New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-12
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INTERVIEW WITH BERASGER.
After visiting the Cobelins, passing through is
many rooms, seeing here and there haf,nnsaed
piece Of tapestry, and meeting NUMBER OF the mem
bers Of the lo.e Peace Congress, who, IKE myself,
had rem aired behind TO see of the beauties OF
the French capital than could be seen during me Con
ventien week, accepted an Invitation 10 dine win
d German gentleman az tne Palals hoyal, anu Wa
soon revepg amid the luxurles OF the table. was
clad that had gone to he Palais Royal for here l
had the honor OF an Introduction 10 NJ BeraDger the
poet; and, although ! had to converse with him
through an Interpreter, enjoyed bis company very
much. The peoples poet, as ne IS called IA sp-
parenfly about seventy years Of age, bald on the top
of the lead and rather corpulent but OF active look,
and in the enjoyment OF good beaitn. te" writers
in France have done better service 70 the cause OF
noli.ic. and religious freedom than Pierre Jean de
Beraneer. He is the dauntless friend and advocate
of the down-trodden poor and oppressed and mas
often incurred the displeasure OF the Government 0y
the arrows that be has thrown into their camp. lie
felt what he wrote; il came straight from MS hesIt,
and went directly to the hearts OF the people lie
EXPRESSED himself strongly opposed to slavery, ana
said: IL don't see how the Americans can reconcile
Slavery with their professed love Of freedom. DIM
ner out of the way, Walk through tDe 1lHerenI
apartments and a stroll over the court, and bade
sdeu to the Palas Royal, satisfied that shou par
take of many worse dinners than had helped 10 de-
vour that day.
ENGLISH LABORIyG CLASSES.
The people of the United States know nothing OF
The peasants of Great Britain are always spoken OF
as belonging TO the soil. / was taught in Americs
that the English laborer was no better Off than the
slave upon Carolina ricefeld. had seen the slaves
in Missouri huddled together three, feur and even
FIVE families in single room not more than fifteen
by twenty-five feet square, and expected 10 see the
same in England. But IN this i was disappointed
After visiting house that the doctor was build,
ing be took into of the cottages that stood
near the road and gave opportunity of seeing,
for the first time English peasants cot. we en-
tered a low, wbitewashed room, with stone floor
that showed admirable degree OF cieanness. be
fore us was row Of shelves filed with earthen dishes
and pewter spoons, gtterng if they had just come
from under the hand of woman of taste. Cob
den loaf" of bread that had just been left by the
bakers boy, lay upon an oaken table which had been
much worn aw ay by the scrubbing brush; while just
above Law the old family Bible thar had been handed
down from father TO son. until its possession was con-
sidered of almost as great value as its contents. A
bafopen door, leading into another room showed US
clean bed the whole presenting as fine picture Oh
neatpess order and comfort, the most fastidious
tate could wish to No occupant was present. ana
therefore inspected everything with agreater degree
of freedom In front of the cottage asmal grass
plot with here and there bed of flowers, chested out
of its share Of sunshine by the tall holly that hsd
been planted near it," As looked upon the home
of the laborer my thoughts were with my enslaved
countrymen. What difference, thought !, there ls
between the ilers of the soil in England and Amer-
ca There could not be more complete refutatlon
of the assertion that the English sboTer no better
eff than the American slave, than the scenes that
were then before me. called the attention OF one OF
nv American friends TO beautiful rose near the door
OF the cot, and said to him, The law that will pro-
tect that flower will also guard and protect the hand
that planted it," He knew that had drunk deep of
the cup of slavery, was aware OF what meant, and
merely nodded his head 10 reply.
VISIT TO HARRIET MARTISEAU.
Nv last left me under the hospitable roof OF Har-
ret Martineau. had long had an invitation to visit
this distinguished friend of our race and as the inv
tation renewed during my tour through the norh
did not feel disposed TO decline it, and thereby lose
so favorable an opportunity of meeting with one who
had written much in behalf of the oppressed OF our
land. About mile from the head OF Lake Wlnder.
mere and Immediately under Wonsfell, and encircled
by mountains all sides except the southwest, lies
the picturesque little town of Ambleside and the
brig htest spot in the place is 1.-The KNOLL the resi-
depce of Miss Martineau
We reached 1.-THE Knoll " a little after nightfall,
and cordial shake of the hand by Miss NJ, who
was waiting for u.s. trumpet in hand soon assured us
that we had met with a warm friend.
IL is not my intention 10 lay open the scenes of do
nestle life at "The Knoll nor 10 describe the social
parties of which my friends and were partakers dur
ing our soourn within the hosttable walls of this dis
tineuished writer; but the name Of Miss NJ 50 In
timately connected with the Anti-Slavery movement
by her early writings, and those have been 80 much
admired by the friends Of the slave in the United
States that deem il not at all out Of place for me to
give my readers some idea of the authoress Of . Po-
litical Economy, travels In the East, ne hour
and the Man, &c.
! The dwelling is cottage Of moderate size, built
after Miss MS own plan upon a rise OF land from
which il derives the name OF The Knoll The
The library s the largest room in the building, and
upon the walls of it were hung some beautiful en-
cravings and q continental map. On along table,
which occupied the center Of the room were the eusts
of SHAKESPEARE Newton, Milton, and few other htera
nv characters of the past. One side Of the room
taken up with large case, filed with choice collec-
ton of books; and every thing indicated that 1t was
the home of genius and of TASTE
he y M. where
we found her the evening Of our arrival IS rather
small, and lighted by two large windows The walls
of this room were also decorated with prints and PIC
lures, and the mantle shelf were some models IN
terra Gotta Of Italian groups. On circular tabeay
casts, medallions, ana some very choice water'color
drawings. Under the south window stood a small
table covered with newly -opened letters, portfolio,
and several new books, with here and there page
turned down. and with paper knife between its
leaves as if it had only been half read took up
the last entoned and il proved 10 be the Life and
Poetry of Hartley Coeridge, son Of ). L. Coeridge
1t was just from the press and had, day two be-
fore, been forwarded TO her by the publisher. Miss NJ
is very deaf and always carries in her left hand trum
pet and not little surprised on learning from
her that she had never enjoyed the sense OF smell,
and only occasion the sense OF taste, and that
for a single moment Miss NJ. is loved with sort Of
dolatry by the people of Ambleside, and especially
the poor 10 whom she gives course Of lectures ev-
cry winter gratuitousy She finished her last course
the day before our arrival. She was much pleased
with Ellen Graft, and appeared delighted with the
story of herself and husbands escape from Slavery,
related by the latter during the recital of which
several times saw the silent tear stealing down her
cheek, and which she tried in vain TO hide from u.s.
When Graft had finished she exclaimed, II would
that every woman in the British Empire could hear
that tale as have that they might know how their
own sex was treated in that boosted land Of lber-
ty 1t strange TO the people of this country,
that one so white and ladylike Mrs Craft should
have been slave and forced to leave the land of her
nativity and seek an asylum in foreign country.
THOMAS CARLYLE.
After remaining more than five hours in the gres.
temple turned my back upon the richly laden stalls,
and left the Crystal Palace. On my return home l