The New Orleans crescent., 1868-03-12
New man Hall On America.

ILonsoa Correspondents New York Tlmesl
Let me tell you little of Mr.. Halls disclosures
concerning America:
|. All preachers are called ''clergymen" 10
America, and Mr.. Hall was invited TO give a SER
non from two Episcopaliab pupts. II enjoyed
II very much" he told Us with some nsivete. Mr..
Hall wished that dissenting preachers were calIei
''cleIgymen" in England. He likes IL. He Won
dered how long 1t would be before he invited
TO preach in Westminster Abbey. He thought
he ought 10 be asked at once; didn't see WHY he
hadn't a. good right 10 be there as any bish lp,
etc, etc.
2. Nobody drinks wine in America. tits very
rare thing indeed to see 1t on dinner table. A
certain Young lady who was with me, and who,
think, must know almost as much about America
as Mr. Hall himself, laughed outright at this,
for which she was sternly rebuked by look
from an indignant admirer of the lecturer. II
Mr.. Hall had said 10 the circle ia which
moved no wine was drunk" no Que could object
TO this statement. for Mr. Hall is known tee
totaer, aud he would naturally be led into that
particular set across the Atlantic. Birds OF
leather flock together. Bat il IL very hard i0s the
reverend gentleman to eve the results Of his three
months experience among d little clique ia Amer
lea as toll study Of The ha0its OF widely scat
tered people. could tell Mr.. Hall II some
houses where he could get better entertain nnen5
than cold water, and advise him try i. tue next
time be ventures such a terrible long way from
home. ltwould do bin good. aud lO8g may it be
before the houses | am .thinking of treat taeir
guests with nothing better than Croton
3. Mr.. Hall saw Mrs. beecher Stowe ('f loud
cheers ~ and was told by her that she lima Siaedn
the death Of Uncle Tom while taking Sacrament
one Sunday-she went home and imagined some
more aud ultimately filed IN the rest Of her story
20 that blessed vision " of the dying negro. rhe
book was begun with the death scene, aud the
rest was made 10 lead up 70 IL. NJ. Hal Looked
round the room expecting applause, ns ii seemed
10 me, but his audience seemed a little taken
aback. You must remember that Uncle Toms
CABIN has hitherto been believed to be strictly
true by the class which formed Mr.. Halls hear.
ers-they look upon 1t as a record Of ascertaine1
fact. when. therefore. they were assured on the
authority Of their pastor that Il wss all fiction.
they seemed a little disguised. IL they had been
1old so by one Of the profsne they would never
have credited it--but Rev. Newman Hall They
could not doubt him, you see.
4. AN that we have heard OF slavery was
tTue,n said Mr.. Hail. with that accent of Intense
sorrow which Yon only hear from " clergymenN
Ike himself. Nevertheless il slppsd ont from
him later in the evening, that he had visited
plantation with the former owner, aud that the
freedmen rushed round Their old master wilb
tears Of affection. What with Mrs Stoves al
mission. and this practical commentary on her
story, Mr.. Halls audience looked a little non
plussed. An ancient divine OF great dimensions
who sat upon The platform. evidently was az a
loss whether 20 applaud or not, and even the
chairman, (who wore lovely yellow sealskia
waistcoat and kept his thumbs and hagers
Joined all the evening, In Exeter Hall fashion.)
appeared 10 be doubtful about the turn tbiass
were taxing.