The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-04-11
GER ANY

L" Tour IN Germdpg," DC. an en-
gaglng little work recently pub
lished in England:
Neimar. the capital IF the Grand
putchy of that name, Is the Athens
of Germany. Encouraged by the
Grand Duke. fine most popular of
sOyereigns, Wleland, Schiller, Go
Cthe and ucrder rcsorted 10 his
Court tthc FIRST Of whom. indeed. had
The charge OF his edncatlon) aud by
their united genius have spread IA
lustre over this little territory, not
exceeding two hundred thousand
souls in its population, which moth
ing but lis literature could have in
/ parted tn ii. OF these intellectual
rotentatcs, Goethe alone survives
now thro' years and infrmities with
drawn from "A world with which ne
heretofore delighted To mix. Yet
not long ago. when concert was
given At Court III honor of Il birth
day, the aged poet found his way
thither, late in the evening, and ON
his entrance the music ceased, court
and princes were forsakcn, and
the Grand Duke himself advanced
to lead up his gley-headed friend.
Among the ladies of Weimar. as
also OF SaXony, there is simplicity
which is quite delightful knitting
needle-work know no interruption
Mt home or abroad, and a female go
ing to a rout might forget her fan,
but would assuredly remember her
work-bag. At Dresden, even the
| Theatre is not protected from thu
needle and knitting pin, and our au-
thor has seen n lady grayely Ia,
down her work, wipe away Oh,
tears which the SORROWS of 1hickit
had brought into her eyes, and i'm
mcdiately proceed with her stocking
foot. Ii was, however, TO be eX
prcted, that in town which pride
itself upon its learning, the softer sea
would not always be free from pc
dantly. and accordingly, n few clubs
OF Blues have been formed to drink
tea, and " tall, about Shakespeare,
taste. and The musical glasses
The popularity Of the rcigning
family was insured by lis humane u
generous efforts torelicYc the wretch
cdncss entalIcd on the country By the
war which closed with the battle OF
Leipsick-every source of Courtly
expense was cut off for the purpose
of administering to the wants Of tbc
honscless and fatherlcss peasanfry
whose old village stories of " witch.
es Oh the Hart2, and legends of Nun
bcr-Nip from the mountains OF Sic.
sia,' had given place to tales Of in
dividual mlstottunes, Of dcsoIation
and Of blood and however il may
be credited this sympathy has bount
the people to the rules far NOR,
closely than the representative go
yCrnment which the Grand Dukt
has since bestowed on them, and OF
which they are unenlightcued {
nouSh to set ludiCrously ilttlc va
Hue.
" When the first election tool
place under the new Constitution
cons iderablc difficulty was expo
rienced in bringing up the electors
particularly the peasantry, to vote
In defiance Of the disQuIsltions Of III,
liberal professors Of jena, they coult
not gee the use Of all this machinery
DO we not pay the Grand Duke
for governing us, they said, and at
tending to public business why
then give MS all this trouble beside =
Nay, after the experience Of re
preventative body has been tried dur.
ing seven years, many still assert
that matters went on quite as well
and more chcaeply, without them.
Neither could the Grand Dukc viii
all his influence persuade the mem
bcrs 10 debate with open doors, St
fearful were some of the ru,tiC Sc.
nators ofpublic ridicule nor wonlC
they permit even an abstract Of Their
journals to be printed. except OF
condition that the names of The 5pea.
kcrs should not appear. Half a gum
ca a day is the allowance at Wei.
mar To each member during the ses.
sion and the representative Of d
county may be seen trudging to i" the
house" with crust in his pocket, 4
returning home with his wages in his
fob. Out oil doors few persons care
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