American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1825-05-13

The following remarks, published in the Lon.
don Monthly Magazine, are extracted from Sc.
res of letters written by British traveller in Cana
da who visited The United States. They dlspaya
spirit Of truth and libetaty, highly credlableto
their author and afford striking contrast to tina!
disposition to blacken the cha ac,er Of every thing
American, which has been manifested by many Oh
the English tourists who have visited u.s.
"Those who have come from the American side
of the lakes (who form the most industrious, enter
prsing, and successful oil the setlers) possess all
the equality OF ireemen, bur none oil the insoence
Of emancpated slaves. This difference OF manners
arises from very obvious cause though the extent
Of its effects is little credited in Europe,-l mean
the unirersat diffusion of education. It Is TINS,
more than any advantages Of climate OF soil OF OF
political institutions, that gives the American an i'm.
measurable superiority over the unenterprlzlng
Canadian. Intelligent and well educated men VIII
doubtless be found in Canada, but the great mass
OF the inhabitants is evidently below the people OF
the Western country With the latter no soone'
is settlen. ent FORMED, even in the remo'es. us
tricts, than The intelligent enterprise OF New Eng
anders is awakened, and schools, academies, ehueh'
IS, courts Of justice arise as If by enchanHen''
w henever land is cleared, or villages louhdeu, 90
teachers, elergymen. lawyers and merchants '"s,
regularly follow, and mould The rude seillsis INTO az
organized community. In the most distant eou''
tries the Wabash, the Illinois, and the MISSOURI
| whenever came to settlement even TO slla6e
OF the smallest dimensions uniformly 'ouna W, 1s
intelligence, arts. and civilization OF Europe -
called on the clergyman or lawyer eand loe'e ~ -
little ceremony in the Western woods.) gehe'a'y
found number of the Edinburgh RrTew' u "
the New Monthly Magazine, within TWO h'''.n'
after its publication in tope.-When nine nu.
1red miles from Philadelphia, met with an hn's.
lean edition OF Anastasus, not more IMAM vi" M
months after its first publication. need sea'o.'
add how much | was delighted with that n',"'a
bic work in such situation with the beauilui "a
panse OF The Ohio and the majestic forest arou"u
me. But into Upper Canada the benefits OF M ..la
tnre enter most tardily and imperec'ly.. W"nS
libraries were forming in almost every Wise. Ian
1.-THE American side Of Lake Erie, the Canau,an
shore presented no symptoms Of knowledge. Nv
marks Of improvement. On landing al so1'a.a
log hut on Tie banks of the Ohio I'm one " , hm
wanderiags,) was surprised TO find in me W''uU n
an American edition OF Richerands fhysioon.d
The house was as wretched the inmates SEM Id
miserably poor, yet lame, sckly looking iau Iii
nevertheless found the means OF obtaining slna
but select medical library. In Canada INC pvr,
boy would have possessed neither the opPo'snnb v
nor the inclination TO surmount natural ae'ee''
mental cultivation"
The Trustees Of the Mar, land Agricultural soce he
tile Eastern slore have given notice that thefe cre, at
Cnuls S5o1, and Erij5i,iun Of Domestic .fanJdc"''