The New York herald., 1872-12-26
AMERICANS - DEsc1DED BY sH INCLlsH-

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his return he has been teline his people what hc
heard, saw, ielt, tasted and smeiled In America,
net surprise that the ssusnsrn people we're s
very bitter against the North, and as he stood in
ssnss pa With a"Sn snort
scrlption-erectcd 20 the memory OF 900 Con-
iederste dead1hs !elt H. must oe = long time be-
fore high spirited ana brave, although defeated
people. forgot that dreadful time. He gave a
humorous account Of some. OF the physical
called call ana "afsd Sna 'nS RnssSman"s % nms VITA VITA
nonOred : him-was regarded with, feelings
Of pity. He did not ace the pigmies that were so
often met IN such towns as Blackburn ana Bolton,
stature. But on one occasion he met very small
character on railway train. who drank some thing
drank-but when this person asked, care we VERY
near New York; he found him to be . countryman
ks from 20 ~ o ss sn
uted the pale faces which were 50 frequently seen
in America TO the system OF dietary and the small
living in an artidciaily high Temperature. With
the exception OF Cattle dr0vers and farmers, ne
had no recollection OF seeing man on horseback
during his travels In America With regard 10
personal cleanliness. the Americans were superior
70 tho people at home; Csanlnsss s was % the order
hotels at the Rocky Mountains more clcanIy than
what he had found In most cofee rooms in
would not be tolerated In any Americaa town no
had visited. lie had acen very small signs oil pow
universal In the streets oil New York, Boston or
Philadelphia he dld not see beggar; and he was
told told that In New York there were only I.soo per
tion OF y million. Union warehouses; were promi-
nent places In England. put he did not see such
pool they would see In hundred yards more dirty
ragged characters than they would in q hundred
s M N? eGps % 20 b.
fui, and he did not meet with any who said they
"oouh not get on" except in tho Southern States,
character. liIs Impression from what ne saw was
thas the people were all weli-todo and satisfied,
and that their condition. tn . material sense, was
better TRAN that gl the people here. He must say
thai the American people were sober. Travelling
many thousand mites BY steamer, among all
Louis and other ctics~in the Whole range OF his
experience he saw only SIX men and not one woman
Who gould be said to be inloxtcated. tApplausel.
s; When M se @ wss 'asra 4gesH 2Ss!t!as 50 go1t!ss s.s
gatherings, but at none oi them did ne see
drunken man. Renewed applausel. He men
nesses Ol the American people, and gave sOme
amusing illustrations o. the grand language they
ssssa
Ing ior a night put them into 3 room and
YOU" YOU laenswed w M laughter, The % people. however,
as o rule spoke good English, ana were easily
unuerStO0u. Allu0lng 10 vne American passion LOT
advertising, ne gave some amusing illus tratiOn3 OF
what was done In this way. The lecturer quoted
some Of tue strong language used by speakers and
writer's in dealing with political opponents. But
In the whole oil the great political con ct that had
taken place in America ne had heard OF no moro
degrading incident than had occurred In Liverpool,
when, on the occasion OF one oi our greatest
statesmen speaking. man lwho did not belong to
face and told him he was liar. loud and con-
tinued appause.) After briefly alludng to the
dIstrust that prevailed In America as to the ad-
ministratiOn OF the law the lecturer concluded
with an eloquent ausion to his visit to the land
Ing place OF the Pilgrim Fathers. He said that one
OF the best guarantees OF the future gre atness OF
the American people WAS their adherence to those
principles OF iroedOm which were so dear to the
Pilgrim Fathers.