The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-11-07

peaceful exercise of grea abilities shed new charms and
assertions upon the homes of their country ee
vate their character in other lands was most earnestly
testified by their reception Washington Irving my dear
friend VINO hal recently been appointed minister at the
court Of Spain, and who among them that light
his new character for the first and last going
abroad sincerely believe that in all the madness Of
American politics few public men would have been SO
earnestly devotedly and afeconately caresseI this
most charming writer and ! have seldom respected q
public assembly more than did this eager throng when
saw them turning with mind IRON noisy orators and
officers state and hockng with generous and honest
impulse round the man Of quiet pursuits proud in his
promotion as rejecting back upon their country and
grateful TO him with their whole hearts for the
graceful fances he had poured out among them. Long
may he dispense such treasures with unsparing hand
and long may they remember him as worthliy"
AMsRicAS NEwsPApER Press.
When any man OF any grade of desert in intellect or
character can climb to any public distinction matter
what IN America without first grovelng upon the
EARTH and bending the knee before this OF depra
vy when any private excellence is safe from its attacks
when any social confidence is left unbroken by It, any
tie OF social decency and honor held RECORD;
when any man in that free country opinion
and presumes to think for himself and speak for nmsel
without humble reference to censorship which for
rampant gnor base dishonesty he utterly oahes
and depises in his heart; when those Who uely
feel its nfamy and the reproach upon the nation
and who most denounce il to each other dare their
nees upon and crush openly in the sight Of all men;
then will believe that its influence lessening and
are returning to their manly senses. But while that
every appointment in The State from p esden, to post
manwhe with ribald aner for ITS only stock in trade
Is the standard literature Of enormous class, who
must ind their reading in newspaper they will not
read at allso long must its odun be upon the coun-
rys head and so long must its odium be plainly visible
in the republic To those who to the lead
ing English journals to the respectable journals Of the
contaen OF Europeto those who accustomed any
thing else In PRINT and paperit would be impossible,
without an amount Of extract for which have neither
space nor inclination, to convey adequate idea of this
fr1ghtul engine in America.
STEAMER THE POTOMAC.
ten O'Clock at night-say haEpast ten--moonght
warm, and dull enough. The steamer (not unlike q
childs Noahs ark in form, with the hinery top
Of the root) is riding azy up and down. and humping
clumsiy against the wooden pier, as the ripple OF the
river trfes with its unwieldy carca.e The wharf is
some distance from the city There nobody down here;
and one or two dull lamps upon the steamers decks
the only signs Of life remaining when our coach has
driven away As soon foosteps heard upon the
respect to bustle energies from dark and
shals my wife towards the ladies' cabin which retreat
she goes followed by mighty bale o. cloaks and great
coats vaiiently resolve not go bed all but
walk up and down the pier till morning.
begin my promenade-thinkig Of all kinds OF dis.
ant things and persons and of nothing nearsnd pace
up and down for half an hour Then 60 board az
and getting into the light Of of the Tampa look al my
watch and think must have stopped and wonder what
has become the faithful secretary whom brought along
with me from Boston Hs is supping with late land.
lord "a held'marshal at least doubt in honor of
departure and may be two hours longer. walk az ain
but 1t gets duer and duller the moon goes dow next
seems farther off in the dark and the echoes Of my
oostsss make nervous It has turned cold too and
walking up and down without any companion in such
lonely circumstances is but poor SO break
my stsunch resolution and think may be- perhaps,
we'll to go TO bed.
