Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-11-21

institutions Cnarism is scarcely known ~ -
AGRICULTURAL counties. The landio!us a. ,,a
course interested in preserving Inc present oiue
OF things. ard as general thing lhc 'ena".s
aborers take bat The slightest l'ees. ~ ~ - m
cal affairs OF the kinsdom. nc due I'll, .vc
later which is mol employed ~ 'na -. ordina
cations is i, cupet in the Sports am -. -, nm,
~ aoss;n ~ ne neighborhooi. Ihey Know "n'
-. it;,,I. about the Six Points ul 'nr Chd'te'
-, mo Greek ka,nd>; ihel! 'dia Is VI w
." 49,, merits Of different horses "n'
nanaIS There is not piece Of human nsS'i y
nv rhss,endoID composed Of les re5eilIons SUI
a.. o. me rnc,i,h farmer. Cowper said Of th'
| Flenchnian,- 80
uf;ive him his lass, his fiddle, and ms lIlsk,
| H.,r always harry, reign whoever may
10, The Gifts be pipe, porter and arm chair, and
mo assertion will be len-fold more practicable Of
Tho Pr;,i.h woman 40 the marrow bone" III
no man,f4 curing towns Chartism is prevalent
I'm, moi predominant, 1t is chiefly confined to the
lower and more ignorant part of the population
Manufacturers. and business men generally, are
| ,oo discreet 10 hazard their prosperity ~
| movements tina; tend towards revolution anu
the more intelligent portion OF the operatives
are governed by the same considerations. ihes
nsrfec,ly well understand that their means Oh
support, and all Of their best interests, are DC
pendepl upon the preservation oil peace ana or
der an 4 general confidence in social security
and stability Yet through all OF the miooie
and lower classes of society, VINO concern
| themselves al al about political matters, lhere
reign, treat amount of political discontent-
| The limited extent Of the elective franchise
,he extremely unequal apportonment Of repre-,
sen,a,iol,. The injustice OF the present system OF
| taxation which falls with the greatest weight
10 m, hnar N an
d,tur.s of Government are evils almost univer-
.aIIy complained of Ye, it is the general feel
inp that these are not grievances OF such CHAR
acIer as 10 call for any thing like general re
ORGANIZATION Of the political system. II there Is
any az the established institutions oil Inc couti-
try in danger, il is the established church. Inc
Feeling AGAINST il is strong, and IS daily oecoi
ing stronger Already the numbers oil disseh'eis
in England and Wales nearly, II not quile
equals that of churchmen. Yet, from my own
observation, believe il TO be true mat Tue
Queen has no more loyal subjects in the realm
tDan the dls,entcrs, as body. Their SOBER, anu
if YOU please m.ihvdlcal habits, are wholly oP
posed to that iaua!lcism which preaches sedi-
lion. and 10 that reckessness winch lnsliga'es
revolt. 1t is uUdeniable that English Char'ism
Is stropgl, imbued with that radical destructive
spirit: that cannot be content with opposing
particular laws or systems, but attacks society
itself IT. natural and ayowed system Is witl
the red-I pu oicanism o. France. Inc primer
plies that are maintained, and the aims lhst arc
Sc, forth by Feargus O'Connor aud his organ,
rhe Northern STIR" are not one whit better
than the principles and aims OF Ledru kollln
and La Keformc." They are, IN Tact, identL-
CAL inspired by the same knocking hend IN dil-
ferent shapes Communism
IN b III civ and county | took no litle pains
10 ascertain The feeling OF The people seneIaiiy
towards America, aud 10 me- the result was most
gratifying The great mass oil he people, Inc
middle class especially, regard our county WIN
Inc most decided favor. They acknowledge an
take prds IN ouf greatness AM prosperity ptiz'
ID, ties II t4oud which unite England ami Ane-
RIGA and Gep!ecac war b.tWeen he i@o nations
as a fraricida crime which scarce any comolna-
ton or circumstances can justify INFINITELY less
pleiudice and ilI.wil j. entertained iowaIcs u,
thai the treatment VI have received IRON itsn
travellers woI!l in-icate. The people genera
~, are dispose: 10 uigei past tiffefetces ana "
NIB GU old scores. The common sentiment Is,
ihsn the TWO creates, nations q Inc earth nave,
in these cventiul tim.S, TOO sacred mission y
perform 10 indulge 10 heart burDin2s ana Jea
onsies; ana that, while each moves IN ils own az
propr,aie sphere, each should ne strengthened o.
mutual conf !.nce and reciprocal mora support.
