Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1857-03-05

land--the rural districts is sill the old
England of Richard, the Lion hearted, and
Ag'ncourt, of Elizabeth Bacon, Spencer
and Shakespeare. Manufacturing England
is confined almost entirely to three or four
cities, and because, by grinding the poor
they can produce cheap manufactures,
they are permitted to supply almost TIE
whole civilized world. Ofcommercial Eng
lard, the great mart is London-London
the capital of the world, with its vast extent,
its mighty population. its palaces. its
wealth and poverty. 1t is5probably larger
than Thebes, or Ninevah, or Babylon ever
was. Rome in her Augustan aye when
she ruled the whole world. might have
been as great. The Engliskman is coll,
and proud in his bearing, but punctual in
his engagements, and honest in his deal
ings. He HIS the natural instinct Of JUS
tlce. Is severely just. stern. rigorous ru-
Ter, and a hard master. In no other coun-
try are class distinctions SO closely observ-
ed. The nobleman must maintain his DO
sition, even though against his will. Such
is the servility of he lower classes, that i.
becomes excessively annoying to is OBJ
jects, but should one Of upper class refuse
this fawning worship. he would cease to
De respected. English society as whole
is filled with dunder-heads. No where
else could SO many donheys be found
and the worst of it is. they have not sufti-
Gent perspieaciiy to know they are all
fools. The English lord if he had chance
could be a gentleman. If one of them
should be dropped from a balloon on one
of our western praifies he nights even make
himself agreeable in the pioneers cabin
over a corn dodger.
But we'll take our hats and step across
the channel. Calias is reached; and for
the frs! time passport Is demanded,
which convinces us that we are further from
home than ever. and has no tendency 10
dispel our already unfavorable opinion of
the place. Everybody hastens TO Paris.
and on he goss. People say he don't like
the French, and it's true. 1t is grand to
look a. the pictures and palaces Of Paris,
at the blood stained peljlrer. With his at
tendans intheir gorgeous tapplings. and
all the marks of splendor which abound in
Paris; but there is TOO much heartlessness
with the seeming poIi.eness. too much in
fidelity and laxi,y of morals He loved TO
go out upon the Boulevards, and could al
most take off lis hat to the Empress as
she passes, and sigh for the fa:e. that awaits
her, but she knew the man before she be
came Empress; she became sharer in his
ood-guiltiness--let her share in the com
ing reilbution.
OF Germany he would say little. hav
ing spent little time there. But a single
day, and it could never be forgotten. The
noble majestic Rhine is essentially German
nothing like French about it. Far too
little time is spent by travellers in Swi.zer-
land. where are the most beautiful valleys
in the world. and whose mountain scenery
is. unsurpassed -ut Italy lies ahead and
.travele's have the charming grandeur OF
Switzerland, TO visit the classic land. Mon,
Blanc. 200. is TO be assembled, ard lie, like
the rest, journeys on. There are other
mountains Iii cher shan Mont Blanc, bu,
none presents so magnificent a view. L
would be worth while TO remain for DAYS
on the SUNNI. TO behold tie Storm cloud
flashing below you, while nations lie spread
out at your feet France stretches away
in the distance. Tie Rhine like siYesy
line OF light. winds along through Gerna-
ny. and the green wales and gli;tering gla,
ciers, lend an indescribable charm to thu
great panorama.
Italy is land in which everything hs:
been done that man could do to thwart n,
designs ofProvidence. Climate, soil apt
all things calculated to ensure he. prosper
ily, seemingly the most favored land unde,
Heaven she is far behind in al, material re
sources.
The traveller in Europe is struck wild
the fact that wherever he finds squabbl.
kicked up, he always fnds young Amer
lea" at the bottom oft. Europe is file,
will, young Americans who had mucl, bet
ter be at home. 1t requires much infor
NATION to travel with profit. and for plea
sure merely. no one ever should irsvel. 4
man may travel to obtain information. I,
restore exhausted energies, and regain los
health; but he has no moral right to spen
his lime in travelling without some sucl
IObject. He had ofien been applied to b.
young men to know how they might reacl
Europe. He always told tle.e uhRe tugi
tres from labor TO stay az home Nj
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