"lgo on board agan-open the door of the gentlemeus
cabin-and walk in. SOMEHOW other-from its being
SO quiet Supposed taken it into nv head that there
nobody there. To my horror and amazement il is full
Oh seePers OF every stage, shape attitude and variety Of
umocr IN the berths on the chairs the floor the
tables and particularly round the stove my
my take another step forward, and slip upon the shi.
ming face of ablack steward who lies rolled IN blanket
hospiality-whispen my own name in my ear-and gro.
ping among the seepers leads me TO my BERTH Stand.
ing beside it, count these slumberng passengers and get
past forty There is no in going further begin
undress As the chairs ell occupied and there Is no
thing else put my clothes on deposit them upon the
ground not without soiling my hands, for it is the
same condition the carpets the Capitol and from the
same cause Having but partially undressed Chamber
my Shelf and hold the curtain open fer few minutes
while look round all my fellow travellers again.
That done let it fall on them and the world-turn
rouna-and go to Sleep
good zeal OF nose The day is then just breaking
Every body wakes at the time Some selfpos-
where they until they have rubbed their eyes, and
leaning on elbow looked about them. Some avn
the rsers for il i easy to feel wSout eonr nso ing
fresh air. that the atmosphere of the cabin is vile in the
ore b on my Sn 60 down into the
the washing and dressing apparatus for the passen &c
generally consists of towels three small wooden
basins key of water, and lade it WITH six
square inches Of looking glass; ditto of yellow SOAP
comb and brush for the head and nothing for the teeth
Every body uses the comb and brush, except myself
three gentlemen are strongly disposed banter my
preudices but don't. When have made my toilet 20
upon the hurrcans deck and set for two hours of hard
walking up and down. The is rising brilliantly we
are passing Mount Vernon Washington lies buried
the river wide and rapid and its banks beautiful
All the glory and spendor Of the day coming on and
growing brighter every minute
AT eight o'clock we breakfast in the cabin where I
passed the night but the windows and doors all thrown
open. and now it il fresh enough. There is hurry or
greediness apparent in the despatch of the meal lon
ger than travelling breakfast with orderly and
more polite"
VIRGINIA cHARIoTEERrNG.
Soon after nine O'Clock We come to Potomac Creek
where to land and then the oldest part of
the journey. Seven stagecoaches preparing 10
~ us on. Some of them ready of them
ready. Some ofthe drivers blacks, some whites
There four horses each COACH and all the horses
harnessed or there The passengers
getting out Of the steamboat, and into the coaches the
luggage is being transferred in noisy wheelbarrows the
drivers are chatterng to them like many monkeys
and the white ones whOoping like many drovers for
the main thing to be done in all kinds Of hoserng here
Is to make as much noise as possible The coaches
something like the French coaches but not nearly
good In lieu ofsprngs, they hung bands Of the
strongest leather. There is very little choice differ
ence between them and they may be kened to the car
portion ofthe swings at an English fair rooted put upon
axetrees and Wheels and curained with painted can.
vas They are covered with mud from the roof to the
wheere and have never been Steamed since they
first built -
are marked No l, so belong to coach No l. throw
my coat on the box and hoist my wife and her maid into
the inside II has only one step and that being about
yard from the ground is usually approached by chair
when there chair ladies trust in Providence The
coach holds nine inside having seat from door to
door, where VIC in England put legs that there is
only feat difficult In the performance than get
ting in, and that IT, getting again. There only one
outside passenger and he sits upon the box As that
one climb up aud while they are strspping the lug
gage the roof and heapng il into kind OF tray behind
have good opportunity at looking at the driver.
"He is a negro-very black indeed He is dressed in
salt suit excessively patched and darned
particularly at the knees) grey stockings enormous
black hghlow shoes and very short He has
two odd glove Of parti-coloured worsted, and
Of leather He has very short whip broken In the mid
die and bandaged up with string And yet he a
low ned broad brmmcd black hat family shadow
Ing forth kind of insane imitation of English coach
man! But somebody in authority cries Go ahead as
am making these observstons The mail takes the lead
in four horse wsggon and all the coaches follow in pro-
cessioD, headed by Mol.
By the way, whenever an Englishman would cry All
right an American cries Go shead p which is some
what expressive Of the national character of the two
countries. rG-4trt ,ft