Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1835-10-01

lultnSciN Interests I'LL bilipuN, Anu Vet
strange 10 say. the best informed among
them are woiully ignorant ct almost
every thing appcrtLiumg - "a. New
ORR Is a5ou; the only state they have
heard ot a. Vet. Their geography runs
no further than the place where the
packet ships come from, Ofour public
men almost the only one whom they
have heard offs Webster and his speech
e. they have never read, but they
have caught his name from the Edin-
burg Review. Major Downin, and
Niagara are the only tory conceptions
Of America. Mississippi. they say. j.
large nNcr.-and when tell them
came from Maine. they oXcla,m, how
such "A river must look The only
Maine they have ever dreamed OF l.
standing they have three great terrific
rics on itS boundaries. Whv, ] have
had well informed men IN other matters
look upon me with surprise when ! told
them was an American. because
had eyes and ears like theirs; aud their
+
found spoke English as they did,
while they watched me narrowly all
the time 10 catch some such phrase
A. nation fine, or "tarnal slick: and
when | spoke of Mississippi ,aa-, they
thought they had me. and roarcd out
right. No mans language here Is
watched more than an Americans. SO
much have English travellers drawn
attention To this matter, that a man, at
ter watching me long, could only re-
mark that | differed from him In saving
Aqpeaay instead of hoypnHF \ mon
strouS difference. to bc sure. My coun-
tryman. Willis, Who is really gentle
man and maa of taste, as we'll a. a man
OF talents passes Tor wonder III all the
circles here, for be speaks English a,
we'll a. all well educated Americans do.
and Is neither bear nor man 20 lick
his weight in Wild cats, as the Troll
lopcs and Hamiltons have made many
silly people believe We all are.
Butt have been wandcriug. There
Is no other way, however, in rambling
letter writing, than that Of tumhing
your thoughts an wherever YOU can get
a chance. hate To write on stilts.-
But-to return however. To the Crown
and Anchor. Among the orators
OF the meeting was Mr.. Fox, 4 Uni
tartan clergyman, who began III most
unpromising manner. bat ended most
brilliantly, talking politics with a free
dom that would ruin an American cler-
gymcn, aS We tie them up, (unwiscly
enough think too 10 theology only.
thereby making them know much OF
women and children, and chrisicnlngS
and bUrial> but little of the world they
have 10 reform. This Mr.. Fox spoke
3 an species of theatrical chant, now ~
and Wn,-but he is Just the man for
the multitude and they cried out
hear, hear, hear, al every turn
of Iii, thic!. thou-htcd periods, and now
and then gave him rounds Of applause.
The Duke of Wellington hc lashcd un-
mcrciiully. and the audience bore him
out Then Wc had some members OF
Parliament "a Wakclv. whose Gun
i
not be- considered of mighty calibrc
with us:-thcn MIR. Grotc. member
from London, or Lo1non. as My Lord
Broughdm calls It,'-(yOu see wha,
correct speakers even Engli,h scholars
always are')-but Mr.. Gro,c would
stand in our third or fourth CongrcS,ion
al ticr.-And ia. Col. De Lacy Evans.
who IL going a. commander of the
British recruits. 10 fight Don Carlos
gentleman better for fighting than for
speaking: and then DR.. Bowring. a
leading radical, who talked scn,ibly
enough. but with a most non>cnslcal
rant of manner, screaming louder than
. Chiffon Of Kentucky can, and not halt
50 fluent
+ O'Conncll however. brought up the
rear. \ queer man hc Is, with fun
nv social face. alive with irulic. ready
81, any weapon too. oT VG5Dn a. he call,
lt-whcthcr It be- the keen piercing
-hait at wit. the hcalihcst and most
"a tcful defamation OF the most out
necuu and rr1lu,c abuse or heavy.
laden bolt Of wrlthlul sarcasm. ! SIC.
rimcn of all tbs varied cloqucnce D.,
gave Us now I'm, YEAR az. such
word as De- used would have cost him
hi head llo va. thc only ora'1r uh.
mai. wr forget Us 'ac freedom uf h.
cnumeuis th4t hcwlsl Hui.li orator
iur hr liona advanced opinion. ibc-
u 900 american orator would ad.
y.clte-calung nsru.ly around tH.
throne itself d,uHmpn. 80 n.t S.,
consider ab4., aI,u,i'iu. nrc SUE
i. tu,' and pauarlry Upon fhcN,yrul-
op.c 90 hereditary lcuIlhon- $780,
bpWcs,, that great lottery 10, hr ca,l d
Loo th. bong hip uh.,h Lo expects t
.o.p h0 af1.y ui'Irt 200 hereditary
prop ] do H.' care .l ml,b tI hs
.thai i.rI hYl'd .-f4L.ri. t.fl
OBJ csr tId judge should Ag.f
Judge. -'l.e Hi ft.I.l.. rlc orum.
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