, 1881-09-12
DE BARCOURT.
A rre,ciiE1ntisx Impressions OF tae
United S&ntc* Forty Yehrs Ago.

Fnr Ihs thitapo 1tt4t'as.
Tho notice Of this DISTINGUISHED individual In
n recent ch'tio' NJ Ihs .inlhuSE 4o!eaols re-
cAs 70 h1nu tno pcFioa os uls @oIo"',' ~ f"'ot'-
"a, where. according TO- :'hia o"H 1aeas. ~ was
the inhjur-'lot.'n Of tho whol' i''ptomatc Ioshs.
The letters allnde" 10 'r tne hetlet re'el'sa M u,
nro now beIHro me; nat 'nnet p"s 70 "i"er
from fo'i III Regarding Fhein as interesting III
nny respect, a1thDN4h sherc can oe no aiuetcaec
OF opInlon concerning h. DO i'arconrta "lAhke
Ut lstnerlca md tee -lnleFlca1a- atthe' ~
cotntcsse do st'raeoaa now presents these R'fly
documents to tho public Nhlot: sno 'hlorms os.
VIII not only Rive eofteet 'aea o' tne uhheu
states forty yeurs aEo. but. asso prove the su-
pcrlor lntel'luenco and.,chnrminF s'S'e OF hcr
unelc. 81. t!c litFconf1' WHO. "nen po "so1ct tueAe
pages, ITO doubt thought that son'e duy they
woltld be published. -, ..... -...
ltisfrltc TINT certain hlstor'cnl eVchtsa tnefe
In recorded: but tfese arg Rencrh'ls tf1fsa'' anu
only mentioned when opportunity oHcr. Tor tae
French Minister to vc''t hls cqotIsm ny cor
trusting his trAnfeenae9k nr1s'aahcy WIN MS
hnlE-civtlsed Amorlcat'' assoe'atcs. Anu set
there Ia IN am'isinE streak OF eanunr IN tue
correspondence pl III. DC lfnfcolrt wH1ic III Lon.
don. after having Lett ainf Annrica, wnlea
exhausted Itself. however, before hta ARRIVAL Ia
this country, anu wh1cn Hopla o.acrM.so nays
nm,,s,np. lnsteojl Of extremely t,uuscatluR a,
tho" now onncar in ,hcir 5rh,ninr Of VANITY md
cgotIstn. );
M. autzot." ho 9ays in ono Of those London
lotscrs, "is very polite 10 mo, and pays me
.aa.y sop'ss +, W I's'.. H.. ~ a...,na,ass
sou have nude III l.ondpn' but, neseftheless'
Of my departure, that 'ain almost tempted 10
hoIIoye hit nv presence IL a burden to hIp,.'
% Asain he writes: n II d,nea yesterday at tho
EtnDlssy OF Franco. The dinner was very
good, the tabe properly arranged; but tho TOUT
ease m5Ie asM no. accord Wl.h .aat .. Inc no. ZINES mes
OF n. DC ial'eytana. any more taao tos two
resemble NJ Gaso.
% n ~ sr,n, shoc, Int MI mi. IL st',Sea
This double. cntondrc IL more especially
drca,oa to tho quality OF tpb wine. as y. Do Mar.
court was atwasa more sehsatise aooat tue
quality of easables and dtinkao'es placed bcfnro
~ While 10 never Lost ~ opport9'y .,
uneutly Obliged him 10 trcspsss on tho fe,los of
INFLUENCES. This fnct ia esr,eclRi,y noticeable In
.he eopciustoa Of bis lettctin which ho describes
h's v'slt to Mr. kanE, the nrst part Of which wss
recently pubIished In T4f TntnusE. Escn iu
luxurious aud hospltabis inausion Of ths host
VIC entcrtniicd t6ls fastidlous Eiest. the lutior
Ss5ax SS5 ~ ;ssSs! f.
| a1bsthntlni mann, rntter than ono III minced
| hnrsoiinsh s.Avu.fa Gf auni.a potates HI aus
| ntlnia invrn,S,onts nnb rneasns rensrAiv
'Auni1,. NJ, i;nd Him II, WnRhinrto, luf11cnttne
| nyNr tho ecanify uf tbs tUrpjrn ,yii1u8 o{ the
| HeistnrrRcv ami eYnntjatIn9 III d rjJioufous
Snsnner liver tho In,niuritv Of hard cidcr. as
we'll n she husnItnlity hit Is oli,vuI ia agucrt,
and which he stvics !. iinrrIsonnic1lue,"
Vudcr tlato Il Nuv. ii, IT'D, he thus writes
frt,n1 Waahit,1tt,n. III went lnSt nyonnx 10 eoS
ia rns,r .i"rt.oi,.a President. wtose nrerthruw
rcvr,tt. iii Nt;stn1na h,S ,iisrrau1 win ilvoity
mil ns thev suv hsre wifh f..rtlttfin i Gt,Iiryt
| ! hMrs sn,T r.Ihi,;v IN vnt, ahotIt tha r,iit,r;
| i,r"sitjcnt inn ffnrrtann: fniiuWjnp il wbat
haVn hnnrd nh,.tt hin. iin yaa bnr1s IN rho Stat
| ~ VtrwinisEths ,t,n wbicl, MASSES fr the mode
! Sin.n ~ rewntjs ria intluenro at nlirl, rn.
n,tni1can nr1mrfnr~ inItc1l m srbplarI,
| Inutrnrtior md H,,S mnnners: In nna. il ii III
Siefn nf t,t,rfr1nen ~ tney INV Nero Eote
hnwernr th"t ~, Mir r.nor1er. Nr. Harri
nm IN rif ln1f tir.,inin' iike ni the poor uuyIl
fmre' IN - sect hi. fHri,,na In tho WSst. liz tnoI
sct,icti in f1hin. nfi'r,ssris entered Tho army
",,i itstinHitcd hin,s,ir snifiricntty ia bnco.it
u rnmersf1whiSh ,fncs nnt atvT,t9y m1Inh Il
Nmn-tca n" sHrve.S ,,.,mInst :Eo jtrtftsh froE
iais fn 1Hi4. i'm n M infsrinr mnnncr: inter
xaris n,aInos tf,C i,,1isna-hIa vrs,utnst ~ n1nI
t,s,mr SSint.,rv s'.,<r ia 1tt"r IL n nisco ndtlN
T5n.s,n".. uhsr" h.. j,,st inv tnat, antl Eii!c
~ nr RI. "Tnv ri" ttia ncro,;nf n" via ~ iia
s1nn rnn.n,ar.ar tbo ifnr., ~ Ttnnecuunns
| rnnoHt ~ mi Iii Inn sttinid atfn rnstv pcs
: | ynrn",,,,osy xsi:h INV" f,Son 1nIna ~, ia
n tI ~, .s,nII ~, is"1r,ssii,ic
s2v" sc , Sinv r,;n., wnthfno. henrtl uufi1in,
Aass 1uA W. .e. ~ 49,