Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-08-22
FREEDOM
MISCELLANEOUS.
tFrom the Philadelphia inquirer)

Rer. D0Ct0r DuTViN uNN Do~
The following letter from the Rev Or oufo.n' da'ee
Florence is not without interest. Every thing ron
that source is pleasing at all times TO this community
but the remarks Of The Reverend gentleman IN reat'or
to chickens Notes on America, viii be FULLY apPre
ciated The publication of this letter would probably
have been withheld but for the gross slanders con
tanned in oMarln ChuzzIewit," and extracts from
"Boz's" Notes:
FLORENCE, Italy. Nov. Is, 1912
NV Dear Sir: Since wrote from London, we have
visited Hamburg, Berlin, Halle, Le'psic, Dresden
Vienna. Venice. and now at Florence, on our way
to Rome. You this 10 the capital oil losca
nv and well entitled TO be called the Athens OF Italy
for the scholars and artists she has Prnducrd, and sun
cherishes by her fine libraries and unr'valed galleries
of paintings and scu pture. VI these VIII net no"
speak; nor will at present mention her churches, nor
the magnificent Nluusoeum OF her Medici, which has
been in course of erection for two centuries nor the
tombs of Dante Calico, Michael Angelo, Aiier' and
Others in the church Of Sanle Cruce for am not IN
very religious or poetic mood, have been sTce
stepped in,o booksellers, (Morni's) yesterday, to
buy book, and heard some Englishuen conversn9,
among other things, upon Dickens Notes on America
which then at the Custom House, and wou!o Or
delivered in the of the afternoon One OF them
referred to running mad after every literary or no
BILE person who visited our country, and SAID, "the
Americans fools, particularly the people OF Ne"
York
The truth is in this respect we foolish, and from
the first have anticipated that we should smar, under
But his "Amercan Notes wnrse than could
have anticipated. There is scarcely one unquaft'd
truth in the book; and what traces OF truth are u pe
found, are disposed aud expressed as 10 be false
hoods to all inients and purposes. IL IS thousand
times worse than Mrs. Trolnpes, because OF Ills
greater authority; and il embttered by two double
distilled ingredients In the first place, he does not
mention the attentions paid him, because IT would
seem too dshonorable and rewriting to speak of our
kindnesses to him. the pages where he spreads
his unmitigaed flanders.
And then again, IN his dedication, he offers as an
apology, that his "frends in America can hear the
truth when it told good humoredy and in KIND
spirit. If these pages contain his " good hunor
and s'kind spirit, Heaven save Us from has had hn
NOR and cruel spirit But Why d'd he not speak OF
the natural fertility and magn,c.nce OF the country
the political freedom and general good condition OF
the people, But this was not the work he came 10
do. What American read his notes on our Capl
toll and Congress, and then hear HIM call Washing
ton Irving his ..dear friend, without painting for
venge Irving ought to be esteemed recreant to his
country, if he remain the friend of this Infamous
sanderer, after reading his foul pages.
The truth is, his dsd cs,ion indicates, he did not
go America TO study her institutions, and hat
is good there, honorable and liberal man would
have done, but he went, like unclean bird, 10 find
what little carron he might TO prey upon, and return
ed to dsgorge his foul meal for the purpose OF grauiy
ing the morbid appetite in England, and thus promote
the sale Of his book Hence, he could part OF
the country, but "sagnant pools of water and sold
stumps, and part OF New York, but The "Tombs,
and he "Fve Points, through wh,ch he prowed with
such and delight, indicate his Instincts and
habits, and from he returned to the festive
board, and, like another Judas, sat smingly down
among those whom ne preparing to stab IN the
tenderest part-theIr country. Doubtless, also, DIS
Uenal pen found It's reward for SO describing young
and vigorous country TO destroy the influence oil
her example upon the people Of England, and turn the
tide Of emigra to Brush colonies.
On the Continent, but little is known Of the United
States, except what comes through English channels,
and the English press takes care to retail only what
suits it, and with such color and commentary as will
most plausbly backen and destroy our character =
From these English papers, the Continental Journals,
even in Paris derive their information Of American
affairs Yet, notwithstanding this disadvantage, our
example has facilitated if not produced, the sem'-il5er
ty Of Europe nearly destroyed its hereditary nobility,
except in England and Austria, and even stripped il
there of much of it's elevation and respect in the eyes
Of the people. The great effort making every
where in Europe is, to counerac these new influences
in favor of the sovereignty of the multitude, of which
the United States is the only example they !ear-and
TO st,Ae gradually the and desire Of the people,
with respect TO Constitutional Government (promised
them at the pacfcaon 81 Europe in lsl5,) and the
chief means are to m'srepresent our condition, and to
describe it thus misrepresnted the result of in
stitutions and 10 ntoxcae the people with shows aud
public amusenents aud thus divert and satisfy them
This last is the plan the Continent, where gardeus
music, operas, and theatres sustained by the Go
vernmen, Treasury in England, the most eftc
tive means is to msrepresent, Tor which the Govern
ment, and the "Bank of Australia, OF "Ceylon, &c,
got up TO facilitate emigration thither, can well afford
TO pay literally such and peculiarly popular pen
as Charles Dickens. It's absolutely treason against
humanity for the citizens of respective countries
visit each other, simply for the purpose Of destroying
the characters of our respective States What was
the Indignation of the British people upon the pubca-
tion OF the "Glo-y and Shame Of Eng land, By ct,-
zen of the United States? Yet that bonk is truth and
purity ITSELF compared with The iniamou, and sem.
melo dramatic romance of Boz entitled, American
Notes for General Circulation. The words, for re-
neral circulation, mean tt!e than at first ap
pears, and disclose the true of their RAPID spread
in Engand-,heir republication in PARIS, and their
distribution the Continent They will do our
country harm than all The books which have been
published for the las, twenty years, because Dickens
arms them 10 be true literally, and lair specimens OF
the United States, and such his popularity that they
will have universal c,rcuiaton though 4 the de,rlme n,
OF his reputation as an author and manbut he seeks
not this, as he has received hts quid pro quo
j. p DURBIN.
From the Baltimore Patriot.
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