Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1832-01-05

The indefatigabie correspondent, Of the London
s-rs 10 rat Journal with nabsted spirit aud talent
i he las, which has not yet met your eye,-is
addressed 20 King William Nv. and contains the
following tribute TO the people and Institutions OF
the United States It's quotation viii serve TO
show that, not~ Notwithstanding all the misrepresenta-
tions which have been uttered against our country
by English writer's, the happy and hour shing con-
dition OF things which flow from our free nssitu-
tons has had, aud must continue 60 have In yet
greater degree, powerful influence Oh the other
side Of the Atiantie.-- BGh. .fmeTican.
Z" Your majesty has mixed gate e.
nough with the world. during the last
thirty years, to know what che millions
think Of Kings, and feel about Kings !;
and how difficult il has been for Kings,
with all their power. and influence,
and wealth. and oourtiers, and crea-
lures about them. to keep their heads
above water, during the last quarter of
a century; and | am much disposed TO
believe that your majesty, rs an honest
British sailor, has very often been rs
disgusted with the absolute or dissoiute
conduct Of Kings. as any Of your ma
jesty's present subjects, or as your
msjesty's most humble correspondent,
O. r. Q.
"And perhaps your majesty is
also aware, that the example Of the
United States of America has been
very dangerous TO absolute Monarchs
and absolute Governments; for those
Atlantic Republicans have shown that
men can eat, and drink. and sleep, and
have children, and homes, and fireSides,
and Christmas roast beef, and news
papers, aud trade, and commerce, and
agriculture, and q navy, and an army,
and great moral aud Intellectual, as
well as political weight in the world,
and Gamble religious and moral, and
literary, aud encourage the arts and
sciences, and have pleasures and a.
musements. and the joys and delics-
cieS Of rational, and intellectual, and
civilized society-and yet have no Ma
tiOnal Debt, no King!! If any cour-
tier from Canada. or any traveller from
the back settlements Of America, shall
whisper in your ear, thatfnthe United
States the people are nc. so happy as
] represent them, and that one day or
other the Americans will have King,
or many Kings, or that the Repoblie
will become Monarchy, treat such a
man a. your enemy, as one who would
insult and deceive you. and do by him
As your late accomplished brother did
by person named Brummel, ring the
bell and order his carriage"
The fOlIowing paragraph Is from the address
pronounced II the recent commencement a the
Nashville University, BY President ilBd.ley.
"Since ! have sdseFied 60 toe sab
ject 81 politics, ~ one Of engrossing in.
teres, TO my cOuntrymeB, IL may not
be illtImed 10 caution you against that
preeOciaus and inordlnate desire after
pablo Offices, which - so prevalent a.
mOng our young men ~ the present
day. Scarcely have they completed .
hasty nOvitiate az school or college,
aud loubged IN q Law Office some six
months ~ q year. % and oB, when
they manifest most confident capaci.
~ and over-weenIng sagerness 10 a..
sumo the responsibilities. and 70 wear
the hsnors 81 Office. Now II strikes
me, that this is somewhat premature :
and that II does not SAVIOUR much Of q =
lent. o. mOdesty, or patriotism. Whe
Iher they will scqoIre skill by practice.
a. our seif made physicians de-, after
killing . dozen ~ two q their patents
By way 81 experiment, ! pretend not
% decide"