SECOND POSTSCRIPT 



who is, by this time, in London, can and will vouch for their truth 

 at any time, and, if necessary, to Fearon s face, if Fearon has a 

 face which he dares show. 



1063. Since writing the above, the New York papers have 

 brought me a specimen of Mr. FEARON S performance. I shall 

 notice only his account of his visit to me. It is in the following 

 words : 



1064. &quot; A Visit to Mr. Cobbett. Upon arriving at Mr. Cobbett s 

 &quot; gate, my feelings, in walking along the path which led to the 

 &quot; residence of this celebrated man are difficult to describe. The 



idea of a person self-banished, leading an isolated life in a 

 foreign land ; a path rarely trod, fences in ruins, the gate broken, 

 a house mouldering to decay, added to much awkwardness of 

 feeling on my part, calling upon an entire stranger, produced 

 in my mind feelings of thoughtfulness and melancholy. I 

 would fain almost have returned without entering the wooden 

 mansion, imagining that its possessor would exclaim, What 

 : intruding fellow is here coming to break in upon my pursuits? 

 But these difficulties ceased almost with their existence. A 

 female servant (an English woman) informed me that her master 

 was from home, attending at the county court. Her language 

 was natural enough for a person in her situation ; she pressed 

 me to walk in, being quite certain that I was her countryman : 

 and she was so delighted to see an Englishman, instead of those 

 nasty guessing Yankees. Following my guide through the 

 kitchen, (the floor of which, she asserted, was imbedded with 



* two feet of dirt when Mr. Cobbett came there] (it had been pre- 

 viously in the occupation of Americans) I was conducted to a 

 front parlour, which contained but ^single chair and several 

 trunks of sea-clothes. Mr, Cobbett s first question on seeing 

 me was, * Are you an American, sir ? then, What were my 



* objects in the United States ? Was I acquainted with the 

 friends of liberty in London ? ; How long had I left ? &c. 



* He was immediately familiar. I was pleasingly disappointed 

 with the general tone of his manners. Mr. Cobbett thinks 

 meanly of the American people, but spoke highly of the economy 

 of their government. He does not advise persons in respectable 

 circumstances to emigrate, even in the present state of England. 

 In his opinion a family who can barely live upon their property, 

 will more consult their happiness by not removing to the United 

 States. He almost laughs at Mr. Birkbeck s settling in the 

 western country. This being the first time I had seen this well- 



&quot; known character, I viewed him with no ordinary degree of 

 interest. A print by Bartolozzi, executed in 1801, conveys a 

 correct outline of his person. His eyes are small, and pleasingly 

 good natured. To a French gentleman present, he was atten- 



* tive ; with his sons, familiar ; to his servants, easy ; but to all, 



* in his tone and manner, resolute and determined. He feels no 

 hesitation in praising himself, and evidently believes that he is 



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