The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1856-03-06
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WIN nolhing but civility and kindness anon
the people of The United States, begIIs 10 ex
perience treatment of another sort. She en-
ten with young lady o room in which 81
circle OF strangen from various places, no
one OF whom rises 10 offer her chair
(which could not have occurred in the OLE
country" At the same place while engaged
in sketchins, she feels hand familiar on he
shoulder, and is addressed in strange voice
and, turning round, finds that the liberty wa,
taken BY perfect stranger, "a young lady
apparently about twenty" just arrived, who
goes OIL to remark upon her sketch with per.
feot coolness. At another time the wish il
LsxPressod TO her ''tiIat the old country might
get thoroughly whipped during the present
war" Thereupon Miss Murray sets it down
in her tablets, not without some provocation,
we admit, that ''ths Americans mistake rude.
ness for republicanism, and incivilily for in.
dependence"
AT Cleveland, she visited DR.. Kirkland, iv.
ing in the neighborhood, who has obtained
name among promologists, by the fine va.
rielies Of cherries and other fruits which he
has succeeded in producing. Of him she
says:
"Dr. Kirkland has paid great attention 10
The imcroveme mis- of fruits, particularly cher.
ries, and he is most scientific naturalist !;
his birds, stuffed and arranged by himself,
excel those of Wateron; and the manner in
which his genealogical specimens are pre-.
served is quite unique and admirable; they
are in frames with glass behind and before,
so that they can be- observed on all sides, and
when held to light, while, being ren.
dered impervious 10 air and unassaiable 10
insects they are indeslructible. am prom.
ised specimen case, which will be an in.
valuable example to collectors and muse.
ums in Europe. DR.. Kirkland was also 30
oblIgiug as to give me hume rous shells from
the fresh waters of this dislrict.n
AT Albany, on November 6, Miss Murray
becomes In inmate of Governor Seymour's
house. II was in the midst of the election in
which he was second time candidate for
the office Of Governor Of New YORK, and was
beaten By his competitor, Myron H. Clark.
Miss Murray becomes interested IN the elec.
tion, sdmres the ''calm Indifference" of her
host to the result, and bis freeiom "from
weak ambition" Here she begins again to
speculate on the slavery question, and comes
10 the conclusion that the emancipation of
The black man has been prevented by check.
ing the slave trade, observing that
''If when sufficient number had been
imported, their labor had been materially
rendered OF less value by the introduction
of others, slavery would quickly have abol-
ished itself but anti-slavery laws checked
the natural course of Providence"
A, Albany, she lesrns to like the American
clergy.
zone Circumstance is 10 be observed Of the
American Episcopalian clergyman-and as
far az have been able to remark, the same
thing may be said of The Presbyterian--ibat
they all read we'll, without the nasal tone or
the peculiar pronunciation Of the Northern
States. II is a pity that civilians, especially
diplomatic men, do not initiate their clergy
in this matter. think the latter, as body,
superior 10 ours. Among those whose church
es have attended, two ministers, educated
and ordained upon our side of the Atlantic,
both good men, were 2ompous and tedious
in the reading desk and pulpit. And we
must confess that moi many in England Ell.
,hei read or preach In an attractive manner"
With Governor Sey mour's family she visits
New York, and is domesiicated with them in
tho St. Nicholas Hotel the only fault she finds
with which is, that its furniture is rather in
the extreme oil magni6cence. On Ihe fash.
ionable society Of New York he makes these
reflections:
'Poopls here are no. at all less exclusive
than in London only the differences in rank
and wealth are evinced by more minute and
elaborate attention to tress, aud TO lrifling
consen,ionalties than with US. have been
surprised TO hear some men of business, but
of wealth, assert that cultivation of fine arts
is proof Of natural effeminacy! American
ladies' bestow those hours of leisure which
English women Of the same class give 10
drawing, TO the study Of nature and 10 mem
tal cultivation, almost wholly on personal a
dornment. Although il must be admitted,
lha, owing 10 The bad training of their ser.
wants, ladies on this side of The Atlantic are
compelled 10 look closely into the details Of
domestic economy, yet it is odd that they are
generally fat less competent 10 the perform.
ances of everyday and sick-room duties than
the daughters of our nobest houses in Grea,
Britain; and so long as the girls here devote
whole Hour for every ten minutes allowed
by us 10 the toilet, they have no right 10 make
domestic affairs an excuse for want Of gen.
eral information. OF course there are brill
liant exceptions bu, fear The natianal char.
actsr of women 10 the United States more ie-
sembles that of self-indulgent Asiasics than
of energetic Anglo. .Saxons. And, as far as
can Judge. their children are not being reared
in better habits. Human nature is prone 10
extremes; aud these facts explain why some
individuals desirous Of improvement have
fallen into mistaken imitation of manly
character, instead Of ouluyaiing feminine du-
| ties"
At New York she specnlates q little on.ou
political system, 10 which We have made,