Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1849-03-01

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FOREIGN APEISAlS. ~ s4a
There is one propensity with which our people are
chargeabe, which to our mind is great blcmish on
their character, and that is, apeng the fashions OF
foreigners. If the frecmen of these United States
would connc their imitation only to the good traits
in the character OF foreign nations. such patternng
after others might be considered laudabie, and might
bring with it benefit. But it is not so. While they
exhibit the downward tendency of human nature in
clingng to most Of the obnoxious specimens of Eu-
ropean fashion, they reject neglect to adopt the
praiseworthy and the true.
Our large cities are rife in such apeisms. Ex-
travagances in dress, equpage. furniture, plates for
eign costly Dishes late and unusual hours, have al
ready ruined many, win ruin more, and would, were
il not confined to comparative few, enervate and
destroy the nation. 9atl& .}atFas ga
There are some who take delight in seeing envy
boiling over in the bosoms of their neighbors. They
gather and ignite the fuel which accomplishes this,
BY going iato these very extravagances. They may
be able to afford to do so. but their neighbors are
not. How far they will be held responsible for, in
nocently perhaps, leading them on to ruin we can
not tell It may be that they are not responsible at
sli; and from the sentence usually pronounced upon
any who have ruined themselves by endeayoring to
compete in this way, with those more able, simply
to keep up appearances, we should judge they are
not. WOULD not, however, be better for the rich
to have some reference to the aty of their nfcri-
ors in fortune, BY laying out more of their surplus
wealth in setting examples Of beneyolence, By re-
lieving individual and honest poverty. II they
would only create competition in going about doing
good, how much happiness they might spread all
around them. II they could be assured that they
had excited their neighbors to 60 and do likewise,
this would enhance their own and the ioy of all
around them. How many opportunities have the
rich IN our large Cities to bless the struggling wild
~ and succor the tempted daughter.
Il was only our design to point out some or the
foreign apeisms of our countrymen. And the gross
est and most disgracefhl Illustration is afforded in
the late brutal Sight between Hyer and sullivan.-
Who can suchmen have for compartment It's said
that thousands of blacklegs, pickpockets and the
ike were witnesses Of the fight. Would that no
other characters had brutaized their feelings and
tafnishsd their reputation, BY being found in the
same company After the fight, after Hycr had beat
Sullivan almost to Jelly and after he had been held
% balm $4,000 for breaking the peace Hyer was per-
mlted by the authorities of Baltimore or encourag-
60 " the managers to give lectures and illustrations
on the science Of sparring in the Theatre. Where
= the republican simplicity and the purity OF NOR
ais Of forty years ago2 We are becoming foreign
ised TOO fasti 4 HI 4't &C.