Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-09-01
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Mr.. POleficd'S .NeHlOir- We hava init lad
an opportunity Of perusing work issued from
The press by MI. Coale, OF Baltimore, which we
nave had no little curiosity to see, since hear
ing mat IL was ascTbed TO The distinguished gentle
man who lately represented, al tins Government.
the Empire Of Russia. The work is entitled :. A
Sketch OF the Internal Condition of the Unil.i
Staies OF America and of their political relations
Win Europe by Russian 1t is translated
from the French "by an American, with No,es ;,
Ferhaps no foreigner, among the many who
nave visited the United States, has studied The o.
mus, and political institutions, and history of tb
country wan more righteousness than MIR. Polei
ca, TO whose pen we do not hesitate, upon it's in
irinsic evidence, TO aScribe this Memoir. AnJno
one has enjoyed greater advantages for 50 doing
As Counsellor of Legation, when Count PabIsn
was Minister from Russia, he had annie leisure IN
indulge Ills laudable curiosity, by reading and t,v
e!, anterior to the war OF 1912. Afterwards
when we "erc happy 10 greet him again annonps,
Us. as Minister PieapotenIlary, he eniuyed bv lis
general association with distinguished ciiiz-n.
Oy lis own hospitality, which m ought him in f. re-
que' contact w''h all the learned and the Official
persons, as well the eseniatiyes of the stare
aud People in successive Congresses and bv
wide and iree excursions into the different r.on,
OF our country Sill more ample oppor,uniIv of
surveying Tie national character, Resources and 70.
lations.
Ills observations We're marked by a penetratio,
and acuieness which all will remember who r..
ever conversed freely with him and there 10 =.
something OF disposition to tie sarcastic IN biz
conversation, The remembrance OF which caused
little alarm, when 1t was reported thai he 90. ~
author OF this Memoir which made lis anne,,..n
IN Europe year ago, and has but ilst been re-
published heTe.-We wee, however. aore.stJr
disappointed on coming 10 The peTusal of il ~.
au'hor does not pfete.Si To be Republican. How
could he, iavourte vi pow eriul and cen.ro,,s
Mohafrh, decorated with orders of nobili'v e,ar,
day rising at his own Court, and, at Tie Inn. ~;
look was pun TO press, or very soon afterwards
member oil the Emperor's Privy Council II
was not IL the nature OF things thai be bII
profess RepublicanisIn. On the Contrary bo a''e''
him eli NlOnarciIist but, at the same linn.
("hat Is almost equivalent 10 a profession of ~,
idhh OF hepubiic"n) he distinctly sd,ni,s tha,
hepuOlican form Oh Government is best ada,,,aI
TINS country, and Is The only one winch c,uid .,,
siSt liza 1t which 10 40 mus. to say, tina, H..
publican Government is best Tor Peools ,t,'se-
IN slate 10 receive ii. 'e
he oDJect OF lie writer appears 10 have bse,
to give 10 the people OF hi, country. anil of
n a',n. Europe seHe'sHy' an idea Of the LDifed
SfafeS, such as was fo'med by one wbo i I.,''.i
monarchls and OF course Tega, Dis our is;',''.
with some distrusI Making allowance tor Co.
errors Oh iact, which any foreigner rnigbt vol, en-
mo- snd Tecoliecing the date OF the co,,,,,,,o,
(say 1871 hough the date is not eJve,I BIO 49,.
succeeded In his object lie has done ;,,,i'. ','
tbe country In many particulars, and nj. ,in,.'.'
WheIe 'hsy are inosi seve,e, are not az much 49, ~
our american travellers Indulge in upon Fn-o,,s.,
ours. 's'i'"'d' 70
We shall not defraul the publisher of a.. 49,.
oi his work by making any very conions $3.50
from II, which we have no doubt viii l., -.
soueh, 'of oy our readers. Its topics Ar. wei ~,
idnoeo' ana divided iniO sections, among tb, rs,
,''I es''"s o. wbIeh, perhaps, are The Political
ANel~'ons oi the United S ales with Euro,e >, 81
Stale oil Society" The first of ,b.ss co. ,,..
eD"e' considering IT TO be OF no little Interest -
comprising the views OF this able du1ouatist snci
io v.uVuO'ehy presented, during his lifetime.
II VIC ""Ie'of Alexander, and will. as one of his
oAhclsl advisers, continue to Communicate -, H..
successOr-snd such therefore a. ,,,,, re -. 80
ca 70 be eniGtdined by the Government of Ls,,..,,
Ahe latter Is Tive longest chapter in the boot aa,t
so",' time OF o'hef we may give that entire II, o,,,
,1a"c's' AZ present, we do not feel oursel,cs a,
hDefty TO DO so. The notes OF the t,an.f.,,,r -,
copious, but u intended IS a comme..,,,g ,,.;.i,
nave been made much more So Before ,,,.,.,',,.,
the chapter on political relations. we Coz. CO.,,
ne ''o,N me concluding paragraph. 10 show in vat
'''e memo" was written, and IN what spirit
II oush to he received
!" terminating lhis sketch, we admonisb the
'oSus' hot 70 expect to find portrait OF the Uni
resembling The original in all its details
ouch TASK would require considerable time for
he correction Of materials well ~ that ,.biloso
phieal qUickness Of perception, bestowed by ma
tufe on her iayouriiss alone. The author is ss,,.-
NED win unIios IN this composition the ch.rsc,er
lSue "ai's oil country interesting in many res
peers, and ilule known to Esrope. HE i NOT
sure Of having been sways accurate. bot he has