Having alluded To the delraClion 81 British Ira.
gellers Wi aid that II reqaires actual travel IN
Enslani q estimate he efirontety when u cos
10 COMPOSE it, No caticature OF American
modes al speech or habits Il behavior has been
drawn in ~. PAGES Of Tfoiiope. Hamilton, DICK
enc. e. IL omne seauS lhat 'nleht no. haze oee!'
produce! al nome with greater ease, and WIN la
broader and moe ludicruuS features Laugh d
Enolishnen may al our "Americanisms" OF ex-
presson The q leen's English is nowhere spoken
with nc correctness, nor wuh one hhe 81 me
uniformity that il Is IN vurr side OF tue htldn'is.
Take Enelishmen as ihey run, not one 81 thelh
in five can tope his mouth bur out there ines
CocEneyi,m or a provincia.ism. Stop the mrs.
p.,.un you NEE, IN the Strand, and ask him the
locality IL Westminster Hail. ami the chance Is
len 10 one that syou will he lotd that tine all IS
directly hoppes,tc to the Ha5bsm" THIS abuse u
The aspirle is b. no means confined 10 the more
tonnfa,i parl Of the community. l. Is about -
likely 10 happen III the drawirg-ToUm as on the
pavement; and have even frequently heard y
from hishy sduc.tca and accomplished divines
N the pulril. Tn. country abounds with dite-
rent dialects. In travelling through some DIS
,ficts | could scarcely recognise IN The PatoS q
common people any hing like my own vernacV-
lar. II required the closest attention. ana con
alan, stretch OF In Imagination, 10 understand Inc
have the smallest family iess mbance between
them. The Yorkshire, inc Norfolk and Suffolk,
and The West Of Easland, in which las Fieldin-
wro.e hi> broadesi scenes, are nearly as IN.
like each other as High and Low Dutch.
would become Eh.,i.hAcn 10 reduce their own
language 10 SON inins like proper aud COM
| mon standard before hootlDg quite so loudly Al
our Yanxce ph,assoosy Draw pictures, too, OF
republican Tudeness and il'.breedng! have
| iourneyei some len thousand miles over The
length and breadth oil my native land and nave
never seen ST many instances Of coarsencss and
vu,garty as | have observed in travelling one
| twentieth OF that distance in England. On rail-
ways and in steamboats, nave repeatedly heard
| in me presence of respectable females, indecen-
| cies OF language ihat would have excited general
| INDIGNATION IN IN American CONVEYANCE ahG
/ nerhans have occa>irnei the immediate eSpni.
| sion OF its authors. Ycl here, il noticed at all
| they we're only treated as "'ood Tor laughter =
| Were a botk max r, II would BE- the eases
| thing in the world - rick these cases out wi i
| all neetful rhetorical embellishments, and al
temp. 10 palm ,heni Il = veri'ahle specimens .
English manners IT, ruth IS that vnlsarily ]:
| common enough cverv0s ere; and those who IKE
| ia work on such material, can always find ii a
hand. But in ne her England nor America j
| il SO prevalent as 10 torn popular Characters
RIGA has no reason 10 - ashamed OF her rcpubl;
Gao breeding when compared with that OF he
proud mother over the water, Notwithstanding
The LATER has had the advantage OF roya and arts
locratc models r. IN inc lmmemorial.
In few things do Americans and Englishmer
differ more than in the extraordinary fondnes
of the latter for sport. All classes of English
men seem TO make amusement one OF the end
of life This passion for diversion partak.
little of the gleeful frivolity of the French.
is far manlier, or, at least, far more MASCULINE
in its character. Its play ground is no, III
SALE nor the JARpiS, but The Winter AID th'
turf. Horse racing, fox hunting rabbit cours
ing, pigeon shooting, hurdle leaping, cricke
playing, walking, running, rowing, wrestling
sparring and fighting, according to the dideren
ranks and tastes Of the people, are Ills favori
modes Of qualification. The msn would hardl
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