The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-04-27

thus discusses the relations of Brother JosATHAN
10 john BULL
eve are told by Mrs. Houstoun, though we fancy
that we have heard the story before, that s'stump"
orator in one OF the western States of the Union
once closed his speech with the following striking
passage, which, beyond a doubt, called down
thunders of applause from the backwoodsmen
sembled round the 'stump:" Americans! The
great country-wide-yas t-and in the southwest
unlimited! Our Republic is yet destined TO reannsI
South America, to occupy the Russian possessions,
and again to recover those British provinces which
the power of the old thirteen colonies won from
the French on the plains Of Abraham--all right
fully ours to reoccupy! Faneu Hall was its era
die, but whar, whar will be found timber enough
for its coffin Scoop all the water out OF the
Atlantic ocean, and its bed would not afford
a grave sufficient for its corpse-and yet Anne
RIGA has scarcely grown out of the griste OF boy
hood. Europc! What is Europe! She's nowhar-
nothin9-a CIRCUMSTANCES cipher--a bare ALSO
lutte IDEAL We have faster steamboats,, swifter
locomotives, larger creeks, bigger plantations, bet
ter mill privileges, broader lakes, higher noun
tains, deeper cataracts, louder thunder, forkeder
money than England dar have. Now, the gues
ton arises how an Englishman is TO take such ha-
rangues, especially when he visits the country
where they are made. But before we answer this
question, will ask our readers another,
string of them. Were they ever at public school
and do they recolect the first appearance Of n
tall, overgrown boy, who has been his mamma's
darling? Did they ever hear such boy talk OF
home? Were not his father and mother miracles
of perfection his sistersalas! the poor fellow soon
let's out their names, and never hears the last OF
them-models of beauty, his big brothers Samsons
of strength the family coach and horses past price,
and as for his pony why it would outstrip the wind?
And the way to manage such boy, and to make
him understand that there other fathers and
mothers and sisters and brothers, and coaches and
horses and ponies in the world besides those which
he delights to honor? Bullying won't answer with
"this child" though fair outstanding fight or two
will do him good; nor will incessant laughing and
Iol.x Il thAf. 81,
little Of it goes great way in opening. such a
puppy's eyes. The best way is to thrash him
little and laugh at him little, and then to leave
him to himself, when if there is any good in him,
it will surely come out 1t must be remembered,
too, that the urchin Is growing apace and though
thrashing may do for time it will not do for ever,
and that if you laugh at him when he knows his
strength and can use it, he may chance to make
you laugh the wrong side of your mouth.
And, what is Brother Jonathan still in many
spects but a great ovcrgrown boy! lie made his
appearance at the great public school of all nations
in the year 1914, corn fed, full OF impudence with
a shiny face, and showed his pluck by picking
quarrel with Master John Bull, much bigger and
stronger boy than himself Well, after smart
bout, they separated, and since then have not
had another fight God forbid they ever should
but John has often laughed at him numerically,
forgetting that if Jonathan be awkward and un-
calmly, he, John, cuts quite as queer figure be-
fore foreigners on many occasions when, being
great deal older than Jonathan, he ought TO know
better. Latterly,w are glad to say, John has be-
haved himself more like gentleman, and when he
visits Jonathan during the holidays, loves TO see
something to admire as well as something to laugh
at--nay, when Jonathan delivers himself of such
rhodomontade that quoted above, John tries to
keep countenance, or at most laughs In his sleeve,
saying eco it again, old fellow" so that If things
progress at their present rate we shall have these
two boys, with their round one another's
necks 80 lauoring" together in all imaginable ju-
leps, and calling one another " old boss" instead
of trying who can say the biterest things against
Az slr;la and dan DER
II has given great pleasure TO observe that Mrs.
Houstoun is not of those who have visited Amer
lea for the sole purpose of sneering at and vlfyng
its institutions. Laugh she does, and heartily, at
the Yankees for many pecuarities, but her book Is
full of Just appreciation OF the many good points
to be found in the American character; and while
she holds up TO derision the uncouth manners OF
some of those whom she encountered, she omits no
opportunity of bearing her testimony to the general
intelligence which pcrvades the better classes OF So
ciety in the States Starting from England in DC
tober, she reached Boston at most unpromising
season of the year, and performed her tour during
the rigor of an American winter. From Boston
she went as il were, across country TO Niagara,
and, having toasted her eyes with the beauties OF
nature, returned TO New York, where the beauty,
independence, appettes, and insufficient dress of
the American ladies excited her amazement
very short observation of their dining and dressing
soon satisfied Mrs. Houstoun as TO the reason why
life is so short in the States:
"Amongst the complaints to which the Northern
Americans are subject, consumption stands first
and foremost. That this fearful disease should ind
so many victims is not TO be wondered at. The
changes in the climate are extremely rapid, and
the extremes of heat and cold very great. For
these changes the Americans never seem to be prop
ery prepared; their dress, particularly that Of the
ladies' being i'll calculated 70 defend them from the
rough assaults of biting wind, or from the un-
wholesome humidity with which the atmosphere is
frequently loaded. The demon Of dyspepsia stalks
about every where, with almost undisputed sway;
and is in all its varied forms, fruitful source Of
he m df ral uP "A
the prevalence Of this complaint, in a great mea-
sure, TO the universal practice OF stufhng them
selves with hot corn bread; and, as If these dough
dongs not sufficiently poisonous in their eff
fects the benighted people wash il all down with
immense quantities of new milk-a habit not APP
proved Of by the American faculty. Any one who
has them perform their wonderful national
feat Of boiling beefsteaks will also agree with me
that there is nothing wonderful in their suffering
little after them"
From New York our fair traveller went to Phil
adclphia, from Philadelphia TO Washington, thence
20 Baltimore, sthe City of Monuments" and from
Baltimore over the Allegheny mountains, in what
is termed exclusive extra, Angiice, hired
carriage, 10 Brownsville, on the Monongahela
river, where she embarked for Pittsburg and Gin
cinnati. We regret exceedingly that our limits
will not allow 10 linger the delights Of the
city Of Pigs; suffice il 10 say that Mrs Houstoun left
il satiated with pork doings and steamed down the
Ohio and Mississippi TO New Orleans
AT New Orleans Mrs. Houstoun spent about two
months, very pleasantly IL would appear, and then
took fight for Texas, Of which State, before IL was
annexed, che has given graphic description in n
former work. She returned 70 New Orleans in Feb
ruary and after series OF visits TO various planta-
tons on the banks Of the Mississippi, the month Of
April found her again on her way home across the
Atlantic, having accomplished the distance over
which her journeyngs extended in shorter space OF
time we will venture 10 say, than any lady before
her In a work the result Of such fleeing observa-
ton, IL will not be expected that any very abstruse
reasonngs or speculations are TO be found. Mrs.
Houstoun does, indeed, give her readers the inn
preston that, after ALL the condition Of the African
race in the slave States s far better than that OF
their emsncipated brethren in the Union; but,
without entering into this difficult question, VIC
content ourselves with pronouncing her book TO be
excellent light reading, and az such 10 recommend
IL TO the notice Of our readers Of the fair Be
fore taking leave Of her, sorry TO have 10
give her one little slap the face why, when a
book is written in English should IL be interspersed
with French Some people, we know, like their
capons lardcd. We do not Suppose, for instance
your cook s a bad one, and spoils your capon in
the attempt 10 lard IL. Suppose your reader mis-
spells your French, and thus deterorses literary
feast. The safest way Is 10 avoid French quota