Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-08-27
Henry Vincent, the English Orator, on
the United States.

Bedford, on the ed, respecting hi
recent tour in the United States
Mr. Vincent visited this State las
winter, and, by invitation of the Leg
lslature. made speech of remarka
Ole power and eloquence in the As
sembly Chamber. Below we pre-
sent some extracts from the sketcl
of his speech at Bedford:
Mr.. Vincent began his remarks b,
stating that he did not intend t,
make speech-but to indulge il
friendly gossip on the United State
OF America. rejoice, said the speak
er, that we live in a time when S,
many efforts are making to draw tn,
nations of the earth into closer ant
more living contact with each other
but of all nations in the world
without egotism we may say that i
IS of transcendant Importance in tn,
interest Of civilization and freedom
that the most loving sympathy
should exist between the people o
England and the people of the grea
American Republic. Loud applause.
For we must remember that Amer,
lea is part of ourselves-that tn,
American people speak our Language
read our Bible-ilory in our Chau
Ger, Bacon, Shakespeare and Milton
and manifest all those heroic anc
manly qualities that command the
esteem Of right>thinking men of al
nations. [Applausc.] After giving his
Impressions Of New York city, on
his first landing there, Mr.. Vincent
proceeded to detail his experience in
the New England States. The
Stranger, he said, should first visit
the New England States, from
which the mighty republic has
sprung. In the run from New York
to New Haven unmistakable signs Of
agricultural and manufacturing pow
er greet you. The people, too, man
ifest many OF the peculiaritios of Eng
lishmen. They freely criticise them,
selves and country, but are full o.
frank, hearty kindness when they
find you arc a stranger. He de-
scribes the industrial and manufact
uring life of New England cities and
towns, the steady growth of manu-
tacturles, and the great mechanical
growth OF the people. He consider
ed Boston the very centre of the
brain of The Republic. [Cheers. +
He also spoke of the little town Of
Concord, in Massachusetts, the home
OF Ralph Waldo Emerson, the Amer
lean philosopher, in whose hospitabls
and friendly home he had the pleas
ure OF spending day and night
He visited each school in the place
and could say that every child was
under some kind of intellectual anc
moral supervision. Applause. /
Speaking OF the people of America
he said be found the men frank
hearty, friendly he found none o
the disagreeable qualities that stupic
English critics paraded in their stu
pid books. 1t was true they did not
all wear lavender gloves, though ht
would insure the fastidious he haC
seen Americans in lavender some o.
them might have Slight nasal tone
in their speech, but he thought nc
exaggeration to say that, at least
they spoke good English, and thai
there were fewer peculiarities thar
you find in Somerset, Devon, York
shire, or Lancashire in England
TCheers. The ladies were graceful
in their manners, and, as rule, very
ladylike in their speech and deport
ment. They lacked little Of tn,
fresh peachy bloom of our dear Eng.
lish lasses but that may be attribu.
ted very much to climate, to th,
great heat Of summer which produ
ced lassitude, and to the severe colo
Of winter, and to the great heat pro-
duced by stoves in their houses il
winter weather. They wanted moro
exercise, walking exercise. Englisl
yong women thought nothing Of five
or ten miles ramblo through country
lanes, which gave them strength o
limb, vigor of chest, and healthy
bloom of countenance. Applause.
1t would BIO well if American ladies
on all available occasions INDUCED
in more walking exercise but If
little less vigorous than English la,
dies, they were, as whole, better ed
ucated, aud were most delightful
companions and friends. Applause
After New England, Mr. Vincen
thought the State of New Yorl
should be thoroughly visited. HI,
spoke in high terms of that State
of its varied physical beauty anc
wealth, of such cities as Utica, Alba
ny, Poughkeepsie, Rochester, anC
| Buffalo.
Mr.. Vincent's tour through Penn
sylvania was during the autumn O
last year. lie speeks with enthusi-
asm of the scenery of the country
during that season. He says: [
was the autumnal season when tn,
foliage Of the leaves, rich in ever,
variety of color-Crimson, yellow
brown, golden brown, yellow streak,
ed or spotted with black or purple
-ravished his senses. Applause.
Nothing could exceed the luxurian
beauty of the American autumn
The ride along the valley of the Jul
niata. the sparkle of the flowing .riy
er, the tufted trees, flushed by ever,
possible color, and grouped like hug
boquets, and certain hazy COLDER
glory in the sky, were like the "thin,
Of beauty" spoken of by the poet, q
JOY forever" Loud aplpause.1 HI
hoped crowds of English noblemel
and gentlemen, familiar with all tn
works Of the continent, would tur
their attention to America, and en-
joy the pleasures of the new WORLD
[AT plause.] Mr.. Vincent then spok
of Maryland, the old slave State c
| Raltimore and then of Washin 1tor