The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-12-07

OF Liverpool. manufacture on their own account
under the Fairbanks patent for the supply of
England and the Continent When the japanese
Ambassadors were here Though neither putting
Eor blowing was made about it. they entered the
Fairbanks establishments in New York and pur-
chased for their amondeyed countrymen many
patterns OF these excellent scales. 1t would be
difficult to ascertain how much of humanity to
say nothing of other important commodities, has
heen weighed on the platform" which is by far
surer than any got up for your Presidential can
didates.
| an q woman, and cannot boast of much prac-
tlcaIty In my nature. Vet was very much inter-
ested in my visit &c the fountries and work shops
where the scales are made. Thought is there en-
bodied III iron and brass, through the intelligent
and inventive laborS Of the workmcn. whose
great brown aIms-likc those ofthe statues of Her
{ cucs-togcthcr with the pondcrouS machinery
make more harmonious ''anvi-choruS" than
ever Verdi conceived. And these workmen lead
me to a thought concerning the social condition
Of America If any of my old European friends
we're to ask INC. "llow do You spend your time
i'll America :" | should certainly answer, IN ron
6tr!ng. This must be the constant. unintcrrupt-
ed occupation of every candid foreigner. if he
have eyes i'll his mind well as i'll his head. ard
knows how to use them. Things are different
here from what they arc on the ether side of the
water. The strata of society lie in opposite di-
rections and form social arrangement quite
new and original to one who has been accu>t' me q
from childhood to the stiff, unbending rcctitudc
Of social barriers and Of social distinctions.
If wrote to a European friend about rural life
! in America. would say I'm the country towns,
and the villages of New England. every one can
be Oh al equality, by common good sense and ca
Sy acquic>cence. In the paror, you may not on
ly meet the clergyman. the lawyer the phy y>ician,
and their wives. but the farmer. the mechanic
and the grocer, and al distinctions become unrc-
membercd between them. This is wonder tc
Europeans. "a wonder which Americans cannot
compI chend,) which goes to prove that education
guiding Judgment or peNc,,ng it. We cannot
escape the influence Of early training. Even our
after observations do no eradicate thoroughly
those first marks with which our minds have be eli
covered and what we considered right i'll child
hood seems to us night when we have reached a.
dult age.
Eu, philosophy and Christianity will make US
see that. whatever our prcj judices may whisper.
the American ay,rightly carried out, is the most
phiiosoliic and Christian.
These thoughts h"mc to my mind as
found myself III pleasant party, in the house Of
one of the residents Of this pretty vill1ge. !. who
had come from a distant land, contemplated with
wonder and surprise tie practical and easy work
ing Of American "in>t!tutions." My old prclu
dceS faded away when bthcld that the cordiali-
ty and respect which were shown to governor
Of 4 sovereign State were equally d>plale ed to all
his subjects present. Such an agreeable evening.
with music and intelligent conversation. would
have ovcrthro"n all the erroneous IDEAS which IN
my native land once had conceived in regard to
America. In my heart Of hearts | love old Eu-
rope, and as understand America more love
her better. IN 7.