Wisconsin herald, and Grant County advertiser. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1844-1845, 1845-08-30
From the New York Mirror.
WILLIS LETTERS FROM LONDON
NUMBER FIVE.


WILLIS LETTERS FROM LONDON.
NUMBER FIVE.
My DEAR Norris 1t is more a
matter of rejoicing to Americans a
broad, than Congress supposcs, when
Foreign Ministers are the kind of men,
in manners and mental culture, TO do
credit to the country. Mr.. McLean's
appoihsment as Minister t. England,
is a worthy succession to that Of Mr..
Everett--two more admirable repre-
sentatives little likely to appear at the
English court for any nation. was
dining day or two since with for
mcr member Of the Queens cabinet,
and, in the London papers of the NOR
ming, Mr.. McLcan's appointment had
been announced. Our host spoke Of
Mr.. Mclean, and afterwards Of Mr..
Everett, with a wholc-hearted tribute
to their qualities as men and diploma
fists, that would hare gratificd the
friends of these gentlemen not little;
and indeed, wherever | 60, Mr.. Ever
cit is laudcd without measure. lie
has been in London in trying time
for representative. Our national
credit-lumpcd without distinction OF
States in one sweeping dishonor-has
been like visible cloud about him
wherever he appeared. and he has
been waited on, of course, by commit
tees on questions he could not answer
without pain and modification; and,
through all this, he has steadily risen
to the respect Of those around him, and
now stands personally higher $50 | was
assured by one who spoke with author
ity,) than any diplomatic representa-
tive now at the English court. At an
other party heard very fine descrip-
ton given Of the effect Of his singular
cloquence upon one Of these commit
tees. They had felt, in delivering
what they had to say, that they had
placed him, as the espondent, in po-
sition of overwhelming embarrass-
ment. His reply was waited for with
a sympathy for him as a man. From
every one Of these gentlemen. howcv.
or ne drew tears" $50 the dcscribeI
stated. } and they left his house cnchan-
ted with the man, if not more content
with what he had TO offer on the part
OF his country. Surely the difference
between such representative and 9th
ers who are capable of being sent a
broad, is worth the country's looking
at and influencing.
The Morning Post of to-day con-
tains Longman's first advertisement o
the English edition of my" Dashcs al
Life" and, in another column, is the
following formidable passage, showing
the humor in which anything Ameri-
can is likely to be handled. ct occurs
in a review ofMr. Rush's book on En-
gland.)
There is so much in the American
character to excite the contempt and
disgust of all upright and honest men
that we can scarce be excused for let
ting slip an opportunity of abusingthem
but Mr.. Rush so oyerwhelms US with
his courtesies, and so gratefully and
handsomely Acknowledges the sPlen
did Inequalities with which he was re
ceiyed by the noble and wealthy "Brit
ishers," that we must S1celter urde'
our UenOm till some more filling oc,
casioT for renting it,"
What with Lockhart and Fon.
blanque for avowed adversaries, 10
DID, and the corps of critics whom
Macready keeps for his uses, and
who will now retaliate upon me, my
having dissented from the homage
paid in our country to this artificial &C
tor, my Tales are "put," as Falstaf
says of his old soldiers, "where they
will be well peppered!" May it make
them sell.
l found myself in a friends box, the
other night, at Braham's little dressy
theatre, directly opposite two Queen
and their royal husbands (the Queer
of England, and the Queen of Belgi
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