New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-03-08
A SCOrCHM4NS AMLRIOAN NOTES.


Sir George Campbell who has recently made an
extended tour in the United States delivered on
February speech to his constituents III krkcaldy
! Free Church, which is fully reported by The FQe-
Free-F Pres. He is a Liberal IN politics, and an H.
| huential member of Parliament. lie is son OF
| Lord John Campbell, Chief Justice of the Queens
! Bench a voluminOus compiler of law reports and
! the author of tho Lives of the Lord
| Chanceors" and also of the "Liyes of the
! Chief Justices of England As he has per-
shaded himself that can be a political stu
dent, or attempt to master the politics OF Eng
land, or those of any other country, without hav
ing seen something Of the United States, and as
moreover, he is trained observer who sees what 10
to be seen and does not insist upon seeing what he
has made up his mind TO in advance. these cx-
tracts from his speech ale profitable well as liz
| tcresting reading:
have strong belief that all OF us ought TO know the
Americans better than do. They really and truly
one goes among finds thai they very little
removed from after all. An intimate acquant3nce
and friendship with them must be most beneficial 10
both parties order TO cultivate the arts OF peace ana
material progress and still more 10 avert the possible
lty OF between two sister countries: than which,
I'm these modern days Of drsructlon nothing can be
more aw tul or more terrible; bu risk which
always exposed long misund rstandnGs are posi-
bic. Ii seems 10 Inc very unfortunate mat most OF Tue
popular English writers who have described the Amer
have caricltured them ana that Is 20 not only az
regards the men OF the past VINO nave suffered IRON
!
WITT Antnony dro@He W% Is EN- n f tIe u nc cru
his very vivid and popular manner seems me
done them the greatest injustice Not only does
he to make the worst Of everything but most
condemns aud may imagine he spirit
IN which he wrote. when mention That,
writing the latter part Of the great civil war he con-
demus, language the most scathng, all who would do
anything 80 mad and foolish 4s to emihcipate thr
slaves only wonder 10 II" Is that, after all mat mas
passed. the feeling Of the Americans toward Us is So food
their part; ana If there Is misundersandng t1nk
il is more due 20 ignorance and pTeudIcc on the part OF
| many people IN England, though hore not III hlrh-
cady, which has 50 much ANA so beneficial business
with America. Ii Is certainly the that the Amcri-
cans who come 10 Europe do not let themselves al
their III England, and consequently 1t happens
| very lamcntable fact think-that almost invariably
WINDSOR stratfOrd-on-Avon. and Ab6otsford they 20
and money there think TINS should be cured We
should welcome them more than we DO; ana l would
very much urge all YOU who make II out to 20
aud for yourselves in America what KIND OF people
among foreigners there but among peope with whom
you could very readily make yourselves at home
FORTY ENGLANDs.
On the whole then, taking the country mile for mile
and acre for acre. that it is about equal TO but
not superior England but then there is this vast DIFF
ference not England, but forty EnGands
some people seem to have been offended by MI Glad
stones article, when he said that the United
states If thcv kept together certainly surpass
1t sreIns to That Mr.. Gladstone only spoke tub,
which must naturally ne self-cvdcnt, vi bOu; atrbu
ting the American people any great superiority over
ourselves at ali events Scotchmcu. IAppauscl We
are people little over 300OO.OO0, who have no
OF extension in our own country We are, AS II
were, Ike hive OF bees winch IS constantly send ne
forth s~arms TO establish other mycs ciseWheic. but
does not itself admit OF extensions whereas the Am r.
already upwards % 4OOOOOoO, perhaps nearly
ives every day Who have not one hive ortS
hives, ard these only very partially occupied, aud not
only send their into their own hives. but are
continually receiving new s"dlhs nom us ava rom
Others. IL follows, as matter OF course, mat under
such circums anccs The forty hives must surpaSs tue one
hive III population and production only they Keep To-
gether. And may be very comfortable at nome win
out Tudgng them their cXtcnolon In uulh, wat the
Americans suffer from at present is too much llud.
