Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-08-29
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Rcdh,ld .N3r yor&. From James Woodhousc,
Richmond.
Mr. Noltc il III Italian by birth, but may now be
sa 10 inscribe upon his card and hotel register 'uf
Europe and America, - a designation %! domcilc to
which he Is i,.,ty entitled. lie was born in l779.-
During filtv wears he was as.ocla;cd with the great
men of both continents. The mcro list is startling Ia
one crelulity: Napoleon, Wellington, Gen. Jackson
Edward Livingston, Thomas Hope, Sir Francs Bar
ing, LAFAYETTE, Laii,tc, and We scnrccly know who
nol KINGS presidents, warriors, sia,csncn, mcr-
,hnnts. puc,s panlcrs authors, urc driven rapidly
aud unccremoniousIy through his pages, every one III
turn, to be prted Us he passes. For it is the dark
side OF every character to which Mr.. Nolte delights
to turn lie seems gloat over its mpcrtectons, 10
magnify aud proclaim them with eXuliatiom. When
he praises il is almost by chance and because CON-
mcnduton is cxtoried BY the circumstances he re-
latcs.
We cnn bv no means endorse ia" sentiments cX-
pa sse IN his wori---.-IcciHlly those that HI' tie
characters oi General Jackson "md I!dwnri lhvinSa-
fon--bo,h of whom the author grossly ana nnnc-
ccssarilv Hbcs. His structures upon Livingston, nnd
III. uurt he PLAYED at The bntI!c O" New Orleans; ar"
mixed fnlschondy General Sc"tt does not cscnrr
or,o Of his random shuts but we hardly think they
touch any vulnerable point. The American publish
cr finds it necessary to apologize IN not" Tor the re-
marks upon General Sc"tt'
Mr., Note rivcs the following character 10 New Or
leans merchants
"Whcu first arrived in New Orlenms. there WAS
not II .jn.c house there possessed Of any capital
worth Mentioning and "H h0hoTdbj' chdr"cfcr >c''7'd
n Ls Dnil, az gr,a' a,0riy. bricvcd just rs much
M | pleased nf the representations made by he mer'
rlnu. iusi established there and with Ill their boast
;n, nuI .T,at araIc Ocicarncs4 II waslu!t" remark
uL. iha M experience was NOT enriched nt the h-
,uuiuo bv the KNOWLEDGE "I some unhnnds"mc trick
IN truIc like those with whir every other man seem
cI 70 have been proud ui having duped hls neigb"r
TIM individual who succeeds, witt! certain degree "i
stiIl. IN accomplishing some sharp lnauruvre is ;on
often rewarded in TN United States, with the cpthct
of c',rcr iHIor."
The battle OF New O:lcan-, in which Mr.. Noic
took part ij graphically sketchCl but it is isfoowcd
by the annexed unrfncd description OF the gallant
General and h!s wife at the ball given in remembrance
Of the victory:
..Atc; supper We Scre treated 10 mos, DELICIOUS
mas de dnr bv The c.ngucror and HE spouse, ci-
,u:.;t Of the lower cscs whom he had i.om Hc"r-
,riun ,lumter, ani win explained, by her enormous
coIpuruce, that F-each saving, she shows now Tar
{.
the General, II long, ln-nrd man, with limbs like
skcicon and Aludam ia Gcncrac, short, tat, dump.
linz bohbinr oppuSic rnch other like half drunken
Indians, 10 tlic wild melody OF P0sSnm np 6e Grm
Tree and rndeavorr 10 make spring INTO The ar,
WAS very Remarkable, and iarmorc ediiyng -pccie-
Gle than anv Europan ballet could possibly hnrc fur
nished."
This il Of course nicre caricnture and reminds uS
of the carca:ure which hr tells IL, he made
of President Madinn and his wife He says:
81 was sitting abd. twelve o'clock, at little table,
skctchng carcaurc Of Madison, then President OF
the United States, ad Of whom was snd thn' ne was
under pcttlcoat goe:nment. Madison hHu 'H"ruF
before I.siyI pgUuaGt!rn IL wiI!C he c!!l.I upon
the American lcup"fn put on arm"r and ASSUME"
wnritr u,;iudr.' VI carica,urr represented Inn u.
generals Uniform im attitude ~ II he were call
i troops: las r.ir stood beside him, with !nil-
iInry chapcuu Oh IlT head, uUsi,t her shoulder,
aud arruYcd in tie nd brccchr- which her prct!tc"-
>or, Jefferson, ras known 10 have brought from
France after ihcrcroinonary period, when he resi-
ed AZ Paris as un.as.alnr, uad generally assert
ed 10 have won. | had just given the last touches
10 the sumewha Llarida;ed red hose Nc.. Ne.
