Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-08-22
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE.


&c GriHin's Remains"
We cannot but consider this extreme, almost
morbid senstiveness Of Griffin, on the subject Of
his counrys wrongs, as but in part characteristic
of his own nature, in part Of that Of all Ameri-
cans. In Paris, we presume, people give them
selves no trouble 10 thinking about the "tree.
BORN" but look on them merely as human beings,
more profuse, it may be, of their approximations
Though tits not easy to out-spit a Frenchman)
than Of their gesticulations, and conjectured to
be aliens but from unshrugging shoulders they
bring with them over the main. In Italy, again,
Americans pass from town TO town, undistin.
guished from Europeans; seldom mix much in
native society: aud, should they sometimes do so,
we can we'll believe that they hear neither praise
nor blame of their country, from the mellfuous
tongues murmuriHg round them that sweetest of
all speech. In Paris, MIR. Griffin listened to
the lectures Of sapa,,s; in Rome, he gazed on
pictures aud statues; In Switzerland, he convers-
with the cloud-capt mountains; and in Germany,
he heard but the flowings If the Rhine. There
could not possibly occur any thing there to hurt
that amor pafr,a, which, in him, as in every
other American, is amor propre; but in England,
proud, bluff, rude, merry England. he was look
ed at in his true light, that of Yankee, whose
face, however mild, aud Mr.. Griffiiu's was no,
merely mild, but we are told, beautiful, seems to
an English ear or eye-we know not which, 50
let US say both-to be perpetually playing. as
from an invisible Jews harp, the tune OF Yankee
Doodle That any coarse or contemptuOus words
should have dropped from any lips. in his pre-
sence, respecting the character or claims of his
country or countrymen, we, as polite persons, DO
very much resret-none such should ever have
fallen from our lips in such companionship But
surely on meeting without spoken sentiments or
opinions some what derogatory to the dignities OF
the United States, Mr.. Griffin needed not to
have been either greatly surprized or distressed;
and might have been prepared, from all he had
heard of at home, 10 suffer such offences without
disturbance OF temper.
All Enslshmen who have visited America en-.
counter the same sort Of treatment every hour;
but thew simply smile, chuckle, or crow, and are
not impatient to take shipping for the chalk-clis
at the first-nor yet the fiftieth insolent sheer
though filthified with the fumes Of tobacco. The
idea Of John BULBS always behaving prettily and
mimly before Jonathan, cautious not to give Of
fence, as if he were boarding school miss mine
ing matters through delicate small mouth, is
| svrely absurd; oy his very name he is privileged
to growl, nay, below; and our brethren across
the water may be assured that he would not abuse
them if he did not regard them, l guess, with
pretty considerable respect. They are moi
| Frenchmcn. nor Italians, nor-we were going to
saw Germans-but bone Of his bone, and blood
OF his blood; they have made US haul down our
fiag more than once, and be -- to them,-
aud so have we theirs. Brooke did SO in ten mi
nutes, and therefore, as we said before, we love
and hate, and shake hands with and insult them
heap inequalities upon their heads, well know
ing that we shall be repaid in kind another day.
On seeing them on board packet at Liverpool,
give them blessing, and perhaps, as she leaves
the mouth of Mersey. pipe our eye, and in ou'
swollen throats sulp down religious farewell.