This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1869 edition. Excerpt: ... LECTURE ON GLANCES A 1ST J) GUESSES AT AMERICA, PAST, PRESENT AND PROSPECTIVE. It may, at first sight, seem somewhat presumptuous for au Englishman--even though now a naturalized citizen of several years' standing--to come forward to address Americans on the present condition and future prospects of their own ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1869 edition. Excerpt: ... LECTURE ON GLANCES A 1ST J) GUESSES AT AMERICA, PAST, PRESENT AND PROSPECTIVE. It may, at first sight, seem somewhat presumptuous for au Englishman--even though now a naturalized citizen of several years' standing--to come forward to address Americans on the present condition and future prospects of their own country. In deprecation of such an idea, permit me to say it is only my purpose now, at last, after long and thoughtful consideration, and after having been solicited frequently during the last two years by the conductors of more than one Periodical, with which I have formerly been connected, to give my views in the form of articles, upon the topics to be touched on to-night--that I have at length resolved to enunciate them for the first time in this form and in this place. Further--let me say, I only propose, modestly and reservedly, to give the views, at which I have so far arrived, after honest and persevering efforts to form fair, impartial conclusions. Those views, I feel conscious, may be defective or erroneous; several of them are at variance with many of the. ideas and convictions which had been held by me during a great portion of my life--the avowal of them may surprise and even displease many of my most influential friends and supporters in this country, and may therefore be adverse to my worldly interests: --but they are honestly-worked out convictions, and, --looking at all the aspects of the age and society, it seems to me that the time has come for one, who aspires in any way to be a public instructor, to declare such convictions when fully formed. Moreover, it is not unknown to you, that both my pen and voice were devoted to the examination of American subjects many years before 1 thought of coming to this country, and both...
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