Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1835-10-29

Oh how unlike the sneers ana contempt
an American must now witness in some
quarters OF Englard from other classes
of men, who believe us from misrepre-
sentations Of Tory travellers, to be but
little better than brutes. | did indeed
in proper time take an opportunity to tell
Mr.. Hume, that if oil Englishmen were
like him, we should in truth be country
men, with one heart and kindred feel
ing. America is now alluded to here at
all times, and on almost all occasions
The machinery of our government in
tensely interests all Brtons,-and yet
strange to say, the best informed among
them are woiully ignorant Of almost every
thing appertaining to Us. New York Is
about the only State that they have heard
Of as yet. Their geography runs no fur.
ther than the place where the packet
ships come from OF our public men,
almost the only one they have heard of is
Webster, and his speeches they have
never read,-but they have caught his
name from the Edinburgh Reviev. Ma"
jor Downing and Niagara are the only
tory conceptions of America. Mississip-
pi, they say, is a large rIver,-and when
l tell them came from Maine, they cX-
clam show such a river must look'!-l
The only Maine they have ever dreamed
of, is the Main of the continent, notwilh-
standing they have three great territories
on its boundaries. Why, l have had
well informed men in other matters look
upon me in surprise when told them
was all American, because | had eyes
and ears like theirs; and their surprise
was redoubled when they found | spoke
English as they did, while they watched
me narrowly all tho time to catch some
such phrase as nation fine,' or 'tarnal
slick;' and when | spoke Of Il MIsSissip p
pi snag, they thought they had me, and
roarcd outright. No mans language is
watched more than an Americans. So
much have English travellers drawn at
tention to this matter, that u man after
watching me long, could only remark
that | differed from him in say ing hapen-
ny instead OF happenny! a monStrous
difference to be sure. My countryman
Willis, who is really gentleman, and a
man Of taste as well as man of talents,
passes for a wonder in the circles here,
for he speaks English as well educ atcd
Americans do, and is neither Bear nor
man 'to lick his weight in wild cats,
as the Trollopes and Hamiltons have
made many silly people believe we all
are.
But have been wandering. There
is no other way, however, in rambling
letter-writing than that Of tumbling your
thoughts in wherever you can get a
chance. i hate to write on stills But
to return, however, to the "Crown and
Anchor" Among the orators Of the
meeting was a Mr.. Fox, a Unitarian
clergyman, who began in most unprom-
ising manner, but ended most brilliantly,
talking politics with u freedom that
would ruin an American clergyman, as
we tie them up, (unwisely enough |
think too) to theology only thereby max
ing them know much of women and chill
dron, and christenings, and burials, but
little Of the world they have to reform =
This Mr.. Fox spoke in a species Of thea
trical chant, now up and down,-but he
is Just the man for the multitude, and
they cried out "hear," "hear," "hear,"
at every turn Of his hick-thoughted pc
riods, and now and then gave him rounds
of applause. The Duke of Welingto ton
he lashed numerically and the audience
bore him out. Then we had some mem.
bers Of Parliament,-a Mr.. Wakely, :,
whose gun though somewhat notorious
here, would not be considered of nigh
ty calibre with us:-then Mr.. Grote, a
member from London, or Lon.on, as "My
Lord'' Brougham calls it,'-(you see
what correct speakers even English
scholars always areD--but Mr.. Grote
would stand in our third or fourth con
gressional tier. And then COL De La
cy Evans, who is going as commander
Of the British recruits, to iig ht Don Car
los-a gentleman better for fighting thai
tor speaking and then DR.. Bowring, a
leading radical, who talked sensibly e.
nough, but with a most nonsensical ran
tof manner, screaming louder than Chill
ton of Kentucky can, and not half so nu-
eBt.
OConnel, however, brought up the
rear. queer man he is, with funny
social face, alive with lroiic ready at
any weapon too, or repon AS he calls it,
whether it be tho keen piercing shaft of
wit, the healthiest and most tasteful de-
clamatlon, or the most outrageous and
profuse abuse, or the heavy-laden bolt of
wrathlul sarcasm. A specimen of all
this varied eloquence he gave US now
Fifty years ago, such words as he used
would have cost him his head. lie was
the only orator who made me forget by
the freedom of his sentiments, that he
was British orator. for he alone adyan-