American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-01-16


But perhaps, the most interesting of |
these relics is the Journal of an Excur- |
sion to the United States of North |
America in the Summer of 1894 embel- |
lished with profile of General Wash |
ington, and an aqua tinto view of the
State House at Philadelphia, by Henry
Wansey, +. A. s., Wiltshire clothier.
This book was found by Gen. Robert
Schenck, American Minister, in one of
his searches for old books, and will be
forwarded to Col. Etting. 1t is quantity
written, with no prctense to literary
taste, and is graphic description of his
voyage by sea, first to Halifax, then to
Boston. thence passing through New En-
gland to New York and Philadelphia.
the 18th of June, 1894, paying five dollars
from Paulus Hook to Newark. Friday.
June g. 1874, our traveller had the honor
of an interview with the President of
the United States. He received me
very kindly, and after reading my letters
| was asked to breakfast There was
little ceremony; of course the Ameri-
cans will not permit this, nor does the
position of His EXcellency lead him to
assume it,"
The following as a picture of Washing
ton and his wife Is excellent:
= confess l was struck with awe and
generation when recollected that l was
now in the presence of one of the great
est men upon earth-the great Washing
ton, the noble and wise benefactor of
the world, as Mirabeau styles him; the
advocate of human nature; the friend of
both worlds. Whether we view h m as a
General in the field, vested with unlimit-
ed authority and power, at the head of a
victorious army, or in the Cabinet AS the
President of the United States, or as a
private gentleman cultivating his own
farm he is ill the same great man, anX-
ious only to discharge with propriety the
duties of his relative situation. His con-
duct has always been so uniformly man.
ly, honorable, just. patriotic and disin-
terested that his greatest enemies cannot
Xix on any one trait of his character that
can deserve the least censure. His pater-
nal regard for the army while he COM
manded it, his earnest and sincere desire
to accomplish the glorious object for
which they were cOntending; his endur-
ance of the tolls and hardships of war
without ever receiving the least emolu-
ment from his country, and his retire
ment to private life after the peace,
plainly evince that his motives we're the
most just and patriotic that could pro-
coed from q benevolent heart. His let
tiers to Congress during the war, now
lately published in England, as well
as his circular letter and farewell
orders to the armies OF the United States
at the end of the war, show him to have
, been justly ranked among the fine writ
ers of the age. When We look down from
this truly great and illusuious character
upon other public servants we find a
| glaring contrast; nor can we fix our at
| tention upon any other great men with
out discovering in them vast and NOR
tifying dissimilarity.
"The President, in his person, is tall
and thin, but erect-rather of an engag-
ing than a dignined presence. He ap-
pears very thoughtful; is slow in deliv-
ering himself, which occasions some to
conclude he is reserved, but it is rather,
l apprehend, the effect of much thinking
and reflection, for there is great appear
ance to me of affability and accommoda-
ton. He was at this time in his sixty.
third year, being born Feb. IL, 1872, o.
s.; but he has very little the appearance
of age, having been all his lifetime Sc
exceeding temperate. There is IA GER
tain anxiety visible in his countenance
with marks of extreme sensibility. Not
withstanding his great attention and EN-
ployment in the affairs of his well-recu
lated government and of his own agricul
tural concerns he is in correspondence
; with many of the eminent gcnuises in the
different countries of Europe, not sc
much for the sake of learning and fame
as to procure the knowledge of agricui
ture and the arts useful to his country.
81 informed His Excellency in the
course of conversation that l was a man
ufacturer from England who, out of curl
osity US well as business, had made al
excursion to America to see the state o
society there, to inspect various manu-
factories. and particularly the wooden
with which was best acquainted. Tit
| wi hat I hnn n
their wool. l informed him that haC
seen some very good and fine at Hart
ford, in Connecticut. which they told m,
came from Georgia, but that in genera
it was very Indifferent, yet from the ap
pearance of it l was convinced it wa
capable of a great Improvement; that
to my surprise, in course of travelin,
: $50 miles from Boston hither l hat
not seen any flock of more thai
twenty to thirty sheep, and but few o
these, from whence l concluded Their
was no great quantity grown in tn
States SO as to answer any great purpose
for manufacture. His Excellency OF
served that from his own experience h
believed it capable of great improvement
for he had been trying some expert
ments with his own 1ocks lat Mt. Ner
nom; that by attending to breed an
pasturage he had so far improved hi
two to six pounds apiece; but tina
since, from a multiplicity of other oil
ject5 to attend to, they were, by bein
/. neglected, gone back to half thei
., weight, being now scarcely three pound.
l took this opportunity to offer him on
of my publications on the Encourage
ment of WOOL which he seemed wit
, pleasure to receive. Mrs. Washingto
herself made tea and coffee for US. D.
the table were two small plates OF slice
tongue, dry toast, bread and butter, etc
but no broiled fish, as is the general Gus
tom. Miss Custis, her grand daughter,
very pleasing young lady, of about six
teen, sat next to her, and her grandson
George Washington Gusts. about tw
years older than herself. There was blu
little appearance of form; one servan
only attended, who had no livery; 81
yer urn for hot water was the only arti
; Gle of expense on the table. She APP
pears something older than the Presi
dent, though | understand they wer
both born In the same year; short il
stature, rather robust, very plain in he
dress, wearing very plain cap, with he
gray hair closely turned up under ii
He has routs or levees, whichever the
people choose to call them, ever
Wednesday and Saturday, at Philade
phia, during the sitting of Congress. Blu
,, the anti Federalists object even to these
as tending to give "a supereminency ant
Introductory to the paraphernalia O
courts"
Robinson CrusOe.