Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-09-05

Fa'gariiV and Ignorance W. have recent,
had oecs.ou 10 mention the nallc,lng trims /,
which several ~ the English periodical. hay,
spoken Of the united Siaics--so dille,en, fron
the supercillOos tone ia which IL WINS At one I'm,
their uniform habit to Indulge Whenever lhi
coonsty became the theme Of remark. Eyet
the London Quarterly Review. whose pages
for many years were filled " lth the most b
ter irony aud vulgar abuse. whenevc, II spok,
OF the United States-ts literature. It's instiiu-
tons, IT'S manners, us military aud naval "a
lloits ar indeed any thing connected with il,
history has recently slept from It's Suits, am
condeScended 10 praise an American hook, ad
uniting that somelhi & good ooaii come even
out ii Naz'rrtl. Aud We had therefore hoped
thar the interests oil the British publishers, OPP
rated upon by the growing know ledge oil Amr
rlcan lit"'', aud the consequent ., lghien
ment oil The puoic mind inthai country. required
he nban loamcni al the mdnr ns ofi.s, IL
,iitnls OF tue Yankee chWasfsr. ~he,ewuh i
vas once Their ""n, 10 garn,sh their crude es
SAYS, FOR the nmussmrnr Of haneI John . ~
aud FOR the gratilicatlon Of his proverblal gu
hbiIiiy. But, although ,h,s may he. and we
hope ond believe is true, in The general, yet
W" occasionally find the old lrnveh breaking
out aire'h "heih.r proceeding from the ,gnor.
ance al cunceiied hockhcahs, OF the malice
of envious hbelets, it's unImportant tn
know. The following specimen is taken
from the Jnly number OF the London Monthly
Magazine. The writer is commenting on GER
tain speeches recently delivered at meeting OF
the Prison Discipline Society i'll London, in
winch. IL appears, the speakers had mentioned
lavoraby the mode Of treatment. Sc towards
pri oners conGued in our prisons, as coniiasted
with that pursued in Greht Britain
Passing over thu orn out common.places
Of thoae harrAngues, the praise Of American
prison AFFAIR, rs II there could be ANY rational
comparison between England, crowded M she
is With temptations 10 pllle,ng, aud loaded
~ i'll populat Oh oil six millions Of u nercnn-
tile aud manufacturing race and America
where there IS nothing to STEAD but grass or VIZ
ter nher- tue spade Is the only thing OF valur IL
the land lhn only thing Out of which amsn
can live America, where every man must be
his own tailor. carpenter, lawyer, aud rearer
OF CabbugPs where, II "A man would devise the
stealtug of pnlr of bictoh"s, ha must first
slay AMI STRIP the wearcr, inasmuoh rs M man,
from the president dowHwards, has IA secoad
par where The arts OF lie consist ia plan NIX
mal1e aud potatoes, and The Inquiries oil hIe
consist III boiling them lnto pnddings where
there are more acres OF l8ud than kuty rs AMI
forks a looking glass 1, IA shew that cougre-
gates the population Of "A prov incP picture
has never bteo seen sali spopu Is e hpnom-
enon which no American traveller, who values
ms reputation for yeraciiy IA the olalrs, has ey-
er veniured TO announce ami IL rs notorious
that Il lea service ot French plate Accumulated
The unpopuarity OF the Adam4rs 10 such a de-
gree, thar II oveftbfew that ancient dJ nnoty,
aud Federalism along With II, forever
l. tue writer bell wed the hall of his picture 10
he true, we should pity his ignorance as we
ceitainly must wonde: al the stupidity of a pee
Pile which can swallow such nonsensit al sinil.
Thank Heaven, HE day is pa.t when such plo-
duclions could excite anger Or morlilicatioh IN
this country. We onIy quote II Tor the nmuse-
tntut ol our Teadefs.