New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-11-20
From the Baltimore American.

An Example for Foreign Travellers.
d.. Scoresby, extensively known as an Eng.
lish explorer in the North. West, and who was
in this country few months since on visit, has
left the British Navy for The Church. He il at
present Vicar of Bradford, in Yorkshire, where
he has in his charge population of more than
hundred thousand persons. At recent quar-
terly meeting Of the Bradford (Yorkshire)
Church Institution DR.. S. gave some account of
his reception and the result Of his observations
in America. The following passage from his
address will serve 10 show the light in which he
regarded men and things in this country:
"Much unhappy feeling has been excited by
incautious generalization, by some travellers,
from such particular cases in regard to the Ame-
rcan character, or from the putting forth of spe-
ciai incidents as if these were examples of the
American mind or manners. And much inlus-
tcs has been done, do believe by sweeping de-
auctions from partial or limited facts. The Anne
rcans no doubt are sensitive, too sensitive, as TO
the opinions Of strangers, and particularly of the
British; bit on that account re, especially,
should be the more copS!oerate and cautious
And people i'll this country are little aware how
much damage to the foundations of friendly
feeling betwixt the two countries has been pro-
duced, or how much fuel for supplying the co.,
INFLATED by the Liberal reflections or uuguarded
sights of book.wfiting travellers, and BY the un-
measured injustice of sentiment of public orators,
or newspaper EDITORS, which frequently 60 forth
through the medium Of the public press. To
h.ttcr, indeed, country or e people, however
neer or interesting it may be to us; to escrbe to
it qualities it possesses not or give it credit for
virtues it does not maintain, would be not only
wrong in principle but unmanly. But to be care
full of uniustifable ceDsure or unnecessary Of
fence; 10 be most considerate of the maintenance
of friendly feelings and confding relations are
Christian Obligations, which it would be well were
they more generally regarded.
"The nature of these observations will intim-
ate to you the spirit by which desire my COM
munica,ions respecting the United States to be
guided. That spitit will not prevent me remark
ing on what conceive to be defects and faults,
with all frankness and candor, nor ON the favor
able contrast presented by many things in my
own country, with the patriotism of an English
man nor will it hinder me from communicating
facts or incidents which occurred in my progress,
lust as they impressed my own mind; but that
spirit will, trust, guard me from violating the
principles of Christian charity, and defsnd you
from coming to unjust conclusions, from partial
characteristics"
Dr.. S.prepared, during his sojourn in the Uni
ted States, materials for series of lectures, which
he purposes delivering before the Church Institu-
ton Of Bradford, an association composed of his
par;shioners.
The first of these has been delivered, and re-
port of it has reached us. 1t contains mass of
facts and statistical information respecting steam
navigation in this country, with which most OF
our people are conversant, but which could not
but prove highly interesting to the English reader
The Doctor concluded by describing his visit TO
the U. S. steamer Princeton:
"The midshipman who showed him the vessel
seemed very suspicious OF him, and observed TO
another, "That is an English gentleman; |
won, let him know any thing" With that ex-
cept;on, however, he never asked a question In
America without getting not only civil answer,
but satisfactory one, as far as ii lay in the power
of the person addressed to give one. In truth he
had received in America the greatest possible
ciyility and attention; and 1t was very much to
the honor of the people of that country that
though he had travelled 5000 miles in 1t, he
never met with the smallest insult from man,
woman or child He should be very glad, he
said. if this characteristic of the Americans were
as well followed in his own county; where, 1t Is
much to be regretted that, in many parts, there
would be very frequent exceptions to that preva-
lent civility which is found in America
ASSAULT AND BATrEsY.-In the Supreme Court
of Massachusetts, On Saturday, in the case OF Chnr
A. Peabody against William /. Winche ISL. , anu
John r Bradiee for ASSAULT and battery, tne Jury
rendered verdict ae ainst MIR. Winchester, damages
s2l3 and acquitted Mr Bradlee. Nh PEABODY
was the Editor of the Boston Z" Bulletin" and the
assault was OF a most ierocious character
STAGE RoBBERY.--Two trunks were stolen IRON
the boot Of the Stage while passing through mentoi
10 Cleveland ON Thursday night last. One belonged
10 passenger named Hall Of Westfeid, N. Z. anc
the other TO a Miss Sarah Foster OF N. h. who was
also passenger. Miss Foster trunk was iouno
in Geld near the road next morning, and the ohel
| an Monday, little distance from il.
gainesville (Ohiol Telegraph.