American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-08-08

! lKE LEARNED BLACKSMITH IN ENGLAND.
EIihu Burrtt thus commences his discourse
from England, through the columns of his
Christian Citizen:
Here we are! The great, heaving ocean, that
| seemed so like chrystaled eternity beneath
the summer sky, has had its turn in the evanes-
cence OF time and distance; and we are on this
old island world. We have scarcely adjusted
our mind to this novel fact as yet The ocean
voyage seems now the shadow of vision that
fitted across MONDAY dream. And this feels
beneath the foot a homesuil and they that tread
it look and talk like Americans. They have
American names and American hands, that feel
warm to the touch; all American eyes, too,
that speak back the sentiment Of universal bro
therhood and freedom, when uttered in the So
clai circle or crowded assembly. Every thing
is here, but ones birth place and heart thorn
friends, to reproduce home And am at home
IN some Of the best qualities of that sentiment,
suPeradded to the daily novelty Of new made
friendships. There is a most beneficent pro-
vision in a mans social nature to overcome
time when abroad, in making friends and ac-
quaintances. Frequently you can make more
OF a stranger in strange land in an hour, than
Of a neighbor at home for year.
This is the Fourth of July. 1t is a glorious
fourth for old England; fer the worst enemy
she ever had to contend with has been vanquish.
cd without the sword. The Corn Laws, links
of iron despotisr that lettered her feet and
hands, have been burst asunder, like the green
withes around Samson's limbs, by an organza-
ton Of moral power which no are of reforma-
ton ever saw before. Ezekiel! have seen
enough to repay my voyage across the ocean.
have witnessed the triumphant entry of the
great Anti-Corn Law League, fresh from the
Waterloo of its bloodless glory, | have seen
its leader laureled with the gratitude of ma
ton, and blessings of millions ready to perish
Wonderful conquest! opening new cycle of
splendid victories for the race under the white
banner OF Peace! Not green thing that grew
by the PEASANTS cot has been trodden down in
violence through all its ardent campaigns.-
Wonderful conquest fall the swords of the
world had drunk each its fill at human heart,
such another could not have been won for man.
From the hour when half score of common
men entered the field with no other strength or
weapons than their faith in the right, 10 the
moment when the shoutings of grace! grace! to
the victory of their principles went up from
every corner of the land, not poor mans eve
lamb had been taken away, nor a widows
hope, nor a Widows mite. | saw Golden the |
Conqueror in the hour of his triumph. | saw
tears ofjOy steal into the eyes of hundreds, and
felt them III my own, at the ciowning of that
meek-eyed man. Not drop of blood nor a
tear of sorrow had fallen in all his career of
conquest, to pale leaf of the laurel around his
brow. He stood up before the cheering multi
tude, in child-like simplicity of speech and
spirit, and announced the warfare closed, the
victory won. 1t was scene never shall for
get, and one shall never essay to describe
hereafter.