, 1869-12-25
AN AMERICAN ABROAD,

>outncru Scoxlnud mud Northern
arclnn nd-Chnracscr OF thu Hcotcn-
artsh-Ecnturcs Of Different Cttlcs
"A Rocky 1aumbug-1dcnl aud Ac.
tuni EFin - The Poverty nux
Wfeschcuncsz OF Connaurht aud
NIun4ters
lfMoA oCR SrEc1AL CORRESPONDENT ,.
DoBL1S, Ireland, Oct -,
The change from Glasgow to Ireland IL yerv
nonceab;e, not llom the cparacter Of tho eor,,trv
Of the people, for they nre much alike. but from
Inc bustle and business Of large commercial tity
to the qu!elness ot unmprnvtuS towns, such n,
'hs lata, Tor the most part. contaIns.
TIE scoTcu.1Rlsu.
Itc natives OF Ulster are Protestant and much
hofe sco1cn Than Irish In temperament, hs,,t.
md nede OF thought OF tho tase dc:ce.. a,
tee Scotch. tht1 have vtry little In common with
The Fl nu>re Celts who dwell III Munster ami Con.
tsus tt. aud are the most ardent Catholics j., the
'ace OF the etobc-1he Postnzrcze and saan,sh
not excepted Scotland took III nsn,c trou. tae
scott, originally COLONY from lreaau that hni
Increased 30 rapidly after emigration q. to nave
large nntnef'cal superiority ID thcit nex home,
TIE Southern Scotch and Northern Irish loos.
tall, AID act a1ise aud Belfast though across the
chaEuci, seems llke part Of Glasgow
The Sco'ch-lrttu, as they are called, retain the
sane traits Of character through genera,io3s, aud
!orG after enigsas!rg To other countries. They
Ae llutstt1ousl peftcref1uE, thrifty III The et-
11cme, e;rone-wcd. even TO obsttnacy, inclined to
prejudice. and to have their own way. Such q
.onoLat,oa us1al ) makes them prosper in what
they uLter1ake, and lends to their character more
OF ftrce 1han interest," They are prone to BE-
hard. cogmauc, and stubborn; to think thena-
selves light IN everything, and MI VINO arc ep-
posed 10 Them unquesuonso!y wrong.
The Scotch Irish in our country, cve1 a(ter
mury years, undergo llttlc modification. Many
Il cur most prominent men hare been Of that
0ti,-Aulrew jackson, John C. Calhoun, Ae-
drew Jonutor. Ulysses $. Gram, Horace Greeley,
a!eSal der r. SfeEart,-who al had, or have.
'ray- ID COMMON, AID who, In the most different
Nal4f, have succeeded IN tue face Of strong opoo.
-utou- kco~ number OF lhcn in prlyare lite
~ c, ttCueh American for several generations.
lcv' a. sAeis Scoica.Irlsn blood Ia their Thoughts
:rel:oss, and coLduc', az plainly al II they nad
-ole over IN tile last ship. and their children, and
ttir cai'drsn's children will asil hc cx,rem.ly
con. crgauve, cautious, and sternly tuat,
GLASGOW,
'heueh not Interesting to straugcr5, Is au ey-
yen ely prospectus aud basy place. 1t has grown
faster III II; aE5 city IL Great Britain, having in.
creased lis population frrm about $40 o0o In 1861
10 over ss',t % Ia the present time. Is cittzens
ro~ cIai that II 1s tho largest town Il! the United
klDgcon', after London, havlng more people than
LT.rpcol Today. II IL gSo1i more raplaiy than
eeef, ard RI1i soon hare IT. million. Some OF the
SnrGU:he Scotch even predict that II Will set ous-
STRIP the British HetIopol!s ltaelf. It's manpfae.