Note what h. sfy= Of General JGcksun's fitness for
the Presidency:
,Thc time iur ,lrnsiHg II PToHidcn;
hand. The clrc"r 10 TAX" l,lar" in year. M!ld
General jackson w :hr inrnrlt" candidate" frrba-
blv throughout ihewh"lc mon there was no man
who had more ,horu@hly dsre@.r!ed the C"m.u-
lion ihnn this man nmd all who had lived III his I'M
mediate nci.hhurhni who had known an! observed
him. c"ui not rcprs th" positive c"nvlrtinn, that oi
MI the candidates .c least fitted lrr President
since his creates; r:s Only physical c"uTa", in
tense ,icrvncss, ui! ninm:ablr will. Er-pcct for
law or the iica< I Others or command over his lI-
born pns.omans. oi character, had h" never t"lt.
He wns ,h,. first ,.lilac for the Presidency who
hrour, forward oil elected by b'1b'rY under III" adj
vice u the most urrupt !nan III :hc nItc'l States
man already metiunrd i'll these lncinogs, Edward
Livingston. lt was an easy matter ihr IN"
creatures who ocyrd his nod Ia find out the
most popular cmucrats {" the various States,
who w,r. not avIys sought for amongst N" most re-
,pccrnb!c imhabtn Ia win them, ami {" keep THEM,
lv promises OF ctan fat and honorable offices 10
open their zeal, ad i'll word, Ia make them satcl-
l,rs prepared totrain every nerve, 10 silence every
suggestion of coiii,ncc that stood III their way and
in the way uf crong their candidate.
SIR. Nntc is suo and then humorous, but it is a Bit
ter not n comic hInor Many of his narratives are
conrsc, without ihc sparkling Of wit to cover |
their grussncss al render il less offensive. Take for
example the zoo and mntter-ci-cOurse manner in |
which lie rrlatcs inideli,y t" wife whom he pro-
fcsses to adore. throughout the book, while he con-
stan,lv accuses thcrs of lacking Il high sense OF
honor, the chargtcems to spring from that want i'll
his own nature, 4n rs by reflection in all around.-
He has written ueadablc, gosslpplng volume, yet
from its anti-rcpuican sentiments. its rldicuc OF dis
tngui.hcd Amersn citizens, md the authors total
want Of knuwlc,I: OF the institutions, aims and drH-
ics Of the Amtican people. and his many cXmbi-
.ous OF pctN cnv and jealousy, it IL not one which
accommodated 10 readers. Its want -! truth
uIncss is vcy glrng, yet crIinp" wien we tnkcinto
consideration ths il is the work ut Il man of more
thun threc-sorc ears and ten, it is but charity to
:. Ia, his
memory for lc,s,ran-tory and personal IN their ma
ture. Tic yprk makes no Prctensl0n 10 style, ana
We hardly tlnk il will in this country, demand 4
second ediia. P.rhaps in Europe ms another attack,
by one who gghto know, upon tn" institutions Of
Democracy, nd TIC working Of orr KcpnblIc it may
have Il vhortved popularity. We close our r"m-
ments with alaccunt Of the authors interview with
Queen Victor, u show that he gossips garrulousiy
o, the Englisl OIcrl in the sam" nncercmonoua
rloy,lcss styca ,hich he mentions American PgcRi-
dents.
ain little wi, heard rustic, and SAID TO myself,
in n moment th Iaic,tv of England will stand before
thin. rvrs Th,o1r opened and young lady, with
n couplc Of hca,locks iacn hbohi hcr iaco cutered
hastily foowcCy the Baroness and the "'iics OF ho-
nor Yrtit wa-ot hustr step, but rather 'r"ddtc
ike thnt-I say With rcverrncc-oi dHc&. At the
frat rloncr the lifted dress permitted me to remark
that her instcp wlo like that of the ems de Medl-
cis, but. on ihe,nrary, that her majesty was Hai-
iaoed. The Que went directly to the bust, which was was
placed on rathepo lofty pedestal and repeatcdtwo
nr three times. very fine Then she came to Inc
who Ind m,cn.c handsome portfolio containing the
currnvincs. Stwas astonishcd at tic relief; lifted ,
o,c r,Lrm md ned ifit we're not embossed
bad prepared swers TO expected Questions on the
nature Of the mainc' but in moment, thH gave me
nt her bust, undzddcd away, followed by lady Of
honor. i
rrrctEc Philadelphia LedscTl Z
GRACE IN ;MALE DRESS: Somebody has
s.;j Ia, a., psan .risrltc, with Il little :uc and
ribbon, viii coper tic World whs al: A"gli'hw"' @ 4
man, with nllr Siiaw!s, dalnGShS ana 6Min'nds' :
''',' un;uurrl rlnthc>hursc. There H. / :