Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-08-21

IuHg Ngo--s cafeuI1y Taught school, cherIs-
ed in youth, and afterwards carried in manhood into
every ramhcaton Of public and private lie. n were
asked TO give my counrymen an example Of the extent
oil the ignorance which prevails in America, with re
spec England, might instance the erroneous, but
almost universal opinion in that country, that the
OF coriialify, with which, grant the English look up
on men, 9as aus source IN the old recolectons alluded
10. Ana could never convince them, that such viu-
d'eve reuospec,ons. which II Is tho avowed pride and
delight oil America TO keep alive in their pristine asper
ny were entirely foreign to the national character Of
The English, and inconsistent with that hearty, John
buii spirit, which teaches them TO forget all about
quarrel great or small. tue moment the eight Is over
anu they have shaken hands with their enemy, in es
mony OF such compact. At the time, cannot and
never did deny, that there existed amongst us q consi
cradle degree OF unkndy feeling towards America; but
this, contend, sScrbable not, by any means to
squab6les, recent or rcmo,e but almost exclusive
y to causes actually IN operation In their fall force at
the present moment. and lying far deeper than tho
nOy OF those by gone wars, e details OF which have
long oecn forgotten, even by the few who
remain and about which, the English OF the present day
are either profoundly ignorant orwhat comes 10 the
same thing-protoundly indifferent Be the what
ney may tho curious fact Of mutual Ignorance, is
'ndispntable At least, so Ii appears me; and have
ood reason 10 believe that such is the opinion Of al
most every foreigner, continental well NJ English
who have visited America We, however, in England
as have said before, frankly and fully admit very
small acquaintance with that country; whereas, the A
merieans, probably with much sincerity, proclaim
their perfect acquaintance With England The conclu
sion Is odd enou gh both parties sasted-they
convinced they know nl about us; and perfect
~ conscious, that we know nothing about them While,
therefore, may perhaps, indulge myself in the expec
taon oil being able TO Furnish slight information
people ON this side OF the WATER respecting that coun
! try have bad far too much experience OF The hope
less nature Of the OF the proposition, attempt
changing the opinions Of the Americans as to what is
PASSING ia England On this topic, indeed, the
; words OF Burke, in speaking OF another nauon the
Inhabitants OF the States are Is be feared, pretty
nearly-reason-pr proof"
Our next extracts relate 10 the press--an object of
infinite importance TO every nation OF the earth:
no foreigner unless he be resident in the United
States, can take out copyright in America, either
openly or by indirect contrivancp. An American pub
Usher, therefore. who succeeds In Obtaining copy Of
book written in Europe, may reprint aud put into
cuia'on, without sharing the profits with tho author
having any conncxlon with him at all. Mere extent
safe, may be observed, Is the grand object aimed
by the American publishers; and nothing secures
nus but low prices competition takes the direction Of
cheapness alone. This circumstance affords sufficient
explanation OF the miserable paper, printing, and bind
ing, by which almost all printed books In that coun-
Try, are d,slsrred. II very true, they serve their
purpose; they read and cast aside-or, kept for any
time, they inevitably go pieces. Except in the large
cfes' IN tue houses of the wea'thiest persons in
public institutions there is such thing 10 be seen
as library Undoubtedly, vehement passion per-
vades America for reading books of certain light de.
scrplon; but there does not exist the smallest taste
that could ever hear Of for collecting books OF
even for having few select works stored zip for occa-
sional reference. In TRUTH the rambling disposition Of
me great mass OF the people, their 6uciuang occupa
uons ana habits oil life, even In their settled
and various other causes domestic and some DO
liica', puts 1t out OF their power to form braries
all events be- the causes what they may, very few in
dividuai persons ever secm 10 think OF such ing-a
transient perusal being all that looked for.
"Thc sale OF a book does not go on from month TO
month"; or from year TO year. as with ust'e whole be-
ing over in few weeks at the most, months;
sequently, the printer, Who most expert and in
genous IN cheap devices, makes the mos, profit, while
the public curiosity is alive"
We copy, as miscellany, the account Of visit TO
! FTanklins last resting place. near Philadelphia:
&c On the 18th of December, we made pilgrimage
TO the tomb OF Franklin-dear old Franklin II con
sss Of large marble sab laid flat on the ground with
nothing carved upon it but these words
p n,'S Sss FRANKLIN
Franklin. it viii he reeoleced wrote humorous emf
taph for himself; but his good and good sense
Showed him how unsuitable 10 his living character il
would have been to jest in such place. After ALL his
literary works. scientific fame, and his undoubted pari-
osn form his best epl,aPh STILL 1t may be thought.
he might have been distinguished, in his own and by
more honorable resting place, than obscure corner
oil an obscure burying ground where his bones lie in
discriminatory along with those of ordinary mor,as
SION be altogether lost One little circumstance how
ever about this spot ia very striking No regular path
has been made TO the grave, which lies consider
ably out OF the road; but the frequent Of vsers
having pressed down the rank grass which grows in
such places, the way TO the tombstone is readily found,
without any guile"
Our last. for the present week Affords curious
OF manners:
Gone day. when walking ,hrougn the streets OF Bal
'ore my eye was ca"ght With The following title page
oil book stuck in shop window:-'The American
Chesterfield or Way TO Wealth, Honor, and Dis,inc-
ton, sSc. &C., with alterations and additions suited 10
The Youth OF the United States, by Member of the
PhisdelP hia Bar The work in question fonnd TO
contain, besides an abriigment of Lord CLesterfelds
Letters, "a chapter addressed to The Americans should
probabty not have vennred TO touch these deIlea,.
toprs had ~ not been Tor ths casual opportunity Of quot
ing The words oil witness who must be supposed i'm,
partial ne foregoing Instructions says the writer
were orig naly written for the Improvement of Eu
ropean The editor OF this work takes the liberty Of
adding few remarks, addressed particularly 10 Tho
young gentlemen Of the United States AS there Ia no
nation that does not exhibit something peculiar in lis
manners worthy OF commentator, there is none in
which something peculiar cannot be observed that de
mandJ relf0oi Should an American gentleman dnrina
VISIT TO Europe be seen chewing tobacco Il matters
not what may be his dress his letters Of introduction
ne VIII immediately he 'e down iow-bred lnechan
&c, OF al BEST as the master Of merchant vessel no
gentleman IN Enrope smokes. except il be occa
onaliy, by way Of froc but no person oxcept one of
tue very lowest OF the working classes is ever seen 10
chew The practice Of chewing leads TO that most IN.
genemany and airomnahle habit OF splitting unon the
floor ami into The IRE No floor in the United States
however ciean,-no carpet, however beautiful and
cosUy,--no To'gratc however bright--not even our
piurcs OF Gyine worship freq from This detes;abIc
pollution person who IL guilty OF 20 objectionable
violation OF deoorum and outrage against The deccn-
cies OF polished life, should bc excluded from tho uaT
our, and allowed to approach nearer Than the hall.
door steps When in house. and person has occasion
TO spit II should be In ones pocket handkerchief but
never Oh the floor or 10 the IRE The meanss, and The
rude5t clownn Europe Is never known to ba guilty Of
such an indecorun; and such ding as a sll,-hox s
never seen lheTe except ia common tavern. There
IL another habit peculiar 10 the o. States and from