Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1825-01-27

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told him, she considered as one OF our
chaplains," and at the same time as
sured him that while in his service, no
thing should be required Of him lncon-
sistent with bis duty to bis conscience
or his God. From that time," said
Mr.. s., "his Majesty has ceased
from his Sabbath pleasure parties. He
is now what may be called a moral
man" boston Telegraph.
The following description ofimpres-
sions OF An unparalleled foreigner, on
realizing the simplicity of the habit and
the frankness of the demeaner of the
chief magistrate of our Republic, is
taken from a new work recently pub.
lished in London, entitled "An excur.
sion through the United States and
Canada, during the year 1922 8 by an
English gentleman"
Shortly after my arrival at Wash.
ington as was n day coming with
a friend from visitiugthe public offices,
he pointed out NE a well dressed gen
tleman walking by himself. THAT"
said he, sis the President of the Uni
ted States" When this parsonage
met US, my friend introduced me to
him. / took off my hat as a mark Of
respect; upon which the president did
the same;saying he vas glad TO see me.
| went soon afterwards to pay my res
poets to him at his house, in company
with the sameiriend. W. were shown
into a handsome room, where the pre-
sident had been writing. When he
came in he shook US by the hand, re-
questing us to sit down, and conversed
upon variety of topics. l may here
observe that whenever in America,
you are introduced to any the Gus.
tom is to shake hands. l like this Gus
tom, as it is much more friendly, and
puts you more at your ease, than the
cold formal how, with which inEng
land, aud indeed most of Europe, you
are greeted at the performance of this
ceremony. l was very much pleased
with unaffected urbanity and p~oliteness
of the president, SO entirely different
from what Ishoul6 have met with beng
introduced to a person of any thing
like the same importance in Europe.
When going to pay my respects to a
duke of Tuscany, or even to a petty
German prince, whose whole territory
was not larger than one of the counties
in the United States. / have had to
dress in a court uniform, and to pass
by a whole file of soldiers, and then by
half dozen pages, officers, and cham.
berlains, with gold keys at their peck
cts, &c. But the president of the u
nited States received me in my ordi-
nary morning dress; and though he is
commander-in chief of the army and
navy, has no need of sentinels at his
door, being sufficiently protected by
the love of his fellow citizens.
81 a safely say, that the manly
simplicity of the president impressed
me with much more respect than the
absurd mummery of European poten-
tates. Yet surely, if pride a be toll.
Grated in any man, it must be in him
who (like President Monroe) has been
placed at the head ofthe government
OF his native country, by the unanimous
suffrage of eight millions OF his fellow
citizens.-How much more has he to
be proud of, than the petty distinc.
ton of birth or fortune Land what an
immeasurable distance between him,
and a German princeling' Yet to
Judge by their manners and bearing,
you would fancy the prince was the
greatest man on earth, and the presi-
dentmerely a private Observation-Disclosures
as the one isa most unlmportant per-
sonage, except in his own opinion,
and the other is really a great man.
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