Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-02-14


t tuit-hunter, and for the sake of mere reco
5 milton by titled men, for the sake of puttil
his feet under the mahogany of mobiles,
D has been willing to submit to the crosse
D humiliatiOns. The same thing is shown
his fiashy waiStcoat, his glaring neck-ties, h
gorgeous toilet and his theatrical manner, a
which were SO offensive at his reading
England, that Miss Louisa NJ Alcott, one
his warmest admirers, in describing then
says that she was sorely disappointed an
grieyed in her idol She looked for dign
fed and genial gentleman, and found an oil
dandy.
Mr. Dickens'a English coatrcres have gi,
en- circulation to a story that their exempla
refused to appear in private theatrical ex
hibition before the queen on the ground tina
he did not care to amuse circle in which h
could not he received on the footing of
gentleman. Unfortunately for Mr. Dickens
this statement does great injustice to Queer
Victoria. There is no difficulty, as many
Americans know, in getting access to her oi
to her court. She, however, insists on one re-
! quisitea spotless moral character. 1t is because
| OF his unfortunate domestic relations, and the
scandal resulting therefrom that Queen Vie
| toria refuses to receive a man who has cast of
his wife and is at war with his own family
! VIII the queens of American society be any
less exacting in their treatment of Mr..
Charles Dickens?
We regret Mr.. Dickens's presence in this
country, because he has yilifcd our country
men and our flag, our press and our institu-
tons, because he repaid munifcent hospi-
tality by unmeritcd abuse. We regret Mr.
Dickens's presence in this country because,
during the progress Of a war in which the
dearest hopes of the American people We're at
hazard, he. in season and out Of season. at
the social table, in his personal relations with
Americans. in his letters TO friends in this
country, bore testimony against the war and
denounced the cause Of the United States
Government. 50 annoyed were Americans
who had access to him at the offensive ex-
precision Of his opinions that they were COM
PEELED to quit his presence in order to avoid
the unpleasant scene which must result from
an honest indignation. We regret his pres
ence here most of all. because our people. IN
their enthusiasm over story-teller who has
given them hours of pleasure are willing to
forgive the insults he has put upon them,
and To forget the truth, which ii is painful to
Us to record. that Mr. Dickens is par crccl-
leHce the one thing which should be most dis
gusting to a nation Of democrats-a vulgar
-n5h We realize that thi, is severe title.
but it Is iust one, and To it We look for the
only hope that the American people viii be
selt-lespectiul in their treatmentof him. IN
arist1crat may possibly be honured lya demo-
crat with perfect rirht a snob. never Mr..
Dickeus's yIll,ar love nf disrlay. and his
willingues, 10 plav the L riah Hcep u those
no bettrr than himself eycert in emrrv titlc
show him t1 De- without that manly instinct
which the American pc5rIe DELIGHT above all
thine. to honor Tba RECOGNITION heretofore
extended ro him in thi. country has been out
M IN rr,,.,,.ti,p T., H. truo si,til. as a nor
eIi-t II Is nm ;,.t ~ .,i.s,. a,,ir,,t ,,.r;ters
both nativ, and foreior tbot Mr. Dickens
sb,rlI IN. chosen fr,,o .,,or,, then, IN he H.,
reciUipnt nf .re..iaI bsn.r. Nathaniel Haw-
tb,rre ,yos Infinitely lis .,ineri,r h,it tho
american ,.o,l. ,,e,ar ,.;J hin, s,..sial
courr Nrs Slo,,s ba. recaiy.d ma s1rb rr-
,os,pitio,, Neither Ir,ino Prescott Ram
cr7f- N,fIee p,r ,Dy n tb,.,. Who have
rendered the American world Of letter ia
mons and ,iyen # its r,asiti.n in rbe General
literature Of tba race ever received sucb re-
c,,uiriun I'll. +. ,,rnrIej II, This delineator of
the living moustrosities If London. We de-
ulore this especiallv in the case of Mr. Chas
dickens ON account of his social relations
After having brought up a very larre family
in her old age. casts her off and lives apart
rom ner' TO e'n-9Tt' II the L'nd3" pres i' 10
matss M. name I'm. Ieru associated nm
pleasantly with that Of his own ~i-ter-in-law.
Ii H'Is II I'''l H. ana T''n l'a' 'i WlEs v:., tnE
.tigIna rr,p his name bowever much We
may admire bis talents. he is no person To re-
'ei'e 'Ae hoh'Ts "i people who hon'r 'iT-
'ue ia hgh' OF 10 Ice aumlIte4 20 lht social
circle and 20 hc introduced 10 our wives and
daughters Neurge these considerations in
reference to Mr.. Charles Dickens in no -pir-
ii f unkindue,s ID English literary men.
We owe a great and lasting debt to the auth
ors of Great Britain We did owe some
thin, tl Mr. Di,Lers Rut tbc daLt ,ros
lama, a.,.,. corcelaJ Arter LeaIin,, ,,,.,r, linn
.,oI In, ,- t.,., r,a,,r I,I.,, 7,..,ti..l.,ri
..ll..'.i
''' '''., 'i ~ t'.iS GUM III '1Ni''N
,.-ii'ei'. '' le Indebtedness MS 'I'ai -oGk
o' ''"' 'e'us alPrecla'lon oi gehuelnaiiy
treatment, am ms immediate return OF sour
ri'us abuse. have proved HIM unworthy to
receive, save contempt, anything further
from the American people, either honors.
adulation. or-what he most wants dollars.
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AGENTS of tbs DEPARTNENTs.--McCr CrGckrn.
In the senate ON tbe 4th the hill IN re,,r-
iale Iie tenure 'i certain orh'es' "hlch IN ei-
feet cuts off the auuointment of most of the
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discussed.
Mr.. Cameron read the list 81 names Of .ne-
c;,I aqant, Contained in Iotta,. from tho Socr.
tarv Of State. saving that all the clerrvmen en-
r,IoyeJ belongaJ To tLa church If Fnoland and
not a pr.sI,rteris,, u,os a,nC,tC, tbern Ton@,b
terN
Nr summer Ts Nr UodIor, prosb,,torio,,
NJ ConlIir,, IRON of N Y NJ ;mrros
sion is tbat Nv Uadier is Notbodist
Ur 1y,o,.o- fror, \ of Nob T,o,,irod ,rLo.
church VcTr,cl(yo,f fhelon,,od 70
Mr. Cameron raror foTind ont who he vas
T,apgbterN
Mr. Psttors,.r on IT had sunnosoj tbo+
the bin wonjd mass witbout onnositi65 that the
Se,,,+o ,,os y; f,, of ,o4,.errbip,, tho o1,,or,og
vIcb boJ ,,r,yr,, q. 1or,e ,I,Ir;r', Tho war L1+
he had f~nnJ thar ON that noint he had been ver-
Jsn+ He a1lnJoJ ~ tbd ,,r;,,orsoI re,,o,.oIs
f,oIn ofFice n ,noLo y,,. for tho prosi5on+,s
friends and said if tbe sToiis were n baIong n
tlo ,;.io~y tlo,, lot lion, be ,Iaco5 in +bo Lo7,ds