Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-04-24
From the Western Christian Advocate.
Letter from DR.. Thomson.
D. " ut 10. ottoN NdH SNiHer"'.
NUMBER XIX. u
NUMBER XIX.
ENGLISH CHARACTER RESERVE.

A traveller is very likely 70 form has,y
conclusions as he passes through a country;
the persons with whom he meeIs may be
exceptions 10 general rules; so 100 may the
incidenS. Nevertheless five have correct
general no.ions in regard TO a nations char.
Gcerislics, we may easily separate exceptions
TO r1'es from Illustrations o., them, In this
respec, We have ihe advantage Of The nations
of The old world; their habits and characters
hove been long sl4eoiyped and studied. ours
are sill in process Of formation, While there.
fore, the European traveller iu, America is
liable 10 commit serious bl1ndsrs. .he Amer.
can traveller can read correctly ns he runs.
And he viii certainly read thipgs new to
him. E,. lt,ag, e. !.
| Fluellen, 10 The tragedy. says; III you look
in The, maps Of the 'orld warrant you shall
find il the comparisons between Macedon
and Monmouth that the situations is bolh
alike. There is river in Macedon, and
there Is moreover a river al Monmoulh; il is
called Wye nt Monmouth, but /. is out oI
my ;prdins what is the name of. ihe Other
tyer; but Nis all ons--' 'tls, so like as my 6n-
lgers is 70 my fingers, and there 10 salpons
Iin both" Thus many reason of human
ns,ure;, everywhere ]. Is, essentially The
same. So l, is; nevertheless, il, presents
Fgfeay differences ip diffsrenI situations, MOI
lis i unimPorlani % inquire into these differ,
lences; a comparison Of Two nations is none
Ishe less Interesting when, ,he ,dissimilari,y
between lhem Is slight, is is, The case viii
Epglshd md The Uniied Slsles, In race
lin language, .tn. religion, in grade Of ciyili
zadon, in love or liberty 10 aspiration iol
dominion, IN pa,riciic attachments, and J, ipr
Idomlipble bravery. !, We are alike, Sow,
are gspsrolIy, IN manners and customs, il
excellence and weaknesses. Day, apC
lMprin's English blackipg Is sold in Eincin
na,i. ani old Pr. Jacob Tpwnsend's Sarss
lparilla huwked ,hbou, in London. We ar
one, 100, In political institutions and Pripci
lpes. sWheRthe British colopisis came u
these shores, the, broughl with them lbl
grea. charter Of English llberies and sh'
common Law Of The English rsnlm-lhe Law
Of p free people, which, ~ ibe language Q
Mr. Story, .became he alpFdisH ri lhei
lcivil and political righis;l n, projected ihei
imam liberties; !. wu,cAed over ,hsii mature
growth; j. expanded with .hsirlS Rsnisj !
nursed IN them that spirit Of Independence
WHICH checked The first spprose hsa ,pf sevbi
Irnry power; Il enabled IbsR 70 triumph Il
the midst Of dangers and difficRI,iesi and, hI
II ehe oond nrovidanca, ,,ft (Ind ,,as ,ha \.
scendaD,s are now enjoying. ,undegils Dol
and manly principles, The blessings Of Are
and enlightened administration OF jus,iee,'
r Well might John Randolph ask, ,,li
wha, school did the woribies Of topy lpnd---
lhe WasbIngions, Hancocks, Frankllni
Rulledges of America- learn those pFipci
Iples Of civil libeny wbichvere 50 nobly %
serted BY their wisdom and fvsivyl"s II &C
knowledge the Influence or a ShakspssF
and Milton upon my Imagination, u LOek
Upon my understanding, Of a Sidney upo