The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1855-08-29

contracted with the restraints every
where thrown about the traveller in
Europe, is of itself sufficient to show.
that here, every man is taken to be
honest, until he is caught steeliDg; and
there, on the contrary, every man is
deemed . rogue. until his life is over,
and he has proved himself an honest
man. In Europe, man may not 60
five miles from home, without having
his passport vised. A greasy worn
out piece Of sheep skin, with ribbons
and seals, and the beautiful autographs
Of fellows allowed by government,
to rife q mans pocket, and look into
bis port nsanteau. Here, people may
travel wherethey will. without question.
A man may start out with his face set
to Philadelphia, and yet, before be
goes . mile on the way, may after bis
course and go to Pompeii. Wo be-
tide the traveller in Europe, if he at
tempt from any whim to change bis
mind, or alter the place of his destin.
alton without announcing it to the au.
thorities. He il worst of than poor
colored individual from Africa's sands,
who happens to wander off, alter gun
firing or bell ringing, without pass.
One has a master to go pay the cor
stabulary fee, and take him out; and
the other has, no friend to care for him,
and no hope Of getting out, "without
the legal delays" unless the depth Of
bis purse furnishes it. II the traveller
in Europe, forget his passport, or loose
it, or act upon bis American ideas Of
natural rights. and the love Of liberty.
or if be mistake some Formally, Of
which he understands nothing from
the foreign jargon in which it is an.
bounced, be is sure to be detained
twenty-four hours, and is liable to be
put in prison, and heavily fined. Ifa
man only uses DR.. Jaync's hair dye
and alter the color of his hair, be is
apt to be taken up. because wrongly
described in his passport,
It is by things like these that we
see at a glance the different founda-
tions of the Americas and European
systems. Their governments are all
erected on the basis Of power-ours
on that Of protecting each in the en-.
joyment Of the greatest possible a.
mount Of liberty They take it for
granted that every traveller is rogue,
until they find that he is honest-'oe
take it for granted that every man is
honest till he proves himself a rogue.
They strive only to make it impossible
for any offender against the govern
ment to escape-sce study mainly that
honest men may be unmolested, and
take up criminals only because they
obstruct this principle. Ifa man trav-
81 in Italy, he is met on the frontier by
an officer, who searches his portman.
team, and takes from him his pocket
Bible ; and if he even go to Liverpool,
all his American copies Of English
works are seized, his cigars are forfeit
ed, bis whole luggage disordered, and
his person searched with an annoying
minuteness.
This difference runs through every
thing, and is the secret Of our national
prosperity. The facilities offered by
government render travelling ten times
more common in this country. Fifty
miles are travelled here by every citi-
Gems for one in Europe. This increase
Of jcurneying makes fares cheap and
communications rapid, and everything
convenient. 1t enlarges the mind. diff.