Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-03-18
NEW OBLIGATIONS.

1HE STATESMEN OF AMERc. lS46. Br MRs.
S.R.n MrTros MAuRr. Carey & Hart, Philadelphia.
The quarrel has heretofore been with English wr-
upon cuuntry lts institutions and manners, that
they indulge spirit If ndtcrmnac ard capttus fault
finding. This cannot, surely he alleged ,gairs, the
writer Of the volume before Her praise is ncessan.
and undiscrimnatlng. Her Statesmen" are all mons
tiers OF p4rcc,ionlol less distinguished by talents and
.loQurnce than by courtesy Of manners and goodness of
heart. We should think it better entertainment thai
any which the perform e one of Pauldrgs Aneri
can comedies could a,rd to Mcss5s. Calhoun Blu
chanan Webster, flanagan, Ingersol, (tla's Jared
Seward, Benton, join QUINCY Ad;ns, SC, all Assem-
l,d ro,m, and condtnn,d TO Eoarn the presence Of
each other The characters assigned to thcm respectively
!, this tnihus. asiic ard clever Engliswtn.an. Tie
lock has teen numerically dealt with " TIE minor
English crs-ard there is certainly a! undant material
fun ard ridcule. SonC Cf L slet,h hos, however
striking and, in tic main. corrcct,--allowa ncc Icing
made for the pr.smac halo in which Ter Iarality-
like Miss Martinoaus mcsmeI;c state-nycsted every
person and ec Her aGmalitn of our country and u
that il contains is intense, that Tie language bn axis
dwn in giving it EXPRESSION. Her hero is evidently
CHARLES JARED IsrERsoLL, and in the deneati1n Ct
his mental and mtIa qualities she shows the creates,
lack Of Judgment. i'll lie believed that she thinks
him a wit-an honorable and amlabc man--nsy that
carried away BY her enthusiasm she 'xcans 81 declare
aud emnly as hope fer mercy, tha. tho breast Of In
gsrso Cuiltss ,f all wilful malice and free from al
vlndictye passons?' How will she be gricvtd anc
shocked to hear tkatte Senate with better appreciation
d his infamy, rejected his nomination To Foreign Mis-
sion. We have said Mr.. Ingcrs i is her hcro-Bsloy
)uGHEs is her idol. shedevocs pages to linn thar
to any else and in addition TO many other particulars
touching his rcrsn altnts frcnce and services, informs
us that he has 'he peculiar and Inherent love of fine lin
en-, which often distinguishes Of exalted character
We prccluded just now from INDUCING in extracts
eu We reall embrace the first opportunity Of Civ
iig size specimens cfhor portrait painting.
In justice to the public, rocs against the title
The book. The volume contains 2Gl pagts-of which
between so and 90 are filled with original ma,ter--th
residue being racts from spoechs. in Congress ana be
te lucs csslysby the Satosnc
o. whom she treats, inserted specimens Of then StyI
and Illustrative of their po,cas nnenis-and To max
up the book. The present publication is but piI4
oa,on let off to the approach Of larger an
more Important Nork-"Opinlons Of an Englishwoman o
America which may be expec cd in few weeks.
AMERICAN COMEDIES, BY j. X. PAULDING VII
LINN IRVING PAuLpING. Same Publishers.
MS is handsomely printed volume containing eth
huoAtall, CT Americans in England" written man
n'afs ago BY j. X Pauldng, and three other com'dl'
zen The 1tnfh son. Jhc fa'hr &nd have N
- No, sic, .y.t.