The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-04-15

ultif pffalurhti oar taxes atil tbetr M
taNes, our Starving farmers. and IA, ~ WI
/ led lahprers aud though he IS Aa;h N,
American aud Republican, cuniriyrs Ia
lr sinsaldrly clever. WHY. aud all,t,sins.
lie not only says thai there Is more homes
/ ~ aud diligence IN Cougtess than IN our
Parliament, winch we would place 10 In.
, account ol Ameoean ignorance nut after
witnessing many debates, lie maintains
thefe Is more eioqueac., dignity aud OF Ter
lie has Il respectable knowledge of our
history and antiquities, Yet such is the
loee ot American pr, jadIee, that he en-
Hot discover tue beauty aud virtue ot rot.
Ten hurgns, slhecures, Ilthes, and standing
mml's, winch, accurdn, In some modern
/ auihoriurs, lie n the foot of an tint is *
'eatht IL lie constitution. He Is Infinitely
spoftre upon the saperlatlses of Il vast
ana grant" and stapeadoas1 bestowed
by English tourists on such hillnrks a
+ onoNdena such efStf8 rs the Severn. or
i little garden cascades huy feet high. lie
complains bitterly Of the fur or five dif
Iefeat tongues spoken IN England, which
rendered his English Useless 10 him, and
l0feed linn 10 hire an Interpreter " HON
he calls professor Of languages. lie j,
'ffe'ereniiy merry upon the Coronation,
1l when ne "as present aud las some-
'hin6 Nefy P'qaom upon the happiness of
a nation where The Minister Of Finance de-
clles taxes 10 be blessing. He Is so un
generous as To Judge of the spirit of our
government from the Manchester tragedy.
The SIX bulls, oLIvEn's plot, HoKg aud
CAhLtsLE's prosecutions, the Queens f,-
I 4
aud abroad. His Indignation is provoked
! ny the tedality of our Reviewers, 4 lac de-
scribrs with great torce the decisions
ptaetsed on the public by booksellers, who
employ 1nnumerable arts 10 pull of an
author and procure him run Tor the sen
son. The hook Is written with great talent.
llle author has the acltenrss of SmoNp
without ms iasiidousnrss-wih IA urcater
grasp oi intellect, aud greater boldncss aud
accession oil character. Ills style is clear,
nervous, abouInllng In figures aud illusions
! iali OF tfacltJ, but easy, flowing, and IN
ldbpted. tie cannot h. long unknown, and
WHEN u" comes forth, will bc entitled to
take ms place among the most powerful
! writers oi the day IN either continent IN
the United States the worl. cannot fail TO
become pfodlgously popular. He has n
Feneed III" injuries of England IN a 81 vie
"h''h must turn the laugh against us IN
America, aud would probe John Bulls
sclt-lo'e To the quick If it could reach HIM.
We neither adop, or commend all the au-
lhor opinlons-lar from ll--bnl we think
II would be we'll To put the book into john
llanda, ior the correction OF that inordinatc
national pride, which blinds him 10 his own
detects, and makes him So insnlrrablr To
Foreigners. This however, is not Gktly to
happen, Tor without a special license from
the Attorney General, no printer would put
his name 10 the work 10 have our
Whole system, with all its ancient and gro
tesgHe accoInpanyments, aDatonlsed by u
most sa5acious, able aud thorough repub-
licaii, vino writes without the fear of prose
ciliion before his eyes to have all the sub
liine part OF our constitution tested by the
hard and rigid rule OF democratic utility, is
evidently species of pociiical torture, al
togeter al variance with the modern rules
ol civilized dlsputation. The Americans
are hardy enough 10 reprint all the Iibels
we manufacture upon the national char
aclcr aud so,elnment. But this is a rule
II does not suit Us 10 follow. Cutting out,
however, few passages about KING, Lords
aud Commons, in which the author has
Ylaibly indugcd his prejudicos, rather than
exercise Judgment, the book might be re-
printed IN London, aud have some good
effect. The following extracts will give an
idea Of the author's manner.
" A good Taste III the relish for dramatic
exhibitions, Is beyond doubt, one great
criterion OF the state Of morals and when
ever SEE the stag" converted into "A bear.
garden for drnnkards, wild beasts, pupprt-
shows, aud pantOnllnrs, take il for gran
ted the audience must be pretty much on
Il par with the exhibition. Above all,
When people, called wei educated aud
polite, are fond otsceinR murders, madlnrn,
aaG eXlraNdgant Caricdtures Of every hu.
man passion represented on the stage, il is
; sure sign their taste approXimalrs 10 that
OF lhc mob, who are most onlrageoasly
addicted to running after executions aud lu-
neraIs.
. used often TO 20 t0 the theatres here,
until grew tired Of their nominations
Illr dramatic art IS certainly at The lowest
cbb IN tins country, owing 10 a variety ol
causes. The first is the indifference ofihe
fashionable world, vino, one and all, prefer
10 go 10 sleep AT the Italian opera, To sit
tias ont one Of Shakspcare'5 best plays ;the
second cause, apprehend TO be the blgot-
fy of Il considerable portion of that class.
which furnished vast many spectators to
Tile theatres mean the respectable mid
ding class, many of whom will not 90 to
the play because they are told that il il
immoral and many for no other reason.
than hrrauSp If lS m lnnppr C,sl,;,,.,ll
1t actually smacks ofradieaIism 10 80 often
to tue theatre
" For these, aud other reasons of less
extensive operation, ii happens, that except
when new well bepuflrd actor,--a wen