, 1870-01-30
LONDON,
An Englishman's Impressions
of the United States,
The First Questions.
American Botcls and American
RailWay Travel.
Americans at Home and Abroad.
The Feeling Toward England.

The Feeling Toward England.
looIaHErokpEkCK o. The CHICAGO TRIBUNAL
LONDON, JAa- IL
"Woai did you think OF America :" =. llox dld
you Ike be Aues.ckns 7" Thena q7ess.ons aze
arnotR the u,Pt put 70 any EnR,lAanau a1ter re-
turuibR homa from . TRIP 10 Ihe Jailed BtAte&
To anaver them Ia WON II easy coougb: bu.,
when the ssef aIs t6 b mAfe II wiring, WITH
4 v1ewso publication. Ibis suunsy rply woola
be ReEefslly const9er'd ~ on.asnfsc:otJ n vel
as uIIAt18tytcg- Unfortunately, the COMPASS OF =
letter u r1rtor Tor taip9 Ike fal Rtate-
Il ent Of tie impfeseio:1 m1de during 4 faw
months jour- nStng ovtr tua vast Are1,cau Co..
1tEenr. fothipE but slight sketches Of soma OF
tie moro salient poiuta ran either be attempted
or performed u1tef toese ctrcumstspceA Tue
vfrI question:, themselves, which are put to tae
traye er By his relaty e~ SD friends 1t home ate
t!tbtncAbk Doubtless they reaenb,e those put 70
c,tzets of the U..red Statea who havs returned
to AMERICA from .our IN Europe. IL e.ther c1se
curiosity 10 displayed 10 learn eo1ettlnx apoat
what had bean ee-n or experienced. It u d,Gtr.
ens whcu IN EeEIihTAn VII t. the Continent Of
Europe. CT an Aner4eau goes on : pleasuro
s1cu1Eaon 10 q p.r Of tho uclted S.sseA
which IA nez to him. Ia such ca2ea
the qresuorn wtusd tAks the form Ia Eog-
lid, How dit you cnjo5 Jnnlaelf7" tn Anert-
cn, "D!d ,ou have q god tlne7' 1t Is aIKe zig.
Iiscant sud to'e~tIthJ that ! trp through the
United Sta r. or Europa s :. garded ~ m opportu-
nj for TlearpinR 70 sthlc2 ~ scucn ~ for being
an us* ard see,ra s.sh,k
TIE QC1sT1oss AsKxD os 1HAvNLHax
The lsc: su shou. 10 mrns.ou may seen u1v-
la, yet It produced \ great impression oa many
1aeterRcrs Hto, Ike nJ1blf. were c1osstn9 the
At1&htic fur ina nTss 1Ins In order 70 visit
tho uonen atex- When the voyA9e wss
nea1sy over, = toace wa pasted Up outndt the
saloon Of ,he CuLatd y. amer Cnina to tue effect
thaT every passenger must OIL up form with paf-
ticnlats ~ to his age. na uo1nou, ha Last legal
restdeE cs. hi. purposo IN *is'trR Ans,1cs, &od -
to Khe.her CT tot he had ever been there before.
This va Ict1t ~ having been cone Ia obedlenoe
to orders ftom t3e Uuted 6.ases Govern
neat- Why 1hese o,degs nAd been gwen,
AID what porposa this formally served,
I knnw ros but l fslt surprised
that something resembling the inquldfou
OF rhe Ruro7etn passport sys'en should be tn
practical oeetaton 10. raA snto, o,anoe OF stz1toks
TO Au.eYtcA- Lest Il be supposed that At rereS-
I1tR 10 period. DOW happily passed sHas, when,
for special Ies4ous pAssDor.s Eere required Of Ill
vito 'RIded IN American territory. let me add that
the ctfcunstAIce 10 question occurred In the
oL,n ol August, 1862. II tave rtae 10 sarcAst.c
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new coanny "a. bsaeid IN she dlsrance- Tho ap-
rroach to the nharn Is ycrr impressive to sRost
~ho male New York their landing place. Tho
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ei M 1S1!o ~ pa1eehf'n ooastea OF tae sooccsa
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taun9 tne pshssse Sntonen t1e ome<
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n.n nt.ne .otn apou muse rno Ate Ieeoy 70 n1,os
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oAte - Ps1t os'aR 'nsfpIe eo 10 Wean
Euil'3 Intent. be vas ordered 10 psss Into a pH
sate fco Z. haze he zT1s subj -cted 10 m!nntl
and nnat nnpeA&bt pesaUrai search. It IL e.l
deut, toec. that the New Yulk Custom House ta
t's Eoaa and bad bide, and tie: much depends 0,
tic itd'uitIal, sac i't-:e on tne1e acc:deot
"AetIe1 'ftsc!ef s"as' &C -uhea TIA WAsa
teFoA OF speak o1 ~ oe!ea aessaef maeh osSle
10! any @ofse thAn t:ossom HohseS Ii general
ANEslcAS uo1ELs,
1ne HEtI AMERICAN NplNl enIeIoA W4A III
Fifth Areure u New York. s,neo taxing up n
sbodc 1he1e 1 have seen rome Of tns mos
10 able Eo,eA IN the United States, suci
rs tte Parker House ut Boston, tie Sset
nRa Hcube at Chcapa The Cosmopolitan 4
san Frsbc.tco, Al Of them differ from fh
ORDINARY Ensli-h hot-L Mt Own oenrr II That fe
cnaNeuiei CO 8nculd prefer tht AneucAn All
fcy cuuivIt the 1t Rl,sn, b. couvenie1cs ues1
the fsc,i.s a{Yurnt.a "a rhs traveller to res vi
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hans tte far. mat tnt,r ecstance hsll
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M. rot surprt.s,, boweva1, 10 cnd that wnas
called the Eull pesp plan OF no:.l.keepitg IL bt
eomI, z Common. FIR anote Who take ever, uet
nt ,neir hotel IT II p+ stant and economical I
hs,e bu+ OF m, a ent 70 make, Ia tneis cAses
charge ct sc du an day caa he FfuilJ borat
Isu,. shoud the 4oiaurper d.r Q ont fst the a.Ee
change, or .e}corn 1ake = msa1 1t tho hotel, tue
pct1,ou Of tic nxed charge apseasa to t,m ~ c
xurcn money thrown nway. HeSce, the piAa {
mas,pr cnssxs for h-droou and leaving th
traveller the upttpp OF oa dertnK WkAE he pkeAsea