The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1860-03-31
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Bayard Taylor, the travler, says that 10.
where in alI the course OF his wanderiDes
has he encountsted % marrow and insult
ing . dsp0tism % 10 one of the Slave
States in this country. Dir. Taylor speaks
from experience. He has been over the
world, among damages and civilised men.
in Europe, Asia, Africa, and America, and
he awards the psIm Of superior bieotry to
the inhabitants Of Virginia. This conclu.
sion is drawn, doubtless, from . recent
incident in his career 40 q lecturer.
Some time ago. Mr.. Taylor was invited
to speak before the Young Mems Christian
Association Of Richmond, and he put bin.
selfto considernble loss and trouble in or.
der TO accept the invitation. He relin.
quished several lucrative engagements as
ths North that no might compay nth thu.
request of the Richmond Soe.esy. Bot az
ter the negotiations had been concluded,
it was discovered that there were two fatal
objections to Mr.. Taylor's appearing be.
fore m audience in that city; one of them
was that he had some sort Of connection
with the Tribune newspaper, and in the
other, that IN defending the character Of
Humboldt againss certain charges, he had
not indicnted complete faith in s.the Di-
vine inspiration and authority Of the sacred
Scriptures--a belief firmly held BIZ Chris
tians Of the Southern States, and which
they consider an indispensable safeguard
against Abolitionism, Sniri.uallsm, Free.
loveism, and all the other forms Of fanati-
ciSm 81 prevalent in the NORTH" Accord
insly the engagement with Mr.. TAYLOR waa
broken with as little ceremony and con-
scienc.- as a horse jockey draws out Of .
bad debt, or politician changes his plat
form.
Mr.. Taylor's reply to this mennness was
digni6ec but appropriate. lie said that
he had had u literary connection with the
Tribune for the last twelve years, and the
fact was well known at the time he was en-.
gagged 10 lecture. He might have added
that the connection was purely literary
one, and that he had rot written u word
OF politics 10 his life; but probably he
disdained to enter into any explanations
with men SO reckless of their Obligations.
As to the charge Of infdelity. Mr.. Tay.
lor remarks that he hears Of it with perfect
ast"nishtnsnt, and he supposes that il
must have been picked up on some hearsay
report of one of his lectures in which he
commeedtd the religious character Of Hum
boldt and denied the imputed hostility Of
science and religion. These ssChristian
young men," who are such jealous defend
ers of Slavery and Scripture, do not appear
TO be particularly scrupulous about the truth
Of what they allege. =
In conclusion, Mr.. Taylor expresses his
opinion 81 have travelled in all tho prini
clpal portions of the earth; know al
forms of government and AL religious
creeds. from personal observation and stu.
dy; but nowhere, in any Of the lands or
races most bitter to Repub.icanism and
Christianity, havel ever been subjected 10
a narrower or more insulting censorship"
Mr.. Taylor is right. American as he ia,
holding opinions in direct opposition to
those OF Europe, he might yet lecture in the
capitals of Austria, Of RUSSIA and Of France
on the usual literary and scientific topics
which engage his attention, without a word
Of protest from anysof the governm ents or
of molestation from any member of society.
Butin one of the capitals of his own coun.
try he is shamefuily repulsed, not because
his addresses would likely be objectionable,
but because he writes on literary topics for
an outspoken Republican journal.