A Residence in France With an Excursion Up the Rhine, and a Second Visit to Switzerland
LETTER XIX.
The Leman Lake.--Excursions on it.--The coast of Savoy.--Grandeur and beauty of the Rocks.--Sunset.--Evening Scene.--American Families residing on the banks of the Lake.--Conversation with a Vévaisan on the subject of America.--The Nullification Question.--America misrepresented in Europe--Rowland Stephenson in the United States.--Unworthy arts to bring America into disrepute.--Blunders of Europe in respect of America.--The Kentuckians.--Foreign Associations in the States.--Illiberal Opinions of many Americans.--Prejudices.