tufts are very varied and extensive os Is evident
from the palt OF smoke In which the city Is con-
sanity epve1oped. Ths houses look sorera
Il: black, ard all the streets have bes.tmed ap-
pearance that does 10: add to Ihe!r beauty. Glas-
zow Is famous Tor It's tall caimueys, two Of them
he!ng 42O bud <65 fee which Is conslaersb!e nbyve
any tower CT sptrc 10 Eusopc The lolt5 chlnocya
tc.olg to cnen.tcal Works, AID 1rc required 10
carry OIL obnoxious yapors AID gases which would
oiherwlee se!t1e down upon the city, and prove
very tcittcfluus 10 health. They can be seen for
4 Hes AID nie the landmarks OF Tue iowa,
The Cathedral 13 III imposing and GRACIOUS
church, mud It's sfa!uea gta7s windows are among
the richest Lave seen ia D.stnin II Is Gothic Of
con'se tat tue original design 0t tie building has
ult tten carried onf. The crypt Ia Very large, au
the ieasr gloomy Femen ber, very cheerful con-
'ra>r 10 the ctmneitan character CT 81. Pauls.
Atg.lc, buchanan, and some other srcets arc
bioai SID well bullt, aud would DO handsome hu:
idt their snnke i appearance. No Rfeat mahufac.
turinr city where the manufactures arc In the
muLsctral limits can be pleasant as Birmingham,
Manchester, Shit field, aod Sexcastlc lrgabrous-
/ " at!e=t- As everybody knows, Glasgow 1s the
ceu'te OF the great Clyde shir-butlue interests;
tn. the gteaer part Of The actu=l wore ta done a.
| Gleel ock. tEenig n!!es down the river, which,
:or to~l OF It's etze, candor coDpels me to Say,
| L.
srclns 10 f'c compound Ut Pittsburgh, Cairo. and
urlera Il. S. A., which, to Elf mind, maze the
| :1iuity OF ail obcox,o1s1eEs.
| The Metropolis OF Glasgow is On the high ground
| surrounding the Cathedral, and makes 90 due q
| fune1cn. 1isploy that rcrzoas Of melancholy
tu1n nigh. be induced 10 hasten to their graves
without waiting for the regular course Of nasnre
The ceUFteFy Is one Of the rsnst ngEneAhlA
'Cca'1tics IL tur e,y auu 1aTorite resort for
residents aid strangers.
BELFAST
IS the i!t!est and most stirring city iu Ireland and
| set eTcu It has many uawao:esome Streets and un-
s1shtlT cAhs1a- The focus Of te Irish linen trade
ard ifs principal business, 1nrgc fortu7es have
| bscu ma5e l,y IT, nEd ma.y wealthy linen mer
| ehat'ta hare built hnst'somc hoascs in the sub.
| urls, al1 live In ense and luxury. Sutue Of the
great hntn establishments are quito 12,pos,py IN
/ tnet1 style OF archt'ecsdte, an! the ca!cf orna-
tlehts TO the city. Belfast, lkc NOS. Of the Nor;
Of 1Fc,and towne, Is nteLsly loyal; has consp,cu
| nus Monument to The late Prince Albert. aad
| s.recta named after The members OF the royai
/ faE,ly,
I LONDONDERRY
OF Derry, as 1t s uscalty anbrevia,ed ii rather "A
dull, aid quite an o!d.1asholed town, not y,,huu.
fntertst'lg assoeiati'ns- The heroic sieze It's
Protestant garrison eedured from the forces OF
h'LE Jace. H.. gave II place In history, putting
1tesi:e Roger, Paris, AID Saragossa, /: mu,t
';a'c had great mang Eure defenders Than |,
-th' faat Slated; Tor every Scotch I-1shman hare
VIII hLuwA Il descended fran SOMEBODY who
fGu7ht !h' Re. Ether that, the waIr.p,5 its,l
~ nsrrs were tlghls reproductive set. II were
'Il' the history OF tIser shosih saJ It IL IT,
ealt'h tS r-eE1e, all 1T WHOSE ancestors covered
'helnselEc5 With Immortal g.ors at the siege or
I1! dorde1ry. inst as should state that Bos,on Is
.n1tfe)S composed Of the posterity OF the brave
htn Hho fell a: Bunker uil..
err $svay-