The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-09-04

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are here the supreme umpirrs Of
conduct. Their religion Is super.
s'ition. fashion, sophism. The la
dies lay on rouge in eqnilnteral
squares. and powder with brick dust.
Tyranny may grind the face. bnt not
the countcnance of Frcnchman his
feet are made in woodrn-shoes. The
parliament resembles An old tooth
less mastiif. France WAS the coun-
try of Le Sour and Racine, and is
that of Voltaire.
Spain. The dregs of nation.
two ccnturies past the arhiters of
Europe aud leaders Of dis overy.
Still sense, sagacify, aud cool conr-
age. are tamcly submitted here 10
the ron yoke of the inquisitiun and
eachnote ofhumanity drowned by the
yclls of poor victims. The prcro-
gaiives of society moulder here in
provincial archives. these arc the
eNecrablc lords Of Que hemisphere,
and the humble factors of Europe.
To see a sccptrc in the gripc of wo-
men. Soniessors and favorites max e
no Characteristic of Spain , nor is
the country of Calderon and Ger
vantcs more than It's oeighbors, the
land ofignorancc. vanity, idolcncc,
poverty, envy.
Notwithstanding of liter.
ature and history. glare, gallantry
superstition, daggers, earthquakes,
inq0isition the bloody dawns Of an
uncertain day the country Of Cam
oens.
Gcrmdny.--Its heroes, like Itai-
ian pictures. show best at n distance.
The rest parcel out To deserts, petty
tyrants. pedigrccd bcggars, aud
pcdants aud all her neighbors
know Germany. Yet this is the
mother of Arminius aud Fcderic, Of
Leibnit2 and Wolfe, of Handel and
Grann, of Mrngs aud Bonner, OF
Winkelman and iteimarus.
RotidHd.--A country, through
all its ages, fertile Of patriots,
though now plethoric with wealth,
aud unstrnng by public Incidence. A
nobility once full of republican met
al, sneaking by degrees into cour.
tiers. Here are scholars, civilians,
laborious trlllcrs, trade. Here all
senee oil misery is happiness--indif
terence, Contentmcnt--protit, honor.
Here sentiment is nonsense plain
sense, "it--jollity, pleasure--pos-
session, enjoyment--money the an
Choir OF the mind, the gale of passion
the port Of lie.
1cii-crfaRd.-Thc land Of lber.
~. Trade, taste, knowledge, dis.
Coycry among the protestants, wig
or in all--despisers Of death--slaYcs
Of money abroad. Abroad, a con.
tcmptIblc swarm OF Wallets, clerks,
officers, artists, schemers--thc lee
Chers Of fools
Siorr oft7oO WghianderS. There
is perhaps no quality Of the mind, il
which mankind differs more than III
a prompt. readiness either to act ~
answer to the point. in the most i'm.
mincnt and sudden dangers aud diff
ieuities Of which, the following /,
most pleasant instance.
On the banks Of the Albany Riv.
e4', which falls into Iludson's Bay
there is, amongst others, a small GO.
Iony settled, which is mostly mad,
up Of emigrants from the Highlands
Of Scotland. Though the soil oi Ill,
valleys contiguous to the rive,
is exceedingly rich and fertile, yet
the winter being 81 long and Sc
we're. these people do rot labour too
necessarily in agriculture. but de
pend for the most part upon theil
hunting and fishing for their sub
sistencc /; there being commonly a
bnndance Of game and fish.
Two young kinsmcn, both Mac
donald. went out one day into these
bouudless woods 10 hunt, each 81
them armed with well charged CUR
in his hand. and a Skene DIM, 81
Highland dirk, by his side. They
shaped their course towards small
stream. which descends from tho
mountains to the n. W. of the river
on the banks Of which they knew
there we're sill few Wild swine re-
naming and Of all other creatures
they wished most to meet with one
OF them little doubling but that they
would overcome even "A pair vi
them, ii chance would direct them
10 their lurking places. though they
we're reported In BIC 80 remarkable
both for their strength and lerocity.
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