The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-03-25

me in your columns. He's a ssucy. ignorant,
presumptuOus, upstsrt, III wager my hat To
fsnsinuate that know nothing about Canada !
, What amodest fellow he'is, to be sure Now,
he is just one OF those ignonmuses mentioned
in my previous talk with you, who believes
Canada TO be the greatest country on this conti
nent. Canada great county Don't mention
it! Why, we have more slaves in the United
States than Canada has blacks and whites put
together, Q include John Balls and Scotchmen
among the whites, of course, in this csculston.)
Canada has 800 miles Of railway-the States
have $4,000, but feel that | am lessening the
dignity Of the States by comparing them with
SO insignificant n country. We smoke aud
chew tobacco in the States, but it makes us live
ly and joviol, and is, on the whole, rather
pleasant feature in our habits as a nation but
tn, Canadians use such mean tobacco that the y
become stupid in its use Why, one of them
with pipe in his mouth, crouched down in the
corner Of railway car, resembles muzzed
bear in winter time. But will not waste time
with Anti-Gossip. leave him in the backwoods
of Canada, hoping that by reading your dear
Journal, he will eventually have his ideas oi
things generally much improved. l am glad to
see tha, you visit the benghted regions Of Cana
da, il shows that you have tue rropIr missionary
spirit. As an old frien however, advise you
in future to have as1ttle to do with AMI Cos
sip as possible. Trust me, q whisper this in
your earl that he's no better than he should b..
lie says he always finds the Americans ready to
take "pinch" or "pipe' with him IA witty
| +. Al, Z,
Now eau tell Auti Gossip, and he may put
this in his pipe aud smoke it, that wouldn't
do any thing of the kind with him, unless he
, lnenled. his ways very materially. He finally
"comas" the plthaIic aud sheds aff5ctionate
tears over the relationship existing between
Americans and the CInucks. Taey are more
than cousins, he says The more's the pity, say
|! uut its kind of special Providence with
us all to be afflicted with uncuItivatcd coun try
cousins aud we should bear up under the in
Fiction as we'll as we are able Mind, dear
, Journal, don't wish to be understood as dis
I liking Cn1da, o no! decidedly no The
I country is all well enough, and some day will
doubtless become more civilized than at present
, No, rather like the country; its great country
for game--none batter.
| Parliament is now sitting" at Toronto.
dropped in there one day last week to see how
they "did" things. La mc, how funny it al
seemed. They try to do things as they do them
0 in tn. British Parliament, bAt il is feeble, al
| most fdrcica imitation
might tell you great deal about the habits
and customs of the Canadians dear Journal, fol
have been from one end Of the country to the
: other. An American, when FIRST visiting Lower
e Canada, is struck with astoni,hment to see SC
, many Catholic priests parading the streets, in
l.. black gowns reaching down 10 their feet. |
S does not conform to our American democra Il
notions; but ones democracy becomes yer!
z much mortified, whe.i brought into contact will
: the habits and customs of other countries.
/ don't mean to say that one loses his respect TO
e genuine democracy, but in the United States w
: believe every thing aud every body wrong tina
are not democratic. This feeling is carried tt
d an extrem.. Now, in point of fact, there can b.
Il nothing wrong in Catholic priest wearing
e gown about the streets, and thus converting
y himself into au old woman. There is as nucl
IS reason for it, perhaps as there is for Methods
5, preacher wearing constantly white neck tie
l. white hat, and straight WASTED coat buttonet
y up to his throat. am "down upon both
s myself, but don't ask you to be, dear Journal
$. you may think as you please of these customs
D, as of all other customs, but say they are alb
K, surd oifshoots Of privileged class We Cal
It do without them in the States, but Canada o
n course cannot. In Great Britain, even in Ire
/. land, one never meets with these long robes, a
is least never have; in this the Canadians are j
s. advance of their mother country. When Anti
r Gossip next writes you, it would be like him t
A. commend long robes, especially in the streets
and deluco as logical conclusion, that tn
e. Cana lians are great people because one meet
" with shaven-headed and long -robed Catholic
of priests at every corner of the streets. don
of wish to say aught against Catholics; no, no !
" | am liberal enough to b.lieve that Cltholic
- are as sincere anl as gooi as those of othe
n, persuasons, but speak out, as a poliicia
us would say, boldly, against the long gowns
ny When Canada becomes civilized, have no dout
rs the priests will shorten their gowns--no dout
bt of it in the least. There are so many otht
by things that | would like to tell you, dear Jou
an nal in connection with Cinada that hardl
tie know how to contain myself; but | mu
as as " hold up and give you breathing SPELL
~ In fact think lweary your patience by talkir
SO much and saying so little. have simp
told you, in all this long rigmaroe, that Cath
a. lie priests i'll Canada wear long gowns IN Il
streets, aud that Anti Gossip is an impudcI
les fellow facts which might have told yC
he in one sentence--besidcs have no doubt th
nr you knew both before commenced talking
be you. You did? Well, | thought so-and a
of have been saying with SO much pains, mig
= just as well not have been said. Just like m
md for all the world! Don't be provoked with m
,ed aud in my next talk with you, will eudeav
rhe to tell you something new. GosSIP.
ain ~, - D---,.,, "a,
Sed VI JuuSe DAVIS, th0 DdnOS'"'S '""SS