The North-Carolina standard., 1846-08-19

The Learned Blacksmith in England. EIihu
Burrltt thus commences his discourse from Eng
land, through the columns Of his Christian Gil.
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Here we arel The great, heaving. ocean, that
seemed so like chrystalled eternity beneath the
summer sky has had its turn in the evanescence
OF time and distance; and we are on this old is
land world We have scarcely adjusted our mind
to this novel fact as yet The ocean voyage seems
now the shadow Of a vision that fitted across a
MONDAY Dream, And this feels beneath the foot
a homesoil, 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 brotherhood aud freedom, when Ut
tered IN the social circle or crowded assembly
Every thing is here, bat ones birthplace and
heart-born friends, to reproduce home And
am at home in some of the best qualities of that
sentiment, superadded 10 the daily novelty of new
made friendships. There is most 6enefcent
provision in a mans social nature to overcome
time when abroad, in making friends and acquair.
tances. Frequently you can make more of a
stranger IN a strange land In an hour than of a
neighbor at home for year. - -
5T' This is the Fourth Of July. It is glorious
fourth for old England; for the worst enemy she
ever had 70 contend with has been vanduished
without the sword. The Corn Laws links of
iron despotism that fetlered her feet and hands,
have been burst asunder, like the green whes
around Samson's limbs, by an organization Of
moral power which no age of reformation ever
saw before. Ezekiel! have seen enough to re-
pay my voyage across the ocean l have wit
messed the triumphant entry Of the great Anti
Corn Law League, fresh from the Waterloo OF
It's 6loodless glory. have seen its leader lau
relied with the gratitude of a nation, and blessings
of millions ready to perish. Wonderful conduesi!
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 ar
dent campaigns Wonderful conquest if all the
swords of the world had drunk each its ill at a
human heart, such another could not have been
won for man. From the hour when half a score
| OF common men entered the field with no other
strength or weapons than their faith in the right
10 the moment when The shontings 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 widows
hope, nor widows mite. / saw Golden the
Conqueror in the hour OF. his triumph. / saw
tears OF JOY steal into the eyes of hundreds, and
felt them in my own, at the Growing of that
meek-eycd man Not drop of blood nor tear
OF sorrow had fallen 10 all his career Of conquest
to pale leaf of the laurel around his brow. He
stood up before the cheering multitude, in child
like simplicity of speech and spirit, and annourc-
ed the watfare closed, the victory won. II was
scene never shall forget and one 1 shall never
essay to describe hereafter hsgsssal sd 1sa ia