Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-11-17

I They certainly arc not . humorous people, snd the
always impressed being oi dull sud
glpmy character. IL shrevdncss Of remark, and
tam cast iron quaniness. the Yankees or people 81
New England unquestionably TAX. the iea they do
in most otter evidences Of intelligence But In travel
ling about, out of the large ctIos-as have remarked
IN former paris Of these volnmps-l quite oppressed
by the prevailing and melancholy air u bust
ness which Vas general and unYarying, That every
new town came TO, seemed To the yery same
people whom left behind at tie last. Saei defects
pefceplibe IN the national to me TO
be Teerablc IN great degree. 10 this casr, which has
generated dul sucn persistence in usage, and
rejected The graces Of lie undes.rslng OF atieuIlon
There is doubt that Washington who was always
scnpulous and exact points oi ceremony. rceis
cd the tendency towards Ibis mistake, IN his time,
aud did his utmost TO correct II.
cannot hold with other writer's ON these subjects that
the prevalence Of various forms Of dissen, in Am, rea Is
in any way attributable 10 the existence there OF an
established church, indeed think the temper Of the
people. lift admitted OF such an institution being FUNDED
among them would lead them 10 desert il, as matter
of course merely because It established. But, sup
posing il yIsi doubt It's probable efficacy III
lnonlng ~ wandering sheep 10 one great fold, SIMPLY
because ot ihe immense amount oi dissent which pre-
walls home; and because do not find IN America
form Of religion with which We in Europe, even IN
England unacqnamied. Disssenters luther
IN great numbers other people do simply because 1t
is land Of resort aud great settlements Of them are
founded because ground be purchased, and towns
and villages reared, where there OF the hu-
man .eaion before. But even the Shakers emigIated
from England: our country Is not unknown To Mr. Joe
Smith, the apostle of Monnonism, TO his beniehed
disciples; | have behed religious scenes mys,,. In
ofonr popuo towns which ca, naruly Re surpas
sed 10y an American camp meeting; and am not aware
that any instance Of suporsltlous mpusture the one
hand and supcrsous creduliiy the other, has had
It's origin IN The United States, which cannot
Than parallel by the prcoedens Of Mrs Southcotc, Mary
1ofis the rabbit breeder Mr.. Thon, of Cancru-
ry; which latter time after the dark ages
had passed away
have now arrived ai the close of this book have
little reason To believe. from certain warnings have had
since returned England that II will be icnderly
fayorahy received by the American people, and have
wri,en the truth IN relation the mass Of those who
form their judgments and express their opinions il will
be that have no desire TO court, by any ADVENT
tious means, the popular applause.
II is enough toI me 10 know, that what | have set
down IN these pages cannoi cost me single friend
the other side OF the Atlantic, who in anything de
serving Of the name For the rest, put my trust, i'm
pcity in the spirit in which they have been conceived
and penned; and can bde my time
have made no reference 10 my reception, nor have !
suffered II 10 influence ~ what have written; for in
either case, should have offered but sorry acknow-
ledglnont, compared with ,la, bear within my breast
ow,rd those partial readers OF my former books across
the wafer who met me with open hand, and moi
with one that closed upon an iron nuzzle