New-York tribune., 1841-08-31
MR.. BUCKINGHAM's NEW WORK.

AMERICA HsroRcAl STATISTIC DESCRIPTIVE. BY s Buck
iseHAM, Eq In Two volumes octave p loOo-New-f"k Nar
per Brothers.
Mr. BUCKINGHAM boasts, in his Introductory chapter that
during his sojourn in this country he visited every
STATE and Territory subject the American Government but
of the least interesting and important and that in all the
and large he acquainted with the middle and
upper classes by whom he courted and caressed 1t
necessary therefore, that we should formally Introduce
him readers IL Is enough t" say that the author
n the last book of comments and commonplaces on
America and the is the gentleman who
formed us year or two ago of Oriental
whose he had rescued from undrserved oblivion
Who gave the Temperance Reform and either great Moral
enterprises of the day their life and energy who Kindly
scented TO instruct the President and Congress in the sci
ence Of Legislation and who in various other
learn from volumes before us, entitled himself to the adj
mation of mankind general and the profound gratitude
of countrymen in particular
In commencing his volume, Mr. Buckingham
ais that his retirement from Parliamentary which he
means his inability longer retain the he for short
lime held in the House of Commonshc determined to de-
at three years careful examination of all the
most prominent and interesting objects of Nature and Art
which America contained, well investigating the
of its Institutions the It's Society and the charac
Ter and manners of people For this Office he supposes
that his uneoualed acquaintance with all the countries and
of The Oriental world peculiarly fitted him. and he
the that, possessing many advan
ages all other travellers America he shall present
work much and philosophical than any pTey
ously published the same subject.
After informing u. that ctk the Hon Daniel Webster
he made political Newark, by which he Of
meant that being with the crowd Of people who
from Newiork for that purpose he heard Mr. Webster
public meeting in NewJersey-hs gives description of the
political parties America summing up the principles
the Wings follows:
The Wings in favor giving ,cealth Il more open
and direct influence than possesses IN the suffrage for
eectuas and would be glad exclude from the electoral
body all who have fixed o; property They
are against changes that would increase power or in.
uence OF the people. They in favor Of monopOes in
chartered or Incorporated banks and against trade ex
cent in their own products and manufactures They svmpa
,hze almost universally with Tory in England
think that Lord Grey carried the principles OF reform
100 far and would be glad the Duke OF Wellington and
Sir Robert Peel restored office They thGk Lord John
Russell Yerccty right in ciuss accede proposition
for the extension the suffrage for shortening the duraon
OF Parliament for gvasing the vote by ballot hey an
against thu separation of the Church OF England from the
state and alteration III the constitution oil Inc
House OF Lords They any discussion OF te
question OF slavery and generally hostile TO lis abolition
They condemn the Canadians their attempt establish
free government for themselves and in short they ,hnk
and feel and act with reference the other classes Of the
community here, the Tories and high Conservative
Wings dc in Ensland
There is impohte adasc respecting good memories
which Mr., BucAinghaW appears never 10 have learned fox