AMERICAN IDIoMs.
We have heard OF the popular " iankeeI,m,' which
are supposed to give a far specimen Of the Amer
lean people but what found when went there was
that the pecuiarties Of Language AMI otherwise which
had been held out to as Ydnkeesns." really eI-
naust all that there Is Of American pccuatty. TncSe
Ylukeri-lns" o. our literature are not specimens OF
what Is behind but are III thenlStNts the WHoII o. c
features IN which the people diner RON US III tnrlf
general style, in thcI mauneIs ana III their language
they are In a very marked degree British and NOT for
eign. In regard to ianGua-e especially l was TetR
surprised ud now Ii lie difference there Is ana now
English II is q thing but it seems 10 me that
the only people talk very American indeed the
sort OF fine ladies sees in foreign hotels on the Con-
unent Of Europe Perhaps iht tiuth IS tnat thtse
people are were, the Oldest Americans, VINO nave
brought down most completely the proVnt Ia Iecul.-
aries which they brought with them from certain
arts Of Old England, estaDl shed among themselves
in the early DAYS Of America IL may well be mat these
have been handed down among the richer classes,
whereas among the lower classes lntermixed So much
AS they have been with arrivals the language has
assumed a sort Of cosmopolitan Enghsh found tnat
III many parts OF the states the common ab"Iug man
used the language which could not distinguish from
more educated man Of the same class In these Islands
might have been in doubt as to what country he came
from but If he did not happen to lew her peculiar
American phrases woud not have known thai lie wa
not Brltlsher; ana il not only that nv ear became
accustomed but constantly found again mat when
met LADIES' Of the wellto do class, the Yankee
pecullarItes came out as prominently ar ever vi Ihc
body OF people think II may be sad thdt Their
language English nttle better than that used III any
county OF England.
AMERICAN WOMEN.
There popular idea that the Americans so civ
ilzed they object to marriage, and that for increase
OF the populA the Americans must depend upon
themselves but upon foreig ners believe that this Is
quite a libel. The peculiar Of which hear so
much are but drop among the population. | myself
Of them, but did see great many people who
did not belong 10 TINS peculiar sect anu my uccucu l
preston that the Americans marry earlier and trust
10 their wits 10 support family more Than we DO. and
that they have large and RAPID u just such as We
have aud there not the least danger mat the Aner
Mr. Trolope much libel The Americans as Ia The most
odous character which he attributes 10 the average
AS KIND hdeOu- Jezebel who nvades tranwa cars
and other public places, turns men out OF Their seats III
the most auddcIOus and uuteehg manner and asserts
wOmcus rights. with the most eHtIe dsreSdrd TO the
rights OF unhappy males. Perhaps MT. lr"Iope's de
uunciaous have had some effect III WOik king relorID
S 6 an nr car ~ crowded men Will generally give
seats TO women just they 40 in Metropolitan railway
in London, but never saw anything more thah inns O
American Of the American women-thosc who are
not accustomed to spend money IN au ostthlalious
| way Europe, and 10 ovcTdrcss and Ovcr-pcacoch
there-are very nice people lndeed IL Is the DAISY
Mlers aud Daisy Miilers mamnas whO 10 some *
tent have gwen the American women bal name, see
them AT home, and they seem 10 me among iAr hct o
tEeif sex Womeu's rights TOO are not much oNeId ne
| m America Womeu's suffrage is entirely at discount
Nobody has IT, and nobody seemed 10 me 10 want H. cI
cept IN remote States where they nave established
SOME new tangled social experiments Although they
do NOT aim female sufg the American sts are Ger
talnIy independent tnsn our gre are III tHh Ie-
.uect hope many of our girls are IOHONlng tLtr q
srnue La Lies Of "A casz VINO would not ike To 20 out
n. rnool teachers uud telegraph clerks with us do 50