The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1842-12-20

and perfect account Of her character and history will
find it superior to any work of the kind that has ever
been published. We trust it may meet with favor
in some degree at least commensurate with its worth
Mr. L. o Stevens, of IIardwick is agent to sell the
above work in Caledonia County, and WILL we under
stand, visit the several towns for this purpose
"iMERiCAN NOTES FOR GENERAL CIRCU-
LAIION."
This long expected work at length has come within,
the reach of every who feels disposed TO part
with p cents TO obtain it. We have read the book
and have come to the sober conclusion that very
many un<nown to fame could easily bring out
a more entertaining book ortraveIs than that presented
10 the world by "Charles Dickens Esq
That Mr. Dickens is vain, is the fut probably OF
his organization, though most precocious growth has
undoubtedly been added to the natural faculty Of self
esteem by the incense of nattery and adulaon that
has been Iavished upon him, and humbiy
think with no very discriminating hand. "Charlcs
Dickens l,squre' is EngIishman, and Of course
not to expect that our fields quite green,
our lawns quite beautiful our landscapes quite
fau!tless Ii all Roads quite well conducted Jour
hotels quite comfortable in his conceit are those
Of old England; ror do wonder that villages,
neat, trim, and tidy they should strike
eller very unspbstantal, reared he has been
among the old, massive, smokey, dingy, and time
worn tcncmcnts of his native land; but we are
somewhat surprised that he should be so delighted
with matters and things in Canada, should find so lit
tie TO ccnsure and so much 10 praise there where the
population filed with discomfort and revolution,
composed largely it IL of class Of human beings
who, in intelligence, and civilization, u disgrace
TO the 9th century. Our authors philosophy too has
sadly disappointed us; we did suppose he would IA
the world with some to!erable coherent chapters
on the nature and working of our Republican insttu
lions and institute some sensible comparisons between
them, and the institutions Of his country; but
subjects, such these, his conclusions exceeding
~ puorie, and we fancy sec in him dspo-
sition to follow in the wake Of too many of his
trymen, who among US, not to learn the truth,
or admit cxcellcncics but to laugh at Oddities
and make themselves and their countrymen mer-
nv with ludicrous and unfair dclinedtions Of yam
kce character. AS a literary production the Gamer
lean Notes. vii! add nothing authors previous
popularity lie takes great bert with Lindsey Muir
ray and oftentimcs makes Of words and phrases,
that in this country would be shocking from the COM
position Of boy ten years Old; he is dull too, per-
dull and nsipid; and Niagara even could raise
very grand emotions III his bosom until he could view
it from the C0aadu side.
Once, however. we must do our traveller the JUS
tice admit, he is exquisite, and that is, when he
dscourse,h blessed friends the pigs; the grun-
ting scavengcrs. Of New York City furnish him with
congenia matter for few paragraphs of as funny and
ludcrous description rs the most facet;ous spirit
could desire.
'sChares Dickens Esquire" is not all friendly TO
temperance hotels and he tnkeh occasion TO inform
tho cold water drinkers of the United States more FIRE
quently than is consistent with good breeding, of his
predictions for brandy and water and all the set
era ofspirt drinks now generally thrust from the
side boards of every gentleman in New England
Our traveller is very the newspaper press
in this country, and his structures in the main
rect but would not the censure he passes on the
press here apply equally as well to that of his own
country? is not the press Of England corrupt TO the
very core ? we remember not long since Of reading
list of extracts from many orthe leading Journals of
the British Metropolis, collected by certain minister
from the United States, 10 certain European Court,
that Wee blackened by the most abominablc abuse,
that malice heaped political opponent, and
the like of which is rarely in this country save in
the columns of that engine of wictcdness, the New
York Herald.
On the subject of Slavery the writer has done Us
full and ample justice; here, he has not wronged
for he could not do it, pen can libel the abomina-
bio SYSTEM; there is traducing, beeing it; to
do US wrong by relating the enormities Of slavery is
impossible the darkest and most horrible tales that
ever broke upon the of an astonished world fall
short orthe terrible, the outrageous reality. Slavery
is weak point, we can triumphanty refute all the
vtuperatons Of foreigners, far regards the ex
cellcnce of our civil institutions, but when are