II this way th-, would
be IN any other b, following this sport, DIZZY SIT
an example al adventurous railing to those bsaesu
them and, ii there mad been M fox runtng IN E-
gland, much qu stion if should lave o. 5000
yconanry cavalry Instead If the hundred 1kgis
stiid "ao, Al one iigne, were actually Mounted on
their Owa hs.s.s in their own Uniforms. No mat
ter tor The cause, in which they came io tn. The
eaus might have en- diff rent. Il regiment o
soldiers, all ntwh7m can ride aud B5c AID Si0Ot
mu t b. much sor-n;Iable than re siinent OF
men who only know how TO lance AID sing and act
plays. Ii must DE- tire s,ms with nati0n The
g va king mcIiG, as il has been called, IS, in Ry o.
piiiOn, tising highly to b priced aud especially
that wonderful exploit Of Capt B0rci1y, which
however, has now been surpassed by the mln, whc
has walk d eleveuhiaiGred miles IN eieUen h7nitieG
hairs and whose nam am lrry nave forgotten
What IS this bat great instance Of the bodily pow
ers Of man What man will now not ue asham
ed To sly, that h wants hose or cn4eh to carry
liiIn 90 Or 50 miles in day Tic s,andariof TIE
capacity ct man has been raised b. these gerfnmau.
ces al there can be no question that Tic nation
has really been made stronger BY them.
Tae philosophers ofthe " humanity" school con
denim al Ia Sc things vuIga brutal and barblr
Gus. Trey look upol them as the contrary OF ne
f,lsmsm They represent It 70 he an act # cruel
~, for a crowd Of horsemen 10 below after pacl
OF loss in pursuit ola poor animal, VINO they say
has dJnc them 40 harm, anj, in whose tarnent,
tney feel delight. notice this inore particular,
az p receive the SICILY Sentimental TASTE to hay,
msde n eat way ia An,-rea. BIT, what - there
more cruel in lox-chsse than 10 those sports witt
The glr, in which tae Americans arc 50 fsmous
ard to their early pursuit OF watch they probsbi,
owe their Iib nies
l. Il
wlU appears 10 me Co DC the real foundation Of ia
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