The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1831-1858, 1832-05-23

and gentlemen did not sup together; anc
TVS was the answer repeated to me after.
wards by variety of people to whom put
the same question.
Z Church and State ho,,hle along, side by
side, Notwithstanding their boosted indie
pendence. Almost every man you meet
! VIII tell you, that he is occupied in Iabors
most abundant for the good OF his country ;
ana almost every woman will tell you, that
'esihes nose things that are within (her
no'se sne mas coming upon her daily the
care Of al the churches. Yet, spite of this
I universal attention to the government, its
laws are half asleep; and. spite of the old
women and their DOrcas societies, atheism
is awake and thriving.
In the smaller cities and towns. praver-
meetings take the place of almost all other
, amnsemehts hut as The thinlv sca,,ereJ
population of most villages can give no.par-
ties, and pay no priest, thew con,rive IN
marry, christen, and bury without them. A
stranger taking up his residence in any
riiy IN America, must think the natives the
"ost religious people upon earth but il
cf''hce lean hun among her western villag-
es, he VIII rarely find either churches or
chapels, prayer Or preacher; except, in
deed, at that most terrific saturnalia.
n camp meeting" was much struck with
me answer oil poor woman, whom saw
ironing on Sunday. " Do you make nodif-
ference IN your occupations on Sunday ~
SAID. " he'ant Christian Ma'am we
have got no opportunity" was the reply.
1t occurred to me, that in country where
"all men were equal" the government
would he guilty of no crime, did it so far
interfere as to give them all an opporfuu;t,,
OF becoming Christians if they wished it
But should the federal government dare to
propose building a church. and endovino
II, IN soma. village that has never heard
the bringing home of he'll and hurial.n i,
is perfectly certain that not na .T the soyer
- Sale where such an abcmination was
proposed. would rush into the Congress- to
resent the odioas interference, hui that ali
the other States would Join the clamDr. and
such an intermeddlinc administration wouId
run great FISK Ct impeachment and degra-
daton.
no one dreams of fastening door in
western Amerira; | WAS told that it would
he considered an affront by the whole neigh
borhood. l was still exposed to perpetual
and most veXatious Interruptions from peo-
pie whom had often never seen, and whose
names still oftener were unknown to me.
Those who are native there, and to the ma n.
ner born, seem TO pass over these annoyan
ces with more skill than | could ever nc-
qulre More han once | have seen some
OF my acquaintance heset in the same wav.
without appearing at all distressed by il -
they continued their employment or ccnver-
satlon with me, much rs if no such inter
ruptlon had taken place-when the visitor
entered they would say, How do YOU do %
and shake hands. "I'olerably, thank We.
now he you - was the reply If il was a
female, she took off her hat if male, he
kept 1t on; and then taking possession OF
the iiIst chair in their way. they would re-
tam 1t tor an hour together, without utter
ing another word; at length rising abrupt
y, they would again shake hands. with
Well, now | must he going, | guess -
and to take themselves off, apparently we'll
contented with their reception.
Here is IA specimen nf the colloouies
forced upon Mis-. Trollope at her sequester-
ell cottage
"Well now, so you he from the old coun-
iry?-Aye-you'll see sights here, guess -
1 hope | shall see many" "That's a fact.
Why they do say, that If poor
body contrlves TO he smart enough 10 scrape
together a few dollars, that your King
George always comes down upon them.
and takes it all away. Don't hep" IL do
not remember Of hearing such a transac-
action" 81 guess they he pretty close
about it, Your papers bent like ourn
| reckon? Now we says and prints Just
what we like to-" "You spend good deal
of time in reading the newspapers" "And
III like you'd tell me how we can spend it
better. How should freemen spend their
time, but looking after their government,nnd
watching that them fellers as we give off
ces to, does their duty, and gives them
selves no sirs" But sometimes think.
sir, that your fences might he in more thor
ough repair, and your roads in better order.
If less time was spent in politics." THE
Lord to see how little you knows ola free
country? Why, what's the smoothness of
road put against the freedom of a free
horn american? And what does brok
en- zg-zag signify, compared to know
ing that the men what we have been pleas
ed to send up to Congress, speaks hand
some ""d straight, as we choose they
should ?" at is from a sense of duty. then
that you all go to the liquor store to re ad the
papers z" ITO he sure it is, and he'd be
no true horn American as didn't. dom
say the father of n family should always lie
after liquor, but do say that I'd rather
have my son drunk three times in II week
than not to look after the affairs of his coun