Combe's Tour

öinceiïis return to Jüiurope, Mr. Combe aas published hi3 tour in the United States. ( His opinión of the Americans is summed up as folloV3 in a Scotch paper.He was struclc with the manly character of the common people, their amazing enterprise, and practical sense, iheirgood humor, and the absence of clowniahness anda rudeness, wliich so strongly dislinguish thcm from the massea in other countiies. On the olhor hand he found much more ignorance Ih'an he expected. Their schools with some exceptions, aro of a very lov order - somcof them even worso than our own. Their teachers are wretchedly paid; normal and infiint schools are nearly unknown. The children are not trained to habits of self-conlrol, forbearance, and respect for authority, and the men are self-suliicient, impetuous, and sanguin. Owmg to their ignorance they are easily deceived,and readily lend them selves to become instruments in the hands of quackish demagogues. Their selflove is pampered by the íiutteries of these persons, and henee the despotism of faction reigns every where, and no man has any influence unless he belongs to a party, and adopts its dogmas wholesale. On practical questions they chango their opinions frequenüy, without abating their tolerance ofopposition. Yet in thekeenest party disputes, their elections are con ducted without mobbing, tumult, or outrage. Mr. Comb met wiih several Scotch men who had gone to America severa! years ago because their political opinions were too liberal for this country, but experience had convinccd all of them thai universal sufirage vvas a great evil, and enlightened and candid Americana are generally of the same opinión. It is ad mitted, however, that a return to a limited, suffrage is impracticable, and the leadin minds of both parties have at leivr dlsJ .-tovered, that a greatly impr ed s"tem" ofedu'cJ.aV3 lndlTn-' for the safetyof their nstitutions. With all its faults the American systemofgovernment yvorks well. It socures life and property as well as our own,affbrds equal protection to all classes excent the blacks, and contributes wonderfully'to develope the industry and increase the wealth of the community. - The people, it is true, misled by demagogues, often give their support to bad measure?, but they are soon visited with the consequences; and when they set about retracing their steps, there isno great corpcniiion with distinct or opposite interests. like our aristocracy, to make a profit of their error, and entail ils evil effects upon them forever. The siate ofreliyion was in some measure ibrced upon Mr. Combe'sattention by the frequent introduction of the subject in conversation,and he bears strong testimony to the good effects oí' the voluntary principie. It has some evils he admits. It nourishes fanaticism, and in thé easternstates, sofarfrom causing a deíicicncy of church accommoda tien, piaces of worship are oftcn multiplied much beyond the real wants of the community. The able preachers are handsomely paid, but the others fare poorly. - The clergy of all denominations keep aloof from poütical contests, and are distinguished for strict decorum in their livcs and indefatigable attention to their duties. As none of these sects possessany special privilege, they all live together in harmony, and America enjoys what this lcingdom cannot hope for while the establishec! churches stand - religious peace.