Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-09-04

The following remarks, from the London Morning
Chronicle eyincc that the work Of Captain Basil Hall
is correctly appreciated by part at least OF his English
readers. For our parts do feel disposed, a.
we stated before, 10 speak OF his Travels with bitterness
for they did not excite any bitter feelings while
pcrusing them: his wo,k Is the eison of peju-
diced, but but thnk, hone gentlenan aud
we are sorry the severity OF remark with which
some editors are disposed to treat it, W H. X. Post.
no recent publication SCENE TO have disappointed
expectation much, the Travels in the u States of
Captain Basil Ii Cleverness he unqu stonably dis
plays on many occasions; bni his leading defect Is
wanteoi sagaciy His eternal comparisons silly;
because the difference between the people of the Unit
ed States, and the people Of England, iow ra,ur lily
from the circumstances in which they are respectively
placed; and when the pecuiariies in their situa-
ton seized all the rest is obvious There is through
out the work. constant display of that self suficency
| and sct-gratulaon which might be in character in
pr'n Dandy but which one is not prepared 10 End i'm
Naval Officer who has been buifetted ahou, the four
quarters Of the world
" The idea OF creating an Aristocracy in America
seems TO have haunted particularly Captain Bait Hall
Il remember once (he says) before l had much ac-
quaintance with the subject asking welt informed per
son. whether lie did no, think il possible by some de-
vice oil entails, of rank station, 10 inerpose co-
teractng force to this popular torrent in order check
some OF the evils OF such wide spreading democracy
He smiled a, my entire ignorance of the feelings of the
Americans these subjects, ard assured me- that any
such thing alluded to- or in the remotest degree ap
preaching 10 Aristocracy either of alth or title
or station or even of talents experience. was abso.
uely out OF the question:; and fully as nconss,
with he whole spirit OF their system, equal diri.
sion of property would be with that OF England
In all these remarks of Captain Basil Hall, there is
displayed ameniable Ignorance of human nature-
The idea OF entails aud Ars,ocracy, could never have
entered into the head OF any at all acquainted with
America.
In the United States, asystem of equality prevails
because where there il boundess territory, land is OF
no value except where slavery is allowed All this
aik oil democracy, OF equality aris,ocracy, and forth
Ia quite idle The fact of the posse ssion OF lands equal
in fertility those already granted, ssary puts an
end 10 all schemes OF Arisocracy, except when the la
bourers can be made property.
Captain Basil Hall is an ingenious man. He may
hereafter institute comparison between the people Of
Loo Ichoo aud the people Of England, the people OF
New Zealand aud the people OF Holland. We have no
objection TO his pictures Of Loo Tchoo, South Ameri
ca but we object TO his comparisons OF the American t.
an old people like the English.
+" The Legislature of the u s. may be ignorant, bu,
wedo not see how adding corruption to ignorance could
mend matters.
The Americans and English have hardly any thing
IN common, but speaking the language and living
on the sea-Doard. We quite satisfied with our own
country and would rather live in England than in hc
United States Of America. But preference is not
founded on the silly grounds urged by Captain Basil
Hail."