The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-04-14
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Prom the London Correspondeoes OF the n. y Tribune.
The great leviathan lies down the river
some six miles, opposite Greenwich, anchor.
I'd and chained ut bow and stern, the object
of thousands Of wondering eyes, passing
swiftly on the frequent steamboats, II is
promised that she will 20 to sea in July, and
that her first voyage will be TO Australia.
The Lviatban is one OF those famous works
which do not dlsappoint one at first sight.
The only thing about her which struck me
as disproportloncd were the very narrow
wheels.
But what Of Sturgeon you say. Well,
] was not disappointed 10 him, nor in the
kind Of people who flock TO hear With
lew exceptions, bis regular attendants are Of
the lower classes, to whom little learning
has proved dangeros thing who consider
i, to b. duty and becoming to innovate and
run after and applaud any bold and clever
talker who rail ut his betters There IL no
disputng Spurgeon's genius, any more than
Maflts, Elder knapp's or Father Millers
but a. TO compare him with Beecher or
Cbapin-d ID anne genus Mudru,mum ia
our couutry with which some have classed
him, II IS like comparing the hand organ TO
the church organ, the stump speaker to the
senator. At present he IL hired ont TO
some spectators, who have carried him on
TO Scotland, where, the papers say, he has
great success. He pitches into the walters,
smokers and broad. skirters, and all things
temporal which are no, 10 his mind. lie
frequently threatens his followers to leave
them in their sins and darkne~, for the land
Of liberty and liberslity meaning the cosn.
try Of four million slaves and Mount Vernon
associations unless they come down with
the dust and build him n great Tabernacle.
lfbe takes my advice, be- will remain where
be is doing well enough, and not try bis
hand on people Who have heard better
preachers than be Is.
The story is going the roupds Of the press
that Dickens is engaged 10 20 10 the States
and read for 10000. Of sour-e il is I've,
but II any spccuators 20 in for oDe-tbird
that amount, they will lose money for, al.
ter the papers 10 New York have honestly
spoken out, that bis I" readings are mooUt-
onou, and dreary fancy tbs, the crowds
will DOT care 10 give their dollars simply 10
~ Wv gI'St bVs'tkA+ Ntub win
friends few evenings since 10 St Martini
Hall 10 hear him ard We left in twenty
mioubs with an unanimous opinion that /,
DID not pay. Dicse0. is very aiooking
ir a msu oi whom We have read and heard
20 much The King of japan may 10, Tor
shat know, two hnodrcd Year. old, with
venerable, sxspIbg white bead but II
would not surprise me a, all. Il 10 msetiDg
him b" sho1h prove 70 be handsome youth
s,th tns virgin down On his cbeek Bat
wbo could have -upp,sssI tbs, the author Of
" Pl,kxies, The delight oi my tOyb0sd
and 81 CopperGsd and Bleak Ifous
the pIea.ao, FRI hCl. oi manhood, would ap-
par tsfore Us iasblonabiy dressed, With 70
ven hair snd m0astacbss reminding one oi
,L0- dapIsr, shiuiug fellow. Who mos, fro
qaybt tt@ .'~Ts q the 81 y lch0las and ths
cofu.rs u Prlbce s,re.t and Broad way
A director and oh,oer ~ ID. Atlantic -
bi' COnpauy tod me 10 day Tia, the cosd..
ton. % - p'0po@sd guaranty by the Gov
rrnHr ~ 49, NJ see'p,4ble and there 10 bg,
little eGJ. ri.ti0n oi Ald Ia any practicable