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INTRODUCTION. Xiii
classes in a European kingdom. If Mrs Trollope,
or any other traveller, has described the puerile love
of titles, the ungainly habits, or the peculiar manners
of any American citizens; or if in the following
pages I have introduced the gossip of wayfaring
people, or anecdotes of the obscurest of men, they
really do not appear trivial to my mind; because to
these very people the most profound and enlightened
statesmen, the most learned lawyers, and the
most accomplished divines, must address themselves;
they must guide their understandings, and direct
their passions, or allow their country to be ruined.
In the election which took place in Massachusetts
in November 1839, Mr Edward Everett, a man of
great talents and accomplishments, was ejected from
office as Governor of the State by a majority of
one vote. The man who gave that vote may have
been the most bizarre or illiterate person described
in the following pages; and the knowledge that
such individuals are invested with influence on
the destinies of their country, gives to every feature
of their character a deep interest. If they are
vain, the politician leads them by their vanity; if
they are absorbed in the pursuit of gain, he presents
to them a golden bait; if they are self-confident and
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Combe, George, 1788-1858. Notes of the United States of North America, During a Phrenological Visit in 1898-9-40: Volume 1, book, 1841; Edinburgh, Scotland. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1028/m1/17/?q=%221838%3F%22&rotate=270: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.