Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-04-24

Qualities which, Wo0id 20 God. "a ppssesset
| fl common with ;thai illus,hoGs uiahr Of I
Tilioisot., a. Sherlock, rahdi a. P6rsuslup6i
nv religion Tkisis ayBttish influence
caH never shake I6G:n Tiue, We have up
| risen aagatusl Eng We have twice wrss'
led latfels ffomi her brow; bds she says wi
are welcome 10 then .slhey are lGhfdls, @or
| ~ her 'owHd children. ind Satt66ugha stni
iGaf prejudice exists tetweefi Us, We canho
iorge. that We are one people, GEnglhh, ai
IiioagR tRey denounced the Mexican war
| eIotiet in ihslRiumph oi sAhiericanlarms q
MohtArey and eBuena Vista, ,st Vera Cfus
and Cerro Cords; and Americans while ,hej
nay Question Inc wisdom bfthe presei, Ea
r6pdSnri war, fedd withV ex1iihiion bf The sgal'
| IrSht beariHR9Jf Lt,rdF Rag gIdi' y ifoopsai iht
| Al1dd. HtlsA sAlhy6 I. hid III. I|bai 81
issspisics ussii which a9s pse6liaf q tRs EHeitsb
W., 1hey nrs d RssRRvEb people. This |,
wha. We, might expect, As ths !. Enpiisi
goyernmen a. rules an island separated onlj
by, q; marrow channel from ai continent
whence in early times she suffered repea!et
IaDd destructive invasions, aud received sue
cesively, Roman. Saxon, Danish, and Nor
man masters. continent which is sill
possessed BY nations differing from them Il
race, religion, and interest; II is moi strpri
sing iha. they should look with jealousy
upon The stranger, OF .hatlhis feeling should
descend from the court 10 The nobility, and
from The nobility TO The people, as lhe o
descended from The head Of Aaron 10 bis
beard, and from bis beard 70 ihe skirts Of hii
garments. Do no, understand me that thc
English are uncivl- The reyerss,is ,rue; By
ciyiliIy mean leisposi;ion 10 oblige. Every
occupation being crowded, competition
brings al working classes under obligation
10 please. In new countries, where, living
is easy and people are lew, men feel iude;
pendent, and seem, in their maoners, 70 say
nc you do no, like my goods, you may lei
them, alone; and II you buy Them, you are
under ns much obligauon 70 me as / 70 son, !,
No, 50 in England; porier, barber, clerk,
op-keeper, wai,ing maid--all meet yol
with smile and a bow or q courtesy; they
receive the most iriling sum will, 9
Thank you"-no. with The words clipped
q, both ends. but like q guinea from The die
mo, meu,hed, or whispered, bu, uttered
with emphasis. as Il they had been ,pracli.
cling Mr., Bronson's method Of exploding the
vowels. No servants be.,er Than the Eng;
lisE, nea, and pimble, they arg, cheerful 70
respond 10 j our slghles, calls, and expert in
executing your most Troublesome orders
Take an introduction 10 an Englishman,
and he will receive you viii bow, and take
you by The hanc, and perhaps express his
qualification .hs, the common friend has laid
him under obligations by. The introductory
noie you bear; he will probably offer you, q
vice 10 you; If you express a wish 70 be
made acquainted with A., B., and ,ip, bis
circle Of friends, he will perhaps, send you
letters OF introduction 10 them in an epvel:
op by the mex, mornings posi-. But ell ,his
civilly,is formal, You may never see, oI
hear anything more Of your civil acqaain
lance unless you want 10 buy something o
him. The ciyiliiy Of The British has an
other drawback; they seem Suspicious 4
gentleman may travel all over our coun,r!
wilhou, being iaken fora rogue, and MAY
sometimes leave barber or q tavern with
GU, paying his bill, and may send il lhe mex
day BY mail, .bu. he will have no oppor,uni
10 do SO in England, He will no, even b
permitted 10 gel ou, Of an omnibus ,ilf hi
| four pence is paid, for the conductor, will
all his bows ana hearty "Tbenk you's" vii
hold las, the door ill he has deposited ,hl
fare In bis pocket. He will no, be perIpil
ted 10 ,urn round in The store, without beinl
watched as a mouse by cat. Now, ali ihi
| is called caution, and where there is SO men.
needy men and 50 many roguish. ones,
may be necessary; nevertheless, 90 al
American backwoodsman, who has seen h
la'ch7a,ripg out 0f lhs door, j il T0mssysih''
lproyoking, l te.na,s h /, .ao ,ae.
/ when soy the English are reserved,
do no, mean 10 say they are poi polite. PS
Likeness Is more Than ciyili,y; civili.y is ih
opposite Of rudensss, pollieness Of inGlfer
enes. The former smoolhs the iHiercours
Of all classes; the la..er swee.ens The in.er
course Of gentlemen, and lends charm /.
Tall their words and actions; Il is siudious, !
please, ], anticipates the vans and wishe
OF o,Sers; l, is ,olsranl OF iheii errors, indul
gen, 10 their weaknesses, and wiihou, bein
I.officious, is fuil ,of lhe most delicate aI.en
lions. 4all4this may be found 10 France;
may, be found in EDplaPd 100, bpi not p gtls