The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-10-04

nF'fhe "gentiemau from Syria" who has
visited this city several times does not ap.
pear to be as popular at Mt Vernon as he is
here. We do not know whether the people
there are more acute in their perceptions than
we are, or whether his conduct at Mt. Yer.
non was different from what it has been in
this city, but from some cause he has made
himself very obnoxious to the people OF that
place. Here he has been taken BY the hand
BY ministers and other respectable citizens,
offered the use of pulpits. had the entree Of
private house, &c. We do not question the
the right of citizens to do just as they please
in such matters, but we do hope when they
publicly endorse stranger, and send him
abroad with the stamp Of their approval and
letters of introduction, they are sure he is sv-
erytbing he represents himself to be. 9th.
erwise few of our citizens may some time
find themselves placed in the most ridiculous
of all positions. We do not know this per-
son, and do not feel called upon to express
an opinion about him. Probably his rresump-
ton is one of the natural characteristics Of
his people-and if SO, we may excuse in him
what would expose our own citizens to ridi-
Guile. But without furthes remarks, we pub
lish by request the following from the Mt.
Vernon Advocate:
The Syrian. N
A fellow protesting to be a native Of Syria,
has been edifying 81 our community with a
series of what he presumes to term lectures,
relative to the country from which he halls
They ere characterized by the grossest ex.
aggeration and an egotstcal effrontery dis
playledin their delivery absolutely disgusting.
Representing himself as a Christianized
PhGnician, traviing to gain knowledge Of
the customs OF our country as well as to
secure specimens of our industrial machinery
which to introduce into Syria for civilizing
purposes, having in his possession letters re-
CONNIE ndat,ry, purporting 10 be from dstin-
guished clerical cha ractes in the East, to soy
nothing OF his being brimfull OF piety, run
ming over with philanthropy and sympathy
with everything benevolent, truly tits not
surprising that our too con6dng community
should fall into trap so specially laid.
Suffice it to say, upon, his arrival here,
upon making these representations, his re-
ception was ,ordial; and upon intimating a
desire to lecture upon topics connected with
his country, every facility was offered him to
forward his desires.
The novelty of the subject, connected
With his appearance tricked out in Haunting
Moslemic ioggery, had an extremely eleva-
ting effect on public curiosity, the result o!
which was large audience greeted his first
appearance, whom we are compelled in JUS
tice to say, were most numerically bored the
entire evening. eIH
The bu,then of this discourse as we'll as
the succeeding ones was naught but vapid
boastng OF til superiority Ofeverything Syri-
an. Unfortunately, hoA ever, his statements
were in many instances totally irreconcilablc
and contradictory. One moment he would
draw in the most glowing colors the bounte-
BUSINESS of nature as displayed in thedecorat-
ing and supplying his own Syria with the
luxuri'usuess of u true Eiysium, at the same
time affirming. yet deploring the melancholy
truth that IMAM was the only growth that
dwindled there" This juncture was pIOpiti-
Gus for the introduction OF the object OF his
mission-"to obtain piows, engines and 9TH
er social revoluti0nzers with which to frrcti.
iy and accelerate the growth Of this isolated
case Of barrenness.
Unconscious doubtless Of the abrupt tran
sition, he would suddenly break forth into
the most unqualified panegyrics Of all class
IS of his countrymen who unite in the mselves
everything that constitutes perfection in hu-
mainly, particularly those mountain hordes
whose mode of life is notorio usly tn at OF the
pilfcrer and robber.
Again would he make another astonishing
revolution. and in parallellizing the present
condition Of the country with that of four
years anterior, represent her as then founder.
ing deep in the slough of moral and social
degradation, now vieing in point Of social re-
finement, aci vitv and industry with those en-.
lightened OF European nations, (yet requiring
those plows, etc., -
But we have already given too much space
to such sub jet, and will merely state that
dissatisfied with the quantum Of "material
aid" contributed by our citizens he evinced
his disatis! action in a manner by no means
betting his assumed character, which JUST.
fees rs in warning others whom he may favor
with his visits, that 'twer best to be sparins
of their sympathy in behalf of SO dubioss q
cause, SO peculiarly advocated.
CO Hon. WIN. ]. Brown, of the Sentinel |.
and John b. Hall OF the Evansville Dolly
Enquirer, were both present ut the County
! fair.
We are sorry that the unfinished condition
Of the f. g. C. Railroad prevented friend
Sanders, OF the Daily Journal, from being in
our midst on those days. Hope to be better
fixed next time.-[ Vincennes Patriot.
We much desired going for several reasons:
LIST. We have long desired visiting vincen-
nes, to see the place, take some old friends by