The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-03-03
-, " n. CONWAY to Come 10 America.

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Tcorresnondence Of the New York Irbune.1
Lospos. February l3.-You are 20 De
,icher and we are to be poorer next autumn
he one GOOD American. My FRIEND MT. Oon,
war--,he Rev. .Moncure d. Conway ne useo
N he cxllcd-is going to the United states
far visit and leetnring tour. Really going
this Time. His friends at home pave so oLsen
haen nromised visit from bin ana 80 olteh
heco dissppoinied, tbat wish to assure them
tha; nv present announcement IL moe on
the host nosSible aui horIty, that OF Mr. Con-
wsv him.eIf. "At last" writes he in bis
characteristic way, 81 have yielded to The
voice of The tempter. goto America in the
ar,umo for a turn at lecturiug. | am told
Anal nsy arrange my journeylngs so as TO
see nv old frieuds also IN many parts OF the
country. 1t has been so long said that was
going over thSt unless you say 1t Is true, ana
that you have it on my authority, the lee.
turing plstforms will pass over the report
with contempt" Lot the upbelleyers believe
that. e."
But / hardly know for my own part bow
70 contemplate the prospect. As an Ameri-
can friend Of bis and mine. who has twice PAID
us s visit, wrote me not long since, :" caE-
NO; conceive Of London without Conway.
II would DO longer be London TO me-" But
supsDSe We ought TO spare him to you Tor
a time. He does not hint what South Place
chspel is to do-wboSe voice is to DC heard
in the pulpit where his for so many years bias
gathered q faithful band about bim, with
many r,inforceBents of strangers who
thronqed to bear an American celebrity ;
nor do see how the CincinDsti Commercial
is to suppiy the place Of bis ictters-that
snaint, fresh, original, rscy correspondence
which exposed TO tue Buckeye view so
many sides. of London lite that No.
body else ever saw. or could describe
if he did. Mr. Conway's life here has
been very unusual one-yery honorable 10
bim IN all ways. His IS the rare case of an
American coming without assured employ
meut into the centre of EpSlish intellectual
life, centre crowded win abillty, wnere
s.lents elbow one another; where the lfer-
sry work 10 be done bears blu: iearfully
small proportion to the number of men who
want TO do it, and succeeding. MIR. Conway
m>de himself reputation in England, all
the wb,le preserving and extending what he
had previously gained in America. His nc.
auan. anre is wide and singularly various.
He is going 10 lecture to you, among other
topics, on London. When you have heard
bin,. London viii ever after seen to you
new place. French wits said of Dumas, on
the appearance Of one Of bis most famous
books Ct travel, that he had discovered the
Mediterranean. In similar sense you will
declare that Mr.. Conway has discovered Lon
don. His views of England and English
life are sure to be picturesque his
opinions will be bis own, bis jude ment upon
our cousins, ingenious, during. possibly
sometimes way d, but always woith bear
ing. Whether you agree with him or not,
,ol can't but love him and erjoy him. His
other topics will be the Deril-wbom he did
not d.cover-and Oriental Religion. His
studies for many years past have been much
&C upied with both these su' jecis. His now
wrlEuown book, p" The Sacred Anthology"
-hnaed how extensive his survey of tie lat
f., had been. If that book the whole third
eaitiou has. by the enlightened liberality of
IA scotch gentleman, been sent out TO India
fer the members Of the Brabmo SomaJ. L
do no, koow what the Brahmo Som,j may
~. but The Scotch gentleman is not likely TO
tnuw away his money on unworthy objects
A fourth edition will soon appear, with a
new Introduction.