Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1847-06-09

cans rather presume upon their privileges;
and | have seen ladies come into crowded
steamboats, and railroad cars, and instantly
assume the seats that have been as instantly
resigned by gentlemen upon their entrance,
without SO much as gracious word or look
of acknowledgements; SO certain is the un-
derstanding that every accommodation is
not only to be furnished, but giuen atp, to
them,-and this not to young, pretty ladies',
but to ,oonaea old or young, pretty or ugly
of the highest of the lowest class. Tho
the virtue on the part of the American men
is certainly very great, | think it has made
their womenquite saucy in their supremacy,
and altogether unblushing in their mode of
claiming and receiving it. In churches, con-
cert-rOoms, and theatres, no man keeps his
seat when women appear standing; and on
board the splendid steamboats, of North and
East Rivers, state-rooms secured by gentle
men alone cannot be retained if women
come on board and desire to have them-
This, it must be allowed, is pushing courte-
sy to the very verge of INJUSTICE, and though
one of the profiting party, think this is
more than the largest construction of the
rights of women requires.
Afterward, in the diligence
mention having been made of the enor-
nous quantity of lard and pork lately sent
from America to the port of Marseiles, the
conversation turned upon the national
credit, perhaps ought to say discredit of
the United States. 1t is impossible to con-
ceive any thing more painful and Notifying
to one, either by birth or adoption an Amer
lean, than the contemptuous and reproach-
full comments which any mention of the U.
States is sure to elicit. The commercial
and financial delinqucnts of some of the
states, but principally Of Pennsylvania, have
created an universal impression throughout
Europe of utter want of faith, honor, and
integrity, on the part of the whole nation.
The Florentine millionaire, the Lyons an
tiquary, and these MARSHES merchants, all
within three days, have uttered opinions re-
speeding the character of the Americans,
which, however mistaken and exaggerated
IN some respects, have quite foundation
enough, III fact, to occasion bitter annoyance
to any one loving America, and wishing to
honor her. 1t is the most difficult thing
IN the world to make these people compre-
bend the complex movement of the federal
and state governments, or to explain to
them, that while in certain of the states,
from real inability, and in others, perhaps,
from positive dishonesty, the public securi-
ties have turned out no securities at all,
there exists others, again, whose credit,
both financial and moral, is solid, whose in
vestments are as safe, as any in the world:
it is impossible to make them understand
1t; the general government appears to them
responsible for the state insolvences The
United States Bank is, to their apprehen-
sion, government institution, instead of a
private speculation; and President Polk,
and Nicholas Biddle, and Pennsylvania,
Illinois, Massachusetts, and South Carolina
are all involved together in one broad SEN
tence of national dishonesty and want of
faith.
We should be pleased to present farther
extracts, and may take occasion hereafter to
do SO, but at present our limits forbid.