The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1856-03-06

as queens, whether they rule well, or III, o
at all yet il is certain that have made th,
acquaintance, and that value the friendship
OF superior women in The North, and If
should be thought 10 have expressed tnysel
with too much severity, l appeal to their can
dor and judgment; and being American cous
ins, they have the Anglo Saxon love of truth
and will not spurn her even in an unveiled
form, or receive her ungaciously even wher
thus presented. have reason To speak CRATE
fully, and warmly do feel, and anxiousIy
do venture these observations, which may
seem even harsh and unsratefuI. I do no!
yet know much of the southern ladies; bul
from Washington 10 this place have been
struck by general improvement Of counte.
nance and m.-.>s-; IN tho white rsco, snd3his
in spite oi tie horrors which accompany N
misuse Of tobacco. lfthe gentlemen fro
this part Of the county would only seeSass
habits Of self.control and decency in this mag
ter, they would Indeed become the P,e.sx
Cheualiers of the United States, as their hills
and valleys may prove the store. houses and
gardens Of the Union"
Al Charleston, she sees still further reason
10 be pleased with social life al The South:
"My pleasant Washington friend called and
took me to little dancing party at the house
of one OF his married daughters, where saw
young ladies more natural, and more grace.
fully end simply aiiired than in tae northern
Ststes; both the tone ol voice and the choice
of words aud pronunciation are much more
like old England as one proceeds further
south; the habits simpler and more. .unosten.
taiious, and the dress Of every day wear is
suitable and gentlewomanlike, instead Of be-
ing, as in the North, unbesoming, stiff, and
extravagan,; the young women pIastering
their hair, aud wearing silk fit for their grand
mothers, and the middle aged spending hours
in repairing the ravages of time, by siudious
artificial contrivances, which, after all, make
themselves evident 10 the most superficial
observers.n
This is followed by an argument that sla-
very is the best condition for The negro race.
The entire South presents happy image of
pat:iarchal life, benevolent masters and at
tached servants. Miss Murray declares that
"she had rather be slaven there than "a
help in the northern States"
While in Georgia, Miss Murray visits the
Stone Mountain, which she describes as at
granite precipice of height gigantic beyond
any other Of which she has heard more lof.
ly and aspiring than even the Martenswald
in the Tyrol. a.,
"The Towering shrubs are plepifnl around,
but saw few smaller plants in Dio@ and
my guide told me tho earlier months ~
spring are most favorable here for such ihi1<ll
He was the frs, American ever met VIM
(excep, Botanical Professors) who takes an
interest in flowers. He gathered large 5ou.
quet of Azaleas, Kalmais, Baccinniums, &C.,
and thanked me for having been the means
of bringing him 10 the rock gefden, which
he had never visited before when the Kal.
mais were in bloom: though he had great
pleasure (he said) in wandering alone about
The mountains; but then could never have
persuaded my ladies to come 10 such place
as this We had TO scramble across stream
and over the rocks, certainly; but would
have walked barefoot through the waters
rather than have missed the scene. do not
wonder that American ladies' ia the mass
look dispirited ard Sick (the word generally
used in the UoiIed States for ill,) they lake
so little exercise, and lose the best enjoy.
meuis of life in their neglect Of natural beau
ty for artificial pleasures; and no wonder they
are victims Of consumption"
Returning through Indiana, she becomes
The guest Of Gov. Wright. The Governor
asks her to 60 to marke. with him, and car
ries basket himself, which gives rise TO these
"I have heard much of democracy and
equality since came 10 ,he United States,
and have seen more evidence OF arislocra.
cy aud despolism then il has before been my
fortune 10 meet with. The Know Noihings,
and the Abolitionisis, and the Mormoniies
are, in my opinion, consequent upon the
mammonite, extravsgant pretensions and
habits, which are really fashionable among
seudo-republicans. Two hundred thousand
starving Irish have come 10 this country, and,
in their ignorance, they assume The airs of
tha, equality which they have been induced
TO believe is really belonging 10 American
society. They endeavor 10 reduce 10 prac-
iice the sentiment so popular here--bul no
that will never do. Ladies don't like their
helps TO say they choose TO cit in the parlor,
or they wont help them al all, for equality is
the rule here.' Mrs. So.and.so, Of the 'cod-
fish aristocracy, doesn't like TO have Lady
Anything 10 take precedence of her; but Bet
ty choosing 10 play at equality is quite an
other thing Now at Indianapolis have
found something like consistency, for the
frs, time came this side the Atlan,ic.n
Another observation respecting the Ameri-
can women, apd we close the volume;
"Before leaving the Reindeer steamer, /
had some conversation with sensible lady
from Chicago, who regretted :he way in
which the great maioriiy of American young
women are sacrificing health 10 vanity. She
agrees that il is not so much climate as bad
management which crowds the cemeteries